This week is going to be a good one and here is the reason why. On July 13th at Czar in Tampa, The Glitch Mob will be performing as well as Phantogram and Com Truise. Each one of these bands has it's own style yet I can see why they would all be performing together.
The Glitch Mob is a trio of three that is known for tweaking and toying with cutting-edge technology to produce their sound of electronic music. Phantogram is more on the indie synth side with their tracks like "Mouthful of Diamonds" with their waverly sounds of the guitars and random noises. They would describe them self's as street beat, psych pop which I actually like better then my description. Then we have Com Truise who has been a growing name on the Ghostly International label. His sound is more on constantly experimenting with synthesizers and structure in an attempt to bring new age sounds to the forefront. So each one of these groups has a style that in the end works together to produce a very interesting live set of cutting edge technology with new styles of music.
Tickets for this show are still available total price comes out to like $20 bucks. Get them here. Hope to see you there!
I finally got a copy of the new album Zonoscope by Cut Copy last week and it has been on repeat basically this whole week. Most of the songs on this album stir together an array of electronic textures and nocturnal rhythms, which gets your body swaying. There use of kaleidoscopic synths, soothing vocal hooks, tropical percussion and bouncing disco beats is a mix of different ages mixed with a new sound. Cut Copy who has been around for almost a decade now is very ambitious and they strive to explore different options in sound. The new album does just that and it might be because Ben Allen from (Deerhunter, Animal Collective and Gnarls Barkley) helped produce this album. Give this album a listen and in a couple of minutes even the most jaded person will become victim to the awesomeness that is Cut Copy.
Twitter sometimes you help me find some pretty awesome stuff. Like the frontman of Fleet Foxes releasing a FREE three song EP. It definitely was a treat seeing how Robin Pecknold band will be releasing a new album in May called, Helplessness Blues. So providing these three new songs I think it will hold me off till the new album comes out.
Pecknold who recently recorded this three song solo in Los Angeles, gives us a little explanation: "One is a duet with my friend Ed Droste from the amazing band Grizzly Bear, one is just a new solo jam, and one is a cover." The cover is of "Where Is My Wild Rose", a song from the New Zealand folk singer Chris Thompson. The Droste team-up is called "I'm Losing Myself" and features some haunted, feathery harmonies. And the new solo song is called "Derwentwater Stones". You can download the EP here.
Just a heads up this EP is quite mellow with an acoustic stripped down feel to them. Pecknold also want to add that, "These aren't Fleet Foxes songs, but I didn't know where else to disseminate it". So everyone Enjoy!
Back in September of 2010 I talked about the Atlanta band Kinisi who had a track "beach frogs" featured on Playlist-18. Kinisi is the creative project of Speros Constantine Kokenes and he was nice enough to notify me via email that he has completed a New Album called "Sun Battle Soul".
He states that it's a fully instrumental composition meant to be listened to as one complete work. The concept of the album revolves around a theme of the organic vs. the inorganic, exploring the harmony and disharmony that results from the interaction of the physical world and the mental consciousness we experience and questioning where/how time exists in this relationship. The track titles serve as a (admittedly ambiguous) program guide for the story of two characters who's crossing of paths results in tension, hostility, and ultimately resolution.
Did I mention that it's available to download for FREE. Also don't forget to check out his other two EP on his bandcamp site.
Released 31 January 2011
Artwork by Daniel Hendrik van Luijk
This is going to be a good show on January 26th at the Crowbar in Tampa, Fl. Tokyo Police Club, Two Door Cinema Club and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. All three band have been talk about on this blog or they have been added to the monthly Playlists. I'm excited for this show because I have yet to see Two Door and Boris Yeltsin. It looks though that now tickets are only available at the door or at Daddy Kool Records in St. Pete. Although the website states that their are a lot of available tickets at the door. I don't want to take my chances so I'm going to go pick my ticket up today. Show starts at 8p.m. and tickets are $15/$18 All Ages. Well hope to see some of you there.
It's amazing what an iPad can really do if you know how to use it. I guess you can do anything. Take Damon Albarn for example he created a whole NEW 15 track Gorillaz's album with nothing more than an iPad and additional instruments. It was all recorded while the Gorilla's were on a 32 day North American Tour this year.
The album entitled The Fall is nothing less than talent. This album has nothing but great songs that bring different eclectic mixes of synths into great sounding tracks. This is not just a diary of the bands 32 day tour it's also a feat to show what can be accomplished in a short period of time. It's only 47 minutes long but I can guarantee that it will flow nicely on repeat. Oh! I forgot to mention the best part about this album. Damon Albarn has been generous enough to share the whole album over on their website for FREE. Head over to Gorillaz.com to check out the album, where it’s available to stream or can be downloaded for members of the fan club.
