Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie is the American-born composer behind two decades worth of transcendent ambient projects including Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan and Aix Em Klemm, and collaborations with some of the world’s best-known avant-garde pop artists such as Sparklehorse and The Flaming Lips. His latest project, A Winged Victory For the Sullen, pairs [...]
Category Archives: Music
In Conversation with tUnE-yArDs
October 6, 2011 – 10:48 am
Image by Sarah Moroz Merrill Garbus, founder of the musical project tUnE-yArDs, was sporting some serious face paint when I first saw her perform. It stretched from her left eyebrow to right cheek, transforming her into a David Bowie-esque stage warrior wielding vocal gymnastics with her deep voice. She performed instrumental acrobatics in tandem, puncturing [...]
ATP America in Asbury Park
October 2, 2011 – 7:04 am
For those who experienced and loved ATP America’s festivals in Monticello, NY, it may have been difficult to imagine how a change of location, from upstate New York to the New Jersey shore, could possibly improve and enhance the unique and uncanny event that it was known to be. Well, it has. Friday afternoon the [...]
My R.E.M. Memories
September 22, 2011 – 3:38 pm
R.E.M. announced late yesterday that it is officially splitting up after a three-decade run as one the seminal bands in modern American music. The news of this break is sure to throw their fans into an intense memory whirlpool. I guarantee iTunes is experiencing a heavy influx of shoppers while recollections of R.E.M.’s vast oeuvre are strong today. [...]
Exclusive CANT Download
September 20, 2011 – 7:43 am
Chris Taylor has been busy. Best known as the bass player of Grizzly Bear, he has also crafted diverse sounds as a producer for bands like Twin Shadow, Dirty Projectors, Blood Orange, Class Actress and Jamie Lidell. Then last year he launched Terrible Records, an independent label that prints limited-edition seven-inch records, then last week [...]
September Mix
September 2, 2011 – 7:55 am
Every month, artist Sam Falls makes a mix and sends it out to a group of friends. He also shares the playlists as a monthly feature here. They are compiled from the daily mixes he makes in his studio while working and are deliberately unthemed. Click here to download the September mix.
August Mix
August 10, 2011 – 5:59 pm
Every month, artist Sam Falls makes a mix and sends it out to a group of friends. He also shares the playlists as a monthly feature here. They are compiled from the daily mixes he makes in his studio while working and are deliberately unthemed. Click here to download the August mix.
Dancing In The Clocktower
August 5, 2011 – 8:28 am
Turn on, tune in, and drop out – it’s August. Avant-turntablist and our friend Maria Chavez made a mix that is sure to put it in perspective. Download it, put it on your e-square or e-rectangle and see you out there. For more of Maria, you can check her site for upcoming performances here.
New Blood Orange Video
July 13, 2011 – 11:59 am
Director Alan Del Rio Ortiz has once again paired up with Dev Heynes from Blood Orange to create a music video of a clandestine world most of us will never brush up against. Shot on Super 8 film, Alan worked with choreographer Lily Baldwin (the dancer in the red and black jacket) and a mix [...]
