04/17/2008
Paris 1919, 1973, and 2007
It's no surprise that I don't like much new music. I listen to a lot of it, but only find a teeny bit actually interesting. That being said, I understand the importance of historically contextualizing things for the kids of today. Enter Owen P ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/17/2008 12:17 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, YouTube, Highly Recommended, Classical | Permalink
New Sebastian Track, "Motor," Will Run Over Your Face
Seriously. This shit is awesome and fierce. Like a muscle car spinning its wheels back and forth on your skull, SebastiAn's "Motor" is non-stop electro anguish that will leave the dance floor soaked in blood. Kinda leaves a fuzzy feeling in your ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/17/2008 10:14 AM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Industrial | Permalink
04/16/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Pump The Letterpress Jams
Letterpress prints and upbeat tunes, my two life passions, have just been joined! Film producer Jörg Petri, electronic musician Michael Fakesch, and helpers from the University of Arts in Braunschweig, Germany have teamed up to create the offic ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 04/16/2008 4:15 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Visual Notes | Permalink
04/11/2008
Dominique Leone's Fantastical "Duyen"
When Stereogum reviewed Dominique Leone's debut, self-titled album the other day and posted some mp3s, I was seriously blown away by the song "Duyen." The songwriting is top-notch, as is the brightly-colored production style. Overall, the trippy ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/11/2008 1:27 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
04/10/2008
The HEARTS REVOLUTION Will Not Be Televised
Instead, the HEARTS REVOLUTION may be delivered in the NY duo's own ice cream truck, The Hearts Challenger, which has been known to make appearances at random events and art openings. It's pretty clear that the band likes to use pop-culture ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/10/2008 12:19 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
Hawkwind and The Master of the Universe
When you hear the phrase "Master of the Universe" what comes to mind? He Man, right? Well that is what I thought, but apparently I'm not enough of a psychedelic space rocker to know that is also a Hawkwind song. From their live 1974 album ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/10/2008 12:11 PM EST in Experimental, 60's Psych | Permalink
04/08/2008
Eat Your Beefheart Out
I'm ready for Spring to take the winter chill out of the air and to warm things up. I need to get some "Ice Cream For the Crow" and have a "Tropical Hot Dog Night" or two. "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I do!" Long live Captain Beefheart, maker of all t ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/08/2008 1:47 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, Video Retrospective | Permalink
Electrify Yourself! An Accelerated, Super-Charged History of Chrome
Chrome was an innovative San Francisco-based band who established a hyper-real style of industrial and post-punk music, paving the way for future acts like Skinny Puppy, Chicks on Speed and The Rapture. They were led by Damon Edge (drums and syn ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/08/2008 8:16 AM EST in Experimental, Post-Punk, New-Wave, Industrial | Permalink
04/07/2008
A Tiny Pop Eureka Brought To You By Hermit Thrushes
Philly's Hermit Thrushes' skewed psychedelic songs stumble and regain balance like a drunken man searching for quick sobriety. "Push" is a tiny eureka of somber, fractured pop beauty that may initially sound broken, but fixes up quite nicely. Fa ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/07/2008 10:18 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, Local Music | Permalink
EXTRA! EXTRA! An Interview with Honus Honus of MAN MAN
May it be stated right off the bat that I skipped a mandatory class to interview Honus Honus (aka Ryan Kattner), the lead singer of MAN MAN, a troupe of five Philly musicmakers under absurd monikers with even crazier live performances. Avoidi ...
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