Weed, Sing Leaf, Guilty Ghosts, Christopher Willits
As of this past Sunday, I am now residing in NYC while I work toward my MFA in Design & Technology at Parsons, part of The New School. I am attending an introductory program referred to quite accurately as, “Boot Camp.” This has to be the most rigorous pace I’ve ever worked, but the benefits are quite clear– a solid foundation in Code, Web, and Design to prepare for the challenges to come during the regular semester. At any rate, you’ll have to excuse any lack of activity over the next few weeks while I dedicate myself to getting the most out of this program. Fortunately, we’re being tasked with keeping blogs that serve as our public record of experiencing the material covered, so you can check that out if you’re interested what I’m up to. Now without any further ado, on to the music!
Weed – Cody Girl – DC Hope
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I’ve been musing for a while about the upcoming release of Weed, the band that has been keeping heads itching and bobbing simultaneously. Well, DC Hope is finally out, and if you’re into indie rock, psychedelic, lo-fi, or chillwave, then you ought to give this unique slice of Brooklyn-style “Bedrock” a listen. Weed frontman Will Anderson is moving to Vancouver (just as I am finally in NYC! Damn!) at the end of the week, and that means new experiences, new influences, and new reasons to be excited for releases like this. I did the album artwork and provided some art direction for the excellent accompanying Canuxpos tee shirt.
Foxes in Fiction – 15 Ativan (Sing Leaf Remix)
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I was recently contacted by a couple of musicians who actually make good fits within the music content around Blog.H34, I rarely post tracks unless there’s a specific link to my tastes and the multi-genre musical palette I paint with on this blog. Sing Leaf is one such submission, who had recently played a show with Foxes in Fiction, and submitted this remix of his for my enjoyment. I am definitely liking the slow-disco pace of the beat, the tropical percussive accents (both in terms of tone and sequence), an upbeat and original take on the original track from Foxes in Fiction.
Guilty Ghosts – The Everlasting Evening – (single)
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The second of today’s lucky submissions to be posted caught my eye in my inbox when I read “…if you like Team Sleep, Grouper,” two musical acts that I love…only how could one go about mixing sounds as disparate as Chino Moreno of the Deftones and Team Sleep crew’s West Coast lethargic drum and guitar machinations with Grouper’s disarming lo-fi and inky blue tone? Guilty Ghosts has set about creating a sort of sad drone, this pop-tinged track has a worldly sense and a mascara-black allure, check out his bandcamp for more.
Christopher Willits – Light Into Branches – Tiger Flower Circle Sun
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Christopher Willits had one of the earliest releases I’d ever heard on Ghostly, no doubt one of the very reasons I got into the label in the first place. He has a new release out called Tiger Flower Circle Sun, which includes this track– a relaxed, slightly psychedelic piece that waxes the late 1960’s while remaining boldly contemporary and experimental, an affirmation that Mr. Willits is still up to the type of inventive and surprisingly-palatable guitar-based experimentation we got into three or so years ago.
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