Electric President is the Jacksonville, Florida musical duo of Ben Cooper and Alex Cane. They started playing music together sometime around 2000 but didn't really get serious about laying down tracks until 2004 or so. I've been a fan of this band for quite sometime and their 2006 self-titled debut even came in at #19 on my top 50 albums list . That same year I had the opportunity to see them live at the Conservatory here in Oklahoma City. I remember the show was a blast, and they did this really crazy karaoke [...]
Here's a quasi-mixtape of a few good things I've been listening to lately. There is plenty of local flavor included. Follow the links to hear more. Futurebirds - "Megachills" myspace.com/thefuturebirds Electric President - "Elegant Disasters" myspace.com/electricpresident The Gary - "Ancient Music" myspace.com/thegaryatx [...]
Rough day, rough day. Time for videos to escape, if only for a few minutes... Some select gems from the music geeks down in the society , thanks guys! Cheers, Tsuru
Monday, February 1, 2010 Today's Quick Mention: Tonight I'm joining up with some people from work and heading down to the Austin Chronicle/Grounded In Music's first ever Mind Over Music trivia competition. It'll probably be pretty difficult, but my guess is that it will also be equally fun. Anyone else out there have a team? Sorry for no podcast this weekend. As I tweeted, my PC was having a variety of issues (not even sure if it's fixed now) and I just couldn't get it done. [...]
Jan 30, 2010, 12:15pm
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Electric President - Good Morning, Hypocrite Mornin'! It was Riplee's bday yesterday, C-Dawg's earlier this week, and PHIL COLLINS AND KID CUDI'S BIRTHDAY TODAY! So we're gonna partay today all day errday, what do you say!? Drop by the FMLY Mansion promptly at 12:30pm today for a free show with Avi Buffalo and The Soft Pack, then McWorld tonight for a huge birthday rager with DJ sets from Riplee, Professor Calculus, THINGS, DJ OK, and DJ Alaska. It's free fun at McWorld (5011 West Adams), more info here . [...]
From hints of the Flaming Lips - ‘Soft Bulletin’ on the vocals and drum beats, to the electronic synths and guitars used much like Ben Gibbard’s favourite band, Electric President , City Light (not to be confused with City Lights) have not exploded onto the scene, rather started to make waves. And with the swell provided by music blogs such as ourselves, this should hopefully increase in size - leading to nothing but good things for the band. Good things which are 100% deserved, unlike some of the good things those ‘celebrity’ Big Brother housemates [...]
Over the years, I've written quite a bit about Ben Cooper's projects Electric President (w/Alex Kane), Radical Face, and Patients. He's one of the most genuine musicians making music today, representing a DIY culture where, you know, artists actually connect with their fans. Last year his Patients project consisted of him personally producing 100 CDs and decorating it and its package with spray paint and markers. To receive one of the CDs, you had to trade something, anything, with Cooper, as long as it wasn’t money. Now he is talking about touring the U.S., playing house [...]
Electric President est un duo de touche-à tout américain marchant sur les plates bandes d'un autre duo, The Postal Service . Chantres incontestables de l'électro-pop fluette et onirique, ces derniers n'ont pondu qu'un seul album. Assez pour pérenniser une marque de fabrique, un esprit, tendre et envoûtant, capable de sortir des larmes de crocodile à la brute la plus épaisse d'entre nous. Dix morceaux, dont Such Great Heights et We Will Become Silhouettes , pour faire date. C'était en 2003 et depuis plus rien. Ou si, justement : Electric President sort du bois en [...]
Photography by Tsuru TSURUFOTO on Etsy ! Vote for me (via lots of stars) here Baby & I took the day off to enjoy a wonderful 4 day "stay-cation" at home as we also have Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard Day off as well. I actually was able to, not only sleep soundly last night, but sleep IN, all the way to 8am (a rarity for me). Great way to start off a mini-vacay, eh? Well, being as that we are not in our [...]
Οι πρώτες ημέρες κάθε χρονιάς, με τη φημολογία για την επερχόμενη κυκλοφορία άλμπουμ αγαπημένων ονομάτων, τα πρώτα leaks, και τα πρώτα νέα ονόματα που περίμεναν υπομονετικά το ξεκίνημα της χρονιάς για να κάνουν κι αυτά το δικό τους ξεκίνημα, είναι από τις πολύ αγαπημένες μου, μουσικά τουλάχιστον. Ιδού λοιπόν είκοσι από τις κυκλοφορίες αυτές. Άντε να δούμε σε πόσα θα πέσουμε μέσα και φέτος.. [Κύριε Sufjan Stevens και κύριοι Radio Dept. , σας φοβήθηκε το μάτι μου οπότε φέτος δε σας αναφέρω] 1. Owen Pallett - Heartland [...]
yacht rock for robots. Active Child - When Your Love is Safe Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Man O' War Electric President - Circles Health - Before Tigers (CFCF Remix)
Photography by Me ( new technique, what do you think? ) Okay, as you may know, thanks to a heads up by good friend Zach that at We Listen For You , the new Vampire Weekend album Contra is streaming on their myspacers , meaning the webrip is all over the internet. Web Sheriff has been all over this release like dandruff on my scalp in the winter. So, go check it out for yourself, I ain't touching [...]
01. Electric President - Snow On Dead Neighborhoods 02. Throw Me The Statue - Showshoes 03. Chin Up Chin Up - Water Planes In Snow 04. Q And Not U - Snow Patterns 05. Thing-One - Through The Winter 06. Doves - Winter Hill 07. [...]
Electric President -S/T Representing Jacksonville, Florida Ben Cooper and Alex Kane are creators of the softly electric indie pop duo Electric President . Their first album S/T is considered one of the greatest collections of electronica songs from this decade with amazing playful soft songs like Insomnia and Ten Thousand Lines. There music sounds like The Postal Service, Styrofoam and Anticon's cLOUDDEAD. Electric President - Insomnia Download audio file (02 Insomnia.mp3) Electric President - Ten [...]
On June 6, 2006, FensePost went live. Since its inception, I've written more than 1,000 album reviews and countless features, track reviews, live reviews, and video reviews. My collection has grown exponentially. I have a room in my house devoted entirely to records. CDs go in the living room and I'm out of shelving space. To say FensePost has become a big part of my life would be an understatement. It's as much a second job as it is a hobby. Above photo of [...]
Being the young age I am (under 30) this last decade was really the one where I can intensely focus on new releases, critically analyze and find real magic in modern music. As much as I wish I was cool enough to say I bought "Slanted and Enchanted" on vinyl the day it came out or smoke a joint and sit around with my friends about to listen to "The Bends follow-up album" with everyone saying "this better not suck!" But since I never saw Nirvana in a basement and didn't hear "Loveless" until Billy Corgan recommended it I'll just stick to [...]
Sep 30, 2009, 2:06pm Fmly
I just really had to get that damn eye ball off the first post. It probably scared some people away... There's no other reason for this weird mix of tunes... Bjork - Nattura (Switch Remix) Deerhunter - Hazel St. Electric President - Insomnia EDIT - In case you cared - US relaxes grips on the internet
From Knox Road to all of you, Happy Fourth of July. For our non-US readers, thanks for stopping by regardless, and we hope you're feeling some country lovin' as well. *With this pause in regular action, we'd love to hear your feedback on how we're doing. Anything at all is helpful, whether it's in the comments, by email, or through other social networks - such as twitter or facebook. Tell us what you like and don't like. What do you want more of/less of? Let us know! [ Megha M photography] The Format - "I'm [...]
Mar 2, 2009, 9:10am Fmly
Coming from Los Angeles the 'snow day' is nothing but a mythical being that I could only one day wish to experience. Well, March 2, I just want to wish you and the world a happy snow day! Classes here in New York are cancelled leaving me with nothing to do but catch a few more z's and present a mini-mixtape of relevant tunes that I really enjoy. A special track in here is from one of FMLY's closest FRNDS, Timothy Rabbit , who you may know at the bassist of The Morning Benders . We've known Tim [...]
It's becoming increasingly difficult in today's music industry to see artists initiating connections with their fans. With the instant gratification both bands and fans have demanded with innovations in technology, I sometimes feel that less emphasis is put on the culture of music, and more is put on the business aspect. Both sides are obviously important, but as a species bound by incentives, I really appreciate when people find as much reward in connections and the sharing of ideas, as they do in monetary value. This is one of the reasons why I feel so attached to Ben [...]
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