Always a somewhat problematic predicament is the side-project: whether it arouses foreseeable, feasible tensions or indicates endemic issues with the collaborative creativity of the artist(s) involved, it's a term sullied by multitudinous howlers. Last year's pairing up of Lou Reed and Metallica provided an example as unequivocal as any as to why sticking to the day job, however dirgy or dreary it may be, is an unadventurous direction that should sometimes be followed. It was largely regarded as the defecating on and defacing of not one but two illustrious legacies and the potential perils and jagged-toothed traps around [...]
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For the first time in over three years, Neon Neon , the collaborative project between producer Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys , are set to release a song, titled "Wheels." The song will be included on Lex Records ten-year anniversary compilation Complex Vol. 1 , which also includes the Dave Sitek remixed " Rhymin' Slang ." The previously unreleased track was written during the duo's Stainless Styles sessions, their debut concept album which dealt with the automobile icon John DeLorean. Following the influence of said album, "Wheels" concerns "Johnny [...]
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Ya tenia un ratisimo que no teniamos ninguna noticia sobre lo que estaba pasando con este otro proyecto de Gruff Rhys junto con Boom Bip al cual, obviamente conocen a la perfeccion: Neon Neon. Si no mal recuerdo, lo ultimo que habiamos escuchado de ellos aparecio por ahi de 2008 y desde entonces como que habian entrado en una especie de pausa para seguir trabajando con sus proyectos originales, mas que nada Gruff Rhys . Pero bueno, el dia de hoy ya podemos escuchar algo nuevo de Neon Neon aunque en realidad, "Wheels" es un track que [...]
Gruff Rhys , líder do Super Furry Animals , resolveu voltar o Neon Neon , seu projeto eletrônico com junto com o produtor Boom Bip que rendeu um ótimo álbum e até uma indicação ao Mercury Prize em 2008. O duo entrará em estúdio em 2012 para trabalhar em seu segundo disco e para celebrar esse retorno, lançou hoje uma faixa inédita. Wheels foi gravada durante as sessões de Stainless Style , mas ficou de fora do álbum de estreia e será lançada em uma coletânea em comemoração aos 10 anos [...]
Given the renaissance that glitchy, ambient electronica has enjoyed of late with the likes of Gold Panda , Mount Kimbie , and Seams garnering widespread laudation, it'd be all too easy to gloss over the perennial ability of Boom Bip to fling forth similarly blissful joy. However where he once daubed droplets of synth wizardry atop atmospheric minimalism his sounds now ooze ominously, like mercury dripping from a shattered thermometer, evoking a more extroverted strand of delight. Having spent recent times in the company of melancholia mastermind Gruff Rhys, the pair [...]
With a name this awesome it is only right that Boom Bip (real name Bryan Hollon... Not as cool sadly) makes great music. It's epic electronic stuff with a healthy amount of genre crossover. This comes thanks to his ability to get cracking collaborators on his songs, all of whom add their own take to the music. He has got a new album coming out at the end of the month, which is his first since last years Stainless Style with Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys (which is very good. But you probably already know that). [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Spinner Interview Since first hitting the road Super Furry Animals in 1995, Gruff Rhys has staked a serious claim as being one of the few genuine Renaissance men of British rock music. From leading the Welsh psychedelicists through nine near-faultless and truly creative long players, two solo records, a Mercury Award-nominated concept album about John DeLorean with side project Neon Neon [...]
You might have come across Cate Le Bon ( MySpace ) before, with her being guest vocalist on Neon Neon's I Lust You and spending a year touring with them - but a Toadcast a few weeks ago was the first time I appreciated her in her own right. Her sultry Welsh accented voice has found its way out the deepest darkest welsh countryside, whilst the folk-psychedelic sounds she sculpts around it will begin to peel away those first impressions of innocence. You can see how her previous attempt at making a record ended in a [...]
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If you're unaware of what Music Monday is, it's a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too. Using the hashtag (#) followed by "MusicMonday" you can easily find new music posted by the thousands of people making recommendations each week. Every #MusicMonday I upload a playlist of 20 songs that I've been listening to (new and old) over the past week [...]
Not only has Super Furries/Neon Neon frontman Gruff Rhys recorded an album with a Brazilian TV repairman he has also starred in a new psychedelic musical documentary Separado! about his long lost Patagonian uncle Rene Griffiths. As you do.
Cuando nos avisaron que un animal súper peludo estaba en la puerta de Noiselab , pensamos en llamar a la policía o al zoológico, pero en realidad de quien se trataba era de Gruff Rhys , integrante de Super Furry Animals y Neon Neon , que se dio un tiempo para venir a visitarnos y de paso, grabar la sección Insight para la nueva temporada de noiselab.tv , la cuál ya está a la vuelta de la esquina. El músico, quien ha colaborado con Gorillaz, De La Soul y Paul [...]
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E foi por acaso que eu me deparei com Cate Le Bon , não porque estão falando nela agora não. Nem estão. Mas ao ver o clipe de " Hollow trees house hounds " pensei por que não havíamos falado dessa inglesa(!?) Aí está ela, com um álbum intimista, mistura de pop com folk com coisa estranha, mas que de algum modo soa interessante. E a garota costuma estar bem acompanhada, saca o Gruff Rhys (do Super Furry Animals e do Neon Neon , para o [...]
I first heard Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon as the sultry voice in the song "I Lust You," which appeared on the "Stainless Style" album from Neon Neon (the neo-disco Boom Bip/Gruff Rhys project). The stuff on her solo album "Me Oh My," released today in the U.S. via the Control Group, is much more quirky — Nico with more phobias, and a stranger arsenal of instrumentation. Le Bon winds up a West Coast mini-tour this weekend. ||| Download: "Shoeing the Bones" ||| Live: [...]
it's not the right way to be, i know, but then some things never change ♫ Bright Light Bright Light - A New Word To Say Looking for a little spacey, pop gold for your weekend? Done and done. Bright Light Bright Light is a rising star so bright he named himsel... OK, sorry, that was terrible, let me start over. Bright Light Bright Light is a guy from London who has been making music in various ways for a while now but only recently teamed up with Neon Neon's [...]
Neon Indian has announced a North American trek this spring/summer. The Chillwaver will play two shows with acclaimed trip-hop superstars Massive Attack in New York and Boston. 04-09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl 05-12 New York, NY - Terminal 5 * 05-13 Boston, MA - House of Blues * 05-20 Calgary, Alberta - Hi Fi Club 05-31 George, WA - Sasquatch 06-02 San Diego, CA - Casbah 06-03 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar 06-04 Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum / First Fridays # [...]
A New Word To Say is the new single from Bright Light Bright Light , aka Rod Thomas and supporting players. Produced with Neon Neon's Boom Bip, it's a slice of unashamedly sincere electro-pop, full of breathless rhythms, nice vocal hooks and a real reach-for-the-lasers chorus. Where I find BLBL's previous numbers occasionally smacking of simplicity, this latest effort is much more artful - epitomised by the nice jangly melody thrown in amid the final skirmishes, and by the layered vocals that accompany it. In the end, it's a tune that gives you two distinct options: sing along, or have a shit time. Bright Light Bright Light is playing The [...]
Not to be confused with Lite Brite, Rainbow Brite, light sabers, or any sort of toy with the words bright or light in them, London's Bright Light Bright Light (yep it's so nice, you say it twice) jumped into Beastonia directly before flying out for SXSW. In turn, we lost track a bit, but the cool chap hit us up again today with a fair reminder that I needed to get the radness ready for your ears. [...]
BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT In precisely the same way that all highly skilled craftsmen create their quality products, when pop music is done well, it appears to be somewhat effortless. It strikes all the buttons marked 'positive' and 'satisfying', whilst simultaneously ticking all your inner fun boxes. We've recently been in touch with Rod Thomas who kicked off this new project last summer, following a career spent working inside music distribution ( PIAS ) from 2004, to eventually setting up his own label, Self Raising Records , in 2006. With the likes of Andy Chatterley (Unkle, [...]
I really like Rod. When we were talkin over emails, he just comes across as the most awesome, humble, guy ever, which is not something that can easily be said about most people these days. Rod runs the net based label, Self Raise Records and he's also an electronic songwriter going by the name Bright Light Bright Light . I guess this humble-ness and sensitivity bleeds into his music: intelligent songwriting on a backdrop of an 80s-tinged dance soundtrack. Tracks like Love Part II stops just short of being epic and Good Times [...]
Austin - It has come to my realization that I will not be able to write long ass reviews for every band I see. So here are some quicky Ricky reviews. Chris Shiflett - The man best known as the lead guitarist for the Foo Fighters also played Monday night's British Embassy night. Why? I don't know, maybe he likes soccer or something. Nothing about his set really impressed me, although with his laid back demeanor, beard, flannel shirt and the panty removing acoustic guitar, I am sure soccer moms everywhere are already taking their [...]
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