Here's a nice little video about the Bug + Warrior Queen. I was just writing in the last post about how cool that "Poison Dart" song is. It's interesting to learn a little more about the artists and their collaboration.
http://xlr8r.com/tv/81
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Saturday, 11 October 2008
Playlist 10.10.08
Hour 1
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Gigan "Occult Rites Of The Uumpluuy" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
3. the Mountain Goats "Dance Music" The Sunset Tree (2005) 4AD
4. Ellen Allien "MM" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Hossam Ramzy "Nady Ala Alqabayel (Summoning The Tribes)" Sabla Tolo III (2008) Arc Music
6. Basic Channel "Enforcement" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
7. Intronaut "Prehistoricisms" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
8. Lee "Scratch" Perry "Chooga Cane" Repentence (2008) Lionsgate
9. AIDS Wolf "Ch Ch Ch Chatter" Cities Of Glass (2008) Skin Graft
Hour 2
10. Kimya Dawson "Caving In" Remember That I Love You (2006) K Records
11. Kraftwerk "Komentenmelodie 1" Autobahn (1974) EMI
12. Indian "Second Death" Slights & Abuse/The Sycophant (2008) Seventh Rule
13. Withered "Dichotomy Of Exile" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
14. Fugazi "No Surprise" End Hits (1998) Dischord
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part II" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah
16. Flying Lotus "Parisian Goldfish" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
17. the Bug + Warrior Queen "Poison Dart" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
I think the show went sort of badly this week. There were several times where I messed up with the CD players and there was the dreaded dead air. And starting late was not cool. I was a bit scatterbrained during most of the show. My timing was really off and I had to drop 5 tracks. That's a lot. Especially the Matmos one. I said I'd play it, but I didn't. Next week, next week. I think there's another hockey game though, so I could be late again.
I can't get that Bug + Warrior Queen song out of my head, though. Might have to play that other song off of London Zoo next week...
MMM continues! It has a weird calming effect on me.
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Gigan "Occult Rites Of The Uumpluuy" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
3. the Mountain Goats "Dance Music" The Sunset Tree (2005) 4AD
4. Ellen Allien "MM" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Hossam Ramzy "Nady Ala Alqabayel (Summoning The Tribes)" Sabla Tolo III (2008) Arc Music
6. Basic Channel "Enforcement" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
7. Intronaut "Prehistoricisms" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
8. Lee "Scratch" Perry "Chooga Cane" Repentence (2008) Lionsgate
9. AIDS Wolf "Ch Ch Ch Chatter" Cities Of Glass (2008) Skin Graft
Hour 2
10. Kimya Dawson "Caving In" Remember That I Love You (2006) K Records
11. Kraftwerk "Komentenmelodie 1" Autobahn (1974) EMI
12. Indian "Second Death" Slights & Abuse/The Sycophant (2008) Seventh Rule
13. Withered "Dichotomy Of Exile" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
14. Fugazi "No Surprise" End Hits (1998) Dischord
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part II" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah
16. Flying Lotus "Parisian Goldfish" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
17. the Bug + Warrior Queen "Poison Dart" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
I think the show went sort of badly this week. There were several times where I messed up with the CD players and there was the dreaded dead air. And starting late was not cool. I was a bit scatterbrained during most of the show. My timing was really off and I had to drop 5 tracks. That's a lot. Especially the Matmos one. I said I'd play it, but I didn't. Next week, next week. I think there's another hockey game though, so I could be late again.
I can't get that Bug + Warrior Queen song out of my head, though. Might have to play that other song off of London Zoo next week...
MMM continues! It has a weird calming effect on me.
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Playlist 10.3.08
Hour 1
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Cult Of Luna "Eternal Kingdom" Eternal Kingdom (2008) Earache
3. Silver Jews "My Pillow Is The Threshold" Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (2008) Drag City
4. Ellen Allien "Bim" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Don Caballero "Pour You Into The Rug" Punkgasm (2008) Relapse
6. Dizzee Rascal "World Outside" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
7. Experimental Dental School "Drum Circuit's Lake" Jane Doe Loves Me (2008) Cochon Records
8. Matmos "Supreme Balloon" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
9. Gridlink "3 Miles Below Sea Level" Amber Grey (2008) Hydra Head
Hour 2
10. Nachtmystium "Ghosts Of Grace" Assassins (2008) Century Media
11. Gigan "Imprisioned Within Duality" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
12. Ghislain Poirier "Ballistic Riddim" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
13. Flyng Lotus "Beginner's Falafel" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
14. Basic Channel "Phylyps Trak" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part I" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah Records
16. Withered "Clamor Beneath" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
17. Intronaut "The Literal Black Cloud" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
The show went very well this week. I've set a couple of records for myself this time: longest track on the show as of yet with Matmos and fewest songs I've ever played, 17.
That Flying Lotus record is really wonderful. It's like, sort of relaxing and subtle, but still with a robust kind of sound. The bass is heavy.
I was really excited to start this series of Metal Machine Music. I don't play enough noise on the show and I want to change that. Problem being, noise tracks so often are very, very long and long typically isn't good for radio. I'm still playing it, though.
Speaking of noise, I read, I think on Wikipedia, a long time ago, some dude played the whole Merzbox on the air, beginning to end, in a row.... !
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Cult Of Luna "Eternal Kingdom" Eternal Kingdom (2008) Earache
3. Silver Jews "My Pillow Is The Threshold" Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (2008) Drag City
4. Ellen Allien "Bim" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
5. Don Caballero "Pour You Into The Rug" Punkgasm (2008) Relapse
6. Dizzee Rascal "World Outside" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
7. Experimental Dental School "Drum Circuit's Lake" Jane Doe Loves Me (2008) Cochon Records
8. Matmos "Supreme Balloon" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
9. Gridlink "3 Miles Below Sea Level" Amber Grey (2008) Hydra Head
Hour 2
10. Nachtmystium "Ghosts Of Grace" Assassins (2008) Century Media
11. Gigan "Imprisioned Within Duality" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
12. Ghislain Poirier "Ballistic Riddim" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
13. Flyng Lotus "Beginner's Falafel" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
14. Basic Channel "Phylyps Trak" BCD-2 (2008) Basic Channel
15. Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music, Part I" Metal Machine Music (1975) Buddah Records
16. Withered "Clamor Beneath" Folie Circulaire (2008) Prosthetic
17. Intronaut "The Literal Black Cloud" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
The show went very well this week. I've set a couple of records for myself this time: longest track on the show as of yet with Matmos and fewest songs I've ever played, 17.
That Flying Lotus record is really wonderful. It's like, sort of relaxing and subtle, but still with a robust kind of sound. The bass is heavy.
I was really excited to start this series of Metal Machine Music. I don't play enough noise on the show and I want to change that. Problem being, noise tracks so often are very, very long and long typically isn't good for radio. I'm still playing it, though.
Speaking of noise, I read, I think on Wikipedia, a long time ago, some dude played the whole Merzbox on the air, beginning to end, in a row.... !
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Playlist 9.26.08
Hour 1
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Intronaut "Any Port" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
3. the Sugarcubes "Birthday" Life's Too Good (1988) Elektra
4. Dizzee Rascal "Excuse Me Please" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
5. Nachtmystium "Assassins" Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1 (2008) Century Media
6. Fugazi "Birthday Pony" Red Medicine (1995) Dischord
7. Ellen Allien "Its" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
8. Gigan "Still Image Symphony" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
9. the Bug + the Spaceape "Fuckaz" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
10. Talking Heads "The Good Thing" More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) Sire
11. Derrick May "Freestyle" Innovator (1997) Transmat
Hour 2
12. Mission Of Burma "Birthday" The Obliterati (2006) Matador
13. Matmos "Polychords" Supreme Ballon (2008) Matdor
14. Boris "Flower, Sun, Rain" Smile (2008) Southern Lord
15. Flying Lotus "Comet Course" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
16. Black Spade "To Serve With Love" To Serve With Love (2008) Om
17. Burial "Arcangel" Untrue (2007) Hyperdub
18. Joanna Newsom "This Side Of The Blue" The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004) Drag City
19. the Smiths "Unhappy Birthday" Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) Sire
20. C/A/T "EncounterX41" The Great Crisis (2008) Crunch Pod
21. Ghislain Poirier & MC Zulu "Go Ballistic" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
22. Zach Hill "Toll Road" Astrological Straits (2008) Ipecac
The show went well, but was a little stressful at the beginning. The studio was locked and I had to go get the key. Not fun. Luckily, I made it back to the studio just in time to start the show.
It was my birthday. I'm officially 21 and I even had a glass of wine (it wasn't very tasty -- it was like drinking some sort of cleaning chemical, maybe just not the right wine for me?).
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Intronaut "Any Port" Prehistoricisms (2008) Century Media
3. the Sugarcubes "Birthday" Life's Too Good (1988) Elektra
4. Dizzee Rascal "Excuse Me Please" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
5. Nachtmystium "Assassins" Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1 (2008) Century Media
6. Fugazi "Birthday Pony" Red Medicine (1995) Dischord
7. Ellen Allien "Its" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
8. Gigan "Still Image Symphony" The Order Of The False Eye (2008) Napalm
9. the Bug + the Spaceape "Fuckaz" London Zoo (2008) Ninja Tune
10. Talking Heads "The Good Thing" More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) Sire
11. Derrick May "Freestyle" Innovator (1997) Transmat
Hour 2
12. Mission Of Burma "Birthday" The Obliterati (2006) Matador
13. Matmos "Polychords" Supreme Ballon (2008) Matdor
14. Boris "Flower, Sun, Rain" Smile (2008) Southern Lord
15. Flying Lotus "Comet Course" Los Angeles (2008) Warp
16. Black Spade "To Serve With Love" To Serve With Love (2008) Om
17. Burial "Arcangel" Untrue (2007) Hyperdub
18. Joanna Newsom "This Side Of The Blue" The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004) Drag City
19. the Smiths "Unhappy Birthday" Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) Sire
20. C/A/T "EncounterX41" The Great Crisis (2008) Crunch Pod
21. Ghislain Poirier & MC Zulu "Go Ballistic" Go Ballistic Single (2008) Ninja Tune
22. Zach Hill "Toll Road" Astrological Straits (2008) Ipecac
The show went well, but was a little stressful at the beginning. The studio was locked and I had to go get the key. Not fun. Luckily, I made it back to the studio just in time to start the show.
It was my birthday. I'm officially 21 and I even had a glass of wine (it wasn't very tasty -- it was like drinking some sort of cleaning chemical, maybe just not the right wine for me?).
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Playlist 9.19.08
Hour 1
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Ellen Allien "Sprung" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
3. Origin "The Beyond Within" Antithesis (2008) Relapse
4. Portishead "We Carry On" Third (2008) Island
5. Nachtmystium "Your True Enemy" Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1 (2008) Century Media
6. Matmos "Exciter Lamp & The Variable Band" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
7. Television "Marquee Moon" Marquee Moon (1977) Elektra
8. Black Mountain "Angels" In The Future (2008) Jagjaguwar
9. Crystal Castles "Vanished" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
10. Boris "No One's Grieve" Smile (2008) Southern Lord
11. Crystal Castles "Courtship Dating" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
Hour 2
12. Os Mutantes "A Minha Menina" Os Mutantes (1968) Polydor
13. Dismember "Dark Depths" Untitled (2008) Regain
14. Dizzee Rascal "Hard Back (Industry)" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
15. the Velvet Underground "Run Run Run" The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) Polygram
16. My Bloody Valentine "I Only Said" Loveless (1991) Sire
17. Enon "Those Who Don't Blink" Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds" (2007) Touch & Go
18. Gong Linna "My Girl" Chinese Folksongs (2008) Arc Music
19. Mission Of Burma "Max Ersnt's Dream" OnOffOn (2004) Matador
20. the Breeders "Night Of Joy" Mountain Battles (2008) 4AD
21. Bad Brains "House Of Suffering" I Against I (1982) SST
22. Pig Destroyer "Heathen Temple" Phantom Limb (2007) Relapse
23. Crystal Castles "Magic Spells" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
Wow, and I'm back on the air. It was a hectic night, getting used to the new studio and all and doing a million things at once. No serious technical difficulties, but I did play a couple of the wrong songs, even though it worked out pretty well in general. My timing was very good and I was able to improvise competently. I'm excited to hear all the new CDs I've burned and of course play them next week (which just so happens to be my birthday!).
I'm currently listening to the new Jaguar Love album. I blogged previously about this band, albeit briefly, and my disappointment. This album is seeming to be pretty hit-or-miss for me. I'm really enjoying some songs, but others are just awful or awfully boring. It's no avant-garde hardcore punk, more like an amped up indie rock band meets retro-rock. But not punky at all. That troubles me.
I played an awful lot of Crystal Castles tonight, but all were good songs and one was by request, which I was so glad to honor. I really loved that Boris track that was sandwiched by the CC songs. It was beautiful.
1. the Jesus And Mary Chain "My Little Underground" Psychocandy (1985) Warner Bros
2. Ellen Allien "Sprung" Sool (2008) BPitch Control
3. Origin "The Beyond Within" Antithesis (2008) Relapse
4. Portishead "We Carry On" Third (2008) Island
5. Nachtmystium "Your True Enemy" Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1 (2008) Century Media
6. Matmos "Exciter Lamp & The Variable Band" Supreme Balloon (2008) Matador
7. Television "Marquee Moon" Marquee Moon (1977) Elektra
8. Black Mountain "Angels" In The Future (2008) Jagjaguwar
9. Crystal Castles "Vanished" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
10. Boris "No One's Grieve" Smile (2008) Southern Lord
11. Crystal Castles "Courtship Dating" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
Hour 2
12. Os Mutantes "A Minha Menina" Os Mutantes (1968) Polydor
13. Dismember "Dark Depths" Untitled (2008) Regain
14. Dizzee Rascal "Hard Back (Industry)" Maths + English (2008) Def Jux
15. the Velvet Underground "Run Run Run" The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) Polygram
16. My Bloody Valentine "I Only Said" Loveless (1991) Sire
17. Enon "Those Who Don't Blink" Grass Geysers...Carbon Clouds" (2007) Touch & Go
18. Gong Linna "My Girl" Chinese Folksongs (2008) Arc Music
19. Mission Of Burma "Max Ersnt's Dream" OnOffOn (2004) Matador
20. the Breeders "Night Of Joy" Mountain Battles (2008) 4AD
21. Bad Brains "House Of Suffering" I Against I (1982) SST
22. Pig Destroyer "Heathen Temple" Phantom Limb (2007) Relapse
23. Crystal Castles "Magic Spells" Crystal Castles (2008) Last Gang
Wow, and I'm back on the air. It was a hectic night, getting used to the new studio and all and doing a million things at once. No serious technical difficulties, but I did play a couple of the wrong songs, even though it worked out pretty well in general. My timing was very good and I was able to improvise competently. I'm excited to hear all the new CDs I've burned and of course play them next week (which just so happens to be my birthday!).
I'm currently listening to the new Jaguar Love album. I blogged previously about this band, albeit briefly, and my disappointment. This album is seeming to be pretty hit-or-miss for me. I'm really enjoying some songs, but others are just awful or awfully boring. It's no avant-garde hardcore punk, more like an amped up indie rock band meets retro-rock. But not punky at all. That troubles me.
I played an awful lot of Crystal Castles tonight, but all were good songs and one was by request, which I was so glad to honor. I really loved that Boris track that was sandwiched by the CC songs. It was beautiful.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Review: Ellen Allien - Sool
My first impression of this album is that it is unlike her earlier work. The melodies are minimal, comprised more of specific sounds and "blip" and "bleep" noises rather than smooth melodic passages. Rhythmically, it seems uncomplicated, relying on very basic beats, often midtempo or even slow.
I've always thought of Ellen Allien's music as listener-oriented techno and not just specifically for dancing. Sool makes this style even more obvious, as few tracks feel really dancable. Pop elements are few on this album; it is truly electronic music. Vocals are scant, chorus are nearly completely gone. Instead, it is subtle and challenging, demanding the listener's attention and making repeat listens absolutely necessary to fully comprehend what is going on in these songs. It is not immediate or urgent.
Sool makes good use of ambience and atmosphere, branching more into micro-house and IDM territory and leaving behind the clubby techno of songs like "The Brain Is Lost" (from Thrills), "Sehnsucht" (from Berlinette) and certainly "Rotary" (from the collaboration with Apparat, Orchestra Of Bubbles). The dance music isn't totally lost, as heard in "Its" and "MM," but it has changed from what it was on earlier albums. The melodies have lost fluidity and become quiet, in contrast to the more legato and loud tracks from Thrills.
The dance floor is not the place for an album like Sool, because Ellen Allien has branched out, daring to slow things down and make more complex music art rather than fodder for body moving (not to insult dance music, but this album just isn't that). Headphones would be more appropriate for this album, for its minimal, micro-house/IDM leanings are for audience craving interesting electronic music.
I've always thought of Ellen Allien's music as listener-oriented techno and not just specifically for dancing. Sool makes this style even more obvious, as few tracks feel really dancable. Pop elements are few on this album; it is truly electronic music. Vocals are scant, chorus are nearly completely gone. Instead, it is subtle and challenging, demanding the listener's attention and making repeat listens absolutely necessary to fully comprehend what is going on in these songs. It is not immediate or urgent.
Sool makes good use of ambience and atmosphere, branching more into micro-house and IDM territory and leaving behind the clubby techno of songs like "The Brain Is Lost" (from Thrills), "Sehnsucht" (from Berlinette) and certainly "Rotary" (from the collaboration with Apparat, Orchestra Of Bubbles). The dance music isn't totally lost, as heard in "Its" and "MM," but it has changed from what it was on earlier albums. The melodies have lost fluidity and become quiet, in contrast to the more legato and loud tracks from Thrills.
The dance floor is not the place for an album like Sool, because Ellen Allien has branched out, daring to slow things down and make more complex music art rather than fodder for body moving (not to insult dance music, but this album just isn't that). Headphones would be more appropriate for this album, for its minimal, micro-house/IDM leanings are for audience craving interesting electronic music.
Friday, 6 June 2008
Update
Summer's been nice so far. No stress whatsoever. I thought I would update this blog more, but I'm a lazy blogger. I'm working on some music reviews to put up here from some of the new releases (Matmos, Boris, Ellen Allien), but it's taking some time to do them. I actually want them to be somewhat well-written and not just "Yah! I heart this rekkid!! Matmos iz tha besst eva!" or something else superidiotic.
I'm excited about an upcoming concert -- Boris, Torche, Nachtmystium. I rarely go to shows since the last ones I went to had really bad sound and I would have rather stayed at home and listened to the records instead. But I just want to experience a really heavy band live and totally mess up my ears (I already have near-constant ringing, but I'm prepared for worse!). I wish Sunn O))) or Earth were coming to my town, but Boris will have to suffice. And Nachtmystium? Wow, originally it was going to be Wolves In The Throne Room, but now it's Nachtmystium. Awesome, I'm excited. They got a new album out soon or something.
That's all for now, I'm working on reviews.
I'm excited about an upcoming concert -- Boris, Torche, Nachtmystium. I rarely go to shows since the last ones I went to had really bad sound and I would have rather stayed at home and listened to the records instead. But I just want to experience a really heavy band live and totally mess up my ears (I already have near-constant ringing, but I'm prepared for worse!). I wish Sunn O))) or Earth were coming to my town, but Boris will have to suffice. And Nachtmystium? Wow, originally it was going to be Wolves In The Throne Room, but now it's Nachtmystium. Awesome, I'm excited. They got a new album out soon or something.
That's all for now, I'm working on reviews.
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