Video Premiere/Q+A: Purple Brain
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
Andre Bumrocks and Jason Evans of Hey Convict! linked up to create a mix as Purple Brain. It’s an hour-long collection of out-there jams from all over the world, united by the incredibly obvious debt each song owes to tripping the fuck out. We’ve listened to this mix probably 50 times in the last couple weeks, and each listen reveals some interstellar groove we hadn’t noticed. To find out more about how this happens, we hit Andre up to talk about it and some other stuff. Buy the mix here, which we strongly recommend you do because, besides being fans of physical media, we are also fans of getting a CD, record and poster for like 12 bucks. For completists, a few of the limited crocheted purple brains are still available in select boutiques. After the jump, read the interview and watch the video for the mix directed by Brian Close featuring some of the music and—what else—purple brains.
- posted in MUSIC INTERVIEWS, MUSIC VIDEO
- tags Purple Brain
Taliesin, “DefinatelyMaybe Mix” MP3
- story Erin Hansen
Halfway through Taliesin’s PDXinDub mixtape, Trina starts up like a well-oiled engine on a bubbling dupstep synth If you see a fly bitch, holler don’t trip, break her off a few dollars, take her on a few trips—a fair glimpse into what Taliesin’s recent party excursion into Serbia must have been like. We’re guessing a dubstep-y sauna in a seedy discotheque? Download below or you can wait for what he terms, “a global gobbledicunk/tropical bass mix” slated to drop later this month.
Download: Taliesin, DefinatelyMaybe Mix
- posted in MP3 / STREAMS
- tags Dutty Artz, Taliesin
Vic D f. Juelz Santana, “Drink It Out The Bottle” MP3
- story Felipe Delerme
Back around the time the movie Crooklyn was released, Spike Lee had an interview where he talked about how though the boroughs of NYC were always easily passable, when he was young, they never really rocked with each other like that. It’s good to see that things have changed as Vic D, better known as Vic Damone, links up with Juelz Santana for something that would fit neatly into one of Uptown’s own get lite sessions. Summer is finally here and with it comes dancing in the streets, which we’ll fully be expecting borough-wide when we hear “Drink It Out The Bottle” coming from somebody’s trunk.
Download: Vic D f. Juelz Santana, “Drink It Out The Bottle”
- posted in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC
- tags hip hop, Juelz Santana, Vic D
Talbot Tagora, “Ichthus Hop” MP3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
One time we hit up Seattle’s Talbot Tagora to find out what their deal was. They responded to our questions in all caps and then informed us that their band wasn’t named after the funny looking car but actually had to do with some cat they knew. “Ichthus Hop” is the first single from their upcoming album Lessons in the Woods or a City. It’s a mess of guitars crashing with off-key vocals floating around on top. It’s not quite a chant, but it’s not really singing either. Its’ fairly impenetrable, but the strong pop structure under all that noise is exposed with a couple listens.
Download: Talbot Tagora, “Ichthus Hop”
- posted in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC
- tags rock, Talbot Tagora
Video: Drake, “Best I Ever Had”
- story Peter Macia
Drake may have just signed with Young Money/Universal, but his first foray into big time solo music videos is with the guy he claims is his guiding spirit and inspiration, Kanye West, who directed this, eh, buoyant clip for the song that is played every 15 minutes on every radio station in America. Watch til the end for top notch innuendo.
- posted in MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO
- tags Drake, hip hop, Kanye West, Young Money
Citay Record Some Songs and Give Them Away
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
When there are seven or more people in a band, as there are in Citay, it eliminates all internal politics because everyone can have a purpose. You don’t need to kick anyone out, you can just be like, “Your job on this album is to play the silent guitar and also oversee the official Citay mic stands or whatever.” Of course, Citay have that many members for practical reasons, including epic guitar solos. The Bay Bridged, where these songs are hosted, is apparently a site that gets bands to come into their studio to record a bunch of live songs and then gives them away on the internet for free.
Download: A bunch of Citay songs
- posted in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC
- tags Citay, rock
Contest: Win Tickets to Lollapalooza 2009
- story THE FADER
If you’re a music fan (and if you’re reading this you probably are) keeping track of all the summer music festivals can be kind of a drag. It takes a lot of brain power to remember who’s reuniting where and what band is playing their classic album in its entirety and would you rather see Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode? It sucks to have to make that kind of decision. While we can’t promise that you won’t run into scheduling mishaps at this year’s Lollapalooza, we can promise you that a million awesome bands are playing there. So many in fact, that some of the type on this flyer is borderline unreadable. Let’s just say that your favorite band is probably playing, and you probably want to go see them. Hit us at contests@thefader.com with your full name and Lollapalooza in the subject to win some tickets.
- posted in CONTESTS, MUSIC
- tags contest, lollapalooza
Video: Rye Rye f. MIA, “Bang”
MIA directed this video for her young youth protegé, Bmore sweetheart Rye Rye, and it looks virtually identical to half the stuff on Brooklyn Cable Access (but with more neon outfits), which is brilliant. Somehow extra lo-fi video FX and scrappy animation (i.e. Major Lazer “Hold the Line” video) seem exactly right for recession times, like with all our circumstantially forced-DIYness and dearth of resources people have foregone pricey HD and dug up the Betacam from a box in their parents’ basement. The budget was clearly spent on Rye Rye’s epic makeup job (props) and handiwipes to erase the sweat from peoples’ brows, most of which went to Rye Rye cause she is the best dancer.
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- posted in MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO
- tags hip hop, Major Lazer, MIA, Rye Rye
Video: Palms, “Monte Alban”
- story THE FADER
Sounding slightly like a contemplative bonus track from Labryinth, with Gregorian monk-like chants filtered through ’80s synth pop and coupled with a monotone recitation of sensual lyrics, Palms’ “Monte Alban” is a surreal listening experience. The video for the single, directed by Brett Milspaw (who also directed spooky videos by Gen F’er Sahra Motalebi), follows in this surrealist vein, with meditative footage harkening back both to grocery store romantic novels and land art. Palms is releasing their EP, Boundary Waters Remixed, on August 18, with versions by Gavin Russom (DFA), Josh Dibb (Animal Collective), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter/Atlas Sound), and Matt Tong (Bloc Party).
- posted in MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO
- tags Palms, Rare Book Room, rock
Jap f. Young Dro + Big Kuntry, “How We Get” MP3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
- photo Lisa Wiltse (FADER 62)
So Many Shrimp nailed it when they said that Young Dro bites Yung LA shamelessly on this song. And why shouldn’t he? Dro is the father of many current rapper’s styles, but LA is Grand Hustle’s style killer, rapping in a helium-voiced uptalk that dominates almost every song he’s on by sheer passive force. He’s not on this one though, so Dro takes a swing at soft sounds over Zaytoven’s ultra-positive bird-chirp synths.
Download: Jap f. Young Dro + Big Kuntry, “How We Get”
- posted in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC
- tags Grand Hustle, Young Dro, Zaytoven
