This mixtape was created for you by the phenomenally talented musician, Colin Blanton, aka Obsolete Ganster / Awkward Silence / Ant'lrd ... and I cannot describe to you just how refreshingly brilliant this mix is ... I absolutely love being introduced to new bands and sounds (one of the biggest thrills associated with the making of and receiving mixtapes) and I have to say that this is one of the best ones to ever hit the Psychic Tuesday airwaves! For real!
Here is Colin himself (btw, he just moved from Birmingham to Chicago) to tell you a bit more :
"This mix is comprised of everything that I've been listening to and exploring over the past year or so. A lot of these artists have been extremely inspiring and influential to me, and I really want to share this stuff with other folks. Enjoy!"
1. The sound of a handshake-Clouddead
2. Verfremdungseffekt-Dymaxion
3.Sea Bed Meditation- Jurgen Muller
4. Yukoma-Saroos
5. In the light of time-Flying Saucer Attack
6. Alien Observer- Grouper
7. _Vid_R-Jar Moff
8. Hands on the Rail- Implodes
9. Stained Glass Body- Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
10. Track 7- Odd Nosdam
11. I Can't Stand- Zola Jesus
12. Pure Ecstacy- Speculator
13. Yesterday- Ras G
14. In the Absence of Gravity Please Note the Position of the Sun- Koen Holtkamp
and here it be, in all it's shining glory, the incredible TIMESPIDER mix!!!
(You can download the mix HERE.)
I asked Colin to gather up some videos he's been into lately, so here he is again to tell you about the ones he picked out ... Take it away, dude! =
-This is one of the best live hip hop performances that I've ever seen. I wish i was aware of them when they were still around, but at least I can look at the videos. Clouddead to me is a group that is often overlooked and not really acknowledged in the hip hop world, but their records have had a huge impact on my musical development, and I'm eternally grateful that this music exists.
-Grouper is an odd bird, but her music is soooooooo beautiful. It's perfect for overcast days, and wintertime. The thing I love about her music is that it's not really happy but it's not melancholy either, It's pretty open to interpretation depending on how you're feeling. Laugh and cry your eyes in the course of one song.
-Delofi is a cleveland based producer who i just found out about a few months ago, and I instantly fell in love. This video fits his musical aesthetic perfectly. If you like this he has a free tape that you can download on the Leaving Records Website .
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Yes! All of the hard work I did for this past weekend's Art Walk paid off!
It went really well and I had a ton of fun!
Here are a few photos from the festival =
Reunited! Peter and I with our good friend Chris Wilkinson ...
We hadn't seen Chris since 6th grade!!! =
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VIDEOTIME IS HERE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st up, I really love this one from Raleigh Moncrief =
A shoegaze classic from Slowdive =
This new one from Black Lips is chock full of blood, sweat and spew, which is quite a combo! =
Coral Morphologic created this subtly surreal video piece... the accompanying "sound design" is by Animal Collective's Geologist =
Wow! A crrraaazzy new Battles video ... and Gary Numan is in it!!! =
Tom Bonner posted this nutty little ditty he made called "robot by a river" ... Thanks, Tom! =
Something rather disturbing brought to you by Ford & Lopatin =
A "new" one from Ariel Pink ... somehow, it's a tribute to 9/11 =
Yes! New Julian Lynch goodness is out soon! This time it's the soundtrack he did to an animated film by Amy Ruhl called "How Mata Hari Lost Her Head and Found Her Body" ... here's the trailer =
Eric McGinty introduced me (cheers!) to the work of this video artist known as readymade777 ... her channel is RIGHT HERE and here is an example of her work =
I love that this next (and great) one is by local (Birmingham) film makers (Jason LaRay Keener & J. Ledbetter) ... wow ... Check out more of their movies HERE. =
Speaking of local directors ... incredibly, this new movie by 23-year-old Birmingham director not only has a few celebrities in it, it's been screened at the Patton Creek Rave Theatre! Be sure and watch the end of this video to see how you can help Kenton get "Missing Pieces" screened all over the place =
Dessert!
Ryan sent me a hot fresh (and CRAZY) video by artist, Ryan Trecatin ... my god! hahaha =
And finally, Pascal Balthrop sent me this grrrrreat animated piece by Gotye ... love it! Thanks, P! =
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