New discovery, for me anyway, is Electric Flower , a trippy, sun-drenched psychedelic duo comprised of solo artist (and sometime Yeah Yeah Yeahs member) Imaad Wasif and drummer Josh Garza who YOU might recognize from The Secret Machines but who I'LL always refer to as "the drummer from the best Texas Brit-rock/shoegaze-inspired band you've never heard of, Comet ". The duo's self-titled EP, which you can listen to below, is available on iTunes and on Amazon (and probably a bunch of [...]
The opening of "Ten Silver Drops" coalesces the last forty years in rock music to create something that authoritatively speaks to all who listen to music. This is not just rock music, but taps on a number of different styles while doing so. This means, during a song like "Alone, Jealous, and Stoned", segments of [...]
I had heard The Secret Machines have their name dropped a number of time in the indielitist circles of acquaintances I've met, but hadn't gotten a chance to listen to them until I put on this disc. Very open, spacey guitars open the first track, "First Wave Intact", and while the track nearly ends at [...]
Think of this as a match made at a gloriously noisy station in heaven: Electric Flower pairs one of the most formidable shredders around, guitarist Imaad Wasif, with one of the most ferocious drummers, Josh Garza of Secret Machines. The story goes that they met while trapped in an elevator in London some years ago, reconnected later in L.A. and decided to team up and make noise. Now they have a 12-inch vinyl EP coming Nov. 8 on Narnack Records , with another due in the new year. The music fuses Wasif's psychedelic leanings with Garza's thunderous [...]
Electric Flower , the new band featuring Josh Garza and Imaad Wasif , will release their debut EP on November 8th on Narnack Records. The self-titled EP will be released digitally and on limited (500 copies) foil stamped, red 10-inch vinyl. Electric Flower had a most unlikely of beginnings. The first time they met, Josh Garza and Imaad Wasif were strangers in an elevator in London. Garza was carrying his kick drum and Wasif had his guitar in hand. They were at the BBC Studios to film performances on [...]
We moved MM to WordPress in April 2010, after being one of the many blogs to get screwed by Google Blogspot. We noticed that this is our one thousandth post since that time and so we have marked the occasion (for such that it is for us) with an appropriately themed mix for your enjoyment. So, from the classic sound of Tenpole Tudor's new wave power-pop via The Men They Couldn't Hang's protest cow punk to the folk of Joe Pug and the Floydian prog-rock of The Silver Machines [...]
This is a vigorous nod towards the folks over at Under The Radar Magazine, whose staff often list their favorite songs of their month accompanied with nonsensical pictures, and a further chin tilt to our beloved Allison over at Radio Potato who displays her seasonal finds on the regular. These are the (secret) songs that [...]
Seatties! I know you guys are looking for something to do on Thursday night. And what better way to kick off Block Party weekend than a solid night of dancing to the sweet strains of Brit bands (those party animals) from The Kinks to Christian AID - excuse me, Stay +? Think of it as [Read Full Post...]
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Earlier today, Gorilla vs. Bear premiered a sampler of tracks from Preteen Zenith , the new band from Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree and Tripping Daisy . Also included in the band is Philip E Karnats (Tripping Daisy/ Secret Machines ,) along with the augmentation of Dylan Silvers ( The Crash That Took Me /The Polyphonic Spree,) and Jason Garner ( Nighty Night /The Polyphonic Spree.) Preteen Zenith - "PTZ Extraction" [ via ]
(Right Link + "Save Link As" = Download) The Horrors - "Still Life" The Horrors single "Still Life" has been floating around for some time now and has finally lodged itself, full-time, into my brain. The snippets of floating guitar, 802s synthesizers, and driving chorus reminds me of the best parts of The Secret Machines . This British quartet's third full-length album, Skying , is being released August 9th in the US via XL Records. They'll be coming through SF in September, ticket info can be [...]
I must have lived so long with covered eyes When did you say goodbye? I'm only just waking up To all the joy that you've outgrown Memories I can't erase Alone, jealous and stoned Idle kids with idle hearts Some of them went too far Some still waiting there Sitting at home, what am I doing? Boy waitng by the phone Alone, jealous and stoned I waited for you I always waited for you Can't have been too late As I was [...]
The weather's dealt us a nice hand today - sun for the entirety of the daytime and some much welcomed warmth for what seems like the first time in 2011. I've my fake ray bans in hand, a good book at the ready and a couple of beers in the fridge; all's needed is a soundtrack. Here's three albums that'll compliment my day and hopefully yours ( sorry to everyone that y'know, does actual work, and doesn't have a university field to sit on all da y). BEACH HOUSE - DEVOTION [...]
Squabbles and footnotes aside, in the pages of history books and The FADER, New York rock in the 21st century began with the Strokes. Of course the Strokes always evoked New York rock of the 20th Century, but that was kind of the point. The band captured the city's borrowed nostalgia for a time when [...]
Octopus, Amplifier's sprawling double disc opus and third LP proper, is as ambitious a record as 2011 is likely to see, despite having been released to fans over the wires of the world wide web late on last year. Two discs harnessing over two hours of genre-obliterating, transcendental rock, the Manchester trio seem to have little desire to pander to "indie" heirlooms any time soon... Opener The Runner kickstarts proceedings in as visceral and groggy a fashion as an oil slick, sounding akin to the seabed drawing forever closer to a gargantuan rotary blade capable [...]
Seeing how our staff has distinct tastes and opinions on music, it would be nearly impossible for us to determine a 10 Albums of 2010 list as a single entity without excessive bloodshed. Therefore in the next two weeks, we'll be posting multiple Top 10 Albums of 2010 lists as determined by Loud Loop Press editors and contributors. Today, contributor Britni Day body slams us with her list for Top 10 Albums of 2010. Before we start, I'm sure my lovely Editor-In-Chief, Richard Giraldi, would like me to [...]
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News One of the legitimate joys of seeing New York dream-pop group School of Seven Bells in a live setting has been the beautiful harmonies from identical twins Claudia and Alejandra Deheza. Unfortunately, that's all in the past now as Claudia has left the group under the ever-vague "personal reasons" banner. The band announced the amicable personnel change on its Facebook page . "Hi everybody," they wrote . "We [...]
In celebration of the upcoming 200th Sunday Mix Tape, I've decided to spend a few days this week taking a leisurely stroll down memory lane. My memory's lane. I've compiled 199 official Sunday Mix Tapes as well as a few compilations that arrived on a Monday or other random day. It's time to take a look back and examine why this feature has become such a huge success. Since I can't post 200 MP3s this week, I'm going to list what is - in my opinion - the standout track from each installment of the series. About half [...]
The identical twins, Alejandra and Claudia Deheza formerly of On!Air!Library ! and Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines met while opening for Interpol and decided to leave their bands and join their forces. School of Seven Bells or just SVIIB was the result. Ethereal voices, melodic sounds with an electronic feeling to it is what their music sounds like and it gets you hooked from the first listen. Download some of their tracks for free and watch their video for Windstorm directed by David Altobelli [...]
Dipped in Dollars is proud to present our August Mix of the Month, where we ask an up-and-coming artist to present us with a mix that will allow us to gain a better perspective of their process/show us what we can expect to hear from them in the future. Crimson is the other half of Comanche and has been very busy polishing the final pieces of Candy Beats / Indian Summer . He's really outdone himself with this one. Tracklist provided below. [...]
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