CHOCOLATE BOBKA

show: PURE X Live at 285 Kent

2011-07-07T09:57:00.001-05:00

LAST SHOW

COME TO THIS SHOW

Pure X: Pleasure by alteredzones

show: Boy Friend, Speculator, Future Shuttle & More!

2011-07-05T15:59:00.003-05:00

Tomorrow

Great show tomorrow night at the Silent Barn featuring ATXs Boy Friend, the always oozey Speculator, astral sista's Future Shuttle and gonzo glammers Punks on Marks.

Do the whole RSVP on FB thang while listening to these excerpts from the Boy Friend/Speculator tour tape

Boy Friend/Speculator TOUR TAPE by Boy Friend

show: Ryley Walker & Daniel Bachman, Pigeons & More

2011-06-12T17:00:00.003-05:00

TONIGHT

A bit last minute but do not forget to head out to Shea tonight for an amazing show, featuring the acoustic stylings of Ryley Walker & Daniel Bachman (Sacred Harp), as well Veedon Fleece, MC2, and the illustrious Pigeons. Kicks off around 8.

show: 6/13 Silent Land Time Machine La Big Vic & more

2011-06-10T13:04:00.004-05:00

Monday Jams
Monday night Austin's Silent Land Time Machine will be rolling into Brooklyn with Nick Kuepfer and Khora to play a show at the Silent Barn with local faves La Big Vic. Weird Magic will be DJing. Should be a freak family affair. Come shake yr shit and zone out at the barn.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://sltm.bandcamp.com/album/hope-still"&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hope still by silent land time machine&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;
La Big Vic, "Musica" by The FADER

avestruz from nick kuepfer on Vimeo.

live: Six Organs of Admittance 9/19/2010

2011-05-23T13:36:00.002-05:00

Live

Beautiful live Six Organs of Admittance recording taken from Ben Chasney's performance at the Pauluschurch in Tilburg, the Netherlands on September 19th, 2010. Thanks to the Incubate Festival, from which this performance was a part of, for sharing this crystalline collection of audio.

Six Organs of Admittance - Live at Incubate 2010 - 19/09/2010 by incubate

video: Beyonce "Who Run the World" Live

2011-05-23T11:25:00.002-05:00

This Mother

This is the best live performance I've ever seen live on television. If you know who did the video art, please let me know!

live: Where's Your Child? feat. Sun Araw, DJMGG

2011-05-19T15:16:00.006-05:00

NYC INVASION

Left coast time travelers are about to set foot in the Big Apple. Sun Araw is gearing up for a big trip East and he's bringing the whole gang–- The Sun Araw Band, DJMGG, Dream Magic and more. In addition to playing shows at 285 Kent( with D'eon, Matthewdavid and M Geddes Gengras) and Maxwells, the crew will also be throwing their infamous Where's Your Child? party night at Coco66, with Psychic Reality and Sex Worker playing live, and DJ sets by Sun Araw, DJMGG, Todd Pendu and more. The whole shebang kicks off the first week of June. Gear up with these mixes.

WHERE'S YR MIX #15 - RAGGAMENTAL MIX by DJ SUN ARAW by green machines

WHERE'S YR MIX #14 - ROUND & ROUND by green machines

East Coast Dates

6/2 - MUTEK FEST, Montreal

6/3 - WHERES YR CHILD V NYC! w/ SEX WORKER, PSYCHIC REALITY and more
(HOUSE/ITALO NIGHT, DJ SETS)
at Coco 66, Brooklyn

6/4 - THE SUN ARAW BAND, M. GEDDES GENGRAS, MATTHEWDAVID, D'EON
at 285 Kent St, Brooklyn

6/5 - THE SUN ARAW BAND, M. GEDDES GENGRAS, RUN DMT, ZOMES
at Ottobar, Baltimore

6/6 - MORAL COMBAT w/ G LUCAS CRANE!
at 108 Leonard Street between Broadway and Lafayette, NYC

6/7 - THE SUN ARAW BAND, M. GEDDES GENGRAS, DANIEL HIGGS, DEEP MAGIC
at Maxwell's in Hoboken

new: FRKWYS Vol. 6: Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori

2011-05-17T12:32:00.004-05:00

FRKWYS

I'd heard rumblings for a bit, but super excited to see the latest edition of RVNG INTL's FRKWYS series hit the information super highway. The latest is a collaboration between the angelic Julianna Barwick and future-sound pioneer Ikue Mori. The packaging for this edition sounds fully-formed, with a Limited Edition of the release "packaged in thick black jackets with a two-color adhesive wrap. 50 subscriber copies come in leatherette jackets. All LPs come with a 24-page black & white zine; the book features creative direction by Will Work For Good and photographs from the two events by Aubrey Mayer and Jody Rogac." Mind blowing to see this series continue. Even more excited for the next round(s).

Learn more and get a copy here.

Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori - Rejoinder by RVNG Intl.

new: Forest Swords Fjree Feathers EP

2011-05-17T08:31:00.005-05:00

Benefit EP

Forest Swords just posted a collection of demos and unreleased material pressed on wax to raise money to benefit Tsunami relief in Japan. The 6-track Fjree Feathers EP on white vinyl is exclusively available through Rough Trade Shops, however, a digital version is available here. (You may remember No Pain in Pop released this as a CD-R a while back.) Remastered exclusively for this project, "Riverbed," a tune centered around floor tom and hand drum riddims and a loop that recalls some of the darker moments in Kurosawa's Dreams, sounds massive, like it was recorded in the basement of Royal Albert Hall, or some other very big, and equally as notable, building. All info here.

live: Troller & SURVIVE

2011-05-16T11:35:00.006-05:00

Billy Drones

"It came from Austin" seems like an applicable phrase to describe the Alan Howarth-esque sensibilities of Adam Jones, a dominant force in the current Austin scene, who happens to play in a number of groups, including SURVIVE, Troller, Thousand Foot Whale Claw and probably a few more I'm unaware of. The whole "It came from..." element may feel reminiscent of B-movie trailers and posters from VHS rental spots, and that wouldn't be far off from the reality, except grounding the music of Troller & SURVIVE in nostalgia would be dually wrong and negligent of the primitive futurism beholden in the tunes. Melancholic darkness rides high, as does a preternatural sense of melody, often degraded into the mix, yet fully aware in headspace. I once played my Mom some SURVIVE in the car over holiday and she thought it was scary, but also liked the synth movements, which is weird, as I just expected the music to fly high over her head without any thought as to what she was actually hearing. But that wasn't the case, as the depth of the tunes is so apparent, it's hard to ignore. Such is the wonder in these two live sets recently posted to Swamp Donkey's SoundCloud. Massively cloudy, wholly erotic, and Mariana's deep. Also, stay tuned for a Thousand Foot Whale Claw tape on TCC very, very soon.

Troller by swamp donkey
SURVIVE by swamp donkey

new: Forma

2011-05-10T12:15:00.003-05:00

Spools

@FormaSounds is an appropriate Twitter name for the synth-obsessed Brooklyn trio. While their sound is reminiscent of grüvier side of Kosmiche, their contemporary styling isn't as much a nod, as it is a reinterpretation of the effervescent modular sounds produced in Deutschland in the 70s. I recently had the pleasure of seeing Forma score a few experimental films at PS1, and one score in particular, their audio contribution to a Maya Deren's film At Land, left me in mental shambles. The film found Deren meandering on a vacant beach, waves rolling in reverse. Forma played from behind the audience but sounded like they were rising from an oceanic abyss. Their textures were so organic it was hard to think of them as modular creations, as they sounded so much like field recordings. Anyway, I just jammed their debut on Spectrum Spools and it is a subterranean portal into a lost future. Take the pill. Jump down the wormhole. Go in below. (Buy the LP here.)

FORMA: FORMA by alteredzones

mp3: Hits Incorporated "Stranger"

2011-05-03T11:24:00.003-05:00

I Know That Yr Man...

Saccharine pop of the highest fidelity seems to be the agenda of Hits Incorporated, a silky smooth ensemble birthed from the infamous Cats Purring collective's Dude Ranch in the heart of Mississippi. Soft pads gel with lite FM drum machines while Dent May harmonizes, so, if you were wondering, it's ill.

"Stranger/ Do you want to/ Take my Number/ And call me, call me, call me, call me"

Hits INC remind me of that band The Future Sound of London, in name only. Ya know, like, not to jump to conclusions, but this might be The Future Sound of America. Bold statement, but willing to take that bet.

Hits Incorporated - "Stranger" by Cats Purring

Also, be sure to jam the screwed version of Dent Sweat's "More than a Friend, Less Than A Lover." Penultimate slo-jam of the moment for moi.

DENT SWEAT - "MORE THAN A FRIEND (LESS THAN A LOVER) SCREWED MIX"

mp3: Sleep Over "Bathsalts"

2011-05-02T10:35:00.007-05:00

Concussed

Stef from Sleep Over dropped this smokey screw in my inbox last week. Fittingly, it's a cassette screw created by running sound through two different speed controlled tape decks and, one could presume, a few other efx modules. It.is.100%.concussed.

BathSalts by Sleep ∞ Over
Download

video: Physics "Modernist Portal"

2011-04-29T16:05:00.003-05:00

Physics Lab

Some kid named Physics just dropped this in my inbox. Instantly I was transported back to days of filing medical documents in my Grandpa's office while highly stylized NJ Moms came in wreeking of sample perfumes from Macy's at the Garden State Plaza Mall across the street. Sultry nostalgia evolves into manipulated memories of thinking, "What if these women are PCP peddling aliens in disguise on a mission to disengage us from our brains and, subsequently, eat our ear lobes?" Fudge.

videos: La Big Vic, Outer Space, Dolphins into the Future

2011-04-29T15:31:00.003-05:00

Sik .MOVs

A few of my favorite videos of the moment. The (above) La Big Vic session at Newtown Radio is really something special. Hi-fi to the max, this is them peaking on a song I've been hearing them jam locally for a long while now. Couldn't be more excited for the LP to drop (Ed note: there is a song called "Bobka Jam" on the Actually Shout out Russ & Daughters!). Also, sick video for "Mr. Broken Bird" by Mr. Luke Wyatt below. Watch out.

Outer Space recently ripped arpeggios throughout the Schoolhouse and Market Hotel. The latter encounter left me with mild brain damage for 26 hours. I woke up the next day with mind ooze all over my pillow, kinda flabbergasted as to how I got home. Shout out Dunkin Donut's Egg & Cheese on Croissants.

Dophins Into The Future from Records: Experimental Sydney on Vimeo.

Tequilla Rambo homie Lieven Martins brought his Dolphins into the Future enterprise to NYC for the first time in a few years. The result was a cosmo-coral submergence, not unlike the time I went diving in Thailand and this Dutch dude named Remi put a sea urchin in my hand and it stung me and I had to squeeze purple poison out of my hand for, like, 10 minutes while breathing underwater. This video from Sydney is sublte, and awesome.

mix: TELENOVELA FANTASMUX

2011-04-29T12:44:00.004-05:00

Telenovela

UFOria666 dropped this mix of Mexican Soap Opera tunes by Ñaka Ñaka in my DM the other day. It's a twisted trip through paradoxal Telemundo zones, with everything from romantic encounters music to blood curdling "I'm gonna stab you bitch for taking my baby mama's baby's mama away from me" score sounds. This one runs the gamut -- both in era, and style.

TELENOVELA FANTASMUX by ÑAKA ÑAKA

1. Cadenas de Amargura - Incidental 1 (1991)
2. Valeria y Maximiliano- Entrada (1991)
3. Victoria- Entrada (1987)
4. En Carne Propia- Entrada (1991)
5. Teresa- Entrada (1989)
6. Cadenas de Amargura- Entrada (1991)
7. Al Filo de la Muerte- Entrada (1991)
8. Herencia Maldita- Entrada (1986)
9. La Madrastra- Incidental 1 (2005)
10. La Sonrisa del Diablo- Entrada (1992)
11. Yesenia- Entrada (1986)
12. Seducción- Entrada (1986)
13. Días sin Luna- Incidental 1 (1990)

UNMIXED BY ÑAKA ÑAKA (2011)

mix: RxRy's RxB Mix

2011-04-11T01:55:00.003-05:00

RnB

Chopped up, not slopped up is the name of the game in this RxRy did for Stadiums & Shrines. A heavily twisted collection that dives into the heart of the (seemingly) omni-present R&B atmospheres being tapped into across an array of styles and sounds. Some classics and a handful of now age thrillers to get you through a hazy Monday morning.

Download RxRy's RxB mix

show: Harald Grosskopf, Outer Space, Steve Hauschildt

2011-04-09T16:58:00.003-05:00

Memory Bomb
Pleasant surprise/cap off to an excellent Friday night, VIBES will be hosting a second Harald Grosskopf show tonight at "959 Broadway." Acts include Mr. Grosskopf, who will be playing solo tonight (except electro-percussive righteousness), along with Emeralds John Elliott breaking out his Outer Space unit for the evening, and Steve Hauschildt playing solo, alongside Driphouse. In between, and presumably after, DJs Mark McGuire, Jeremy Campbell, Jan Woo & Etienne. Analog synths abound. Join the fun.

show: Harald Grosskopf, Emeralds, Alan Howarth & MORE!

2011-04-05T09:44:00.003-05:00

Cosmic Joker

Along time ago Harald Grosskopf made a record called Synthesist. It was released on the legendary Sky Record label, purveyor of the finest in experimental, ambient and electronic music. But that was a long time ago.

Decades removed and the works of the hypnotic Grosskopf have seeped up from below, influencing countless sound chemists, mixologists and knob-tweakers, and in turn, helping usher in a new wave of post-Internet kosmiche, one as unwaveringly hallucinogenic as the first. In light of this bubbling, RVNG INTL re-issued Synthesist, alongside a collection of remixes and covers by Grosskopf's 21st century offspring. (The appropriately titled Re-Synthesist features the likes of OPN, James Ferraro, Stellar Om Source and many, many more.) This Friday Grosskopf will make a very rare appearance in NYC, where he will be performing the monumental Synthesist with help from a bevy of now-age cohorts, including Blondes, Laurel Halo, Julianna Barwick, ARP and Pink Skull.

This in-and-of itself makes this show mandatory, so the fact that Emeralds are also on the bill, playing both a solo set, AND a set with the legendary Alan Howarth makes it a pre-req for anyone who considers themselves into "experimental music." Consider this a graduate level course in arpeggiated bliss. Grip your tickets here, while you still can. Then peep a minimalist redux of Grosskopf's Trascendental Overdrive by Meadowlands below, as well as a phenomenal live set from Emeralds recorded during their show at the European incarnation of the Unsound Festival.

Meadowlands - Overdrive (Transcended) by RVNG Intl.

Emeralds - live at Unsound 2010, Krakow by factmag

video: Tonstartssbandht & Run DMT present INSTANT WIN

2011-04-04T00:17:00.004-05:00

Blindi

Soul brothers Tonstartssbandht & Run DMT went on tour last year. The vibe was strong– noted in a few really great videos from that tour (specifically Silent Barn and a show in TX). Before they set out on that tour, the guys concocted a VHS of infinitely warped visuals to aid in the ceremonies. For the first time that video is available in a digital format, for your viewing pleasure, right above. Enjoy the Blondie appropriation.

Tonstartssbandht & Run DMT
present

INSTANT WIN TOUR VHS

a Culture Dealer production
in conj. with Does Are Digitaler Springtimes

bands:
Eola
Run DMT
Tonstartssbandht
Andy Boay
High Rise 2

1. Hey I'd Like To Show You - Eola
2. blindi - Run DMT
3. maher shalal hash baz live in baltimore one day
4. Metal Dog Night - Run DMT
5. Somersette - Tonstartssbandht
6. Run DMT score
7. Maihama - Tonstartssbandht
8. Anty - Run DMT
9. Softline - High Rise 2

compiled July 2010 by mike, andy, edwin
original edtion of 15 VHS

comp: Should Have Been Dead On A Sunday Morning

2011-04-01T00:05:00.001-05:00

Arms Wide Open

OESB is back after a break stint of vacay with a new comp paying tribute to one of the greatest, most mind-bendingly peculiar acts in recent memory– Creed. The new six song comp features masterful reworkings, covers, reduxes from the likes of Autre Ne Veut, Alice Cohen, Pretty Lightning, Sleep Creep, Hurricane Ike and Green Gerry. The deliverable is a slice of post-modern classicism, with each artist focusing a morsel of a Stapp's catalog, breaking it down into pieces, and re-assessing it as fresh material in their own vein. Take Alice Cohen's cover of "Higher." I'm pretty sure Alice is not a Creed fan, but she breaks down the #1 Mod-Rock Worship track into an unsettling tweaker ballad– hairspray huffing vox and all. (At first I thought Jimmy Ferraro was spitting pitch vox, but I stand corrected.)

ANV does his thing all over "What's this Life For?"– squealing and shifting directions like vocal shuttle runs over blown out bass-snare hits and distorto guitar-synths(?) akin to his wavering vox. All sorts of alter boy sins cumming to in the confession room on this one. Meantime, Green Gerry turns "With Arms Wide Open" into a cathedral reverb, neck clapper. A fresh new beginning for OESB, who reportedly maybe turning this into an infinite mixtape.

Download Should Have Been Dead On A Sunday Morning (an OESB Tribute to Creed)

new: Sun Ark Cassette Editions

2011-03-31T10:39:00.003-05:00

Fuzz

News from the Sun Ark is always good news, and this time it comes in a bundle of goodies. In addition to new 7" on Monofonus, which includes a cover of Teenage Fanclub's "December," which I can happily say I never saw coming. In addition, Stallones is also teaming up with friend Barrett Avner for Hold The Phone:

HOLD THE PHONE is mustard and ketchup on a deviled egg.
HOLD THE PHONE is your dad whistling at a 16-year-old girl.
HOLD THE PHONE is yin all dressed up in yang clothes.
HOLD THE PHONE is Woodstock yelling at Snoopy.
HOLD THE PHONE is Cameron Stallones and Barret Avner.
HOLD THE PHONE is two boy's talkin'.

Hold The Phone- Yellow & Blue (excerpt)

On the other hand, Sadistic Candle (Barrett Avner) is some demonic sourcing, kick-out-the-fuzz-and-beam-into-the-internal/eternal-zone jams. As Sun Ark notes, it is "a statement of purpose."

Sadistic Candles- Dead Ones Cry No More
Sadistic Candle- A1

new: Dana Jewell Wants 7-inch

2011-03-29T12:31:00.003-05:00

Make My Heart Burn

Friends are fun. What's even more fun?! When friends put out other friends tunes. Friends!

All kidding aside, friends, this one has been a long time in the making and it's really great to finally have it on the turntable. Olympia, Washington's Dana Jewel is no stranger to Underwater Peoples. The head of Wild Animal Kingdom Records used to play in the live version of surf/jungle band Pill Wonder, and has also been featured on the always enjoyable UP seasonal comps...Hey guys, no pressure, but it's been a few too many seasons without a new one…Just sayin' :)(

Now comes Wants, a collection of heart-felt tunes from a man who might as well be considered the product of a one night stand Jonathan Richman had in the PacNW some twenty years ago. (Imagine if Richman sang about Seattle like he did New England….Oh, New England.) "Wants" the song is the perfect duality of yearning for love, and the subsequent rejection of it. Pain is pleasure, and vice versa? If that fits your fancy, be sure to grip Wants over at the UP web zone.

show: MIST, Driphouse, Forma + more

2011-03-25T09:40:00.001-05:00

Twin Lanes
Just came across this, but it's hard to resist. Tomorrow night at the Schoolhouse in Bushwick, MIST (Sam Goldberg [Radio People] + John Elliott [Emeralds, Outer Space, Imaginary Softwoods]), Darren Ho's always stunning Driphouse, and Forma, who are about to drop a record on John's Spectrum Spool imprint. Coincidentally, MIST are also about to unleash an LP on Spectrum Spool, which is operating under the inimitable Editions MEGO. Show will also feature DJ sets by Dan L (Chuck Person, OPN, Celtics fan) and Vibes.

"TWIN LANES" by MIST from upcoming 2xlp "House by spectrumspools

NNA011: Driphouse "50/50" [sample] by nnatapes

FORMA - FORMA237B by spectrumspools

comp: Rose Quartz Christchurch EQ Relief

2011-03-24T10:03:00.003-05:00

RQEQ

The fine young gentlemen at Rose Quartz have compiled a collection of tunes to benefit the city of Christchurch, which some of the RQ team call home. If you recall, the Kiwi City was devastated by a recent earthquake, which rattled the city's bones and left it a fragment of its former self. The Rose Quartz team reached out to some of their favorite artists (Thurston Moore, Sun Araw, Grouper, Dolphins into the Future, Monopoly Child Star Searchers, amongst others), many of whom have played in the city, at venues that are now not much more than rubble. The compilation is full of heavy hitters who loved the city. That said, everyone involved would greatly appreciate if listeners could support the relief effort by giving a few bucks to the Red Cross.

RQ CHRISTCHURCH EQ RELIEF 2011 COMPILATION
TRACKLIST:
1. Spelunks - "ba-DUNK"
2. Shocking Pinks - "Black Envelope"
3. Thurston Moore - "Circulation (1st Demo)"
4. Coasting - "Discovery"
5. Canterbury Rams - "Simple Mind"
6. Dolphins Into The Future - "Armona"
7. Wet Wings - "Feeeel It"
8. Golden Axe - "Catmaster"
9. Secrets - "RMBR U"
10. Monopoly Child Star Searchers - "Winds Emotive Inner Key"
11. Mount Pleasant - "Florida"
12. Sun Araw - "Thrasher"
13. Grouper - "He Knows (Live at St. Lukes Cathedral, Christchurch)"
14. With Moths - "We All Sleep"

mp3: Twerps "Self Assured"

2011-03-23T12:51:00.004-05:00

Black Eyes

Over a year ago I posted a few stunningly melancholic pop tracks from Australia's Twerps. A year later and the group is in the US playing shows. Nice to see these things come together. Anyway, they've got a few 7-inches on the forefront– one on Underwater Peoples, one on OESB, and another on Group Tightener. All of this seems fitting, as last year I remember getting all "I'm obsessed with this. You too?!?!" with all those guys. Something to be said for camaraderie. Anyway, the Twerps are playing their first NYC area show tonight at Glasslands with Family Portrait (Wet Dream lineup), La Big Vic and Chapter Music head Guy Blackman. Peep "Self Assured", which originally appeared on The Report V.II comp and is now featured, in mastered glory, on the UP 7-inch. Word.

new: Troller

2011-03-22T14:35:00.005-05:00

Milk

Adam from SURVIVE has been a busy man lately. I wasn't in Austin last week, but rumor has it that, in addition to hosting two shows, the dude played 12 shows(!) as part of SURVIVE, Thousand Foot Whaleclaw, and his latest act, Troller, which is a collaboration with fellow Austinite Amber Ormand. Reports from ATX have been intriguing, so was stoked to find Troller had uploaded four tunes to their Soundcloud. What's inside? Synthetic cave recordings accompanied by droning vocals that sound like they were recorded by Paulive Oliveros for the Deep Listening Band. Darkness reigns supreme here, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Peace Dream by Troller ATX

Tiger by Troller ATX

video: Ford & Lopatin Channel Pressure

2011-03-14T14:22:00.001-05:00

Break Inside

re: above....Get ready to jam.

video: Rene Hell "{e.s. des Grauens in fifths}"

2011-03-08T13:43:00.004-05:00

Record

WARNING: Megazord notes, "this may cause seizures." You've been warned.

Zord's latest video work comes in the form of another phenomenal Rene Hell cut. The video seems to take Hell's rambling arpeggiations to heart, remixing (and rehashing) arps as video filters. That is not a technical statement, rather a symbiotic one, more in tune to how Oldham warps visuals around Hell's free-flowing synthesis. It's a non-stop barrage of rippling images that pour through digital streets like faucet that can't seem to stop flowing.

mix: Free Spirit's I WishI Am LoveI Will Miss You Mix

2011-03-07T11:59:00.007-05:00

Good Bye

The .gif says it all. A compassionate mix of longing R&B samples, synthetic swells and submerged re-edits ripe for flooding your basement. Zone out, but prepare to snap back to when the filtered echo of Frank Ocean's "Strawberry Swing" starts to roll in.

Free Spirit's *I Wish*I Am Love*I Will Miss You* Mix

tour: Janka Nabay Goes to SXSW, Sabanoh tape

2011-03-04T11:41:00.004-05:00

Bubu King!

If you search Bubu Music in Google, the first eight links are all about Janka Nabay. The ninth is the Wikipedia article on the traditional music of the Temne people from Sierra Leone, made with “old keyboards and by blowing on carburetor pipes and bamboo shoots,” and of which Janka Nabah is universally considered the King. Not only that, Janka was also the first to record Bubu music in Sierra Leone, and his music proved to unite war torn Sierra Leone over ebullient dance music, whose goal was to use the music to promote “peace, good governance and the empowerment of women.”

Janka has been in New York City, regularly playing all over the Manhattan and Brooklyn with a tour de force known as the Bubu Gang, which features members of Highlife, Skeletons, and a plethora of other Brooklyn based musicians helping to re-create Janka’s vision of Bubu with live instruments. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Janka play on more than a few occasions in Brooklyn and each time I leave with my feet sore, but my mind strong. (Bubu proves to be both cathartic and healthy workout.)

Yesterday I posted the A Side to a tape Janka recorded in Sierra Leonne on the Kickstarter blog. To follow up, here's the B-side to Sabanoh. Pledge to Janka's project on Kickstarter.

Download Janka Nabay- Sabanoh B-Side
Download the A-Side to Sabanoh here.

radio: Oscar Sunday Brunch

2011-02-28T15:38:00.004-05:00

We'd Like to Thank Our Choreographer

Last night we all sat through a brutal edition of the Oscar's, however, Hollywoods rewarded us this morning with a host of priceless Charlie Sheen comments. With that in mind, here is a string of well-loved and sequenced music from and inspired by films. Basically everything you could ever want from Hollywood, sans the TMZ upskirt pics, or whatever they are doing. #charliesheen

Oscar Sunday Brunch Radio 2.0
36 Mafia- Acceptance Speech -> Hard Out Here For A Pimp
Puff Daddy- Come With Me (feat Jimmy Page)
Jay-Z Blue Magic (from American Gangsta)
Booker T & the MGs - Tanks Lament
Richard Prior- Dialogue (from Car Wash)
Marvin Gaye- Main Theme from Troubleman
Ennio Morricone- Titoli: Giu la testa
John Barry- The Lesbian Tango (from Night Games)
Harry Nilson- Everybodys Talking
Henry Mancini- Experiment in Terror
John Williams- Follow That Kid! (Instrumental)
John Williams- Making the Plane (Instrumental)
Ennio Moricone- Molina (live)
Richard Band- What Death Looks Like (the Troll soundtrack)
Hakuna Matata (Lion King)
Prince- Kiss (from Under the Cherry Moon)
Little Mermaid main Titles
Spinal Tap- Flower People (from Spinal Tap)
Sandlot barf scene w. James Brown- I Feel Good
Rehma- Combine Man
Billy Passed the Third Grade from Billy Madison
John Barry- Wisdom of the Ages (from the Golden Child)
Jerry Goldsmith- Arrival on Earth/Flying Ballet (from Supergirl)
The Keep Intro- Music By Tangerine Dream
Trent Reznor- Pieces from the Hole (from Social Network)
Clint Mansell- A Swan Song (for Nina) (from Black Swan)
Vangelis- Chariots of Fire
Mark Mothersbaugh- King Island Lightning strike rescue opp
Scene from Suspiria
Leperchaun 4 In Space Trailer
Madonna- Hanky Panky (live) (music inspired by the film Dick Tracy)
Madonna- This Used to Be My Playground (from A League of their Own)
Jeff Bridges- Fallin & Flyin' (from Crazyheart)
R Kelly- Gotham City (from Batman & Robin)
Seal- Kiss from a Rose (from Batman Forever)
8 Mile Last Scene
Eninem- Lose Yourself (from 8 Mile)
Limaho- Never Ending Story
Wyld Stallones- Go Gave Rock N Roll To You (from Bill & Ted's....)

Download Oscar Sunday Brunch Radio 2.0

tonight: How I Quit Crack

2011-02-22T15:30:00.004-05:00

In Realm

Been a long time coming but TX's How I Quit Crack, the nom de plume of Ernestina Forbis, is playing tonight at the Pendu thing at Secret Project Robot. Despite the fact that Brooklyn Vegan is throwing the Witch Haus signifier into play, there is no excuse for missing this show...even if you despise Witch Haus, one of the opening acts, Pendu, etc. Srsly, no excuses, as HIQC performances (and I use the word performance on purpose) are not a dime a dozen in the Northeast, and word about her shows travels long and far.

For over a year, Forbis has been crafting sublime inroads to a very dark places. Between screwing the shit out of Nirvana, turning Chris Isaac's "Wicked Game" into a 9-minute extended rumination of love/lose and issuing one of the best singles in recent memory ("In Realm" b/w "Gone Away" on Answering Machine Records), HIQC has quickly become one of the most exciting artists to emerge from the TX Triangle, despite only releasing a few songs on her Soundcloud page (follow here).

Tonight: SECRET PROJECT ROBOT / 210 KENT AVE. / BROOKLYN, NY $8

wanting you album vers- preview by how i quit crack

hiqc- wicked game by how i quit crack

new: Arches Wide Awake LP

2011-02-22T15:22:00.002-05:00

Comin' Back Again

No stranger to these pages, Arches have been making some of the most thoroughly enjoyable subtle guitar pop for a bit now, and now the Philly-based group is readying their debut record, Wide Awake. They've been upping songs to their Bandcamp at a steady stream and are now, um, streaming(!) the entire record. While digi is all-well and good, the boys have taken to Kickstarter to fund the vinyl release of the record. Nearly half way there after just a few days. Some great incentives, too! Be sure to catch them this coming weekend at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, then chip in to fund their vinyl release. Download (or stream) two new tracks below

new: Introducing Brain Club

2011-02-14T10:46:00.004-05:00

Next Wave

Extremely happy to introduce a new endeavour undertaken by Austin, Texas's Jesse Jenkins & Kyle Dixon. Brain Club is a limited edition 12" series that will highlight boatloads of "outtakes, side projects, collaborations, rarities, live shows, b-sides, etc.," from friends in Austin and beyond. The inaugural 12" is a duality, one which seems to define Brain Club – the first side a deep spelunker in a stalagmite city; side two a more visceral, melodic experience amped by drum machines. While the sides contrast, the forces are working in conjunction to form a unilateral experience. I could spend a good deal of time going through the liner notes, but I recommend taking the time to do that yourself, as you'll want to become heavily acquainted with these two sides.

Grip here. Listen below.

Tracklist for Brain Club 001
smokey emery / be calm & still
vc childkraft / magnetik rose
thousand foot whale claw / lost in those dunes
heathen earth / untitled

••
bodytronix / live @ night of the ARAWANS
jake schrock / reverie
phantastes / flight of stares

• by brainclub

•• by brainclub

TCC017 | Gem Trails Timeshares

2011-02-10T17:12:00.011-05:00

Wormhole

Gem Trails is Trevor (Woodsman/Firetalk Records) nom de plume. A solo excursion into the nuanced underbelly of psychic reality. Timeshares is a visceral journey into the nether world where subtle fragments of life are rendered in slow-motion, only to be dissected, observed, and preserved for future citizens.

Gem Trails - Timeshares - C30
Side 1: 1993, Timeshares, Mega Fortress, Wahter, Old Kid
Side 2: See Colors, Dyno Comp

Stream Timeshares in its entirety

mix: DJMGG "Special Post-Jamaica"

2011-02-09T13:17:00.005-05:00

ChaliceMastah creators Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras recently returned from a fruitful trip to Jah-make-ya with, a hum, a lot of fruit. While we're gonna have to wait a bit for the motherload, DJ MGG just posted this righteous mix of finds from the island. As he puts it:

I AND I RETURN FROM BABYLON WITH DEEP CUTS SCORED FROM BLACK-MOLD HOUSING WITH WAX STACKS ON EVERY SURFACE. JAMAICA IS RECORD COLLECTORS DREAM/NIGHTMARE . BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE MANLEY AIRPORT TUFF GONG STORE BY DJMGG.

Raise up

WHERE'S YR MIX #7 JAMAICA REPLAY by green machines

label: NNA Tapes Has A Lot Going On

2011-02-07T16:51:00.007-05:00

Nu-Batch

NNA Tapes has been going HAM for a while, but their last two batches have been, to be blunt, undeniable. The Burlington,VT label is taking things to the next level with a string of releases that seems to embody the current exp-fuck-synth-diy-whatever-the-kids-want-to-call-it scene. From Dem Hunger alter-ego's to Driphouse to Ponytail's Ken Seeno to the solo debut from Zs psych-SHREDDDDDDDDDDDER Ben Greenberg, aka Hubble, it's hard to not be all like, "Shit, NNA is killing it." Why? Cuz, they are.

And so, here's a little run down of their last few releases. Warning: this is by no means comprehensive, nor representative of the vast NNA catalog, which is growing like black snow in NYC.

Head Boggle- "Unsounds and Domo Live" c35
Toby told me to make sure I listen to this on headphones. I'm going to reiterate that statement right now. Completely fucked, channel phazing. Void of anything that could possible resemble popular song structure, Unsounds is a gurgling beast souped up on prescription ludes. Wonk below.

Head Boggle-crunch saddle MXI by nnatapes

Driphouse "50/50" c24
The ever-prolific Daren Ho slows down again as Driphouse on 50/50– a subtle collection that seems to focus as much on the organic, as it does the synthetic. A deep and brooding collection of light night oscillators and dark cloud forms.

Driphouse-Heavy White by nnatapes

Wanda Group "Bass Urine" c20
Another piece of twisted logic from the Dem Hunger camp, which seemingly only sleeps while falling prey to coma visions in a corporate drug coma. Emphasis on corporate drugs, as the chemical imbalance in this piece is as slimy and uncontrollable as a ride on some Merck & Co., Inc. pills. Alien dub gunk.

Wanda Group-Wetsuit Women by nnatapes

Ken Seeno "Invisible Surfer On An Invisible Wave" c31
Celestial music for the new age....AND THAT AINT SOME STUPID CATCHALL. THIS SHIT IS LEGIT. SO LEGIT, IMA GET AGGRO OVER TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS. LET YR BRAIN MLLW. SUCK IT IN. DO NOT EXHALE UNTIL YR LUNG CAPACITY HAS IMPLODED AND YOU ARE LEFT BREATHLESS. THEN...RELEASE.

Ken Seeno-Driving into Light/Blustery Day by nnatapes

Hubble "Hubble Linger" c61

Mind control from Zs psychic shredder Ben Greenberg, whose Hubble project is a massive fret-burning collecting of meteor-cruisers. Do not miss Hubble live. Srsly. Do not miss him live.

NNA024: Hubble "Hubble Linger" [sample] by nnatapes

video: Laurel Halo "Diazeugma"

2011-02-07T16:35:00.004-05:00

MAX/MSP

Laurel Halo's excursions into various digital formats has been exciting to watch unfold. While her debut EP on Hippos in Tanks is a highly focused work of "synth-pop," for lack of a better word, her meanderings in other mediums, and her live shows, showcase an artist unafraid to improv, no matter what the format. I recently caught her at Pianos and it was a pleasure to hear her go to the midi-house castle– ditching any predilection for "pop", and going straight for the back alley clubs of her native Michigan.

While "Diazeugma" isn't an ode to Carl Craig, it does find Laurel messing with digital editing tools and in doing so, creating a wash of rhythmic interplay suitable for fucking with first time DXM experimentalists.

The video for "Diazeugma" can be found on The Report V.II. In addition, the tune will appear on a forthcoming NNA tapes release. More on those cats in a bit.

Grip The Report V.II here.

radio: Sunday Brunch: Ambient Drift

2011-02-01T13:04:00.004-05:00

Lost
Residing in the rear of an infinite cave, this two-hour episode of Sunday Brunch dives into the trenches, broadcasting from the depths of the Earth's core (or, the outer-reaches of the atmosphere.) Whichever one you prefer. Take a nap.

Download Sunday Brunch: Ambient Drift
Klaus Schultz- Mirage (excerpt)
Cetacean Nation- the Kealakua Bay
MM- FM Static
Gas- Pop 5
Ten Thousand Foot Whaleclaw- Slobos
Roberto Detree- Architectura Celestis
Harold Budd- Madrigals of Rose/Crystal
Roberto Detree-Die Frau
Dolphins Into the Future (excerpt)
Peter Mergener- Michael Wiesser- Rainbow
Stars of the Lid- Dont Bother Theyre Here
Stellar Om Source (random excerpt)
Keith Fullerton Whitman- Lisbon (excerpt)
Tangerine Dream- Rubycon Pt. 1 excerpt
Imaginary Softwoods (excerpt)
Outer Space (excerpt)
Emeralds- Access Granted
Free Spirit- Researching the Bermuda Triangle
Lil B- Letter to Family
MM- Muted Wave
OPN- Pelham Island Road
Software- Self Similarity Life
High Wolf- Boneless
Software- Pyschomellow Planet
Harmonia & Eno- Weird Dream
Double Fantasy- Endless Running
Free Spirit- Hov Lane

Download Sunday Brunch: Ambient Drift

new: Ducktails Killing the Vibe 12" w/ Panda Bear

2011-01-26T22:02:00.003-05:00

Duck

Ducktails is taking to Kickstarter to make put "Killin the Vibe" with Panda Bear on wax. In addition the 12" features two new tracks from the duck, as well as another rendition of "Killin the Vibe" featuring Spectrals, whom Matt has befriended along his travels. They even recently served as his backing band in the UK.

Pledge to Ducktails Killin the Vibe 12" here.
Ducktails - Killin' The Vibe (Feat. Panda Bear) by weallwantsome1

TCC016 | Airbird/Megafortress Split

2011-01-25T03:15:00.000-05:00

SPLIT

Airbird/Megafortress C30 Split - TCC016
****art by Megazord****

Old skool buds team up to populate this C30 chromatic tape in various synthetic forms.

Airbird (aka Joel Ford of Games) brings big beats and piano house over transposed vox on jams like "Part of the Game" and "King for the Night", while "Somewhere in a Field" dwells in galactic gurgles and satellite field recordings. It's all encompassing, and I didn't even mention that he also tries on the Beach Boys "Surfer Girl." Airbird going H.A.M right now. #watchout

Listen to "Part of the Game"

Side B is a mythic region inhabited solely by Bill Gillim, the lone proprietor of the Megafortress. Over four movements, Gillim zones in on the internal chaos, harvesting tones from a DX-7 in the midst of the night. "Allelujah" is a hybrid journey into a prophetic digital gospel, while "Mega Fortress IV" showcases Gillim's way with an EWI and VE-20. Pretty much just waiting for Kanye to jack a Megafortress vox samp at this point. Oh yeah, and if you haven't seen his video for Freedom From Fear, watch it now. It's not on the tape, but it's striking, and an excellent example of where Megafortress is heading...I think?

TCC015 | Flower Orgy

2011-01-25T03:08:00.003-05:00

Red Hook

Supremely damaged hippie folk from Redhook's Flower Orgy, a fried concoction blended to distressed warmth over a few months on the southern tip of BK. The 4-some retreated to the woods of VT this past autumn and tracked this off-handed tape– a travellogue from a lost (or…found?) weekend in the woods. First release by this shambolic singers who meandered out of Bennington, VT a 'lil while back, includes an outstretched cover of Exuma's "22nd Century."

Snag here.

radio: Sunday Brunch- 1/23/2011

2011-01-24T14:19:00.004-05:00

EOLA
Download yesterday's Sunday Brunch: The Limited Capacity Edition now. Half way through this episode you will be treated to a live performance by EOLA, aka Edwyn from TONSTARTSSBANDHT's project. Really beautiful, gospel choir harmonizations. Highly rec'd checking it out. Be sure to hit up Newtown Radio every Sunday between 2-4PM for premo jams.

Sunday Brunch: Limited Capacity Edition 1/23/2011
Tesla Effect -> tape improv
Curren$y- King Kong
Lil B- God Kissed Me
Autre Ne Veut- Loveline
Survive- The Cave (33rpm)
Bruce Haack- Cherubic Hymn
Software- Julia's Dream
Double Fantasy- Food for Fantasy
Peter Mergener-Michael Weisner- Sunbeam (interlude)
Portishead- Over (live)
Bas Noir- My Love is Magic (dub)
Purple & Green- Right Here
Carly Simon- Why? (12" extended chic edit"
Chic- I Feel Your Love Comin On
INXS- I Need You Tonight (mendelsohn mix)
Soft Machine- Moon in June
KLF- 3AM Eternal

~~~EOLALIVESET~~~

Robert Wyatt- Born Again Cretins
EOLA- new song
Harmonizer- tape excerpt
Monopold Child Star Searchers- Waterfall Intro.
Curren$y's Jet Life Block
Lil B- I'm Miley Cyrus

Download Sunday Brunch: Limited Capacity Edition 1/23/2011

new: Pure X Chain Reflection 12"

2011-01-18T11:01:00.003-05:00

SMOKE

In advance of their highly awaited debut, Pure X (formerly Pure Ecstasy) are back with a self-released 12" of "free form jams and protoversions of songs from" their forthcoming full-length. Initially released as a West Coast tour tape (long sold out), the session finds the Austin trio honing in on the loose framework of their early Future Nostalgia tape, expanding on its immense minimalism, while focusing on movements and haunting tones, rather than structure and form. Consider it modal music for the hazy-minded and a major precursor to their debut.

Grip the "smoke" colored Chain Reflection 12" here.

Chain Reflection 1 by PURE X

Chain Reflection 2 by PURE X

new: Boy Friend

2011-01-12T01:23:00.003-05:00

Christa & Sarah
New crystalline tunes from Christa & Sarah formerly of Sleep Over. The new project is Boy Friend. Barely scratched the surface so far, but heavily going in on these 4 tunes, which seem to cosmically interline with the current white washed status of the City. A gem*star of an EP on 1st listen from what I can tell.

In other Austin news, Sleep Over have a bunch of new stuff in the works, including some gem stars on TCC. Stay tuned.

new: Sun Araw "Thrasher" (Neil Young cover)

2011-01-10T10:54:00.004-05:00

The Woods

Director Matthew Lessner's The Woods (which was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and will premier at Sundance this year) is the story of a group of young revelers seeking to disconnect from modern society and sojourn in a new sylvan homestead. At the heart of the film are bourgeois values and technology, how they interplay and what happens when young people try to subvert them. Fitting then that Los Angeleno and dark dub warrior Sun Araw contributes this cyborg-morphic cover of Neil Young's "Thrasher." (Originally, Sun Araw was supposed to score the entire film, though in the end the soundtrack features tunes by Dirty Projectors, Lucky Dragons and more.) Dense grooves from the west coast. Indulge below.

Sun Araw- Thrasher (Neil Young cover)

radio: Sunday Brunch 2k!! V.I

2011-01-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

FlowerOrgy
Extremely happy to post the first edition of Sunday Brunch 2k!!. This volume is heavy on cosmic theatrics, as you'll see below, and contains a short live set by Red Hook's finest damaged folkies Flower Orgy. Download away!

Download Sunday Brunch 2k!! V.I
The Sweethearts- Burning Through the Night (slop screw)
Klaus Schulze- Shadow of Ignorance (excerpt)
Robert Fripp- Water Music I -> Here Comes the Flood
R. Kelly- I Believe I Can Fly (instrumental)
Alice Coltrane- Journey in Satchidananda
JRR Tolkien- excerpt from The Hobbit
James Ferraro- Dollhouse Frotteur
Silver Apples- I Have Known Love
Outer Limits Recordings- Julie (-8)
Moyra Dewey- 50 Minutes
John Fahey- Field Recordings at the AVA
Dolphins into the Future ->Outer Space (blend)
Harol Budd- Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim
--Flower Orgy Live Set--
Sacred Harp- Brother Green
Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska
John Fahey- Steamboat Gwinde Round and Round
Lau Nau- Painovoimaa, valoa
Brian Jones presents Joujouka Music (excerpt side 1)
Monopoly Child Star Searchers- Waterfall Introduction
Fugees- Fu-gee-la (sly & robbie remix)
Tina Turner- Whats Love Got to do With it
Little Kirk- Whats Love Got to do With it

Download Sunday Brunch 2k!! V.I

mix: YouTube->FireFox->AudioHiJack

2011-01-06T16:57:00.003-05:00

Nobody Here

End of the day mix I made while doing work the other morning. Enjoy while running on latte-fumes, or whatever you kids down these days to keep you awake at your internships.

Download YouTube->FireFox->AudioHiJack
J Dilla- La La La
Nike7UP- In Bloom Until I Die
Kanye West- Good Morning (chopped & screwed)
Chuck Persons- Nobody Here
Tears for Fears- Sowing the Seeds of Love
Lindsay Buckingham- Trouble
The Vels- Private World
Scotch- Mirage
Prefab Sprout- Appetite
Steely Dan- Midnight Cruiser

video: Edie Sedgwick "Robert Downey Jr."

2011-01-06T15:37:00.004-05:00

Fuck Warhol

No, not that Edie Sedgwick - this Edie Sedgwick.

You see, this Edie Sedgwick "is the transgendered reincarnation of a vacuous Andy Warhol Superstar who died of a barbiturate overdose in 1971."

The dysmorphic brainchild of one Justin Moyer, this li’l Edie pens cheap electroclash odes to celebrities both list-A and D, both dead or alive: Britney, Paris; Rob Lowe, Christian Slater; John Candy, O.D.B. And when ze succeeds, hir 8-bit paens inevitably end up saying something profound about that cult of personality to which our society so desperately flings. But even when sie fails, hir panegyrics are just so goddamn catchy that it doesn't right matter.

Who knows? It could all be one hilarious inside joke, with Moyer's tongue planted as firmly in his whisker-rouged cheek as his cock's duct-taped to his ass. After all, Moyer lives in Washington, D.C. and most of his records are put out by the notoriously harDCore institutions there like Dischord and DeSoto.

At any rate, it's hard indeed to imagine Ian MacKaye or J. Robbins releasing anything not sopping with integrity and earnestness. And Moyer's been playing this type of zombie dress-up since his 2001 long player First Reflections.

Post by Logan K. Young

mix: Hot 97 1/1/11 12AM-3AM

2011-01-03T13:43:00.002-05:00

You Know What It Is...Black & Yellow
All about happy accidents, and a major thanks to DJ rupture for this one. The globe traveling producer and audio-scholar just happened to tape the first three hours of 2k11 on NYC's most infamous hip-hop sanctuary, Hot 97. An absolutely fascinating, enlightening and banging look at where hip-hop stands as we start a new year. An essential field recording from the crux of the digital world.

Hot 97 1/1/11 12AM-3AM

mix: YouTube -> Maxell XL II PT. III

2010-12-21T15:02:00.001-05:00

Solstice

Part III of the End of the Year YouTube->Maxell XL II mix series.

PT.III by McG

Johannes Schmoelling- Contemplative Clouds
Robert Wyatt- O Caroline
Kendra Smith- Iridescence
Lau Nau- Lue kartalta
Roger Rodier- The Key
Elis e Antonio Carlos & Jocafi- "Lucia Esparadrapo" , "Mudei de Idéia" Medley
Harold Budd & Clive Wright- Pensive Aphrodite
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd- Sea Swallow Me
Mark Fry- Song for Wild
Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard - Farscape
Enya- Watermark
Monica & Brandy- The Boy Is Mine

mix: YouTube -> XLII PT. I & II

2010-12-20T12:12:00.002-05:00

Maxell XLII

Lately it seems my listening habits revolve around YouTube, which is basically a treasure chest for mix makers. Problem is, recording YouTube DJ sets isn't all that easy. So I took a traditional route, plugged my Sony VOR recorder into my Headphone out, and recorded whatever I had cued up straight to tape. Will be uploading more of these daily. Stay tuned.

YouTube -> XLII by McG

Pt. I
Robert Schroeder- Rotary Motion
Nike7Up- In Bloom Until I Die Mix
Creatures- Digital Rebel
Carly Simon- Why? 12” edit
The KLF- Elvis on the Radio, Steel Guitar In My Soul, 3A.M.
Double Fantasy- Universal Ave.

Pt. II
Larry Norman- UFO
Bongwater- Psychedelic Sewing Room
Cleaners from Venus- Ilya Konichiwa Looked At Me
Wreckless Eric- Whole Wide World
Neil Young- Mr. Soul 12” Extended Remix
Rainbow Serpent- Distant Ambience
Delia Derbyshire- Love Without Sound
Japanese Commercial

video: d'Eon "Kill A Man With A Joystick In His Hand"

2010-12-20T10:48:00.004-05:00

Call of Duty

d'Eon "Kill a Man With a Joystick In Your Hand" from OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE on Vimeo.

Repurposing found media hit its threshold this year, with just about every chillwave riding/witch house fucking bedroom act turning to Archive.org (or Mom & Dad's old home movies) to find source material for videos. It can be nice, and nostalgic, but, in reality, it is weak, with video artists choosing to focus on the dreamy qualities of degrading media in hopes of tapping into the collective baby book consciousness. It's a nice dream, but it's far from reality.

This clip for d'Eon's "Kill A Man With A Joystick In His Hands" is the proto-opposite of this 16mm/VHS dream nonsense. It's a stunning, and at times….wait for it…wait for it…shocking! exploration of where we are as a society at the end of 2010. Single person shooters reign supreme, with millions, perhaps even billions, of youths stuck in front of a flat screen monitor virtually killing friends and foes without thought-- blowing up sanctuaries and humvee's and screaming "fuck yeah!" into an XBox 360 headset, while Mathieu in Finland gets pissed, and in return, blows your fucking head off. The Halo/Call of Duty consciousness has all but embedded itself in our collective realm. It's not just the figment of right-wing Mom's in Kansas worried about their son playing Call of Duty for 19 straight hours without taking a piss break. And, as WikiLeaks pointed out, the brutal violence of video games isn't just from video games. It's a reality, one oft sugarcoated by local news rooms, who shock audiences with lurid tales of violence, before awing them into submission with stories of first graders singing Christmas Carols at old folks homes.

With that in mind, this ain't another Jamie Harley video. This is some real shit. If you think it's brutal, well, it is. If you think it's horrid, it is. If you think this isn't an accurate social-commentary on how our virtual lives effect our reality, well, I'd like to read your dissertation. This one's not for the faint of heart, but, rather, the strong of mind.

This video will make you think, which is a lot more than I can say for half the shit I've watched this year. Big ups to d'Eon and Todd Ledford for their hard work on this one. Hats off.

remix: Mane Mane "Skin Fox (Dem Hunger 1974 Remix)"

2010-12-16T15:29:00.002-05:00

UUU

Dem fanboys rejoice! The mythic Shelley Duvall (aka Dem Hunger) is back, this time with a crystalline remix of Mane Mane's "Skinfox", soon to be issued on Ian Nelson's emerging Triple You Tapes imprint. In typical Dem Hunger fashion, the 1974 remix breaks down all known elements, shuffles them in a cocktail shaker, cuts it with glistening synthetic bleeps and letting it all air out like some sweaty balls on a hot day. Bask in its fucked dimension below.

Mane Mane- Skin Fox (Dem Hunger 1974 remix)
Mane Mane- Skin Fox (original)

new: James Ferraro "iAsia 2 Raver"

2010-12-14T18:17:00.004-05:00

Muscle Works Inc.

Fresh off the release of Night Dolls with Hairspray, alien vessel James Ferraro is back with more transmissions from some twisted place far, far away. Labeled "iAsia 2 Raver" on his digital_skin soundcloud, the extended 30 minute piece is similar to the "Casino Neptune" style jams on the iAsia CD-R, which were described as "New sounds from 107.7 Hyppereal Radio XM Mars." The theme continues here, with shards of warped digitalism bouncing back-and-forth like cosmic pinballs, zooming in zones often only probed by molecular beings...whatever the fuck that means. Anyway, new Ferraro. Jam it. Digest it. Jam it again. Then call the Toddfather and snag Night Dolls with Hairspray.

IAsia 2 RAVER by digital_skin

tonight: Nonhorse, Toothache, Toby Aronson, Megafortress

2010-12-13T11:55:00.006-05:00

TONIGHT!
Flyer by Eugenia Ballve

Last minute show tonight at the Silent Barn featuring a slew of phenomenal experimental solo acts; Nonhorse, Toothache, Toby Aronson and Megafortress. I'll be mixing in tracks in between bands. Expect a mellow exploration of future sounds. Come hang at the Silent Barn tonight from 8 to infinity.

live: James Ferraro 8/28/2010

2010-12-10T16:38:00.005-05:00

Hater Talk Never Made Me Mad

Yesterday I made fun of Stereogum and a bunch of people got mad. (Who knew people were passionate about Stereogum?! Shocking.) Anyway, it got me thinking. About real shit. No Toro Y Moi side projects, no Salem remixes. No shitty pics from a Joanna Newsome concert. Just real, good music that you want to turn people on to. That is what this forum is all about, after all. With that in mind, cut the bullshit and relish in inter-dimensional live set by the enigmatic, un-pigeonholeable James Ferraro, a dude who would never let hater talk harsh his vibe. Maybe that's because he's an alien. Or, because he just doesn't give a fuck and is going to produce the sounds he hears in his head, regardless of what any PR interns or Vice writers think about it.

Happy wknd.

PS- Go pick up Ferraro's latest on OESB. You will not regret it. Unless, you shouted "judas" at Dylan when he went electric, in which case, you should stop listening to music all together.

video: Linda Hagood "MaRsUpIaL sHeNaNiGaNs"

2010-12-07T22:08:00.003-05:00

Smack Dab

When Alice Cohen showed me the video for Linda Hagood's "MaRsUpIaL sHeNaNiGaNs", i was instantly struck by its effortless and effervescent joy– both of the song, it's clip and their union. It's uncanny. So genuine and playful and far out (wayyy out). Hagood's vox swirl not to, but with Alice Cohen's hypnotizing paper collage animations, making for one helluva two-minute trip through a warped childhood tale. Ya know how everyone always remarks how tripp'd out kids shows are, well, Linda Hagood and Alice Cohen would make the most beautifully imaginative and wondrous children's show. Though, it'd solely exist in a conjured state...?

The video for "MaRsUpIaL sHeNaNiGaNs" is the first off Hagood's Pink Love Red Love, which was released on Chris Johanson's Awesome Vistas label, whose released are available at Fusetron. Hagood was also on 90s band Smack Dab, who were on Homestead Records, which is also pretty badass.

video: Nike7Up "In Bloom" (Until I Die Mix)

2010-12-06T01:28:00.005-05:00

She's A Star

Nice transition out of Bodytronix, Nike7Up is back with more warped digi-foolery. First up is a new video, this one entitled "In Bloom (Until I Die Mix)"

In addition, the high pop minded Nike7Up is releasing his first piece of wax on Austin's ever growing/glowing Light Lodge. This ones a jam I've been mixing into DJ and radio sets for months via YouTube rip, so it'll be real nice to have it in full mastered quality. If you haven't heard LUCKY! NIKE7UP THIEF IN THE NIGHT MIX, well, just watch the video below and think about how absorbed in celebrity/pop culture we really are. It's rather touching.

mix: Bodytronix Night of the Arawans

2010-12-06T01:05:00.002-05:00

Drone Commander

Austin's Bodytronix have been mixing it up for a minute without any one outside of their fair city really knowing what these dudes were up to. Well, if their live mix Night of the Arawans is any indication, the duo might be at the forefront of a wildly maligned 31st century exploration of deep house and its acid tinged offshoots. Straight hookers and X vibe, but somehow its not seedy, rather twisted in a Lynchian way, with droning synths weaving about navigational beats, as propelling as their are hypnotizing. Efx are in full effect -- phasers, flanger, vocoder, samples, distortion, delay, and whatever else these electronic wizards have in their arsenal. (And it is, by all means, an aresenal.) From the band: "Bodytronix performed at Night of the Arawans, a memorable event sponsored by arawa.fm on 10-15-10 in Austin. Here’s the uncut 48-minute set, recorded from the board onto Maxell XL-2 cassette."

Dig in.

tonight: Laurel Halo Record Release Show + OPN + More

2010-12-03T12:02:00.003-05:00

King Felix

:: MONSTER ISLAND BASEMENT DOUBLE FEATURE

:: late show –> -=10PM=-
:: LAUREL HALO RECORD RELEASE party
::
:: Laurel Halo
:::: Oneohtrix Point Never
:::::: Hubble

:: early show –> -=7PM=-
:: “INTELLIGENT DESIGN, PART I”
:: musicians perform original scores to short films
::
:: dj Dog Dick
:::: C. Specer Yeh
:::::: Dustin Wong ———- of Ponytail and Ecstatic Sunshine
:::::::: the Gamut

:: dj Physical Therapy
:: dj Jan Woo
:: dj McGregor ——— aka Chocolate Bobka

| MONSTER ISLAND BASEMENT |
128 River St @ Metropolitan Ave | Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L-Bedford, JM-Marcy, G-Metropolitan | 7pm/10pm | $8 p/ show, $12 both shows

| curated by JJ RAMBO, Laurel Halo, & Todd P, organised by Todd P |

mp3: Megazord "Output 1-2"

2010-12-01T02:21:00.005-05:00

Arp lock

Post-.jpg provocateur Megazord is known mostly for crafting drop-shadow digital tomfoolery on the web and album covers (see GAMES, White Rainbow/Stag Hare split) and warped to the heavens videos for the likes of Rene Hell, Stellar Om Source, Zach Hill, Dolphins into the Future, OPN, and many more. While the 'Zord has been known to screw some rando pop and R&B jams (see his remix of Khira's "My Neck My Back"), the digital fetishist also crafts long form synthesizer jams, ala "Output 1-2", which is an unedited lmprov with the arpeggiator locked in for safety. The 5 minute wavelength bender is hypnotizing, and, in a very good way, begging for house producers to freak a heavy groove on the Zord's maximalist take on minimal synth-scapes.

MP3: Megazord: "Output 1-2"

old: 1 Mile North "In 1983 He Loved to Fly"

2010-11-30T13:17:00.003-05:00

Minor Shadows

Been traversing backwards in the musical spectrum lately, delving into the depths of ambient, sound design and so-called "new age" music for the past few months, and while I've been listening to a lot of German music from the late 70s, one of the more modern acts that has hit me is 1 Mile North. I was not aware of the soundscape duo until recently (thx), however, the groups minimal output (just two records, the last of which was released in 2003 on Ba Da Bing!) has been extremely affecting. Much like Stars of the Lid's Music for Nitrous Oxide, 1 Mile North craft shades akin to Vangelis' soundtrack for Blade Runner, an ever (un)conscious mix of digital scapes and acoustic voices. Perfect for the ensuing Winter.

mp3: Sacred Harp "Rappahannock (JR)"

2010-11-22T15:42:00.002-05:00

Dogwood

Daniel Bachman first came to my attention when Mirror Universe released his tape Feast of the Green Corn earlier this year. Noticeably out of line with the proto-chillwave the South Carolina label had released prior, Sacred Harp culled Apalachian ragas reminiscent of Robbie Basho, John Fahey, and most recently, Jack Rose (R.I.P.), and while the comparisons are apt, they are not defining. Sacred Harp is not simply channeling these axeman, but rather joining the tradition from a different standpoint, one with as much clear focus on dirging drones, as high-mountain balladry. Sacred Harp's debut full-length Apparitions at the Kenmore Plantation, if anything, proves that Bachman can sit side-by-side on Grandfather Mountain playing with his elders, and that each will most likely look at him, slyly, and nod, in recognition, which is pretty much the best compliment you could get from an elder statesman. One of the most striking debuts of the year, and one that sits mighty well next to Julian Lynch's Mare, and Rose's swan song, Luck In the Valley.

Sacred Harp's Apparitions at the Kenmore Plantation is currently available as a free digital dowload, as well as a limited, self-released edition of 300 from the artist himself. Highest recommendation!

MP3: Sacred Harp: "Rappahannock (JR)"

mp3: D'eon "Keep the Faith" (Airbird remix)

2010-11-17T10:39:00.002-05:00

Palinopsia

Hippos in Tanks has been coming hard with a string of releases banging from iPhone playlists round the globe (Games, White Car, Laurel Halo, just to name a couple), but don't let that distract you from seeking out Chris D'eon's, ahum, D'eon project. The Montreal-based electronic composer, whose work falls somewhere between the minimalism of Kompakt bangers and the third-eye'd dance floor jams of his H.I.T peers. While D'eon's last release found him exploring a variety of genres, his latest, Palinopsia, is more "in-the-groove"; it's cohesive and tight, with extended cuts winding in and out of each other, yet each track manages to retain its individual identity. It's not a concept record, but the concept of Palinopsia, defined as "a visual disturbance that causes images to persist to some extent even after their corresponding stimulus has left," could not be more present, as shades of rhythms past and present stew in an enticing, often brilliant, cauldron where future philosophies boil to bewonderment. The visual accompaniment for D'eon's "Keep the Faith" comes from FCP-freakazoid Megazord, who, well, you'll see. Just watch.

In addition, the homey Airbird just took a trip through Megazord's video, and crafted an unhinged remix of the tune, complete with muted vox, glistening synthetics, and an extended downbeat breakdown, which rather than playing the obvious "build->explode" card, rides the repetitive rhythm until the beat complete unfolds on itself and sails into the darkness.

In addition to all this, you can catch D'eon this Friday at the Tortilla Factory off the Jefferson L, where he will be playing the Bobka + Newtown presented Tortilla's on the Creek show, which also features LA BIG VIC, Weird Magic DJs, and special guests. Also, it's my birthday. Come hang.

D'eon- Keep the Faith (Airbird Remix)

video: Tooth Ache "Skin"

2010-11-16T11:54:00.002-05:00

B-ton

Synth-pop's roots coincided with the rise of the VHS format, along with the pre-auto tracking analog glitches suffered by many an overplayed tape. This subtly warped video meshes perfectly with tooth ache's "Skin", their mutually detuned quality elevating the degradation of William Basinski's Disintegration Loops to modern pop practices (video, mp3, 7"). Maybe it's the drum machine, or the decay'd glam of a hypothetical video shoot at the Church Street Marketplace, but "Skin" is a sci-pop joyride.

Skin 7 inch is out now on clear vinyl via Father Daughter Records

radio: Sunday Brunch 11/14/2010

2010-11-14T17:28:00.004-05:00

Awareness

Celestial feedback from a cosmonaut satellite flutters in after the spacial frequencies delivered by the Tesla Effect. A two-hour mix as heavily influenced by the title of the Flaming Lips record Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, as it is by the daydreams and mental images the title conjures up.

Sunday Brunch 11/14/2010
Flying Saucer Attack + Roy Montgomery- and, goodbye
Arthur Clarke- fractals- the colors of infinity
Magic Lantern- Friendship
Duncan Cameron- Glyphs
Ocarina of Time Ending
Carl Sagan "100 Billion Galaxies each w/ 100 Billion stars"
Dolphins into the Future- Ho'okena Halawai
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Spermwhales- hissssssy fits
Ram Dass on "Awareness"
Sacred Harp- Make For Me A Way
John Fahey- Fare Forward Voyagers
Herbcraft- Dark Deities
Acid Folk- Fields of Gold Pt. I
Pigeons- Crucifix & Chain
Kendra Smith- Iridescence 31
Grouper- Stuck
Blankets- Ghost Interlude
Tjutjuna- Collider
Four Tet/Burial Moths (forest swords)
Baby Birds Dont Drink Milk- Jeremy irons Couple skate
Kendra Smith- Turning the Wheels of the Law
Velvet Davenport- Lily Girl
Zonotope- Inserting the Galactic Disc
Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice (slow)
Mountain Stream Field Recording
David Attenborough in Birds of Paradise
Rangers Street Smell excerpt
Taj Mahal Travelers- 6:20-6:46 (excerpt)
Super Mario Galaxy
Scott La Rock Mega Mix

Download Sunday Brunch 11/14/2010

radio: Sunday Brunch w/ GAMES

2010-11-12T11:18:00.004-05:00

Mad Buddah Abusers
This past Sunday I headed into the Newtown lab with GAMES to DJ up a WaySlower couple of hours for the kids. The result is a mix of Nyquil R&B, digi-whackness and straight slow-jams. The set flows pretty nicely, from Da Brat to Yeezy to Toni Braxton to Luther Vandros to Depeche Mode to Airbird. Wanna leave a few surprises in there for ya, but be sure to check out GAMES set, about half way through the show.

Download Sunday Brunch 11/7/2010 w/ GAMES

GAMES Wayslower DJ set
Nicholas Makelberge - Dying in Africa
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Alexander O'neil - A Broken Heart Can Mend
ELO - Secret Messages
Angela Bofil - Can't Slow Down
Luther Vandross - Come Back

show: Velvet Davenport, Big Troubles + More! 11/13

2010-11-11T10:02:00.005-05:00

Warmy Girls
Flyer by Parker Sprout

Parker Sprout's psych-pop troupe Velvet Davenport are back in town for the first time since May. Seems like a while ago, especially since VD dropped both the White Blue tape and Warmy Girls LP since their last visit to the Big Apple. Needless to say, super excited for this show, especially since the Minneapolis act will be a full band. With that in mind, it might be the band's last show in the US for a while, as Parker Sprout is headed to Berlin for a few months, which, if David Bowie's exile (or anyone, for that matter) in Berlin says anything, could spur a darker, more minimalist sound from VD, an aspect of the band's ultra-hallucinated pop I've been waiting for them to explore. Be sure to get their early to peep the damaged roots folk of Flower Orgy, Appalachian ragas and finger-picking ala Sacred Harp, Silent Diane's sweeping synthetic pop, and Big Troubles... well you already know what Big Troubles sound like. Myself and DJ Toly Sopralo will be spinning tunes between sets. Shea Stadium, Saturday Night. Do it.

Giving away a Guest List spot for the Show. Leave your most psychedelic moment in the comments to win.

Velvet Davenport- Never Ending Days

new: Silent Diane "Spell" | NYC debut

2010-11-09T11:11:00.004-05:00

Riverside

Vintage drum machines and swelling synths may spell witch-house, or chillwave, depending on what set you roll in, however, in the case of Silent Diane those micro-genres couldn't be more inappropriate. Rather, the Austin duo of Christine Apprille and Eli Welbourne craft notably hi-fi (for their peers) dark-pop, with elements of Ketamin house and dark wave for good measure. The result is marveling mix of its components, as woozy and romantic, as it is spellbinding. The groups debut single on Answering Machine Recordings (also home to Austin compadre How I Quit Crack, who works in similar realms.) If "Juliet the Painting" and "Riverside" showed us what Silent Diane are capable of, "Spell" and "Aegion" hint at what the future may hold for the synth-duo.

Silent Diane are making their NYC debut this week and will be playing the Chocolate Bobka show at Shea Stadium Saturday 11/13 with Big Troubles, Velvet Davenport, Sacred Harp and Flower Orgy.

Aegion by Silent Diane

Spell by Silent Diane

new: THE REPORT V.II / Dolphins into the Future video

2010-11-08T01:34:00.010-05:00

Ke Ala Ke Kua

One of the hopes for The Report V.II was to get Christian "Megazord" Oldham to work with Dolphins Into the Future (aka Lieven Martens). Both 'Zord and Lieven have been experimenting in similar dimensions, which, though very different, seem to coalesce in some bizarre, 4th level venn diagram. The result of their collaboration is the video for "Ke Ala Ke Kua," a seemingly simplistic rendering of the ideas that may come when you think about Dolphins into the Future or Megazord; new age bliss, oceanic field recordings, digital tomfoolery. It's all here. In fact, it's the aesthetic motivation for The Report V.II.

The Report V.II is now completely finalized, yet I'm unable to figure out how many copies to order. With that in mind, I started a Kickstarter project to get readers/viewers to choose how large the pressing of The Report V.II is. Find out about the compilation, DVD, and book here.

Back the project through Kickstarter!

radio: Sunday Brunch 10/3 edition

2010-11-05T11:51:00.004-05:00

Hellllllllllo Pitch Bend

Catching up on my mismanaged radio archive, here is a Sunday Brunch from about a month ago. If I recall correctly, it was a dark afternoon and I was chilling in the studio with Mr. Zonotope™, whom you will be hearing A LOT about very shortly. Trust me. Vibe fluttered between insect calls and noir-ish psych (Pigeons, Kria Brekkan, James Ferraro), before cross-fading into warped African & dark waves, with the pitch bent all the way down and the mid's frolicking back and forth like restless kids. And that's just the first 25 minutes. Expect the unexpected. Then ride it 'til dawn.

Sunday Brunch 10/3/2010

news: RIP The Old Big Troubles, Hail The New Big Troubles

2010-11-05T11:19:00.005-05:00

Back to (Pre-)School

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! BIG TROUBLES DID NOT BREAK UP. IF YOU BELIEVED THAT, YOU ARE HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR.

Seeing Big Trouble's first ever show in the summer of 2009, it was clear the shoegaze revivalists were on to something very heavy. However, in the midst of releasing their debut record on OESB, the group seems to have experienced a bit of a shake up, with founding member Ian Drennan, as well as drummer Sam Franklin, leaving the band, seemingly, for good. (Bassist Luka Usmiani hasn't officially quit, though won't be playing with the new incarnation nightly.) Sam Franklin's official statement:

"Sam's out, Ian said he'll do it when it "feels right"/"when I fucking give a shit again, OK?" and Luka plays whenever the bus is running on time. All who remains dedicated to Big Troubles is Alex. Alex and the children he has collected, recruited, kidnapped and outright stolen. Music enthusiasts: meet The New Big Troubles."

That said, it's nice to hear Big Troubles moving away from the cliche shoegaze realm into proto-rock riffing territory reminiscent of late 90's/early 2000's PRS-guitar rock. The dueling drummers here are definitely not Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman, and thank god!, cause these animals are murdering floor toms. Rumor has it The New Big Troubles will be touring with SwimJams in 2011. Stay tuned.

video: AMASA GANA "Dolven"

2010-11-04T12:42:00.005-05:00

Switched On

Been getting heavily into AMASA GANA since Austin friends started recommending the droner group to me a few months back. These guys are fearless explorers of the minimalist realm, unafraid of merging illustrious beauty with darkened textures. Sort of like if SOTL were as concerned with bleak mental states as they are with minimal wonder. Directed by Wiley Wiggins (yes, that Wiley Wiggins), "Dolven" delves into the heart of AMASA GANA's aesthetic, a mix of digital abstractions and analog relics, each harrowing back to dark ages of civilization, while still marching forward into the unknown. Keep an ear on these guys.

radio: Spooky Sunday Brunch 10/31

2010-11-04T12:30:00.000-05:00

Spooky
Here's the latest edition of Sunday Brunch. The Spooky edition. Lots of weird clips for horror/humor flicks, etc. Don't have much to say about this one except I was all alone in the Newtown Studio and there was a hertz outside in the hallway. It was fucking frightening.

DL 10/31/2010 Spooky Sunday Brunch (and be sure to scope the archives)

video: Danny Brown "Cyclops"

2010-11-03T12:53:00.001-05:00

Welcome 2 Detroit

While we in NYC anxiously await the East Coast debut of Odd Future, Detroit's own freak-a-zord hybrid Danny Brown is holding down an even grimier, absolutely zoinked style of absurd futuristic hip-hop that's as hood as his hometown, while also kicking on some Parliament-esque outer space insanity. Brown's "Hybrid" plays like a coming out party for a dude who should be on everybody's lips, and his latest, "Cyclops", only reinforces that sentiment, securing Brown's place as one of the leaders of the burgeoning "WTF" rap community. (Yeah, that's what I'm calling it, WTF Rap.) Brown's not a guy I wanna catch in a dark alley, but he's definitely a dude I wanna spend an afternoon with guzzling DXM and spitting with Mad Libs and MPC beats. Even then, I'd have a finger on the 911 emergency number. Peep the "Cyclops" video to find out why.

show: Sore Eros/Mountainhood Record Release Party

2010-11-02T09:43:00.005-05:00

Blackburn
Jonathan at Blackburn & I are throwing a big show this weekend to celebrate the latest releases by Sore Eros's (Know Touching out on SHDWPLY), as well as Mountainhood's The Boat-Makers Daughter, the latest full-length from Blackburn. The show also features the mystical guitar ventures of Sultan (grip her TCC tape here), Luka Usmiani's revelatory No Demons Here and Animal Hospital, whom I caught at Coop 87 during CMJ and sounded pretty good. Come hang this Saturday at Shea Stadium. Rumor has it artist Molly Smith will have some silk screened versions of the above poster. Rad. Watch Sore Eros brand new video for "Giraffe's Kiss."

mp3: Pigeons Liasons LP & Vison of the Valley EP

2010-11-02T00:08:00.001-05:00

Pure
Fresh off the release of the heavenly psychic Si Faustine, Bronx-based Pigeons are back with a pair of new releases on Soft Abuse. The duo includes the remarkable Liasons full-length, a record which finds Clark & Wednesday exploring the paisley side of their nouvelle-psych. The exploration is fitting for the duo, who've been carving a niche for themselves by crafting songs as equally romantic as they are narcotic. Personally, the only thing I can liken their sound to is a good film noir...informed by flower child sensibilities. Hints of Opal, as well as Kendra Smith's solo work, looms, as does the effected wonder of wah'd out bedroom compositions...with a bosaa-drum machine beat, and a lil' flute for flavor. And that's just the opener, "Smoke," a track which appeared on Pigeons TCC tape. The second track, "Race," wanders down all the rain soaked alleys you'd want to walk down at 4am in Paris drunk on good wine and too many rollies.

Pigeons- Race

In addition to the beautiful Liasons, Pigeons are also releasing a new 7-inch, Visions of the Valley, which contains two brand new tracks from the band. Released in an edition of 200 with hand-printed sleeves. Be sure to snag one of those on their tour with Fabulous Diamonds. Listen to the whole thing below.

Pigeons - The Postcard
Pigeons- Sunset Park

epic: 1000th Post Mega Giveaway

2010-11-01T10:26:00.005-05:00

Oh, Shit!

It's taken three and a half years but somehow we made it to 1,000 posts without getting insanely sick of this. In fact, it's sort of baffling that this site is still around, especially since we've seen a lot of sites we loved vanish into a sea of 0's-and-1's. In all honesty, I never would've thought things would come this far, let alone expand into the physical realm with The Report, The Curatorial Club, the Sunday Brunch radio show, and the seemingly infinite Chocolate Bobka Presents concert series. It's a real honor y'all have stuck around this long. That said, let's get to the good shit.

We've been making a ton of stuff over the past couple of years, and now here's your chance to own it all in a single bundle. Think of it as the only collection of the Bobka archives. Leave your favorite Bobka-related moment in the comments for a chance to win. Only 1 will be chosen.

This includes:

All 32 Bobkasts on a DVD data disc. (Hours of custom mixes with Special Art)
All Episodes of Sunday Brunch on DVD Data disc
All Chocolate Boboka videos & videos for Tunnelvision
A copy of The Report V.I DVD
A copy of The Report V.1 cassette
A copy of every single TCC release (including all sold out tapes. Note some will be bootleg versions-- ie. Spend the Night with Games.)
Complimentary entrance (+1) to the next 3 Bobka shoes (11/6 (peep below) , 11/13 (peep below), 11/19)
A copy of the Report V.II (including tape & DVD)

A copy of Pure Ecstasy's Easy 7"
A copy of Real Estate's self-tlted debut LP
A copy of Fluffy Lumber's Group Tightener 7"
A copy of Coasting's Group Tightener 7"
A copy of Alex Bleeker's Group Tightener 7"
A copy of Andrew Cedermark's Moon Deluxe LP
A copy of Pill Wonder's Surf/Jungle 12"
A copy of Big Troubles Worry LP
A copy of Mountain Man's Sun Dog 10" EP
A copy of the sold-out Tennis Marathon 7" (Yellow vinyl)

new: Outer Limits Recordings "Sugar Pie"

2010-10-27T10:32:00.005-05:00

Burning Through The Night

More saccarine confection from Outer Limits Recordings, whose first two 7-inches are set to drop on OESB in two weeks. "Sugar Pie" appropriate sways with prom-song abandon – heads jerk, knees jerk, kids get lit up on spiked punch. Repetition is key here, as the melody really unfolds over time, the instinctual groove birthed from cognitive dissonance. Kinda reminds me of this scene in Tuff Turf, but with a focus on reinterpreting the boogie woogie.

OUTER LIMITS RECORDINGS - SUGAR PIE (DEMO) by OESB

movie: Nothing Yet

2010-10-26T15:07:00.003-05:00

Brosef

A few months back I posted the trailer for Nothing Yet, the directorial debut of James Benson of the infamous Frat Dad. (R.I.P?) The film follows the life of a mythical suburban punk band who go on a 3 day tour. Lots of stuff happens/Nothing happens. It's as indebted to the bored freedom ingrained in suburban life, as it is travelogues, tour diaries and mumble-core films. All in all, a pretty good student film, which happens to feature music from Julian Lynch, Liam the Younger and a host of other NJ/Underwater Peoples associated acts. Currently airing for One Week Only on Pitchfork.

mp3: Dylan Ettinger "Rico's Pawn Shop"

2010-10-26T14:48:00.005-05:00

Penguin Point

Space age drifter Dylan Ettinger is back again, this time with a re-mastered, re-released edition of New Age Outlaws, which was originally released on cassette earlier this year on Not Not Fun. Ettinger, whose "Smokin'" still gets rocked on Sunday Brunch fairly often, takes to the boards again, expanding on the slinking slime sound that he's been perpetuating for a bit now. This one's a bit of a monster, removing blissy enchantment of proto-New Age, and manipulating it with bounce slaps and Casiotone radiation. This is not a new age album, or even a record to "space out" to, rather a wonk'd exploration of the sleazy underbelly that surrounds. Sorta reminds me of that place where Splinter from TMNT dwells. But nastier.

Dylan Ettinger- Rico's Pawn Shop

Snag Dylan Ettinger's New Age Outlaws on Not Not Fun.

mp3: Family Portrait "Glide Pt.2 (demo)"

2010-10-19T23:42:00.004-05:00

R.I.P. ALTER

Rose Quartz highlighted Family Portrait's "Glide Pt.1 (demo)" the other day, and here's it's companion, the appropriately titled "Glide Pt.2 (demo)". Like its predecessor, this one relies heavily on acoustic jangle, Evan Brody's inimitable wah-fected riffs, and a steady beat that keeps the whole machine chugging along. At times it recalls The Feelies, with hints of tambourine pop and Orbisonian harmonies for flavor, which, at this point, you should expect from Family Portrait. Of course, this familiarity quickly swirls into curiosity when the Frippertronic tones squiggle in, and you begin to wonder what the future holds for Family Portrait. I think we'll find out soon when Underwater Peoples releases Family Portrait's full-length sometime in the not-so distant future.

MP3: Family Portrait: "Glide Pt. 2 (demo)"

Come see Family Portrait (OG lineup) this afternoon at Pianos. Free show. Chillers only. You know the drill.

video: Rene Hell "Slightly Eleven"

2010-10-18T21:27:00.004-05:00

In My White Tea

Royal robotics groove in reformatted pixels, flickering on the Trintron, as melting Japanese commercials expose themselves to digital delay and FX magic. All the while, Rene Hell seems to be out of the picture, controlling the whole thing with a joystick, or midi-controller. Fluttering synthphonics gleam brightly, even brighter when paired with visuals by the freakishly poignant .mov fucker Megazord, whose probably chilling somewhere in his white tea.

mp3: Dent Sweat "I Don't Mind"

2010-10-18T12:39:00.003-05:00

With An Ass Like That

While his latest 7-inch veers away from the Ukulele crooners of his debut LP, Dent May has a new alter ego, Dent Sweat, which finds the Mississippi based artist moving even further away from the instrument which defined Magnificent Ukulele. "I Don't Mind" is a jammer. Now that we got that out of the way, I'd like to note that it is a sexy jammer, more in line with Next's "Too Close" than indie, or the ever-burgeoning slo-R&B movement that's due for its backlash right…about…now. "I Don't Mind" finds Dent exploring seemingly infinite production styles, with nods to booty bass and flourishing synth house, while continuing to mine the ever fruitful, tongue in cheek poetics he's been perfecting for a few years. Like I said before, this is a jammer, and most certainly worthy of the Dent Sweat moniker. You will sweat.

"I Don't Mind" is featured on The Report V.II companion compilation. You can find Dent all over NYC this week, including a stop at the Bobka-curated This is Not a CMJ show Wednesday afternoon at Pianos.

Dent Sweat- I Don't Mind

show: This is not a CMJ Show 10/20 Pianos

2010-10-14T10:57:00.003-05:00

This Is How We Do It

Free Day Party. Come hang.

Flyer by Alan H.

tonight: Run DMT, Woodsman, La Big Vic & More

2010-10-14T10:43:00.002-05:00

Cash 4 Gold

Fun show tonight at Shea Stadium featuring a slew of Bobka favorites, including Woodsman, Run DMT, La Big Vic, Night Manager and Birthdays. Starts at 8, costs $7. Go. It'll be fun.

old: Armand Schaubroeck "Ratfucker"

2010-10-13T01:22:00.004-05:00

Short Shorts

It's late. Trevor from Woodsman, Jonah, and Friendship Bracelet are sitting on my couch. Trevor puts on a song called "Ratfucker." That's right, "Ratfucker." Hard to describe but safe to say the track, by Armand Schaubroeck, is a fucking shotgun blast to the face. That makes sense when you find out that Schaubroeck, according to legend, was a hitman for the mob, who parlayed his murder loot into studio time, paying studio musicians to riff, before ranting hysterically over the whole shebang. He then moved upstate and opened House of Guitars in Rochester, where once a year he would stack amps on the roof of the building and let kids wail. Fuck yeah...I think??

tape: Sultan The Moon

2010-10-12T10:02:00.005-05:00

The Overture

Subtle tones creeping through the sentient Autumnal air, this reissue of Sultan's The Moon materializes from the invisible mist hanging in the air. Recorded in March of 2010, the tape fittingly begins with "Overture", a sweeping and grandiose opening statement, as faded and hushed as "There Goes My Girl", Sultan's wondrous tune that closed Blackburn Recordings Various Deficiancies V.1 compilation. Kayla gave The Moon, a collection of five extended cuts, to a handful of friends, but this is the first time it will be available in larger quantities. Highly recommended for fans of haunting acid-folk, damaged tape excursions and restrained beauty.

Listen to The Moon in its entirety at Sultan's Bandcamp.

Order from The Curatorial Club.

mp3: Sohni Chambers "2:47 PM"

2010-10-11T23:57:00.002-05:00

Goaty

As the title Yaw-Mah-Ha suggests, Sohni Chambers are churning deep roots, those previously only movable via supreme force. No surprise that the nu-organ/drum duo consists of Sun Araw's Cameron Stallones, and fellow light traveler Nick Malkin. Sohni Chamber's first offering was delivered via Goaty and succeeds in its restrictions; their are no overdubs on Yaw-Mah-Ha, giving it an immensely loose and heavy quality, which, unlike many similar warts and all recordings, never trails off into self-righteous noodling. Rather, Sohni Chambers rides the electrical energy of innate to their namesake(s). If only Triniton's and P-70's pianos were this far out.

Sohni Chambers- 2:47 PM

video: Autre Ne Veut "Emotional"

2010-10-07T10:21:00.002-05:00

Feelings In My Heart

Another video from Autre Ne Veut's self-titled debut on OESB/Upstairs, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite pop records of the year. This one is for "Emotional", which squirms in Paisley Park zones. At times it feels like an aching, heartfelt ballad, but it isn't a romantic tune, rather a self-doubting, strung-out-in-the-corner ballad, more in tune with being broke and not able to afford your habit than losing your soul mate. It's the sort of emotionally overboard, yet completely pragmatic pop that Adley has a knack for producing. Neck-and-neck with "Demon Eyes" for my favorite track on this outstanding debut.

video: Tjutjuna "Mosquito Hawk"

2010-10-05T10:23:00.002-05:00

Aquarium Frenzy

The ferocious Tjutjuna released their debut LP on Firetalk, Trevor from Woodsman's imprint, and to say that its massive is an understatement. A testament to the 180 gram vinyl it's issued on, the self-titled debut from Tjutjuna is a heavy dose for intense space rock. At times Tjutjuna feels more like an act you'd hear about on a site like Dr. Schluss' Garage of Psychedelic Obscurities with a rating of 5 on the trip-o-meter scale rather than on post-chillwave aware sites like this. A compliment to the Denver quartet, who've been shredding the Rocky Mountains in various incarnations since their teens. It's a testament to Mark Demolar of Woodsman who captured the pulverizing kraut-influenced space rock of "Mosquito Hawk" in this explosive anemone fried clip.

mp3: D'eon "Palinopsia Intro + Almost Out of Time"

2010-10-01T08:57:00.005-05:00

Recession Proof
Photo by Erez Avissar
Subtle textures stroke the mind, before a straightforward floor beat directs "Almost Out of Time" to its place in our sphere. Much like his (stellar) performance earlier this year at Glasslands, D'eon doesn't waste any time getting to the place you want to go. He doesn't rush you either. Rather, he rides slow, creeping up from beneath, until, all of a sudden, you've arrived. "There" being the place where IDM started. Yes, it's intelligent dance music. And while that may be one of the worst sound defining genre names in existence, it makes a lot of sense in the context of the Montreal producer, who covered the Urinals "Surfing with the Shah" on his last record, which also featured expressive minimalist house tunes ripe for the Berlin K-house crowd. "Almost Out of Time" strikes a similar chord, balancing itself between the sort of tune that's better imbibed on headphones, and the Kompakt club hits that require 500 speaker quadrophonics. If D'eon is coming to a town near you, your not going to want to miss it. That said, Palinopsia is proof D'eon is out to return some integrity to the dance floor, as he's clearly already sailing higher than anyone else working in similar realms. Grip it shortly via Hippos in Tanks.

D'eon- Palinopsia Intro + Almost Out of Time

radio: Sunday Brunch 9/26 | Weird Magic Mix

2010-09-29T09:52:00.003-05:00

Burial Ceremony

Hit the studio hard last weekend with a whole gang of hooligans. Comp was in the shop, so kicked it old school with an, almost, all vinyl set, before Weird Magic came in and dropped their brand new mix on us, which you can listen to below, as part of Sunday Brunch, and separately on Soundcloud. Also peep the extended dance edit of Ducktails "Dancing With the One You Love," which originally appeared on Bobkast #32: So I Can Fly. (Love how it's titled Weird Magic Burial Ceremony.) Gnarly dance jammers for the future psych set. Cop it before the kids co-opt it and Rezzie Dude is a fixture on HRO.

Sunday Brunch 9/26/2k10
OPN- Format & Journey North
High Wolf- Side B #2
Laurie Anderson- Kokoku
Pigeons- Crucific & Crosses
Marissa Nadler- Mistress
Silver Pines- Maypearl
Herbcraft- Road to Agartha
Pink Floyd- Interstellar Overdrive
Shits & Giggles- Junkanooga Booga
Panda Bear- Bonfire of the Vanities
Sun Araw- Heavy Deeds
**Weird Magic Mix**
Willow Smith- Whip My Hair (Clit Talk screw)
How I Quit Crack- Gone Away (screw)
Autre Ne Veut- Demon Eyes
Lil B- My Window Sill
SURVIVE- Lunar Eclipse (33 1/3 rpm)
Stellar Om Source- Island Best
Zonotope ™- On My Planet

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Weird Magic #1 by weirdmagic

Ducktails - Dancing With The One You Love (Weird Magic Burial Ceremony) by weirdmagic

show: Alex Bleeker, La Big Vic, Sweet Bulbs

2010-09-27T23:42:00.003-05:00

Tonight
The fine folks behind T&T and UP coughed up some serious loot for me to unleash alter-ego DJ Everything Bagel Toasted with Schmeer, and an Ice Coffee...Keep the Change! on the public. And this is exactly what is going to happen tomorrow night at Bruar Falls. Alex Bleeker, La Big Vic and Sweet Bulbs will also be there.

la big vic - heyo (nihiti pulsing morning mix) by nihiti

*what should I play?

stream: Tjutjuna's s/t LP

2010-09-27T16:27:00.002-05:00

The Swish
The ferocious Tjutjuna just posted their debut LP on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Firetalk head honcho Trevor from Woodsman, who have a bunch of shows coming up in NYC (including a big Chocolate Bobka CMJ rager, more on that soon) will be releasing the massive record shortly on appropriately heavy 180 gram vinyl. These guys are onto some pulverizing kraut-influenced space rock that's been bulldozing just about everything else I've heard over the past couple months. Needless to say, I'm really jonesing to see Tjutjuna live.

Tjutjuna S/T LP by firetalk

new: Lil P-Nut "You MIght Be The One"

2010-09-27T11:51:00.002-05:00

For Me

Pre-adolescent romance has been the subject of tiger beat jams since back when the Partridge Family reigned supreme, but literally every kid rap track ever ain't got nothing on the upper-level flow of Memphis's Lil P-Nut. The seven year old (yeah, he's fucking seven!) can be heard near nightly freestyling with O.G's on Memphis's 107.9. He's already seen love in Yo Gotti videos, as well as props from other Memphis street luminaries, but something tells me, unlike other pre-pubescent rappers like Lil Romeo and Bow Wow, P-Nut's got a stunna style that is more notable for his uncharacteristically easy flow than his grade school status. Looking forward to the day when he hooks up with one of his lil homey's whose been fucking with Reason and Ableton since birth. Truly next level hip-hop could come from this elementary incubator, let's just hope the major's don't fuck shit up. (He's already been on ELLEN, so major label fuckery is probably right around the corner.) Also, major props for bringing back the jheri curl.

mp3: Dem Hunger "WANDA HENA EL HAWA"

2010-09-22T23:39:00.006-05:00

Shelley Duvall

Dem Hunger's gonzo Caveman Smack cassette is getting a RARE (shout out BASEDGOD) repress from the fine folks at Leaving Records, aka Mr. Matthew David. Dem's been going strong for a while, compiling all sorts of white drug magick into completely bonzo electronic calisthenics, the sort of shit your Mom did in the Kitchen before school, only this is music, not breakfast. Exciting stuff, indeed. Not only that, Dem's been cooking (Shout out BASEDGOD) up some ambient fire, including this wonker from the forthcoming, previously titled, though currently untitled TCC ambient tape comp, which will also feature selections from Cascaders, MD+Speculator, La Big Vic and a bunch of other special zoners I'm not currently at will to divulge. Shit's gonna make you pass the fuck out. Keep your eyes peeled for that one any day now. Also, new tapes coming very soon from Sultan, Zonotope TM, and a couple heavy bangers. Yep, bangers. Nope, electro-classh.

Dem Hunger- Wanda Hena El Hawa

radio: Sunday Brunch 9/19/2010

2010-09-20T12:46:00.005-05:00

Sunday

Heavy sun and positive light set the tone for yesterday's Sunday Brunch broadcast, though the true inspiration was the Based God's preposterous, and unfettered, natural wonder, which pretty much set the tone for the afternoon. Grab the 2 hour set below, which features lots of new and fucked wonkery, including an unheard Megazord screw (the bonus track from Throw Myself into the Mediafire) and a bunch of other weird stuff, like Clit Talk's screw of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair."

Sunday Brunch 9/19/2010
Terry Riley- 4/18/72 Los Angeles pt.1 (live)
Lil B- We Are the World
Dent May- Eastover Wives (Screwed)
Cascaders- Time Test
Candy Claws- Snow White in the Forest
Lil B & Andy Milonakis- Goin Iberico Ham (YouTube)
Airbird- Nothing Compares
Larry Young- Hellow Your Quietness (Islands)
Cluster & Eno- The Belldog
La Big Vic- Bobka Jam
Laurel Halo- Something I Never Had
Pimp C- I'sa Playa
Big Moe- Purple Stuff Remix
R. Kelly- Bump N Grind
Danny Brown- The Hybrid
Rick Ross- Super High Remix (w/ Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y)
Tjutjuna- Mosquito Hawk
Zonotope ™- inserting the Galactic Disc
Slowdive- Stars that Shine Demo
Gem Trails- Old Kid
Megazord Dont Cry Tonight (Screw)
d'eon- Waiting room
Radio People- Exhale
Willow Smith- Whip My Hair (Clit Talk screw)
SFranchiotti- Heart of Glass (fuck)
Chuck Persons- Night Saxophone
Rodd Keith- Do the Turkey

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In other Newtown Radio news, the homeys are presenting a dope concert series at the Tortilla Factory on Starr St, aka one of the best spots in all of Brooklyn. The series, which kicks off this Friday with Blank Dogs, includes our friends in Eternal Summers, as well as a special Bobka curated birthday show for yours truly. Be sure to contribute to the series (and be rewarded with some ill swag) at Kickstarter. Going to be a great series, do not miss this!