Cannot live without this song in my brain 24/7 right now. Active Child = Voice Of An Old Friend (Summer Camp Bedford Falls Remix)
Mar 22, 2010, 8:45pm
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This Saturday in LA there is a heck of a show at the Echoplex. This is a night of blissed out music in it's many forms. FMLY homies Active Child and Best Coast will be playing along with Surfer Blood , Turbo Fruits and a ton of others. Just to guarantee the drug induced will be present, the Ice Cream Man will also be coming through. Well we will definitely be going and we want to bring you with us so we have some tickets for our pals, you [...]
Emmanuel m'a tanné plusieurs fois pour qu' Active Child figure sur le DS, mais jusqu'ici je n'arrivais pas vraiment à saisir toute la subtilité de la musique de Pat Grossi. Le falsetto limpide (mon père appelle ça «une voix de tafiole») du Californien parvenait même a m'insupporter les soirs de pleine lune. Et pourtant. J'y suis revenu à plusieurs reprises, happé continuellement pas ces flashs narcotiques et ces béats telluriques qui détraquent la perception. Jusqu'au jour où le timbre élégiaque d'Active Child est devenu plus que supportable. Transfiguré sous les coups de boutoirs synthétiques et les multicouches réverbérées, la [...]
Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison) 10 Pitchfork Approved Bands From LA to See at SXSW (official showcases only) 1) No Age on 3/19/10 at 12:15 AM @ Red 7 Patio or on 3/20/10 at 1:00AM @ Barbarella – Their two albums have gotten an 8.0 a 9.2 and their EP got an 8.3 . They sort of paved the way for Pitchfork to start paying a lot closer attention to the LA music scene. 2) [...]
I'm In Your Church At Night cet inédit de Active Child ne figure pas sur la bonne vieille cassette que le jeune californien a sorti dernièrement mais cela n'empêche le titre d'être disponible, ce qui est une bonne chose parce qu'on aime bien l'electro de Active Child par ici. Avec son chant de dévot et sa voix de falsetto (qui devrait en rebuter plus d'un...) Pat Grossi vous montrera le chemin entre deux beats new [...]
It's Friday night, I'm bored and feeling a bit down, I ate far too much chocolate earlier (again) and am currently wishing I had some popcorn to snack on as well. But I have no popcorn, only tea and apples, so here's some good music I've been meaning to write about and that deserves your attention: ~ She Sir - "Golden Ways" ~ ~ Thrushes - "Crystals" ~ ~ Cults - "Go Outside" ~ ~ [...]
The new project of choirboy-turned-indie pop musician Pat Grossi, Active Child is a perfect fit for Tears For Fears fans looking for something a little more churchy. His debut collection of songs features the skilled use of various 80s-tinged synths to create ethereal, soaring soundscapes, punctuated by crisp electronic drum samples and handclaps. Look for it on Filter US recordings . She Was A Vision Download audio file (She_was_a_Vision.mp3)
Triple threat of bands in LA this week. Why are you reading this? Go out and see the show already!
He layered and looped organic sounds and harmonious melodies, seamlessly creating a hypnotic soundscape. Unlike Fake, Hebden did more than just stand next to his computer banging his head—Hebden's usual synthesis of acoustic, electric, and digital instruments was enhanced with a lot of nontraditional improvisation, including the use of a tone-generator from his iPhone.
The music world generally becomes obsessed with four letters when we reach this part of the year: S. X. S. W. And for me it's always fun to try and pick out the quality newbies from the try hard hanger-onners. I reckon one-man-band Active Child slots himself pretty firmly into the former category with his woozy synth rich pop that immediately made me think of [...]
Kisses - Bermuda Kisses are a new Los Angeles based disco duo with a love of Cerrone and Gino Soccio. Their first single "Bermuda" arrives on April 27th and features a remix by another buzzed LA act, Active Child . Look out for both Kisses and Active Child at SXSW this year. "Though primarily inspired by long-format, instrumental disco...Kisses has developed a uniquely concise songwriting style that is equal parts FM radio pop and expansive four-to-the-floor."
A cross between Antony and TV on the Radio? Somehow I really like this song, despite not liking either of the aforementioned. {MP3} Active Child - "Wilderness" Get more Active Child on MOKB.
[mp3] Active Child: "Wilderness" L.A's Active Child is the product of Pat Grossi, a renowned bedroom recording artist who has recently produced a collection of songs that successfully navigates the orchestral, folk, and electronic worlds; garnering Grossi comparisons to artists such as Bon Iver, Burial, Bear in Heaven and Fleet Foxes. Disparate, but excellent company to be sure. His falsetto creates a wistful high-end melancholy, while the low pulsing synths and drum rhythms give each track a jarring edge and dark undercurrent. Grossi released Sun Rooms earlier this year [...]
Gosh this guy is cute. His music ain't so bad either. Active Child (solo project by Pat Grossi) sounds like a mix of JJ + Bon Iver + The Knife. Listen in: Active Child - "Body Heat (So Far Away)" Interesting fact: Grossi's dad worked for Priority Records, a rap label that released a lot of the early gangster stuff including Eazy -E & N.W.A. Good luck finding a trace of that in his music… — Basil
Tune in every Saturday night 9-10:30 MST to catch me spinning (digitally) the latest and greatest... This week I interviewed Frank from one of my favorite new bands: Keepaway. While he wouldn't say which label, Frank did mention that the band was this close to signing with a label we'd all be familiar with. Specifically we were talking about Toro Y Moi, Memory Tapes and other Chillwave artists when he said "Based on the bands we've been talking about I think you'll know them (the label)." You can listen to a replay [...]
Active Child - Body Heat (So Far Away) Loving this new "slow banger" from the Bon Iver of the synths, Active Child - known casually as Pat Grossi... (Visit my blog for more!)
Tracklist : 01. Postdata - Lazarus 02. S - Save Me 03. Active Child - I'm In Your Church At Night 04. Twin Sister - Nectarine 05. Ghetto Cross - Dog Years 06. Blair - Rampage 07. Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow [...]
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mp3: Active Child "Wilderness"I only finally understood Antony Hegarty's voice when I heard the sublime "Blind" by Hercules and Love Affair. With Hegarty's voice surrounded by lush instrumentation, I think I finally heard the moments of contrast between his voice and something bigger that I needed in order to understand that strange voice. Without that disco bolstering him, Hegarty always
active child - "when your love is safe" (download) Some great ethereal synth heavy pop courtesy of Active Child (LA's Pat Grossi). He just released a really impressive, limited-edition white vinyl 7" on Transparent Records . Aside from a limited cassette-only release called Sun Rooms that came out recently , the guy doesn't have a whole lot available for purchase, but he has the right idea....release a few songs, see who bites, and build up some demand. I really love this stuff. If you're into Grizzly Bear [...]
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