22 posts tagged “music”
It's been quite a while since I've logged into Vox, and a lot has changed. I felt compelled, however, to share a recent discovery of mine. I was in the mood for some xylophone jazz and unexpectedly found it in an old Solid Steel mix (2005-08-26, DK & J Rocc). The artist was Archie Whitewater from the Cadet Records label. You may remember that name if you recall my earlier posts about their jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby. I took the time to rip the Whitewater song out of the mix because I've found it difficult to get people to skip ahead 64 minutes into a mix to hear a 3 minute track. Thus I'm proud to present Archie Whitewater's "Cross Country":
I think I'm going to start collecting records from the old Cadet label and see where it goes.
I'd like to share with you a song called "The Spiritually Immature Mansion," by Caribou. I listened to this track quite a lot on my drive back from Arizona. It repeats gracefully. It's a great example of what can be achieved when you don't go overboard on the drums. It would be too easy to go all-out and wreck the subtlety of this break, but Dan Snaith (aka Caribou) exercises the proper restraint. Enjoy.
What's your musical horoscope? (Put your music player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Inspired by Stephanie.
- Stereolab - First of the Microbe Hunters
- Nouvelle Vague - I Melt with You [1]
- Andreas Dorau - So ist das nun mal
- The Avalanches - Breezeblock Mix
- Solid Steel On Air - 2002-11-25 (Strictly Kev, Ala Fu, DK)
- Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider [2]
- Yasunori Mitsuda - No Hope (Brass) [3]
- David Bowie - Heroes [4]
- The Evolution Control Committee - Star Spangled Bologna
- Mogwai - Cody [5]
[1] This is from a mix that haloform made.
[2] This is the track from the opening credits scene of The Devil's Rejects
[3] This is from Chrono Trigger
[4] This is not as good as the Eno/Bowie/Glass version.
[5] This is inextricably linked to the three-legged dog in The Life Aquatic
On the Real Genius tip, tomorrow night at the Boom Boom Room a band called "Lazlo Hollyfeld" is playing. They're originally from my old neck of the woods - Buffalo, NY.
If you're interested, here's some information on The Legend of Lazlo, because, y'know, when you're smart people need you.
Dear Lazy Vox,
I was just given the url to a YouTube video I'd love to add to my Vox account. However, the owner of the video has not properly tagged it, so I cannot access it via the YouTube conduit. I know the URL for the video, and subsequently its YouTube id (Q2L893SJNoY), but I still can't figure out how to get this video into Vox.
Regarding said video, it's well-produced live recording of one of my favorite bands. It really captures the essence of the group; their energy. If you're not a fan already, you'll be one by the time the video is over.
Update: thanks to Patti, I got the video imported. Hooray! Here it is:
So DKP tells me I need to sell my soul and buy an Xbox 360 and Dead Rising. Granted, I don't really feel like buying a next-gen platform until the el-cheapo Wii comes out, but one little nugget of info got me thinking. Because, DKP explains, the Xbox 360 is basically just a PC and you can play mp3's on it, you should be able to have a custom soundtrack for any game you play.
That makes sense, sure.
But what does that mean for Dead Rising? It means a 28 Days Later soundtrack, or Shaun of the Dead. Hell, any old Godspeed! You Black Emperor album would be pretty bitchin'. In fact, for a truly surreal experience, I could load up some Top 40 hits and go a'zombie-huntin'.
Mmm, brains.
This track contains side one of a super-limited cassette release by DJ Jun for Mondorama clothing. If you're in the mood for some late '90's beats (drum & bass with some spacey effects in there), it doesn't get any better than this.
The other day when I was out for dinner with Scotty and DKP we ran into someone who'd stayed with me and Peter for a short time at our Hell's Kitchen apartment. It put me in the mood for this music, as Peter was the one who ripped it from cassette to CD for me.
Bonus points if you can name any of the tracks used in this set - especially the bassline that comes in just after 39:30. So good!
New single comes out in Japan on 8/23. He was on NHK last night, but I had no way of listening (that I know of). I've been monitoring the p2p networks for the new single, but oddly enough, the first chance I got to hear it was the vid on YouTube. Via imomus via Qoogle.
...and I agree with imomus, this doesn't feel like much of an evolution after five years of waiting for new material. But still, I'm ecstatic to get any new Cornelius content - I can't believe he got one of the limited edition Cornelius record players. Wow. There was a Cornelius wrist watch that I really wanted a while ago, they sell knockoffs at TokyoPop now, might get one. Now if only we can get some new Takako Minekawa music too. :)
My new Tortoise box set arrived today. Included in the box was a Thrill Jockey bumper sticker and a limited print poster of the album cover. The black and white photographs on the disc sleeves are from a former (Polish?) police officer who photographed accidents.
Each band member contributed a short essay to the liner notes, each essay in a different language (English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese). The essay in English has some interesting quotes from Brian Eno:
"It used to be the case that a record was expected to contain the definitive and perhaps only version of a song, and that the job of the band and the producer was to create this 'ideal' object"
"...once we get used to the idea that we are no longer consumers of 'finished' works... we find ourselves leaving a world of 'know your own station' passivity... we stop regarding things as fixed and unchangeable, as preordained, and we increasingly find ourselves practicing the idea that we have some control."
Pretty relevant in today's forever-beta/gamma world - even if taken out of context.
The stand-out features of the DVD include both a live performance and proper music video of Glass Museum, along with a live version of Gamera and the music vid for Seneca. Seneca uses some amazing archival footage from NASA and can be found on YouTube (the dissonance drops off and the melody kicks in around 1:54).
I first saw this video at the 90 Park Ave office in NYC. I cried like someone who just lost a puppy. Turns out that "Viðrar vel til loftárása" is Icelandic for "good weather for airstrikes". I didn't know that Sigur Rós sang in anything other than Hopelandic. Turns out, the video was directed by Arni & Kinski, the masterminds behind Sigur Rós's more popular music video, Glósóli. That one won awards, but this one is sad.
If it really bums you out, watch it again. If you're still bummed, we can cuddle aftar.
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