Disorganized thoughts about music and science and film and philosophy and literature and…
Artist: Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Title: Thou Shalt Always Kill
Date: February 2, 2008
While the massive linkage of the internet can be a huge time-suck, it also has its benefits. For example, a comment thread on this article from proggit led me to today’s song of the day. Featuring an awesome videogame-y backing track and […]
Artist: Land of Talk
Title: Sea Foam
Date: April 25, 2007
Ever since that Menomena concert where I first saw Land of Talk perform, I’ve been hopelessly addicted to this song, listening to it on repeat for days on end. The song has a slow start, but it ramps up well. The chorus has some of the same […]
Artist: Blood Sisters
Title: Ring My Bell
Date: May 5, 2005
As anyone who’s met me for more than 10 minutes knows, I’m a huge fan of the Grand Theft Auto series of games. There are many reasons for this, but I think the primary one is that this is a game that is both fun and Fun. […]
Artist: Jeff Danna
Title: The Blood of Cuchulainn (Boondock Saints Theme)
Date: May 4, 2005
Boondock Saints is one of those movies that it seems no one’s heard of except those who’ve seen it–and they can’t stop raving about it. And it’s with good reason, because the movie is a shining example of an action movie with the […]
Artist: Aphex Twin/Gentle People
Title: Journey (Aphex Twin Care Mix)
Date: May 3, 2005
Continuing on the Axe vein, another awesome commercial features music by The Legend himself, Aphex Twin. While I could rave for hours on end about this guy (and I have, to some unfortunate people), I feel that I should let some of his […]
Artist: Control Machete
Title: Si Senor
Date: May 2, 2005
Axe has some of the best commercials, evar. This song is featured on one of their newer commercials, but I first heard it used on the soundtrack for the amazing Amores Perros (which some may recognize due to director Alejandro Inarritu’s second (and equally good movie, 21 Grams). […]
Artist: The Walkmen
Title: Wake Up
Date: May 1, 2005
What’s the big deal about higher fidelity recordings anyways? Some of the best recordings I have are in bad quality (some due to technical limitations of the time, and some on purpose). The sound of The Walkmen is not actually old-timey per se, but something about the recording […]
Artist: Mars Volta
Title: Interiatic ESP
Date: April 25, 2005
I fell asleep in the Music Listening Room today, and I was awakened by this turbocharged piece of rock. And I was not pissed; I was pleased. Fucking excited is a better way to describe it, as the incredibly addictive drums proved to me over the course of […]
Artist: Hooverphonic
Title: Battersea
Date: March 25, 2005
This is the opening track to this Belgian group’s second album, but it reminds me for some reason of Orbital’s opening track to their first album (”Belfast”), and so I always think this was Hooverphonic’s first track evar. Although categorized as “Trip-Hop”, Hooverphonic falls more on “hop” side of the […]
Artist: Juno Reactor
Title: Fallen Angel
Date: March 24, 2005
Juno Reactor is a band that everyone’s heard but no one’s heard of. Their music has been used in many action movies, including most famously in the Matrix series. They do trance music that’s usually a cut or two above the drab and droll oh-shit-my-e-is-working! shit that comes […]
Artist: Dreadzone
Title: A Dream Within A Dream
Date: March 23, 2005
Although I’ve heard terrible things about it, I’ve never actually seen The Saint. However, for some unknown reason, I’ve listened to the album numerous times and it’s really grown on me. In particular, this chill track is cool for its peculiar sort of aimlessness: the song […]
Artist: Autechre
Title: Flutter
Date: March 21, 2005
This gem of a piece stands apart from most Autechre pieces because it has a really catchy tune (that’s not meant as a dig into their music; on the contrary, it’s a high compliment in this age of easy-consumption pop-music). But perhaps I should just be honest and say that […]
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Title: Blue Rondo A La Turk
Date: March 20, 2005
It is perhaps ironic that I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck’s music through a cover of his most famous “Take Five” track performed by Tito Puente–a cover which takes the piece (written in 5/4 time, giving the double entendre to its title) and plays […]
Artist: Terence Blanchard
Title: 25th Hour Finale
Date: March 19, 2005
Spike Lee’s movies are well known for being political in nature, and if there’s one thing his films can boast, it is a strong confrontation of the socio-political issues of the present. While other films released in the wake of September 11th hurriedly chopped out any […]
Artist: Nas
Title: Got Ur Self A…
Date: March 18, 2005
One of the all-time best rappers (along with 2Pac), Nas has proved himself again and again to have some of the illest, most socially conscious, and best narrative lyrics ever written. Although every album he releases is inevitably followed by the critics saying “Nas sold out…this is […]