TIM EXILE HOSTING INTERACTIVE ONLINE JAM SESSION
Tim Exile (Warp Records) is hosting a pioneering interactive online jam session tomorrow,Thursday 9th December at 7pm. He is giving fans the chance to collaborate with him live via the internet using Soundcloud’s new capture and share feature. Sound interesting? Tune in HERE
This jam will highlight the launch of SoundCloud’s upgraded iphone app, which allows users to easily record sounds on their phone using a simple record button and upload them to their account online, or send to other users. A whopping two million people use SoundCloud to hold their recorded music.
Having released three studio albums on respected labels Warp and Planet Mu and collaborating with artists such as Imogen Heap and Micachu, Tim is also famed for his rather different approach to performing live. He uses software he has created himself to make layers upon layers of algorithms allowing him to manipulate anything and everything in real time. Songs are improvised and morphed until they have been taken to an entirely new and exciting plain. Now Tim wants to take his own performance and make it interactive.
You can watch Tim and the crowd in the cloud at:
The Jam starts at 7pm GMT. Head there now to find out more about joining in.
This tutorial will help anyone who gets stuck join in:
WATCH MARTIN SOLVEIG’S WES ANDERSON-ESC WEB SERIES
Dj Producer/ Bjorn Borg fan, Martin Solveig has been working on a Wes Anderson-esc web series (there will be 8 parts total) to introduce his new project and forthcoming album “Smash”. The second episode has just been put up but if you missed the first, we have you covered. You can watch both episodes right here. The song this series is about is “Hello” and it came out on i-tunes today.
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SPEAKING IN CODE: DOCUMENTARY DELVES INTO ELECTRONIC MUSIC SCENE
In the music documentary Speaking In Code, director Amy Grill immerses herself in the electronic music scene to wire audiences into her profession and passion, where success and failure are always close at hand and where everything changes when you get lost in the music. The film features a select group of people who have made electronic music their lives including the producer duo Modeselektor, from its beginnings in tiny U.S. clubs to their mega-concerts in front of 20,000 fans in Barcelona. It also introduces the software developer Mono Lake, who has dedicated his life to music, and whose programs are used in almost every production of electronic music is used. Also unique is the story of The Wighnomy Brothers and their rise to success.
In one of many deleted scenes from Speaking In Code (the producers had 100s of hours of footage), Bryan Kasenic, aka Spinoza, sets up an underground club in Greenwich Village for his minimal night. Bryan runs the Bunker and beyondbooking.com in NYC.
Q + A: PAM GLEW
Discosalt recently caught up with cult icon/flag obsessed UK based urban artist Pam Glew, to discuss her new show “Circus”, the glitter of celebrity, the joy of old cinema, future fashion collaborations and the cherry on the cake.
DS: You use some amazing portraits in your work. Where do they come from and how do you select images that inspire you?
PG: I watch a lot of old movies, and as a result some of the images stem from screen stills of films, I take about 200 photos from a film and then deconstruct the image in Photoshop, I might morph a few photographs morphed together, I do a lot digitally to the images before I start painting. I choose faces that seem to have a kind of beauty that’s also slightly painful; like Micheal Jackson as a youngster, Hunter S Thompson, and Edie Sedgewick, they all have a certain pain that balances out their success; slightly tortured souls.
DS: Where did the idea of calling the show “circus” come from?
PG: I’m interested in the idea of all kinds of performers. I think of ‘show business’ as abit like a kind of travelling circus; artists, musicians, actresses, writers all having some kind of dark side. I worked in theatre for a few years, it was quite rustic and not very glitzy. I’ve always been drawn to the chaos of backstage, and the Terry Gilliam-esque eclectic montage of costumes, props and ephemera. I think its fairly important in this celebrity obsessed world to get a grip and realise that people are just people, and there is always a possibility of tragedy in the most glittering lifestyle.
DS: Your work mashes two things we seem to worship here in the US: the flag and celebrities. Are you consciously raising celebrity to a higher status or bringing the notion of patriotism to a superficial level?
PG: I think we salute flags like we salute celebrity, I’m not raising them, but am interested in how we look up to individuals that have achieved something. Its hard graft that gets recognised a lot of the time, especially when we look at authors, painters, performers that work on a stage, a platform. People like to think of performers as having very glamourous lives but I’m sure it has its flip side. So I painted Twiggy, Françoise Dorléac and Kate Moss with the idea of the Pierrot clown, with a certain kind of beautiful melancholy in their eyes.
DS: There is an element of film noir in your work. Do you have a favorite?
PG: I love Double Indemnity, and the scripts back then were awesome, so well written, witty and each line is so well crafted. For the ‘Circus’ show I watched a lot of films from the 1960s though; and loved ‘A Dandy in Aspic’, the painting called ‘Wonderwheel’ is loosely based on Mia Farrow in that film, I still have no idea what happened in that film, but that’s half the joy of cinema, being left confused and slightly unsettled.
DS: What projects would you like to work on in the near future?
PG: More shows! I also really enjoyed the Ralph Lauren commission this year (I made the first ‘art star’ for Polo Jeans & then they have commissioned over 40 more artists from all over Europe & Middle East. That was interesting as I realised there actually is quite a lot of freedom in working to a brief and it makes you approach your work in a new way. It was challenging in a very healthy way. So more things that can make me look at the work in a new and interesting way. Fashion collaborations or furniture & interiors would be a great direction to get my teeth into. Looking at fabric and cloth in new ways that promote innovation.
DS: Any plans in the works for a solo show across the great pond in New York?
PG: Funnily enough, yes, there are possibilities of a show in NYC. I would LOVE to show there, that would be the cherry on the cake.
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You can also watch a great interview with Pam from Crane.tv below:
THE BOOKS REMASTERED, REPACKAGED REISSUES
Masterminds of found sound, the Books, have announced the reissue of their entire full length catalog. Re-mastered from the original mixes by Nick Zammuto of the Books, CD and LP version will be released on Temporary Residence Ltd. The albums will be released in chronological order starting with Thought for Food on January 25, continuing with The Lemon of Pink on February 22, and finishing with Lost and Safe on March 22. Each album will be packaged in completely new artwork and will include a book of lyrics for the first time.
The band has taken the last two months to rigorously tour North America in support of their latest album, The Way Out, filling auditoriums with meditative instrumentation and video installations that are both overwhelmingly beautiful and downright eerie.The sometimes bizarre and intense arrangements are complimented by videos of meticulously edited found footage often relating directly to the musical compositions. The Books have developed a clever and hypnotic live show that has captured the attention and imagination of increasingly large and broad audience, making these reissues ideal for new and old fans alike. Most recently selling out Carnegie Hall’s renowned Zankel Hall in New York City, the band conclude their North American tour this week with dates on the west coast, supported by The Black Heart Procession. After Christmas, the Books will return to the stage with their largest Australian tour yet.
FREE MP3 AND MIXES FROM WIN WIN (XXXCHANGE, DEVLIN & GHOSTDAD)
Accomplished producer and in-demand remixer Alex “XXXchange” Epton has come together with lifelong friend Chris Devlin (of Devlin & Darko) and video-collage artist/producer Ghostdad to form WIN WIN. The self-titled project on Vice Music serves as a unique model for the future of electronic music performance, having sprouted from the desire to supplement the auditory stimuli with a visual element that shifts with the mood of the music. WIN WIN’s musical efforts are manifested visually by Brooklyn-based video collagist, Ghostdad, who dredges pop-media archives and re-assembles clips live, juxtaposing moving images for optimum effect.
XXXchange first made national headlines as a founding member of electro-rap trendsetting groupSpankrock in 2005. With so many sound-alikes popping up in the wake of their debut album Yoyoyoyoyo, Alex refined his approach and developed a reputation for his minimal, disco-tinged instrumental work. Few have had the opportunity to remix such a diverse, credible array of musicians as XXXchange, who’s resume includes official interpretations for Thom Yorke, The Death Set, Bjork and many, many more. Alex has since achieved a full-on songwriting credit for The Kills while penning half of Kele‘s eponymous debut earlier this year. Devlin won success as a member of popular DJ duo Devlin & Darko while also contributing heavily to the Spankrock album as well.
WIN WIN, the self-titled debut album slated for a February 15th release on Vice Music, is an elastic demonstration of hyperactive yet tactful electro, anchored by the single “RELEASERPM” featuring LizzieBougatsos of Gang Gang Dance contributing wafer-thin vocals to the layers of synthetic instrumentation. Other guests include Alexis of The Hot Chip and former partner-in-crime Naeem of Spankrock.
DOWNLOAD THE FIRST SINGLE FROM WIN WIN, “RELEASERPM”, HERE:
DOWNLOAD MIXES AND GET NEWS ON WIN WIN AND XXXCHANGE HERE:
NEW VIDEO FROM ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI DIRECTED BY WAYNE COYNE
Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips directed this new Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti video for “Round and Round”, kicking things off with Ariel Pink dipping his feet into a pool of breast milk from 30 women. So… yeah, it’s a weird one, but we really wouldn’t expect anything less from this collaboration.
SKATEISTAN: TO LIVE AND SKATE KABUL
Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul is a beautifully shot film that follows the lives of a group of young skateboarders in Afghanistan. Operating against the backdrop of war and bleak prospects, the Skateistan charity project is the world’s first co-educational skateboarding school, where a team of international volunteers work with girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 17, an age group largely untouched by other aid programmes.
COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTARY NEW GARAGE EXPLOSION!!: IN LOVE WITH THESE TIMES
Reputable purveyors of compelling niche music, Scion A/V has made it’s first foray into feature length cinema with New Garage Explosion!!: In Love With These Times, a gritty cross section of one of rock’s most exciting subgenres, garage. Produced by Scion and Vice, the film will premiere in three parts on Scion A/V’s website Monday, November 22nd, Tuesday the 23rd and Wednesday the 24th and then will stream in its entirety on Scion A/V’s website as well as VBS.tv, the webcast arm of Vice Magazine, on Thursday the 25th.
WATCH NEW GARAGE EXPLOSION!!: IN LOVE WITH THESE TIMES HERE:
After a brief nod to garage’s humble beginnings amongst American youth in Detroit during the 1960s and its contribution and influence on ’80s punk, the documentary focuses on the scintillating present. As it pans trans-nationally, the camera profiles artists like the late Jay Reatard, Black Lips, The Dirtbombs, Thee Oh Sees, Smith Westerns, Vivian Girls and many more in an attempt to understand not only the exponential ascent of garage rock’s popularity but the reason these people feel so passionately about it. A wide-eyed glimpse into a musical movement, New Garage Explosion!!: In Love With These Times is as much about the music as it is about the people contributing to the distinct scenes of the San Francisco, Oakland, Detroit, NewYork, Memphis, Atlanta, and Portland garage communities.
VBS directors Joseph Patel and Aaron Brown worked with producer/journalist Mike McGonigal to offer a particularly in depth examination of a multi-dimensional and often misunderstood slice of popular culture unfolding in front of us. New Garage Explosion!!: In Love With These Times is a candid snapshot of this magically vibrant moment in rock history, inspirational and brimming with DIY purity.
FREE MP3 FROM THE KNIFE: SEEDS (AKA BODYCODE REMIX)
The Knife, in collaboration with Mt.Sims and Planningtorock are set to release “Seeds”, with remixes by Portable aka Bodycode and Shinedoe, exclusively on November 19th through Beatport, with the full digital and limited edition 12” vinyl release coming December 6th.Taken from the album Tomorrow, In A Year, “Seeds” is a delicate but driving techno pop track and features vocals by Swedish pop star Jonathan Johansson and Danish mezzo soprano Kristina Wahlin.
Bodycode has injected some Berlin deep-house warmth, stretching the track to 12 minutes, while Shinedoe has turned the original’s sparse instrumentation into a layered, big-room tech-house track. Commissioned by Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma Tomorrow, In A Year is a unique musical project, based on Charles Darwin and his book ‘On the Origin of the Species.” The compositions challenge the conventional conception of opera music.
WATCH SHARON VAN ETTEN’S TINY DESK CONCERT
[photo courtesy of Amanda Hatfield]
After touring Japan next month, Sharon Van Etten will embark on a six-city tour in January, followed by a string of highly-coveted international dates opening for The National. She’ll bring along songs from her recently-released sophomore album epic (Ba Da Bing), as well as a few new gems that will steal your heart (though just to warn you, her songs might break your heart as well).
Just before Sharon launched her current tour opening for Junip, she visited the NPR offices to film a Tiny Desk Concert, which is now available online. In this video, one witnesses a charming woman who grins humbly after each song before plunging into the next set of emotionally-charged lyrics. And if she wasn’t busy enough, this week marks the release of I’m Giving Up On You (Polyvinyl), a 7” featuring two exclusive songs (which is sold out, but available on iTunes), plus you can find Sharon’s distinctive vocals on the forthcoming album from Brooklyn-based band Airwaves.
Download the audio from Sharon Van Etten’s Tiny Desk Concert here.
Download Sharon Van Etten’s 7” I’m Giving Up On You here.
Listen to/download “Don’t Do It” off of epic here.
Sharon Van Etten Tour Dates:
Dec. 3, 2010 Nara, Japan – Nara Café Sample
Dec. 4, 2010 Kyoto, Japan – Kyoto Urbanguild
Dec. 5, 2010 Fukui, Japan – Turuga Pinon-Pinon
Dec. 7, 2010 Aichi, Japan – Nagoya JD Japon
Dec. 8, 2010 Kanagowa, Japan – Kamakura Café Goatee
Dec. 9, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya, 7th Floor
Dec. 11, 2010 Nagano, Japan – Matsumoto Cafe
Dec. 12, 2010 Tokyo, Japan – FoundLand
Jan. 8, 2011 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Jan. 19, 2011 New Haven, CT – BAR
Jan. 20, 2011 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Jan. 21, 2011 Columbus, OH – Wexner Performance Space at OSU
Jan. 22, 2011 Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot
Jan. 23, 2011 Asheville, NC – TBD
Feb. 15, 2011 Belgium, Brussels – Forest National w/The National
Feb. 22, 2011 Poland, Krakow – Studio w/The National
Feb. 24, 2011 Poland, Warsaw – Stodola w/The National
Feb. 25, 2011 Germany, Berlin – C-Halle w/The National
Feb. 26, 2011 Denmark, Aarhus – SCC w/The National
Feb. 28, 2011 Sweden, Lund – Färs & Frosta w/The National
Mar. 1, 2011 Sweden, Stockholm – Cirkus w/The National
Mar. 3, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
Mar. 4, 2011 Finland, Helsinki – The House of Culture w/The National
CHROMEO COLLABORATE WITH LA ROUX FOR “HOT MESS” REDUX
Chromeo have teamed up with La Roux’s Elly Jackson for a dynamic electro-funk duet, “Hot Mess.” The original version appears on Chromeo’s latest album, Business Casual (Big Beat/Atlantic), but Jackson took a shine to the Canadian duo and offered to lend vocals to the new and recently completed redux. “Hot Mess” marks a rare appearance for Jackson outside of her work as La Roux.
“Hot Mess” itself is an ice-cold break up number, not unlike classic ’80s duets by Prince & Sheena Easton, the Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield, or The Human League. “Hot Mess” will be released as a single complete with remixes by Turbo Recordings founder Tiga and Duck Sauce who recently dominated international charts with the single, “Barbra Streisand.” Chromeo recently worked with Parisian design house Surface To Air to produce the stunning video for “Hot Mess” which premiered online earlier this week, receiving attention from mainstream sites and taste-making blogs alike. Carrying the momentum into the New Year, the duo of Dave 1 and P-Thugg will hit the road for a string of US dates this winter.
TO HEAR “HOT MESS” FEATURING ELLY JACKSON, GO HERE:
http://soundcloud.com/chromeo/hot-mess-12-inch-single-revised
“HOT MESS” FEATURING ELLY JACKSON ON STEREOGUM:
http://stereogum.com/578112/chromeo-hot-mess-12-mix-feat-la-roux/mp3s/
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “HOT MESS” HERE:
http://discosalt.com/2010/11/12/new-video-from-chromeo-hot-mess/
LEMONADE AND DOUSTER REMIX SAADI: CLOTHESLINES
Eccentric Brooklyn-based artist Boshra AlSaadi (aka Saadi), the former frontwoman of the indie band Looker, has just released her brand new Clotheslines EP, which features the single of the same name backed with remixes from renowned producers includingLemonade, Douster and more.
Clotheslines
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Clotheslines (Lemonade Remix)
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Clotheslines (Douster Remix)
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Discosalt Photography Exclusive : Brad Elterman , Like It Was Yesterday
Brad Elterman’s golden rule of concerts?
“There’s always a party.”
And if anyone is an authority on this, it’s Elterman.
Around a curtained corner in the posh Le Parker Meridien hotel on Manhattan’s West Side, under a neon burger sign, I sit down with prolific rock photographer, Brad Elterman. The Burger Joint is a crowded hole-in-the-wall in the middle of this luxury hotel. Elterman has suggested this place for dinner, which turned out to be apropos for the man himself.
Elterman is a sort of Everyman – a completely unpretentious, quality guy, who just happens to seat himself in the middle of decadence. At sixteen, he borrowed a friend’s camera and snapped a shot of Dylan performing on stage, launching a whirlwind career that has given him backstage access to just about every rock/punk/pop legend to grace the stage and my high school bedroom walls. He has partied with the best, and he has spent his life chronicling these adventures.
As we talk, I realize how genuinely interested Elterman is in hearing my perspective on his photos: why do I like them and what do they mean to me? He talks about music, his disgust for today’s pop culture, why he likes Lindsey Lohan. He appreciates a good burger, a good beer, a good whiskey. He just also happens to be good friends with Cherie Currie, used to party with nude girls at The Mega Mansion in Beverly Hills four times a week, and still has dinner with the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones.
Elterman’s new, limited-edition, signed, seventy-two page book, Like It Was Yesterday, which has graciously included Discosalt in the intro, is a personal collection of fifty-five provocative black and white and color glossies. Pop culture aficionados are transported back to the long gone, but not forgotten, rock-and-roll renaissance of the seventies and eighties. It’s a collection of raw, candid, often intimate snapshots of celebrities at a point in time when celebrity meant something very different than it does today. Brad’s unadulterated images manage to capture and transcend something beyond the guise of the lens: a loner slacker Joey Ramone in a parking garage; a workaholic David Bowie hustling to his car at 6am; Steve Jones showing off his “sex pistol” in a swimming pool. These are moments that can never be reproduced in a studio.
As we chew the fat about his prolific career and the book, I realize that Brad’s rule for concerts, doesn’t only apply to concerts. It’s sort of his life mantra. There is always a party, if you are looking for one. And Brad is always looking, thankfully right behind a camera.
DISCOSALT: Do you have an all time favorite photo you have shot over the years?
BRAD ELTERMAN: Probably the photo that I took of Bob Dylan backstage at The Roxy in 1976. It wasn’t just the photo, it was getting to meet Dylan, shaking his hand, chatting with him and to take his photograph with Robert DeNiro. It was really something.
DS: Craziest Party you’ve ever been to?
BE: Warner Bros Records threw The Faces with Rod Stewart a party at The Green House in Beverly Hills. That was probably around 1976. I was invited by Rod’s colorful publicist Tony Toon and at one table sat Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, David Blue, Cher with Greg Allman and Paul and Linda McCartney. I did not own a wide angle lens so I just zoomed in on Dylan at the table. Floating around the party was Jimmy Page, Rod with Brit Eklund and best of all Bryan Ferry. I will never forget that evening as long as I live.
DS: How is Celebrity different today than it was back in the 70’s and 80’s?
BE: Celebrity today? There is no real celebrity today. I had Dylan and The Ramones and today you have Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga. No interest to me. Pop Culture today is created in an attorney’s office in Century City. In the office is a lawyer, manager, publicist and a booking agent with some hand selected overproduced starlet. Let’s see how they are remembered in three decades.
DS: Are you still in touch with any of the musicians in the book and have you gotten any of their reactions to the photos today, looking back?
BE: I see Leif Garrett once in a while. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols lives up the street from me and we dine from time to time. Steve adores the photograph of him jerking off in my pool in 1978. We talk about it all the time! I just saw Bebe Buell in New York last week.
DS: Who would you love to shoot today?
BE: Lindsay Lohan. She is a photographers dream and she is loaded with controversy. That’s what makes a great photograph. I am sure that I will photograph her one day, but I refuse to pay her for a photo session. Instead I will share with her all of my stories and sign for her a copy of my book! I will photograph her with a roll of black and white film just like it was yesterday.
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Like It Was Yesterday is officially out this Decemeber 2, in all its signed, 500-limited-edition, seventy-two page glory. Can’t wait until December? We found two hard-cover copies available on Amazon for $150 here. This is sure to become a collector’s piece, so grab one!
BAND OF HORSES PAY HOMAGE TO 70′S BIKER FLICK: DILLY
Band of Horses has confirmed that its surreal 70s biker flick homage “Dilly” will receive its world premiere today exclusively on IMDb. The unprecedented collaboration is IMDb’s first-ever foray into music video premieres. To watch and learn more about the borderline disturbing “Dilly” video, visit http://www.imdb.com/features/bandofhorses/
“This is the first of our videos to truly capture the essence of what a day in our personal lives is actually like,” said Band of Horses singer Ben Bridwell.
Directed by Philip Andelman, the mini-epic “Dilly” video (runtime 3:40) is a companion to the track off the band’s self-financed Infinite Arms album (released May 18, 2010 on Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia) which was recently voted one of the best releases of 2010 to date by NPR’s listenership. Shot entirely on location in the Mojave desert, the video pays tribute to the biker films of the ‘70s and contains unexpected elements ranging from synchronized dancing to simulated violence and a eclectic cast comprised of actors and bikers. The “Dilly” video reflects the spirit of creativity and freedom that pervades the Infinite Arms album, which was written, recorded and inspired by different locales across America, including the Mojave desert.
THE AGITATOR: GIVE ME ALL THAT YOU GOT (OR AT LEAST 10%)
No guitars, no keyboards, just a big pair of lungs and two drummers attempting to discourage apathy and incite people to stand up and say NO! Really? I’m indifferent….but The Agitator’s rousing call to arms ‘Give Me All That You Got’ video was released this week in an attempt to become a spokesperson for a generation disillusioned with their situation, be it the huge increase in tuition fees, money grabbing bankers, the poverty gap, the return of the McRib, Coffee houses without kombucha or whatever else that is effecting them. The video was filmed in Central London amongst the revellers on a buzzing Saturday night.
NEW VIDEO FROM CHROMEO: HOT MESS
Chromeo continues on their path toward pop-world adoration and domination with this addition to their long track record of compelling music videos. “Hot Mess”, the latest video for their Atlantic Records debut album, “Business Casual”, is a hilarious and lascivious narrative starring Dave and Pee as the last two male cops in an all female precinct that is highly aestheticized, beautifully shot, reminiscent of 70s French erotic cinema but with an American, Police Academy twist (synchronized swimming, policewoman dance routines, bodybuilders, aerial crane shots, dozens of breathtaking models). It’s unabashedly retro yet absurdly modern. Watch the video below:
JONSI: LIVE AT THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Jónsi (Jon Birgisson) front man of Iceland’s Sigur Rós, played the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York last night (11/10/10), marking an end to the bands North American Tour and treating the audience to a sensory maelstrom. The show set opened with a striped down acoustic “Stars in Still Water”, brandishing Jon’s trademark falsetto croon which permeated every hidden crack and cranny in the room, swooping and soaring through a forest of nature inspired animation projected behind the stage. The musical elements of the show, notably piano, harmonium and Jon’s signature sustained “ooooo” were only heightened by dramatic lighting and graphics that provided just the right stimuli to push the performance into a mesmerizing sensory realm, unearthing a wonderland of magical Icelandic forests, fire, animals, and spirits of the night. The only thing missing… elves.
The set ended on “Around Us”, with Jon alone on his knees fiddling with vocal effects pedals, returning for a ceremonial encore of “Sticks and Stones”, showboating an enormous feathered headdress, spinning around on stage like a mystical shaman. The final song, “Grow Til Tall” was easily the most moving track from the night; Jonsi’s fragile tenor escalating the dizzying volume of sonic layers and then gliding back down, only to completely take off into a beautiful moody falsetto flight of “You’ll… know,You’ll… know,You’ll… know,You’ll… know!…” Only then, resonating into an intense percussive firework explosion, as bright lights flashed like lightning against a raging snow storm and blowing branches.
You can check out some videos from the show that have made their way onto youtube and a performance from Jonsi which aired last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon below:
NEW VIDEO AND SKATE DECKS FROM LES SAVY FAV
Watch the new skater friendly video from Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav for “Let’s Get Out Of Here” off their fifth studio LP, Root for Ruin and then head over to the bands website and buy an official skate deck.
NEW VIDEO FROM SHIT ROBOT: TAKE ‘EM UP
DFA label mate and LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang lends her vocal stylings and jam pants to Shit Robot’s (Marcus Lambkin) single “Take ‘Em Up” off their debut album Cradle to the Rave. Clicks and beeps from Ireland mixed with some new wave synthy nostalgia to keep your toe dragging. Watch the video below:
"you have punk rock, you have rock, you have blues, you have soul, it’s all disco.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUOsztgBE-I
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