Wish I could go to this show, but it looks like I'll just have to listen from afar.
Does anyone know where I could buy their latest album? I kind of need it.
PS: Thank you Hype Machine for making the random song banner. You really let me discover something great.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Rasta Pasta
If you haven't already, I highly recommend giving a listen a Jonny Greenwood's compilation "Jonny Greenwood is the Controller" on Sanctuary Records. It offers an array of excellent 1970's Reggae including tracks from Lee "Scratch" Perry, Marcia Aitken, Linval Thompson and many other artists garuanteed to lift your winter blues.
So grab your shorts amd flip flops and start jammin'
So grab your shorts amd flip flops and start jammin'
Saturday, February 16, 2008
"Music’s the only thing that makes sense anymore, man...
Play it loud enough, it keeps the demons at bay.”
Just watched Across the Universe. I have to say...what an amazing film. The choreography, the music (duh), the filming, the animation. Everything was done extremely well. There was real passion and heart in the movie, which makes sense because it's about the passion and genius of The Beatles.
I absolutely loved that Joe Cocker made an appearance with the song "Come Together." He's always done excellent Beatles covers (A Little Help From My Friends aka The Wonder Years Theme).
On a side note, It was interesting to watch it with my father who witnessed all of that. Went to some of those rallies. Took part in the movements against the war. I always ask him to tell me stories of what the 60's were like from his radical point of view. They always amaze me. I find myself always researching that time period. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed, just very interested. And in a lot of ways, especially with this fucking stupid war going on right now [which I'm still not a hundred percent sure why it's still happening], the 60's live on.
Just watched Across the Universe. I have to say...what an amazing film. The choreography, the music (duh), the filming, the animation. Everything was done extremely well. There was real passion and heart in the movie, which makes sense because it's about the passion and genius of The Beatles.I absolutely loved that Joe Cocker made an appearance with the song "Come Together." He's always done excellent Beatles covers (A Little Help From My Friends aka The Wonder Years Theme).
On a side note, It was interesting to watch it with my father who witnessed all of that. Went to some of those rallies. Took part in the movements against the war. I always ask him to tell me stories of what the 60's were like from his radical point of view. They always amaze me. I find myself always researching that time period. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed, just very interested. And in a lot of ways, especially with this fucking stupid war going on right now [which I'm still not a hundred percent sure why it's still happening], the 60's live on.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Yeasayer//All Hour Cymbals
So from time to time when I have nothing else to do, I log onto R5productions.com to check out what shows are going on in Philly. A couple weeks ago, while peeking the site, I found this pretty interesting band called Yeasayer. I liked what I heard and immediately wanted more, so I bought the cd.
If you haven’t heard anything about em, you can check out this little tidbit from wikipedia rather than have me type on and on about them.
As for the cd…they can fuckin’ jam. It’s in the vein of Phil Collins, Talking Heads, a little Radiohead, Paul Simon (Rythem of the Saints). There is a lot of harmonizing, layering and fantastic little noises usually associated with Beck.
The first track entitled “Sunrise” starts off with a group of handclapping gypsies, or so it sounds like on top of the mystical bass line and synthesizers. It’s a kind-of-eerie, make your head do weird things, jam song. Good use of the cowbell by the way.
“Wait For The Summer” is the second song on the album and immediately I can tell they have at least some kind of Paul Simon influence. Not as catchy as Sunrise, but it still has its own unique haunting groove. The line “Someone help me please” kind of caught me off guard while listening to it as it’s sung with this distant echo-y plea.
My favorite out of the entire album is the third track called 2080. While listening to the freshly opened cd package in my car, I held my arm out the window and used it as an aerodynamic testing device. The stars were out and the air was surprisingly warm for early February in New Jersey. This song in the background fit the scene just perfectly. The freedom it has in its grooving melody. Weaving in and out, you can almost see the sound it emits from the speakers. Colors of green and red and blue and yellow flowing by, the heavens swirling around above as the song climbs up to it’s climax. As it falls back down it end’s with the sounds of children playing and drifts quietly into the next track.
The next song, “Germs” reminds me of something from a broadway play about Egypt. It’s somewhat doomy and uses a lot of layered musical instruments including trumpets, what sounds like an accordian, xylaphones and other various devices.
As the cd goes on, you can hear similarities from song to song. The majority of the songs are very soothing, some are a little unnerving and some are just fun to listen to. “Ah, Weir” sounds like something from an early Radiohead cd like Kid A. “Ah, Weir” goes flawlessly into “No Need To Worry” which is another slowish, slightly jazz influenced jam with some Pink Floyd-ish guitar licks.
I’d give the cd overall about an 8/10. After the first couple songs it somehow lacks the drive that it had in the first few songs.
If you’d like to give it a whirl, check out Yeasayer.net or just go to Hypem.com and click around until you find them.
If you haven’t heard anything about em, you can check out this little tidbit from wikipedia rather than have me type on and on about them.
As for the cd…they can fuckin’ jam. It’s in the vein of Phil Collins, Talking Heads, a little Radiohead, Paul Simon (Rythem of the Saints). There is a lot of harmonizing, layering and fantastic little noises usually associated with Beck.
The first track entitled “Sunrise” starts off with a group of handclapping gypsies, or so it sounds like on top of the mystical bass line and synthesizers. It’s a kind-of-eerie, make your head do weird things, jam song. Good use of the cowbell by the way.
“Wait For The Summer” is the second song on the album and immediately I can tell they have at least some kind of Paul Simon influence. Not as catchy as Sunrise, but it still has its own unique haunting groove. The line “Someone help me please” kind of caught me off guard while listening to it as it’s sung with this distant echo-y plea.
My favorite out of the entire album is the third track called 2080. While listening to the freshly opened cd package in my car, I held my arm out the window and used it as an aerodynamic testing device. The stars were out and the air was surprisingly warm for early February in New Jersey. This song in the background fit the scene just perfectly. The freedom it has in its grooving melody. Weaving in and out, you can almost see the sound it emits from the speakers. Colors of green and red and blue and yellow flowing by, the heavens swirling around above as the song climbs up to it’s climax. As it falls back down it end’s with the sounds of children playing and drifts quietly into the next track.
The next song, “Germs” reminds me of something from a broadway play about Egypt. It’s somewhat doomy and uses a lot of layered musical instruments including trumpets, what sounds like an accordian, xylaphones and other various devices.
As the cd goes on, you can hear similarities from song to song. The majority of the songs are very soothing, some are a little unnerving and some are just fun to listen to. “Ah, Weir” sounds like something from an early Radiohead cd like Kid A. “Ah, Weir” goes flawlessly into “No Need To Worry” which is another slowish, slightly jazz influenced jam with some Pink Floyd-ish guitar licks.
I’d give the cd overall about an 8/10. After the first couple songs it somehow lacks the drive that it had in the first few songs.
If you’d like to give it a whirl, check out Yeasayer.net or just go to Hypem.com and click around until you find them.
Good eve and happy listening, fellow music fans.
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