Bolan Muppets
I wasn't expecting that the normally bleak and brooding Constellation label (home of bands like godspeed you black emperor!, do make say think and fly pan am) would release a very enjoyable spring soundtrack with its cover art drenched in pink and yellow tones. But they did. And I couldn't be happier.
Glissandro 70 is a project involving Craig Dunsmuir from Guitarkestra and Sando Perri from Polmo Polpo. Both enjoyable and experimental the disc plays most of the time with 5 or 6 second loops and it works by simply adding rich layers of sound into their mix.
Bolan Muppets is my favorite track from the record, starting with a delayed guitar very reminiscent of The Edge's (U2) signature playing and then adding layers and layers of instrumentation that includes some vocals which remind me of Animal Collective's tribalistic "sung tongs" before it transforms into a more standard pop song at the 4:30 mark. Quite something.
Glissandro 70 - something
Glissandro 70 - bolan muppets
Viva Voce are yet another one of those husband/wife bands that have been around the scene for a while now and create some really interesting pop music. They've recently signed with Barsuk and judging by the few songs I've heard they have a really bright future from here. I particullary love "alive with pleasure", such a sucker for the claps and the oohs.
Viva voce - lesson no. 1
Viva voce - alive with pleasure
Recently Squashed pushed me to listen to this certain band called "Fuck-off Machete" and I'm really glad he did. Where the rough edges of the Yeah yeah yeah's sound went, Fuck-off Machete takes it and makes it even rougher. Really nice. (thanks squashed)
Fuck-off machete - copper and lead flight
Fuck-off machete - what's the signal?
Image by Cassandra Christensen.
Glissandro 70 is a project involving Craig Dunsmuir from Guitarkestra and Sando Perri from Polmo Polpo. Both enjoyable and experimental the disc plays most of the time with 5 or 6 second loops and it works by simply adding rich layers of sound into their mix.
Bolan Muppets is my favorite track from the record, starting with a delayed guitar very reminiscent of The Edge's (U2) signature playing and then adding layers and layers of instrumentation that includes some vocals which remind me of Animal Collective's tribalistic "sung tongs" before it transforms into a more standard pop song at the 4:30 mark. Quite something.
Glissandro 70 - something
Glissandro 70 - bolan muppets
Viva Voce are yet another one of those husband/wife bands that have been around the scene for a while now and create some really interesting pop music. They've recently signed with Barsuk and judging by the few songs I've heard they have a really bright future from here. I particullary love "alive with pleasure", such a sucker for the claps and the oohs.
Viva voce - lesson no. 1
Viva voce - alive with pleasure
Recently Squashed pushed me to listen to this certain band called "Fuck-off Machete" and I'm really glad he did. Where the rough edges of the Yeah yeah yeah's sound went, Fuck-off Machete takes it and makes it even rougher. Really nice. (thanks squashed)
Fuck-off machete - copper and lead flight
Fuck-off machete - what's the signal?
Image by Cassandra Christensen.
4 Comments:
At 6:40 PM, March 30, 2006, Anonymous said…
Loving glissandro 70, thanks :D
- Marcelle
At 9:40 PM, March 30, 2006, Unknown said…
Cross your fingers, we might get an interview with FO-machete, she is a bit busy right now.
At 9:49 PM, March 30, 2006, Anonymous said…
fuck off machete sound great, thanks.
At 8:15 AM, March 31, 2006, Eric Balearic said…
Yeah, dig that Fuck Off Machete, reminds me of Bikini Kill, but more post punk.
I picked up that Edge guitar thing, quite right!
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