
Download: The Mabuses--"Mirth" Download: The Mabuses--"Seasider" Who are the Mabuses ? Multi-city, multinational, multitalented, and many other multis. A lot of guys who get together and assembled their third record, Mabused, a sprawling quirk-pop masterwork that has no paucity of great ideas. They just keep rolling them out until the end. It's got shades of XTC, Super Furry Animals, Olivia Tremor Control, you know, the good ones. As for the band members themselves? Well, that's a bit of a mystery, isn't it? Also, [...]

Download: The Mabuses--"Mirth" Download: The Mabuses--"Seasider" Who are the Mabuses ? Multi-city, multinational, multitalented, and many other multis. A lot of guys who get together and assembled their third record, Mabused, a sprawling quirk-pop masterwork that has no paucity of great ideas. They just keep rolling them out until the end. It's got shades of XTC, Super Furry Animals, Olivia Tremor Control, you know, the good ones. As for the band members themselves? Well, that's a bit of a mystery, isn't it? Also, [...]
you can listen to the first single off rilo kiley's upcoming release under the black light over at stereogum. cant say that i am particularly thrilled by it but heres hoping its a grower. on paper the phantom family halo sounds like they should be awesome considering their lineage, members of slint - yay! - the [...]
Drive-By Truckers : 2007-07-14, Masontown [mp3,ogg,flac] "A Ghost to Most" [mp3] other Drive-By Truckers music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws The Mabuses : "Mirth" [mp3] from Mabused The Mabuses : "Seasider" [mp3] from Mabused other Mabuses music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Mancino : "Five Blades" [mp3] [...]

The Mabuses is a band which formed in London in 1991 and released two albums to considerable critical acclaim. Led by the enigmatic Kim Fahy, the Mabuses offer music which mixes pop sensibilities with more esoteric concerns such as film and literature. The name "Mabuses" is a tribute to the Fritz Lang film trilogy about a master criminal called Dr. Mabuse. The sheer profusion of influences in their work made The Mabuses impossible to categorize. Lyrically and musically, the result of their output can only be best described as modern psychedelia. "The Mabuses is supremely idealistic pop, [...]
from their press release: The Mabuses , the enigmatic and off-kilter international pop project led by Kim Fahy and a mysterious cast of characters is making its valiant return to the musical scene with Mabused, releasing on the band's own Magpie Records on September 25, 2007. The band makes a comeback after two albums on Rough Trade nearly a decade ago. The Mabuses' pop alchemy recalls the work of Andy Partridge, early Beta Band, and the Elephant Six heyday, but its indefinable familiarity and kitchen sink approach to songwriting makes the record a real [...]
Tonight I'm working for a local radio station and I have to help out at an event from 2am until 11am. Clearly, sleep is out of the equation until after I get home and write my ramble for tomorrow, so don't be surprised if it makes less sense than normal. At any rate, I still have my wits (mostly) about me today and I really want to share the quirky pop sounds of The Mabuses. I would like to also share a sizeable amount of information on the band but I can't since they seem to prefer [...]