The visual and aural aesthetics of music should blend the same. The art of an album should reflect the music, not the musician. Sometimes those two are inseparable; Iggy Pop comes to mind. However, most times when an musician is on the cover of their own album, it says they are more interested in their own fame than the presentation of the music (excluding any blue note albums, of most jazz album really). Great album covers often reflect the music and the imagery becomes synonymous, almost as expressive, and respected as such. Joy Division, Velvet Underground, Dj Shadow, Ween, Primus, [...]
Asthmatic Kitty Genre : Indie / Rock / Experimental From: Lander, Wyoming, United States In a slight departure from the norm tonights post on the Devil's blog is devoted to a label rather [...]
photo by Matthew Craig I know it's been quite a while, but I've taken a little break for my mental well-being. I'll be enjoying the remaining days of summer in Seattle at the Bumbershoot Festival. So expect amazing photos, interviews and coverage. I'll be kicking things into gear upon my return. Thanks for reading! 1. David Kanaga - "The Way I Feel" (mp3) I couldn't believe my ears when I heard even more great electro out of Walla Walla, Washington. Whitman College, of all places, has spawned not only [...]
The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika) * Sunday Drivers - The Sweetest Disguise * Belle & Sebastian - Mayfly A Brief Smile - Big Sky Bunky - Chuy The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours M. Ward - Vincent O'Brien The Diggs - Stagg The Knife - Heartbeats Macromantics - Scorch Magnet - Lonely No More Blacklist [...]
So whenever you hear the name of Rafter Roberts two things may come to you mind, its ether: A) Ohhhh, or B) WTF. You may be more familiar with Rafter's other works with the band "Bunky" and their awesome album, "Born to be a Motorcycle" where he shared the stage with Emily Joice co-front woman . The truth is that although signed under the same label as Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) his style of music can be pretty peculiar, and if you don't actually listen to the full album, you may find yourself wondering who is doing drugs; Rafter's second [...]
As are many independent labels, Asthmatic Kitty was brought into being to give a community of artists (in Holland, Michigan) a way to send their music further afield. Founded in 1999 it has since spread out operations to Lander, Wyoming, Indianapolis, Indiana, and New York City. Home to about 10 artists, here's a sampling of about 20 mp3s... (the asthmatic kitty roster can be found at emusic ) (and, oh yeah... pssst... you can find loads more here , just do a little searching) [...]
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