From Data Breaker : Sun Circle, Story of Rats, Eric Ostrowski, Aures (Josephine) Sun Circle (Greg Davis and Zach Wallace) explore beatless space, but in a more expansive manner. Whereas Mem1 score the body's inner gurgles and expirations, Sun Circle, as their moniker implies, radiate solarized drones that wax and wane in intensity in subtle increments. The sound is akin to that of Davis's Kranky Records...
You used to be cool, John Cusack.We first noticed it in the 1980s, when "cool" didn't have a lot of meaning. People used the word in connection with Jan Hammer, the Go-Bots, and Kirk Cameron, whi...
I haven’t got a good opening paragraph for this post, so let’s just go with some Top Fives, from 16, 24, 32, 40, and 48 years ago this week. Cash Box, week of October 30, 1993: 1. “Just Kickin’ It”/XScape 2. “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”/Meat Loaf 3. “Dreamlover”/Mariah Carey 4. “All That She Wants”/Ace...
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
is there a weirdo factory in the yoo ess somewhere churning out deranged, whacked out pop bands? if you play these records backwards will you hear the sonic shite of sgt peppers playing forwards? don’t do it kids. john is dead… john is dead… and thank funk for that. and is not not fun actually [...]
Despite politics, borders and export-control laws, there’s one thing that unites defense contractors around the globe: a love of cheesy, mid-tempo synth-rock. Israeli firm Steadicopter is unveiling its Black Eagle 50 robotic helicopter at this week’s Israel Defense International Army & Police exhibition. (Well, sorta: The company actually started showing off the robo-copter to the defense...
Our occasional series "Secret History" features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. This installment looks back at Trans Am's post-rock triumph, Surrender To The Night (Thrill Jockey, 1997). The mid to late 1990s saw the emergence of post-rock, a Chicago-centric genre which filters Brian Eno-influenced experimentalism,...
So it's Thursday, and people still haven't figured out what to call all this incredible stuff that CFCF , Air France , Memory Tapes , Washed Out , Toro Y Moi , Teengirl Fantasy , Blondes et al are making. I guess all of them make it pretty hard to focus on stuff. Daydreams are one thing they share and there are others - an undefinable pop quality, a bleary-eyed love of house music, nostalgia and a...
YouTube via Xylaquin. Jan Hammer with Fairlight and... "Clip of Jan Hammer playing Crockett's Theme on TOTP2" Update via va69nm: "That ain't no Lync - that's Jan's custom Probe remote keyboard :)"
Will no longer requires introducing to Cosmic Disco readers so let’s enjoy the latest installment of his ‘Slow Motion Euphoria’ series of mix-tapes. Will Clarke – Slow Motion Euphoria Vol.3 Moebius, Roedelius, Eno and Conny Plank – Es War Einmal Mythos -Terra Incognita Thomas Dinger – Fur Euch Bernard Fevre – Impressionism Michael Garrison – Spectrum...
by John Tesh The Greatest American HeroThe best use of that song was as a message on George Costanza’s answering machine on Seinfeld. You know, [sings] “Believe it or not, George isn’t home.” I love the fact a song that is that bouncy and goofy would make it to No. 1. Miami ViceA TV theme written by [...] Related posts: Top 5 Jock Jams Portland Bands Tackle the Blazers’...
I was surprised to note today just how many posts I’ve done over the years about instrumental hits. In various contexts, we’ve discussed “Alley Cat,” “No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In),” “Last Date,” “Music to Watch Girls By,” “Summer Samba,” “A Walk in the Black Forest,” “Tracy’s Theme,”...
On this album three modern jazz musicians, Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary and Americans Kenny Wollesen on drums and Jamie Saft on synthesizer, try to fuse the music of those musicians who first explored electronic possibilities in music with more current musical ideas and jazz. Mark O'Leary mentions his admiration for musicians such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Rick Wakeman and Tangerine Dream. But don't let...
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