DO NOT ADJUST YOUR MIND; THIS IS THE REAL GOBBLE GOBBLE
New Pictures: Gobble Gobble
Reblog From - smokedontsmoke:
Click the photo and go check the awesome photo shoot the GBLS did with Canada’s Rico Moran.
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Daily Doses: Baths “Nordic Laurel” From The Heart Music Group Sampler <3 (2010)
Will Wiesenfeld, otherwise known as the man behind Los Angeles’ Baths, is a musical chef.
Everyone I know that’s seem him live has talked about how he stands up there, mixing and mastering ingredients until he’s perfected the base, then adding in vocals as needed. A knob twist here, a subtly added key loop there, all towards the end of blending his ingredients, making sure they complement each other, and bring out the best in each other. All the parts blending together to create the perfect whole.
“Nordic Laurel” is a great track for highlighting how he does this. You can easily hear the build Wiesenfeld creates as each instrument is introduced one at a time, tested, and blended to perfection. This is repeated over and over until the bed of sound is perfect, and the lyrics drift in, giving context to the track beneath, Quickly taking you beyond just how it was created, and letting you know why it was created. Filling it with the words it was built to communicate.
This track is just one of the highlights offered on a Heart Music Group Sampler that includes stunning songs by other blog favorites Gobble Gobble, and Teen Daze along with possibly my favorite Blackbird Blackbird song yet.
Get on it!
Also if you’re in Los Angeles, don’t miss your chance to see all of the artists on this release together at the same time on Tuesday at the Heart Music Group Showcase. Details on the page linked below.
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Daily Doses: Gobble Gobble “Boring Horror” From Secret 7”/Au Revoir, La Cote. (New Mixtape From The Road Goes Ever On)
Gobble Gobble AKA Cecil Frena AKA “The Mad Man Of DIY” just dropped this new track and sent it over my way.
What’s amazing to me is that the sheer amount of things happening in Gobble Gobble’s recent songs might distract from the fact that, at his root, Frena is an incredible pop song writer. All his songs are constantly on point in structure and build up, which, combined with having one of the strongest vocal presences and instrumental ability of any of the artists on the D.I.Y scene, make him a force to be reckoned with.
“Boring Horror” Continues to build upon his own, personal, extremely special brand of randomity that he’s been nailing over his last few single releases, it also continues his trend of blowing my mind more and more with each new release.
In other great Gobble Gobble news, his first tape release Neon Graveyard on Bart Records is long out of print, but will be making it’s vinyl debut on Royal Rhino Flying this summer (they are also currently offering a free download of it)! It’s a great chance to see the roots of Gobble Gobble, and really dig how much he’s continued to cultivate his own special sound. So keep your eye out for that!
Download Boring Horror on The Road Goes Ever On’s new Compilation
——>Click The Picture to Download Individual Tracks<—— Track Listing And Full Mixtape Stream Below
About a month ago I decided to try a little project. I contacted some of my favorite blogs and artists and asked them if they would submit a song for a mixtape. If they opted in, there were two rules:
1. It had to be their favorite song of the past few months.
2. I had to be able to make it available for download.
The response from everyone was both immediate and enthusiastic and as the submissions came in, I can honestly say even the high expectations I had were blown away. I’ve been listening to it on repeat for about a week and am still stunned by it’s quality and cohesiveness. It’s become the soundtrack to my summer.
A little aside on the artists and bloggers who contributed to this:
Each one of these people spends time and effort to make sure that everything they put out is of the highest caliber, never compromising in their goal to be the best at what they do.
For the bloggers this means they don’t just throw mp3 after mp3 at you in the hopes that one hits, but treat each post with the dignity that the artists they are representing deserve. They sacrifice their time to ensure that they bring the very best that they can find everyday, with little to no reward other than knowing they are bringing attention to artists that they love. I would recommend you check everyone of them out, as I do daily.
As for the artists, they barely rest, are constantly driven, and hustling to be the best at what they do. In my opinion, they are succeeding admirably in that goal. Please visit their website/bandcamp and take full advantage of the music they have to offer!
So there’s that.
This was so much fun, and the result is just so good. I plan to make this a seasonal event, which probably excites me even more than you, as getting my favorite bloggers to make me a mixtape that I can blast for each upcoming season is so invigorating that I don’t particularly care whether anyone else in the world downloads it or not.
I’d also like to add a very special thanks to Mack Slevin of Flashing Red Lights who created the artwork, Adam of Incubator(US) for allowing me to premiere the first song off his upcoming record, Teen Daze for allowing me to include “Driving Home From The Beach (The Feeling Of)”, and my beautiful, intelligent, ever-patient editor Lori (because in the end, all mixtapes should be made with a object of one’s desire in mind).
So please, enjoy, and spread around these tracks however you’d like. If you repost them, I’d appreciate it if you take they time to point out the blog or artist that submitted them.
Now, I am proud to present:
We Get By… With A Little Help
Volume 1
Summer 2010
We Get By With A Little Help Volume 1 by Dead As Digital And Friends
1. Houses “Endless Spring” Selected By Teen Daze
I first heard this track on a mix that my friend Dave, over at Stadiums and Shrines, made called “Random Rainbow Vol. 2”. I was honored to have one of my tracks featured, considering how much amazing music I was surrounded by. This mix exposed me to Baths, Blue Hawaii, Neon Canyon, Foxes in Fiction and one of my new favourites, Houses. “Endless Spring” had me completely hooked; the production quality had the exact vibe that I’ve been trying to get with my Teen Daze stuff. A hazy, sun-drenched feel, with nothing but good vibes.
2. Pao Pao (Feat. Prizes) “Liberia” Selected By The Road Goes Ever On
From the newly established Double Denim Records comes a brilliant split between Blackbird Blackbird and Paopao. Among the tracks on the record is Paopao’s “Liberia,” a lush gem with the voice of Hari Ashurst of Prizes gently layered on top of the pulsating, airy synths below. Pre-order the 7” from Double Denim here.
3. Coma Cinema “Only” Selected By Dylan Of Kumon Plaza
Mat Cothran is a genius. He’s a great friend, a great musician, a great label owner, and he really deserves the best.
It was difficult for me to choose a song for this mixtape, but I knew right from the start it had to be a track off the recently released Coma Cinema album, “Stoned Alone”. I’ve had this album on repeat lately, and I highly recommend everyone out there give it a chance. It leaves me deep in thought and I feel as though I can really connect with Mat through his minimalistic style, and emotional lyrics.
“Only” is one of the tracks off the album that has really stuck with me. After a long day, I always find myself coming back to this perfect track, and it seems to fit my mood perfectly every time.
~ Dylan Of Kumon Plaza
4. Pandit “Artichoke” Selected By Life Aquatic
Pandit gifts the world with this smooth tropical wonder. Consisting of oft incomprehensible vocals that seem to reverberate everywhere accompanied by a multitude delayed guitar samples and a drum beat that sounds slightly out of place but gives the track a driving momentum.
5. Indian Jewelry “Excessive Moonlight” Selected By Adam Of Incubator(US)/Rraaiillss
If you’re currently shopping for a band to soundtrack your next vision quest - let me turn you onto Indian Jewelry. My pick for this mix is “Excessive Moonlight” from their latest release entitled “Totaled”. This is the song I’d want to play on repeat if ever I found myself wandering through the Mojave at night.
~ Adam Of Rraaiillss/Incubator(US)
6. Nightlands “Suzerin (A Letter To The Judge)” Selected By Head Underwater
I wish I could say this was my original find but it is not. My blog-bru Mark of yvynyl, was given this album from his friend, a Philly resident and journeyman bassist Dave Hartley. Nightlands is a solo project of Dave’s.
Upon the first 30 seconds of listening I thought of Kurt Vile/Panda Bear, then when the powerful self-harmonizing vocals came in CSNY came to mind. At this point the goosebumps have started covering my body. This is one of the more liberating things I’ve listened to in a long time. I am so stoked on this album. I really can’t recommend listening to this song enough. If you’re hooked I suggest even more that you listen and buy his entire album over on bandcamp, http://nightlands.bandcamp.com/. He’s asking for $5 for it but I gladly paid $10 for this amazing album. It has easily perched its self into my list of top albums of this year.
7. Lord Huron “The Problem With Your Daughter” Selected By Rollo And Grady
Lord Huron = Fleet Foxes with a pulse.
8. Keep Shelly In Athens “Cremona Memories” Selected By Boy Attractions
Beaches, warm weather, summer sunsets: these are all things I think of when listening to Keep Shelly in Athens. They’re an up-and-coming band from Athens, Greece, and for fans of jj, Air France, or practically any act on Sincerely Yours, this is right up your alley. Put this on your iPod and blast it full volume while driving: it’s magical.
9. Incubator(US) “Blanket Fort” Selected By Dead As Digital
I twist deeper into my sleeping bag, and reach to turn on my flashlight. As it sputters and shines, I catch the light and turn it to shine through some old slides I found in the attic, projecting the images onto the blanket ceiling. My eyes slowly drift shut, but I drag them back open, determined to have the picture projected above as the last thing I see. A picture of a kid on a bicycle, with a smile lighting his face.
In my dreams, I want that kid to be me.
I rest my hand against my couch cushion walls, and feel their safety pulse through my body, and fall asleep with this picture in my mind, and this song in my ears. Reviving flat lining memories by beauty alone.
This is the first track of Incubator’s upcoming record, and after hearing this, I remain convinced it will be one of my top releases of the year.
Stunning.
10. Everybody Yay “Knowing” Selected By Katie Pierce
The sounds these two young guys from Richmond, VA create seriously blow my mind. A mixture of Animal Collective and Yeasayer, a little pot, a little acid. I cannot give these guys enough kudos for their efforts.
~ Katie Pierce (Of Jack In The Pocket, And Heavy Percussion)
11. Gobble Gobble “Cat Eggs” Selected By Smoke Don’t Smoke
Cat Eggs is abrupt, glitchy, and honestly and “demonic” as Cecil Frena puts it. Seems a lot of bands are getting better and better with time, and GOBBLE GOBBLE is no exception. Cecil comes from a line of hardcore bands, and this track displays that and the romantic “get to know you” feel that his album Neon Graves has. This song instantly connected with me I think because the artist is accessible, and more importantly has decided to make music within community. The ultimate gift.
12. Weed “Quilt” Selected By Stadiums And Shrines
“Quilt” hit me faster than anything has in a long time. The song is a classic build-up and blow-up, but the rare kind that goes for it all in one fit, and somehow comes out alive. I can’t stop reliving these fives minutes, feeling a tower of fuzz hopelessly collapse. It’s a missed train flying by your fuck-it moment of acceptance, a montage of family vacations on fast forward, a sprint from the cops – high on fear and smirking adrenaline. Simply evoking, and addicting.
13. Teen Daze “Driving Home From The Beach (The Feeling Of) Selected By Mikey of Blackbird Blackbird
Perfect for any time, night or day, teen daze continues to provide us hungry listeners with another relaxing, dreamy, and sunny pop gem.
~ Mikey Of Blackbird Blackbird
From All Of Us, With Love, To You.
Fin.
