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School of Seven Bells’ “I L U”

April 17, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

Between revisions today, I was listening to School of Seven Bells new album Ghostory (thoughts soon), and then wondered why I had never sought out any of their music videos. It’s weird because “I L U” from 2010’s Disconnect From Desire was hands-down my favorite track of the year. It’s just so damn catchy but also really pretty. I still really like it.

Well, a quick Yotubs search turned up the official video for the song. Here it is, nearly a year and a half after I wrote about how much I love this track. The video is really good too, even if I think the papier-mâché marionettes are incredibly creepy. It has all the things I like in music videos: simplicity, strength of concept, and beauty. It’s touching AND terrifying. “Awwwww, the dude and the chick are in love and they’re going at it! OH MY GOD THOSE CORPSE MARIONETTES ARE FUCKING EACH OTHER AND, HOLY LIVING FUCK, IT’S REACHING IN AND PULLING THE HEART OUT OF THE OTHERONE!!!!!

Great work all around.

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Squarepusher’s “Dark Steering”

April 12, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

Remember IDM? Of course you don’t! Don’t lie! No one remembers IDM unless you were a total EDM nerd in the 90s and early 00s.

So, assuming you don’t remember, did you know that Aphex Twin wasn’t the only person making music like he did? Of course you didn’t. No one does. No one! Well, Charles does. For sure. Anyway, there was this cat who called himself Squarepusher who was doing a whole lot of excellent bleep bloop music in the 90s and early 00s and now he’s back (not that he’s gone away) with a video from his forthcoming album Ufabulum which I am not sure how to pronounce.

The video is pretty sweet, delightfully minimal, and perfectly complements his sound. If you were wondering (and I know you were), this is what college sounded like to me.

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The Atlas Moth’s “Your Calm Waters”

April 11, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5E3roEW_NU

The Atlas Moth released one of my favorite metal records of last year, so it should come as no surprise that I am posting this first video from An Ache for the Distance for the track “Your Calm Waters.”

The video is kind of…eh. It has moments (some of the underwater stuff looks nice) but is kind of mired in boring metal video tropes and cruddy post production. (The chroma key at the beginning of the video? Wow.) It’s too bad, too, because I really love this song. But I am willing to forgive them this minor misstep on the strength of the record. It is really incredible and any fan of heavy music should seek it out and add it to their collection. I sincerely promise you won’t regret it.

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Abiotic’s “Vermosapien”

April 5, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

I’ve been having trouble with heavy music lately. Nothing I’ve been hearing has been resonating with me. I listen to this new band, I listen to that new record, but there’s nothing all that exciting. Maybe it’s where my head is, maybe it’s where the industry is, most likely it is a combination of both. Instead I’ve been listening to a lot A LOT of weird house music and drum & bass, which is doing it for me as I walk home or wander through the streets in search of something to fill my time. I haven’t found anything yet. I’ll let you know when I do.

I’d read about these guys Abiotic somewhere and made a note to check them out at some point. Then while perusing Youtubes the other day I clicked on this video and left it opened, unwatched in a tab for a week. The video, unsurprisingly, is pretty fucking stupid, but I kind of dig the song. I could listen to a whole album by these guys. Really though, all it does is make me wish I had the new Pig Destroyer album already. Did you know that Phantom Limb came out in 2007? I know! 5 years ago!

I suppose I’ll bide my time until the new Pig Destroyer with Abiotic, but I’ll do so grudgingly. Maybe, instead, I’ll bide my time with Protest The Hero, Machine Head, and Celeste. Like I’ve been doing for months. Time to put Scurrilous back onto my phone!

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Le Le’s “No”

March 28, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

Le Le, are you going to take the honor of being hottest track of Summer 2012 after your massive success being hottest track of Summer 2010???

Were you also decent enough to give us the track in Dutch, echoing Kraftwerk’s tendency to release both German AND English versions of their songs???? YOU WERE.

Could I love Le Le any more? I have high hopes for their next album. I still listen to Flage on the regular. Watch this dang music video and get real pumped.

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Com Truise’s “Terminal”

March 26, 2012 |

Music and Music Videos

Com Truise (aka Seth Haley) is back with this DOS-inspired video for his track “Terminal” from Galactic Melt. I’ve discussed my love of this record before here and this song is a perfect example of what I like about it. It’s the first track and serves as an intro to the rest of his brand of lo-fi, mid-tempo electronic spacescapes. I only wish the LP wasn’t out of print.

Hey, Ghostly, get on the ball and repress that motherfucker already.

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