AUGUST 2010
Otem Rellik's Elephant Graveyard out today!
otem rellik's Elephant Graveyard is out today! With the aid of his circuit bent synths and noisemakers otem crafts a unique sound, wonderfully blending the lines between indie pop and hip hop.
It's available for purchase at the Market, the only place where you'll find it available with a free mixtape cassette limited to only 25 copies!
Click here to buy otem rellik's Elephant Graveyard!
Pitchfork Forkcast: USF feat. Big Spider's Back
Pitchfork just added USF (formerly Universal Studios Florida) "Let's Just Hide It" featuring our own Big Spider's Back to their Forkcast. USF is selling the tracks "Let's Just Hide It" and "You, You, You" as a preview for their upcoming The Spray to recoup some of the equipment they recently had stolen from their practice space.
Click here to buy The Spray preview at USF's bandcamp page!
Click here to go to the Pitchfork Forkcast!
Verbicide Magazine Reviews I've Been Watching A Lot of Horror Movies Lately
Verbicide Magazine reviewed The Harvey Girls I've Been Watching A Lot Of Horror Movies Lately and it seems they enjoyed it quite a bit. "Quite simply, I’ve Been Watching tastefully layers and blends elements from many walks of the musical spectrum into a beautifully compact aural experience." They say that this seamless genre-layering is the crux to the success of the album.
Click here to read the Verbicide Magazine review!
Click here to buy I've Been Watching A Lot Of Horror Movies Lately from the CIS Market!
Skeleton Crew Quarterly Gives Helios' Unleft 73%!
Skeleton Crew Quarterly reviewed Helios' Unleft and gave it 73%! It seems like they enjoy his "knack for gravitas" and called the album, "a sweet stop-gap release no fan should overlook."
Click here to read the Skeleton Crew Quarterly Review!
tome the weather machine taps their inner 'Youngster'
It's all good and well to read a review of an album where it gives you a description of what kind of aural pleasures await, but music is much more than sonics. What's most important about music is how it effects you as a listener. tome the weather machine reviewed Rickolus' Youngster and did just that. After the aforementioned descriptions, he shared that the album influenced him to grab his skateboard and view the day with a bit more of a youthful outlook.
Click here to read the tome the weather machine review!
The Dadada gives The Harvey Girls 4/5!
The Dadada reviewed The Harvey Girls I've Been Watching A Lot Of Horror Movies Lately and gave it a 4/5! They say, "Since purchasing this album two weeks ago, I find myself coming back to it and it gets better every time." Isn't it about time you re-listened?
Click here to go to The Dadada review!
The Consulate General releases free Remix EP series!
Today The Consulate General, aka Boy in Static's Alexander Chen, is releasing the first of three free with email exchange remix EPs. This introductorty installment features the talents of The One AM Radio, Ayumu Haitani (of 4 Bonjour's Parties and Tailor Made for a Small Room), Porn Sword Tobacco and Purple Trader!
Future EPs will have remixes from Cars & Trains, Lymbic System and Blue Sky Black Death - whose upcoming Fake Four, Inc. release Third Party will have Chen on lead vocals.
Click here to download the free with email exchange The Consulate General Remixes Volume One!
New Rickolus Video 'Grog'
Rickolus just released a new video for his song “Grog” off his newly released Youngster. It’s a fun little ditty that will easily put a smile on the faces of all those that view it.
And, because we're good people, we would also like to share another track off the album, entitled "King Among Kings". It's up on Soundcloud so if you feel the need to share it on Facebook or on your website, they make it pretty easy.
Click here to watch the video for "Grog"!
Click here to stream “King Among Kings” on soundcloud!
Kindertrauma debuts The Harvey Girls
The horror blog Kindertrauma premiered The Harvey Girls nearly ten minute long The Evil Dead and Cemetery Man inspired stop-motion video for "Caerse Muerto" from I've Been Watching A Lot Of Horror Movies Lately! Also, Hiram and Melissa share their "Tramafessions", childhood horror movie memories!
Click here to go to the Kindertrauma Traumafessions!
Tiny Mix Tapes gives The Harvey Girls 4/5!
Tiny Mix Tapes recently reviewed The Harvey Girls I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately and gave it 4/5! Maybe it had something to do with the husband/wife duo's on tape chemistry or their uncompromising left of center sound, but they said the album, "reward(s) you more each time you listen... it’s bursting with personality."
Click here to read the Tiny Mix Tapes Review!
Gimme Tinnitus shares Big Spider's Back's "Turns"
Gimme Tinnitus shares Big Spider's Back "Turns" and our nifty widget you can put on your site! Not to mention an extensive list of social networks and other sites where you can follow and find out more about Big Spider's Back.
Click here to go to Gimme Tinnitus!
Music She Blogged shares Otem Rellik's 'Empty Coffins' video
Music She Blogged shared Otem Rellik's great stop motion video for "Empty Coffins" that he himself put together. The track is from his upcoming August 31st release, Elephant Graveyard!
Click here to go to Music She Blogged!
Circle Into Square Sessions #1: Benoît Pioulard
This is our first session in the new Circle Into Square sessions series, with Portland, Oregon based Benoît Pioulard of Kranky Records! More to come!
http://www.circleintosquare.com/feature/54
Big Spider's Back releases new EP 'Turns'
Seattle based Big Spider's Back artist has taken a new direction exploring his instrumental side with his new free with email exchange EP Turns. Emerging from the primordial ooze of his previous endeavors, Big Spider’s back presses forward with a unique brand of psychedelic dance music. This free EP features a Universal Studios Florida remix of his Pitchfork Forkcast song, “Perfect Machine”, and is meant to tide you over until his next full length release next year!
If that's too much commitment for you, the USF remix for "Perfect Machine" is on soundcloud to stream!
