October 2010
2 posts
Silver The Moon
I owe something to Paul for letting me know about this band. I often reminisce to him about how much i loved the now defunct Townsville band Sleeping in Trains, and particularly their final EP The Fisherman which i found transfixing and compelling listening, particularly at a time when i was listening to a lot of aggressive punk rock. (JJJ Unearthed)
Anyway, the last time i mentioned this to Paul...
Return, Return, Return, Horse.
I have decided on some whim whose intent may or may not be fulfilled that i will start writing again. So i offer you H O R S E. A compilation that i put together of things i have been listening to recently.
PLEASE ENJOY.
H O R S E.ZIP
December 2009
1 post
October 2009
1 post
1 tag
Maybe This Time
I have absented myself for the last few weeks, and, not to point the finger of blame with too great a vehemence, but the reason is David Bazan. His album Curse Your Branches has completely floored me. But i am back, and i have reconsidered, from now on i am going to write about whatever i want, as frequently as i desire. To assuage you, my reader, here is a carefully sequenced compilation of my...
September 2009
6 posts
Absolute, Absolute.
A word on the ratings system that i am employing here.
At this point in time, i am doing this writing unsolicited and unrewarded, this means that i am probably not going to write about something which i do not enjoy, as such the ratings that any release gets from me are entirely relative and personal decison.
So that you have a point of reference, if anything scores over five then it means...
6 tags
Decarly-Decarly EP (EP Review)
Decarly are a five piece band from Melbourne, three of it’s members are related and they have a sole release out here, in the ether. That is just about all there is too know about Decarly and that is pretty much all that you need to know about them-their music is self-released, available online right now, for free at gimmiesound. No extensive back story to affect a listeners approach to and...
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John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoeffer-A Sphere In...
Red Hot Chili Peppers. They have risen from indie obscurity in the 80s to become one of the biggest and most popular bands of the world today. I used to be a big fan, but Stadium Arcadium completely lost me at some point between Jupiter and Mars and that spelt the end of my fascination with the band. Around the same time I was being turned of Red Hot Chili Peppers I began to listen to the solo...
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Sarah Blasko-As Day Follows Night (LP Review)
There is a reason that this blog occupies this domain here at progress.tumblr that goes well beyond my ingenuity on the inter-web or my appreciation for the songs of David Bazan. That reason being, that if there is one thing i crave to find throughout an artists recorded output it is progress. Their desire to continually reinterpret and represent themselves throughout their recorded body of work....
Feigning Ease
I have been considering over the past weeks since i started writing onto this blog what the best course of action might be going forward. I read a lot of blogs and they all have a different approach to what they’re doing in what can be loosely termed musical journalism. As such I figured that it would be prudent if i set myself at least some sort of goal to which i can work within my...
August 2009
12 posts
Handsome Furs-Live At Oxford Art Factory 29/8
So let us begin with the back story. Handsome Furs are a synth, guitar and beats based duo out of Montreal, Canada. The two members of the band are Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade) on guitar and vocals together with his wife Alexei Perry (a short story writer) running the programmed beats, playing synth and doing some backing vocals. The band are signed to the American indie behemoth Subterranean...
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Radiohead-These Are My Twisted Words (Track...
Radiohead have their own way of doing things. They have become one of the biggest and most celebrated bands in the world both critically and commercially, and yet they have managed to do so without ever seeming to ‘sell-out’.
Rather than sellout, Radiohead have in fact managed to reinvent the wheel in some respects, particularly with regards to sound and the sonic expectations placed...
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David Bazan-Bless This Mess (Track Review)
David Bazan was Pedro the Lion and has been Headphones. Now however, he is just David Bazan and is currently poised to release his first full length under his own name which will be entitled Curse Your Branches. Talk of the album will come later, but i want now to look at the first track released off the record onto Stereogum last week.
Bless This Mess kicks of with synths that immediately...
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HEY! YOU! SAY! CHEESE!
Cross Oceans. Cross Paths. Cross Processed.
I am involved in a photographic project with the writer of this blog:http://heyyousaycheese.blogspot.com. If you head to Sophie’s blog you can read about the development of the idea. These are the relevant blog posts 1. http://heyyousaycheese.blogspot.com/2009/08/hey-you-say-cheese-goes-national-you.html 2....
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Department of Eagles-In Ear Park (LP Review)
I suppose that most people who have taken at least a vague glance at the popular music within the independent scene over the last six months will have heard of Grizzly Bear. There is a lot of good to say about Grizzly Bear and their 2009 release Veckatimist, many people have already said it and i am sure that i will have my own input at some point. I however harbor a love, which is perhaps even...
The Middle East
I first saw The Middle East play in 2005 and was pretty blown away by their intense performance in a tent at a very dusty festival. At that point early in their life they were touting a sound that was intense and post-rock in nature. I’ve been on The Middle East bandwagon since that first show, and had the opportunity to see them play a number of times in those early years at small venues...
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Mad Shapes (RIP)
Adelaide band Mad Shapes (RIP) were one of those sensational pop acts that you hardly get a chance to fall in love with before they have fallen off the face of the earth. The band started and ended their existence as a three-piece. Initially they were named Tiger Stripes and they hit it out with rock-powerhouse Nick Coppin (of the now also defunct Antiskeptic) on the skins. Nick left the band to...
