K ailash takes its name and guiding spirit from the mythical Himalayan peak on which the Destroyer dwells in the state of perpetual meditation, in the deathless state." Originally hailing from Hong Kong, this New York-based group is bringing something entirely new to the table. Hypnotic eastern-tinged drones create the backdrop for their dark and brooding vocals. Creating something truly unique, and definitely the first of it's kind on Abandon Ship. Keep an eye out for more from Queen Elephantine in the coming months. Their future is bright, although their sounds may not be! [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. C.M. Mayo's The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is a historical novel as well-written and researched as it is educational and entertaining. I knew little of Mexico's history before picking up this book, but Mayo has a gift for bringing historical figures to life in a brilliant combination of fiction and biography. Bookslut wrote of the book: " The Last Prince [...]
This is a fuzzy muscle play of distorted dirge and Hindu atmospherics that easily embodies the slow majesty of bands like Earth , or to a lesser extent, Mono … but this is a rawer, far heavier brew, buckling the confines of the medium, so over-saturated that it almost struggles for definition. The instruments take on a scary dynamic, like a vibrating cloud of flies, distorted in the heat. It's hard to avoid the magnetic pull of that turbine shackled hertz, or that accompanying tinsel soak from the cymbals, even the words seem to be [...]
"The opening of Shot Forth Self Living seems to summarize Medicine's entire approach to music: a burst of guitar feedback begins and screeches for longer than one would think tolerable - and then, suddenly, drums and an elephantine bassline emerge and the listener finds that in the midst of all the noise, there's a beautiful pop song slipping through. Hence the omnipresent My Bloody Valentine comparisons - both bands have found that by "burying" the primary melodies under waves of sound, they can create something more subtle and more moving than the average pop song. Shot Forth [...]
by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: Kill The Client - "Divide And Conquer" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kill The Client - "Cleptocracy" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Planks - "Deluge" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Planks - "A Sunken City" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Beehoover - "Dance Like A Volcano" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Black Elk - "Hospital" (MP3) [...]
November 8th, (just a week and a half away!?) Brooklyn gets a free screening of Such Hawks Such Hounds . The movie documents underground heavy pysch music through such acts as Sleep, Dead Meadow, Kyuss, Pentagram, Saint Vitus and more. Doors for this screening will be at 4PM, with the show starting at 5PM. After the film, stick around for the after party with performances by: Queen Elephantine , Naam , Crooked Hook , Weird Owl , and The Brooklyn Street Raga Association . Hope to see you [...]
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
Friday Five: Surf Songs
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
