When your band is conceived on the basis of some hallucinatory epiphany, there are obviously going to be some limits as to how far it should be taken (and taken seriously). Flowers Forever are that band, and they’ve taken this concept band above and beyond the self titled album. That is to say, they’ve decided for some reason to tour. Fortunately for us, it’s with the Black Lips. Don’t get me wrong, Flowers Forever aren’t a bad band. In fact, I recognized more than a few of their songs when they performed them this Monday; and that’s after only having heard their album once prior. Flowers Forever could (maybe) even be put in a category with bands like Los Campesinos! who are catchy and above all fun to watch.
Just thought I’d drop in to share this mixtape with you guys. It’s been a while since I posted about things that make my ass shake in a non-aggro way. Anyways, check out your girl Rye Rye with my personal favorite DJ in all of Hampsterdam Blaqstarr. Everytime this mixtape turns a corner I’m reminded why I’m so excited about both of these artists. Definitely check this one out.
ALSO: Don’t miss Rye Rye when she plays Rotture June 3rd w/ Fleshtone.
To appreciate a work of art it must exist in a realm of superiority to those attempting to understand it. This can imply pretension, however, how can something truly be art if it is that which we fully comprehend right off the bat? Crocodiles’ debut album Summer of Hate exists in that realm, even if accidentally. Anyone remotely interested in its release had a couple avenues for analyzing how it may come to sound. As it turns out, any of those avenues would have been ill advised. Read the rest of this entry »
As you can see from the posts ofthe past, I’m pretty into Cryptacize. I had the opportunity to catch up with Chris Cohen (guitarist/ex-Deerhoof) for a few questions via E-mail from their busy schedule on the road. In the wake of the release of their excellent new album Mythomania, here’s what they had to say:
FBM: On Dig That Treasure most of the songs built to where it seemed you eventually wanted to take them. On Mythomania [April 21/Asthmatic Kitty] it seems like the songs begin fully figured and go through a process of deconstruction as the songs flesh out. Being that this is your sophomore album did you guys just have a better understanding of how you wanted to work together, and how each song might sound?
CC: No we had a worse understanding – we had no idea how the songs even went! Maybe just hearing more instruments at the same time makes it seem more solid or something? A lot of our writing happens in the form of us editing and rerecording different parts. I don’t know about de-constructing anything. Read the rest of this entry »
This is not a particularly new mix and I imagine you dismissed the original a year ago. However some combinations of music need to be saved and appreciated, refreshed back to the top of your Itunes. I am a sucker for pop music and heavy synth, for catchy beats and crowd familiarity. And I safely assume you are the same.
Please diregard our prior post about this concert (Rafter at Rontoms!!) while it is still going on, as it turns out, you are all welcome in free… whether you tipped well or not!!!
“For his live show, Rafter is prepping a set of “all-upbeat-dance-confusion-weirdness.” He’ll play guitar and sing and Andy Robillard (Enon, Gogogo Airheart) will play drums, samples and do some vocals. They will play all the songs on the Sweaty Magic EP, plus some revved up versions of tracks from older albums. His live shows are always different and always risky and for these specific performances, his goal is to get the entire audience to dance with him.”
Before Chad Vangaalen took the stage, he presented a fifteen minute are piece which he calls Bald Static. Apparently the Canadian government awarded him a grant, with which he created the images you will see below. The piece uses many forms of art from screen-prints to claymation making for a menagerie of images as eclectic as the sounds on his record. Read the rest of this entry »
I highly recommend going to this show. This local production group, Anon’ymous-I has been putting on some of the best epic & inclusive parties in Portland that I’ve been to. Mark Farina is headlining with 2 sets. He’ll probably play a bunch from his latest album, Mushroom Jazz 6, which features some incredible trip-hop and downtempo beats. Co-headlining is Filastine. His work is an awesome spectacle of disparate sounds and international musical elements with the occasional drum beats provided by a shopping cart. He’s also got a new album, Dirt Bomb. The shows supporting cast of local talent will please anyone with the diversity of musical styles being represented.
Unfortunately, this show is 21+, unlike many of Anon’ymous-I which have been more underage ravetastic.
Here’s some gems I picked up through SoulSeek recently which I’m using as samples for some tracks that are in production. I thought I’d share them with y’all, for your own sample usage, or simply as a reminder that, wow, thank god I wasn’t born in the 50’s. And I know better that french kissing won’t get you pregnant.
Hey, just a notice… If anyone happens to find a Nikon D-80 full of pictures from Chad Vangaalen’s show last night, it may be mine. Thing is… My bag was stolen complete with socks, jackets, really expensive (no seriously) jeans, and my camera. So, I guess if you see a Chrome bag with a yellow stripe, you should check to see if its mine. One indicator might be that there used to be a sticker right next to the Logo, so there is a grimy mess of sticker goo that lay there now.
Regardless, kiss my posts goodbye, as I have no way of photographing that which I attend.
For some reason, russians keep sending me remixes of this song. I first got down to this anthem in an underground warehouse rave in Detroit back in 1998. This was Niels Van Gogh’s first track, and for what he’ll always be remebered by. It hit gold in the peak of the rave days, hitting gold status in Belgium and having the honor of “Best selling vinyl record of the year 1998 in Germany!” It’s always seemed like the perfect soundtrack song to be played at the end of Bladerunner, or some other mid 80’s sci fi film.
Later, Ultra Records tapped Eniac to remake it as Pulverturm 2.0 on a 15 remix album.
This year, Kosmo re-issued it as the Niels van Gogh vs. Eniac Pulverturm 3.0 Remixes.
Here’s some techno, & quasi-trance that should provide a nice break from the electro we normally serve up.
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