We were thumbing through the Buzzgrinder microfiche archives, and we found this article from Matt DeBenedictis that never made it up, extolling the virtues of Shellac 's Terraform on its 10th anniversary. Even though that was a while back, we can't deprive the loyal Buzzgrinderers from this bit of nostalgia. So have at it. It's been 10 years since Shellac released their second LP, Terraform , but nothing changes about Shellac over the years. They are still juggernauts that exist between the lines of noise rock [...]
• Have you ever wondered why time flies when you're older? No? Okay, then there's no reason for you to read the next few sentences. If this is something you wonder about, scientists are here to help. They say it has a lot to do with "firsts." That is to say, you can recall your first kiss or your first summer vacation much more clearly than your last. Our memories apparently contain more information and details from first times than any other times. As we repeat experiences as adults, we stores information differently. We are "embroidering a bank [...]
I magine Brian Eno wandering into a studio with Can and Don Caballero, the lot of them cradling drones and textures, sounds that swirl in circles, stop in one place and then flit the opposite way. Horns that arc like whale calls and guitar bleats like sirens, beats that are too complex to be human but too graceful to be a machine. Picture all those things knotted into a sonic tapestry that's jarring and mesmerizing at the same time, beautiful and confusing, comforting but somehow unsettling. You'd be approaching what Laddio Bolocko created over their short lifespan, but not quite [...]
Okay, okay. So posting top Top 10 lists after the new year is pretty much like wearing white after labor day. But rules were meant to be broken, and we have so much more we want to share with you guys! So there are three more Top 10 Albums from 2000-2009 lists from Loud Loop Press editors and contributors that will go up this week. Today, contributor Andy Kondrat swears his way through this Monday-busting list for the Top 10 Albums from 2000 - 2009. [...]
So 2009 has been such a crazy year for The Record Machine. I love this time of year. I feel like personally I start winding down a bit and get to look back over the last year and see how far we have come and start to dream on how much father we can get next year. So first off let me talk about 2009. We released 6 records which is twice as many in a single year then any year in the past. Every one of them are amazing and I believe so much in all of them and [...]
La prima parte della classifica: THE 100 BEST ALBUMS OF DECADE [Part. 1, #100 ---> #51] Le classifiche dei migliori 20 albums del decennio divise per redattore: TOP 20 BEST ALBUM DECADE REDATTORI INDIEFORBUNNIES 50. DEFTONES White Pony [Maverick [...]
Te puedes volver loco. Uno de los nombres de los bajos de los últimos años es don Christian, A1 Bassline , el tío que va a intentar por todos los medios que te pete el córtex temporal cada vez que le escuches. Esto no es música para dormir, ni para ponernos a reflexionar y divagar... bueno, depende de cada uno, claro. Como que es la mar de majo, el caballero nos deja poner un par de canciones del EP que publicó a finales de septiembre (ha llovido, sí) en Southern Fried , y el resto toca comprarlas vía [...]
Fin Fang Foom "Monomyth" Nov 24 Post-rock veterans Fin Fang Foom return with first new full-length in six years " Monomyth " to be released on November 24th via Lovitt Records. 1. Magnetic North [ mp3 ] 2. Regret 3. Lonely Waves 4. Deathless 5. Exploding Coast 6. Monomyth 7. Beating the War Drum 8. Nome, Alaska 9. The Great Race of Mercy 11/14 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Ben Davis & The Jetts 12/09 [...]
Nose D'Void of Funk Diría que hay un punto en que la música deja de ser música -o al menos arte- para convertirse en mera herramienta de baile. Y lejos de elaborar minimal del factura fácil y compra al peso, el escocés afincado en Barcelona Lars Sandberg viene aportando -quince años, van- algunas de las melodías más sentidas e inspiradas que se pueden encontrar en el techno. Del caballero D'Void supe por primera vez por Diabla , vía Bugged Out Classics , más bien atraído por nombres como Justice, Digitalism [...]
Bandire il 4/4 da un disco, oggi, credo sia temerario ed imprudente tanto quanto definirsi math. Primo perché tale deriva post, inizialmente considerata da molti come una gallina dalle uova d'oro, sembra proprio aver esaurito la sua spinta iniziale, secondo perché, sebbene le condizioni al contorno siano uguali a quelle di tanta roba prodotta, iperprodotta e rimasticata nel corso dell'ultimo ventennio, qui c'è sicuramente dello straordinario da fare. Strumentali sussurrati da incomprensibili nonsensi ventriloquiali, cartoonistici (che non siano proprio quelli del fido amico di Yoghi) ed una tendenza viscerale a non essere circoscritti, abbozzano traiettorie tanto brusche quanto eterodosse. Come [...]
Black metal doesn't always have to be a wallowing in vitriol and hatred, or a focused venting of negative emotions, and Liturgy are a case in point. Remember the first time you heard Enslaved's Frost album? Or to stretch genre definitions only slightly, Don Caballero's What Burns Never Returns , or King Crimson's Discipline ? Think soulful exactitude, with a profusion of spiritual power. Liturgy are energized players—and their [...]
Parece-me adequado que o dia em que se comemora a implantação da República em Portugal seja também marcado pela reimplantação do nAnha. Muita coisa se passou durante esta minha ausência mais ou menos forçada, mais ou menos intencional. Estive afastada não só do meu blogue, mas também da blogosfera em geral. De tal forma que tive uma pequena taquicardia quando voltei hoje a consultar o meu Google Reader. Apesar de apreciar o dourar da pílula dos senhores do Google, +1000 novos itens é e será sempre uma realidade deveras assustadora, independentemente de quanto '+' possa ser (e, neste caso, é [...]
Snacktruck , which features members of Ultra Dolphins , Brainworms and VCR , have posted four songs from their upcoming CD entitled Spacial Findings 1-7 for Rorschach Records. Snacktruck counts members of Ultra Dolphins, Brainworms, and VCR. The four-piece consists of two drummers, a bassist and a guitarist and has been compared to Don Caballero, Battles, Russian Circles, and Trans Am. The band will also be making an appearance at THE FEST 8 in Gainesville, FL . Check out the songs on their MySpace [...]
With the Underground Resistance headquarters as his incubation unit and Mike Banks as mentor, it is no surprise Santiago Salazar's career has developed in the way that it has. He first appeared in 2001 under the moniker S2 and popped up intermittently over the next few years, sharing vinyl space with Dex from Los Hermanos, also undertaking edits and mixes for UR. Before long he was asked to join Los Hermanos and be a part of the UR Galaxy 2 Galaxy project. His Ican label with friend Esteban Adame has been going strong for the past few years while 2009 [...]
Les presentamos el cuidadoso trabajo de Rotación de Ceres, quinteto chileno cuya propuesta se nutre del post-rock instrumental y otras vetas más progresivas, para brindar un estilo propio y divergente, de cósmicos efluvios y sabores latinoamericanos, además de un factor escaso entre tanto escepticismo: un profundo sentido de crítica social. Siendo tan amplia su oferta, lo mejor es dejarse llevar por sus melodías, contenidas en su debut de reciente estreno Sinestesia. El guitarrista y bajista Joan Texidó Zlatar responde por sus compañeros. Ciudad de origen : Santiago de Chile. Integrantes : Miguel [...]
El pasado 31 de agosto yo mismo comentaba la decisión tomada por el gobierno de Malasia que consistía en no dejar pasar a los musulmanes a un concierto de The Black Eyed Peas . Menos mal que la cordura se ha acabado imponiendo y al final se ha suprimido ese absurdo veto, según informaba la Agencia EFE . Este hecho supone una excepción en la manera de actuar de los gobiernos musulmanes, siempre tan estrictos a lo que manda la religión. Tal vez se haya decidido rectificar por la presión ejercida en [...]
"Featuring over 2 hours of live bands from Los Angeles and beyond, " Live at The Smell " captures the live energy that pumps through LA's legendary independent DIY all-ages venue. Recorded in high-quality audio and video over a month period in Fall 2008, the DVD gives you the feeling of being immersed in one of the many gigs presented there each week for over 10 years. The music is clean and powerful, the footage is raw and wild, and the energy is LIVE. Presented on a gorgeous 6-panel Digipak with superb all-mural [...]
Tiga's bro En sus propias palabras, Tiga creó el sello Turbo para <<publicar mi propio mix CD>>. Unos cuantos años después, aquel proyecto se ha convertido en un emporio de llaveros, gorras y camisetas . Y muchos, muchos maxis . Con excepciones electroclash, french y funk, podemos describir su estilo sobre todo como tech-house y electro. Aunque últimamente está algo de capa caída en términos artísticos -por otra parte, le debe estar llegando una cantidad insultante de dólares canadienses al señor Sontag cada mes-, durante toda la década nos han aportado descubrimientos, [...]
Science vs. Religion is a debate that has raged for centuries, not least on our own shores. It's taken a back seat over the past decade or so as we've ridden the wave of liberalism that often accompanies economic progress, but it's reared its head once again in recent months with Minister Dermot Ahern's bizarre decision to re-introduce blasphemy laws to the statute book in spite of the fact that nobody had actually asked him to. It's always a little awkward to watch an organism slowly cannibalise itself, but Fianna Fáil's latest catastrophe has at least [...]
Definitely the best thing i've seen on the front of a women's magzine for a while. mp3 : 14 Year Old Girls —" Grand Theft Auto 3 " mp3 : Don Caballero — " Slice Where You Live Like Pi e "
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
TOUR: The Tallest Man On Earth Announces U.S. Dates
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[mp3] Joanna Newsom - "Kingfisher"
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
