When you say that it’s getting easier and easier to believe everything you hear these days.
We Know Exactly What You Mean.mp3 (Right Click To Download)
One night Harry Nilsson is having a dream. He is walking along an old dirt road through the woods, and the sounds of the Wilson brothers music is drifting through the trees. “That’s not the way I remember this”, he says to himself while scuffling his feet through the grass. He looks up for a moment and wonders to himself, “What is this? Is that a peice of one of my songs? Is that a moment of a song from Paul and John? What a strange dream this is turning out to be.”
Be A Hobo.mp3 (Right Click to Download)
Two of San Fransisco’s heaviest Psychedelic groups of the late 1960’s, the Insect Trust and Electronic Hole are sitting on the side of the road begging for change. Just as the afternoon starts to fade, Sgt. Barry Sadler pulls up in a VW bus and offers the two bands a ride. “Love those marching drums and soft vocal pads. Mind if we play some guitars over the top,” they ask as they climb in the back of the bus and drive up the coastline into the sunset.
(Free) Music Worth Your Attention;
Podington Bear - A magical set of tunes available in their entirety through a podcast or via the website. Podington Bear composed three original songs every week for 18 months, only occasionaly falling short of the quota. Amazingly the project stayed consistent, both in theme and quality over the course of 156 tracks.
The Fabric Podcast - The Fabric nightclub in London, hosts one of what has to be the most amazing podcasts available through iTunes. Each (2 part) episode is hosted by a different world famous DJ / music producer. Much like the famed “Back to mine” series, the podcasts are not a collection of dance floor sets, but a personal and intelligent look into the songs which shaped the lives and musical development of the artists. The hosts include, Doc Scott, Johnny Trunk, Peanut Butter Wolf, and Howie B among many other greats.
Girl Talk - The current reigning king of mashup culture’s new album is getting mixed reviews, and many people feel it’s less coherent then his first proper release “Night Ripper”. Opinions of the new album aside, if you are a fan of Girl Talk, it’s worth the download from his website illegalart.net (you can choose the price). And if you haven’t listened to Girl Talk’s work yet, it’s even more worthy of a listen.
Reading and Tools for the Musically Inclined
DS Homebrew Instrument Roundup - An excellent roundup from remaincalm.org of homebrew audio software and sonic toys which allow musicians to turn the Nintendo DS into a cheap synth / sequencer / drum machine with an interesting input mechanism.
Moog Unveils Bad Ass Guitar With Infinite Sustain - Follow the link to WIRED’s blog for prerelease information and video on Moog’s upcoming guitar.
She is either saying “call me”, or “completely”. I’ll go with “call me”. (CALLME.mp3) right click to download.
The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and the bees… MONEY.mp3 (right click to download)
Do you use twitter? This project now has a twitter account, join up and we will see what happens. Ive never used twitter before, but I’m giving it a go. At the least, I’ll send new song / rare gem updates.
Reccomended this week…
For the ears —-> GOUSEION
For the eyes —-> Jorg Block
For the mind —> Twistori
It’s been really cold lately, cold as in I was snowed on two times last week. Standing outside, in my galoshes in the middle of March, I was freezing. It got me thinking about my gortex “Shell” I was wearing, and how just like a snails or oysters, we have evolved to have our own shells. Snails may make their shells out of saliva, but we make our shells out of cotton, polyester blend, and if it’s really cold, gortex. The illustration above is from Ryan Heshka.
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