Posts Tagged ‘Portland’

TYPHOON – ” Caesar / Reed Road ” Live at the Crystal Ballroom

Posted: November 24, 2015 in MUSIC
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Kyle Morton uses Typhoon’s joyful, clamoring, folk-orchestral sound as a Trojan horse for a powerful rumination on life, death and lost childhood.”

Download Live At The Crystal Ballroom, recorded live in Portland, Oregon and featuring 14 songs from the orchestral indie band. The Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon–was about as high a pinnacle to which one could aspire. Our parents used to drive us up from Salem to see bands like Built to Spill and the Get Up Kids, events which, in the mind of a fourteen year-old boy, were enough to sanctify the venue as a sort of holy place

Today, the fact that the band Typhoon has actually played at the Crystal Ballroom does not reconcile easily with my early associations. That the stage there has been graced by so many of my musical idols seems to preclude the notion of my ever setting foot on it.

But then life is strange. I am over the moon to present you with Typhoon: Live at the Crystal Ballroom. Please forgive the minor muck-ups of the performance–to say we were all a little overwhelmed by the evening would not be an overstatement.

RARE MONK – ” California “

Posted: November 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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Rare Monk have a new self-titled EP expected November 20th via B3SCI Records, Produced By: Tom McFall
Recorded at: Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon. 

Rare Monk is born from the grit of jam sessions, proof that the modern day rock band who creates together, stays together. In 2015, the Portland-based Rare Monk will release their apocalyptic-tinged self-titled EP, produced by Tom McFall (Weezer, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, R.E.M.).

The follow-up to 2014’s widely lauded 7-inch “Splice/Sleep Attack,” the Rare Monk EP is the next progression in the Northwest quintet’s unique sound. Pairing forward-thinking arrangements and visceral, soulful instrumentation with a strong sense of effective pop songwriting (the band counts acts as diverse as Phoenix and Sonic Youth as key influences), the four tracks are a powerful statement of intent.

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Rare Monk traces its origins to the act’s college years, where they where the go-to band for impromptu drunkin’ dorm gigs and psychedelic jam-outs. In 2012, the band teamed up with producer Skyler Norwood (Horse Feathers, Blind Pilot) for their self-released “Death By Proxy” EP, and between then and now have been regular touring fixtures in the UK and on America’s West Coast as they honed their thunderous and affecting live show. In October, the band will play a series of U.S. dates with Aquilo, Beach Baby, Leisure, and Oscar.

Rare Monk are: Dorian Aites (Vocals, Keys, Violin, Guitar), Isaac Thelin (Violin, Saxophone), Hugh Jepson (Guitar), Forest Gallien (Bass), and Rick Buhr (Drums).

Grab Rare Monk’s new EP release both digitally and on limited edition CD.

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Produced By: Tom McFall
Recorded at: Jackpot Studios in Portland, Oregon

EYELIDS – ” Forget About Tomorrow “

Posted: November 14, 2015 in MUSIC
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“Eyelids have a new song off their upcoming full-length album, 854, and while the title of “Psych #1” might seem generic, the music contained within is anything but. With cascades of acoustic guitars nestled against heaps of power-pop guitar, it’s a concise slice of psychedelia of both vintage and paisley varietals. 854 was released on the illustrious Jealous Butcher imprint on October 14th, From EYELIDS debut LP “854” This is the unsung supergroup of Portland if there ever was one. John Moen, Chris Slusarenko, Jonathan Drews, Jim Talstram, and Paulie Pulverenti really have some songs up their sleeves.  I am a sucker for this stuff and they pull off the pure power pop with aplomb. Eyelids  It’s not surprising that the band sound like a sublime synthesis of Guided by Voices, Elliott Smith, and Stephen Malkmus, considering the group’s members have played with all those artists. They’re possibly one of the only bands whose music lives up to the “supergroup” designation.

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The CHROMATICS – ” Cherry “

Posted: October 22, 2015 in MUSIC
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Filmmaker or no, Chromatics visionary Johnny Jewel looms as one of the best directors we have right now, a master of both mood and suspense. (That electric tension when you can’t tell if the night ahead is doomed or filled with promise? That’s his forte.) And he’s every bit as skilled at timeline trickery as Tarantino: The Portland outfit’s fusion of post-punk rhythms and synth sheen feels simultaneously retro, futuristic, and distinctly of the moment.

Why They’re Not bigger Last December, Chromatics announced that “Dear Tommy”, the long-awaited follow-up to 2012’s Kill for Love, would be out “in time for Valentine’s Day” — of which year, we’re not sure.

Their finest moment: After Dark 2 contribution “Cherry,” with its cloaked-in-smoke cool and slow-motion sex appeal.

The WOOLEN MEN – ” Temporary Monument “

Posted: September 20, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The video was shot on location in Budapest, Hungary and Lima, Peru winter 2005
From the album “Temporary Monument” out now on Woodsist Records. “Our hometown has been buried under an avalanche of condos and pointless businesses catering to the newly rich. Noise complaints shut down our shows and pull the plug on countless DIY venues. The places where we lived are being torn down; the rent keeps climbing up. Born too soon or too late, the recession’s effect on our youth was as invisible as it it was profound.

WOOLEN MEN – TEMPORARY MONUMENT – LP

Woolen Men are a band from Portland, OR that play lo-fi jams anybody with ears can get down with. Their video for “Temporary Monument” directed by Lawton Browning shows a compilation of very cool monument videos from different places around the world. It’s a strange dichotomy dichotomy; the bouncy, fun kind of rock of Woolen Men cast against the large shadows of these giant statues in Budapest and Lima, Even though the track is fun, maybe it all digs at a deeper point: are our human bodies just temporary monuments for life? The video seems to suggest that, going from all these huge statues and people looking at them to a large grave site filled with tombstones and markers. The singer yells “Temporary Monument” while these shots happen. Who said you can’t be thoughtful and have fun to a song? Music today is rendered powerless — white noise made in the echo chamber, for the great Smooth Face that gazes once and moves on. So here it comes, . The internet is sham: Temporary Monument, we made it for ourselves.

PURE BATHING CULTURE – ” Palest Pearl “

Posted: September 11, 2015 in MUSIC
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pure bathing culture are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album “Pray For Rain”, out october 23rd via partisan records. the portland duo shared the album’s confident title track towards the end of this past july, and earlier this week they offered up its second single. “Palest Pearl” finds Pure Bathing Culture diving headlong into the 1980s, fixing a buoyant melody atop a cautionary lyrical tale derived from a seminal h.d. poem. the track is as gargantuan as its predecessor, at least in comparison to the more subdued approach the duo took on their debut moon tides; at this rate, pray for rain could easily be this fall’s most-underrated pop album.

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The HELIO SEQUENCE – ” The Witness “

Posted: April 3, 2015 in MUSIC
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Portland indie popsters The Helio Sequence followed their late 2000s fave Keep Your Eyes Ahead with 2012’s Negotiations, a fine album but one that mostly picked up where its predecessor picked up. Now they’ve got a self-titled LP coming May 18th via Sub Pop Records, and if first single “Stoic Resemblance” is any indication, they’re changing it up this time. The band’s signature hooks are still intact, but the song brings in head-nodding rhythms and an air of psychedelia not found on their previous releases. The new album also comes with Sunrise Demos, a collection of demos from the new album’s sessions, and you can hear “The Witness” from that above.

SHELFLIFE RECORDS – Labels We Love

Posted: April 1, 2015 in MUSIC
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Shelflife Records
Shelflife Records is a Portland and San Francisco based record label run by Ed Mazzucco and Matthew Bice and has produced such bands as Burning Hearts, Days, Brittle Stars, and The Radio Dept. Shelflife traces its 1995 origins to a bedroom in a southern California suburb, where it began in conjunction with a mail order and distribution service. A fan of 80’s britpop and inspired by labels such as Factory and Sarah Records, Ed launched the label as a way to expose foreign indie pop groups to US audiences. Shelflife’s first release was the August 1996 compilation Whirl-Wheels which included tracks by Club 8, Boyracer, La Buena Vida, and Ed’s own band The Autocollants.In 1997 the mail order and distribution service were discontinued in order to devote more time to the growing roster of artists, a move that quickly propelled the label out of its hobby status. During the late 90’s Shelflife steadily gained recognition as twee pop and indie music became increasingly popular. From 1998 until 2001 the label hosted The September Set, an annual showcase of live pop music from bands on Shelflife Records  and other labels.

 
The Fireworks – “Runaround” released as 7″ single in November 2013, included on the debut album “Switch Me On”, released in vinyl, CD and digital formats on Shelflife Records LIFE117. Shelflife presents the second 7″ release from The Fireworks with “Runaround” b/w “With My Heart” and “Asleep” released today. Limited to 300 copies, the first 100 will be available on transparent red vinyl, exclusively on shelflife.com.

In 2007 Ed and Matthew Bice relaunched the label with a new focus on blending art with music and a commitment to making every release worth collecting. With this came the launch of a new format, the 1000 series; a CD and a 7″ vinyl single are housed together in a limited edition gate-fold sleeve designed by an up-and-coming artist and packaged with free download of all mp3s at an ultra-high 320 kbps.

Close Lobsters. Emblems of the C86 generation and therefore pioneers of what we call indie, . The songs from “Kuntswerk in Spacetime” ep, published last year -the chorus to “Now Time” became one of the show’s highlights the video Directed by Mr Van Astra with Executive Producer Stewart McFadyen.

Order the “Kunstwerk in Spacetime EP”

Sunset – Moonrise appears on the 2013 album Ultramarine. The Ocean Blue, formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania and the video scenes are from the 1962 Czech movie “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”

The Roster
Acid House Kings
The Arrogants
Artisokka
A Smile and A Ribbon
The Autocollants
Balloon Magic
Brittle Stars
California Snow Story
Call and Response
The Castaway Stones
Champagne Riot
Charming
Churchbuilder
The Consultants
The Crooner		   Den Baron
Evening Lights
The Fairways
Free Loan Investments
The Frenchmen
Horse Shoes
Katsen
Kawaii
Kuryakin
Language of Flowers
Le Coupe
Majestic
The Maybellines
Moving Pictures
Phoebe Quest		 Postal Blue
The Radio Dept.
River
The Ruling Class
Skypark
Socialist Leisure Party
Souvenir
Sushi
Sweet William
The Shermans
Thieves Like Us
Warm Morning
White Wishes

 

JOSEPH – ” Tell Me There’s A Garden “

Posted: March 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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 Joseph is a must see at SXSW after their positively lush debut album last year entitled “Native Dreamer Kin”. This sister-trio excels with their spine-tickling harmonies that lock in and rise with a mystic air bound up in natural landscape of their home town of Portland, Oregon. Ears to the mountains and feet in the dirt, their lyrics cut to the heart and carry you along on their journey. “…lush, pastoral acoustic music generated by the three harmonious sisters…Natalie, Allison and Meegan are in many ways akin to U.K. folk sibling trio The Staves in their approach to creating delicate acoustic songs where angelic three-part harmony is the distinctive calling card. Joseph are these three Oregon sisters are bringing the sounds they grew up singing in their mountains, to ours. Like wind whispering in the pines, accompanied by perfect guitar.”

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The HELIO SEQUENCE – ” Stoic Resemblence “

Posted: March 6, 2015 in MUSIC
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The self-titled sixth album by The Helio Sequence began within the Portland, Oregon music scene .In a sense, The Helio Sequence had spent their whole career preparing for this record. They’d sunk entire recording advances into studio purchases, collaborating with local engineers to build custom gear and a space where they could blend high fidelity with kaleidoscopic sound. In 2013, the pair took on their first full-scale production project, the Brazilian rock band Quarto Negro, after the group inquired about their space and availability through Facebook. As producers, they’d remixed Shabazz Palaces, picked up mixing sessions with Portland acts and earned representation from Global Positioning Services. Summers and Weikel discovered just how adaptable and powerful their studio could be.

They began arriving each morning in their Portland space—housed in the cafeteria and break room of an old warehouse— with the mission of making as much music as possible in one month. They began exploring and capturing, recording guitar riffs and keyboard loops, drum patterns and bass lines. One piece documented, they quickly advanced to the next idea. Summers and Weikel didn’t discuss what they were making or the reference points that informed it, though such discussions had once been central to The Helio Sequence’s more self-conscious process. They just played. Created. In time, they returned to each fragment, broadcasting it over the studio PA, jamming and recording the results. Mistakes didn’t matter, and second chances didn’t exist. After two weeks, Summers and Weikel began cutting those loose takes into rough shapes, steadily building songs from their cavalier sketches.

When June arrived, the duo gathered their 26 finished songs and sent them to 31 friends, fans and family members. They asked each person to rank their 10 favorite tracks. By summer’s end, they had arrived at the brisk 10 tracks that shape the breathless and magnetic The Helio Sequence—a record so named because it’s a kind of clean restart for the longtime pair, a revamp of their process and a revitalization of their results.

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