Archive for January, 2011

Pulling out some long experimental cuts for you today, starting off with Dolphins Into The Future which was random purchase yesterday at Sound Fix, the record store clerk suggested it and i’m glad I picked it up. If you like the soft synths and VHS quality sound then this whole album is perfect for you, i’d suggest getting it on vinyl, it just got repressed.

Jane is an lo-fi loop based project consisting of Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) of Animal Collective and Scott Mou who’s one of the nicest record store people you can talk to at Other Music in NYC. I love 20+ minute tracks like this, I can let it ride out while I do work and really enjoy myself without fumbling thru iTunes.

Anika is coming to NYC in just alil more than a week! check the Stones Throw site for date in LA and NYC. Her tempo and raw delivery is exactly what i’d like to hear live these days.

To round out today’s playlist we have Solar Bears reaching for the stars with their remix of FUR, enjoy this calm Monday.

You may remember Mark Brooks’ work for Santamonica from a while ago. Well he’s back at it and this time I’d say he stepped it up another level. There’s a ton of great work for the Barcelona-based apparel company over at Mark’s Behance page. Also check out his great logo section.

Mark Brooks

Cascine Records is taking that sexy delicate pop from the Swedish glossy magazines and creating a very rich boutique genre that is soft to the touch. First, they blew me away with Selebrities and now Jensen Sportag has my ear, makes me think about the days that I started falling in love with Erlend Oye’s music.

Young Prisms deliver a playful wall of sound, catchy right from the start, gives me hope thinking that more and more young groups have done their homework, looking forward to hearing more.

This posted started as a Jonas Bering playlist but then I thought I need to change it up a bit, so here you go Kompakt fans, one of the classics.

You don’t find much Ken Camden digitally, the man is vinyl find, a gem for serious headphone listeners, a very rewarding meditative piece that could go on for an hour longer if I had it my way.

Dusty Brown has certified this sound system and tonight is a go. Tycho goes on at 11:30pm, try to get there early as they should be hitting capacity quickly. Tickets are available at the door or you can purchase a full pass for all three days of the festival here.

SEMF @ The Townhouse, Sacramento Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Tycho (Ghostly International/SF)
Daedelus (Ninja Tune/LA)
Sister Crayon (Manimal Records)
Thriftcar
Pregnant (TerrorEyes)
Whores (HUMP/Grimey)
Fresh Machine (Who Cares)

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I’m happy to announce our latest Guest Music Post is by the very talented and respected Detroit musician Tadd Mullinix (Dabrye, James T. Cotton, SK-1). I remember having a CD player alarm clock years ago and i’d wake up to Tadd Mullinix – Minajor every morning for more than a year no joke, I wanted to remember every note. Recently I went into Encore Records in Ann Arbor, MI where Tadd works and asked him where the Dark Cello music was hoping he’d unveil magical classical music in which I know nothing about. Here are Tadd’s choices, the Michael William Gilbert song blew my face off, still gathering it off the floor:

1. Booker Ervin – Blues for You
When this one came into the record shop, it found its way to the turntable
immediately. As it played overhead I was struck by the group’s blazing,
unremitting pace.

2. Woo – A Complex Art
It appears to me that the music on this cassette came from a salubrious
spiritual function that took place somewhere in the new-age 90’s.

3. Michael William Gilbert – Phase
Private press. This comes from a gallant mind cradled by an electronic music
studio somewhere in Boston, MA. He wished to make his electronic compositions a “more human music, a fusion of synthesized, concrete, and instrumental sound.”

4. Severed Heads – Cowboy Muzak
My favorite works from them have balanced elements of repetition, fuzzy noise, and melodic basslines that usually support a crusty amalgam of dancing synth-lines and whip-crack percussion.

Nam June Paik (1932-2006) was a Korean-born American multimedia artist. He apparently holds the particular lofty title of “first video artist” (Wikipedia). I recently came across his work and have been in awe of it ever since. TV Buddha (1974) particularly caught my eye; I’d love a copy of the photo.

Nam June Paik

Locating a cabin on the side of an Idaho lake is one of the best decisions you could make. It just so happens that this cabin also has a window-wall which is 30 x 20 feet and opens the entire living space up to an amazing view of the lake. Although this looks more like a house, the interior and sleeping quarters and designed similar to that of a traditional cabin. It sleeps ten people.

Architectural firm: Olson Kundig Architects

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Matthew Lyons just posted a new comic called Push It Backwards. Consistent with everything he does, this looks absolutely amazing. I continue to be blown away by his talent, but more impressive to me is his imagination. The story he tells here (the pages you can read) is peculiar and wonderful. It’s really only a matter of time before we see his work absolutely everywhere (Pixar if you don’t hire him I will). A rare talent this one. Be sure to check out the process piece he did for us last year.

In recent years, no one I think has ever put in more care and themselves into their debut video than Creep(Lauren Flax & Lauren Dilliard), it may not be your style or taste but these girls live the part and have dreamed up a visually appealing piece of work for their fans and those kind of things can keep any music scene glowing. Oh and it has Romy Madley the girl from The Xx which is the ultimate bonus.

After finding this 1,250.00USD Joy Division shirt from the 70’s I felt like sharing this song so I can think about ripping off the design and making my own because thats a ridiculous price tag. Once you hear how Ian Curtis sings “Mistake” you’ll be trying to say it all day.

New song from Light Asylum, I think i’ve posted ever song they’ve shared with us so far on this site. I can’t get enough of this vocalist! FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU

Out of the darkness and into some heat with Destroyer, this is already in my Top Albums of 2011 right out of the gate. No one I know that sings can make a more cohesive and focused album like this, mesmerizing to say the least.

More information behind the Creep video, an interview with the director Warren Fischer:

The January edition of the ISO50 Newsletter is up! There was a lot to cover this month with some great featured posts and Jakub extended his coverage in the listening section with a lot of great selections from the past couple months.

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