Favorite track of the new Four Tet album There Is Love In You.Four Tet - This Unfolds
Friday, January 29, 2010
Four Tet - There is love in you
Favorite track of the new Four Tet album There Is Love In You.Four Tet - This Unfolds
Thursday, January 28, 2010
DOSH - Subtractions
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
ODDSAC...at Sundance - REVIEW
Rarely does a new filmmaker have a built-in audience. An audience so rabid yet loyal, they would venture to a venue teeming with puffy coats, Uggs, and D-list celebrity to see a project connected to one of, as the purple-velvet-sport-coated announcer put it last night, "the hottest" bands today. Yes, I'm talking about the Sundance Film Festival. Director Danny Perez lucked out. As a roadie for the Black Dice, an oft favorite opener for the aforementioned "hot" Animal Collective, he became friends with the Collective and together embarked on a four-year long process of collaboration to create ODDSAC. Luck seems to cut both ways: Perez pairing with Animal Collective clearly got his first film a world premiere at Sundance, but when not backed by the sometimes brilliant soundtrack created by the band, the movie comes off as a disjointed film school project.
The movie opened with a young woman pacing a room with fire dancers visibly outside the window, she is then occupied by black tar oozing out of a crack in the wall of the room. Perez should have saved this montage for the end, since it was the strongest and most beautiful of the film and it proved to be a tough act to follow.
Unfortunately, it was all down hill from there. Heavily influenced by Matthew Barney of the Cremaster Cycle, the audience was forced into a disjointed journey that included a sad vampire, marshmallows eating a family, a food fight with a glittered man (straight from the Barney playbook), and a midnight canoe ride, to mention a few. The bright points in the film were strictly auditory. The first line from Panda Bear's honeyed voice had audience members unclenching their armrests and settling back in their seats to listen to why he wishes he "wouldn't feel so drained, if he could only keep his hands away." Beautiful and pared down, this song was an oasis of calm after what seemed like an eternity of stylized TV snow and feedback.
It was clear who had filled the seats of Prospector Square Theatre. The Q and A was directed mostly at Deacon, the Geologist, and Avey Tare (Panda Bear was sadly absent), while Danny Perez nervously swayed side-to-side. Questions about the collaborative process, where the band would be playing after the screening, and favorite films dominated over technical questions regarding ODDSAC. When one audience member directed a question at Perez in regards to the editing process and what tools he used, he answered candidly that you need, "...black curtains to block out the light and your girlfriend...leaves for the day and you spend five hours on YouTube..." Bless this lucky schmuck's heart.
A part of me realizes that Danny Perez didn't expect his film to be graced by a world premiere at Sundance. This film would have fit better at Tromadance or Slamdance. Had the film been cut into shorts and peddled as music videos, it would have been easier to handle. Understanding that when this process began, Animal Collective had yet to create their more accessible albums Strawberry Jam and Merriweather Post Pavilion. This seems a better explanation for the "tweaked," less "songy" soundtrack, as explained by Avey Tare.
When questioned about the meaning or plot of the film, Perez wanted to "leave it to you" to figure out what it means. I think he may not have known, either.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Caribou - Odessa
Monday, January 25, 2010
Last week, we listened to some tunes Vol. 1
Every Monday well be letting you know our top artist of the week. #MM yo!A few selections:
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Atlas Sound - Untitled
Say what you will about the fork but this Surveillance series is coming correct with some jams.
Bradford Cox has gone and done it again with this beautiful looped out piece. Check it out
(via P4K)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Knife - Colouring of Pigeons
Lets get nuts for a few minutes...In Collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock
Colouring of Pigeons by The Knife
Grab the MP3 over here
Monday, January 4, 2010
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