I wouldn’t exactly label this as highbrow, more like highfun! It’s pretty crazy and leans heavily on the raunchier side of life. Directed by Jérémie Périn.
Definitely NSFW, but probably worth getting fired for!
HunterGatherer is the latest artist to be commissioned by Fuel TV for one of their award-winning Signature Series IDs. The new stop-motion spot is inspired by the idea of synthesia, with music transformed directly into the spare and graphic visual style of Todd St. John. Bright, stimulating and very impressive.
See more pictures and read a Q&A with Todd St. John about his process here.
And that pretty much sums it up. Like America (the band) meeting Kraftwerk through the static that lies between two pirate radio stations, DJANGO DJANGO’s lush harmonies and bubbly synths are not the easiest things to define with lazy comparisons. With that being said, their myspace headline will have to do.
In our pornographic, disco-unicorn-fetish fantasies we actually are In Flagranti. All 9 of us clad in animal skin, powdered like donuts, and baying at a giant disco ball like a turgid pagan moon. But in reality, we have to put on the record and stare at the album cover just like everyone else. Not the worst thing ever, but if somehow we could trade it all in to live out our Never-Ending-Story-meets-Larry-Levan- in-a-pile-of-illicit-substances fantasy and still hold down a life, then you know…..we probably would. Til then, check out In Flagranti’s amazing albums and their covers out on Codek Records.
All bets are off in the “Best Way to Release a Swedish Pop Song” competition as your favorite summer band’s favorite summer band, jj, just applied a Balearic sheen to the Welcome Back Kotter theme song. The cover is packaged together with a dripping slo mo video of tennis stars in pre serve anticipation and available for free from the Tough Alliance’s Sincerely Yours website. Welcome back!
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Hey, look to your left. There’s a brand new mix in the We Make It Good Mix Series from Mr. Morgan Geist. Download it HERE or just move the cursor to the left and click.
Here in WMIG land we have a massive, collective boner for everything that Acephale’ Records tells us we should be into, and in all reality, who can argue with Patrik North’s track record: SLU Records, Tough Alliance, he tipped us off on the hole Banjii girl scene that was happening in our own city, Salem and the list goes on and on. So, when the dude throws 2 videos your way that were created as companion pieces for Memory Cassettes newest E.P. you know you’ve got at least 12 minutes of solid Belearic entertainment. Get more info HERE and watch the videos after the jump. SIDE A:
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SIDE B:
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We were so despondent after missing Grace Jones’ show at Hammerstein this past Thursday that we put her new LP, Hurricane, on repeat and locked ourselves in our tiny apartments for the entire weekend. As time flew by we realized her first record in nearly 20 years is everything a rabid Grace Jones fan could hope for. Our fingers will remain crossed in hopes that she will come back to NY once the record is actually out. Until then we will continue watching the slew of videos that immediately went up on youtube last Friday.
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We just got back from the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, which while full of many amazing moments – The Gossip covering Aaliyaah being one of them – had none quite as sparklingly impressive as those provided by SF band, GIRLS. Their thoroughly churned pot of Teenage Fanclubbery, 60s pop, lush harmonies, and grinding feedback left a crowd of 300 slackjawed for their first Seattle show. Check out their tunes HERE and cross your fingers for their shimmering reverb, red high heels, coogi sweaters, and awkward onstage banter to visit your town soon because their record will not be hitting the internetz for at least 4 more months.
We’ve written about Kingdom before but had to throw out an additional wake up poke before his debut single gets a release on our record label familia, Fool’s Gold. Nick Catchdubs and A Trak really hit the tip of the iceberg with this single and we can only hope to hear much more Banjee Gurl madness before the end of summer. Could House of Ladosha be next??
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