Tagged: Woodsist

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White Fence, “Swagger Vets and Double Moon” MP3

At what point did hanging in the basement get glamorous? Maybe just right now, because White Fence’s “Swagger Vets and Double Moon” sounds like basement psych. The kind made by dudes that have only a … read more »

POSTED February 7, 2012 4:45PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (6) TAGS: , , ,
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The Polyps, “III” MP3

Jeremy Earl of Woods and his label Woodsist have carved out a great niche with his new imprint Hello Sunshine. Thus far, each release has been simultaneously disorienting, damaged and languidly beautiful. The Polyps’ Ants … read more »

POSTED November 9, 2011 5:00PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (6) TAGS: , , ,
Herbcraft Ashram to the Stars

The Dark and Sacred Music of Herbcraft

There’s drug music and then there’s drug music. One of them is a transcendent thing with incense and the waning and waxing of the moon and candles, and the other is some dude smoking a … read more »

POSTED May 10, 2011 2:30PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , , ,
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The Tripwire: Woods, Tennis and Being Nostalgic For That Which You’ve Never Experienced

Aside from feeling like their music lives a layer or two below the surface much of the time, Tennis and Woods seem like they reside in positively different landscapes. Both, however, happened to release something … read more »

POSTED April 11, 2011 6:16PM IN THE TRIPWIRE Comments (1) TAGS: , , ,
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Premiere: Purling Hiss, “Don’t Even Try It” MP3

Growing up, we discovered a lot of music through our parents’ tape collection because, for whatever reason, they decided to get rid of their records and also their record players. Thanks guys! In our teenage … read more »

POSTED September 24, 2010 12:00PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , ,
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Herbcraft, “Road to Agartha” MP3

Meandering in the best possible way, Herbcraft‘s “Road to Agartha” sounds like it bloomed fully formed from a thick wall of weed smoke. The band is from Portland but sounds a lot like they’ve been … read more »

POSTED June 28, 2010 12:15PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , , , ,

Video Premiere: Moon Duo, “Killing Time”

Heavy vibes all around for this video from Moon Duo‘s Sacred Bones EP of the same name. Shot in ridiculously high detail (you can see dude’s wrinkles’ wrinkles) by Jacqueline Castel—who also directed this and … read more »

POSTED March 11, 2010 11:40AM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: , , , , ,

Premiere: White Fence, “The Love Between” MP3

As far as we’re concerned White Fence are a ragtag band of dudes trying to get big on the Sunset Strip but never quite make it past playing in parking lots (actually it’s Tim Presley … read more »

POSTED February 25, 2010 10:18AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (3) TAGS: , ,

Premiere: The Fresh And Onlys, “Invisible Forces” MP3

At the recent Woodsist/Captured Tracks festival in Bushwick, San Francisco’s The Fresh And Onlys stood out both onstage and off, looking like a nomadic weed tribe with dark secrets and sounding like wild evangelicals with … read more »

POSTED July 23, 2009 3:30PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , ,

FADER TV: A Gang of Videos from the Woodsist/Captured Tracks Festival

New York labels Woodsist and Captured Tracks release so many songs you could listen exclusively to them for a week and A) not repeat any song once and  B) be pretty happy about the whole … read more »

POSTED July 7, 2009 5:05PM IN LIVE TAGS: , , , , , , ,