January 2011
13 posts
1 tag
Experimental music in Seoul
There’s some stuff happening there after all! The May 2010 issue of The Wire has a pretty interesting and informative article on the experimental improv scene in Seoul.
The article describes the scene as small and tucked away, and many of its older contributors as being rather unconcerned with documentation. Fortunately the kids have computers and they know how to use ‘em:...
1 tag
twee etc.
An oldie / goodie that I’m just now getting to, six years after it was written: Twee as Fuck. Really good read for just about anyone playing guitar pop right now. (Metalheads get a pass - not you screamo sit back down.)
Discussing pop in terms of trends and history always makes it feel so weirdly far away - not just the music, but all the things you associate with it, all the stuff...
1 tag
1) Turns out metal dudes wear their axes way down around their knees pretty much everywhere! Wish the article named more bands so we could go listen. Wrust proves to be quite Googlable tho.
2) No big surprises in this Charlie Parker interview by Paul Desmond from 1954, though it’s inspiring to hear him talk about continuing his studies after having become a rock star (before rock stars...
1 tag
1 tag
Ceremony
I’m a little embarrassed that it took Radiohead to get me into New Order. No matter how much time you spend listening, there’s always something you’ve missed.
I’d listened to a couple New Order / Joy Division records before, but it never really did much for me, wasn’t sure why. The thing that clicked for me in watching these guys play this song was that (cliché...
1 tag
Daily Sounds
So I’m back to posting on my SoundCloud account every day. Nice habit to reform! We’ll see how long I can keep it up.
Sometimes I’ll post something older, sometimes something new. Some days I’ll have a whole EP to brag about, other days maybe a small experiment.
Mostly I’ll document my daily activity, which means I’ll be posting a lot of things that are...
1 tag
1 tag
Michiyo Yagi!
1 tag
“The Artist must know that two sentences, each sound and strong in rhythm, may...”
– Herbert Brün, Teaching the Function of Time in Art
1 tag
1 tag
Much Love 21 Grand, R.I.M.F.P.
One of the most dedicated venues for new music in Oakland, 21 Grand, has finally kicked the bucket. In commemoration, Sarah Lockhart went and wrote the names of every performer featured there on the wall - a mammoth list, to be sure. I couldn’t attend since I don’t live there no mo’, but lucky for me Michael Zelner took some photos. Man but ain’t that a sight to...
1 tag
Rough Weather EP done!
OK well, that was quick.
It’s done! Go and download Rough Weather’s new EP Area. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.
1 tag
Rough Weather EP + New Favorite Bands
Been a pretty good week, all told! I’m mastering the first EP for my band Rough Weather, titled Area. We’ve been scheming about a release for about a year now, so I’m pretty stoked for this stuff to see the light of day!
Shout out to this Tatsuya / Kazuhisa cover for inspiration.
I also stumbled on a lot of good music this week. Finally got out to Silent Barn and caught Buke...