Guess what? It’s Friday! That means you need to cut loose a bit and maybe dance for no reason whatsoever. Well if you decide to do the latter, here’s some dance party worthy shit to get silly to…
Tonedeff - Warden (Love Lovedown RMX) - Tonedeff does a better job than Kanye at this redo of Mr. West’s first single of his new album.
Gejius - Makkuro Kurosuke - Words can not tell you how much I love this song. It sounds as though Cibo Matto collaborated with Four Tet, it’s just so badass.
Art Whiplash - Party, Sex and Bullshit (Youth Attack! Disco and Bullshit Remix) - If Art’s original version of Party, Sex and Bullshit didn’t have enough kick for you, this remix will surely have you on the dance floor.
Techjio - Olivia - If you thought their remix of Pantera’s “Walk” was brutal, check out some of their original material. It won’t make you want to mosh, but it’s still quite intense.
Metalion - Masked Funke - You hear that? That’s the sound of potential. Remember the name, you might want to keep an eye on this one.
Back 2006 I put together a little video that involved me sitting at Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts for a few hours recording a fall day at the beach. It opens with a quote from author Anne Morrow Lindbergh and proceeds to show you the gorgeous New England coast to the tune of The Album Leaf. Hope you enjoy…
It’s that age old question that you hear when you tell your friends you’re going to a show. “Who else is going that I may be interested in?” Well ladies and gentlemen, today’s Minus the Bear show at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco is an all-star line-up. Tagging along with the Bear will be Annuals and Helms Alee. Annuals have already established themselves as a frontrunner on most people’s top 20 indie pop records of the year, but who the hell are Helms Alee? Helms is the kind of band you’d expect to open for Minus the Bear; a band that sounds nothing like Minus the Bear. Featuring members of These Arms Are Snakes and Lozen, Helms Alee is intense and gritty; like a rusty steam locomotive headed for a cliff. The band successfully mixes the desert loneliness of Black Mountain with the whiskey breathed ruthlessness of Mastodon. It won’t be long before you see them live and you’re friend will ask, “So who’s opening for Helms?”
Helms Alee Tour
Nov 19 2008 7:00P w/ Minus the Bear
Bimbo’s 365 Club
San Francisco, California
Nov 20 2008 8:00P w/ Minus the Bear
Stanford Campus
Palo Alto, California
Nov 21 2008 7:00P
Lewis & Clark College -Templeton Campus Center
Portland, Oregon
Nov 22 2008 8:00P
The Showbox (at the market)
Seattle, Washington
Baltimore Electro-dance maniac Dan Deacon is not your average electronic artist. You won’t precisely understand what I mean until you witness one of his uplifting and truly unique live shows. What happens at these shows is a quasi-religious experience that celebrates our freedom of expression and the randomness of human nature. He brings on a new level of performance electronic music and is showing no signs of slowing down. Lately the man has been putting on the finishing touches to his next album, Bromst, and was cool enough to sit down answer the Kuestionnaire.
1. Of all the bands/artists in your CD/record collection, which one is your most cherished?
probably my harry partch ‘delusion of the fury’ vinyl boxset. besides being one of my favorite pieces of music, it has a really beauitful booklet explaining all of his instruments. i found it in a dumpster of the suny purchase library, that was a great day.
2. What have you been listening to lately?
neil young, talking heads. same stuff i usually listen to.
3. What’s your favorite local band?
thats a really tough question. baltimore fucking rules really hard right now. maybe ed schrader, future islands, blood baby, beach house or santa dads. it depends on the mood i’m in.
4. What was the last show you attended?
health, video hippos, ed schrader, smart growth at sonar in baltimore
5. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?
most likely when i saw they might be giants do a “then set” which is when they played all of their old songs the original way, with just the two of them and the “band machine.” i wish they would do more of that. it was really amazing.
6. What show are you looking forward to?
the play ‘rhinoceros’ at the annex theater. i’m going tomorrow!
7. What musician would you like to hang out/work with for a day?
otis redding
8. What four albums you would bring to a deserted island?
i’d rather bring instruments than albums but if it was albums, maybe ‘rainbow in curved air’ by terry riley. it would help chill me out from the thought of being on a deserted island.
9. Would you call yourself a music geek?
no. i don’t really use the word geek much.
10. Any favorite music-related videos/DVDs you own?
i don’t really have that many videos or DVDs. today i discovered i own a rough cut of an episode of the ‘john larroquette show.’ that show is a real heartbreaker.
11. What’s the last book you read?
i’m almost done with pinchbecks ‘2012.’ the last book i read was also by him, ‘breaking open the head.’
12. Do you prefer live performances or recording in the studio?
it depends. i compose about half my work to be listen to at home, and the other half to be listen to live.
13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you’d like to share?
i don’t really have any i haven’t told before. i’m generally an embarrassment
14. Any favorite tour locations?
dublin, knoxville, melbourne, sao paulo, portland, chicago, the bay area.
15. Lastly, what have you done today?
i worked on a tent i’m designing for my next album ‘bromst.’
Dan Deacon will be performing in December at the following locations…
December 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple (with ensemble)
December 12 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Ice Age in Colorado College
December 13 - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
December 19 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar : BALTIMORE ROUND ROBIN!!!!
December 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues (opening for Girl Talk)
Sorry. I get excited when I see giant bubbles floating in mid-air. Anyway, so recently I was watching this commercial (above) at work and a friend of mine asked what songs were playing once the woman falls into the huge audio bubbles. I said Kraak and Smaak (although I thought it was new Moby at first)and David Bowie. But I had to double check that. I was sure The Sea and Cake did a cover of the same Bowie song at some point. So I played the commercial and listened to both songs and i came to a quick conclusion…it’s Bowie. Ah well, here’s the cover anyway.
The Sea and Cake - Sound & Vision (David Bowie Cover)
It seems that Pixar gets better with every film, and WALL-E is no exception. Directed by Andrew Stanton, the film mixes brings back the essence of silent film (though it is not) with romance, comedy and an underlying environmental message. A majority of the credit for WALL-E’s stardom goes to Ben Burtt, the film’s character voice designer and sound designer who also played the voice of WALL-E himself. Today at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA, Burtt will present a special screening of the film and also take us into the process of creating sounds for the film. From demonstrating live sound effects and Foley dubbing to the electronic mixing and editing of sounds, Ben Burtt and some of his colleagues on the production (special guests maybe?) will entertain and illuminate us. Ben Burtt has also done the sound and editorial work on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series.
Screening of Wall-E
Presentation by Ben Burtt
$15 (CFI members & children $12)
Kata Rokkar is a place where you can download free mp3 from artists and bands that I currently love and listen to. They are only for sampling purposes and to influence you to go out and support these artists by purchasing their records and going to their concerts. If you are a record company or an artist that is displeased with a song being displayed, feel free to contact me and I will remove it ASAP. Thank you and enjoy!
Tonedeff - Warden (Love Lovedown RMX) - Tonedeff does a better job than Kanye at this redo of Mr. West’s first single of his new album.
