December 2011
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projects that will have to happen later
agrammar:
I keep thinking about the sound of that Destroyer album we were discussing the other day, its supposed lite-jazz uncoolness. Something else occurs to me: There’s a reason I always wind up using the term new-wave to describe it. There was a period, in the later 80s and the very beginning of the 90s, when a lot of rock, indie, and new-wave types, mostly English ones, had grown up into...
2012 Hype Predictions
backleftlitz:
A new artist named $teve’s club anthem about drinking and also having fun and believing in yourself will be inescapable for two months, until an enterprising journalist uncovers his dark past: It will be revealed that before $teve was $teve he was ‘Steve,’ second-string member of the Mexican Summer roster who in ‘09 released an album of hazy, introspective indie-folk tunes and...
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One Week One Band—The Whole List
hangingfire:
Monday
How I discovered radiophonics—an introduction
The Tomorrow People
Daphne Oram, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and excerpt from The Same Trade as Mozart
The interior of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop studio
Daphne Oram—”Pompie Ballet”
Tuesday
Delia Derbyshire, “Blue Veils and Golden Sands”
Delia describes her method of making music with tape-loops
“Science and Health”, the music...
(Who fans being largely contentious sorts, I encourage the direction of any disagreements on this matter to my personal tumblr. Thank you.)
My only disagreement is this: All the Murray Gold versions are awful.
It has always struck me as both stupid and cruel that the BBC didn’t hire one of the many British electronic musician who are also Who fans to do the new score (Jon Brooks or...
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Q&A With Jonny Trunk
oneweekoneband:
I’ve mentioned Jonny Trunk several times this week; since Trunk Records released the Tomorrow People CD that got me into all this, he’s the person you can (very, very indirectly) thank or blame for the epic word-count I’ve inflicted on you this week. Trunk Records deals in wonderful bits and bobs of otherwise lost or forgotten music for British television, film, and...
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WatchSleigh Bells, “Born To Lose”
This is pretty good, according to me.
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Critic-Approved Archetypes It Takes Effort For Me...
anthonyisright:
Post-hardcore E Street Bands.
Female vocalists who sound like they’re auditioning for a Bond theme until they either swear or reference modern conveniences.
Theoretical dance-pop vocalists who apparently abstain from not just auto-tune, but second takes.
Rappers who drop hate speech before I’ve become hooked to their flow, or the beat they’re rapping over.
Bands that force...
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http://skatebush.tumblr.com/ →
naomijade:
nothing2c:
naomijade:
katebushonline:
You guys have to check this out! Amazing!
OMG
This is most amazing.
I knew you would appreciate this, Tanya. :)
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Maybe I'll just wear this every day of 2012
Adidas Samba trainers
APC New Cure jeans
Black band t-shirt
Grey MUJI hoodie
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
hangingfire:
Delia Derbyshire (46)
David Bowie (33)
BBC Radiophonic Workshop / Paddy Kingsland (12)
White Noise (8)
Peter Howell (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Ha!
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The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments... →
npr:
Here’s a taste:
10. Harry The Hipster-Hater, Who Really, Really Hates Hipsters. “This is all hipster music. I guess it’s okay for hipsters, but I’m not enough of a hipster to like hipster picks like this. Too bad I’m not hipster enough. Maybe I’d like it better if I were more of a hipster.” [His username: “notahipstersorry.”]
Go ahead and click through to read the whole list. You know...
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