Recent blog posts about ラブCan from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/can/ 2012-02-12T14:30:16+01:00 text/html 2012-02-07T23:57:12+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4044414/vitamin-c/
Here's an extended edit of one of Can's crown jewels, complete with an intro, outro and some extended breaks. Only the intro & outro are quantized. MP3: http://www.mediafire.com/?9n5u wzzck9iy2f4 WAV: http://www.mediafire.com/?lphj nllotrs5kjv]]> text/html 2012-02-01T14:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4029519/donate-and-help-rebuild-the-sound-station/
So when I started this documentary project on the Sound Station last summer in 2011 it was really to celebrate something that was pretty unique to my dear old town of Westfield, New Jersey. The hope is that this story turns into a comeback for a little cultural mecca that was just starting to gets it's legs back. Embraced by the local NJ music scene like The Court Tavern was this was just another unexpected blow. The record store was going through a resurgence finding their audience on facebook and throwing free shows they were able [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-31T16:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4026921/cans-7even-sun-reconnected-album/
Like last year's French Connection , Reconnected again finds Poughkeepsie, N.Y. spitter Cans teaming up with Parisian producer 7even Sun . And if you were feeling the preceding project, well, you're absolutely going to love the duo's latest. With lush boom-bap production littered with jazzy grooves and tight rhymes, Reconnected is just some straight-up good-ass hip-hop. And it's also free , which means you basically have no excuse to not check this out. Hit the skip to stream and download Reconnected . [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-30T22:36:11+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4025071/album-review-the-twilight-sad-no-one-can/
Artist : The Twilight Sad Title : No One Can Ever Know Label : FatCat Records Release Date : February 6th BUY IT Written by Matthew Healy It is difficult to know how to start writing about the third album from Scotland's The Twilight Sad . Much has been made of of the ways in [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-26T08:53:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4015798/2-albums-from-alone-records-featuring-damo-suzuki-with-cuzo/
I love getting weird stuff in the mail. And these 2 CD's that Racer sent me from Alone Records are pretty damn weird. I'd never heard of the label before but they've been around for 10 years and are based out of Spain. Their catalog ranges from experimental/psychedelic to more traditional rock and metal. Definitely a discography I need to explore a bit more. Getting back to the weirdness. Former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki is an acquired taste. His performances on classic Can albums [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-25T21:26:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4014380/un-peu-de-tout/
Bonsoir tous ! Aujourd'hui je vais vous reparler d'un mec dont je vous ai dj parler : 7even Sun , un beatmaker qui fait des trucs bien cools et qui a refait une srie de featurings avec son pote Cans , le rsultat est encore la, du hip hop pos qui ne fait pas de mal, bien au contraire ! (Petite subtilit, je ne suis pas un grand fan de leurs artworks & cover (graphiques) mais foncez quand mme !) Cans&7even Sun-Reconnected by [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-24T20:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4011390/freeness-cans-7even-sun/
French producer 7even Sun has teamed up, once again, with MC Cans to produce an album full of soulful boom bap cuts. I'm currently sat here listening and it's just as dope as their first album together 'French Connection' which was released around a year ago. Make sure you cop this international goodness! DOWNLOAD CANS & 7EVEN SUN 'RECONNECTED' FROM BANDCAMP Cans // Facebook // Soundcloud // Youtube 7even Sun // Facebook [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-23T06:35:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4006127/cans-7even-sun-reconnected/
Cans&7even Sun-Reconnected by Cans & 7even Sun Just one year after their first collaborative project ("French Connection"), emcee Cans from Poughkeepsie NY and french producer 7even Sun are back with the sequel. It's called "Reconnected" and it's available as a free download once again!]]> text/html 2012-01-23T00:13:15+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4005914/cans-7even-sun-reconnected-mixtape/
Cans & 7even Sun return with the sequel to their project, French Connection, with Reconnected . The emcee and producer duo connect from overseas with Cans hailing from Poughkeepsie, NY and producer 7even Sun hailing from France. Stream below track list after the jump. Track List: 1.Reconnected 01:40 2.Can't Stop 02:42 3.Cruise Control 01:33 4.Movin ft D.Johns & Minnosota Phatz 03:34 5.My Opinion Of U 02:07 [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-19T03:04:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3998260/daniel-rossen-saint-nothing/
Siguiendo los pasos de su compaero Chris Taylor con CAN, Daniel Rossen de Grizzly Bear sacar un EP titulado Silent Hour / Golden Mile con Warp Records el prximo 19 de marzo. Aqu est Saint Nothing una bella prueba de como sonar el EP. Daniel Rossen - Saint Nothing]]> text/html 2012-01-16T17:50:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3992126/competition-win-the-twilight-sad-cd-tote-bag/
The Twilight Sad will head out on a UK tour next month in support of their astonishing new album No One Can Ever Know. Released on February 6th, the bands new record is a dark and sprawling, synth-driven beast and by far their strongest collection of songs to-date. If you missed it last week you can read our extensive album-preview interview with the band here . The Twilight Sad play the following dates throughout February; 9 Thu- GLASGOW [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-04T08:15:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3967693/gfp-interview-series-2012-preview001-the-twilight-sad/
As the gap between what many of us term as indie music and electronica becomes ever-more blurred it seems that many bands you would never have previously expected to are dabbling with synths and the like in an attempt to bolster and improve their sound. This of course is done with varying degrees of success and there are times when it feels both unnecessary and contrived. Thinking back to when I first heard The Twilight Sad 's debut LP Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters, I would never have [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-23T13:39:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3947392/merry-chrimbo/
Rounding off the year in traditional style with Can's version of 'Silent Night'; Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a splendid new year, see you in 2012 for more musical hoopla. X Can- Silent Night (Download) PS. Extra bonus in the shape of Can's ' Halleluwah' from 'Tago Mago' which got a 40th anniversary reissue this year. Can- Halleluwah (Download)]]> text/html 2011-12-23T02:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3946752/holiday-mixer-2011/
Ho ho ho, assholes! With the Christmas holiday coming up this weekend and we're already two days deep up on theHanukkah tip,it's very much time to drop the annual The Decibel Tolls Holiday Mixer . You know the deal - a carefully curatedcollection of skewed, brain-burning, monolithic Christmas gems that totally sleigh. Get it?! Sleigh? Slay? It's a homophone, you guys! Ugh... never mind. Tough crowd. Anyway, these yule-time canticlesexaltedon high can crush shopping malls and magically spike egg nog, true story. For this year's mixer, you'll recognize you'll recognize some jams from previous year's mixers, [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-16T15:59:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3940845/the-year-end-list-2011/
The most wonderful time of the year, right guys? 'Twas the end of December, and all through the blogosphere, not a creature was stirring, except for the sounds of music writers springin' chub, strokin' egos, and Bon Iverin' via the storied tradition of the "best of" list. Well, The Decibel Tolls participates in that jive as well, save for the latter. Be it as it may. So yeah, man... 2011... shit. 2011 was a turbulent and gnarly year, and as such, we've been treated to some truly stellar music. Funny how that works - civic and economic tension [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-13T12:37:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3926384/new-to-us-new-to-you-laura-stevenson/
Words by Will This is about to get all weird, existential, and meta-(whatever adjective you want to inject here). This is a new to us, new to you post, but what happens when the artist is neither new to us? What happens when the artist in question isnt even in new to you? I am grossly unqualified to answer those questions. I dont have a doctorate, but I do have a keen ear (or at least this is what I tell myself). Done pondering? Because this train is moving forward, with or without you. [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-09T17:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3919364/tristan-and-willie-can-debate-debate-can/
Can's Tago Mago was reissued in a 40th anniversary edition November 15th. The 40th anniversary reissue campaign will continue all year, and we at The Tape found ourselves wondering: why? Why Can? Why now? Tristan: It seems to me that Can has a large place in the canon of modern music, even if their product [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-09T11:34:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3918819/tago-mago-dos-can-edio-comemorativa-do-40-aniversrio/
Tago Mago, o segundo disco dos germnicos CAN ficou marcado pela mudana de formao da banda. Michael Mooney, ex-soldado americano, vocalista original, deixa a o grupo, tendo sido substitudo por Damo Suzuki. Tago Mago marca um novo paradigma msica da banda, enveredando por novos caminhos, assente numa seco rtmica hipntica, apresenta uma sonoridade falsamente minimalista, construda por camadas que gradualmente vo evoluindo at atingirem a exausto das mesmas. A edio de comemorao do 40 aniversrio inclui um CD ao vivo com trs temas. Halleluwah]]> text/html 2011-11-23T16:23:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3882758/black-friday-at-shake-it-records/
Fans of vinyl records probably are already very familiar with Record Store Day, which happens once a year and is like Christmas for collectors. But some might not be as familiar with Record Store Day's cousin, Black Friday. It's not only an opportunity to get out and buy some vinyl exclusives but also to support local businesses while so many others are swarming the malls and other big box retailers at the same time. If you want to shop local in Cincinnati, we recommend Shake It Records in Northside of course. Once again, [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-22T15:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3892023/yes-we-can/
Krautrock legends (and Germany's biggest music cred namedrop for lazy journalists) Can get an electronic homage today. 1/2 of Cabaret Voltaire, Richard H Kirk turns out a wicked late 80s techno version of I Want More. For posterity I'm also throwing in a version from a Wax Trax! -era Fini Tribe as well as a 90s techno acid cut from Scotland's infamous Ege Bam Yasi . Richard H. Kirk - I Want More [...]]]>