tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628259931108594352024-03-08T19:22:18.394-05:00Post Civilization MuzakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-63354427457253949282007-04-22T08:44:00.001-05:002007-04-22T08:58:31.906-05:00New Not Not Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://notnotfun.com/presents/pics/nnf080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://notnotfun.com/presents/pics/nnf080.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" >Sasqrotch</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" ><br /> <br /> <i>Myth of the Hirsute</i><br /> <br /> NNF080—CS ($4)<br /> <br />"First time we saw Sasqrotch play was at a bowling alley bar after a Robedoor set, and it was PERFECT. A guitarist decked out in a baffling bearded-elf costume from the neck up (complete with rubbery oversized ears) stared at his guitar, holding an amp-eating drone tone with some wah-pedal oscillation while bassist and another dude crouched in front of speaker cabinets, drinking in the low-end, the whole place just fucking QUAKING with sound. Then third man moved over to the drums, counted some shit off, and let loose. We were floored. Lumbering untamed electric wilderness howling through lucid streets of puke and ice. Basement Sabbath breakdowns. Wasted, sub-human distortion. Basically: savage awesomeness. So here is “Myth of the Hirsute,” Sasqrotch’s debut release, a brutal, blown-out snapshot/C38 of the North Hollywood power trio’s hairy grandeur in action. Black tapes in hand-stamped origami-folded metallic paper sleeves adorned with fang/sequin braids, and limited to 100."<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.notnotfun.com/presents/pics/nnftotes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.notnotfun.com/presents/pics/nnftotes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" ><b>Not Not Fun</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" ><b> record totes</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" ><i><br /> </i></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Courier New,Courier,Monaco;font-size:100%;" > bag--$6<br /> <br />Places to go? People to see? Shit to haul? Check, check, and CHECK. There's never a shortage of annihilatingly sweet music to buy, but often there IS a shortage of sweet means to carry said goods. No longer! Two-color silkscreened neon canvas NNF tote bags are available NOW, with psych-out angle artwork by Mike Vidal, and NNF logo artwork by Roy Tatum. Also emblazoned with hand-crafted bead pins by Manda.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.notnotfun.com/">Not Not Fun</a></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-89155551189438539722007-04-19T19:17:00.000-05:002007-04-19T19:27:19.620-05:00New Night People Cassettes3 brand new most-probably amazing casettes and a zine from the Raccoo-oo-oon guys' Night People label! Sure to all sell-out quite quickly so hop on this before you miss out.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://animalpsi.com/images/Ryan_Garbes_-_Endless_Bummer_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 167px;" src="http://animalpsi.com/images/Ryan_Garbes_-_Endless_Bummer_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>NP018 Ryan Garbes - 'Endless Bummer' C17 $5<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">"New garbage from the young musical genius Ryan Garbes (perhaps best known for his drum and percussion contributions to Raccoo-oo-oon). Side A revels in redlined blown out drumming, finding eventual accompaniment from a drunken slide guitar fury, resulting in what can be properly described as the fucked blues. Side B brings together the holy trinity of drums, guitar and more guitar into a kind of distorted raga with each element taking turns, trading fours, evoking an eternity of summer fun in the mouth of inevitable oblivion. Sleeve and label screenprinted by Ryan."<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://animalpsi.com/images/Hell_and_Bunny_-_Restitution_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 173px;" src="http://animalpsi.com/images/Hell_and_Bunny_-_Restitution_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">NP017 Hell & Bunny w/ Mike Khoury - 'Restitution' C26 $5<br />"The percussion and cello masters who make up 2/3 of Graveyards infamy collaborate with violinist Mike Khoury to bring about a sparse and intriguing listen. Droning strings offset by bursting rolls and plucks set the framework for two improvisations perfectly evoking a mood of sinister desolation. Each side rolls on with an uncomfortable unpredictability until climaxing in the death of the composition, leaving the listener unsettled yet oddly pleased."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://animalpsi.com/images/Blue_Shift_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 166px;" src="http://animalpsi.com/images/Blue_Shift_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>NP016 Blue Shift C20 $5<br />"Providence's own Cybele Collins brings a maelstrom of solo improvisations shredding the strings of her violin furiously, building dense walls that crest only to reveal quiet beautiful melodies underneath. Filled out with loose poignant drumming, and housed in dense drawings by the artist, the tape is made up of many short songs, always changing, never dwelling too long on any given theme. The result: a catchy and complex release, that over time one comes to realize has been created with the utmost love and care."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://animalpsi.com/images/heart_of_bees_2_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 114px; height: 149px;" src="http://animalpsi.com/images/heart_of_bees_2_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>NP014 Heart of Bees $1<br />"HEART OF BEES #2 AVAILABLE New serialized publication featuring xerox image work by Andy Spore. All issues released as NP014 on a quasi-monthly basis."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/index.html">Night People</a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-31171990297517371882007-04-19T14:54:00.000-05:002007-04-19T15:46:07.852-05:00Pocahaunted - A Tear for Every Grain of Sand (2007, Fuckittapes)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fuckittapes.com/pocahaunted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 264px;" src="http://www.fuckittapes.com/pocahaunted.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> I consider 'A Tear for Every Grain of Sand' to be Pocahaunted's second full-length (Moccassinging being their first) purely based on length. This amazing cassette clocks in at just under 40min long and it really just flies by in all it's Native-American psychedelic haze.<br /> Side A is split into two songs, 'Virginal Lamb' and 'Shallow Washita'. 'Virginal Lamb' opens with a simple ringing high-pitched guitar chord strummed and layered over and over itself and suddenly the sounds become oh-so familiar. The wordless croons and hums slowly come in and a drum come in as the guitar dances back and forth between the chords. There's such a rhythm and a balance to it all that can make it so powerful while being so simple. A second more noisey guitar escapes from the background and adds a quiet but dirty sound to the mix.<br /> Everything becomes more and more intense as the song carries on. More guitar, more voices, more drum, more reverb. It all just continues to add and add until it all slowly falls apart into silence.<br /> 'Shallow Washita' starts with the same guitar chord strum beginning only this time the chords are much creepier and sadder and deeper. A cymbal crashes quietly behind as a voice like a lone-bird calls into the forest the guitar is slowly building. An Indian princess voice comes in to comfort and it becomes an odd mix of ugly and pretty, joyful yet disgusted. The pace picks up and the drums come back more and more frequently the shallow hum of feedback getting almost overpowering and suddenly it all runs away leaving the princess to a last few words before following suit.<br /> Side B is the 20min epic 'Bind the Blistered Feet' an amazing grumbling and flowing feedback filled piece. The dripping distortion coats the floor and the sound of a beaten guitar screams out. This piece is mostly focused on the music rather than some of the other more vocal songs. The beaten guitar grows louder and louder and there's a faint sound of bells jingling along. Things become much more frantic seemingly out of nowhere and the sounds all pick up racing to catch up with each other. The sense of urgency seems to slow down right before the all-out attack and everything destroys itself and slowly decays and dies.<br /> This is the 6th Pocahaunted release and they have still yet to disappoint. If anything this is a very high-point in their discography so far. The jamz are long and building without being too song-like. It's obvious that it's the product of a couple girls sitting in a practice space with a lose base to what they're going to do and then just letting loose for the next 15-20 minutes. I couldn't be happier with the results.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.notnotfun.com/presents/pics/vintagegirls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 153px;" src="http://www.notnotfun.com/presents/pics/vintagegirls.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Heroes</div><br />Mp3: <a href="http://www.notnotfun.com/mp3/pocahaunted/motherlooms.mp3">Mother Looms</a> (from the OOP 'Moccasinging' c38 on Not Not Fun)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuckittapes.com/">Fuckittapes</a> | <a href="http://www.notnotfun.com/pocahaunted/">Pocahaunted</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-4513448234951411742007-04-18T16:06:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:15:00.687-05:00Ettrick Spring 2007 Midwest Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a432.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00469/13/40/469580431_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a432.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00469/13/40/469580431_l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>San Fran's free-jazz mind-explosion Ettrick is heading across the country to play a 9 date mid-west tour of surely massive proportions. Jacob Felix Heule & Jay Korber trade off between each playing drums and sax. Sometimes both play drums. They also are self-described "black-metal" but I can't say that I see it. The drums are non-stop up and down and all over and the sax just rides. Sure to be a great show.<br /><span class="postbody"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/22 Kansas City</span><br />Grinders Annex<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/28 Columbus</span><br />Skylab<br />w/ Face Place, Times New Viking & Clan of the Cave Bear<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/29 Chicago</span><br />Schuba's<br />w/ XBXRX & KK Rampage<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/30 Evanston</span><br />WNUR<br />3pm broadcast on 89.3 FM and <a href="http://wnur.org/" target="_blank">http://wnur.org</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/30 Chicago</span><br />Club Azucar<br />w/ Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded), Death Factory, Deathstab & Winters In Osaka<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/1 Milwaukee</span><br />Points East Pub<br />w/ MNFIW, Sonic Typewriter & A Volition Trio<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/2 Madison</span><br />Nottingham Co-op<br />w/ Bastard Trio, Tzaraath & Killer Dolphin with Rabies<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/3 Minneapolis</span><br />The Church<br />w/ Squid Fist, Old Colony & Peace Creeps<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/4 Lincoln NE</span><br />Chatterbox<br />w/ Flamethrower & the New Music Agency<br /><br /><br />Mp3: <a href="http://heule.us/mp3/ettrick-mydeath.mp3">My Death Prefigures My Rebirth</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ettrick">Myspace</a> | <a href="http://ettrick.org/store.html">Purchase </a></span><a href="http://ettrick.org/store.html">"Sudden Arrhythmic Death vol. 1 & 2"</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-33952907366372541902007-04-18T15:58:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:21:55.491-05:00Raccoo-oo-oon in Ohio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://raccoo-oo-oon.org/images/dp/draw-shawn2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 311px;" src="http://raccoo-oo-oon.org/images/dp/draw-shawn2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/08 Cleveland</span><br />The Parish Hall: 6205 Detroit Ave.<br />w/ Tusco Terror & Giants of Gender<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/09 Columbus</span><br />Skylab: 57 E. Gay St.<br />w/ Them Natives<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5/31 Cincinnati</span><br />Skull Lab: 271 McMicken Ave<br />w/ Birds of Delay / Emeralds / C. Spencer Yeh<br /><br />Mp3: <a href="http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/mp3/Raccoo-oo-oon%20-%20Call%20Out%20Your%20Friends.mp3">Call Out Your Friends</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/">Raccoo-oo-oon</a> | <a href="http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/index.html">Purchase "Mythos Folkways vol. 3 LP"</a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-18073795105989854042007-04-18T15:50:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:38:39.930-05:00No Future Fest III<span style="font-size:100%;">"No Future Fest is one of the best chances you, the wasted noise junkie, has to see your favorite acts in an intimate setting within a small friendly Southern city. Chapel Hill is located just six hours North of Atlanta, and five hours South of DC. During the day there are several museums, restaurants, parks, natural attractions and other Carolina type shit within a short drive or a long walk."<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Friday, 4/20 </span><br />Laundry Room Squelchers<br />Noxagt<br />Angel of Decay<br />Leslie Keffer<br />Pop Culture Rape Victim + Tourette<br />Can't<br />Lazy Magnet<br />Black Meat<br />Clang Quartet<br />Ferveur Noire<br />Spool Ensemble<br />Boyzone<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Saturday, 4/21</span><br />Macronympha<br />Bloodyminded<br />Auk Theatre (Irene Moon)<br />Damion Romero<br />Harrius<br />Goat<br />Climax Denial<br />PrairiePusher + Earth Crown<br />Tom Grimley<br />Charlie Draheim<br />Shallow Waters<br />Tusco Terror<br />Lexie Mountain Boys<br />Pax Titania<br />Haunted Castle<br />Villa Valley<br />Silvum<br />Is<br />Animental!!!!<br />Holy Family Parish!!!!<br />Joe Roemer + Jason Crumer!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Day One</span> doors at 7:00 p.m. Show at 8:00 p.m.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Day Two</span> doors at 3:00 p.m. Show at 5:00 p.m.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> TICKET INFORMATION</span>: $20.00 gets you access to both nights of No Future Fest III. You can either buy them at the door on day one (first come first served basis), or in advance using paypal (to jasoncrumer@gmail.com). At the door individual days are $10.00 (day one) and $15.00 (day two). Please bring an ID to claim your advance tickets at the door.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nightlight</span><br />405 1/2 West Rosemary Street<br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina<br />(919)933-5550<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.nightlightclub.com/">Nightlight</a> | <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/nofuturefest/">No Future Fest III</a><br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-48726879583496071432007-04-18T15:47:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:30:10.665-05:00Bloodyminded at Diamond Shiners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a507.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00866/60/58/866708506_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://a507.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00866/60/58/866708506_l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> While some problems are happening with the Tusco Embassy, a show of massive proportions has been moved to the old Diamond Shiners house in Akron. Don't miss out on a great show, a great place, great people, and surely a great party.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday April 24th<br />Bloodyminded / Charlie Draheim / Climax Denial / Bee Mask / Smauel Goldberg / Tusco Terror<br />Diamond Shiners: 267 S. Portage Path - Akron, OH<br />Starts at the normal party time & bring donations for bands<br /><br /><a href="http://www.diamondshiners.com/">Diamond Shiners</a> | <a href="http://www.myspace.com/267southportagepath">Myspace</a><br /><br /></div><span class="postbody"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-4262255482005163012007-04-18T15:22:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:33:46.707-05:00Leslie Keffer/Macronympha Tour 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://billtmiller.com/nofun/nofun_btm_4248zzz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://billtmiller.com/nofun/nofun_btm_4248zzz.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Leslie Keffer is a girl. Girls don't do the noise thing. Leslie, is amazing. Leslie is usually in a basement somewhere in Ohio behind a folding-picnic-table of short-wave radios and a mess of cords. (Other times, she's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziWnjSMwsnY">jamming with Thurston Moore</a>) She flips between comforting walls of static and frightening all-out attacks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://inzane.podomatic.com/2006-03-23T19_09_46-08_00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://inzane.podomatic.com/2006-03-23T19_09_46-08_00.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Macronympha you must know. Joe Roemer and friends have been doing their incredible flipped-out noise act for years now. I'm sure you've heard about their No Fun Fest set? Ridiculous blown out totally abrasive sonic assaults. Amazing.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />No Future Fest<br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina<br />Nightlight<br />405 1/2 West Rosemary Street<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Sunday, April 22</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Baltimore, Maryland<br />The Bank<br />2031 Frederick Avenue<br />with Bloodyminded, Charlie Draheim, Climax Denial, Silvum, Villa Valley, Haunted Castle, Glamorous Pat, Earth Crown and DJ Dogdick<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Monday, April 23</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />Circle of Hope<br />1125 South Broad Street - 2nd Floor<br />with Bloodyminded, Charlie Draheim, Climax Denial, Silvum and Air Conditioning<br />***This show is Macronympha/Keffer collaboration set***<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Wednesday, April 25</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />t.b.a.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Friday, April 27</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Brooklyn, New York<br />The Hook<br />with Carlos Giffoni and Hive Mind<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Saturday, April 28</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Providence, Rhode Island<br />Gallery Inzane<br />39 Troy Street<br />Olneyville<br />with DJ Dogdick, Earth Crown, Kites, Heart2Heart and Work/Death<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Sunday, April 29</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Northampton, Massachusetts<br />Holyoke Wearhouse<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Monday, April 30</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Allentown, Pennsylvania<br />t.b.a.<br /><br />Mp3: <a href="http://www.noisemp3.com/download/f5c7d5dbdb70fc84a0531cc6f5cefd5f/noisemp3_macronympha_macrokaidan.mp3">Macronympha - Macrokaidan</a><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lesliekeffer">Leslie Keffer</a> | <a href="http://www.myspace.com/macronympha">Macronympha</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-669918830093658472007-04-18T15:19:00.001-05:002007-04-18T16:37:40.438-05:00Bastard Noise in Columbus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://solar-funeral.tripod.com/pictures/bastardnoiseflyer.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://solar-funeral.tripod.com/pictures/bastardnoiseflyer.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(click to enlarge or...)<br />Bastard Noise / Antennacle / Sword Heaven / Paralyzer<br />April 22nd 2007<br />$6 / 7pm<br />Skylab Gallery: 57 E. Gay St. Columbus, OH 43215<br />email: Dennis@Solar-Funeral.com<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mitbnoise">Bastard Noise Myspace</a> | <a href="http://www.skylabgallery.com/">Skylab</a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-28396085380631019432006-11-12T10:49:00.001-05:002007-04-19T19:33:38.871-05:00Record Label of the Week: Not Not Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://notnotfun.com/pics/mainbg2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://notnotfun.com/pics/mainbg2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span> Not Not Fun records is based out of Los Angeles headed by Robedoor guy Britt Brown and Pocahaunted gal Amanda. Over the years they've released tapes and cdr's from bands such as: Raccoo-oo-oon, Quintana Roo, Bobby Birdman, Abe Vigoda, and previously featured bands Foot Village and Magik Markers. They're certainly one of the biggest and best labels of the whole scene.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span> The time they take to hand assemble and paint and</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span> build all over their tapes and CDR's gives it all a very</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span> personal and intimate feel. (Not to mention incredibly fun to have).<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.notnotfun.com/pics/shirtsnews.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.notnotfun.com/pics/shirtsnews.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upcoming releases include:</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Siked Psych: NNF Gold CD Comp</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Blues Control/Knit Witch split 7"</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Heavy Winged - We Grow LP</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">A++/Soft Shoulder Live split CS</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Quintana Roo/Warmth split CS</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Loosers CS</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Loopool CS</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Robedoor CDR</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.notnotfun.com/">Not Not Fun</a></span></span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-64403001563793958292006-11-10T14:34:00.000-05:002006-11-10T14:45:38.202-05:00Magik Markers - Inverted Belgium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://brainwashed.com/brain/images/magikmarkersinvertedbelgium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 129px;" src="http://brainwashed.com/brain/images/magikmarkersinvertedbelgium.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> For those of you oblivious to this wonderful trio, Magik Markers is a No-Wave noise band from Hartford, Connecticut featuring Elisa Ambrogio, Leah Quimby and Pete Nolan. Elisa is in control of the vocals and guitar. During the live show she does a number of ridiculous things to her guitar involving beating it and standing on it and scrubbing the strings with an array of materials. In an interview she once said how men have always jacked off their guitars like penis's and she wants to play hers the way a girl masturbates. Their show is intense and filled with raw estrogen. In a good sort of way.<br /> Inverted Belgium is just one track. Sadly, it's 3 seconds shy of being a mere 15 minutes long. Though short, it's wonderful. It sounds as if a band is playing inside of an old broken TV. The sounds don't quite come in right and are constantly interrupted by static and buzzing and peircing tones. Behind it all you can hear drums crashing and ever so often a few shouted lyrics. Sometimes you can hear the guitar quite clearly, other times not at all. For a few tense moments it all dies down. The TV has won and the band is out of frequency. Back it comes again, slowly getting faster and faster the instruments growing louder and louder. Out of seemingly nowhere a strange rythm is suddenly heard being beaten on the drum kit. The sound of airplanes crashing into the cymbals begins. Just when the three can't seem to get louder it's done and the sounds of a pleased crowd come in.<br /><br><br /><br><br />Bonus Mp3:<br /><a href="http://www.poptones.co.uk/mp3/magik_markers_-_fuck_you.mp3">Magik Markers - Fuck You</a><br /><a href="http://www.Magikmarkers.com"><br />Magik Markers</a> | <a href="http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_results.lasso?search_type=advanced&artist=Magik+Markers&album=&format=">Purchase Inverted Belgium</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-91352096357803297172006-11-09T15:55:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:12:24.540-05:00Foot Village - World Fantasy 10"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://notnotfun.com/presents/pics/worldfantasy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 124px;" src="http://notnotfun.com/presents/pics/worldfantasy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Foot Village is a 4 peice all-drum band with a geography fetish! It features members of the well known bands Gang Wizard, Rose for Bohdan, House 1 and 2, Rainbow Blanket, Windard of Ox, and Drug the Corpse. Together they bang out battling rythms on their 4 head-to-head kits. They chant and scream and shout and sing poetry about the countries of the world! Each song is titled the country of which it's about (ex. Brazil, Ethiopia, and the wonderful Where Ever the Fuck Arnold Schwartzenegger's From). Before they write a song they research a country and then completely base the lyrics on the research. With all the information they plan on beginning a country of their own called, you guessed it, Foot Village.<br /> The beats are clashing and booming, cave-dwellingly primitive, and ever so often bouncy and dancey. Starting and stopping right on cue (like in Great Britain and the Bermuda Rebellion) works out perfectly for this quartet of talent percussionists.<br /> Right from the start they grab your attention and they certainly don't ever let go. By the end of the powerful half hour you're left wanting much more.<br /> Though this 10" is currently out of print, Not Not Fun records has a list of Distros that stock their stuff from time to time and might just have a few copies.<br /><br />Bonus Mp3s:<br /><a href="http://deathbombarc.com/sound/fv/ethiopia.mp3">Foot Village - Ethipoia</a><br /><a href="http://deathbombarc.com/sound/fv/mexico.mp3">Foot Village - Mexico</a><br /><a href="http://deathbombarc.com/sound/fv/monkey%20mania.mp3">Foot Village - Live at Monkey Mania - Denver, CO (2004)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.paradeofexquisites.org/footvillage.html">Foot Village</a> | <a href="http://www.notnotfun.com">Not Not Fun</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geocities.com/footvillage/FV1.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-50827677912815042002006-11-09T14:41:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:17:22.625-05:00Doubled Yellow Swans - Global Clone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/22290.globalclone.gif?"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 169px;" src="http://static.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/22290.globalclone.gif?" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> The infamous Yellow Swans' new album Global Clone collects together various songs from rare cassette only releases over the years.<br /> The first track is much quieter than your average Yellow Swans song. It's almost too quiet. You'd expect it to build at some point, but no such luck.<br /> Track 2 begins with a quiet distored beat but that slowly fades away and gives room for feedback and static to take center-stage. Sounds jump all around changing and running through channels throughout the 23 minutes of this monster of a song.<br /> Track 3 is the soundtrack to a dead city. Empty streets and beaten down houses. The air blows though and knocks a few things around. The creatures begin to crawl as the song progresses and their inhuman howls interrupt the wind for a short time and then suprisingly disappear and the wind comes back.<br /> Track 4 has a stacatto sound to it's noises. It's deep and booming but the sounds themselves all have a central rythm of sorts. It's sharp and at times almost pounding. The fact that this duo involves a guitar is more obvious than in some other sounds and it sounds wonderful. The last half of the track uses the odd insect type noise you'd expect to hear on the Wolf Eyes album <span style="font-style: italic;">Burned Mind</span>.<br /> The last track starts right out with the clashing sounds and the electronic hum of something overheating. Again the guitar is heard very clearly. At some points it seems as though you're imaginging voices from out of the sounds but they are in fact there. They're distorted and dragged out and whispery but they are there.<br /> Though <span style="font-style: italic;">Global Clone</span> just a compilation of random odds and ends it flows as if it was meant to be an album. The songs themselves just fit together perfectly.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jyrk.com/yellowswans/">Yellow Swans</a> | <a href="http://www.iheartnoise.com/catalog.htm">Purchase Global Clone</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-4454907865712472602006-11-09T14:18:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:09:45.651-05:00The No-Neck Blues Band - The black PopE<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="vidDescBegin"><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D6YVra3CbE4"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D6YVra3CbE4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object></span><br /><span id="vidDescBegin"></div></span><br /></div><span id="vidDescBegin"><br /> A truly beautiful music video from New York free-form collective The No-Neck Blues Band from their sophomore album <span style="font-style: italic;">QVARIS</span></span><span id="vidDescBegin">. Directed by Adam Mortimer.<br /><br />Bonus Mp3:<br /><a href="http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/noneckbluesband/audio/TheDoon.mp3">The No-Neck Blues Band - The dooN</a> (from <span style="font-style: italic;">QVARIS</span>)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theserth.com/"><br />The No-Neck Blues Band</a> | <a href="http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=GER052">Purchase QVARIS</a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-46196642978680253332006-11-09T07:11:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:27:25.680-05:00Prurient - Sexual Magic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/HeadlessChicken4/R-319645-1111884595.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/HeadlessChicken4/R-319645-1111884595.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> This is not quite the Prurient you may know. Dominick Fernow can normally be found rolling on a dirty cement floor screaming into a microphone creating a seemingly unbreakable wall of white noise that's enough to make dog's eardrums implode. Sexual Magic however takes a quieter route centered around a deep drone.<br /> The album borrows a piano line from French classical composer Erik Satie's song Gymnopédies for the first two tracks. It creates a calm feeling of being at sea drifting away. As the album progresses though the sea gets more choppy and the winds pick up. Though it never goes into full on Dom Static Madness it certainly gets harsher. The drones get louder and faster moving. By the time "Forests, Black and Low" begins the ship has began to sink. It all cuts away, and you have drowned.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hospitalproductions.com/">Hospital Productions</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-92173051554259983602006-11-08T15:10:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:38:46.166-05:00D.D.T. - Live 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://brutalsoundeffects.com/stills/ad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://brutalsoundeffects.com/stills/ad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> According to this tape's cover D.D.T. is Charlie Draheim, Aaron Dilloway (of Wolf Eyes) and Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth). What more could you ask for, right?<br /></div> Disappointingly the sound quality is terrible. There's no fullness to the sounds. It's as if someone stood in the crowd and recorded it with a handheld tape recorder (and maybe this <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> the case).<br /> The actual sounds/music itself are quite nice. Again though the audio quality strikes as it is hard to really pick out who's who. The recording is quiet and pointing out styles is hard to do. It's very mushed together.<br /> Aside from a few boring parts and the terrible audio quality it's a nice tape. Definately looked a lot better on paper than it sounded in my player. It would be nice to have a good soundboard recording of these three together as they are <span style="font-style: italic;">quite</span> a trio.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/">Ecsatatic Peace (Thurston's Record Label)</a> | <a href="http://www.geocities.com/ihavetheklap/">Charlie Draheim</a> | <a href="http://smelltheremains.hansonrecords.net/">Aaron Dilloway</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-23839879864992933862006-11-08T14:39:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:40:26.486-05:00Burning Star Core this Saturday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/HeadlessChicken4/flyer2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 550px;" src="http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/HeadlessChicken4/flyer2.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> $5 All Ages. The rest is self-explanatory.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.dronedisco.com/bxc/">Burning Star Core</a> | <a href="http://www.patsintheflats.com/">Pats in the Flats</a><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-26715187546801138172006-11-08T14:31:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:28:37.242-05:00Hair Police/Eloe Omoe at The Frowny Bear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dustedmagazine.com/covers/feature_id-443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.dustedmagazine.com/covers/feature_id-443.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Hair Police and Eloe Omoe will be playing a show at The Frowny Bear in Lexington, KY on Thursday November 30th. It will be an all ages show and no real cost to get in but accepting donations for the bands. Sure to be a good good show. Be there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gnarlytimes.com/">Hair Police</a> | <a href="http://infrasound.org/eloeomoe/">Eloe Omoe</a> | <a href="http://www.charlesmansion.org/">The Charles Mansion</a><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-66074759016993327312006-11-08T07:09:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:29:12.425-05:00Two New Lathes on Aryan Asshole Records<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wolfeyes.net/images/aareleases/big/16bitchpileup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.wolfeyes.net/images/aareleases/big/16bitchpileup.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 16 Bitch Pile-Up</span> lathe 7" - An eerie audio hallucination: first you're swimming, then there's something outside your door. Watch the butcher knives chop as it spins.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wolfeyes.net/images/aareleases/big/prurient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.wolfeyes.net/images/aareleases/big/prurient.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Prurient</span> "Memory Repeating" lathe 7" - Brutality and poetry at its best. A harsh noise blues trak about waking up alone. Painted black lathe with printed kraft paper sleeve in bag.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Two very awesome bands. These lathes tend to sell out fast and they sure aren't making more so be sure to get your hand on these SOON. For those of you who have no idea who Prurient or 16 Bitch Pile-Up are, firstly, get your head out of your ass.<br /><br /> Prurient is the harsh noise brainchild of Dominick Fernow. Usually using only a mic and an amplifier he is simple in his sounds. Did I mention it's loud?<br /><br /> 16 Bitch Pile-Up is "sonic assault" trio made up of <span style="font-size:100%;">Shannon Walter (keyboards), Sarah Cathers (guitar) and Sarah Bernat (vocals, feedback)</span>. They used to be based out of good ol' Columbus though recently they relocated to San Fransisco. Their noises are not something to be ignored.<br /><br /> Lathe's are $25 each, postage paid for the US and Canada. For international orders it's $5 more for one item and $2 for each additional item. Insurance is $2. Specify customs form info. Send paypal to Aryan.Ahole@gmail.com before they're all gone!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wolfeyes.net/aaindex.html">Aryan Asshole Records</a> | <a href="http://www.hospitalproductions.com/">Prurient</a> | <a href="http://www.myspace.com/16bitchpileup">16 Bitch Pile-up</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-59589087727838713622006-11-07T15:18:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:30:09.771-05:00Wolf Eyes & John Wiese @ The Grog Shop (10-22-2006) The Grog Shop was a perfect venue for this show. Dark, dingy, dirty, and drunk. People slowly filed in and began smoking cigarettes. The jukebox played Motorhead and some Minor Threat as the drinks went down. By the time the opening band came on I'm sure most people had a nice little buzz to them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3755/227395751112165/1600/PA220055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3755/227395751112165/320/PA220055.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Wiese<br /></span> John Wiese stood behind a small table of electronic tools. The lights were off but his Macbook cast an eerie glow over him. He's a tall skinny man in glasses wearing a button-down shirt. The way he looks combined with the way he turns the knobs and manipulates the sounds makes him seem a bit like a scientist working on his newest experiment. The sounds that come out though give images of a more sadistic scientist hard at work picking apart a victims body. His half hour of Horror Movie noise was great and got everyone ready for Wolf Eyes but at some points it almost felt dragged on and quite nearly boring.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3755/227395751112165/1600/PA220058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/3755/227395751112165/320/PA220058.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Wolf Eyes<br /></span> I had been told that a Wolf Eyes show is something that I should do everything in my power to <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> miss. No matter what. I was expecting great, but I had no idea.<br />When the 3 men in leather stepped on stage the crowd roared. They didn't do a friendly wave and smile but simply took their places in front of their weapons. Sadly, although I expected them to, the lights over the stage did not dim. This was a mistake and I think was a small factor that made a big difference.<br /> A buzz began emanating from the speaks as they began. It started slow and almost quiet. Nate Young's skeletal fingers wrapped around his mic, his head went down and stringly black hair hid his face. He slurred a few lines but they were gone in the soundscape that was building. A sound like a chainsaw stabs into the quiet and disappears, Mike Connely stands grinning. I was a bit unsure how Connely would work, I didn't know much about him and already had pledged love to Aaron Dilloway. When I learned that Connely was a member of Hair Police though, I had no doubts that he would be a great fill-in. Again he strikes with the chainsaw. The sounds begin to get louder and louder and I can feel my innards vibrating. Louder and Louder. Young is screaming now and the sounds pick up and break away from the once calm sea.<br /> John Olson (who looks like a Harley riding Bob Ross) drops a mic down inside of his saxophone and screeches some notes. These notes are loud and clear but in no way are they pleasant sounds you would expect from a saxophone. Now he's grinning too. Connely slings a bass over his shoulder and all hell breaks loose. Something about that bass instantly multiplied the intensity of the sounds 10 fold. Oslon had a guitar of sorts himself: a long peice of curved wood with a single thick string running from end to end and a pickup crudely attatched to the bottom. He traded the sax for this and began joining the beating Connely was giving. All 3 got louder. At one point I'm fairly sure my ears went out. Shellshock. Someone had just dropped a grenade inches from my head. I began moving slowly to the demolished anti-rhythm. My guts were now in a constant vibrating state. This full on pummeling lasted for over an hour before they walked off stage. Despite cheers and pleads they did not come back for an encore. That was it, and it felt right.<br /><br /><span><a href="http://www.wolfeyes.net/">Wolf Eyes Official Website</a> | <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejohnwiese/">John Wiese Official Website</a> | </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/3801568">Wolf Eyes on Myspace</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-1998153611402874752006-11-07T14:43:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:33:38.500-05:00D.I.B. aka Do It Big Fall Tour 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myspace-208.vo.llnwd.net/00827/80/22/827642208_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://myspace-208.vo.llnwd.net/00827/80/22/827642208_l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> D.I.B. aka Do It Big is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angela Messina</span> (Tan as Fuck/Taiwan Deth/Vegan Brand/Moth Pet), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bridget Venutti</span> (Vegan Brand/Mothh Pet/Diary of Lisa Frank) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate "Kuss" Csallagi</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marissa Smith</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brooke Gilliam</span>. They're a pretty wonderful all girl band and they're headed out on their first tour this November on the East Coast.<br /><br />11/08 - TBA / Baltimore, Maryland<br />11/09 - Danger Danger House / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />11/10 - Carbon's (Metalux) Space / Williamsburg, NY<br />11/11 - TBA / Providence, Rhode Island<br />11/12 - Midway Cafe / Boston, Mass<br />11/13 - Flywheel / East Hampton, Mass<br />11/14 - Skylab Gallery / Columbus, Ohio<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dibxxx">D.I.B. on Myspace</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-76340366692390285022006-11-06T19:28:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:34:21.032-05:00Animal Collective - People (Australian Tour EP)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/dhaddad1/AC/IMG_0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/dhaddad1/AC/IMG_0120.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> This limited tour edition EP from New York Psych-Folk-Noise guys Animal Collective features new, reworked, and live tracks found nowhere else.<br /><br /> The first track is a live favorite from the past tour called People. In a way it's like Banshee Beat from their last album Feels. It's got a slow building almost droning crescendo throughout the song with the hop skipping piano lines ontop. It becomes more and more frantic but then rather than having a big boom ending it fades away. I was slightly disappointed by this fact.<br /><br /> Then comes Tikwid, another new song. Tikwid is much more discordant than the previous track. It's got a great vibe to it. It's upbeat and mysterious. Avey twirls through lines and lines of vocals in a much shorter time than normal. At time there are thoughts of the Feel's single "Grass".<br /><br /> Then there's My Favorite Colors, an older song that has been re-done for this EP. It's a short song with a feeling sort of like "College" from Sung Tongs. It's not quite a filler but not quite a song. There are some great sounds i.e. Avey's distored tremeloing vocals layered and layered. The vocals are such a vital part of the song dispite having absolutely no lyrics, simply the sound of Avey's moans and slow yelps slowly fading away.<br /><br /> And finally a live version of People. Animal Collective record every show they play and have a huge library of minidiscs. It doesn't say exactly what show this is from, all we know is it's from the shows this year when they began playing it. It's a lot less overlapping than the studio version what with it being live and so parts stick out a lot more rather than get lost in the song. The drums are especially poignant in this. The piano part though is missing in this version, and I miss it.<br /><br /> Overall, great EP. If you loved Feels you'll love this. If you think Feels was a bit too poppy and you're more for their older stuff you just might like this too. It seems that they're going with a good combination of both the eras. Great things can definately be expected from their upcoming 2007 album.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.paw-tracks.com/">Paw-Tracks (Animal Collective's Label)</a> | <a href="http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband">Animal Collective on Myspace</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/People-Ep-Animal-Collective/dp/B000JU9NGI/sr=1-11/qid=1162930205/ref=sr_1_11/102-4290829-1722564?ie=UTF8&s=music">Pre-Order People EP</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862825993110859435.post-71738176884432883982006-11-06T17:26:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:34:50.136-05:00Wolf Eyes - Dead Hills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://audiolunchbox.com/images/albums/6k/6136-200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 163px;" src="http://audiolunchbox.com/images/albums/6k/6136-200.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span> This 2002 EP by the prolific noise-trio Wolf Eyes is one of the best releases of their entire monstrous 150+ album discography.<br /><br /> Dead Hills starts out with the deep raspy sound of an unknown killer breathing. Breathing that's deep and booming enough to knock a few pictures off the wall. A gong comes out of nowhere and crashes in your face. No matter how many times you listen to this you will <span style="font-style: italic;">never</span> know when to expect that gong. During the 11 minutes and 8 seconds of this "song" you will be scared by many other noises that come out of seemingly nowhere. For a while it seems that it's over. This slashing-in-the-woods soundtrack is done. But it's simply the eye of the storm and the sounds all come blasting back. Birds and insects and dogs scream out as if to urge on the killing. It builds and builds and finally drops back to the breathing of the killer as it fades out.<br /><br /> The second track on this CD (Dead Hills 2) starts with a more frantic beat. A distorted drum machine pumping next to a echoing hissing. Nate Young's mumbled poetry rises up from the sounds and calls to you. He sounds disgusted with you. Insects buzz and screech around you. A silence of the lambs sort of feeling that only gets louder and louder until the final few notes.<br /><br /> Rotten Tropics also has the distored drum machine beat. Rather than an echoing hiss this song uses a sound like that of an alarm deep in a factory signaling the overheating of some sort of burning metal. Nate Young again slurs disgusted poetry though a lot less prominent this time around. The song has the sound of a dance hit dropped down the garbage disposal of a rusty sink. The beat is twisted and deranged.<br /><br /> Though this is a short at around 20min long - it is some of the best 20mins of music Wolf Eyes have ever released.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wolfeyes.net/">Wolf Eyes Official Website</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006NSG8/ref=dp_olp_2/102-4290829-1722564">Purchase Wolf Eyes - Dead Hills</a> | </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/3801568">Wolf Eyes on Myspace </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0