05 February, 2010
27 January, 2010
A PRINCE JAM 4 U
I'm in full Prince fanatic mode since Christmas, when I got Sign O The Times on CD and Purple Rain on DVD. Only The Purple One is doing it for me right now. "It" is my fave Prince song, hands down. It's so dark and strange and insistent. The core of the track is essentially a loop, but through harmonies, etc, Prince manages to conjure something like chord changes. As the tone of the synthesizer rises, the track descends deeper into The Artists's fiery kingdom of sin. Oh yeah, and there are some orchestra hits just for good measure. They remind me of "Turtles In Time" for Super Nintendo.
As MF DOOM was for me in 2009, Prince will be in 2010. I will have at least all of his 80's albums by the end of the year, but I doubt that "It" will ever be topped. Something is happening to my taste lately; I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm too busy to write music. As a result, I've let myself listen to more music that bears no relation to my own. Normally I listen to stuff I can study for my own use, but now I'm content to just admire the work of others. All bets are off. All of them.
26 January, 2010
2010
Yes! We're starting the decade off right! It's like 2007 all over again, but better. Everyone I really wanna hear a new record from is releasing one this year:
1. Joanna Newsom: Triple LP!!! I'm not worried, she's talented at pulling off seeming indulgences. The track that's been made available is spell-binding.
2. Caribou: America's premiere master of rhythm is putting out what looks like a full-on dance album. The wicked opener is available here.
3. Of Montreal: All I know is he's moved on from Prince to Parliament, which is fine with me. Here, you can listen to a clip with his (intoxicated?) rambling over it.
4. Spoon: This one already came out, ya dummy! "Mystery Zone" is the jam.
5. Panda Bear: I don't know anything about this one. Trying not to get my hopes up too high.
If Crystal Stilts feel like putting one out this year, I'll explode.
Oh yeah, I watched Teen Wolf. It was all right.
1. Joanna Newsom: Triple LP!!! I'm not worried, she's talented at pulling off seeming indulgences. The track that's been made available is spell-binding.
2. Caribou: America's premiere master of rhythm is putting out what looks like a full-on dance album. The wicked opener is available here.
3. Of Montreal: All I know is he's moved on from Prince to Parliament, which is fine with me. Here, you can listen to a clip with his (intoxicated?) rambling over it.
4. Spoon: This one already came out, ya dummy! "Mystery Zone" is the jam.
5. Panda Bear: I don't know anything about this one. Trying not to get my hopes up too high.
If Crystal Stilts feel like putting one out this year, I'll explode.
Oh yeah, I watched Teen Wolf. It was all right.
23 January, 2010
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