I went to see White Magic play a couple nights ago at the 92nd St Y Tribeca space. Eric Copeland opened for them and totally stole the show. Black Dice (a band he plays in) live is a little much for me - I found it difficult to distinguish much of anything, but maybe the sound system was distorting it as well. On his own it was amazing. He is this scarecrow looking character with hair sticking out the sides of his hat playing circular circusy dub. It ruled. The beats were tuff and heavy. And so when White Magic (I just accidentally typed "Black Magic") went on, my interest waned. Through The Sun Door is such a good album, and when the Songs of Hurt and Healing freebie came w/ Arthur I was so stoked. They played an old jam that seemed lost on the crowd, and then played a song I hadn't heard that people were hooting out for. I guess I haven't really been listening to the new stuff.
I have been listening to a lot more bands utilizing electronic elements. I am guessing this has to do with living now in a hyper-urban environment and listenting too to headphones on the subway. When I was fourteen I got that MTV Amp album when techno got mainstream, but then Smashing Pumpkins did a techno song "Eye" for the Lost Highway soundtrack and I thought they totally sold out. (I have listened to that song more recently and thought it pretty good) There is probably very little that I listen too that is techno proper, I think that term only really gets used for rave music now.
The albums released in the last month or so that I have been most excited about have been Fever Ray - Fever Ray (video here), Telepathe - Dance Mother (video here), and Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (video here). Maybe it is more about the loss of a physical drummer? Are live drums to rough for the iPod? Maybe not, and I really do enjoy live drumming shows - IUD is killer.
When I got home from the White Magic show, I was questioning my love for the freak folk. But I went to an Arthur mag benefit at Market Hotel last night and it was really pleasant. I think it might have been the first show in New York I have been to that made apparent the use of incense. Afterwards I went to this b&w geometric hipster dance party but had no moves as the dj played no bass.
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dear Kendra,
you should check out...http://ghostlymachine.blogspot.com/
you would like it.
The new Black Dice is amazing. I think that is true of pretty much all their albums, true, but this one has no ass on the packaging and so should not offend your sensibilities.
Seriously an early contender for record of the year.
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