I just got this one in the mail from the mysterious Philip Seymour Hoffman and it really couldn’t have come at a more exciting time. By now I’m sure that most of you have picked up Dan Deacon’s Bromst and have probably either worn the vinyl out, scratched the CD from bringing it car to car or have burnt out your computer from too many repeated plays. Needless to say, the album is inspiring, captivating from start to finish and a beautiful display of what happens when you get together with your FRNDS. Wham City, FMLY has always been full of huge appreciators and we always will be.
Back to PSH, this anonymous character sent over an arrangement of four parts from three Dan Deacon tracks off of Bromst with added keyboards and vocals. The outcome isn’t necessarily a rework as we saw with PSH’s take on Meals for Children’s “Geebot,” but a new perspective on a fresh album that is worth checking out.
Philip Seymour Hoffman – B (up)
Bromst Sections
0:00 – “Snookered”
1:04 – “Of The Mountains” & “Snookered”
1:25 – “Red F”
Bonus
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Gee, bot? (reimagining Meals For Children)
Meals for Children – Geebot (live on FMLY Radio)
[my roommate and i are in this picture - via matt kiser at spin - if you find both of us i'll give you some vinyl]Last night was a milestone in
Dan Deacon history, not only did he play with a “15 piece ensemble” – I counted 7 or 8 – but he also played on a stage. Although to be clear his stage presence was minimal; yes, his setup was on the stage but Deacon himself remained on the ground unless he needed to adjust a sound coming from up top. With help from his close friends of So Percussion, Ponytail, Videohippos, Adventure, Future Islands, Ecstatic Sunshine and more, the ensemble put together one hell of a performance but I would strongly argue that although a very awesome place to have this show, the Brooklyn Masonic Temple was an awful place to unveil
Bromst. Why? Well there’s no sound-system and just putting a couple of speakers in the room is not going to change that nor rid the auditorium of its echo. Deacon may have played for an hour, but I’m still not any closer to knowing what
Bromst is. From what I did hear, it sounds like his earlier release of
Ultimate Reality which I’m down with. This marks the eighth time that I’ve seen Dan Deacon and the very first time that he has not played “Silence Like The Wind Overtakes Me,” I don’t know if I’m comfortable with this Deacon staple not being included and with the word out that there is a recorded version I’m just left confused as to why this wasn’t the big finale. However, I must say that the audience certainly comes prepared for the mash of fans and everyone works together to keep everyone safe, it’s a beautiful thing, Dan Deacon is a beautiful man and musician and although I couldn’t tell “The Crystal Cat” apart from “Stairway to Heaven” – which he kinda played – I can’t wait to have the beautiful
Bromst in my hands. Dan Deacon was magical as always, even without his story telling and classic Dan moves – hopefully I just caught the opening night jitters and issues that are always bound to happen. I think doubledee’s lonely days of touring are over. See you next time you’re in town acorn master.
