Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Michael Yonkers - Nevermore
This song by Yonkers feels like its been beamed in from some dreary, gray, parallel universe, and I LOVE it.
Favorite Records of 2010
For a year that I lost one of my favorite musicians (R.I.P. Jay Reatard), there were some serious good tunes.
Ty Segall - Melted
Purling Hiss - Public Service Announcement
Thee Oh Sees - Warm Slime
Blank Dogs - Land And Fixed
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Sun Araw - On Patrol
Timmy's Organism - Rise of the Green Gorilla
The Soft Moon - Soft Moon
Moon Unit - Hell Horse and Heady Stratus
Salem - King Night
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
Automelodi - Automelodi
Cccandy - Lonesome Berlin
Dead Gaze - End of Days, Why not you?
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Tobacco - Manic Meat
Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
Hunx and His Punx - Gay Singles
Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Weekend - Sports
Kurt Vile - Square Shells
Umberto - Prophecy of the Black Widow
Zola Jesus - Valusia/Stridulum
Ty Segall - Melted
Purling Hiss - Public Service Announcement
Thee Oh Sees - Warm Slime
Blank Dogs - Land And Fixed
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Sun Araw - On Patrol
Timmy's Organism - Rise of the Green Gorilla
The Soft Moon - Soft Moon
Moon Unit - Hell Horse and Heady Stratus
Salem - King Night
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
Automelodi - Automelodi
Cccandy - Lonesome Berlin
Dead Gaze - End of Days, Why not you?
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Tobacco - Manic Meat
Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
Hunx and His Punx - Gay Singles
Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Weekend - Sports
Kurt Vile - Square Shells
Umberto - Prophecy of the Black Widow
Zola Jesus - Valusia/Stridulum
Friday, December 24, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Brilliant documentary on Krautrock. Really gets into the nooks and crannies of the genre.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Its a Joe Meek Day. For the I one Iove ;)
This is the demo for "Tribute to Buddy Holly" which has a cool piano part not in the finished version.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sensation's Fix
One day... ONE DAY I will make an Italian rock guide called SpaghettiRock sampler to rival all Julian Copes samplers. Until then here is the ultra mysterious and ultra cool Sensation's Fix. Any one else think the singer sounds a little like Guy Picciotto from Fugazi?
Sean Young filmed the making of Dune with David Lynch 1983
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Animated Incal
At one point Moebius and Jodorowsky were gonna blow all our damn minds and make The Incal (which is coming out in hardcover form thanks to Humanoids) into a feature length animated movie. Holy shit right? Well they lost funding and never completed it. Boo to that brotha'! What remains are some segments that were used to garner interest and funds into the project. Hot damn I wish this had been made!
Hayao Miyazaki did make a Nausicaä under Moebius's influence so I guess that kinda counts as an animated Moebius film. And you've seen Moebius's influence in everything from Alien to Tron to Little Nemo in Slumberland. Don't forget the Fifth Element... shhh. But, wow, this animated version of The Incal would have been such a fun trip. If you want to learn more about Mr. Giraud I suggest you follow. This guy has been finding everything Moebius related and throwing it up on his tumbler and I couldn't be happier. Indulge.
Hayao Miyazaki did make a Nausicaä under Moebius's influence so I guess that kinda counts as an animated Moebius film. And you've seen Moebius's influence in everything from Alien to Tron to Little Nemo in Slumberland. Don't forget the Fifth Element... shhh. But, wow, this animated version of The Incal would have been such a fun trip. If you want to learn more about Mr. Giraud I suggest you follow. This guy has been finding everything Moebius related and throwing it up on his tumbler and I couldn't be happier. Indulge.
Manuel Gottsching -Private Tapes
Really digging this collection lately. A treasure trove of all things Manuel Gottsching. From minimal electronics to hour long Ash Ra Temple Jams and everything in between.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
DIEDIEDIE!!! - Wasted Lands
This video is awesome! I love the doodles all over the emulsion. However I'm impartial to the song...
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Julie London - Black Coffee
Sadly there isn't a song entitled "12AM, vanilla bean iced coffee from 7-11", so this will have to do. What-a-babe.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
San Francisco Treats
San Fran is having a little music scene going on. These bands seemed to be garage rock informed but with a thick layer of reverb smeared everywhere. Here are some of the highlights. Is it gonna get a buzz worthy name?
WEEKEND
TY SEGALL
THEE OH SEES
THE FRESH & ONLYS
THE DRUMS
THE ROYAL BATHS
WEEKEND
TY SEGALL
THEE OH SEES
THE FRESH & ONLYS
THE DRUMS
THE ROYAL BATHS
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Schizo
Richard Pinhas's (of Heldon fame) experimental French rock band Schizo. They released this 7'ncher and dats it! Sounds like a weirder, funkier, Hawkwind. Supa cool!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Purling Hiss
Purling Hiss, a Philly psych band, is the side project of Michael Polizze of Birds of Maya and will melt your face off while its doing your woman, man. With two albums under his belt, Purling Hiss is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands and feels like a middle finger to the "beats and keyboards" indie world that seems to never want to be anything but of the moment.
Purling Hiss's debut album bashes your ear holes with enough crunchy, searing, hot metal, guitar jams that they may just melt off in the ensuing chaos. With songs like "Almost Washed My Hair" your speakers bleed! Its the sonic equivalent of a nasty scrape on your knee when you wreck your bike and your mom makes you take a bath. That shit STINGS. Do you get out of the tub? No! You endure it you sadomasochistic fuck!
With so much white hot guitar soloing all over this album, its as if Iggy Pop said to James Williamson during the recording of the Raw Power album " Keep playing that same riff till your fingers fall off, you monkey" and than yelped through delays like a horny mutant. This is raw, dirty, grimy, with a thick layer of sleaze and man do I love it.
Their second album, "Public Service Announcement" is just as good and seems slightly informed by fellow Phillybilly Kurt Vile. Things have been tuned down a bit but still remain vibrant and energetic but now Mr. Polizze has discovered melody. Oh how sweet it is! "Run from the City" is classic rock recorded through broken speakers à la Ariel Pink. In fact the whole album has an Ariel Pink feel to it due to the lofi nature of the recording. The endless phased guitars on"Porch Dude/Slight Return" make for pleasant headphone tripping and " Don't Even Try it" sounds like warbled AM radio pop bliss. "Malice in Wonderland" is Les Rallizes Denudes on downers. Dirgy, phased, distorted guitars to the max, this beast takes you to the 7th layer of hell and leaves you there. The closer " 1976" is an awesome keyboard wasteland with distant drums and a pulsating bassline. Sounds like Radio 4 off of Pil's Metal Box , recorded on a warped cassette tape.
With these two brilliant and diverse records Purling Hiss is setting itself up to be quite a contender in the limp indie rock world. This music has balls and will show them to you.
Purling Hiss - Down on the Delaware River by sarah_sarah_
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Screaming Females - I Don't Mind it
Yeah, yeah. I just saw this on Pitchfork. Whatever. But man, Screaming Females, what an awesome find you are! Instantly stuck in my head. Kinda like late 80's early 90's indie rock that hasn't shaken off its post punk roots. Love that bass line digging into the back of my skull, the searing guitar line and the Siouxsie like vocals. Check out this release!
BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE - Talk Loud
Add BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE to bands I''ll be following. This video freaks me out with its fuzzy floating heads against the black void of a broken T.V. trying desperately to get the proper channel out of its long broken rabbit ear antennas. Dig that weirdo, synth, lofi, sound! Reminds me a bit of CCCandy with female vocals. They're releasing a 7'ncher, so ya'll better get that shit before its gone!
Actroid-F
Mark this post as the beginning of the end for humanity as we know it. The Great Robot wars are upon us!
Jesus, look at it blink! Am I the only one that thinks this isn't such a great idea?
Jesus, look at it blink! Am I the only one that thinks this isn't such a great idea?
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
MOON UNIT
Crunchy Ash Ra Temple jams? YES PLEASE! Do your self a fucking favor and pick up Moon Unit's two AMAZING albums: New Sky Dragon and the new one Hell Horse and Heady Stratus.
They will blow you away with their Krautrock infused noise jams that fly off into the deepest parts of the universe. Lose yourself in yourself to blissed out guitar noise, drool inducing keyboard drones and deliciously frantic drumming. I've got these two babies on vinyl and i'm loving every minute of them!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
DEAD GAZE
So I'm working CMJ this year at Cake Shop for only one reason: to film R. Cole Furlow's Dead Gaze. I feel in love with this project after he dropped the tape End Of Days, Why Not You? a little while back. I cant get enough of this weirdo, synthy, alien, middle American, Neofolk, music.
The opener "Back and Forth" reminds me of early Flaming Lips recorded on a VHS tape in your basement. Chugging with simple distortion drenched chords and layered with hazy vocals. A party anthem for the burnt out if you will. "Your Ozzie Face" could only have been recorded in between coasts. Chugging acoustic guitars, a buzzing synth, and floating keys make for a tragic, sad,detached feeling but surprisingly a snug little layer of warmth. Like looking back at your high school years later. The instrumental "Song for RS" with its ethereal synths casts images of longing ghosts wondering in barren corn fields seeking each other but fading upon touch. "Honesty" is down right haunting. I love the lyric and how Furlow whines out "You don't know what its like to be honest now". Like a midwest skater kid crying at the end of a bong wishing his girlfriend would come back. Sounds silly but surprisingly heartfelt and emotional.
I think Furlow's music has a little similarity with Neon Indian and Kurt Vile but has carved out a little place for himself to stand apart and have his own sound. I can't wait to see how all this music is brought together live!
The opener "Back and Forth" reminds me of early Flaming Lips recorded on a VHS tape in your basement. Chugging with simple distortion drenched chords and layered with hazy vocals. A party anthem for the burnt out if you will. "Your Ozzie Face" could only have been recorded in between coasts. Chugging acoustic guitars, a buzzing synth, and floating keys make for a tragic, sad,detached feeling but surprisingly a snug little layer of warmth. Like looking back at your high school years later. The instrumental "Song for RS" with its ethereal synths casts images of longing ghosts wondering in barren corn fields seeking each other but fading upon touch. "Honesty" is down right haunting. I love the lyric and how Furlow whines out "You don't know what its like to be honest now". Like a midwest skater kid crying at the end of a bong wishing his girlfriend would come back. Sounds silly but surprisingly heartfelt and emotional.
I think Furlow's music has a little similarity with Neon Indian and Kurt Vile but has carved out a little place for himself to stand apart and have his own sound. I can't wait to see how all this music is brought together live!
DEAD GAZE - Back and Forth from DEAD GAZE on Vimeo.
The Incredible Melting Man Incredibly Melts
Pretty much allllll that happens in this flick, but that's why I love it. You can really MST the hell outa this one.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Broadcast and The Focus Group investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
This mini album came out last year and I could shoot my self for not picking up the LP (Its since become a rarity). I have been utterly fascinated by the music. It's like Broadcast went back in time and started working for the BBC Radiophonic workshop with Daphne Oram at the controls. A truly wondrous and remarkable little record that makes for a perfect autumns day.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
NEU! - Hero - Live 74
NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!NEU!
JUST ANOTHER HERO, FUCK ANOTHER HERO
JUST ANOTHER HERO, FUCK ANOTHER HERO
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - 1972
Simply an amazing achievement. Love that doom laden score by Popol Vuh!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Omon Ra II
Omon Ra II is my new obsession. I discovered them after getting the split they did with Dirty Beaches and have been in L-O-V-E ever since. They sound like High Rise and The Stooges got in a street fight with The Rolling Stones during a gang bang with Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley. Yeah, this shit is outa sight and seeped in some serious distortion but with grooves and hooks that sink in and strangle you for the rest of your mother fucking life. This is the kinda music that makes me want to punch a random stranger in the face and say Fuck YEAH! Listen and worship at the temple of Omon Ra II!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Aphrodite`s Child - The Four Horsemen
Bought this a ways back. Heard this played in a coffee shop the other day. Forgot i had this...
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Manitou 1978
The head coming out of the black ooze scares the bejeezus outa me. Great Native American themed supernatural spookfest!
Mr. Freedom - Klein 1969
This is what I say to myself in the mirror every morning. Yeah that's Serge Gainsbourg playing the piano... loved this movie!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Speed 1980
Film by Philip Hopper Music by Alan Brown Mix by Geoff Alderman from California Images: HiFi For The Eyes
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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