I've been battling a head cold all weekend. It sure does suck! Of course, lest you think I would deprive you of a Sunday Mix Tape, here I am to help alleviate those fears. RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or [...]
Over four years since All (2008) and two years since recording started, it’s hard to believe that She Said, the new album by stoner/heavy psych masters Colour Haze is here! It’s been a long, gnarly road for the band to get to its completion. Original plans was for a February 2011 release, until a January press release revealed that there were defects in the recordings and they would have to
I trust you're all recovering/resting/relaxing today. Whether you welcomed 2012 with a quiet night at home alongside family and friends, or joined some raucous, drunken celebration at a house/club/bar, I'm sure it was a great time. If you must know about my night, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Considering New Years last year was probably the [...]
It's Sunday morning. Third cup of coffee is already drained but the desired caffeine effect is evading my brain Hiding from my cortex as if I was a movie slasher and it was my prey. Details are hazy, but I remember last night something about some Gin. And some Bourbon. There may me more to the story, but until pictures appear on Facebook or an embarrassing video on YouTube breaks 1,000,000 hits, I'll deny it. Just setting the stage here. Giving you a peek into my brain as I plop down at my Ripple [...]
Sons da Casa #010 by Sonsmusica on Mixcloud Setlist: Pontiak. Part III. Pontiak. Part IV. Psychic Ills. Second Sight. Om. Pilgrimage. Pink Floyd. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun. Guapo. Five Suns (part 1). Arbouretum. When Delivery Comes. Colour Haze. Tempel Tempel. The Book Of Knots. Drosophila Melanogaster.
Someone was so kind to give me this. I wasn't there, but damn i wish i was. Would be really cool to see all these bands play on the beach... While laying there in the sun, beer in hand, smoke in the other... Hmmm... Here we go Colour Haze on Duna Jam 2011, enjoy it Links; Colour Haze, 2011-06-09, Duna Jam (Sardinia) Password (if needed); wws Colour Haze Duna Jam
Neurosis's Scott Kelly has created an "extremely interactive blog that will be updated by the bands/artists throughout [Roadburn 2009]," according to his regular blog, "We Burn Through The Night." "Beyond the Pale" is a Neurosis-hosted event at the Roadburn fest that looks like it will be an almost religious experience.The lineup for Roadburn 2009 already looked awesome enough: Wolves in the
It wasn't that long ago that I was turned on for the first time to the amazingly fluid, definitely psychedelic, free form jamming sounds of Colour Haze. Since I reviewed their last album , All , I've done just about everything humanly possible to acquire their entire back catalog, follow everything put out by Elektrohasch records (Colour H aze's label) and basically worshiped at the Colour Haze alter like a drooling fanboy. Imagine my giddy pleasure then, when Steffan Koglek, the main mastermind and guitar hero of the band, [...]
Nicci's workplace had their annual Christmas Party at Malo tonight, which meant a couple hours of heavenly eating and drinking. Right now I am full of carnitas, potato and eggplant tacos, beef and pickle tacos and chicken/chorizo quesadillas. I could not be happier. If that restaurant wasn't so expensive (or maybe if I had a better-paying job?) I would eat there every night. Well, not every night - I'd need to eat at Qdoba and Casa Bianca and Patra, too! Hey, how about a mix tape? RULES for uninitiated noobs : With [...]
Hype Machine's doing a Music Blog Zeitgeist for 2008 and December 15th is the last day of submission. We'll be posting a more in depth review of 2008 in the coming days as there's still a bit of a backlog to listen to, but here's our preliminary top 10 subject to minor changes. 2008 was a good year with lots of great albums, but there wasn't a definitive best even among the top 10, perhaps the age of perfectionism is a bygone dream. Enjoy! The image is of Lehman Brothers CEO Fuld . One of the biggest [...]
"I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, listening to the CD over and over, but never bothering to write about it. I admit that’s bad behavior for a critic, but Periscope, like the other Colour Haze albums, is too good for multitasking. If I’m going to listen to it, I’m going to listen to it and say to hell with everything else. Originally released on vinyl only in 2004 after the double album, Los Sounds de Krauts, this album has the band continuing to define their signature sound. There’s the familiar distorted growl that stems from [...]
There’s a new psychedelic vibe bubbling up from the underground and here at The Rippl e we’re tuned in and turned on. My first taste of this new sound came when my fearless editor over at Peacedogman , Marchman, dropped the latest Dead Man CD, Euphoria into my lap. Admittedly, I didn’t quite know what to make of it at first, but after repeated listens, I was addicted, hooked, as if my brain synapses had just wrapped around the finest [...]
Joke of the Day: What did one asexual hipster say to the other at last week's Swervedriver reunion show in New York City? [Scroll to the very bottom -- below the MP3s -- for the answer] Talk about making a story out of nothing...CNN is reporting that rising gas prices are severely affecting indie bands' ability to tour this summer. Hmm...maybe if they spent less money on haircuts and sweaters -- wait a minute: CNN used the word "indie" in one of their top story headlines? Does that mean it's finally okay to say that [...]
Just as I was preparing to go to sleep last night, I heard on WFAN (thank you Internet, for allowing me to listen to WFAN even though I'm now 3,000 miles from home) that the Mets had officially fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson, and first-base coach Tom Nieto. From 12:00am PST to about 5:00am PST, the phone lines were abuzz with callers killing the Mets for the way that they have handled the managerial situation, and you can count me as one of the team's fans who are disappointed with the way ownership has operated this season. [...]
Hey, guess who's NOT going to write about "Garfield Minus Garfield" in his weekly news wrap-up. Why? Because ARBUCKLE did it first. Take that, every major online news outlet who ran a story on Garfield Minus Garfield this week! • In a real-life "The Jetsons" moment, Australian researchers have taken a break from being eaten by Great White sharks to develop clothes that clean themselves. Yes, it's true. It seems that these folks "have found a way to coat fibers with titanium dioxide nanocrystals, which break down food and dirt in sunlight." With perhaps [...]
I don't care what this article is about, I just know that the first sentence, "David Cameron's alleged off-the-cuff remarks about 'one-legged Lithuanian lesbians' at a recent arts funding lunch have caused outrage in Lithuania," rules. It makes me think about my heritage, and how my ancestors came here long, long ago, in a time before one-legged lesbians were ravaging their homeland along the Baltic Sea. Well, some of my ancestors came here. The rest stayed behind until they had enough money, but got on the wrong boat and wound up in South Africa. It's just like everybody always says [...]
There's a pretty cool and informative article in the WIRED blog today about how "Vinyl May Be [the] Final Nail in CD's Coffin." While I don't think this is true (I believe vinyl will continue to be preferred mainly by hobbyists and purists), the author raises some very interesting points regarding the resurgence of vinyl purchases in recent years. Although I don't like to read stories that perpetuate the auxiliary "records sound better than CDs" argument, recognizing the "loudness war" and mentioning the increasingly available vinyl/MP3 bundles are the most important aspects of the article. For me, having a tangible [...]
Greetings from Covington, KY - home of...that White Castle half-a-block away from the plush hotel room in which I'm currently situated. After a ten-hours-plus drive, I am relaxing on a couch, sipping a bottle of Bell's Cherry Stout. There's another bottle of beer (Goose Island Bourbon Stout) on ice, waiting for The Sopranos to start. A very surreal feeling engulfed me today as I followed the exact same route I took during the first day of my cross-country trip in July of '05. At times, I could predict the way the roads bent. The [...]
I'd make an April Fools joke, but I don't have the technological wherewithal to do something that would confuse you. The newest episode of The Best Podcast You Have is coming tomorrow! Wait until you hear this one, it's easily the funniest one in the entire Circulations Amethyst series. Mets/Cardinals tonight has all of my attention at the moment, so here is a quick (but potent!) mix for y'all to enjoy... RULES for uninitiated noobs : With 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be [...]
I have the distinct feeling that I'm coming down with a cold. This in spite of last night being one of the laziest nights in recent memory. Note to self: No more over-sized, greasy meals on weekends. It ruins one's ability to be social. In any event, Pray for my continued good health. RULES for uninitiated noobs : With 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link [...]
Swan Fungus
Wine, Women And Song
The Ripple Effect
Sons de Musica
crustcake
undomondo
MP3: Daft Punk – “Horizons” (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)
Akabu feat. Alex Mills – Everybody Wants Something (Joey Negro Strip Mix) [New Release]
Giorgio Moroder's first-ever DJ Set
Seven Lions: Fevers (Feat. Minnesota and Mimi Page)
Listen to producer Jacques Greene’s “On Your Side,” featuring How To Dress Well
