Sunday, March 8, 2009

CLIPD BEAKS + PICTUREPLANE

Clipd Beaks and Pictureplane are going on tour with Health this March to bring both ruptured beats and concentrated madness. Pictureplane will be celebrating the release of their acclaimed debut single on Lovepump Records "Trance Doll," while Clipd Beaks will be playing their new 7", "Visions." Too bad there aren't any dates in New York, but for those of you in the southwest, brace yourselves!

//CLIPD BEAKS\\
MARCH:
16 LOS ANGELES, CA - THE SMELL
17 PHOENIX AZ - TRUNKSPACE - w/ Pictureplane & HEALTH
18 EL PASO, TX - BLACK MARKET - w/ Pictureplane & HEALTH
21 AUSTIN, TX - THE MOHAWK (Lovepump United SXSW Showcase)

//PICTUREPLANE ON TOUR WITH HEALTH\\
MARCH:
17 PHOENIX AZ - TRUNKSPACE w/ Clipd Beaks
18 EL PASO, TX - BLACK MARKET w/ Clipd Beaks
21 AUSTIN, TX - THE MOHAWK (Lovepump United SXSW Showcase)
23 TALLAHASSEE, FL - CLUB DOWN UNDER
24 KNOXVILLE, TN - CATALYST - w/ WAVVES
25 GREENSBORO, NC - GREENE STREET CLUB
26 ATLANTA, GA - THE EARL
27 BATON ROUGE, LA - SPANISH MOON
28 HOUSTON, TX - HOUSTON BLOCK PARTY
30 LUBBOCK, TX - BASH RIPROCK'S
31 SANTA FE, NM - WAREHOUSE 21
APRIL:
01 TUCSON, AZ - SOLAR CULTURE

CLIPD BEAKSVISIONS

PICTUREPLANETRANCE DOLL

Saturday, March 7, 2009

MY FRIENDS TOLD ME ABOUT YOU

Two years ago, Interpol released the not-so-critically-acclaimed "Our Love To Admire", and haven't been in the studio since 2007. Carlos Dengler, however, has made himself another creative outlet. The trailer to "My Friends Told Me About You", a film produced, starred, and scored by Dengler, has just been released. The movie charts a man's downfall spiral into a subconscious world of paranoia, fear and confusion, casting what looks to be a very beautiful, bizarre, and unique film.

For more info, you can watch the trailer, check for dates and read the synopsis on the movie's website, as well as subscribe to the mailing list. The film will officially be shown at the Anonymous Gallery in NYC on April 17th through May 5th. You can also stream the score on Carlos D.'s site as well as check out a few more orchestral compositions of his.

Friday, March 6, 2009

(((NOT COOL YET)))

Not Cool Yet is the solo work of Australia's Simon Taylor, a photographer/artist from Brisbane, Queensland. He's released a few smooth demos that seem to run in place; moving along while not really going anywhere. Nonetheless, he's definitely set his style and lain out a path to run on. His music seems to be expressed in the photos he takes, like the one above. He's vague, colorful and all around lovely.

NOT COOL YETS(((SAVANNAH WAVES)))

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

!!!ENDLESS PARTY!!!

Don Rimin's hitting the road with his bass, his beats and his endless party. In support of his latest "Kick N' Run" EP, Don Rimini's setting off on the "Endless Tour for an Endless Party" tour and even made a promomix to start spreading the hype (!!!). It gives you a sneak peek of the thrillbug blasts and delicious beats and lighting raves and drippy lazers and stomach-churning synths, rythms and burns you'd expect to see on the tour. !!!!!

After you download the mixtape (!!!) and check out the tour dates, watch the promovid for the "Endless..." tour and see what Kickin' and Runnin' is all about. Also expect an interview the Don himself in the near future :)

Tracklist:
1 Kazey & Bulldog - For Da Real G's (French Fries Rmx)
2 Zombie Nation - Worth It pt. 1
3 South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Fake Blood Remix)
4 Phil Collins - Sussudio (Don Rimini Edit)
5 Dance Area - AA 24/7 (Diplo Remix)
6 Dada Life - Happy Hands & Happy Feet (Phatzoo Remix)
7 Wolfgang Gartner - Flashback
8 Don Rimini - Ohow ?
9 Scottie B - niggaz fightin
10 M... C... (C Remix)
11 Chuckie - Let The Bass Kick
12 Chris De Lucas & Phono - Homecourt (CLP's Double Dutch Mix)
13 Sinden & The Count Feat. Rye Rye - Hardcore girls (Don Rimini Nasty Boy Remix)
14 Jesse Rose - Touch My Horn
15 Alexander Technique feat. Van Scott - Nightlovers (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix / JFK Re-edit)
16 Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats 'Rinsed Out Rave' Remix)
17 Don Rimini - Hools
18 Dro & Lodzy - Not Yet Now (Dilemn Remix)
19 Birdy Nam Nam – Tans Boulogne Express (Yuksek Remix)
20 Machines Don't Care - How You Like
21 Master Techno - My Noise


Tour dates:
3/6/09 Berns - Stockholm - Sweden
3/7/09 Rumble - Malmo – Sweden
3/10/09 Great Scott - Boston Massachusetts - USA
3/11/09 Hour Haus - Baltimore Maryland - USA
3/12/09 Up On Carlng - London Ontario - Canada
3/13/09 Elements - Waterloo Ontario - Canada
3/14/09 Pharoah’s Kingdon - Redlands California - USA
3/17/09 Numbers Nightclub- Houston Texas - USA
3/18/09 SxSW - Austin Texas - USA
3/19/09 SxSW - Austin Texas - USA
3/20/09 SxSW - AM Only Party @ Beauty Bar - Austin Texas - USA
3/21/09 Shine - Vancouver British Columbia - Canada
3/23/09 Abbey Pub - Chicago - IL - USA
3/24/09 Winter Music Conference - Mansion - Miami FL - USA
3/25/09 Winter Music Conference - Louis - Miami FL - USA
3/26/09 Mixdowntown - Sacramento CA - USA
3/27/09 Avalon - Los Angeles CA - USA
3/28/09 Salon Angeles - Mexico City - Mexico
4/3/09 ClashClub @ Teatro Sá da Bandeira - Porto - Portugal
4/4/09 Mini-Mercado - Lisbon - Portugal
4/10/09 4 Sans - Bordeaux – France
4/11/09 Lolita - Razzmatazz - Barcelona - Spain
4/16/09 The:Hours Festval – Bataclan – Paris – France
4/18/09 Sugar Factory - Amsterdam – Nederland
4/21/09 Rumba - Leuven - Belgium
4/24/09 Egg – London - Uk
4/25/09 Circolo Arci ZionRockClub - Treviso – Italy
5/7/09 Festival Ondes De Choc @ Parc Expo - Quimper - France
5/29/09 Le Grand Mix - Tourcoing - France
5/30/09 Pink Flower @ Complexe Le Ramier - Toulouse – France
6/12/09 Culture club @ Confort Moderne - Poitiers – France
6/13/09 Gaskessel - Bern - Switzerland

Monday, March 2, 2009

Sunday, March 1, 2009

OUT+OF+THE+CAGE

"Many years ago I attended a recital at the University of Illinois concert hall. John Cage was composer-in-residence that year; and, to the dismay of many, he had chosen to present his 4 minutes and 33 seconds (I think that's the title, or a close approximation). It consisted of a pianist sitting on the bench in front of the piano and playing not a note. At the end of the allotted time, the pianist (David Tudor, if memory serves) simply left the stage. Those who know Cage's work will recognize it as part of his theory of silence (as opposed to mere rests) in music.

At the University of Illinois, the concert hall was located in the music building,which also, on the upper floors, held the practice rooms. The pianist came out on stage to polite applause, seated himself at the piano, and proceeded to wait out his 4 minutes 33 seconds. However, somewhere on the upper floors, an aspiring pianist was practicing a passage from a Beethoven sonata -- the *same* passage -- over and Over and OVER.

But the unseen pianist found the passage no easy task. And so the audience,seated in the solemn silence of the concert hall, heard a distant....
A-B-C-D-E-F# [mistake] "Dammit!"
A-B-C-D-E-F# [splat] "Son-of-a-b*tch!"
A-B-C-D-E-F#....
I omit the other statements out of my respect for your sensibilities, but you get the idea. It was a stunning performance. The audience applauded wildly, and Cage himself professed to be pleased. And indeed, I remember this recital long after other, more ordinary displays of virtuosity have faded from memory."