Norwegian electronic duo Royksopp’s newest video is far more interesting than it’s accompanying song. Teenage girls in air-brushed t-shirts find themselves in a post-apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by mutants. Norway or North Philly? You decide.
Golden Ages – “Everything Will Be Alright” from Bryan Schlam on Vimeo.
A new, cool looking video from Philly bliss-out band Golden Ages. It’s all fine and dandy until someone gets smothered at a dance-party or drowned in their own bathtub.
Grab the MP3 as well: Golden Ages – “Everything Will Be Alright”
via The Guardian and The Daily Swarm:
“Radiohead have thrown their support behind a fan-made live DVD, providing the hi-fi soundtrack to Czech film-makers’ amateur shots. The British band provided audio masters to the makers of Prague DVD, a DIY concert film shot on 23 August 2009…
“It’s a strangely communal document, collecting the viewpoints of more than 50 camera-people – each with a cheap handheld Flip camera. A group of Radiohead fans descended on the Výstaviště Holešovice exhibition hall in Prague to capture the band perform, using as many different angles as possible,” explain the film-makers.
“Radiohead reportedly love it, giving film-makers the soundboard recordings that would make or break the movie. If you manage to access the Prague DVD website, you can download the entire set for free, including a version for the iPhone. Czech Radiohead fans can even obtain a free CD. ‘Strictly not for sale,’ reads the site. ‘By the fans, for the fans. Please share and enjoy.’
Check out the trailer and a clip below. Pretty amazing stuff!
Crash Course in Science was a Philly band formed in 1979 by art school classmates Dale Feliciello, Mallory Yago and Michael Zodorozny. After releasing a few experimental electronic 7″s through Rough Trade in the UK, the band shifted into full-on synth-pop mode in 1981 with the release of Signals From Pier Thirteen, which has been regarded as “influential to the techno industrial genres and an early inception of what is now known as the ‘electro’ sound. This record is still highly sought after by collectors and fans today.”
“Flying Turns”, which you can stream below, was recently included on the Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 1 compilation.
Crash Course in Science – “Flying Turns” (1981)
Also, check out this video they made in 1981 for the single “Cardboard Lamb”, which features the band hanging around Philly doing New Wave-y, artsy stuff:
“Fold Up Like A Piece of Paper” from unsigned Brooklyn band ArpLine is a noise-pop anthem hopped-up on cocaine and channels the less goofy elements of ’80s bands like Wall of Voodoo and Split Enz with a dose of Industrial. Works for me.
“The best stuff is usually an unexpected twist” says José González in the trailer for his equally unexpected biopic The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González.
As stated on the film’s website, “The film revolves around the life and mind of musician José González. Using congenial methods; video diary, surveillance camera, concert footage, tour documentation and animation, directors Mikel Cee Karlsson and Fredrik Egerstrand give form to something as elusive as the creative process of one of Sweden’s finest – and most secretive – musicians.”
The film is currently touring the festival circuit and cities in Scandinavian. See the full list here. No word on international release dates yet.
Personally, I’m a big fan of his work, so consider I am intrigued to gain more insights into his process. Does it pique your interest? If you are unfmailiar with his music, visit his MySpace page for sound clips or follow the links after the jump…
I am a little late on this rad Cee-Lo (one half of Gnarls Barkley) video featuring beautifully animated type and tons of the F-bomb, but damn it is too good not to post! No wonder it got 1.5 million views in 4 days!
The new album The Ladykiller is out Oct. 4th.
it’s been a while since we last heard or seen any major output from either Appaloosa or Glass Candy, but now the paris/London duo and the Portland duo, respectively, have come together for an stellar remix collaboration, which sounds as electro-disco-tastic as the image above looks.
{MP3} Appaloosa – “Intimate” (Glass Candy Remix)
The remix will appear on the forthcoming, highly anticipated Italians Do It Better AFTER DARK 2 compilation, but you can get the limited edition 12″ on opaque ivory vinyl now on the Italians Do It Better mail order page.
Here is a sickly sweet tune from new band Raindeer that mixes Elephant 6 and Flaming Lips whimsy with production quality so shiny, you can see yourself in it…smiling.
{MP3} Raindeer – “Juanita”
Check out these awesome animated visuals for a recent Bat For Lashes live performance. They are part of a 20 minute video collaboration for TreatStudios, directed by Robin Bushell and Julia Pott. There needs to be more of this kind of stuff at live shows.
(via Kitsune Noir)
Simple. Slow down “U Smile” by 800%. Ah, much better.
J. BIEBZ – U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis
Jason Pierce eat your heart out.
(via Gawker)
Congrats to Jon and Patrick of Sun Airway for landing a deal with the awesome label Dead Oceans (Bishop Allen, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band)! Their debut album, Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier, is a must-hear mix of ambient electronics and spacey psychedelia. Get a copy on 10/26 in the US and 1/11 in the UK.
Get a taste of the album with “Oh, Naoko” {MP3} and grab their recent remix of Here We Go Magic’s “Casual” {MP3} via PFork.
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