Sunday, November 24, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Elliott Smith
Haven't worked my through this whole thing yet, but if you're a fan worth spending some time with. He died 10 years ago this year, I think the anniversary of his stabbing himself in the chest was recent. One of my all-time favorites, for sure.
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9246-elliott-smith/
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9246-elliott-smith/
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
what I've been listening to
Hacker Farm
Ben Vida
Dawn of Midi
Body/Head
Smackos
Steve Hauschildt
M.Geddes Gengras
State River Widening
Oneohtrix Point Never
Darkside
Ben Vida
Dawn of Midi
Body/Head
Smackos
Steve Hauschildt
M.Geddes Gengras
State River Widening
Oneohtrix Point Never
Darkside
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Red, White and Scoob EP
NEW SCOOBIE BROTHERS
I've been hard at work in the studio with the Scoobie Bros and we have finally wrapped up the new Scoobie Brothers EP. Check it out.
Red, White and Scoob EP
1: Tape Sketch 2013
2: Had a Dream
3: Cymbaline
4: Matilda Scoobie
5: LNA Scoob
Download it at www.thescoobiebrothers.com
I made a video for those guys for the whole 5 song EP, enjoy.
dc
I've been hard at work in the studio with the Scoobie Bros and we have finally wrapped up the new Scoobie Brothers EP. Check it out.
Red, White and Scoob EP
1: Tape Sketch 2013
2: Had a Dream
3: Cymbaline
4: Matilda Scoobie
5: LNA Scoob
Download it at www.thescoobiebrothers.com
I made a video for those guys for the whole 5 song EP, enjoy.
dc
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Two Great Mixes
Here are two great mixes by Prefuse 73… one is from last year, collab mix with Zola Jesus (?). New one is with his boy Teebs a la my last post.
Both are dope and you can download them off the Soundcloud link for your own personal library.
http://www.self-titledmag.com/2011/04/15/download-this-now-a-psych-mixtape-by-prefuse-73-zola-jesus/
Picture above has nothing to do with anything.
Enjoy.
dc
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Sons of the Morning
The full, highly anticipated new CD from Sons of the Morning (collab between Prefuse 73 and Teebs) is streaming on this blog.
http://potholesinmyblog.com/stream-sons-of-the-mornings-prefuse-73-teebs-debut-ep-in-its-entirety/
It's good, I like it.
Enjoy, my friends.
dc
http://potholesinmyblog.com/stream-sons-of-the-mornings-prefuse-73-teebs-debut-ep-in-its-entirety/
It's good, I like it.
Enjoy, my friends.
dc
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
New Oneohtrix Point Never
Listened to this a few times, unfortunately missed his record release party in Brooklyn Heights last week. Big fan of Daniel Lopatin and this is one of the rare albums that I plan to buy if it's not Spotify after the release on 10/1.
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/22/224170294/first-listen-oneohtrix-point-never-r-plus-seven?sc=tw&cc=share
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/22/224170294/first-listen-oneohtrix-point-never-r-plus-seven?sc=tw&cc=share
Sunday, September 22, 2013
JEl
Haven't posted in awhile...sorry y'all. Been mad busy.
THis is one of my favorite EPs of the month, on heavy rotation lately.
If you like dope beats, you'll like this.
THis is one of my favorite EPs of the month, on heavy rotation lately.
If you like dope beats, you'll like this.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Elvis Costello vs. The Roots
So far so good… Enjoyable, somewhat anonymous songs that I would feel good about putting on when my in-laws are over. Actually fits the cover perfectly.
I foresee listening to this several times and then never revisiting again, which is not a diss… there is a definite use for "disposable" music like that (see also last Radiohead album, etc.)
It's on Spotify (natch), because this is EXACTLY the kind of thing that Spotify is perfect for.
Enjoy my friends.
dc
p.s. this is on Blue Note??!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Volcano Choir "Repave"
As the resident lame-o/square, I figured it was up to me to listen to this. Well, I'm a sucker for the grandiose (I have a playlist on iTunes named that, featuring such stalwarts as MBV, Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, et al) and this record is good and grandiose.
Aside from the vocal effects, it sounds as if it was produced in England circa 1972, took a year and half to make, and cost $1 million ('72 bucks). As if they experimented plugging the amps into different outlets to see if the "correct tone" could be located. The musicianship--and I make no apologies for using that term--is amazing. I've never seen Vernon live, but I did catch an Austin City Limits he was on, you could tell the backing band was just killer. Not sure if these are the same guys, but this is good playing.
The lyrics are silly. I find this appropriate for this type of music. You can't hope to say anything so grandiose, so don't fucking try (one reason most of Mogwai's tunes work). Harkening back to my Kanye rant, this is another reason he sucks.
Anyways... hope everyone had a great summer and is going to rock the fall.
Aside from the vocal effects, it sounds as if it was produced in England circa 1972, took a year and half to make, and cost $1 million ('72 bucks). As if they experimented plugging the amps into different outlets to see if the "correct tone" could be located. The musicianship--and I make no apologies for using that term--is amazing. I've never seen Vernon live, but I did catch an Austin City Limits he was on, you could tell the backing band was just killer. Not sure if these are the same guys, but this is good playing.
The lyrics are silly. I find this appropriate for this type of music. You can't hope to say anything so grandiose, so don't fucking try (one reason most of Mogwai's tunes work). Harkening back to my Kanye rant, this is another reason he sucks.
Anyways... hope everyone had a great summer and is going to rock the fall.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Never Stop Diggin
How has no one noticed that the "Grease" song has a sick ass drum break in it (@2 minute mark)???
I have dibs on it for the new Scoobie Brothers EP that is going to drop shortly.
WWALT Brotherhood... somebody tip me off to some new shit please!
dc
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
DONATO DOZZY PLAYS BEE MASK
Feeling this. Will actually buy it, perhaps? When it comes out in September...
There are some other Donato Dozzy joints on Spotify, kind of dancey but good.
dc
There are some other Donato Dozzy joints on Spotify, kind of dancey but good.
dc
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Next Up
Talkin' 'bout the drums.....Sheeeeeeeit.
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto....
These kind of $0.50 scores make the collecting game fun. Sheeeeeit!!
OK, this is more like what am I transfering today....
Some smoothed out corn on the cizzob type shit.
Don't get that twisted.
Real talk.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Couple Good Ones...
Tony Allen "Black Voices"
I guess I was aware of this Tony Allen album (drummer for Fela)… I've seen that cover… but never checked it out. It's awesome, throw it on if you have an afrobeat itch you need scratched.
Bass Drum of Death
If you like retro garage a la Ty Segall, Bass Drum of Death is pretty awesome. I'm feeling "GB City" better than their other one.
Later dudes.
dc
I guess I was aware of this Tony Allen album (drummer for Fela)… I've seen that cover… but never checked it out. It's awesome, throw it on if you have an afrobeat itch you need scratched.
Bass Drum of Death
If you like retro garage a la Ty Segall, Bass Drum of Death is pretty awesome. I'm feeling "GB City" better than their other one.
Later dudes.
dc
Friday, June 28, 2013
BNLX "LP"
So... kind of slow summer thus far at work. Ergo I'm going to single-handedly attempt to inject some life into this blog.
BNLX is a "band" the mostly, I think, is comprised of Ed Ackerson. He's a long-time Minneapolis engineer/producer/musician. His band Polara put out a couple of records (maybe more?), one of which is an absolute stunner (if you like the noise pop deal): "Polara."
This new band is him and his wife. I think this record is pretty great. It makes no pretense to breaking new ground. It's just nice a noisy and sugar sweet.
www.bnlx2day.com
BNLX is a "band" the mostly, I think, is comprised of Ed Ackerson. He's a long-time Minneapolis engineer/producer/musician. His band Polara put out a couple of records (maybe more?), one of which is an absolute stunner (if you like the noise pop deal): "Polara."
This new band is him and his wife. I think this record is pretty great. It makes no pretense to breaking new ground. It's just nice a noisy and sugar sweet.
www.bnlx2day.com
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Kanye West -- Yeezus
A little background...
I have never heard (knowingly) a Kanye West song prior to listening to this record. I chose to listen to this one because I was so annoyed by the following sentence in the Pitchfork review: "These are the immeasurably lofty stakes Kanye deals in on Yeezus, his sixth solo album." That sentence followed a rhapsodic paragraph about the "I Am God" song on the record.
Okay, yes, I know, pitchfork, say no more. But there are NO immeasurably lofty stakes in ANY piece of pop music whether or not you like the artist. There are none in Bob Dylan, none in Nina Simone, none in The Clash... I could go on, but let's be real, immeasurably lofty stakes are not for the music/fashion/theater/film etc. worlds.
This is, of course, not to say that music can't be important, maybe even very important to individuals, but immeasurable stakes? Nah.
But I was intrigued, so I went on Google Play and gave it a listen. I listened to the whole thing (yeah me!). I'm trying to parse my reaction. Is this the inevitable old guy distaste for the new? The inexorable gap between me and "the kids"? Whatever it is: this record is awful. I can't imagine listening to it at home in the dark with headphones, I can't imagine listening to it while I clean my bathrooms, I can't imagine listening to it in the car, I can't imagine listening to it in a bar. I will not, can not, listen to it again.
The lyrics... oh man... these are the lyrics of Edward Snowden. The drop out who thinks he's smarter than everyone else. These are lyrics that portend to say a lot but really say very very little. (As an aside: he must have a very very small vocabulary, I can't imagine having an intelligent conversation with him). I like my musicians smart and dumb, so long as their honest about either. He's honest about neither. Rap music, for me, needs really really interesting words (hence my dismal feelings to Tyler the Creator). These aren't good words. They aren't interesting. They are pedantically "controversial."
The music... meh. Okay, he's processed what's going on over the last 5-10 years admirably. Good for you dude. It's boring and grating (a terrible combination). I found the production hard on the ears as well. Over-compressed (par for the course, I know), but really fatiguing. No depth.
I'm open to hearing rebuttals. I'm no hip-hop scholar, so maybe I'm missing some intricacy--but that would cause another argument from me.
I have never heard (knowingly) a Kanye West song prior to listening to this record. I chose to listen to this one because I was so annoyed by the following sentence in the Pitchfork review: "These are the immeasurably lofty stakes Kanye deals in on Yeezus, his sixth solo album." That sentence followed a rhapsodic paragraph about the "I Am God" song on the record.
Okay, yes, I know, pitchfork, say no more. But there are NO immeasurably lofty stakes in ANY piece of pop music whether or not you like the artist. There are none in Bob Dylan, none in Nina Simone, none in The Clash... I could go on, but let's be real, immeasurably lofty stakes are not for the music/fashion/theater/film etc. worlds.
This is, of course, not to say that music can't be important, maybe even very important to individuals, but immeasurable stakes? Nah.
But I was intrigued, so I went on Google Play and gave it a listen. I listened to the whole thing (yeah me!). I'm trying to parse my reaction. Is this the inevitable old guy distaste for the new? The inexorable gap between me and "the kids"? Whatever it is: this record is awful. I can't imagine listening to it at home in the dark with headphones, I can't imagine listening to it while I clean my bathrooms, I can't imagine listening to it in the car, I can't imagine listening to it in a bar. I will not, can not, listen to it again.
The lyrics... oh man... these are the lyrics of Edward Snowden. The drop out who thinks he's smarter than everyone else. These are lyrics that portend to say a lot but really say very very little. (As an aside: he must have a very very small vocabulary, I can't imagine having an intelligent conversation with him). I like my musicians smart and dumb, so long as their honest about either. He's honest about neither. Rap music, for me, needs really really interesting words (hence my dismal feelings to Tyler the Creator). These aren't good words. They aren't interesting. They are pedantically "controversial."
The music... meh. Okay, he's processed what's going on over the last 5-10 years admirably. Good for you dude. It's boring and grating (a terrible combination). I found the production hard on the ears as well. Over-compressed (par for the course, I know), but really fatiguing. No depth.
I'm open to hearing rebuttals. I'm no hip-hop scholar, so maybe I'm missing some intricacy--but that would cause another argument from me.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Collateral Damage: Numero Group on the vinyl bubble
http://thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/collateral-damage_numero-group-on-the-vinyl-bubble
The things this essay points out are why I almost exclusively buy records for $0.50 or $1. Really the only new vinyl I buy is reggae and the labels that put out those records, for the most part, don't play the "manufactured rarity" game.
The things this essay points out are why I almost exclusively buy records for $0.50 or $1. Really the only new vinyl I buy is reggae and the labels that put out those records, for the most part, don't play the "manufactured rarity" game.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
What I've been listening to
yo dudes, been a while. here's some things I've been listening to.
Read "Everybody Loves our Town: an Oral History of Grunge," and it had me listening to all the bands at that time and it took me back. (I asked a younger colleague how old he was in 1991 when I was hanging out with my friends in the 7/11 parking lot trying to score beer and talking about the lyrics in "smells like teen spirit" and he said "4". fuck.) I also checked out some bands that I didn't know that well like Tad and the Melvins, and I've been listening to those bands quite a bit since. Dinosaur Jr. wasn't a Seattle band but been listening to a lot of that lately too. (I once talked to J. Mascis in line at Bayback waiting to cash a check, I wonder if that dude still lives in his mom's basement in Amherst.)
Saw a really killer performance by Peter Evans recently, he's a youngish trumpet player with a nice career going. He did a solo improv thing for about 10 minutes, which showcased his incredible circular breathing skills and did some innovate things getting close to the mic with a lot of reverb on it, washing the room in a humming sound that was hard to believe was from a trumpet. He left the stage after that and two percussionists and a piano player performed the rest of the piece he composed. That had at times a film noir sound, other times a far out Cecil Taylor/Charles Ives vibe, and a also moments of super-minimalist John Cage feel. Evans has some albums up on Spotify, included one called "Zebulon" of his jazz trio playing that much-missed/now closed Williamsburg venue.
other shit: Zomes, "improvisations"(did DC hit this?), really meditative ambient; Alabama Shakes, soul vibe, driving music; James Ferraro, "Far Side Virtual", far out post-modern, electro weirdness (some of his stuff is awful but this works, kind of a social critique, but not hard to listen to); Evan Caminiti, one half of the doom-ambient duo Barn Owl, his solo stuff is deep; Chico Hamilton, spotify is deep on Chico, really liking the compilation album from the mid/late fifties, very regular rotation for months; Indians, "somewhere else", chilled out indie, if you like Cavemen (which I know DC hit), you should feel this.
HotHOTSummer---------________------------ getting into dub again, tis the season-----______
Read "Everybody Loves our Town: an Oral History of Grunge," and it had me listening to all the bands at that time and it took me back. (I asked a younger colleague how old he was in 1991 when I was hanging out with my friends in the 7/11 parking lot trying to score beer and talking about the lyrics in "smells like teen spirit" and he said "4". fuck.) I also checked out some bands that I didn't know that well like Tad and the Melvins, and I've been listening to those bands quite a bit since. Dinosaur Jr. wasn't a Seattle band but been listening to a lot of that lately too. (I once talked to J. Mascis in line at Bayback waiting to cash a check, I wonder if that dude still lives in his mom's basement in Amherst.)
Saw a really killer performance by Peter Evans recently, he's a youngish trumpet player with a nice career going. He did a solo improv thing for about 10 minutes, which showcased his incredible circular breathing skills and did some innovate things getting close to the mic with a lot of reverb on it, washing the room in a humming sound that was hard to believe was from a trumpet. He left the stage after that and two percussionists and a piano player performed the rest of the piece he composed. That had at times a film noir sound, other times a far out Cecil Taylor/Charles Ives vibe, and a also moments of super-minimalist John Cage feel. Evans has some albums up on Spotify, included one called "Zebulon" of his jazz trio playing that much-missed/now closed Williamsburg venue.
other shit: Zomes, "improvisations"(did DC hit this?), really meditative ambient; Alabama Shakes, soul vibe, driving music; James Ferraro, "Far Side Virtual", far out post-modern, electro weirdness (some of his stuff is awful but this works, kind of a social critique, but not hard to listen to); Evan Caminiti, one half of the doom-ambient duo Barn Owl, his solo stuff is deep; Chico Hamilton, spotify is deep on Chico, really liking the compilation album from the mid/late fifties, very regular rotation for months; Indians, "somewhere else", chilled out indie, if you like Cavemen (which I know DC hit), you should feel this.
HotHOTSummer---------________------------ getting into dub again, tis the season-----______
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