the consulate general - "half-day honeymoon" (download) Alexander Chen is mostly known for his Boy In Static project, which led him to release music on Markus Acher (The Notwist)'s Alien Transistor label as well as tour around the US opening for 13 & God . This time around, Alexander has shed his Boy In Static persona and taken on a new one, The Consulate General . His debut record Person Number came out yesterday on Circle Into [...]
Illustration by Mike Are you having fun yet? I know I am! nobleybones mixtape yesterday & an itty ari interwebs today, but whoa-ho-ho-ho, we ain't done yet! Not even remotely! We got more mixtapes coming at you. I sure hope you cleared off a little room on your iPod, iPhone, iTouch, or, to be more topical iPad! Speaking of the iPad. I saw a photo yesterday, a photo from Saturday's launch of the iPad that struck me as so powerful, so telling, [...]
For a few weeks now, I have been listening to and loving the debut-album from The Consulate General , "Person Number". The album is released today on Circle Into Square records, and it's a record you should spend both your money and your time on. Well worth it! The man behind The Consulate General is no debutant in the music industry. This is the new project from Boy In Static 's Alexander Chen , a Taiwanese-American multi-instrumentalist who is currently living in Gothenburg, Sweden. The album is full [...]
Alexander Chen of Boy in Static is taking a year away from San Francisco living and has ventured across the world to Gothenburg, Sweden; in turn, his new project Consulate General delivers his findings and observations of life overseas. Chen's solo project is hardly a solo venture, really, as it includes collaborations with Montag , Misha , Simon Scott from Slowdive , and Ryan from Sole & the Skyrider Band . The thirteen-track collection doesn't exactly portray Chen as [...]
The Consulate General - Sweet Solano The Consulate General - YWCA Trixie Boy In Static - Young San Francisco Oh, you haven't heard? Boy In Static member Alexander Chen just popped out a full length for his side project, The Consulate General . If that last sentence meant absolutely nothing to you, all you need to know is that you should listen to these songs. And if you like them, then you shoulda put a ring on [...]
The Consulate General è il nuovo progetto musicale di Alexander Chen dei Boy In Static. Alexander ha abbandonato San Francisco e si è recentemente trasferito a Göteborg, città nella quale ha registrato un album intitolato "Person Number", che vede la partecipazione di Antoine Bedard dei Montag (alla voce nel brano postato qui sotto), John Chao [...]
Really digging this album I recently received from Alexander Chen of Boy In Static . Its his new solo project called Consulate General and the album is 'Person Number' featuring guest collaborators Simon Scott ( Slowdive ), Antoine Bedard ( Montag ), John Chao ( Misha ), and Ryan Fritch ( Sole & The Skyrider Band ). Indie pop chalk full of soft melodies and quirky instrumentations. Look for the album April 6th on Circle Into Square & Fake Four Inc Records . Take a taste with the album [...]
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New project, new album, new mp3. Not an unfamiliar artist though. Nooo, I've known the involved party for quite some time . Alex Chen, head honcho of Boy in Static, is starting up a solo project called "The Consulate General", based out of (indie pop) heaven, Sweden. Several of The Consulate General's songs are collaborative efforts, as Chen is joined by the likes of Antoine Bedard (Montag), John Chao (of Misha), Ryan Fritch (of Sole & The Skyrider Band), and Simon Scott (of Slowdive). His first album as The Consulate General is titled Person Number , and [...]
cars and trains - "asleep on a train (bomarr remix)" (download) To celebrate this week's release of The Roots, The Leaves on Fake Four Records , Cars and Trains (Portland, Oregon's Tom Filepp) has released a FREE companion record (appropriately titled The Roots, The Remix ) packed full of great remixes from the likes of Boy In Static , Melodium , Meanest Man Contest , Blue Sky Black Death , Polyphonic , Ernest Gonzales , yours [...]
cars & trains - "intimidated by silence (blue sky black death remix)" (download) Portland, Oregon's Cars & Trains (Tom Filepp) has been a very busy man as of late. He spent a good chunk of last month touring with Ceschi & Bleubird to start getting the word out about his upcoming record The Roots, The Leaves (for Ceschi's Fake Four label) and its sister album of remixes, appropriately titled The Roots, The Remix. The Roots, The Remix includes [...]
boy in static - "starlet (freezepop remix)" (download) "Starlet" is a straight-forward pop song from from Alexander Chen 's Bay Area-via-Boston project Boy In Static . He has a new EP of the same name which came out on Circle Into Square back in July. Fellow Bostonians Freezepop turn this already great song into a great little synthpop jam with sort of a timeless sound. Alexander has toured with 13 & God (the "supergroup" consisting of [...]
Tomorrow, a night of Bay Area electro pop at Bottom of the Hill : Stripmall Architecture , Sweet Trip , Boy in Static . Stripmall Architecture's newest album is available to stream on their website until its official release later this fall. Preview a track from We Were Flying Kites below: Her Words by Stripmall Architecture Boy In Static - "Young San Francisco" This is at 9pm, $8 and 21+
Thursday : Pinkerton Tribute Show w/ The Definite Articles , Wendy Darling @ Bottom of the Hill (8:30pm, $10) Friday : Lesser Lights , Drew Victor @ House of Shields (9pm, $5) Lesser Lights - Harvest Halt Saturday : Blue Sky Black Death , Boy Eats Drum Machine , Boy In Static @ Bottom of the Hill (10pm, $10) Boy In Static - "Where It Ends" [...]
BIG week in the Bay. With several Outside Lands After-parties and the festival itself , there is no shortage of things to do here. Also a visit from Ted Leo, a record release party, and a country music legend stops by an unlikely venue. Tonight we have The Matches playing the final date off their tour with Judgement Day and Dizzy Balloon at the Fillmore, Six Organs of Admittance and Master Musicians of Bukkake rock The Independent, Fleet Foxes drummer and creator of [...]
Alexander Chen and Kenji Ross are the names behind the electro-pop music of Boy in Static . Based out of San Francisco, Boy in Static has an unusually airy sound brought together with the spirited lead vocals of Alexander Chen. Boy in Static has been a part of my music collection since I first Stumbled Upon their song “Bellyful” awhile back. I really love that song, so when Boy in Static released a new album in March called “Candy Cigarette” I had to check it out. The music on their entire new album remains [...]
Another Summer gone by and I've just realized that I haven't gone camping. Just like in the winter when I realize that I haven't gone skiing after the season's almost over. I always think about certain things that I wish I would do, but never getting around to them. I know for a fact that I will forsake my gas grille this year in favor for a charcoal one next year. I'm going to try and master the art of grilling! I haven't gone bike riding as much as I would have like to have [...]
So, it's been a pretty crazy week, what with our recaps of all that was Lollapalooza 2009 , interview with Trivium & Slayer , and that new Radiohead song . What better way to cap all this off then with another edition of our uber fabulous Friday Mixtape! As always, you'll find a mix of the week's best new Radiohead, singles, covers, and remixes, along with some mp3s from a few up-and-comers you just might want to check it out. NEW Singles: "We Were Born" by Aaron [...]
MP3: Boy in Static - "Starlet (Freezepop Remix)" Boy in Static will kick off a west coast tour starting in Eugene, OR, hitting up Fresno, CA, with Nico Vega , and ending up at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. In addition, check out that MP3 above of the band's single, "Starlet" as remixed by Boston synthpoppers, Freezepop. All Boy in Static tour dates are listed after the jump. Boy in Static tour dates: Aug 19 - Eugene, OR - Joe's Bar & [...]
Subscribe to the The Bay Bridged weekly podcast to get each new episode downloaded free to your iTunes the moment it's published! This week's podcast features Boy In Static , the San Francisco-Boston indie pop project of Alexander Chen (viola, vocals, assorted instruments) & Kenji Ross (drums, beats). The band's origin story is not exactly an oft-heard one: a classical musician (Chen) with an interest in computer audio begins writing pop music with electronic elements and gets the interest of The Notwist's Markus Acher, who released Newborn on [...]
Some of the Bay Area's best musicians have been curating some great, eclectic mixes lately, so if you're looking for some good tunes and some insight into some of the listening habits of some creative locals, here's our cheat sheet to the latest mix collections: Boy In Static Download the mix Curated for XLR8R Podcast From the liner notes : "Kenji and I have been fortunate to become friends with some very talented folks [...]
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