This track is no doubt one of my top tracks of the year! FuzZ has completely destroyed it on this one! If you enjoy dirty hip-hop inspired IDM then this is your ultimate tune. Seriously, look out for this kid and expect HUGE things!
Sascha Ring, mejor conocido como Apparat, y actual propietario del sello alemán Shitkatapult, además de seruno de los productores significativos del actual género musical electrónico IDM (Intelligent Dance Music), acaba de lanzar un nuevo sencillo titulado: Song of Los.
Ooooh wee, I'm thrilled for things! The German gods of all things IDM and electro, Modeselektor, are my esteemed guests on East Village Radio's Belly of the Beast this week. As always, the show is live from 8-10pm ET and it's happening this Thursday, September 22. You can read more here.
In "oh hey PS other news...", my buddy Jason reviewed the duo's new disc, Monkeytown, which is Gernot and Sebastian's 3rd LP but the 1st via their own imprint.
Pre-order the album here. Dare we say... it's aaaahhhh sooo aaah rad.
From the start screen, head right eight screens and up one screen. Now you’re on the edge of Hyrule, water to the east, trees to the west. Enter the cave and you’re greeted by a shopkeeper. He gives you the option of purchasing a shield, bombs or a bow and arrow. But you know there’s something more to be found here. This is the place. “Take me away from the Overworld,” you tell the shopkeeper, hoping he gets the hint. He squints surprised, and sizes you up. He opens a drawer and pulls out a small burlap sack. “Go stand at the water’s edge. Do not look back in this direction. Remove the contents of the sack and place them in a line along the shore.” Stomach uneasy with excitement, you exit the cave and head for the shoreline. You open the sack to find five large crystals, which you place on the sand as the shopkeeper instructed. A fierce rumble begins under your feet. It’s nauseating and suddenly everything goes bright. You squint your eyes and hold your breath. A faint beat fills your ears. It pulses unsteadily. A fairy beckons. You tumble towards her voice, body lost in blinding light. And then, she’s there. Princess Zelda’s form flickers like a television losing reception. Her voice sings jumbled words from which you’re able to decipher a single phrase, “Don’t let me go.”
D. Paris pieces together atmospheres of fantasy with eerie electronic sounds. Take a trip to a weird world where your favorite 8-bit video game characters ditch their swords to gather for a goblet of magic potion in a shadowy club. Chiptune, IDM and pop are explored across a spectrum that swings from the ominous (“Trojan Drubbings”) to the danceable (“1954″). For reluctant grown-ups and sorrowful children.
From the start screen, head right eight screens and up one screen. Now you’re on the edge of Hyrule, water to the east, trees to the west. Enter the cave and you’re greeted by a shopkeeper. He gives you the option of purchasing a shield, bombs or a bow and arrow. But you know there’s something more to be found here. This is the place. “Take me away from the Overworld,” you tell the shopkeeper, hoping he gets the hint. He squints surprised, and sizes you up. He opens a drawer and pulls out a small burlap sack. “Go stand at the water’s edge. Do not look back in this direction. Remove the contents of the sack and place them in a line along the shore.” Stomach uneasy with excitement, you exit the cave and head for the shoreline. You open the sack to find five large crystals, which you place on the sand as the shopkeeper instructed. A fierce rumble begins under your feet. It’s nauseating and suddenly everything goes bright. You squint your eyes and hold your breath. A faint beat fills your ears. It pulses unsteadily. A fairy beckons. You tumble towards her voice, body lost in blinding light. And then, she’s there. Princess Zelda’s form flickers like a television losing reception. Her voice sings jumbled words from which you’re able to decipher a single phrase, “Don’t let me go.”
D. Paris pieces together atmospheres of fantasy with eerie electronic sounds. Take a trip to a weird world where your favorite 8-bit video game characters ditch their swords to gather for a goblet of magic potion in a shadowy club. Chiptune, IDM and pop are explored across a spectrum that swings from the ominous (“Trojan Drubbings”) to the danceable (“1954″). For reluctant grown-ups and sorrowful children.
I was listening to Four Tet and I thought I’d check my e-mail, and guess what was in there. Something amazing… From the bros that brought you kniifeprrty comes Bell Palace
If you are in Calgary, I highly suggest checking out BABE RAINBOW tonight. Rocking the Warp Records sound with some bros from the Rinse Out Crew Typist and Dan Solo
Precisely as that title states, last night's early show (weird, haven't seen an 8:00pm start time in a loooong while) at Mercury Lounge featured the inimitable MNDR headlining the space in NYC's Lower East Side. And while she's pretty much our good pal at this point, making us the most biased beast, um ever, we can take a step back and note that every instance in which we've caught her live show (it's been a lot) she's far exceeded previous performances. It's not that she was ever NOT good...it's that she just keeps getting better and better at every turn. Other artists: beware.
Beginning the set with a personal favorite in Caligula, MNDR was a nonstop flurry of mathematically magical music and motion. After a few more "known cuts" (she's only got a few out there!), the moment we'd had hoped would arrive came to be...and oh, it was pretty fantastic. New music, in the form of songs Diamonds and Casual Attraction, impressed beyond imagination. While the former takes cues from I Go Away in the more "oh man I feel feelings" sense, the latter is another sing-along stunner that incites jumping, dancing, high-fiving and smiling until your face breaks. Yep, it's that good.
We chatted with MNDR after the gig, and ol' girl's got some goodies coming up in the next few months. Sure, we'd share 'em now, but we need every excuse to write more writings about this incredible talent down the line.
Until then, check out the full gallery of images here, and peep the videos from last night's show below. And duh, of course we captured them new jawns, along with Caligula and the "Patty Hearst tribute song" which we still have no idea what the real title of said song is, but it is damn fine. Beast pleased!
MNDR is my most favorite chromed out homegirl, and if you haven't already jumped aboard my wagon of "wow wow yeah" praisings, then let August 30 be your guide to greatness and gold. Amanda Warner, as she's known with a few vowels added to her moniker, takes the stage at Mercury Lounge that night, with this just-announced gig. Hurrah!
Aside from hitting the number one spot on the UK charts with the Mark Ronson-collaboration, Bang Bang Bang, MNDR hits on all cylinders with her own solo work as well, as if I haven't already expressed that enough in past posts.
Definitely check her out later this summer. Tickets for the 21+ show go on AmEx pre-sale here tomorrow at 10am.
Je les ai découvert l’été dernier en première partie de Pony Pony Run Run, leurs amis (en passant, ils sont nominés aux victoires de la musique donc allez voter pour eux !). Sur disque, j’ai de quoi être perplexe sur la portée de SayCet : leur musique expérimentale, ce que certains appellent IDM, pourrait en rebuter plus d’un. Et pourtant en live, on est totalement porté par l’émotion d’un schéma pop atypique dans la forme. A coups de nappes retentissant comme des echos en nous, la musique composée par Pierre Lefeuvre mêle puissance et douceur grâce à une texture et une sobriété que tout unit. La voix feutrée de Phoene Somsavath et le ballet d’images, de lumières et de couleurs contrôlé par Zita Cochet éveillent un niveau sensoriel supplémentaire. J’en suis sorti tout chose. Un conseil : allez les voir en live puis acheter l’album mais pas l’inverse.
