ARIEL PINK
this dude is a hero of mine. his songs are filled with mistakes, terrible production values and the sort of noises you'd generally only hear from someone residing in an asylum. and i love it. buried under the layers of tape hiss are songs that sound distinctly familiar and pleasant but at the same time have been run through a drug-soaked meat grinder. this guy is a genius. i don't care what anyone says. i greatly admire his prolificness, how unique his output is, and the fact that he records through non-traditional means (a four-track in his bedroom? using his mouth for drums?!). i also like that i can't tell if he's sincere or not; it keeps the listener guessing as to what his intention is with any given song. i saw him live a few months ago.. he's a weird dude. this song isn't representative of his whole catalog but considering that i watch this video over and over it seems right to post it.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE/PANDA BEAR
there is something magical about these guys. i don't know if it's drug-related or if they sacrifice virgins before they perform but something is up with these guys. i anticipate they will be hugely influential for generations to come, even if they aren't immediately. their music strikes me as refreshingly unpretentious and positive while at the same time being innovative and breaking new ground from album to album. seeing them at the variety playhouse in october was the best concert i've ever seen. easily. i left the venue with a sense of ease and well-being. i called friends i hadn't spoken to in ages to tell them about it. i was blown away. this song is one they haven't recorded yet but are playing live and when they played it at my show, my life flashed before my eyes.
DEERHUNTER/ATLAS SOUND/LOTUS PLAZA
first i heard the music. it was pretty much a perfect amalgamation of everything else i really get into: the sonics of my bloody valentine, the chutzpah of classic bowie, the sneer and force of my favorite punk records. and then i found out they were from atlanta, which was in the next state over from me (at the time, since i live here now) and i was just amazed that something so awesome could come from somewhere so relatively close by. even if they were from antarctica, they'd still be one of my favorite bands and i'd enthusiastically champion anything they put out. seen here is one of my favorite songs of theirs performed live, "fluorescent grey". this song holds a special place in my heart because bradford (the singer) dedicated it to me on my birthday when they played with the fiery furnaces (who are another of my favorite bands that i will get to in the next post).
..and now i have to clock out and go home. i'll make another one of these soon because i can think of at least twenty more bands that i have to say something about to cover all necessary ground.. i hope you guys like yellow magic orchestra.
5 comments:
that ariel pink video was pretty rad. He has so much stuff out! Where's a good starting point for him?
my favorite two albums of his are "house arrest" and "worn copy", but if you come the coffee shop i work/live at, i'll throw together the cream of the ariel pink crop onto a cd for you. it's an intimidating body of work, for sure.
three things, first off ariel pink does not use a four track you jackass its eight, and he sucks dicks, a lot of of dicks,they should put him on a butter container knelt down sucking dick. they could call it land o dicks yeah. secondly whats all this ominous castle jazz? the castle is fucking pink you asshole its not ominous at all. oh and deerhunter sucks.
five points for you good sir! firstly, i'm not too familiar with ariel pink's recording methods beyond knowing he doesn't use conventional means. but i really like his music. second, the color pink can be scary to some people. what if you were beat up by bullies when you were a kid who ALWAYS WORE PINK CLOTHES? i'll bet that'd put some sort of complex on you. and i really like deerhunter, but respect your opinion. thanks for stopping by, snidely-titled doppleganger.
dear mr. castle
i just get so bitter with music because i am deaf and can only judge it by the vibrations, good vibrations good music. dracula canon has great vibrations. i like to put the speaks up all the way and place them under my balls. i always get off at 1 min 14 seconds. great vibrations man. deerhunter has good vibrations too i wish i could hear all these songs but i can only enjoy music in the way i described. i know its kind of weird but come on i am deaf life is a bitch. make one that is really bass heavy for me please.
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