11/12/2008
Marnie Stern Trains to Be the "Ruler" in New Video
The sound of young Marnie Stern's "Ruler" lies somewhere in between Deerhoof and The Go Team. It's aerobic and wonderfully hyper, as is her new video for the song, where she becomes increasingly more adorable as she trains for THE BIG EVENT. Won ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/12/2008 9:23 AM EST in Experimental, Post-Punk, Video | Permalink
11/03/2008
Watch This Coldcut Vs. TV Sheriff Video and Don't Forget to Vote Tomorrow!
Before you get out the vote tomorrow, check out this awesome video collaboration from turntablist Coldcut and "visual vigilante" TV Sheriff which they put together for their own "get out the vote" campaign entitled "Revolution '08". It satirizes ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/03/2008 4:40 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Video | Permalink
10/29/2008
Not Yet Convinced That The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne is a Genius? Watch This Video
Over the past 25 years Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips have played on Beverly Hills 90210 (the original one), hosted massive musical experiments in parking lots, and produced a soon to be released sci-fi B-movie. Not to mention creating fantast ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/29/2008 2:01 PM EST in Experimental, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
10/28/2008
The Knife's Karin Dreijer is The Mysterious Fever Ray
The Knife's lead singer Karin Dreijer could probably make a record of her farts and I would download it. So when I got the news that she would be releasing a new project, Fever Ray, my eyes lit up. Must. Listen. Immediately. Sure, "If I Had a He ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/28/2008 10:31 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
10/01/2008
Highly Recommended: Hauschka - "Freibad"
"Freibad" by German composer Hauschka teaters on the edge of hope and despair. What sounds like a lost, introspective Danny Elfman piece, or better yet a demented fairy-tale workshop symphony is both haunting and beautiful. Can't. Stop. Listenin ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/01/2008 5:32 PM EST in Experimental, Classical | Permalink
09/12/2008
Lose Yourself in Philip Jeck's "Unveiled"
If you don't know about Philip Jeck, you really should. This guy has been doing really interesting things with old vinyl for years. Like experimentalist Fennesz, Jeck creates noisy, lo-fi textures with subtle, micro-melodies woven in. Though it ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/12/2008 2:39 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
08/20/2008
New Music From Parenthetical Girls - "A Song For Ellie Greenwich"
Portland's Parenthetical Girls are a curious group of experimenteers. Their music swings from the more perverse branch on the indie-pop tree. To put it more tangibly, if you like music that makes you or others around you feel slightly uncomforta ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 10:57 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental | Permalink
08/18/2008
Stream New Music From Squarepusher: "Delta V"
In October, genre-defying IDM pioneer and multi-instrumentalist Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson will release his new album Just a Souvenir courtesy of Warp Records. Unfortunately, there isn't much more info than that. Oh except for a sweet slice ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/18/2008 10:48 AM EST in Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
08/12/2008
New Music From Members of Radiohead and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Woodpecker Soundtrack
Composer, and Philly native, James Lavino has teamed up with Radiohead's Colin Greenwood and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah brothers Lee and Tyler Sargent to score a quirky film about bird watching called Woodpecker (based on the synopsis, it sounds l ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/12/2008 2:43 PM EST in Experimental, Folk, Movie Music | Permalink
08/07/2008
Best Contest Ever: Win a Theremin Prize Pack!!!
This is awesome! Our friends at Unusual Times, purveyors of all things unusual and the some mighty tasty gin, are giving one lucky winner a full Moog™ Etherwave® Theremin exploration kit just for signing up! The prize pack includes: (1) St ...
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