Portishead will release their new highly awaited album "Third" on April 28th. I cannot wait to get my gush on. Portishead, Machine Gun PORTISHEAD "MACHINE GUN" Uploaded by portishead
The Great Black Hope is a nice little Black Metal Review from WFMU, with audio to listen and learn. ...and what better to wear to a black metal show deep in the woods than a black that makes your black look like a little pink dress. This news about a new blacker black got a bunch of attention last month. The linked story is a good overview. Say your sitting in on a trend forecasting meeting at Death Row Records , this graphical analysis of rap lyrics might help [...]
( flickr , CC ) It is difficult to smile when wearing an underwater breathing apparatus. But I did the best that I could. I was in stealth mode, swimming about a mile off the Tunisian coast, the secret microfiche safe in the tuxedo jacket under my wet suit. I had time to kill, my contact was not going to signal for another hour, so I hit the shuffle button on my ipod. It was the kind of grin that happens when the music you are hearing is the perfect soundtrack for what is going [...]
An interesting conversation, point/counterpoint style, between Gore Vidal and the recently deceased William F Buckley Jr. It's from the 60's, so you'll notice the black and white screen, and the gender bias from all parties involved. What seems most relevant is the level of anxiety regarding international security reflected in both mens answers to the question put forth, and the similar concerns and thought patterns that exist in election cycle we find ourselves in today. William F Buckley and Gore Vidal, ABC News [...]
Mans Heart Complaint is pretty laid back for a psychedelic offering. Laid back in almost an Atom Heart Mother way. Keeping the strangeness of the groove and the vocals at an English distance. They do it in metric. {{{Sunset}}}, Man's Heart Complaint {{{Sunset}}}'s new album, Bright Blue Dream, is due out March 25 on Autobus Records, where you can pre-order . download: Man's Heart Complaint official | label | myspace
I thought that my speakers were failing. Maybe the jack wasn't pushed in all the way. New Orleans duo Belong made a Barrett song more eerie. The full brunt of it lost somewhere in the stereo field. Belong, Late Night (Syd Barrett cover) Belong released their new ep, Colorless Record in February on St. Ives . download: Late Night (Barrett)
Thus spake my onion horoscope last week: You've always believed your work ethic and determination were what set you apart from the pack, but, as it turns out, it's that everyone else is a wolf. Smooth happenings around the office... stirrings in cubicles around me at dusk, and at twilight everybody around me gets a little funkier. The Cansecos, Raised By Wolves The Cansecos released their second album, Juices! , in November. You can see them at SXSW, coming [...]
It's not exactly a bitter goodbye, it has streams of hope within. Sometimes we leave to go out and search for something that we think is missing. Sometimes it's just for a girl. Sometimes it's a big mistake. Next Train is found on Miracle Fortress' latest album Five Roses , out last spring on Secret City Records . Miracle Fortress, Next Train download: Next Train myspace | label
The first video has emerged from the forthcoming Beach House album Devotion , due out on Carpark Records February 26th. You Came To Me is a tonally colorful song, Victoria Legrand's vocal blendings are perfect, and the video directed by Skizz Cyzyk fits it well. Beach House has a knack for making complex melodies and structures sound simple; finely built soup with a cup of Tang. Beach House, You Came To Me
Electro-pop artists have been deconstructing the '80's for a while now (you may be shocked to learn). Its been going on for so long that I am always surprised and impressed whenever someone finds a new angle to resurrect. In PNAU's Embrace , synths fill the stereo field unapologetically, and Ladyhawke solidifies her presence as a new and impressive retro diva on the scene. Its pop theater; the music of Flashdance , or any other small town girl or boy arrives on a scene to make good. PNAU, Embrace (ft. Ladyhawke) [...]
1. David Fullarton's More regrettable incidents in a life filled with bitter remorse is scrapbook making at its finest. The writing is almost Jack Handy-esque. One illustration: "As human beings we all have so much in common. But I can draw the internal structure of a chicken from memory which sets me apart from everyone else." 2. This arcade fire song might just sound better without drums. 3. Photographer/Performance Artist Lilly Mcelroy throws herself at men . 4. Truck Bearing Kibble is a web [...]
Through the crackles of the AM radio dial, I would be hard pressed to place Mono In VCF in a scene, or a decade. It is an old and thick sound; the scrapings of dried bourbon under an analog envelope filter you found in Phil Spectors attic. Be careful when you are milling around those dusty digs. Mono In VCF's self-titled record hit mailboxes last week on Stylo Music. Mono In VCF, Key To The House Mono In VCF, Masha [...]
Scene 1 kicks off Brazilian and remixer Gui Boratto's latest record Chromophobia , released a year ago this month on Kompakt . The tones are bright, the synths sound like strings, and the sun is starting to breach the early evening. Gui Boratto, Scene 1 download: Scene 1 official | myspace
Pittsburgh's Howlermonkey crafts thick creations. He recently dropped the 'DJ' from his moniker, added vocalist Rebecca Bortman, and is straying from the remixes that set him on his path. Life On The Beat Part 1 & 2 shows him looking back for inspiration, borrowing the droning synthscape of The Eurythmics's Here Comes The Rain Again to lurk underneath his new creation. Howlermonkey, Life On The Beat Part 1 & 2 download: Life On The Beat The Life On The [...]
Luciana has a captivating voice, perfect for the slow burn repertoire on her latest album The New Bossa Nova , released last summer. Light some candles, pour some wine. Luciana Souza, You And The Girl download: You And The Girl official
All I can really say about this is that I am totally jealous of how cool The Rosebuds are right now. I am eyeing my acoustic guitar, wondering if i still remember the chords to Waterfalls . The Rosebuds, Push It (Salt-N-Pepa cover) download: Push It official / myspace
Werewolf is a dream sequence. I wake up during the night with particular thoughts. I wonder if the thoughts themselves were what made the bridge wakefulness; something that needed to be examined in the real world. When I drift back into sleep the dream continues where it left off. In this way Werewolf feels epic in the operatic fashion of Pink Floyd, slipping between melancholy and desperation; the essential interior of psychedelic storytelling. Bear In Heavens latest record, Red Bloom Of The Boom , was released in November on Hometapes . [...]
Sam Amidon recently released a classy video for his excellent take on the folk traditional Saro . Look out for his new album, All Is Well , due out Feburary 5th on Bedroom Community . Video, Sam Amidon, Saro
( flickr , CC ) What Happened builds quickly, step by step, to a puzzling break. A clever slight of sound. Spunky and melodic. The Rollercoaster Project, What Happened download: What Happened From Dreamboat Records 2008 (label sampler). myspace / label
Ego Blossoms is a dreamy carnival ride. The vocals give it a new layer of cloudiness and enjoyment each time around, the absinthe kicks in with a few turns. Maybe with are drunk with ourselves, we need to hold firm even though the circles are slow. This is a new imagining of the track. This original can be found on her October release Parallel Suns . Samara Lubelski, Ego Blossoms download: Ego Blossoms From the forthcoming Living Bridge compilation by [...]
Glass and Sand
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nas - Daughters
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
