After laughing pretty heartily to the video that Wordsworthe posted below I needed to feel intelligent again, so props to the homie Boneless for showing us this video. In his words, at 2:50 Panda Bear saves the world…that’s right Noah Lennox is the one we’ve been waiting for. I can’t tell if those shots were actually that intense, or if “Comfy In Nautica” makes everything exponentially more epic.
Panda Bear – A Musician and a Filmmaker
Boneless – Young Thug
cred: alex gross via beautiful decay
Whaaaat thhhheeee…totally did not see this coming. With remixes along the talent of Grouper, Panda Bear and Burial, Phaseone quickly become a producer to keep an ear out for and with the sounds of this mixtape he may have just dropped one of 2009’s best. Finding future anthems in today’s already epic sounds, Phase has this ability to give weed goggles to anything he comes by. Elaborating on complex progressions, building beats in the absence of rhythm and making it not only recommended but absolutely necessary to crank the volume are just a few reasons to fall in love with the dude. Don’t think about downloading this tape, just fucking do it – NOW! It’s killer. Ahhh, I just got to the Radiohead remix.
Phaseone – White Collar Crimes
Animal Collective – Daily Routine (Phaseone Remix)
Panda Bear – I’m Not (Phaseone remix)
Phaseone – Stormin
edit: i just smoked and began relistening. once you get to that to the raekwon x blind man’s colour blend it’s a whole ‘nother planet. and that’s only the third tune…
cred: maxwell hell
I FELT LIKE I WAS ON DRUGS
BUT I WAS NOT ON DRUGS
I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT THE UNIVERSE AFTER IT ALL HAPPENED
[via gal after show]
Panda Bear fans rejoice, Noah Lennox’s set at ATP has been recorded and is currently up for free online distribution courtesy of the good folks at WFMU and Collected Animals. Download here, setlist and news of a new Panda Bear album after the jump!
Panda Bear – I’m Not (Phaseone remix)
Seams‘ video for “Glitch,” stitched together using footage from the public domain archives, seems to accentuate an impending doom due to our industrial reliance on computers. Yeah, we’re no worried about that one either. If you’re diggin’ these sounds, Seams has been ever so kind to let us download Juvenile Rush free on his bandcamp plus stems for the remixing heads out there. About a week ago I said I’d share his remix of Bibio’s “All The Flowers,” so here ya go. Seams would go really well in a live outdoor environment with Phaseone…damn, that’d be an attractive night. Throw some Dntel into that mix and well, I think I better keep the rest of that comment to myself.
Bibio – All The Flowers (Seams remix)
Bibio – All The Flowers
BNS
Panda Bear – I’m Not (Phaseone remix)
J Dilla – Walkinonit (Phaseone remix)
Dntel – Last Songs
““Animal Collective confirmed to get first officially licensed Grateful Dead sample! “Phil Lesh loved the track…”
This was an inevitable confirmation, but now that it’s official we’re just that much closer to receiving an intended version of “Blue Sky.” So ready for this groove.
Animal Collective – What Would I Want Sky? (live) (via GvB)
I’ve been anxiously awaiting Atlas Sound’s Logos for a while now, but after the announcement of a tune with Panda Bear…well that’s just not the kind of news that you can bear waiting for. According to a P4k interview with Bradford Cox, Noah Lennox taught him how to sample:
“I toured for a period in Europe with Animal Collective, whose band dynamic was very inspirational to be around. On the bus, we often played improvised iPod games. We would take turns formulating a theme or unifying concept and then play three songs. The goal would be for everyone to try and figure out the theme. During one of these games, someone played ‘What Am I Going to Do’ by the Dovers. I was amazed at the hook– a weird organ thing with drums and electric bass. I mentioned to Noah [Lennox] that someone should really sample that riff. He agreed and he taught me a little about sampling and matching up beats. This ended up as the collaborative effort ‘Walkabout’. “
Bump it.
Atlas Sound – Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox)
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totally unrelated, harvey danger is dead or i guess you can say they’re “running underground with the moles, diggin’ holes.” Adios Flagpole Sitta. Classic throwback vid after the jump!
Australian filmmaker Sherwin Akbarzadeh has succeeded in creating a “surrealistic technicolor dream” of Coney Island. Shot on Super 8 and featuring an early tune Panda Bear, I’m beginning to wish my dreams took me places like this. If Australians and Panda Bear haven’t got you clicking away already, then a fun fact is that Spike Lee chose this short as the winner in the Mini Masterpiece category during the Babelgum Online Film Festival. Really great work, enjoy the video above via Youtube and visit the piece on Babelgum here.
2009 is shaping up to be a swell year for the entertainment industry. From Mike Tyson and Zach Galifianakis to Pauly Shore and Forest Whitaker, here are a few films that we’re excited to see along with some new music videos from Department of Eagles, Panda Bear and a new live video of Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” featuring Victoria Legrand of Beach House.
With the traditional continuation of chick flicks coming out around Valentine’s Day I thought I’d make a relevant and unique mixtape entitled, “I Love You, Man.” Also with this title at this time I figured we’re bound to collect accidental site hits. Ranging from Matty Pop Chart to Antony and The Johnsons there will definitely be some familiar tunes, but hopefully something new for everyone. Who knows, if this helps someone out this Valentine’s Day then it has done more than intended. Have a good week, and welcome to the new FMLY.
I Love You Man Tracklisting:
10. Unicorn Dream Attack – w34K & sM4ll
09. Matty Pop Chart – Rainy Season
08. Shihan – This Type Love (from HBO’s Def Poetry Jam)
07. Panda Bear – A Lover Once Can No Longer Now Be a Friend
06. Daniel Johnston – True Love Will Find You in the End
05. The Arcade Fire – Crown Of Love
04. Antony and The Johnsons – Fistfull Of Love
03. Of Montreal – Tim I Wish You Were Born A Girl
02. Neutral Milk Hotel – I Love How You Love Me (Phil Spector cover)
01. Paul Baribeau – Things I
I Love You, Man (37MB via Mediafire)
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Noah23 recently gave an album of rarities from this year away via MySpace. Here’s the mediafire link and I highly recommend the download. Noah23 continues to fascinate me, especially with his open admittance of how drugs affect his music and his unusual hippie upbringing [for a Canadian]. His cultural references are spot on and for those who haven’t began listening to his music I suggest you do so.
Upside Down Bluejay Tracklisting:
1. This A Way That A Way (produced by Lord Kufu)
2. Help (produced by Smear)
3. Smoke (produced by En2ak)
4. Sky Father (produced by Leon Murphy)
5. Lentils (produced by Subtitle)
6. Rice Crispy (produced by Mr Soch)
7. Google Plex (produced by Lmnz
8. Ripe Figs Remix feat. Bleubird (produced by Playpad Circus)
9. Poker Without Cards (produced by Madadam)
10. Fulcanelli (produced by DJ Moves
11. Musical Electric Chairs (produced by Unconventional Science)
12. Bad Acid (produced by Madadam) KILLER!!!
13. Emerald Table (produced by K-the-I)
14. Abyss (produced by Dreamcode)
15. Best Bitter (produced by Chuckchee)
16. Anarcho Taoist feat. Livestock (produced by Leon Murphy)
17. House on Wheels feat. Greg Pepper (produced by Madadam & G Pep)
18. Peacock Angel (produced by Madadam)
19. Blue 80 Hut feat. Lord Kufu (produced by Lord Kufu)
20. Ancient Ice (produced by Mr Soch)
21. Sigma Octantis (produced by Savillion)
22. Coming from the Cold feat. Optikz, Sharky & T-Dot (produced by Classified)
23. Aquarius Pharoah ILL Shit Remix (produced by Madadam)
Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Rock Paper Scissors from thecatacombz.com or hold off until the vinyl is released. There are some really sick beats and flows, but I’ve still gotta recommend Quicksand to any fan of modern versatile hip-hop.
Dosh – Don’t Wait For The Needle To Drop
ATP NY (All Tomorrow’s Parties) 2009 have announced their initial lineup of just a few bands, but already I am dying of anxiety. Buy your $235 tickets here.
FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER – DON’T LOOK BACK/COMEDY
DAVID CROSS – CURATING COMEDY
SUICIDE PERFORMING FIRST LP
DIRTY THREE PERFORMING OCEAN SONGS
SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER – CURATED BY ATP
PANDA BEAR
ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
ATLAS SOUND
10. Weezer – The Red Album
9. The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
8. Mars Volta – The Bedlam In Goliath
7. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
6. CSS – Donkey
5. Ghostland Observatory – Robotique Majestique
4. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer
3. Beck – Modern Guilt
2. Cold War Kids – Loyalty to Loyalty
1. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – Cardinology”
[via bv]
Don’t forget to listen to Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie today. After all, it’s Thanksgiving!
And lastly, Jeffrey Lewis has made a history of Rough Trade video that I highly recommend. Check it out!
FMLY isn’t really that Thanksgiving festive, but we certainly enjoy a great homecooked meal. Have a great dinner everyone and if you get something out of it then more power to ya. I’ll be a bit outside of New York City in Warwick romping around in the forest if anyone wants to come join. Don’t forget to RSVP to our event we’ve overwhelmed you with HERE.
Edward Droste, Grizzly Bear:
that’s a no brainer for me! beach house, devotion. I’ve listened to this album since I got it in the fall non stop until now. They rapidly climbed my most played tracks on iTunes to overtake many of my favorite songs. This is the type of music that just grows and ages with each listen in the best way possible. I never tire of it and I’m sure that 10 years down the road I’ll appreciate it as much as I do now.
Bradford Cox, Atlas Sound/Deerhunter:
my album of the year so far would be Animal Collective’s Water Curses EP. I think its really enigmatic. “Cobwebs” might be my favorite thing I’ve heard in the past 5 years. The last song sounds great in your bedroom in the late afternoon with the windows open. The most important band of our generation and I mean that with all sincerity.
Noah Lennox, Panda Bear/Animal Collective:
my favorite album this year (so far) is the erykah badu one called new amerykah: part 1 (4th world war). animal collective was in mississippi in january or so and wed watch a lot of vh1 soul when we werent working on something and for a stretch of a couple of days erykah was always on. sometimes it was a video but one time i saw kind of a performance where she was doing a bunch of new songs and i really liked them and i liked the way she performed them a lot. wed see the honey video all the time and i really liked that and im really psyched that its just an added bonus track on the album. all the songs go together well but theyre also all kind of different. theres something strange that i cant quite put my finger on but all the songs go down easy if you know what i mean. the music feels very personal and real and i like that.
XXXChange, Spank Rock/Fully Fitted:
i dunno if this is super obvious or what but I’ve been super into what i’ve heard of the Lykke Li stuff. the albums not on itunes yet where i get most of my music but i found this one: “I’m Good. I’m Gone” floating around on the internet somewhere. soooooooo good. love the quality of the recording/production too! you can actually hear the room!
also on the subject of girls with cool accents:
http://www.myspace.com/mysoko
her whole thing feels a little twee but her cover of the teenagers “love no” is awesome.
Annie Clark, St. Vincent:
Man Man’s Rabbit Habbits. man, man man own psychosexual dirtdance this album. I love this band…I saw them at coachella and they had b boy painted drums. So cool in my book.
santogold, black lips, jon dahlback, carter 3 (not really), al green – lay it down
Bethany, Pocahaunted:
Vivian Girls, self titled. The songs are so fucking catchy that literally after I listen to them, I am singing them for days. And my dad once told me that you know a song is a hit if it gets stuck in your head. The song “Tell the World” is like the best thing I’ve heard since the Ronettes “I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine.” I think they’re amazing women, making really fun music. and their harmonies, oh god their harmonies.
i guess as far as 2007 goes–”graduate” by kanye west. kind of fucking amazing. i guess you could count this, because literally i JUST heard this album in it’s entirety like a week ago. that song “flashing lights” is fucking perfect. AND “champion” samples Steely Dan, so dude…seriously.
and then–gotta shout out to my favorite man of all time, my dream husband–the boss. I think that “Magic” is what you’d expect from Bruce at this age, but I still loved it. “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” is about to be the anthem of my summer. This album is no “Greetings from Asbury Park,” but it does the trick, and I’m really proud of my man…
Josh Block, White Denim:
I really love the new Spiritualized record a lot, but it hasn’t had enough time to sink in for me to call it my most listened to record this year. With that in mind, The George Jones Box Set “She Thinks I Still Care” that came out in November of 07 (practically 08 for me) has been in heavy rotation in the player right next to Robert Wyatt’s “Comicopera” that came out one month before it. Both records are just my speed.
Evan Mast, RATATAT:
my favorite so far is easily springwater’s self titled. its an early 70s instrumental album made by a guy named phil cordell in his home studio. loads of guitar layers and beautiful melodies. apparently one of the tracks was a top 5 hit in the UK. somebody recommended this to me saying that it sounded like the 70s version of ratatat – and i have to admit, there’s actually a pretty strong resemblance in some ways. its amazing that i’m only discovering this record now.
Jared Van Fleet, Voxtrot/Sparrow House:
there is an album i’ve been listening to a lot this year, but i guess it’s not new for most people… townes van zandt’s our mother the mountain. for me, van zandt’s songs, performances, and production all reach their apex at the same time with this record. the result is a sound that is at once dark and hopeful, orchestrated and minimal, bitter and sweet. of the lesser-known tracks, check out “second lover’s song”. also, thanks to whoever accidentally left this in my car a few months ago.
Pablo Díaz-Reixa, El Guincho:
my favorite album so far from 2008 is Escuela de Zebras by Joe Crepúsculo. It is a guy from Barcelona who writes amazing lyrics and sings in a very particular way over really good backing tracks made of synths, keyboards, rythm machines and sometimes, guitars. It’s brilliant. From old stuff I’ve been enjoying Totó La Momposina a lot, the first 2 MC Solaar records and listening back again and again to Cinema Transcendental by Caetano Veloso. I saw Animal Collective play last weekend at Primavera Sound and their new songs are SO GOOD. They sounded so perfect and how they sync the lights with the sound, the best. Not also the new songs, but the way they played old stuff that was really clever and inspiring too. The Dirty Projectors were really good too. Beautiful guitar sounds. Also I’ve been listening a lot to a Mad Decent cumbia podcast, some pretty awesome tunes in it. And The Ruby Suns record too, can’t wait to see them play live cause I missed them at SXSW. I don’t know, that is all I can remember from last weeks.
As I stated in the beginning of this post, you can head over to Gorilla vs Bear to read more from Bodies of Water and Love Is All as well as download MP3’s that the artists have mentioned.
