End of the Month Music Bitchfest - April 2018 | Introducing Purple Rectangle

Over the past decade, I've been stockpiling musical devices. While I'm not overly proficient with any of them, I can get sound to come out. Little by little, I've crafted...stuff. Not really songs, not all of them...sort of between full on songs and sonic textures.

I'm finally ready to release some of the things I've made.

My debut EP, created solely with the Electro-Faustus Drone Thing and a duo of pedals (the Montreal Assembly Count to 5 and MWFX's Judder) is called LULL and is available everywhere digital now.

LULL isn't the first thing I've recorded and not everything I've done sounds like it, but it is the first piece of original music I wanted to release as Purple Rectangle, the title I've chosen for this endeavor.

It's one track with five distinct sections. It's drone and texture and atmosphere.

And there's more coming.

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End of the Month Music Bitchfest - March 2018

Nine Inch Nails
Bottom line: Reznor said the third EP was "too predictable" and now it's coming in early June before NIN's 2018 shows get going. You know you just maxxxing out the Hype, right T Rez? Best not be writing checks yo' ass can't cash, sun.

Beck
EDGAR WRIGHT DIRECTED THE VIDEO FOR "COLORS"!!!! And it is seriously...man...it's the perfect visual counterpart to that track. Also: Alison Brie! For no reason!
Plus, a twilit, discoriffic remix of "Up All Night" was released and it's solid as the late 80's. Here.
Speaking of remixes...man, I thought I'd heard all the Beck remixes. I love me a good Beck remix. I own far too many 12" records containing Beck remixes. So imagine my surprise when I discovered THREE fucking Beck remixes from Odelay that I have NEVER FUCKING HEARD.
IT WAS BIG.
MY SURPRISE.
IT WAS FUCKING MASSIVE.
So I now have those three remixes...and that's all I've got to tell you about that.
...
Oh okay, fine.
In case you want to hear them too, they are:
The FULL "Where It's At" U.N.K.L.E. remix
Mike Simpson's "Groovy Sunday" remix of "Devil's Haircut" (sounds a bit like the Wizeguyz remix of "Sexx Laws")
The Mickey P. remix of "The New Pollution"
Also, homeboy is playing Madison Fucking Square Garden in July and I'm a put my face there. Really, really hope he ups his production game...

St. Vincent
Another pretty solid remix... "Los Ageless" by DJDS tries to defang this scathing little ditty and fails at that, but the stipped down interpetation presents a really nice perspective. HERE.

They Might Be Giants
"Chip the CHiP" is the first Escape Team song that I really dig. I love Linnell's vocal styling and the energy, plus the lyrics are pretty fantastic once you can hear them. Also, "Tick Tick Tick Tick" could be a sequel/rebuttal to "Prepare".
Noticed something...aside from the I Like Fun tracks and "Rowboat Mayor", everything on DAS has been a Linnell.
Hm.
Also, March 26th, 1998 marked my first TMBG concert and the beginning of a very deep fandom nee obsession nee fandom. I wrote a little thing. Might post it.

Eels
Got my hands on The Deconstruction! While it's not the Eels album I wanted to harken the return of E to the land of the living, it's what he wanted/needed to do, and there are some really fantastic cuts on there.
Review is on Soundblab here.
Hopefully, homeboy is touring with a choir this time around.


I also reviewed the first collaboration between Drew McDowall of Coil and Hiro Kone, The Ghost of Georges Bataille. HEEERRE.

Also also allaso reviewing the new Black Moth Super Rainbow record, Panic Blooms. Man, I thought I dug Tobacco...
If listening to Tobacco is like getting punched in the face, listening to BMSR is like making out with a daydream made of sexy tar... I'll post the review when it's up.

Finally, Marilyn Manson released the fourth video from his tremendous Heaven Upside Down, "Tattooed In Reverse", one of the best tracks this motherfucker has released in over a decade. The video is...*sigh*...Marilyn...don't ever change.

WHAT A ROBUST AND JUICY MONTH! PLUMS! PLUUUUUUMS!!!!

P.S. I saw the David Bowie Is exhibit on the 23rd and I might have something to say about that soon...but not now.