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On probably the only sober minute of a booze-soaked getaway to the North Coast I had the pleasure of overhearing a solo violinist's rendition of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes's "Home" outside of a coffee shop on the edge of the Mendocino Headlands. A few hours later I had the added pleasure of hotboxing a sauna with him while he gave me a Tarot reading. Anders Mattson (aka Anders Ponders) is a 20-something street performer who lives on the beach and in his car near the Mendocino Headlands. Originally from Minnesota, he has been traveling [...]
*MP3: Anders Ponders - "The Discus Incident" This week's edition of New Music...
What would you get if you blended together the compositional sounds of Sufjan Stevens with modern day sing song pop folk and then poured that topping over a cake made out of Final Fantasy? (And I guess I should clarify here; this Final Fantasy cake is the live version of Owen Pallet's shows, not the quasi lame studio albums he continually puts out). Stumped? Well you won't be for long. What you get is Anders Ponders (and coincidentally one great album that I simply didn't get to listen to last year. It might have wormed its way into my best [...]
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If you knit things with incredibly small yarn, or need a constant supply of crate paper, or have mulled wine and MPR going on in the kitchen, this is a show to appreciate you for your fabulosity. Dark Dark Dark Anders Ponders and The Chord and The Fawn Tuesday Dec. 15 9pm Kitty Cat Klub - Free
This song has been rattling around in my brain all morning, through an endless commute that involved rain, a couple of faulty subway cars, and too much wind for one umbrella. Anders Ponders - Slowest Motion Miracle. "Slowest Motion Miracle" is on the new Anders Ponders record Nodes Of Overtones, and it got me through my morning. That's Ponders on viola and just about everything else, playing up a storm while singing in a quiet voice. It's all very Sufjanian and Andrew Birdian, but it's also just a good song with an interesting arrangement and a pretty melody. Ponders -...
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Anders Ponders "Nodes of Overtones" (Self-Released, Nov. 10th) "The Discuss Incident" Staccato sounds abound... Andrew Bird vs. Bowerbirds vs Bon Iver. "Pomegranate" The pomegranate is a beautiful fruit... A song on welcomed change. "Out of the Light" Well constructed composition with graceful violins swirling and nearing The Books territory. "Icarus" Dead Can Dance influence felt heavily on the intro... Big bass and bird whistles. "How We've Grown" Near Chiefton romp through fiddles and stomping rhymes. "A Love That Feels Like" The orchestral strings mix with [...]
Bobby Birdman: New Moods Anders Ponders: Nodes of Overtones Listen to : The Discus Incident ( mp3 ) C.J. Boyd: Aerial Roots Listen to: We Know Time ( mp3 ) Asobi Seksu: Rewolf Essie Jain: Inbetween Javelin: Javelin Lissie: Why You Running Little Girls: Concepts Tori Amos: Midwinter Graces Wale: Attention Deficit Pants Yell!: Received Pronunciation [...]
Holy Viola! It's Monday Mail! What is Monday Mail? Patrick at Vitriol says: Anders Ponders is the stage name for Anders Mattson, a Minneapolis musician who is very insistent about his commonly mispronounced name. Similar to Andrew Bird and Final Fantasy, Anders writes songs on viola (not violin) with the aid of a loop pedal and embellished by sequencers, samples, guitar, and vocals. Whimsical lyrics, dream like melodies, and driving percussion express a desire to return to innocence and magic. [...]
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Minneapolis musician Anders Ponders, known also as Anders Mattson, writes songs on viola, adding in guitar, vocals, etc..., to make a compelling result. Anders' fine debut album Nodes of Overtones , will be released on November, 10, 2009. audio: Slowest Motion Miracle The Discuss Incident http://www.myspace.com/andersp onders
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Anders Ponders : "Slowest Motion Miracle" [mp3] from Nodes of Overtones (out November 10th) other Anders Ponders posts at Largehearted Boy Doveman : "Breathing Out" [mp3] from The Conformist (out October 20th) Doveman : "The Best Thing" [mp3] from The Conformist (out [...]
Today I had the pleasure of being introduced to the music of Anders Ponders ; Well I guess introduced is the wrong word, as I am a fan of mpls band Bouncer Fighter , but his solo work is a whole other beast. Armed with a viola and a loop pedal, Anders spins a web of complex musical layers topped with raw but simple vocals. Unable to escape the obvious comparison to Andrew Bird, Anders Ponders fills in the gaps with a myriad of other instruments (including sequencers, samples, and guitars) to produce a unique [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Anders Ponders : "The Discus Incident" [mp3] from Nodes of Overtones (out November 10th) other Anders Ponders posts at Largehearted Boy BEAK> : "I Know" [mp3] from Recordings 05/01/09 > 17/01/09 other BEAK> posts at Largehearted Boy The Black Hollies : "Gloomy Monday Morning" [...]
(photo by Deanna Steege) The child-like emperor of Minneapolis, armed with tape loops, pianos samples and a viola (!), Anders Ponders--born Anders Mattson--creates wind-blowingly light, full of whimsy and wonder arrangements aligned with the likes of Sufjan Stevens or the...
Minneapolis musician Anders Ponders has announced that he will be releasing his debut album "Nodes of Overtone" on November 10, 2009. He writes songs on the viola and uses sequencers samplers an sequencers during many of his performances. He has been compared to Andrew Bird... Click the link to read more
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