Animal Collective.
ahhh. Now I can say that I understand the love for Animal Collective. Prior to hearing this song, I wasn’t so sure.
{ Monthly Archives }
March 2008
Amadou Kienou.
Yes, this is one man. He plays the djembe and the tama simultaneously. Amazing.
Hood.
Here’s a release schedule for you: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005. Relaxed is the word that comes to mind. Hood are in no hurry to capitalize on any success. They put stuff out when they damn well feel like it. We are the better for it; most of the releases are of an exceptionally high quality. From “Outside Closer.”
Daft Punk.
Here’s an exercise: try engaging in some minor, but dreaded task that is projected to last, oh, 10 minutes or so. Now put on this song. Task completed with a minimum of pain.
With Alive 2007, Daft Punk help us imagine what it’s like to see them in Paris. Kind of.
prime time of your life/brainwasher/rollin and scratchin/alive
Ghost.
My favorite 22 second song of all time. An explosion from the Japanese soft-psych band Ghost.
Portishead.
It’s been a while. Portishead have a new album out and apparently it’s good.
Tim Hecker.
I think we can all agree that this song is cinematic. and droney. no big deal there, but this song, in particular, taught me something about other cinematic, droney songs. turn it up, man! Like many, I often listen to this type of song at a lower, more-relaxed volume, but the lower levels don’t really do justice to many of the songs in this group. There’s rumbling bass there that needs to be felt.
The Blind Shake.
I did a small amount of research on this band (two of them are brothers! they’re from Minneapolis! they’re not as young!), but I got bored and figured that you would too. The album “Carmel” is good because it’s consistent. Plainly, none of the songs suck and some of them are quite good. For instance:
The Juan Maclean.
Look out! House is back and it’s about damn time. No, not really, but DFA is putting some serious effort into re-introducing and re-working the sound (ever so slightly). I can totally get behind that.
2005 Domaine de Saline Pinot Noir
Let me just go ahead and say it, $12 pinot noirs from anywhere generally stink. Cue our friends from Corsica (an island way the hell off the coast of France in the Mediterranean Sea) making it all better. Bright, fruity, with a lovely acidic frame, this is a wine that really redefines value. Seriously, I could see this wine at $25-30 and still think I was getting a deal. ($12). **