Ipso Facto have released the video of their debut single, "Harmonise." Black and white and soaked in airy, indifferent coolness, check it out below:
Ipso Facto - Harmonise
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Harmonise: New Video from Ipso Facto
Sunday, October 14, 2007
"Midnight Surprise" is Genius, Oh Yes . . .
Mellow folk rock. That's one way to describe "Midnight Surprise," the second single from Lightspeed Champion, solo moniker of former Test Icicles member Dev Hynes. But to end the description there would be shortsighted.
While a catchy pop melody is most prominent, Hynes backs it with strings and piano, plays with the arrangement and sneaks in a few abnormal interludes all the while sounding wistfully regretful in his near-perfect folk lyrics. It clocks in at 9:54.
It's more than a song; it's a mood, a story, a time and place of its own. It's an excuse to curl up in a blanket with a latte and, for 10 minutes, immerse one's self in the music and in the emotions it conjures. Truly exquisite.
"Midnight Surprise" is available for purchase on Domino Records beginning tomorrow, Oct. 15th. B-sides include "No Surprise" and "Flesh Failures" ("Let the Sunshine In," of Hair musical fame).
While a catchy pop melody is most prominent, Hynes backs it with strings and piano, plays with the arrangement and sneaks in a few abnormal interludes all the while sounding wistfully regretful in his near-perfect folk lyrics. It clocks in at 9:54.
It's more than a song; it's a mood, a story, a time and place of its own. It's an excuse to curl up in a blanket with a latte and, for 10 minutes, immerse one's self in the music and in the emotions it conjures. Truly exquisite.
"Midnight Surprise" is available for purchase on Domino Records beginning tomorrow, Oct. 15th. B-sides include "No Surprise" and "Flesh Failures" ("Let the Sunshine In," of Hair musical fame).
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Click to buy Midnight Surprise.
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For more on Lightspeed Champion:
Official website/blog
Myspace
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"Midnight Surprise" video:
Monday, October 8, 2007
Need to Know: Dragons of Zynth
I don't know what Zynth is, but these guys are most definitely musical beasts: visceral, evokative, simultaneously melodic and distorted. It's musical alchemy: a clash of Earth and Fire elements at their most potent, and best when played very loud.
To categorize this sound would be futile. The labels thrust on them by magazines: art rock, psychedelic rock, avant-rock . . . all mediocre labeling at best. Here's what you need to know: the heart of the band is two twin brothers, Aku and Akwetey. As Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based and West African-descended brothers, their geographical diversity is nearly as complex as their sound. Post-punk played through a psychedelic lens, jazz funk propelled by shoegaze rock -- whatever you call it, it is tinged with African rhythms and stylings.
Oh yeah, and the brothers also studied theory with legendary jazz-artist Yusef Lateef, incorporating his autophysiopsychic approach to creating music. That would be where the visceral evokations come into play, and it's also likely a source of the band's complex and mutating arrangements.
Dragons of Zynth's debut album, Coronation Thieves, was released on Oct. 2nd. They've a slew of concert dates coming up, and DOZ is notorious for their manic live performances.
Check the tour schedule for more info, and buy the album here.
To categorize this sound would be futile. The labels thrust on them by magazines: art rock, psychedelic rock, avant-rock . . . all mediocre labeling at best. Here's what you need to know: the heart of the band is two twin brothers, Aku and Akwetey. As Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based and West African-descended brothers, their geographical diversity is nearly as complex as their sound. Post-punk played through a psychedelic lens, jazz funk propelled by shoegaze rock -- whatever you call it, it is tinged with African rhythms and stylings.
Oh yeah, and the brothers also studied theory with legendary jazz-artist Yusef Lateef, incorporating his autophysiopsychic approach to creating music. That would be where the visceral evokations come into play, and it's also likely a source of the band's complex and mutating arrangements.
Dragons of Zynth's debut album, Coronation Thieves, was released on Oct. 2nd. They've a slew of concert dates coming up, and DOZ is notorious for their manic live performances.
Check the tour schedule for more info, and buy the album here.
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Sample MP3:
"Breaker"
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Ipso Facto to Release First Ever Single
Ipso Facto, a new garage psych-rock band out of London, has announced that they will release their first single on October 22nd.
The all-female quartet combine stark post-punk guitars and rhythms with quirky 60s psychedelic organs for a sound uniquely their own. Don't let the straight-laced, secretarial dresses fool you. These chicks rock.
The single tracklist includes the A-side "Harmonise," and B-side "Balderdash." Both songs are currently streamable from the band's myspace profile.
"Harmonise" is a truly great song, and likely the safest option as their first single, though I admit to being partial toward "Little Puppet." Here's to hoping that exquisite song is the second single and not just a forgotten GarageBand manipulation.
The single is available only on a limited-edition 7" vinyl format through Disk.Error.Recordings. You can pre-order it here.
The all-female quartet combine stark post-punk guitars and rhythms with quirky 60s psychedelic organs for a sound uniquely their own. Don't let the straight-laced, secretarial dresses fool you. These chicks rock.
The single tracklist includes the A-side "Harmonise," and B-side "Balderdash." Both songs are currently streamable from the band's myspace profile.
"Harmonise" is a truly great song, and likely the safest option as their first single, though I admit to being partial toward "Little Puppet." Here's to hoping that exquisite song is the second single and not just a forgotten GarageBand manipulation.
The single is available only on a limited-edition 7" vinyl format through Disk.Error.Recordings. You can pre-order it here.
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Sample MP3:
Little Puppet
Listen to "Harmonise":
www.myspaced.com/ipsofactomyspace
Buy "Harmonise":
http://www.discerrorrecordings.com/
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