Mariah Carey has a new christmas album yaaaa'lll what?! feat. Mariah's mom!

Best Bruce Springsteen Cover of the Year

I guess this has nothing to do literally, or even conceptually, with the boss' "The River." But, it does have something to do with very serene synthesizers, heavy, (phil collins let's put the mic IN the floor tom) echoing drums, and a floating E2-E4 guitar solo to wash you away.

I'm sad to miss out on the album release party for this with CFCF & Herc and the Love Aff, but I am seeing Lindstrom this Saturday! Sick.

I Went to a Rave on Halloween

I did. It was weird. The music left me disappointed, but the costumes were good. I thought I should tell someone. It was in Philadelphia. I'm moving back there, btw. That is also weird. I'm going to miss the rubntug/runaway parties that happen here in new york. Oh well, I'll save hundreds of dollars a month, which is important when you don't have an income.



I guess last year was a big year for Levon Vincent, but I'm just now really getting into his sound. Could be a return for me into house with this kind of dub techno lean. I guess I got so grossed out by dubstep that I wasn't really open to the more Basic Channel or straight dub techno sounds out there. I mean, I still liked some of that stuff, and even have some good 12"s from a few years back that are great, but hadn't really stayed up on it. This is the kind of stuff I would have been more happy to hear at a rave. Or like Fred P. or Omar S. Any recommendations along these lines, anyone?

You can download a pretty good mix he put together at mnml ssgs.

Jesus is Red White and Blue

I looked into this on a recommendation from a friend who found it and was ecstatic about it. First listen and I wasn't sold. Fifth listen and its all I've listened to today. Something good going on here. Somewhere between the off kilter white dude funk, 5th Dimension cheese, and the Streisand/Bacharach lounge vibe is something totally and wholly human that reminds me that I am, in fact, alive. This record has Gospel, Funk, Soul, Lounge, and enough cheese to top your taco.

Cincinnati Joe and Mad Lydia

Proto Techno to Robo Techno

I just picked up this reissue of the Tolerance LP Anonym originally released in 1980 on Vanity Records. People herald it as a proto-techno record. Their second LP, Divin, was on the Nurse With Wound List and can be downloaded here. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital copy of Anonym to share. I think at times that it does get a nice proto acid house sound. Very creepy ambiance, so take this as my Halloween contribution, but what sold me on it was the percussion and synth builds that congeal in a few of the songs. Again, this is frustrating because there is not youtube or digi version of Anonym for me to play the tracks that I like the best. More info here....

I'm sure you guys are familiar with the Minimal Wave label and already probably have preset feelings towards electro new wave etc, but for one reason or another I've been really enjoying Deux's Decadance LP, and I think that label does a fair job of rolling out hits. I guess there isn't anything too robotic or too techno about this, unless we can count their Kraftwerky synthesizers, I just wanted to write a clever title. I know we had that BIPP compilation at kcpr when I was there, and I think they were on that. It's pop music. Looked around for a download of it, but I'm coming up empty.

You know that band Cold Cave? Well I got their first 12" cause it was a philly thing and what not. Problem was, I thought it sounded waaayyy better played at 33 rpm than 45 rpm. It made it all harsh and industrial and beautiful. Anyways, I think Deux's record at times sounds a little like I wish Cold Cave sounded like.

I'm rereading this post and it doesn't make much sense. Chill.