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Audiovisual Performance ETHEREAL SIGNAL 2023-10-15 Oakland, CA A live performance iteration of Subspectral. Audio Gearlist — clockwise from the laptop. Intel-based 2015 Macbook Pro Motu Ultralite mk-5 Modular Synthesizer Korg XD Module Moog Minitaur Ableton Push 2 Empress Reverb FMR Audio RNC1773 Compressor Shure SM57 Visuals Pre-Rendered visuals were created using a custom generative model based on Stable Diffusion and several accomanying LoRAs. Post, editing...
Happy Friday! Today is National Film Score Day (I don’t have a favorite but WM’s is, naturally, Raiders of the Lost Ark), and National Tweed Day (dashing, but not for me.) It’s also TNP’s official “office holiday” to celebrate another...Read More
Best Record of 2001: Day 10 Cover art courtesy of 4AD Records Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Kristin Hersh’s “Sunny Border Blue” as she takes on Jim O’Rourke’s Insignificance. Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challenge and noted that I’d be writing some of these up. […]
I appreciate that it seems like new singles from some bands seem like automatic posts – because they basically are – but I’d like to point out that it’s a really exciting time in the genre because there are these new acts who are putting out really great music and taking the sound forward, and […] The post deary – “Alma” appeared first on Space Echo.
Rostam “Like A Spark” “Like A Spark” feels loose and wide open from the start, with Rostam’s gentle strumming offset by a meandering lead played on acoustic guitar. It sounds like the two parts are wandering in the same general direction, in conversation but not necessarily locked together. It’s a lovely illustration of Rostam’s lyrical […]
Young, Nash, Stills & Crosby (and Mitchell) - Roosevelt Raceway, Westbury, Long Island, New York, September 8, 1974As with All One Song season one, we’re going to listen to some associated/relevant Neil bootlegs as we move through season two. First up: the first time our first guest Ira Kaplan saw Neil Young. As the summer of 1974 drew to a close, Ira was one of the 85,000 longhairs who trekked out to Long Island to catch Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their “Doom Tour.” These shows were min...
Johnny Cash built his outlaw image through songs like Folsom Prison Blues, but his real connection to prisons came from decades of performances, conversations with inmates, and advocacy for reform.
In August 1967, British promoter Roy Tempest had brought New York vocal quartet The Velours over to England for a tour and billed them as The Fabulous Temptations, which caused a great deal of confusion (and anger) as club owners mistakenly thought they were getting Motown superstars The Temptations. Later that year, Tempest tried a … Continue reading The Fabulous Marvelettes’ December 1967 British tour →
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live Acoustic)" by Nirvana Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. A song that's largely acoustic Showing a deeper appreciation for grunge's roots than most, Kurt Cobain's performance of this tune (AKA In the Pines), a Leadbelly song has been one of my favorites. View Lou Plummer's Crucial Tracks profile
🎶 Came across this wonderful video from 1969 with Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross. The performances of the songs are superb, and there is such a lovely warmth between the two of them.
Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are back for a chat about how we used to 'do' Easter. But what would The Flying Pickets say?!
How to store vinyls properly.
… was one of the last remaining Minneapolis “West Bank” musicians of his generation. He died earlier this week. I knew him personally and professionally, he was always musically inspiring and he was always his own man. He played an ever-changing assortment of keyboards in a funky, syncopated style. Born in 1942, Beach was from Stillwater, Minnesota where he had begun performing in the late
Jeez, this story gets worse and worse. Brady Ebert, the Turnstile guitarist who left the band in 2022, was just arrested for running over the lead singer’s 79-year-old father with a car and driving away, leaving him with two broken legs. He’s being held without bail on charges of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault.
Are U OK? is a shot of sleazy New York nightlife. Shining a strobe on the city’s dirty, druggy, dangerous side. The producer, Teddy Stuart, has surely been listening to Paranoid London, since his drum machines and distorted bass grind out a similar rough, raw, acid jack. PL’s Eating Glue is the template here, with […]
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What song did you discover in a tv show or movie? My wife and I used to watch True Blood for a while. We stopped shortly after the fairies were introduced. Sometimes, I think about going back to the show to see how some of my favorite characters ended up, but there are so many other shows that want my attention. Also, that's what fan wikis are for. View Mandaris's Crucial Tracks profile Listen ...
"Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Which artist did you discover thanks to a music video? I remember exactly where I was when this song came on. I was in the living room folding my (kind of) white laundry on a Sunday and watching MTV back in 2000. I had never seen anything like it. View Mandaris's Crucial Tracks profile Listen to my Apple Music playlist
In a recent Tuesday Trio, I wrote about introspection, and quoted Ian Leslie: I’m often struck by how many high achievers are unencumbered by self-reflection. To take an example close to home, I’ve read or watched countless interviews with Paul McCartney, and he is at his least interesting on the topic of Paul McCartney. It […]
