Jed
Friday, October 21, 2005, 11:36 AM
Well, this came in on one of my feeds yesterday and I just had to show you this. I am totally impressed with this video and I think it's far better than much of this ridiculous high-budget crap that artists are putting out these days. Everyone is guilty.
The two most impressive things:
1. He dug up an old apple II to do this on. We're talking 20 years old here people.
2. He did this all in basic when he could have cheated and done this in after effects or something.
Warning: This video is encoded in h.264. You will need quicktime 7 to play this file.
Jed
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C-Mon & Kypski
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 08:51 PM
The Take:
"C-Mon & Kypski is a four man band. They compose and produce their music in their own home studios. C-Mon & Kypski music goes from funk, rock to polka and is usually served with some nice hiphop flavour! And all of this with a heavy dose of turntablism by Holland’s six times national turntable champion Kypski. Live on stage C-Mon & Kypski are unique when it comes performing their tracks. There is live sampling, live producing and changes of instruments; so stay tuned!
Sometimes tracks are build-up from practically nothing and grow out to banging danceable scratch-music. The visuals which are done by VJ collective Subliminal Mess make the show complete. C-Mon & Kypski have already done a long tour for the promotion of their debut album ‘Vinyl Voodoo’ and are now on the road for the promotion of their new album ‘Static Traveller’.
They made a big impression at the prestigious South By Southwest Festival in Texas, during their first American tour. It may be clear now that you are dealing with pioneers at a global level. Don’t miss out on this!
With the record ‘Static Traveller’ the band has become musically even more extreme. The boundaries (if there are any) are being pushed forward. Where Vinyl Voodoo was a real studio album, Static traveller goes further; this album has been recorded with the whole band and sounds stronger, more dynamic and more live then ever before."
My Take:
These guys are good. Really good. It may be hard for some to get into this style of music and many may not appreciate it, but you can't deny that it is solid, well-crafted music. Check out the rest of their CD.
Artist - C-Mon & Kypski
Song - Shitty Bum
Album - Static Traveller
Genre - Tesla Coils
Artist Page - c-monandkypski.nl
Music Video - Shitty Bum Video
Good to Go
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 08:19 PM
Ok, everything is re-linked now. Not as hard as I thought.
Upgrade and loss
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 08:09 PM
Something happened with my password a while back and I lost access to my site. I haven't had the time (I'm serious) until now (fall break) to fix things and in the process of doing so, I attempted to upgrade versions of my blog software. Well, needless to say, this broke most everything and so far I have gotten my customized theme back online, but am now tackling the task of getting my content back on. It's all saved, just I now have to get it linked back in... somehow.Oh, well.
On the bright side: The last month has been heavy on the music and I have *TONS* of music to dish out. Now if I can just keep my schedule clear...
~Nate
The Spinto Band
Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 04:20 PM
"To start, the Spinto Band's two lead singers traverse enough styles for a week's worth of positive Pitchfork notices. Nick Krill does the wobbly David Byrne warble about as well as deservedly lauded Clap Your Hands Say "It Boy" Alec Ounsworth. See harpsichord-splashed breakup song "Did I Tell You" and Turtles-quoting synth-pop come-on "Spy Vs. Spy". But Krill can also do dead-on Brighten the Corners-era Steve-O Malkmus ("Late", which brightly details the everyday dangers of rushing home for a favorite show: "It's slippery by the pool"). Meanwhile, fellow songwriter Thomas Hughes covers the sotto-voce sensitive-guy territory. His kazoo-enhanced "Brown Boxes" zooms in on a move-out/breakup: packing a pointless Hummel figurine while half-wishing for box-cutters sharp enough to "end it all". As throughout the album, a buoyant chorus saves the day.
Indeed, the group's college-age members rarely fail to build on their obvious indie influences with swooning California melodies and quirky instrumentation. Of particular note is Krill's "Oh Mandy", a ringing anthem of unrequited love, lush with mandolins and theremin. It namedrops the WB-- hey, "Dawson's Creek" was filmed in Wilmington...N.C.-- but is probably perfect for "The O.C." (that's meant as a compliment, guys). Another standout is "Trust Vs. Mistrust", which rides glockenspiel and a catchy "ah-ooh, ah-ooh" hook into another Pavement-esque verse about young, well-mannered lust. Four-on-the-floor "Crack the Whip" lashes the make-up alternapop zeitgeist, whippin' the Killers at their own neu-dance-wave game before ascending to a gates-of-heaven Beach Boys chorus like this was the Biblical, non-DFA Rapture.
Yeah, so the occasionally adolescent lyrics admit the Spinto Band's youth and the last couple of tracks trail off a bit, but the group's spirit of pop adventurism suggests it's worthy of early comparisons to gifted labelmate Architecture in Helsinki. Extra kudos are in order for goofy bonus track "Japan Is an Island": Amid Atari bleeping, Wilmington's finest will take you to a land where "Cornelius is a pop star," but they won't take American Express. Actually, they probably will." - Pitchfork
Artist - The Spinto Band
Song - Oh Mandy
Album - Nice and Nicely Done Mixes
Genre - Indie Pop/Musicana Tropico
Artist Page - spintoband.com
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