My apologies for letting the last week go by without more than a single post. Hopefully this week I can take a little time to sharing some of the tunes I’ve been bumpin. Today, we’re going to take a journey into the world of electronic music as embodied by abstract hip-hop. There has been a […]
So I’m sure there is already a sea of chatter about Bibio‘s newest, Ambivalence Avenue. That becomes a very fitting title, almost in anticipation of the reception it would get, ambivalence is described as “having simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing.” Maybe this was intentional, to take a markedly bolder step forward, to […]
Music and Photography Alex on Jun 24 2009
You know it’s not a rare thing to see big time well-paid musicians and artists doing high-profile ambitious cahrity projects these days, but it is a rare thing to see independent artists doing the same thing. Although I’ve never been to New Orleans, just about everyone in America has to feel a connection to those […]
Sorry for the lack of activity this past week, it hasn’t been without good reason– lots going on! The album cover for Mogi Grumbles‘ upcoming LP was in full-swing this past week, among a few other projects on the table at the moment. At any rate, the Body Language EP I’ve been going on about […]
Back from an awesome weekend in Brooklyn once again, but this time unfortunately I was without a camera– my Sony DSC has finally bit the dust I fear, and my Holga is still in Baltimore. I had nothing but my cell phone camera, which has been known to fetch some decent shots, but not in […]
If you are in the Chicago area and have nothing to do on a Wednesday night, you should grab yourself a ticket for what could be the best live show you’ll see in a long time. Ghostly International and Moodgadget have come together to bring you a night to remember from label forerunners Deastro, and […]
A little bit of a mix today of some new sounds, a little bit of hip hop, dub techno and slow house. Up first, one of my absolute favorite producers, the still-eminent J Dilla (RIP). Jay Stay Paid came out last week, and it bumps hard and heavy, rough and rugged, rugged and raw, hard […]
Today is the birthday of the legendary American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Few words can describe just how important his contribution to modern architecture has been. One of these days, I should make my way out to see Fallingwater, what may be his most iconic work, out in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania. I have been in Beth […]
I got to meet a gentleman at the Moodgadget Showcase at Coco66 this past Wednesday who’s work I had bookmarked a while back. Erik Finsrud of The Norik, who turned out to be a fan of my own work (much to my surprise and delight), told me about a newer project of his called Typcut. […]
Design and Typography Alex on Jun 05 2009
Time for some indie rock that picks up where punk left off many years ago. I hear a lot of influences in these tunes, some of which reminds me of At the Drive-In, Bloc Party, and a few others. This is a pretty drastic tangent from the normally posted fare, but as a listener of […]
