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music: sun ra
On this here analog scene and the scene of many other blogstars, Sun Ra means one thing — Nuclear War. All too many think of Mr. Ra as either just covered by Yo La Tengo or on some half-assed Madlib mixtape. Well kids, Sun Ra kicked ass in many ways and was far more worthy than his “indie patrons” would like to think.
“Rocket Number Nine” is a well known composition of Sun Ra, which foreshadows the composer’s ability to incorporate rap and future sounds in his music. The song has also spawned a London band by the same title, which I bet Sun Ra could have predicted the existence of as well. The composition was released officially by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra in 1965. This version, which is without the extended sound-mass improvisation, was released in 1972.
Sun Ra- Rocket Number Nine
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-Ben
photo via flickr user, Brian Bruchman.
decoder ring
Occasionally I’ll find myself increasingly tired of the human voice and I’ll start to listen to more instrumental music. The one voice I never get tired of is Lenka Kripac’s voice when she sings the theme song for the movie, Somersault. Decoder Ring did the whole soundtrack and theme song could very well be instrumental as it has soft pianos and ambient bass movements but her voice adds to the song rather than retracting from it.
It’s an absolutely gorgeous song and it’s perfect for a cold winter’s day; it won’t warm you up with it’s restless demanour and it’s overall pace and lyrical topic but it’ll give you some hope and perhaps you’ll crack a smile if you’re having a much less than perfect day.
Decoder Ring- Somersault
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-Kyle
the luyas
Montreal Trio, The Luyas first came on my screen via the latest and venerable Pop Montreal Sampler, and have already foreshadowed some exciting sounds and styles. “Play Dead” touches eloquently on vintage Guided By Voices detuned singing, and indulges in that delicious post-rock inspired overdriven guitar-bass duet. At a fast two minutes and forty seconds, this track goes on my short n’ sweet mixtape.While I enjoy the music, I don’t know what can really be said about The Luyas’ immensely apologetic website (named “i am a sad website working hard for a living”). A harbinger of the uber-jaded, emotional, next generation of post-post-post rock? I don’t think so, but if you have a good color sense or work at a hospice, email these folks ASAP.
The Luyas- Play Dead
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-Ben
