“Bitte Orca,” the latest album from behalf of one of New York’s most talented experimentalists Dirty Projectors, is without a doubt in this year’s top 10 albums so far, and “Stillness is the Move” is simply a jewel of a single. The beat, the vocals, the lyrics, everything sounds just delightful – a true treat for the ears. The video directed by Matthew Lessner, how bizarre it may seem at first glance, is equally as…
Not your typical Mars Volta video, seeing how it’s all fairly simple, featuring altering shots with the band playing their latest single “Since We’ve Been Wrong” in a studio, while being streamed on an old TV tube with a vintage feel. It’s quite appealing though, despite its simplicity. It has one of those reminiscent vibe wrapped around it, and does not either bore or kill your brain, unlike past TMV videos. Cedric’s afro is always…
The album art for TMV’s upcoming album, Octahedron – out June 23. A few months ago I talked a bit about The Mars Volta’s latest up and coming record, titled “Octahedron,” and how glad I was to hear that we’ll be finally dealing with a more cohesive and unitary record, seeing how supposedly the whole band is now creatively involved. Well, time’s past and we’re now only one week away from Octahedron’s release date. Consequently,…
Awesome news for Flaming Lips fans and neo-psychedelia aficionados alike, as the Oklahomians are set to return with some new material this fall in the form of a double-LP (like x2!). That’s twice as much music, twice as much Wayne Coyne and twice as much fun! Don’t get too eager now, fellas, since although the album is titled, namely “Embryonic,” and quite a great deal of material has been recorded in Steven Drozd’s house, the…
It’s curious how Devendra Banhart went around mixing Oasis, if you consider the later is a band that’s more into dance strings, while Banhart’s music is as weird and inaccessible per he is talented. Nevertheless, Banhart was given the opportunity to remix any Oasis track of his choosing from the 2008 LP “Dig Out Your Soul,” with a permit from the band itself, in the end preferring to give a go to the chilly, down…
Those masters of the shoe gaze, My Bloody Valentine, plan to inflict another dose of high-octane, high-volume progressive sounds at a secret LA show – said to be a warm-up for their Coachella appearance at the weekend. They will perform at the El Rey Theatre, located on the city’s Miracle Mile, on April 16th. For anyone who hasn’t heard it already, Kevin Shield’s guitar-laden wall-upon-wall of sound shook the plaster off many music venue ceilings…
Album: Of Fungi and Foe Artist : Les Claypool Genre: Experimental Rock (?) Release Date: March 17, 2009 Label: Prawn Song ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: www.lesclaypool.com Welcome one and all to my first article for ZMEmusic.com. My name Is Jon Collins, and I’ll be your humble Reviewer for the duration of the….. uh, review. I hope this turns into a regular thing for me, so any ‘helpful’ feedback you, dear reader, wish to plaster me with, I…
Album name: Party Intellectuals Artist name: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog Genre: Rock/Experimental Released: 24 June 2008 Label: Pi ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: marcribot.com Hello, yes? I know. I understand exactly why you bought the Kings of Leon’s last record. Honestly, I do – I bought it too, after all. And, yes, it’s a fine record, where the band finally jumped to the left-hand side of the pop/rock divide, which they’ve been aiming for since forever….
Recorded: September 1979 / Genre: Punk rock, post punk / ZME Rating: 7/10 Criminally underrated or obscenely overrated? Regardless of your answer, punk outfit The Slits left a remarkable legacy in their wake. Precisely what their legacy represents is up for discussion more now than ever as 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of their debut Cut. The Slits are, or rather were, a British punk band who came together at the climax of the UK…
Wilco, one of the most prolific acts of the last past decade, are apparently back on schedule new material-wise, with a new album, their eight, in the works. Our very lucky fellow journalists from Rolling Stone had the chance to catch the band working in their home-town Chicago studio, where they sampled no less than seven new tracks off the new, yet untitled, album, currently scheduled for a June release. The fine RS gentleman diagnosted…
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