RUBBLEBUCKET ORCHESTRA

I had the pleasure of seeing this phenomenal band on Friday night, and for the fourth or fifth time now, I got my mind blown. What really fucks me up is how every time I see them they are a mIIIILLION times better than the last time I saw them. They have a new album coming out in October, and i think they are poised for success on a big big scale. They've been touring extensively and are really kicking shit into high gear. I fucked up my neck so bad from rocking out so hard. When they play live, it is a primal experience of the most intense kind. Their horn players have a sound so thick and huge that comes down on you like electric sheets of brilliant colors. The rhythm section grooves so hard I found myself slipping into unconctrollable fits of ecstasy. I ask myself, how is it possible that they jam so many styles, vibes, and energies together without the sound getting gimmicky or sloppy or overcooked? I hear fela kuti, i hear radiohead, i hear bjork, i hear talking heads, i hear deerhoof, i hear too many things to even begin to wrap my mind around it. i hear Rock, pop, heavy funk, afro beat, psychedelia, electronica, minimalism, all focused into explosive, creative, well written, mesmerizing songs. Sound like too much? One thing too many going on? Fuck no. Its a new genre and its called Rubblebucket. Wander over there for a few minutes and I guaruntee you will find your time is rewarded with musical joy. Remember the name, because youre going to be seeing it around.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 5 (1830)

This piece is a total trip. It hit the streets in 1830, only 3 years after the death of Beethoven, and it was truly ahead of its time. I'm pretty sure this is one of the first pieces of straight up balls to the wall romanticism ever. It's all about falling insanely in love, going to wild parties, smoking opium, getting fucked up, wierd ass witch orgies, and just being nuts in general. Berlioz rewrote the rule book with this piece and completely blew away conventions about rhythm, harmony, color, blah blah blah. Its off the wall and you should check it out. This performance is by the fucking insane legendary conductor Georg Solti, who was one seriously nuts Hungarian dude. listen listen


Here's a cool video about Solti being crazy. It's full of old people being old too.

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms EP (2009)

Miami Vice throwback fuzzed out psychedelic electro lo-fi pop goodness. I wish I heard 'Deadbeat Summer' sooner because it would have been my summer anthem. 'Should have taken acid with you' is also one of the coolest little pop songs i've heard in a while. This is nothing really too deep but its really fucking cool. jams

HEALTH - Get Color

So I just heard this today and its fucking amazing. It coming out in September on Lovepump United. Its like a Gang Gang Dance-Black Dice jam session at a sacrifice in the jungle. I highly highly recommend this. get ready its heady

Girls - Album (2009)

Yeah, so it seems like some people are totally losing their shit over this new Girls album. I think its pretty cool but I guess I'm still kind of on the fence about it. I like how the sound builds and builds on 'Hellhole Ratrace', 'Big Bad Mean Mother Fucker' seems a little gimmicky to me though. I dunno. There are definitely some interesting sounds going on but some of it sounds cheesy and weak to me, but definitely worth a look see. Check it out for youself.

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us

These guys are fairly new to me, but they have quickly become one of my favorites.Their newest album, Eating Us, is totally kickass and shows the band taking an interesting new direction. It was produced by Dave Friedmann, who incidentally produced The Flaming Lips’ Soft Bulletin, and there are definitely parallels between these two pieces. What struck me right off the bat was how far they have expanded their sonic palate from their past releases. The album is very well produced and has a bit of a sheen to it which is in direct contrast with their earlier sound which was a bit more lo-fi and scuzzed out. Both sounds have their pros and cons but the way this new album sounds to me completely opens up a new level of complexity and color. As for the songs themselves, I think the band is taking more chances than ever, and it comes off very well. The melodies are stranger and full of odd contours, and they have added a prominent string section to several of the tracks. The symphonic aspect of some of these tunes adds a wholly new and intriguing angle on their potent brew of freak-psych-sunshine-dream-noise-pop. It’s like eating a Reese’s cup on Halloween and an hour later wondering if maybe something a little extra had been dripped onto your delicious chocolate treat. It’s sweet. It’s sour. It’s tangy. It’s trippy. It’s fucking awesome.

The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart

This is a brand new discovery for me and holy fuck am I glad I finally got around to checking it out. I think it’s been a while since I’ve heard an album that is so psychy and fuzzed up yet still so full of tasty pop gems. It is so whimsical and exploding with pure joy I don’t know if I can even handle it sometimes. The second track, Pilot Can at the Queer of God, makes me feel like I’m drunk and doing cartwheels on Mars. Coyne’s bizarre lyrics remind me of Beck’s surrealism and Ween’s off the wall humor, and his words are just so fun to listen to like on “She Don’t Use Jelly”. I am especially digging how friendly and familiar all the songs feel, yet there is still definitely this intense undercurrent of sonic experimentation and psychedelic weirdness. I highly recommend this album to anyone who is into great songs, bubblegum melodies, and weird psychedelic noise-freak outs all mashed up together. Similar bands I think would be shit like Mercury Rev, Ween, Pixies, Beck, etc.

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Hello my people, my name is Tristan and this is my lame ass blog. I am a cello student studying music at Ithaca College. I am also a guitarist and a general music fiend. I'm completely new to this blogging shit so it will take me some time to get this really happening. My goal for this site is to post some of my favorite music because you can never have too much of that right right? I am going to try and wade through all the music that has been piling up on my hard drive and bring it right to YO FACE with rapidshare links and probs a short little rant about the album to steer you in the right direction. I plan to be sharing all sorts of music from the new to the old, to the very new and very old, and from all sorts of genres and styles. Who knows, maybe if I can get my shit together I will start posting my own musical creations. Anyways, I hope you dig the blog and just bear with me because there isn't shit to look at right now on here but hopefully the wheels will start rolling soon. See ya