A vintage mix from the future.

I finally picked up Trentemøller’s Late Night Tales album. I’ve followed various LNT releases over the years and this one is really amazing. It’s truly eclectic in the finest way. Trentemøller is generally known for his electronic surf grunge, but in this mix he gives doses of indie ballads from artists like M. Ward, The Black Angels, and Thee Oh Sees, and then places them beside classics from Velvet Underground, Jacqueline Taieb, and Nick Cave. Don’t worry, he’s also included some chest thumping beats from Chimes & Bells and his own Trentemøller collection.

Of course I brought samples:

I picked up Other Lives’ previous album over a year ago and I thought it was pretty good, but when my buddy Jenn gifted me their newest release, I discovered a band more composed, with more variety, and a deeper sound. I’ve yet to go a day without turning a few tunes off Tamer Animals since.

Here are the first 3 songs of the album. Enjoy.

1.Dark Horse

2. As I Lay My Head Down

3. For 12

I haven’t had as much Vimeo time as I should lately, but after a few moments of catching up, I stumbled upon MGdM | Marc Gómez del Moral‘s “Bombay” video for El Guincho, and It’s quite impressive. No, not the massive amount of tatas in it, but the homage it pays (whether they knew to or not) to surrealist filmmakers like Luis Buñuel, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Jean-Luc Godard circa 1960′s-70′s. The video exploits a theme of high-class people experimenting with lower-class sexuality and strange fantasies involving repressed violence. It’s so odd that it just becomes a chaotic mess of socio-political angst among youth in a revolutionary environment. Or at least that’s how I used to write about it in film school.  Either way, it presents a different type of disturbance for the mind to play with. The 16mm and washed color grading is also very fun  and I love it when old things find their way into new avenues.

Watch this video, then take a look at some of the classics from the aforementioned gentlemen:

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel, 1972

The Holy Mountain – Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973

Week End – Jean-Luc Godard, 1967

I’m starting to get pretty busy in the music video genre! My frequent collaborating director, Andrew Van Baal, has this wonderful Little Richard cover band (perfectly titled, Big Dick) and he approached me to DP this awesome video back in December. It was a blast, and we shot it quick and dirty for your pleasure.

The follow up LP to Paranoid Cocoon. Just like rolling in the old time waves of yesteryears. Out today.

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This video is out of control!

NYSUFilms did a number for the band Glez.

I found myself frying away while watching this amazing dive into unbelievable pixel resolutions and flawless editing.

Me likey.

I think it’s almost time for this man to give us a physical piece of his noise to play at home.

I love seeing Crooked Cowboy live, but I need some at home too.

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This is one of the most brilliant, yet disturbing music videos I’ve seen in a long time.

That’s what makes it awesome.

Many thanks to the ever so clever Patrick Strange of Strange Last Name for originally posting this.

Please visit Patrick’s site for some amazing information on the Danish music scene and many more great audible tidbits.

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I have missed Do Make Say Think every time they have come to a city near me.

After almost a decade after having first discovered the band that I consider to be one of my greatest musical/cinematic influences,

I think I will finally get to see them perform live.

-Rejoice-

So…she sure is weird (thanks to Beck), but I’m glad she’s back and doing things again.

Official video of the new Charlotte Gainsbourg’s single, in duo with Beck.
Directed by Keith Schofield.

«Heaven Can Wait» single available now on iTunes :
US : bit.ly/6eaBuP

IRM album pre-order on iTunes :
US – Deluxe (iTunes LP) : bit.ly/8nSLlI
US – Standard : bit.ly/8fAP8u

So creepy. So dram. So…good?

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The two-piece folk/afro/country-blues union of Meric Long and Logan Kroeger have returned with their third full-length album, Time to Die. The Dodo’s are based in San Francisco, where indie rock, post-punk and folk are progressively becoming more dominant. But, what makes The Dodos stand out is how hard it is to pin them into one genre. With extensive classic training and modern appeal, the duo seems to blossom with bigger sounds as each album releases. Time to Die is more polished than the older two albums, but it still says, “Dodos”. There aren’t as many grand blood-rush solos or spinning rabbit holes of intense drumming found in the new work, but Meric’s voice is still quite blissful and very to-the-point.

Here’s “Fables” from Time to Die