Vous voilà gâtés en ce jour d'Halloween. En plus du mix de Clara 3000 que le site vous offre gracieusement, voici une playlist soigneusement concoctée par mes soins. Tous les titres ont été choisis en fonction de leur aptitude à créer l'angoisse; l'atmosphère devrait s'alourdir dans la pièce au fur et à mesure de votre écoute. Destinée à vous foutre les chocottes en cette nuit de terreur/à vous transformer en prince des ténèbres, voilà qui devrait faire passer l'envie aux gamins du quartier de venir frapper à votre porte pour réclamer dieu sait (ou plutôt diable sait) quelle friandise. Joyeux [...]
So this is the first part of the Halloween mixtapes i promised. This is just a short "creepy" one. It clocks in at about 40 odd minutes. While walking home late at night earlier this week i came up with the concept of making an atmospheric and "intimidating" mixtape that could be used at the beginning of a party, maybe just as the guests are arriving or whatever. My original idea was to make it a bit longer but i was pressed for time so just quickly recorded this one. The songs i used are ones that i [...]
Dec 2, 2009, 7:16pm
Fmly
As the colors in the sky fade to gray and the sun sets hours earlier, the sounds of Winter settle upon our habits. Former Ghosts , a super-trio lead by Freddy Ruppert (This Song Is a Mess But So Am I) and supported with Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Nika Roza (Zola Jesus), anticipates this cyclical reaction as if the leaves were meant to be separate from the tree. In the same vein of brutally honest vocalists like Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, Aria Jalali, and Jon Barba (to drop some favs), Ruppert creates a space that sincerely feels like home. [...]
Thank technology for letting three musicians in three different parts of the country be a band together. Former Ghosts is Freddy Ruppert (This Song Is A Mess But So Am I), Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), and Nika Roza (Zola Jesus). It's a bit goth, but in a sort of uplifting way that flourishes on the album Fleurs and Rupert bears his soul with Shakespearean style. Make their L.A. show your Halloween destination. This interview by Daiana Feuer.
The set starts with a diminutive twentysomething, dressed crisply in a black pullover and white button-down, sitting in a chair with his head slightly bowed. Newcomers probably don't know what to expect, but Nhat fans can bank on a saucy, effervescent performance. They are not let down. Anywhere Michael Nhat plays is a party, and Friday night, in the echoey back room of The Smell with an audience of about fifteen, is no exception.
Οι Former Ghosts είναι το νέο project του κυρίου Freddy Ruppert , τον οποίο ίσως θυμάστε από τους This Song Is A Mess But So Am I . Οι TIAMBSAI δεν υπάρχουν πια οπότε ο Freddy φώναξε τον φίλο του Jamie Stewart και την Nika Roza , τραγουδίστρια των Zola Jesus [ελπίζω να μη χρειάζεται να αναφέρω σε ποιο συγκρότημα είναι τραγουδιστής ο jamie..] με σκοπό να ηχοραφήσουν μερικά tracks και ότι ήθελε προκύψει.. Προέκυψαν λοιπόν οι Former Ghosts και ένα άλμπουμ που λογικά θα κυκλοφορήσει -αρκετά- αργότερα μέσα στη χρονιά. [...]
For the past month, we've been hearing too much news about new supergroup collaborations that are only half decent, and are formed on a whim of mid-life-rock-star existential crises, so when we heard news of Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart forming a new trio, we were pleasantly surprised. Stewart joined forces with Freddy Ruppert of This Song Is A Mess But So Am I , and Nika Roza of Zola Jesus to form Former Ghosts [...]
I stumbled across Jolie Holland on the radio last night - which makes sense, because I was driving with Mr. Greg Katz, general manager of UCLARadio.com . I was immediately blown away and had to - had to - hear more. Boy was I unprepared. Vocally, Holland sounds somewhere between Feist's jazzy improvisations and Fiona Apple's vulnerability. Plus an accent. If I didn't have a longterm girlfriend, I'd already be in love - and that's not even mentioning the completely amazing lounge-y acoustic backing band. Taking a decidedly pro-blogger [...]
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