Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , New Releases Eva Michon Josh Reichmann sounds like he's speaking incantations while describing the new video for the Sebastien Grainger remix of 'All Day Wrong,' the just-released first single off his forthcoming solo album, 'After Live.' "Melting men. Chemistry lab in space. Shamanic science," Reichmann, a former member of Tangiers who currently plays in a project called Bad Tits with Grainger (of [...]
(photo: Eva Michon) The setting is last summer's garbage strike in Toronto. The players are one Sebastien Grainger, formerly one-half of Death From Above 1979 and currently the front man for Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains , and Josh Reichmann, formerly of Tangiers and currently the front man for Josh Reichmann Oracle Band . The result is called Bad Tits , which they say comes from "a colloquial expression intended to express misfortune" as in "Did you hear about Sammy? I heard he got busted by the cops...bad [...]
It's twenty-ten! Last year, my own resolutions revolved mostly around getting this website off the ground and running. This year, given my lack of posts in November and December (a hiatus for a few weeks became habit-forming), I'm resolving to more consistently post the weekly update, and try and institute some subtle changes to the site, among them an integrated GTS Twitter account, a sidebar tweak (some third party ads should crop up, but I promise they won't be intrusive), a monthly music playlist, and an easier interface for posted MP3s. Before we get [...]
So here is the last of my latest batch of completely negligent classic concert reviews. This one's bordering on almost three weeks old now (as part of the Summerworks Festival ) but its interesting mix of the bizarre and spastic has enabled it to lodge itself comfortably in my brain so that the details are as fresh to me as if I had attended this one yesterday. Also The R.O.B. reviewed it on his blog and I just basically copied most of the details from him. The [...]
When Artistic Director Michael Rubenfeld took the reins of the Summerworks Festival last year, one of the most wide-reaching changes to the festival he instituted was opening it up to performance art (The Summerworks Performance Gallery ) and live music ( The Music Series ). Bob Wiseman was on the bill for the inaugural Summerworks Music Series last year; this year, the multi-faceted perfromer is presenting a show in the theatre series, "Actionable". The inuagural 2008 Summerworks Music Series [...]
On en est au troisième article publié sans rubrique, n'importe quoi. Quand on est petit on s'imagine un monde merveilleux peuplé d'animaux étranges où l'on vit des aventures incroyables. Puis on grandit, on porte des costumes et des chaussures en cuir et on oublie tout ça jusqu'au moment du sommeil. Au réveil, on aurait aimé avoir une petite machine qui aurait enregistré les jolies images de la nuit. Nathan Hewitt (Cheatas de son nom de scène) a de la chance. Lui, a trouvé un monsieur faisant office de machine à rêves en la présence d'Alex Turvey. Ce [...]
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I don't know if I can say anymore about Josh Reichman than I've already said here and here, but here's a few more words. He and the Oracle Band have just released a new full length entitled Crazy Power via Paper Bag Records . Much like the Life Is Legal EP this record is packed to the gills with funk, soul, and crazy power, similar to what legends Zappa, Bowie, and Wonder were famous for. Normally too much of this time traveling music would get to me after a while and I would [...]
Last November I picked up Josh Reichman 's (Oracle Band included) Life Is Legal EP and was pleasantly surprised with his Zappa/Wonder experimental funk and soul rock. He has a new album out now, Crazy Power , which I have a review in the works for, but this post is dedicated to a few covers he's released to help promote the new album. Both obviously sound different from the original, but stand up well on their own. Here's what he had to say about them: "I'm aiming with these covers (Deerhunter, Bat [...]
Former Tangiers member Josh Reichmann has continued to be quite prolific after the band's dissolution, initially through his solo project, Jewish Legend, and now with the Josh Reichmann Oracle Band which released its debut LP, Crazy Power , last week. The record follows the group's first EP , Life Is Legal , which introduced the world to Reichmann's new sound - a blend of psychedelia, soul, and funk wrapped in a layer of eccentricity that's fresh and fun. The ten tracks of the new record reveal a band that [...]
Another cover and this time it's Josh Reichmann Oracle Band who has taken on gorgeous song "Daniel", originally by Bat For Lashes . While it's easy to argue that the original is perfect as it is (which it is), Reichmann's stripped down folk version is good in its own right. This isn't the first cover he does though, Reichmann has also recorded interpretations of songs by Deerhunter and Bill Callahan . So why so many covers? "I'm aiming with these covers o showcase the songwriting that I think is strongest [...]
Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 5/11-5/15 right here, right now. You can download the following mp3s individually OR play them all in a row. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [ [...]
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Josh Reichmann Oracle Band decided to celebrate the release of his debut LP, * Crazy Power *, by covering Bat For Lashes ' hit song "Daniel" & making it available for free download. This cut is a male response to the original. “I’m aiming with these covers (Deerhunter, Bat For Lashes and Bill Callahan upcoming) to showcase the songwriting that I think is strongest by these artists and refrence there production but put my spin on them- which is to bring a raw strange life to there voices and recontextualize or open [...]
Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) released her latest album, Two Suns, last month, and included on the album is a beautiful track, the album’s first single, “Daniel”. According to an interview with Khan, the song was based on a fictional character that she fell in love with as a teenager. In celebration of the release of his debut LP, Crazy Power (released 5/12), Toronto based artist Josh Reichmann Oracle Band has made his cover of “Daniel” available for free download. [...]
Toronto artist Josh Reichmann Oracle Band (formerly of Frenchkiss post-punk band Tangiers) has decided to cover another newly-famed indie hit, this time, a haunting male response to Bat For Lashes' incredible song, "Daniel." Josh is making the cover available for mp3 download in celebration of the release of his debut LP, Crazy Power , out now on Paper Bag Records . "Daniel" | download According to Josh: "I'm aiming with these covers (Deerhunter, Bat For Lashes and Bill [...]
Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Daniel A fabulous take on the Bat For Lashes fave. Visit JROB on MySpace. MP3: Josh Reichmann Oracle Band - Daniel
Josh Reichmann - Agoraphobia [Deerhunter] Deerhunter will perform live on the 30th of May at the Parc Del Forum stage.
Josh Reichmann's new LP 'Crazy Power' is released 12 May. Check out the free Deerhunter Cover of 'Agoraphobia'. Download link below. DOWNLOAD: Josh Reichmann / Oracle Band 'Agoraphobia' (Deerhunter Cover)
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