Neon Blonde is an experimental rock group featuring then-Blood Brothers Johnny Whitney and Mark Gajadhar. The duo integrated more of an electroclash/post-punk sound under Neon Blonde, but maintained the signature spazz The Blood Brothers were known for.
Whitney took up guitar/songwriting duties (plus backing instruments) for the project but the pair only released the 'Headlines' EP and 'Chandeliers in the Savannah' full-length, both in 2005, before returning to other projects.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Neon Blonde
Monday, May 3, 2010
Broken Haze - raid system
Broken Haze is the alias of Keisuke Ito, a Japanese experimental electronica hip-hop producer whose futuristic music is composed with glitchy digital noise, lazer synth, chopped melody, industrial drum sound, and dark cinematic ambience.
His track off the 'Jus Like Music & Apple Juice Break present: Oscillations Part 1' compilation prompted me to check out his 2008 full-length 'raid system', an IDM/glitch affair with an hour+ of material.
Might be a big pill to swallow all at once, but any fans of Deceptikon, Ametsub, Kashiwa Daisuke, etc. should give this a try -- maybe even scope some similar artists from the latest Oscillation.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Suckinim Baenaim - s/t 10"
Suckinim Baenaim are a hardcore/punk group from Israel.
The four-piece has released a handful of splits and one self-titled 10" from 2009.
What may seem like a DIY crash-course from the opening song eventually settles as a graceful skewering, just under fifteen minutes of controlled chaos.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Remy LBO - Peeling in the Dub
Remy LBO is an upcoming beatmaker/trip-hop/lounge artist from L.A.
He gave me a heads-up on his free-EP 'Peeling in the Dub', a sort of promotional preview of his recently released full-length 'Peeling in the Drum/Comical Cheating'.
The EP features four tracks from the full-length, an entirely new song, and one track off his previous album 'Component'.
All in all a tasteful blending of dub, jazz, and electronica with tight production.
Probably worth diggin' in those sofa cushions for the full-length... check it out/show support.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Nine - Quinine
Latest 2009 album from New York's Nine.
His first official full-length output since 1996's masterpiece 'Cloud 9' -- thirteen years later and Nine is large as ever.
Been playing these two albums like a fiend lately; 'Quinine' has some flat-out headcrusher beats, and Nine drops some 360-rhymes that flip your wig -- I mean, his concluding verse on "Homicide" is LETHAL.
But like Guru it's mostly the voice...
Maybe one or two hard fillings but no hard feelings, album is still great.
"Yes"
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Cheese People
Aye, Cheese People.
I mean, it's not as though most band names aren't ridiculous, so I think I can see past it...
Cheese People are a four-piece from Russia that play a mix of disco/punk with everything from funk to hip-hop flavor scattered throughout, elevated especially by catty lead singer Olya Chubarova. The band is often compared to Datarock or New Young Pony Club, though the band cites influence from bands like Prodigy, Gloria Gaynor, and Jamiroquai.
One of the more ambitious albums I've heard in a long time... Chubarova's vocals really skin the tracks inside and out with her impressive/quirky range.
The glam/pop might wear on smug listeners, but they'll be missing out on the quick-turns throughout the album like the grime/dance "Boombasters" or the mash-up wonderment of "Down and Down".
Fun album. This self-titled is the Japan release edition (which is the same with an included remix) from 2009. The band has another album coming this year.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Ed Gein - Judas Goats & Dieseleaters
Ed Gein are a three-piece from Syracuse, NY.
The band functions as a type of aggro-punk (yeah, I made that shit up), in the sense of unrelenting and noisy crash-anthems. The members share vocal duties equally, making for a thunder of three that reaches through the speakers.
'Judas Goats & Dieseleaters' is the band's second full-length from 2005, closing wonderfully with a (shaggily) bombastic cover of Nirvana's "Breed" and weird street-recordings/dog ambience.
The band has a new album in the works for this year.
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