Grouper - Hold the Way

Happy Halloween everyone. Here is a creepy video for you to enjoy. 


Grouper - Hold the Way from Weston Currie on Vimeo.



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The War on Drugs - "Taking the Farm (Live)"

Photo by Ryan Muir (http://www.brooklynvegan.com)

While on The Soundscape we spend most of the time focusing on experimental artists, I also like to keep an ear tuned to the world of indie and pop to find out if any interesting music is coming from more conventional channels. 

I stumbled upon Philadelphia's The War on Drugs awhile back and absolutly fell in love with their 2008 album, Wagonwheel Blues. The album uniquely synthesized the songwriting of Bob Dylan and the production aesthetic of Brian Eno. Simmering beneath the surface of this indie folk-rock group's sound was an affinity for drum machines, samplers, tape noise, and ambient textures straight out of Another Green World.  

The group would also serve as a launching pad for fellow Philly native Kurt Vile who played on the band's first album. The War on Drugs members also double as Vile's backing band, The Violaters when the self-proclaimed Philly's Constant Hitmaker is on tour.


While Kurt Vile rose to prominence in the indie world last year, this year will probably see the War on Drugs do the same. On Tuesday, the group released Future Weather, their follow up to Wagonwheel Blues and a teaser until their second full-length comes out next year. And since songs from the EP like "Comin' Through" and "History of Plastic" have been floating around the blogosphere for the past couple of weeks, I thought I would post a track that I have been sitting on since the War on Drugs came to town to open for the Hold Steady in April of 2009.  

The War on Drugs- Future Weather

After the band kicked ass in their opening slot at the Tralf, I talked with the band at their merch table and asked them if they had any live recordings floating around. Frontman Adam Granduciel was kind enough to put in my hand an unlabeled CD-R that was inscribed with a live recording they had just made in Amsterdam. He also told to me to "do whatever you want with it....We don't give a shit." 

So, to mark the release of their EP, a year and half later, I present to you a live version of "Taking the Farm," one of the best tracks from their first album.  

Enjoy.

   {mp3}Taking the Farm (Live) by The War on Drugs

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The Soundscape, 10.25.10

 

   The Soundscape 10.25.10 by The Soundscape

1) Solo Andata, "Aggregate," Ritual (Desire Path Recordings)

2) Martin Backes, "Dron:ing,"

3) Taylor Duepree, "Rusted Oak," Shoals (12K)

4) Marcus Fischer, "Cascadia Obscura," Monocoastal (12K)

5) Chapels, "Inhale," Last Night of the Earth cassette (Stunned Records)

6) The Soft Pink Truth, "I Want to Thank You," Do You Party?  (Soundslike/Tigerbeat6)

7) The Gibbets, "Starry Starry Night," Playground (Fubar Bundy Presents)

8) Panda Bear, "Alsatian Darn," Tomboy (Paw Tracks)

10) Hotel Mexico, "Its Twinkle," His Jeweled Letter Box (Second Royal Records)

11) Surf City, "Autumn," Kudos (Fire Records)

13) MIT, "Pudong," V2 / Cooperative Music        

14) Dan Deacon Ensemble, "Get Older," Live at Ridgewood Masonic temple (NYCTaper.com)

15) Games, "Shadows in Bloom," That We Can Play (Hippos in Tanks)

16) Jimmy Tamborello, "Paparazzi (Lady Gaga Remix)," dyingsongs.tumblr.com

17) Golden Panda, "India Lately," Lucky Shiner (Ghostly)

18) John Coltrane, "India," The Other Village Vanguard Tapes (1961)

17) Intension Quintet, "Blackwell," Live at Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY 

18) Psychoacoustics Professor, "Describe in Single Words Only the Good Things that Come into Your Mind"

19) Moritz Von Oswald Trio, "Nothing 4," Live in New York (Honest Jon's Records)

19) Thomas Ankersmit, "Live in Utrecht," Live in Utrecht (Ash International)

20) Loscil, "The Making of Grief Point," Endless Falls (Kranky)

21) Chris Russell, "Time Lost," Frozen (Relaxed Machinery)

22) Rambutan, "Gull Feathers," Chapels/Rambutan split cassette (Stunned Records)

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Tonight on The Soundscape

As promised last week, on The Soundscape tonight I'll be spotlighting music/sound art that makes use of field recording techniques, including new stuff from Solo Andata, Martin Backes, and Marcus Fischer. 

Solo Andata - Ritual (Desire Path Recordings)

Tonight's featured local artists include The Gibbets, Enxu, Intention Quintet, and Chapels, while we'll hear international artists from Japan, Germany, China, and New Zealand.

We'll also hear new music from both Golden Panda and Panda Bear, along with a number of great live tracks from the Dan Deacon Ensemble, the Moritz Von Oswald Trio, and an extended cut from Thomas Ankersmit.

Thomas Ankersmit in action

Tune in to WTF 94.9 Buffalo Free Radio at 8pm to hear The Soundscape. You can stream the show here. And you can see the playlist from tonight's show right here on the blog tomorrow where a download of the show will also be available. 

For now, here is a teaser from tonight's show by Games (a side project of Daniel Lopatin from Oneohtrix Point Never).  Enjoy.

  

Needles


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心里声学家, "Describe in Single Words Only the Good Things that Come into Your Mind"

Ginger James

  Describe in Single Words, Only the Good Things that Come Into Your Mind by 心里声学家
 
Thank you to everyone who came out to Filligree's for the WTF 94.9 Fundraiser.  Your support is greatly appreciated. As a thank you, I've posted a song by local artist Enxu for you to enjoy. 

Enxu recorded this song back in 2006 when he was in China. The name of the group he recorded it with was 心里声学家  (pronunciation: shin lee shung shway jah). Translates to: Psychoacoustics Professor. 
 
Perfect Sunday evening music. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and don't forget to tune into The Soundscape tomorrow night at 8 pm. I got a great show lined up for you!

Needles

Fire Dance

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WTF 94.9 FUNDRAISER IS TONIGHT!

Don't forget tonight is the WTF 94.9 Buffalo Free Radio fundraiser! Come down to Filligree's Gallery & Boutique at the corner of Elmwood and Forest. Doors at 6 pm, show starts at 7 pm sharp!  $6 at the door.

Performers: 

The Gentleman
Ginger James
The Socialites
Jack Toft
Jeff Repeater

Come down and show your support for your community radio station! Even if you already have plans, stop by beforehand and say hi to the WTF crew. We need your help and support !

WTF 94.9 Buffalo Free Radio Fundraiser
Filigree's Gallery & Boutique

1121 Elmwood Ave (& Forest)

Buffalo, NY

And just in case you need a little music to get you in the mood to come out tonight....I got just the track for you. I guarantee this song will inspire you to come out on this fine Saturday night.  


   Starry Starry Night by The Gibbets

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On the Next Soundscape, 10.25.10

On the next episode of The Soundscape, I will conduct a brief profile on sound artists who are currently making use of field recording techniques in their music/art. 

We'll listen to a variety of artist who utilize field recordings in different ways with some using their field recordings as the primary vehicles for their ideas like Solo Andata, whose new album Ritual was released by Buffalo-based label Desire Path Recordings. We'll also listen to others artists that incorporate field recordings into their musical frameworks like new 12k artist Marcus Fischer. 

Solo Andata in action

The Soundscape will also check out German sound artist Martin Backes and a work he created for Hydrophonia, a festival directed by Kim Cascone that is dedicated to raising the public awareness of ocean noise by creating sound art with underwater microphones. The third edition of Hydrophonia takes place in Barcelona on October 29-30. 

The Wire recently did an interesting post on field recording and it has loads of good links if your interested. 

Any local sound artists out there using field recording techniques? Send me your stuff.  Use the dropbox to the right of this post.

See you this Monday at 8 pm. 

Needles

The Soundscape 10.18.10

   The Soundscape 10.18.10 by The Soundscape

1) Avey Tare, "Lucky 1," Down There

2) Autechre, "y7," Move on Ten

3) Lucky Dragons, "08112010201917," Dublab mp3

4) Bob Ohrum, "Nocturanlity," No-R-Mal II: Warm Voices

5) So Percussion & Matmos, "Needles," Treasure State

6) Dirty Projectors and Bjork, ""On and Ever Onward," Mount Wittenberg Orca

7)Dirty Projectors and Bjork, "When the World Comes to an End," Mount Wittenberg Orca

8) Soul Oddity, "Soul Communication," Tone Capsule

9) Hype Williams, "Untitled," Untitled

10) Steve Pittinger, "Rubber Neck"

11) Populous ft. Dose One, "My Summer Vacation," Queue for Love

12) Nanny Cantaloupe, "Live on Dublab," Dublab mp3

13) Atlas Sound, "Atlas Shrugged," 45" single

14) Deerhunter, "But I'm a Boy," Carve Your Initials into the Wall of the Night?

15) Deerhunter, "Cicadas," Weird Era Cont.

16) Lotus Plaza, "Floodlight Collective," Floodlight Collective

17) Deerhunter, "Desire Lines," Halcyon Digest

18) David Toop, Sinister Resonances podcast

19) Sonic Youth, "Anagrama," SYR1

20) The Stay Lows, "The Smoked the Moonlanding," Signature Bridge

21) Sunburned Hand of the Man," Alpha Beta Adam," A

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Tonight on The Soundscape

Tonight on The Soundscape: new music from Autechre, Bjork with the Dirty Projectors, and a song from Avey Tare's new solo album Down There. 

Also, local sounds from Bob Ohrum, the Stay Lows, and Steve Pittinger.

Plus, we'll take an in-depth listen to Deerhunter and a few side projects associated with the Atlanta-based band. We'll hear a new song off their album Halcyon Digest, plus some older, more experimental goodies from the group. 

(image: blackbookmag.com)

Show starts at 8pm. Stream here. Check back on the blog for the night's playlist. Out of range? Have no fear. Each and every show of The Soundscape will be archived online here. 

Don't forget….send me your stuff if you want to hear it on The Soundscape. Use the Soundcloud Dropbox on the blog or Facebook page.
 
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WTF 94.9 Buffalo Free Radio Fundraiser

On Saturday, October 23, WTF 94.9 Buffalo Free Radio will be holding a fundraiser at Filigree's Gallery & Boutique (1121 Elmwood Ave & Forest). Come out and show your support for your local radio station!

Featuring:

The Gentleman
Ginger James
The Socialites
Jack Toft
Jeff Repeater

Doors at 6pm
Show starts 7pm SHARP!
$6

p.s. it would be awesome if you spread the word.

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Jimmy – "Paparazzi"

Check this Lady Gaga remix out. It makes the original sound even worse.  Sweet video, too.

Paparazzi from James Tamborello on Vimeo.

A Night of Improvised Music at Spiral Scratch

Interesting show on tap for tonight at Sprial Scratch....Check out the Facebook page.

Below is the info on performers: Forced Collapse (Chris Riggs/Liz Allbee Duo), Fossils, Set, and Air Loom

Oberlin Conservatory of Music graduate Christopher Riggs draws equally from the worlds of Michigan Noise, European Free Improvisation, and his classical training to create a language of effects-pedal-less extended guitar techniques that are uniquely his own. Current collaborations, some of which are documented on his Holy Cheever Church record label, include Ben Hall, Joe Morris, Gino Robair, and John Olson(of Wolf Eyes). As an ...interpreter of contemporary classical music he has performed the music of Olga Neuwirth, Charles Wuorinen, and Elliott Carter. He is currently pursuing his M.A. in music composition under Anthony Braxton at Wesleyan University.

Liz Allbee is a voracious musician whose work spans many genres, encompassing new music, improvisation, electronic composition, Asian folk and pop, noise, minimalist, free jazz and experimental rock. She plays in the pop band Neung Phak, in the experimental Neanderthal troubaduo Marauder and Alibi, and in the Jon Raskin Quartet, and has performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Leo Smith, Rova, Axel Dorner, Mazen Kerbaj, Birgit Uhler, Gino Robair, SFSound, and with members of Caroliner Rainbow and the Sun City Girls.

David Payne began building his Fossils empire back in 2004. Since that time Fossils has colonized the underground circuit with a steady flow of ultra-limited tapes/cdrs, many of them through David's own Middle James Co imprint. The Fossils sound is always one of formless despair. Churning low-grade electronics, primitive tape manipulations, and an aura of stoned reverie are all genuine signatures. (Graham Lambkin, 2010)

Set are a new Buffalo trio featuring Jim Abramson,Tristan Trump and Olivier Delrieu-Schulze. Be prepared for high energy, spontaneous polyrhythmic chaos.

Air Loom are Mike Mahoney and Adam Richards. Late night, beer soaked attic chaos. Messy drones and mounds of exhausted audio tape.

The Soundscape 10.11.10

1) Brian Eno "2 Forms of Anger," Small Craft on a Milk Sea

2) Simon Scott, "The ACC," Navigare

3) Forest Swords, "Glory Gongs," Dagger Paths EP

4) Zs, "Concert Black/Acres of Skin," New Slaves

5) Jane, "Agg Report," Beserker

6) Yo La Tengo, "Daphnia," I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

7) Evan Abelee, "Nightswimming," Choir of Empty Rooms

8) KC Accidental, "Them (Pop Song # 3333), Anthems for the Could Have Bin Pills

9) Sleeping Kings of Iona, "Kildeer," We Found a Love in the Street But It was Not Ours

10) Excepter, "Second Chances," Sunbomber

11) Oneohtrix Point Never, "Where Does Time Go," Returnal

12) Four Tet, "As Serious As Your Life," As Serious as Your Life 12" (b-side)

13) Freeform, "Craving for Grey," Green Park

14) Cloudland Canyon, "No One Else Around/Fin Eaves," Fin Eaves

15) Mike Parker, "Voiceprint: Voice Three," Dispatches

16) Zelinople, "Closing Theme," Gone

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