Deerhunter - Microcastle
Filed under Instrumental, Music, Pop, Rock.
I recently read a comment about Microcastle and the guy said that it sounds like a dream. I think that’s the perfect way to describe my intuitive awareness.
You could say that this is more of an ambient sounding record, drowning in 60’s pop and garage influences. But even though the songs are pretty great on their own with the speakers turned up, it’s probably better as one whole experience.
With Bradford Cox’s dreamy vocals and atmospheric sound, the music flows nicely through quieter more hypnotic moments to grungy smashing guitars fading into outer space at the end.
Everything featured on Josdigital is highly recommended, but this deserves a special place and most definitely will be included in my ‘top albums of the year’ list.
Highlights are Little Kids, Microcastle and Twilight at Carbon Lake.
MP3: Deerhunter - Little Kids
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The Wrestler Trailer
Filed under Asides, Film, Video.
Looks amazing, must be Aronofsky’s most accessible.
Animal Collective - Brother Sport Live
Filed under Asides, Video.
Animal Collective - Brother Sport Live
I like, hard to get into but really great band.
Confessions of a Superhero
Filed under Asides, Film, Video.
When you ever get the chance to see this film, please do, cause this really is a hidden treasure.
Kanye West - Heartless video
Filed under Asides, Video.
From all his leaked 808s and Heartbreak songs, I like this the most, probably cause he sings the least. Video kills though.
James Pants - We’re Through (video)
Filed under Asides, Video.
James Pants - We’re Through (video)
Awesome.
Portishead - Third
Filed under Acoustic, Electronic, Experimental, Music.
Psychedelic rhythmic, even industrial rock wouldn’t come to mind when thinking about Portishead, but add a dark feel or tone and it immediately becomes a bit clearer that the band I’m talking about didn’t loose what made them great.
Portishead members reunite with a conceptually more consistent third album simply called “Third”. After an 11 year long hiatus they sound darker, more aggressive and aside from Beth Gibbon’s quivering vocals, nothing like their previous two albums, which I’ve learned to appreciate, even though I never was a big trip-hop fan.
Highly recommended if you like dark, heavy experimental rock and electronica.
One of my most played songs this year and easily my favorite on “Third” is the electronic psych ballad “The Rip”, mainly for the smooth transition between the acoustic first part and the electronic part, which I suppose represents the dark in ‘Will send the dark underneath’.
MP3: Portishead - “The Rip”
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Watch the equally as great video for “The Rip” after the jump, plus a casual cover by my all time favorite band.
