Music before it happens.
Tourist. ~ Placid Acid
Brighton, UK producer Will Phillips is known for his production work with bands such as HEALTH, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, and Memory Tapes under the name Little Loud. He recently went solo as Tourist., adopting a dreampop-y sound focused on distant, reverbed vocals and slow, repetitive synths. His EP, Placid Acid, is available on the MakeMine Bandcamp page.
Tycho ~ From Home [Mux Mool remix]
Ghostly International artist Tycho’s (Scott Hansen) re-release of his 2004 album Sunrise Projector as Past is Prologue features remixes by a few other electronic artists, including one of my favorites: Brooklyn’s own Mux Mool (Brian Lindgren).
Lindgren takes Hansen’s distant, dreamy sound and adds his own broad, moving psychedelia to create a track that’s otherworldly, trippy, and chills-inducing. It provides the perfect soundtrack to discovering other worlds from the comfort of your own couch.
I’ll be going to see Mux Mool play at Fright Club on October 11, and will hopefully being seeing Tycho at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on the 16th. If you happen to be in the New York area for either of these shows, definitely stop by. I can guarantee they’ll both be wonderful sets.
Zorch ~ Cosmic Gloss
I just moved to New York City a few days ago, just a few blocks away from the recently burglarized DIY venue The Silent Barn. (Link goes to their Kickstarter.) Being an indie geek and a supporter of all things DIY, I decided my first show in the city should be a benefit show for TSB, held at Death by Audio. (Another excellent venue.)
Austin, TX native duo Zorch will be headlining tonight. They’re an experimental group with a penchant for wavy effects and heavy percussion, falling somewhere on the spectrum between dream- and noise-rock. They make heavy use of the interesting Omnichord, a nifty little device manufactured by Suzuki in the 80s. Their sound is brash, trippy, and engaging. I’m excited.
Tycho ~ Coastal Brake
Off of the Ghostly International label comes San Franciscan electronic musician and graphic designer Scott Hansen, better known for his work as Tycho. On this single, Coastal Brake, looped guitars and a steady beat under electronic whines and pops make for a trippy, driven sound that’s perfect for background music for a drive along the coast.
