Synth pop duo Labyrinth Ear got in contact today to say that they have a new track on their soundcloud, so we immediately set sail to their Soundcloud. They've re-imagined a track that is close to their hearts, and it's none other than the late great Arthur Russell's 'This Is How We Walk On The Moon' there version is lovely re-interpretation that has been tastefully done, Emily adds her own twist on the vocal along with the original which is intact too. The interpretation adds some deep and melancholic bass, they cut up the main body [...]
Londons Labyrinth Ear , som är aktuella med debut-EP:n Oak (följ länken så får du den gratis), har precis kopplat lös en väldigt vacker upptempo-elektronisk tolkning av Arthur Russell s annars så lugna This is how we walk on the moon , och ena duo-halvan Emilys sång samsas särdeles fint med legendens. Avnjut nedan Labyrinth Ear - Walk on the moon (Arthur Russell)
:: I'm not sure what's weirder, that Vin Diesel was a rapper or that someone thought it would be a good idea to pair him with Arthur Russell . :: Speaking of strange collaborations, Big Boi will be producing the new Modest Mouse album. :: And speaking of strange in general, Of Montreal ’s art director (yeah, they have an art director) David Barnes revealed his next book project: the story of a pregnant male football player and the inner workings of his fetus' [...]
Long before he was fast and furious, Vin Diesel was a New York City hipster. In the early ’80s, he rolled with the cool crowd, including much-beloved cellist Arthur Russell. That friendship, it turns out, ... read more
The Lonely Island - still funny? Having sat through the entire forthcoming album 'Turtlenecks And Chains' yesterday the NME jury's still out on that. We like a bit of comedy rap as much as the next infant, but it works best in small doses. So here's a small dose, featuring Beck (who ought to stop messing and just get back in the studio for the day job), called 'Attracted To Us'. Read more...
Having played Bass for the Dirty Projectors for many years, along with playing on Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' and Department of Eagle's 'In Ear Park', Nat Baldwin is set to release his new solo album in May. It's called 'People Changes' and is released on Western Vinyl May 24th. The record opens with a cover of the late Arthur Russell's 'A Little Lost', which you can hear streaming here: Nat Baldwin - 'A Little Lost' Baldwin is also on tour, here are the dates: Apr 30 - Charlotte NC @ Evening Muse [...]
1. Gary Wilson - I wanna take you on a sea cruise (This Is Why I Wear My Wedding Gown 73, 1983) 2. Solid Space - The Guests (Space Museum - Cassette - 1982) 3. Asmus Tietchens - Trümmerköpfe (Biotop, 1981) 4. Deerhoof - Almost Everyone, Almost Always (Deerhoof vs. Evil, 2010) 5. Jeff Phelps - On [...]
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“When you’re Asian–this isn’t so PC–you can go the ‘white way,’ or the ‘black way,’” Chaz Bundwick explained to writer Nandini Nessa of Brooklyn Bodega , “You always get picked on in school when you’re brown and you like ‘white people music.’ People are so closed-minded about that kind of stuff, but people that try to go both ways are the ones that break the stereotypes.” Chaz Bundwick, more widely known as Toro Y Moi, grew up in Colombia, South Carolina, the descent of a Filipino mother and African American father. After speaking with Bundwick over the phone, it [...]
Raw Moans Raw Moans has an upcoming EP called Safe Sex, produced by Chill Pullman , which will feature re-workings of songs by musicians who were affected by AIDS. The first taster off the EP is this spine-tinglingly beautiful and cathartic re-working of Arthur Russells That’s Us/Wild Combination , the quietly majestic arrangement and wall shadows cast by the arching vocals constituting the perfect accompaniment to the originals wildly evocative bitter-sweet lyrics. Raw Moans - That’s Us/Wild Combinations ( mp3 )
Consider the acoustic change-of-pace. Sometimes, it comes from a desire to shift gears: a musician who’s worked primarily in an electric vein wanting to explore a different dynamic and all of the emotions that said dynamic can summon. At others, it can resemble an intentional artistic restraint: musicians or songwriters cutting themselves off from a previously essential part of their repertoire. Sometimes, entire genres can attract notice for turning off the amplifiers. Punk is a particular example, as seen on the 1991 compilation SST Acoustic , which collects work from the likes of Screaming Trees, Minutemen, [...]
In about 63 hours, I'll be throwin' some 'bows at Ear X-Tacy to make sure I get my hands on every Record Store Day release I need. Of course, "need" is hardly the proper term, but when you're standing there holding the last copy of a Japanese Les Savy Fav import on coke bottle clear and orange swirl vinyl - well, that's when "need" is the right word. With that in mind, here is my list of RSD desirables. In looking through the list, there were some entries I logically knew I [...]
A new weekly feature in which our writers share their favourite tracks of the week. Oh Land - 'Wolf & I' (Chosen by Elaine Buckley) My fondness for Scandinavian female singers is no secret - Robyn and Lykke Li are both constants in my listening patterns - but Oh Land has completely taken over of late. I purchased 2010’s Oh Land EP out of curiosity from seeing her featured on many ‘Ones to Watch’ lists at the start of the year, and have been hooked ever since. ‘Wolf & [...]
I've been meaning to post this track up for a little while now, getting side-tracked every time the time seems right. The delay in delivering it to you only seems to have strengthened the sheer weight it has over me; to the point where I'm confident that it's not only my most played song of 2011 so far, but also my favourite. Whether it's by coincidence that When Saints Go Machine 's singer Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild has an uncanny timbre akin to the late, great Arthur Russell and the band proceed to cover one [...]
It's also 19 years from Arthur Russell's death today. MP3 Joel Gibb - That's Us / Wild Combination (Ge.tt)
Over the course of three surprise-filled albums, Wye Oak has artistically come of age in the public eye. Singer/guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer/keyboardist Andy Stack mesh spellbinding folk-rock melodies with a dynamic range that shifts, in the blink of an eye, from the parlor to the garage. The Baltimore duo, whose latest album Civilian (Merge) [...]
Record Store Day is coming April 16. It began in 2007 and has grown into a indie record store and vinyl lover's version of Christmas morning (or maybe Easter morning? RSD happens the third Sunday of every April). The Record Store Day site just posted the line-up of offerings for this year, and it's a mix of Record Store Day exclusives, "early" releases, and small-run/limited edition/regional releases that you'll have to find quickly, or be in the right store in the right city to find. I went through the list and picked out some intriguing releases - many [...]
New York-based rapper Theophilus London is on a roll. After dropping his first EP, Lovers Holiday , last month, he's putting the finishing touches on his debut album and getting ready to take on the world. Not that he hasn't been noticed already. His early remixes and mixtapes ( Jam! and This Charming Mixtape ) brought him to the attention of artists including Mark Ronson and Damon Albarn and led to guest turns with Ronson's Business Intl , Gorillaz, and Dave Sitek's Maximum Balloon . [...]
If and when you think of underground Disco and the beginnings of House music please consider some facts about Walter Gibbons: 1. He produced the 1st commercially available 123 single ever. 2. Was a master of reel to reel remixing and re-editing. Some say he invented the remix. 3. Collaborated with the likes of Arthur Russell plus he remixed and worked with tons of Salsoul cats. 4. Hands down regarded as one of the most skilled DJs of his time (NY 70s-80s) 5. Beedle called his style the "blueprint for [...]
Com um dia de atraso, actualizo o resumo do que de mais importante se passou na minha página alternativa do Facebook. A semana começou na terça-feira com os britânicos Tall Ships e o seu tema "Plate Tectonics", retirado do seu EP 'There's Nothing but Chemistry Here' de 2010. Um power-pop bastante saboroso, complementado logo de seguida por aqueles sons em que o melhor mesmo é deixar a música
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