tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54791862254183157732024-03-13T18:45:11.664+00:00SEVEN NOISESThen God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-40407024144004598002011-06-02T21:02:00.005+01:002011-06-02T22:47:36.217+01:00FOOD PYRAMID<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gQpTMkbqeTQ/TegDWKWsJPI/AAAAAAAAA4I/NdI13JDlfwM/s1600/food.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gQpTMkbqeTQ/TegDWKWsJPI/AAAAAAAAA4I/NdI13JDlfwM/s200/food.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613740614788850930" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/foodpyramidband">Food Pyramid</a>, a trio with guests from Minneapolis, have produced a trilogy of tapes called <b>I, II</b> and <b>III </b>that <a href="http://www.moonglyph.com/">Moon Glyph</a> has proudly made available mainly through their website. If you didn't get I and II yet it's already too late as they are sold out but you still have the chance of graping the third volume with your dirty hands. <b>Food Pyramid</b>'s music is retro-futuristic, they can sometimes sound close to <b>Kraftwerk </b>and other closer to <b>Neu</b>! but they always put emphasis in rhythm, science fiction sounds, space and experimentation. The three tapes, although produced in only a year they sound more varied than what you can expect from the beginning, some songs containing more dance elements than others, some others even flirting with some free jazz elements. A compilation on vinyl with some of the best songs from the tapes would be more than welcome. Dixit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FOOD PYRAMID - E HARMONY</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=15001166-4f9" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=15001166-4f9" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-12270448278684770882011-05-27T10:26:00.003+01:002011-05-27T11:09:16.337+01:00GRIMES / D'EON - DARKBLOOM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oDhcdsvD_8w/Td94RjtPHDI/AAAAAAAAA4A/6ULDxz3QjyM/s1600/GRIMES.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oDhcdsvD_8w/Td94RjtPHDI/AAAAAAAAA4A/6ULDxz3QjyM/s200/GRIMES.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611335903765011506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On these days when everything seems to be done, invented and everything that appears in our lives seems an upgrade or a v0.2 of something done before is not strange that the mix-match of genres you could never think working together was an option, they suddenly appear to melt in a more than convincing way. Both <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boucherville">Grimes</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chrispdeon">D'Eon</a> explore and flirt with genres commonly attached to the mainstream, things like 80s RnB or proto-house but never seeing them as fixed unmovable styles and stranging them as brecht used to strange his characters (distorting the initial image in order to get a different product that may work both as a tribute and a parody of the imitated thing). While <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grimes </span>approach the dance and electronic elements icing them with a voice that sounds mysterious and helium treated, dark and warm and too high pitch for general taste, <span style="font-weight: bold;">D'Eon</span> sounds more soulful and when they doesn't hide the songs behind a cascade of uncontroled beats or interference noises they are able to create songs (transparency) that could have surfaced the mainstream 25 years ago.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the results of this long split EP is different and both sides are defined by a certain sound, the approach of both bands is a similar construction / decunstruction that works very well together and brings them closer than they have ever been before. It's obvious to see that, although the EP was performed individually it was concived together.<br />Out now on <a href="http://hipposintanks.bigcartel.com/">Hippos In Tanks </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">D'EON - TRANSPARENCY</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14948583-cba"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14948583-cba" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRIMES - VANESSA</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14948624-7f8"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14948624-7f8" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /></div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-72897465427818700502011-05-22T18:34:00.001+01:002011-05-26T22:29:37.124+01:00HOLY OTHER - WITH U<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TDdAuYrbAwA/Td7FpiJFXPI/AAAAAAAAA34/ubZpA95LQ48/s1600/holy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TDdAuYrbAwA/Td7FpiJFXPI/AAAAAAAAA34/ubZpA95LQ48/s200/holy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611139503080430834" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes, the combination of a concrete kind of sounds can, surprisingly, result into something you didn't expect. <b>Holy O<img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" border="0" class="gl_bold" />ther</b> sounds warmer than what you could think, not only because of its name or the record covers, but also because mixing dark ambient, cold beats and haunted voices should always result into something dark and spooky but <b>Holy Other</b> is more the light at the end of the tunnel. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't misunderstand me: the record mixes strangeness and sadness, darkness and obscurity but also a seductive and sensual warmness which makes the whole think very enjoyable in any situation. Although it's mainly electronic and it has beats all around is more floaty and enjoyable in the intimacy of a room than expected to be danced or listened to in bigger spaces. It's music to move slowly to, music to listen with all your body rather than with just one sense. It's inspiring and it definitely doesn't come from a dark place but from its exit. And, of course, it's out on <b>T</b><a href="http://tri-anglerecords.com/"><b>ri Angle Records</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">HOLY OTHER - TOUCH</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14945487-2d8" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14945487-2d8" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-18345258128438239872011-05-20T09:52:00.003+01:002011-05-20T10:11:31.298+01:00BOY FRIEND - LOVEDROPPER / D'ARREST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kZoTclFH1Qs/TdYwKaG6PTI/AAAAAAAAA3w/zysv8yHcJME/s1600/boy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kZoTclFH1Qs/TdYwKaG6PTI/AAAAAAAAA3w/zysv8yHcJME/s200/boy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608723341301660978" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I introduced you to <a href="http://boyfriendmusic.bandcamp.com/">Boy Friend</a> some months ago, just after some weeks of formation when they released a digital download only 4 track EP you can still get in <a href="http://boyfriendmusic.bandcamp.com/">here</a>. From the ashes of the former <b>Sleep Over</b> as a trio (now is just one of the original members with some outside help) <b>Christa </b>and <b>Sarah </b>left to form <b>Boy Friend</b> a similar sounding project that, although it's just months in the working, they already released their first physical single this week, the haunting and delicate <b>Lovedro<img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" border="0" class="gl_bold" />pper</b> on <b>Hell, Yes!</b>, accompanied on the B side by a re-working of the first EP song <b>D'Arrest</b>. For the A side of the single they've prepared a day-glo video that is meant to be seen vertical. I mean, instead of the normal horizontal landscape view, <b>Boy Friend</b> asked <b>Amanda Joy</b> to make a video and they decided vertical was the way to go, taking into consideration the video would only be seen on-line, where anything is possible as TV screens are no longer the place to watch music videos anymore and the web is a more free way of exploring new possibilities and formats for what is already a quite old form of art. </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23623642?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="300" height="555" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23623642">BOY FRIEND - Lovedropper (Official Video)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6528774">HELL, YES!</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-66200653674989982882011-05-06T10:33:00.004+01:002011-05-06T11:14:28.416+01:00AUSTRA - LOSE IT<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VeAKWxtF_KE/TcPJ68bwM-I/AAAAAAAAA3o/yiG2DldCfb4/s1600/Austra-Lose-it.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VeAKWxtF_KE/TcPJ68bwM-I/AAAAAAAAA3o/yiG2DldCfb4/s200/Austra-Lose-it.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603544375871157218" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And as I mentioned <b><a href="http://www.austramusic.com/">Austra </a></b>on my previous post and they're putting a new single out next week, I think it's fair to refer to it as well. <b>Katie</b>'s newest project is getting more popular after the media attention her previous single, <b>Beat and the Pulse</b>, got on-line and the fact she's releasing through <b>Domino </b>could have helped as well. But she kept the most dance-oriented and killer track from the album to be the second single, the one coming immediately (one week) before the long debut release. If this song doesn't get played all around we'll just get another proof the world is unfair, as it's destined for mass transmission. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The video, a massive work of surrealism and symbolism, mixes playing cards, fights and fake tan in a way <b>Katie </b>uses to (check her other videos). It probably won't be shown much on MTV but, anyway, MTV doesn't play videos anymore.</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">AUSTRA - LOSE IT</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14766632-fd0" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14766632-fd0" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="340" height="210"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8LJtMrhb558&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8LJtMrhb558&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="340" height="210"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-2161397991790084652011-05-05T16:39:00.003+01:002011-05-05T17:10:06.052+01:00TERROR BIRD - OUTSIDE / WHEN I WOKE UP<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R1IRIe-IqR4/TcLLUNN1RGI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/BD-NjabDWgk/s1600/terrorbirdfront.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R1IRIe-IqR4/TcLLUNN1RGI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/BD-NjabDWgk/s200/terrorbirdfront.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264434407818338" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, that's the second try I do resuscitating the blog after a very busy period of time, holidays and other stuff that, taking into account this is a one person job and I have to do it during my every time less and less free time, I cannot promise it's going to be more regular from now on or, if I find impossible to carry it on, it may disappear between all the blogs that passed away during our modern and disposable times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Terror+Bird">Terror Bird </a>was a Vancouver trio according to their last Fm profile but, when I saw them live a couple or so months ago they were already a duo and that's what they've been when releasing their first proper LP <b>Human Culture</b>, out two months ago on vinyl only thanks to <b>Night People</b>. And is through another Night label, this time <a href="http://www.night-school.org.uk/home.html">Night School</a> which I happened to mention on my last post two months ago thanks to the fact they were the people putting out the <b>Golden Grrrls</b> single, that they release their latest single Outside / When I Woke Up. These two songs are on the key of what we've heard before, dark synth based pop with beautiful and haunting vocals that may remind you another Canadian band, <b>Austra</b>, and hope it makes you go to listen to their album if you haven't yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />TERROR BIRD - WHEN I WOKE UP<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14758426-d9f" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14758426-d9f" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-13755269648573596282011-03-27T10:47:00.004+01:002011-03-27T11:12:57.294+01:00GOLDEN GRRRLS - BEACHES / DATE IT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ITd1lyn7WB0/TY8No3TAcXI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lQ8tp2SbYvs/s1600/Golden%2BGrrrls%2BBeaches%2B-%2BDate%2BIt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 136px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ITd1lyn7WB0/TY8No3TAcXI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/lQ8tp2SbYvs/s200/Golden%2BGrrrls%2BBeaches%2B-%2BDate%2BIt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588700658279674226" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Although <a href="http://www.myspace.com/goldengrrrls">Golden Grrrls</a> have existed for a while it's not been until this month they actually published their first non-tape and non- extremely lo-fi release. In the form of a beautifully presented 7 inch single, <b>Beaches / Date It</b> clarifies what was quite obvious in their previous recordings but was mainly hidden under a mountain of fuzz and reverb: they have good songs and good melodies for the lovers of<i> C-86</i> bands and its current revival. They put them in a bunch of new bands from Glasgow, a city that has always been very musical but has not had many new bands breaking through since the beginning of the noughties, together with <b>Divorce</b>, <b>Plaaydoh </b>or <b>We Are Wolves</b>. You can get their first release from the new label <b>Night School</b> directly <a href="http://www.night-school.org.uk/Releases.html">here</a>. It's a limited to 300 Silk Screened record and they are starting to have a consistent group of followers so you better hurry up before is too late.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9522652"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9522652" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/golden-grrrls-1/beaches">Beaches</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/golden-grrrls-1">Golden Grrrls</a></span>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-49461786117042545432011-03-27T10:11:00.003+01:002011-03-27T10:47:07.745+01:00PINK PLAYGROUND - SUNNY SKIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GRV9t7hWMyA/TY8Hk6lMOwI/AAAAAAAAA3I/zY-iCuaKoBk/s1600/pinkplayground"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GRV9t7hWMyA/TY8Hk6lMOwI/AAAAAAAAA3I/zY-iCuaKoBk/s200/pinkplayground" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588693993372007170" /></a><br />Sometimes a band influences are so obvious it is impossible to read a review without some names popping out at some point. Also sometimes those influences are more than obvious and can even make you think that you are actually listening to a song of the band they are inspired by in that song. And when the influence is just a single band and, not only they copy the sound step by step and detail by detail but also the image, the covers, the videos and everything that made that band special, it can actually made you blush of shame. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pinkplayground3">Pink Playground</a> is one of those and, although many people have copied before the sound of <b>My Bloody Valentine</b> before (probably the band that has been more plagiarized lately together with <b>Joy Division</b>) I don't think that anyone has gone that far without any shame. <b>Pink Playground</b> is to <b>MBV </b>what <b>Bjorn Again</b> is to <b>Abba</b>. <b>Pink Playground</b> could pass for a tribute band to someone (if there's anyone there) who hasn't heard <b>MBV </b>songs a thousand times and is able to recognize <b>Soon </b>from <b>Only Shallow</b>. The cover of their tape <b>Pink Dream</b> is more than a rendition to the one from <b>Feed Me with your Kiss</b>.<br />The question is: Are <b>Pink Playground</b> any good though? Yes, they are. Their first physical single <b>Sunny Skies</b> is a proof of this. Both songs could actually be part of the <b>MBV </b>back catalog if better recorded.<br />Are they worth a listen? Yes they are if you can separate yourself from the fact you are listening to some songs without trying to contextualize them. <br />Can we try to make the exercise of enjoying their songs after having been 20 years looking forward listening to some new <b>MBV </b>tracks and never having been able? Yes, we can<br />Is it easy though? No, it's not. It's hardly impossible.<br /><br /><b>Pink Playground</b>: Shame on you but thank you very much.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11166570"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11166570" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/pink-playground/01-sunny-skies-cs-vers">01 sunny skies (cs version)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pink-playground">pink playground</a></span>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-45178517221301452842011-03-26T19:51:00.003+00:002011-03-27T10:11:46.071+01:00MUTUAL BENEFIT - I SAW THE SEA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ5a1DIhmMY/TY7-if4rknI/AAAAAAAAA3A/drNknUJkkwc/s1600/mutual.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ5a1DIhmMY/TY7-if4rknI/AAAAAAAAA3A/drNknUJkkwc/s200/mutual.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588684056241607282" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the era of <i>Bandcamp</i>, <i>Garageband </i>and <i>My<img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Italic" border="0" class="gl_italic" />space</i> there's not only many possibilities of showing your music to the world but also of creating music without any music skills. Sometimes, and punk said it load and clear, music skills are not necessary at all but we shouldn't confuse music skills with music talent, aptitude or something to say with originality. In the modern era when everybody can pretend to be a musician or an artist and show it immediately to the world is also very difficult to be able to find something worth online while just browsing with no help from a trustful source. Many of these bedroom projects shouldn't cross the bedroom frontiers but, from time to time, there's one that takes advantage of the new technologies to create something special that is worth to be listened to and should be more spread out. <a href="http://mutualbenefit.tumblr.com/">Mutual Benefit</a> is one of these projects and, although his previous EPs like <b>Drifting </b>were already good enough to separate him from the rest, his last EP <a href="http://mutualbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/i-saw-the-sea">posted online this month</a>, <b>I Saw The Sea</b>, should definitely put him in the map of artists to pay attention to. The attention to detail, the melodies and the recording exceeds even his previous compositions getting a distinctive sound that is not easy to point out with comparisons. </div> You can download it <a href="http://mutualbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/i-saw-the-sea">here</a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mutual Benefit - Birdwatcher</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14418341-137" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14418341-137" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-55461047689454368452011-03-17T09:37:00.005+00:002011-03-17T12:58:53.962+00:00POWERDOVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MmAfbYopAkw/TYH4xWz4DlI/AAAAAAAAA24/QL7ykqQC4N0/s1600/powerdove_300dpi-1400_market-large.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MmAfbYopAkw/TYH4xWz4DlI/AAAAAAAAA24/QL7ykqQC4N0/s200/powerdove_300dpi-1400_market-large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585018539736567378" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/powerdove">Powerdove </a>is the project of <b>Annie Lewandowski</b> although she frequently performs with <b>Jason</b> <b>Hoopes </b>and A<b>lex Vittum </b>according to her label's website. Although originally from the U.S they are now settled in the UK and I happened to see them live last week without knowing anything about them. In that occasion, they were just two on stage: She was playing a small guitar while the other guy, who I think it was <b>Alex</b>, was making background noises, ambient sounds and beautifully crafted percussions with a strange tool connected to a laptop. Although it was the first band out of three (everybody was there to see <b>Former Ghosts</b>) and we know the attention that guest bands receive in general, the audience remained quiet for the whole set, hypnotized by the haunting voice and the delicate melodies coming out from the stage. Then, after the show I found out they already have a self-titled EP and their first album, recorded by <b>Deerhoof's John Dieterich</b>, has just been released on the same label, the Portland based<a href="http://www.circleintosquare.com/"> Circle Into Square</a>. Both records are a delicate collection of folk-pop songs, most of the times as slow as <b>Low</b>'s first records used to be, and as delicate as <b>Picastro </b>or <b>Piano Magic</b>'s ballads. But,although the recording is really good, I really recommend to see them live to get the whole idea of their current sound as the recording of the album is a year old and more organic and I think that, thanks to that weird machine that captivated me, they're slightly evolving and mutating the songs with loops and other electronic details not as evident in the album as they are live, or that's just maybe because as they just were two, they tried to fill the songs with what had available. We'll have to wait to anther recording to find out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">POWERDOVE - I DON'T MIND</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14336173-478" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14336173-478" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-60055292617395254382011-03-14T09:44:00.003+00:002011-03-14T11:06:09.672+00:00JOHN MAUS - QUANTUM LEAP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n2ukuuP4I8Y/TX32WXyzKjI/AAAAAAAAA2w/_p9l9l8p8zA/s1600/WeMustBecomeThePitilessprint1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n2ukuuP4I8Y/TX32WXyzKjI/AAAAAAAAA2w/_p9l9l8p8zA/s200/WeMustBecomeThePitilessprint1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583889977213921842" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mausspace.com/">John Maus</a>, who you might know for his own work or his collaborations with <b>Ariel Pink</b> or <b>Panda Bear </b>at some point, is finally dropping out some new material after a silence period. Next Summer will see the release of his new album <b>We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves</b> on always interesting <a href="http://upsettherhythm.blogspot.com/">Upset the Rhythm</a> (in the UK) but we can already enjoy the lead single <b>Quantum Leap</b> which has been offered as a free download in some blogs but will sadly probably not see a physical release. The bass and synth based song is loyal to his sound but is probably his most catchy tune yet. The rhythm is contagious and would probably be a favorite tune for fans of <b>Gary War </b>(whose sound is pretty close but his vocals more conventional) or <b>Blank Dogs</b>.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">John Maus - Quantum Leap</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14308877-593" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14308877-593" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-65096640820277320712011-03-04T09:34:00.005+00:002011-03-04T10:47:36.071+00:00THE WAKE - ON OUR HONEYMOON / CRUSH THE FLOWERS // GRUESOME FLOWERS (A TRIBUTE TO THE WAKE)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qpyruk2DvK8/TXDCMc0s65I/AAAAAAAAA2o/g1EBCf5FZcE/s1600/wake%2Btribute.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qpyruk2DvK8/TXDCMc0s65I/AAAAAAAAA2o/g1EBCf5FZcE/s200/wake%2Btribute.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580173457463503762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-361sY74KVQo/TXDCMXhMIDI/AAAAAAAAA2g/JmLaaLZHn84/s1600/the_wake___on_our_honeymoon___front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-361sY74KVQo/TXDCMXhMIDI/AAAAAAAAA2g/JmLaaLZHn84/s200/the_wake___on_our_honeymoon___front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580173456039485490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1fpVV7gRhcg/TXDCMdtpN0I/AAAAAAAAA2Y/OnIOV8JT0oo/s1600/delantera.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:left;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1fpVV7gRhcg/TXDCMdtpN0I/AAAAAAAAA2Y/OnIOV8JT0oo/s200/delantera.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580173457702336322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And yes we are already reviewing the first of the coming releases prepared for <b>Record Store Day</b> 2011, and even that it's become one of the most important days of the year (music related speaking) in just three editions (this year's, on April 16th, will be the forth). And the first release I'll talk about is actually a reissue of one of the most stupidly forgotten and overlooked bands that really should need more recognition. The Scottish band <b>The Wake</b> who started by the edge of post-punk meets new pop could be put under the same entourage as <b>The Associates</b>, <b>Orange Juice</b> or <b>Josef K</b> and other <i>Postcard</i> bands (or later <b>The Pastels</b>) because of sharing, not only a Geographic but also a sound in common (if we obvious the highly <b>Joy Division</b> influenced first <i>Factory </i>LP), but also commonly compared to <b>New Order</b> through their mid 80s records. And <a href="http://capturedtracks.com/comingsoon.php">Captured Tracks</a> are proud to announced they will re-release their first single (and only pre-<i>Factory </i>release) and their last 80's single (and also their first post-<i>Factory </i>record, which was actually released on the also mythical <i>Sarah Records</i> label and helped to design and define what would be the very recognizable sound of the label. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">But that's not the only good news coming from <b>Captured Tracks</b> regarding their <b>Record Store</b> <b>Day </b>releases. To celebrate these two records, they'll also put out a single with two of their most emblematic bands, <b>Wild Nothing</b> and <b>Beach Fossils</b>, covering two tracks from <b>The Wake</b>, called <b>Gruesome Flowers</b> (as they will cover <b>Plastic Flowers</b> and <b>Gruesome Castle</b>, both from the 1987 <b>Something That No One Else Could Bring</b> EP).</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't be more excited about these news.</div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE WAKE - CRUSH THE FLOWERS</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14223386-8bb" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14223386-8bb" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-65655889385270475992011-03-02T10:57:00.002+00:002011-03-02T11:30:18.867+00:00COMPUTER MAGIC - 12"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Z94scgpkgw/TW4qAF_rJzI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/gClGXIWTXGs/s1600/computermagic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Z94scgpkgw/TW4qAF_rJzI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/gClGXIWTXGs/s200/computermagic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579443169456236338" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Last year I posted about <a href="http://thecomputermagic.com/">Computer's Magic</a> first digital single, the melancholic and beautiful <b>On VHS</b>. Since then, she's released three free to download EPS (still available for download on her <a href="http://thecomputermagic.com/">website</a>) I couldn't recommend enough. So it was just a question of time a recognized label, this time <a href="http://whiteiris.tv/">White Iris</a> (formerly known as <b>Black Iris</b> and guilty of putting out <b>Best Coast</b>'s <b>When I'm with You</b> 7 inch), paid attention to her music and gave her the opportunity of having a proper physical release. The tracks on this first 12' are selected songs that previously formed part of those homemade EPs that have been re-recorded more professionally for the occasion. The 12" record has been announced for the 15th of March and no final tracklist has been named yet. If I had to choose between all the tracks I would like to be there, the list would be so long it had to be an LP.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here you have the final version of <b>Found Out</b>, which originally appeared on her first EP <b>Hiding From Our Time</b>, and will close the 12'.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Computer Magic - Found Out</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14205024-259" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14205024-259" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-47320519407953369302011-03-02T10:20:00.004+00:002011-03-02T11:31:03.070+00:00SLEEP ∞ OVER - CASUAL DIAMOND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1qDHzFh11U8/TW4iW6Rg7KI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ojB8CIwg-hM/s1600/sleepover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1qDHzFh11U8/TW4iW6Rg7KI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ojB8CIwg-hM/s200/sleepover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579434765353807010" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A couple of months ago, with the release of <a href="http://boyfriendmusic.bandcamp.com/">Boy Friend</a>'s first EP containing two members out of the three from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sleepoverforever">Sleep ∞ Over</a>, we thought that meant the end of the band. We just were slightly sad as there were not many differences in sound between the original project and it's son and, actually, the four songs in that E.P were amongst its best. This week though, our suspects were dis-confirmed as a new release from the now one girl band, the remaining original founding member <b>Stefanie Franciotti</b>, has been announced for next month <a href="http://hipposintanks.bigcartel.com/">Hippos in Tanks</a> followed by the release of a whole album on the same label in Summer with the help from <b>Christine Aprile</b> among others. Meanwhile we can enjoy the A side of the single, <b>Casual Diamond</b>, that will have a remix of the same track by <b>Laurel Halo</b> as the B side. The funny thing of the whole story is that, while <b>Boy Friend</b>, the two thirds that left the band, followed from close the same sound of the band they quited, the remaining member has slightly mutated <b>Sleep ∞ Over</b> into something that, although as mysterious as before, is less atmospheric and full of light. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes, if the results of a split can divide talents into two having then double good results, we welcome the splits with joy.</div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SLEEP ∞ OVER - CASUAL DIAMOND<br /></span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14204773-10c" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14204773-10c" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-91643174874217528852011-02-28T15:11:00.002+00:002011-02-28T15:27:18.712+00:00WIDOWSPEAK - HARSH REALM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAotrZ1O0-k/TWu-o-rqy8I/AAAAAAAAA2A/6sF7KInyYkk/s1600/ct098.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAotrZ1O0-k/TWu-o-rqy8I/AAAAAAAAA2A/6sF7KInyYkk/s200/ct098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578762174658694082" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a while now since i last talked about a <a href="http://www.capturedtracks.com/releases.php">Captured Tracks</a> release taking into consideration I do it really often as the amount of records they put out and the quality of those is both really high. One of the last things they've released (actually I think that if not Today it was last week) it's the debut single (after a 6 tracks tape) of Brooklyn's <b>Widowspeak</b>, a band which has accumulated many good reviews and plenty of comparisons with <b>Mazzy Star</b> thanks to the blissed sounds, slow melodies and a voice with certain resemblance to that of <b>Hope Sandoval</b>. For this first and beautiful single they recover two tracks from their first tape, <b>Harsh Realm</b> and <b>Burnout </b>in new and improved re-recorded versions. You can also listen to some other tracks (including the B side Burnout) on their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/WIDOWSPEAK/134663213235093?sk=info">Facebook profile</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Widowspeak - Harsh Realm</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14187752-c9c" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14187752-c9c" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-58286644219415135292011-02-25T12:12:00.003+00:002011-02-25T13:40:58.505+00:00TONETTA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iFiDrcZ7Fdw/TWexZGWh_7I/AAAAAAAAA14/skPlUlWY5Sw/s1600/TONETTA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iFiDrcZ7Fdw/TWexZGWh_7I/AAAAAAAAA14/skPlUlWY5Sw/s200/TONETTA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577621708281610162" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I hate those internet You Tube sensations everybody talks about and later on appear on <i>Weezer</i> videos; guys blowing things or getting harmed Jackass style, pathetic people with no life performing songs in the campiest way for their 5 minutes of fame no matter what and so on. Said that, I'll have to say that although <b>Tonetta </b>can be regarded as another pathetic attempt for internet glory as he's making a fool of himself dressed in lo-fi budget drag and make up performing in front of a curtain in what it looks like the basement of his house in Canada, at least, he's performing his own songs and, I have to say, they are kind of good. Forget the story behind suitable for X <i>Factor </i>(abandoned by his wife and kids 1983, living as a recluse at his home since then with hardly any contact with the outside world) and even don't pay much attention to the videos themselves as they can easily put you off the music itself (although i understand some people may consider they actually work well together) or the fact he looks more fit than Schwarzenegger having a similar age. the thing is that these songs he's been recording for 30 years with old guitars and an old drum machine with just one rhythm are actually quite good and, in a sense, he could be compared to a marginal <b>Bob Dylan</b>, a less poetic <b>Leonard Cohen</b>, a transatlantic <b>Ian Dury</b> or even <b>Ariel Pink</b>, everything through an obvious Glam-Rock filter and punk attitude evident in the lyrics as much as in the performance. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">And a guy who saw that talent behind organised some of this tracks into two compilations that came out last year called <b>777 </b>and <b>777 Vol. 2</b> on <a href="http://blacktentpress.com/catalog">Black Tent Press</a>. Check out one of the tracks here and multiple videos on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/tj1749">Youtube</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14161042-279" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14161042-279" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="280" height="230" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PZSPwrwjSwM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-25774629498853651112011-02-24T11:13:00.003+00:002011-02-25T11:59:55.156+00:00EMA - THE GREY SHIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nH6_O_0Qxww/TWeZjepWSeI/AAAAAAAAA1w/a5s8xd29GC8/s1600/ema.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nH6_O_0Qxww/TWeZjepWSeI/AAAAAAAAA1w/a5s8xd29GC8/s200/ema.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577595498322610658" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>EMA</b>, formerly of noise band <b>Gowns</b>, has gone solo after a getting a bit bored of excesses and is trying to go pop on her first release as a solo artist. And I say trying because, although she calls it pop, I'm not sure if releasing a single of a 7 minutes song with a b side of a 17 minutes track is what the general public can understand of pop. Anyway, is the most pop you've heard of her and both tracks here are huge no matter what genre you tried to put them under. <b>The Grey Ship</b> starts like a ghostly and mysterious song and suddenly, in the middle of the song, there's a change of rhythm and melody and a feedback comes through. <b>Erika </b>describes it as "I imagined it being like when <i>Dorothy </i>opens the door to Oz and the whole world turns from black and white to technicolour”. For the b side she attempted covering <b>Kind Hearted Woman</b>, a <b>Robert Johnson </b>blues staple that she transforms into a symphony and its recording nearly ends with her patience, spending months perfecting the track and adding lots of layers until she got what she had in her mind from the beginning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although I've heard that it was meant to appear as a 7 inch (I don't really know it that would be possible taking into consideration the length of the tracks) it has only appeared as a download only single by now that you can get <a href="http://www.souterraintransmissions.com/souterrain/releases.jsp#">here </a>and the album has already been announced for April. Can't wait to hear what it's going to be like.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14160311-a8f" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14160311-a8f" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /></div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-73603353737758800122011-02-18T07:58:00.004+00:002011-02-18T11:23:59.540+00:00RYAN TROTT - SPIRIT HOME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hIP3Btil6xs/TV5WZW2MAOI/AAAAAAAAA1o/qMZ2akqV71s/s1600/SPIRITHOME.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hIP3Btil6xs/TV5WZW2MAOI/AAAAAAAAA1o/qMZ2akqV71s/s200/SPIRITHOME.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988382360830178" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If the name <b>Ryan Trott</b> doesn't ring any bell maybe you will be more familiar with it if I tell you that he normally records as part of<b> Family Trees</b>, the band that put out the beautiful single <b>Dream Talking</b> on <b>Father Daughter Records</b> last year. Now, he just give us as his first solo EP<b> Spirit Home</b> as a free download. The obvious difference between this EP and the stuff he's put out with his band is the method of recording and final sound, being this a more bedroom lo-fi recording and with a more live sound. <span class="Apple-style-span" >As he puts it himself these songs are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; ">“8 songs of lo-res hi-fi bedroom dream psych garage folk”.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Listen to one of the tracks here:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14097366-add"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14097366-add" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Or download the whole thing <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ncjtq37wj33qn51">here</a></span></div><br /><br />.Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-7192432077170018712011-02-15T13:31:00.002+00:002011-02-15T14:16:32.842+00:00MODE MODERNE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Bbs1P90PSQ/TVqKrV9YR-I/AAAAAAAAA1g/Sekr1FO17uA/s1600/mode.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Bbs1P90PSQ/TVqKrV9YR-I/AAAAAAAAA1g/Sekr1FO17uA/s200/mode.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573919966058006498" /></a><br />Vancouver's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/modemoderne">Mode Moderne</a> have been working as a band for a while now but mainly inside the Vancouver scene and not getting much international attention. I imagine that if instead of being from Vancouver and having auto-release their first LP they would have been from Brooklyn and had published their record on <b>Captured Tracks</b>, things would be a bit different nowadays. <div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe, if you were born in the 80s or afterwards you might be a bit bored by now of all this post punk / synth wave revival we are living these days with bands like <b>Cold Cave, Cosmetics, Blank</b> <b>Dogs </b>and co. but if like me you happened to listen to this kind of music when you were younger is kind of refreshing to listen to new bands and new songs in the key of something so familiar to you but at the same time new and exciting. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Mode Moderne</b>'s music could have been put out at any point between 1978 and 1983 or, by defect, between 2008 and 2011. Not many possibilities you could hear something like this in between these two slots as the music with these influences that was out in, let's say randomly, 2004, at least had a slightly contemporaneousness that could let you make difference between the old and the new. However, sometimes this new bunch of bands influenced by old British and German bands from the late 70s / 80s don't have this characteristic and could make you confuse them for an unknown old band. There's nothing wrong with that; music shouldn't be judged by its release date anyway and let's face there's not many things nowadays we could say they sound so 2011! And when your songs are as good as <b>Mode Moderne</b>'s they could eclipse some of the names they could be compared to. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Mode Moderne - Les Neuf Soeurs</b></div><div><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14067361-85f"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14067361-85f" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-858363873163178222011-02-15T13:02:00.004+00:002011-02-15T23:46:36.194+00:00DIRTY BEACHES / CONOR PRENDERGAST split 7'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iuBYFke0rZo/TVp_thvRKLI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/AdzLcdO3-_g/s1600/dirtybeaches.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iuBYFke0rZo/TVp_thvRKLI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/AdzLcdO3-_g/s200/dirtybeaches.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573907908951877810" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://softpowerrecordings.blogspot.com/">Soft Power</a> is a Scottish record shop famously known for the fact they only sell vinyl (as all the record shops should be) that last year also turned into record label with the release of their first reference, an LP by <b>Theoretical Girls</b>. The second reference was finally announced last month and it's going to be a split single by personal favourite <b>Dirty Beaches</b> and <b>Brave Radar</b>'s <b>Conor Prendergast</b>. The split single will contain at least three tracks. D<b>irty Beaches</b>'s side will have a <b>Johnny Cash</b> cover of the singer more in the key of <b>Nick Cave</b>'s version (well, actually is exactly as <b>Nick Cave's</b> version but as lo-fi as you can expect is going to be a Dirty Beaches track) and also an instrumental track called <b>Gone to Hell Come Friday</b> dedicated to the memory of <b>Broadcast's</b> <b>Trish Keena<img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" border="0" class="gl_bold" />n</b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can listen / download <b>Dirty Beaches The Singer </b>and <b>Conor's Great To Be Here </b>here:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dirty Beaches - the Singer</b></div><div><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9979549"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9979549" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/soft-power/dirty-beaches-the-singer">Dirty Beaches 'The Singer'</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/soft-power">Soft Power</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conor Prendergast - Great to Be Here</b></div><div><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9980351"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9980351" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/soft-power/cp-great-to-be-here">Conor Prendergast Great To Be Here</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/soft-power">Soft Power</a></span> </div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-61761569349838292092011-02-14T11:38:00.006+00:002011-02-15T12:32:24.563+00:00DEATH KIT - DEVADASI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UCRb8FWrT2M/TVpwiWBawxI/AAAAAAAAA1I/GmJ5X3tjAcE/s1600/FLR005_72_1000.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UCRb8FWrT2M/TVpwiWBawxI/AAAAAAAAA1I/GmJ5X3tjAcE/s200/FLR005_72_1000.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573891224153801490" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://fortlowell.blogspot.com/">Fort Lowell Record</a>s' latest release, already their 5th, is the first physical single from <b>Death Kit</b>, a LA band that includes members of previous <b>FLR </b>collaborators <b>Wet & Reckless</b>. It's also their most dance oriented and upbeat release to date and it also has for the first time a remix as one of the tracks on the record,<b> Death Ki</b>t first single <b>I Can Make You Love Me</b> as interpreted by <b>...music video?</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">This single makes me think of <b>FLR </b>as a big family as it not only contains members of a band they released before but also the remix is made by the group they released as a second single and the vinyl comes with two exclusive download only tracks, one being an acoustic cover of the single's second track by <b>Tracy Shedd</b>, who happened to share the split single with <b>Wet & Reckless </b>and the other a cover of the original song <b>Tracy </b>released for them, this time performed by <b>Death Kit</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The single also comes with a two sided leaflet explaining the 9 facts you always wanted to know about Seagulls, a common bird in Tucson with a footnote from <a href="http://thebirdman.webs.com/">The Birdman</a>, a non-lucrative association that provides care and homing for birds and on the other side you can find information about the <a href="http://www.tucsoncommunitydarkroom.org/">Tucson Community Darkroom</a> a project carried by <b>Julia DeConcini</b>, who also created the beautiful artwork, and<b> Jasper Ludwi</b>g who provide traditional photographic education and darkroom rentals for the Tucson Community. </div>You can get the 500 limited record <a href="http://fortlowell.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In other news, <b>Fort Lowell Records</b> will contribute with a single to R<b>ecord Store Day 2011</b> with no other than <b>Howe Gelb</b> with two different projects: <b>Sno Ange</b>l on Side-A and <b>Melted Wires </b>on Side-B. "<b>Spiral</b>" will be the <b>'Sno Angel</b> song, which is a live version with the <b>Voices Of Praise Gospel Choir</b>. "<b>Cordoba in Slow Motion</b>" will be the <b>Melted Wires</b> song, which is a collaboration between <b>Giant Sand</b> and <b>Calexico</b>, and has not been release yet. Congratulations!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>Death Kit - Devadasi</b><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14066144-84c"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=14066144-84c" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-83998634465907966612011-02-13T11:03:00.003+00:002011-02-15T13:02:39.141+00:00FACTORY FLOOR - R E A L L O V E<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7tRmWUmeFzA/TVp5KPPj4OI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/QQP0Zcqskv0/s1600/fact.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7tRmWUmeFzA/TVp5KPPj4OI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/QQP0Zcqskv0/s200/fact.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573900705621860578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/factoryfloor">Factory Floor</a> have never been in a hurry to conquer the world. Their release periodicity of one single / EP per year (if we don't count the remix series 12s they put out last year after the unnamed <b>EP</b>) hasn't been altered since 2008's <b>Bipolar </b>7' and this year's fascicle has already been named. In April and via <a href="http://www.optimo.co.uk/home/">Optimo (Espacio)</a>'s imprint we'll receive <b>R E A L L O V E</b>, a one new track + <b>Optimo </b>remix 12" which will help us through the year while we wait for new stuff and put our hopes up is not for a whole new year again. I haven't heard the original yet (which is produced by <b>Joy Division / New Order's Stephen Morris</b>) but the remix it's an hypnotic song in the key of <b>Lying </b>but with the natural <b>Optimo </b>feeling all over the place.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Factory Floor</b> are also scheduled to perform on one of the two <b>All Tomorrow Parties</b>'s <b>Portishead </b>events this Summer at <i>Alexandra Palace</i>. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10250014&"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F10250014&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/thequietus/factory-floor-r-e-a-l-l-o-v-e">Factory Floor - R E A L L O V E Optimo (Espacio) remix</a> </span></div></div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-54299467813637194962011-02-07T16:32:00.002+00:002011-02-07T16:53:34.347+00:00COLD CAVE - THE GREAT PAN IS DEAD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TVAjg175jtI/AAAAAAAAA1A/XY9aMHvqchM/s1600/ole-921.250x250.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TVAjg175jtI/AAAAAAAAA1A/XY9aMHvqchM/s200/ole-921.250x250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570991786198404818" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Although is not the first official single of the sen <b>Cold Cave</b> album and it's not planned for it to have a physical format, T<b>he Great Pan is Dead</b> has been chosen by <b>Wesley Eisold</b> himself to be the presentation of his sophomore record and opening track as it also was the first song he composed for the album. If you happened just listen the split EP with <b>Prurient</b>, the <b>Cremations</b> compilation or you saw them live during the last leg of the tour, maybe it will not surprise you as much as if you just heard <b>Love Comes Close</b>. To star with, <b>Wesley's </b>voice has won a lot of confidence and is not afraid anymore of shouting whatever he wants to say. The fact that the band has been playing together for a while has also helped to get a more filling sound, less bedroom produced and more studio full band played. And, as he comments in some interviews this is the sound he was looking for after finishing the stuff that ended up on <b>Cremations </b>but, something closer to pop but still with an experimentation and punk attitude. The record ended up being much more pop than what he was expecting and the beginning so he tried it again for this record that is suppose to follow the pattern of this first song, a breathtaking song about magic, preservation, youth and movement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="topspin-widget topspin-widget-email-for-media"><br /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" id="TSWidget54217" data="http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1297073017" bgColor="#000000"><br /> <param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/><br /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><br /> <param name="quality" value="high"/><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1297073017"/><br /> <param name="flashvars" value="theme=black&highlightColor=0x00A1FF&widget_id=http://cdn.topspin.net/api/v1/artist/4053/email_for_media/54217?timestamp=1296757114"/><br /> </object><br /></div>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-47413457971334173352011-01-30T10:44:00.003+00:002011-01-30T17:39:10.446+00:00LOWER DENS - BATMAN<div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TUWgeBaXrrI/AAAAAAAAA00/XVKsnrbpUkk/s1600/lower.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568032951949045426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TUWgeBaXrrI/AAAAAAAAA00/XVKsnrbpUkk/s200/lower.jpg" /></a><br />While <strong>Jana Hunter</strong> has put on quarantine her solo efforts after some remarkable releases, she joined a band last year called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lowerdens">Lower Dens</a> that put out an album, <strong>Twin Hand Movement</strong>, and a single, <strong>I Get Nervous,</strong> that, at least, are comparable with her previous stuff if not even better. They started the new year putting out a new release: the single <strong>Batman</strong> / <strong>Dear Betty Mayo</strong> out on <a href="http://www.gnomonsong.com/">Gnomonsong </a>as usual with two brand new songs; the jolly and upbeat Batman and the more dense and introspective B side, a <strong>Mayo Thompson</strong> cover. Both songs blend together perfectly thanks to Jana's haunting voice although they are quite different. </div><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=13919439-8eb" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=13919439-8eb" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Check as well this promo video for the single that, strangely, doesn't have the song on it but a weird cooking lesson:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="340" height="240" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uvIq5TrPfJ0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479186225418315773.post-44221793215613803502011-01-27T12:22:00.004+00:002011-01-27T12:59:01.189+00:00SEA PINKS - PERIPHERAL VISION EP<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TUFsA1_88uI/AAAAAAAAA0s/iXU5S4Ha9IY/s1600/seapinks.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566849376157758178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ON3bHJb77DI/TUFsA1_88uI/AAAAAAAAA0s/iXU5S4Ha9IY/s200/seapinks.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://seapinks.bandcamp.com/">Sea Pinks</a> is the alias of <strong>Girls Names'</strong> drummer solo project. With his main band they achieved an international status of recognition thanks to their two EPs, one for <strong>Captured Tracks</strong> and one for <strong>Tough Love</strong>, and a split single with <strong>Brilliant Colors</strong> that are between my last year's personal favourites and they'll soon will release their first album on <strong>Slumberland</strong> which I can't wait to listen to.<br />And on his free time he had time to put out a tape that's already some months old but it's still available for you to get <a href="http://cassflick.bigcartel.com/">here </a>as a download only as the tape is already sold out. On that tape he managed to simplify even more the sound of his main band and give it a more 60s shinny pop sound that sometimes reminds me a lo-fi version of some <strong>Kindercore</strong> bands like <strong>The Masters of the Hemisphere</strong>. </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">You can download for free one of the tracks <a href="http://seapinks.bandcamp.com/">here</a>.</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">And now he re-recorded some of the songs of that tape with a full band and released a 4 track 12" white label on the same label that is selling out really quickly. Here you can see the video of the re-recording of the main track, <strong>Peripheral Vision<br /></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><iframe height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18389294" frameborder="0" width="400"></iframe><br /><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18389294">Peripheral Vision</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4317321">Sea Pinks</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Then God Is 7http://www.blogger.com/profile/06297721887636751174noreply@blogger.com0