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Broadcast and The Focus Group!

Oct 5, 2009, 5:03pm Bananaspam!
Broadcast and The Focus Group - #1 : Witch Cults
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Caribou Vibration Ensemble Live at ATP-NY on WFMU 9/13/09

Sep 28, 2009, 4:35pm Bananaspam!
Caribou Vibration Ensemble Live at ATP-NY on WFMU 9/13/09 WFMU had much of this legendary lineup broadcast in real time. But we just discovered this great live set from Caribou's expanded super bonanza 14-piece live ensemble with Marshall Allen (Sun Ra), Kieran Hebden (Fourtet), Koushik and more including a choir, four drummers and a big fantastic mess of sound!
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Empire of the Sun - Ode To The Constellations

Jul 23, 2009, 3:20pm Bananaspam!
Empire of the Sun - Ode To The Constellations The costuming and visual trippery in this video top the band's already absurd, over the top art direction. What a nice distraction from another grey SF summer day. Empire of the Sun - Exclusive Live Performance Watch full screen for maximum eyegasm. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Kids At The Bar Remix)
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Artist:Empire Of The Sun
Title:Walking On A Dream (Kids At The Bar Remix)
Link Text:Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Kids At The Bar Remix)
File Name:Walking On A Dream _Kids At The Bar Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Elektro Plankton

Jun 30, 2009, 8:04pm Bananaspam!
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Audium: Dimension Splitting Composition Space

Jun 30, 2009, 8:03pm Bananaspam!
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Disco Inferno: Public Enemy vs. Joy Division

Jun 30, 2009, 8:02pm Bananaspam!
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Haacked To Pieces: Futuristic Children's Psychedelica

Jun 30, 2009, 8:00pm Bananaspam!
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Cerrone: The Other Moroder

Jun 30, 2009, 8:00pm Bananaspam!
I didn't write this. Jean-Marc Cerrone, well know as Cerrone,was born 1952 in Paris, France. Together with Giorgio Moroder he is aimed as Europes most important contribution of the Disco-Sound. Aged 18 he was Orchestra-Leader at the Club Mediterranee. When he was 20, he had a very lucrative contract with the french producer Barclay. That his records always sounded in a way to meet the current trends is best described with this statement of Cerrone: "I don't produce records to press up my musical ideas to any minorities. Musical desires of that kind should be better practiced at home [...]
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Shellac At Great American Music Hall June 18th

Jun 24, 2009, 11:46am Bananaspam!
Shellac At Great American Music Hall June 18th Last week I stood in the same room as Steve Albini for the first time since July 24th 1987. That was at one of Big Black's last shows, and it was tremendous, life changing even. You can read about it here and here. It's hard not to think of that when you're standing in a room eight thousand miles away from Hammersmith , London and twenty-two years on. The thought holds some gravity shall we say. Last night I walked into the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco to see Albini's [...]
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Artist:Shellac
Title:Crow
Link Text:Shellac - Crow mp3
File Name:04 Crow.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1994

My New Favorite Band From SF = Girls

Jun 19, 2009, 11:11pm Bananaspam!
GIRLS | HELLHOLE RATRACE
Our peeps in London turned us on to this band a while ago. Why do the best bands from the states consistently do better abroad than on their own turf? In this case, that may not be entirely fare to say since they haven't even released their official debut. Time will tell. This is definitely a band to watch. Debut single 'Hellhole Ratrace' - released on the 13th July 2009 via Turnstile Music/ Fantasytrashcan (UK) | True Panther Sounds (US). Lovely tune and lovely video. Happy Saturday! -Simon Bananaspam [...]
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Nite Jewel at Bottom Of The Hill, Friday June 12th

Jun 16, 2009, 12:59pm Bananaspam!
Nite Jewel at Bottom Of The Hill, Friday June 12th I went down to Bottom Of The Hill last Friday night to check out Nite Jewel , Telepathe and Hawnay Troof . Hats off to Hawnay Troof for his boundless energy, but he and Telepathe both reminded me of electroclash stuff that was floating around in 2002. He was on the beatbox/Peaches tip while Telepathe— who headlined — reminded me of the cold austerity of early Miss Kittin and The Hacker . It was cool back seven years ago, but coldness and austerity soon avalanched into grating 8 bit basslines and the driving [...]
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Artist:Nite Jewel
Title:What Did He Say
Link Text:Nite Jewel - What Did He Say
File Name:06 What Did He Say.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008

Richie Panic and Eric Sharp present Green Velvet at Mezzanine, Saturday the 20th of June

Jun 15, 2009, 2:37pm Bananaspam!
Richie Panic and Eric Sharp present Green Velvet at Mezzanine, Saturday the 20th of June If you are into deep house, techno or banging electro then you will know who Green Velvet , aka Cajmere aka Curtis Jones , is. I'm not going to give you a detailed history, but since the early '90s this dude has put out some quality tunes and, like Felix Da Housecat (another Chicago feline), shows that all this electronic dance music, from Adonis to Justice , owes something to that mid-western city's sense of effortless, musical cool. This coming Saturday, the 20th, of June, Green Velvet is gracing the stage of [...]
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Artist:Green Velvet
Title:Red Light
Link Text:Green Velvet - Red Light
File Name:03 Red Light.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Remix Package

Jun 12, 2009, 2:50pm Bananaspam!
Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Remix Package I've kinda slept on this one, but better late than never. Re-animations Vol. 1 is a collection of remixes by Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve , the collaborative project comprised of ex- Trash dj Erol Alkan — a remixer in his own right — and Richard Norris , psychedelic rock aficionado, ex-label manager of the now defunct, cult, psyche reissue label Bam Caruso label and a founding member of The Grid with ex-Soft Cell keyboard player Dave Ball. Norris was also a member of Jack The Tab with [...]
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Artist:Franz Ferdinand
Title:Ulysses [Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation]
Link Text:Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
File Name:02 Ulysses [Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation].mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

The Field @ Mezzanine, SF - June 6, 2009

Jun 9, 2009, 1:48pm Bananaspam!
The Field @ Mezzanine, SF - June 6, 2009 Axel Willner likes to tamper with the fabric of time. This is precisely why he holds my interest over many of his peers in the crowded world of minimal techno. The Field have expanded their live band to a trio including bass guitar. Previous tours displayed a fairly accurate reproduction of his recorded work, likely due to the restrictions of performing heavily sequenced, loop based tracks solo. The two extra bodies on stage enable a more dynamic performance sonically and visually. Axel himself seemed more free to stretch and tweak his familiar chord sequences into shapes that [...]
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The Field @ Mezzanine, SF - June 6, 2009

Jun 8, 2009, 8:03pm Bananaspam!
The Field @ Mezzanine, SF - June 6, 2009 Axel Willner likes to tamper with the fabric of time. This is precisely why he holds my interest over many of his peers in the crowded world of minimal techno. The Field have expanded their live band to a trio including bass guitar. Previous tours displayed a fairly accurate reproduction of his recorded work, likely due to the restrictions of performing heavily sequenced, loop based tracks solo. The two extra bodies on stage enable a more dynamic performance sonically and visually. Axel himself seemed more free to stretch and tweak his familiar chord sequences into shapes that stimulated the crowd's [...]
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File Name:the_field_I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet.mp3

Bodycode's "What Did You Say" EP on Spectral Sound

Jun 8, 2009, 2:43pm Bananaspam!
Bodycode's "What Did You Say" EP on Spectral Sound Here we have yet another kick ass single from Spectral Sound , Ghostly International's leftfield house and techno label. This time the pressure comes from South African born, Berlin based producer Alan Abrahams aka Bodycode. There are three tracks on his "What Did You Say' EP, the title track, an acidic paean to an estranged lover, complete with doomy Germanic femaile spoken vocal, that comes across like a minimalist Lidell Townsell colliding with Yazoo's "Situation." Next up is a dub mix of the track "Imitation Lover" from Abrahams' second album, Immune. "Imitation Dub" sounds like early '90s [...]
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Artist:Bodycode
Title:Imitation Dub (320)
Link Text:Bodycode - Imitation Dub
File Name:02 Imitation Dub (320).mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009

God Help The Girl

Jun 4, 2009, 1:00pm Bananaspam!
God Help The Girl Scotland has produced its fair share of what could be called twee music. From The Bluebells and Aztec Camera , to Altered Images and the uncrowned kings of twee, Orange Juice. Is there something in the Scottish psyche that makes the nation predisposed to creating dainty music? However, the likes of Glasvegas, Simple Minds, Big Country, The Skids or Sensational Alex Harvey Band certainly didn't fall into that bracket, but over twenty years later it rears its head again. This time around it's in the shape of Belle [...]
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Artist:God Help The Girl
Title:Come Monday Night
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File Name:come_monday_night.mp3

Omar Souleyman and Group Doueh Need To Visit San Francisco!

Jun 2, 2009, 3:18pm Bananaspam!
Omar Souleyman and Group Doueh Need To Visit San Francisco! The always excellent Sublime Frequencies are teasing us americans with reports of a recent UK tour, featuring the incredible Group Doueh who spin saharan electric guitar based road music and a recent Bananaspam discovery, the unparalleled Omar Souleyman , who specializes in a bizarre and psychedelic brew of Syrian party music with hyper phased keyboard leads juxtaposed with more introspective emotional Arabic folk music. Here's to hoping the righteous Sublime Frequencies will bring the tour to the United States!! -Simon Bananaspam Check out the video for "Leh Jani" by Omar Souleyman:
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Animal Collective @ The Fox Theater, Oakland - May 26, 2009

May 27, 2009, 12:25pm Bananaspam!
Animal Collective @ The Fox Theater, Oakland - May 26, 2009 The Fox Theater itself was a considerable star last night. Absolutely gorgeous venue which combines aspects of other grandiose bay area palaces like the Paramount Theater with an Islamic inspired grandeur all it's own. Such an amazing space to experience music. However, the jury is still out regarding the sound. Was it AC's penchant for dsp caverns of mud and disorientation? Or perhaps the acoustics aren't fully optimized? The venue has only been reopened for a few months, stay tuned. The buzz in the air for Animal Collective was considerable during the opener Grouper's set. She seems very [...]
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Artist:Animal Collective
Title:Bleed
Link Text:Click for MP3 - "Bleed" (Live)
File Name:animal-collective-bleed.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009

Moderat album is very niiice!

May 21, 2009, 3:16pm Bananaspam!
Moderat album is very niiice! The nice people at BPitch Control sent me the Moderat record a week or so ago and given that Modeselektor is involved I noticed that it has been garnering significant love and column inches. I fired it on my i-pod and gave it a listen t'other day while trekking down to a shopping mall in Daly City to get my (late) taxes sorted out. This record, long stretches of freeway and multi lane thoroughfares like John Daly Boulevard are really suited to each other for reasons that become [...]
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Artist:Moderat
Title:Les Grandes Marches
Link Text:Click For mp3
File Name:10 Les Grandes Marches.mp3
Year:2009
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