I am still enamored by this song, and even more so after seeing the video, which is made up of scenes from the 1969 short film “Clown” by Richard Balducci.
Grab a free mp3 of “Chinatown” here and pick up the band’s debut album Gemini, available on Captured Tracks.
This new band on Warp Records recently caught my attention, and I am guessing will catch yours as well. The kinetic, junkyard style funk meshes well with the frantic video editing. I feel nauseous, but you know, like in a good way.
If you like the minimal wave / dark disco sound, you’ll like this new one from Cosmetics instantly.
{MP3} Cosmetics – “Sleepwalking”
(via Altered Zones)
One of the best bands to come out of New Zealand in a long time is finally offering up a full-length album this Fall. Surf City’s first single from the upcoming Kudos is a continuation of the catchy power-pop songwriting found on their EP.
{MP3} Surf City – “Crazy Rulers of the World”
Older Surf City mp3s are available for download after the jump.
And the world makes sense once again:
Warp Records has confirmed that it will release a new album by ambient godfather/mega producer/art-rock legend Brian Eno later this year. Without Eno, works by some of Warp’s biggest names like Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada probably would not exist as we know them, so the pairing seems cosmically just. Sign up for more info about the Eno album here.
The news comes after Exclaim reported a blog post from guitarist Leo Abrahams, who wrote, “There’s an album out soon by Brian Eno, with myself and Jon Hopkins… It contains the fruits of several years of jams between the three of us. I’ve not heard anything quite like it– it sounds ‘live’ and ‘alien’ at the same time. Some things have been permitted to survive, which only Brian would have had the courage to let go, and it’s so much the better for it.” (The text has since been deleted from Abrahams’ site.)
(via Pitchfork)
Cool video for a song that might make you cooler than you already are (if that’s even possible).
Pop-culture tid-bit: It was recently featured in the show Entourage during the ending credits.
From the band’s 2008 EP, available here.
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