QUeUe (All photos by Chihiro Higaki) Sigh’s Smell of Farewell, the Cocteau Twins tribute night at the Smell, was also a night of interesting musical collaborations, as every single performance was an amalgamation of musicians. First up was Life Group, a project featuring co-organizer Scott Cornish, and former member of Veer Right Young Pastor, members of Soft-Boiled Eggies, and current members of Devon Williams’ band. They remained faithful to the original tracks instrumentally, but featured all-male vocals that lent a punkish bent to the tracks. Next was the premiere of QUeUe, a new project with members of [...]
Last month, Tom Tom Magazine celebrated its 5th issue with a release party at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles. See photos from the party, here . Tom Tom Magazine, for those who don't know, is dedicated to female drummers and beat makers, which is very cool. Since it's based in New York, founder Mindy Abovitz enlisted Swahili Blonde's Nicole Turley to give them the lowdown on L.A. women who beat things well, so issue #5 featured Tearist's Yasmine Kittles, Voices Voices' Nico Turner & Janean Farris, Danielle Devincenzo of Jeffertitti's Nile, Laena Myers-Ionita of [...]
Photo by Adri Law After a handful of banging remixes & singles, the Afghan Raiders are ready to drop their debut EP. “This new EP holds a different meaning to all of us" Mikey Francis... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
So, it's time for another listen to what gets posted at our supplemental blog, GIMME Tumblr . If you want to follow GIMME Tumblr , here is the rss feed , or you could just join Tumblr . Listen. Downloadables: Communication (Part II) (mp3) by Invisible Elephant (order a CD-R of The Lights Go Out @ Sonic Reverie ) (D/L The Lights Go Out @ Bandcamp [...]
Jun 16, 2010, 1:07pm
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VOICEsVOICEs just came out with this new music video for Flulyk Visions. The LA duo is candy mushrooms in slow motion. VOICEsVOICEs - Flulyk Visions
We fell in love with the abstract, droning indie rock duo VOICESVOICES in the mid-part of last year, as the girls (guitarist/vocalist Nico Turner and drummer/vocalist Jenean Farris) easily took us by storm with their blending of shadowy arrangements and hushed, nearly incomprehensible vocals, sounding a bit like bands we'd loved for what seemed like [...]
LA’s VOICEsVOICEs album covers may be a bit deceiving. Day-glo easter-egg colored galaxies, morphed-up animals and rainbows adorn the covers of this female duo’s two EP releases. Opening for New York’s School of Seven Bells last week at The Echo, their hypnotic blend of droning, almost tribal atmospheric haze is by no means even the least bit garish, as the aforementioned artwork may suggest. The duo Nico Turner and Jenean Farris, originally both drummers, swirl through post-rock [...]
Check out my photos of School of Seven Bells at the Echo over at Stereogum .
We Are The World : Fight Song ( VOICEsVOICEs Remix) Le deuxième remix émergeant de We Are The World , c’est la version de leur second single Fight Song remixé par l’excellent duo féminin basé à L.A. VOICEsVOICEs ( MP3 )! Les deux filles apportent au morceau un ton aérien et sombre directement tiré de leur propre univers. L’album de We Are The World , Clay Stones [...]
Tracklist : 01. VOICEsVOICEs - Out From Under 02. Futurebirds - Dirty D 03. North Highlands - Collar Bones 04. Atticabasement - A Werewolf 05. Netherfriends - Don't Invite Me 06. Soft Landings - Baptism 07. Soft Cat - Dark When It Should Be [...]
The masked dual vocal moans and chants and the furious beats and distortions add up to an aggressively beautiful sound that’s both calming and exciting at the same time. The new EP builds spectacularly from the blueprint of the first, with the addition of Prefuse 73's production, a year of growing confidence and a bunch of new toys.
The line-up includes IAMSOUND artists and friends such as Salem, Sleigh Bells, jj, MEN, Fool’s Gold, Suckers & others. RSVP here. Sampler after the jump. jj - "My Way" |... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
Filmed in some parking lots, and locales other than parking lots, here's Simon Cardoza's video for Manhatan Murder Mystery's "Parking Lot." The song is an urgent post-punk burner off the band's "Skull" EP. Thrash accordingly. ||| Live: The arrival of this video led me to the discovery of an event Sunday that was not on my calender. It's called "L.A. Approved," and it's sort of an anti-Oscars bash. Performing: The Like , VoicesVoices , Jail Weddings and Manhattan Murder Mystery . The free show goes off at 8 p.m. at [...]
Los Angeles female shoegaze duo VOICEsVOICEs recently put out the new Origins ep on Manimal Vinyl . This stunning new video directed by Patrick Fraser was shot during the Southern California wildfires last fall. The ep was produced by another TSR fave, Prefuse 73 . "ORIGINS" video by VOICEsVOICEs [HD] from VOICEsVOICEs on Vimeo .
LA shoegazers VOICEsVOICEs ’ created an awesome atmospheric video based on the title track from their latest release of the ' Origins' EP. The female duo out of Echo Park California accompany this video illuminating them against the backdrop of last fall’s LA/Southern Californian wildfires. VOICEsVOICEs - Origins VOICEsVOICEs will be appearing in this year's WHAT BY WHATEVER (SXSW) in Austin, See dates/venues on their myspace page.
Feb 22, 2010, 1:23pm Fmly
I know it's late but thank you to everyone who tuned in this past week to Public Education. We are on every Sunday from 6-8pm PST playing all new music for two hour on indie1031.com . If you want to send in your music to be played on the show, you can send it to 5700 Wilshire Blvd. suite 250 Indie 1031 c/o Public Education or you can email us some tunes at publiceducation@thefmly.com Chin Chin- My Guy VoicesVoices- Flulyk Visions Follow that Bird!- The Ghosts That Wake You Joanna Newsom- [...]
I wore out their debut EP months ago, and these songs were good enough for me to play double-time until their Manimal EP released. This duo clearly has not even come close to hitting the wall artistically.
Urban Outfitters is offering a free 25 track download that you can get here . They've compiled a list of "newish" tracks from releases of 2010. UO is known for having one of the better day lineups during SXSW , so keep your eyes peeled for their three day extravaganza. Tycho-Coastal Brake [...]
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