Posts Tagged ‘Cold Cave’
11/6/09 News briefs: M.I.A., Bauhaus, Cold Cave, Asobi Seksu and Pixies
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Diplo has described M.I.A.’s new album as sounding “like Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective.” The producer is currently working on her new album with Switch, and says they’ve already finished four tracks.
If goths weren’t into Twilight before well that will soon change. MTV is reporting that Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy will make a cameo in the third film, Eclipse. According to actor Billy Burke, who plays Kristen Stewart’s father, Murphy “plays a vampire in a flashback sequence.” We can only assume Bela Lugosi is rolling in his grave…
Cold Cave’s music is featured in a new ad for Radio Shack. Yes, you can now hear “Life Magazine” try and sell you electronic gadgets that you likely don’t need.
Asobi Seksu are looking to their fans to donate money to them for a UK tour. According to them, “Support bands on large tours like this make next to nothing.”
And the Pixies are offering fans a free download of special Doolittle live EP, which you can grab here.
Tags: animal collective, Asobi Seksu, Bauhaus, Cold Cave, Diplo, Doolittle, Eclipse, Gucci Mane, M.I.A., MTV, Pixies, Radio Shack, Switch, Twilight
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Earworm: Cold Cave “Theme From Tomorrow-land”
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Who: Cold Cave
Sounds like: Bored art school students throwing loft parties in Berlin, trying to recreate their favourite 12-inches from synth-pop’s golden era (1979 – 85) with cheap Casios and distortion pedals.
RIYL: Cabaret Voltaire, New Order, Depeche Mode, The Knife, Art Of Noise, Human League, Throbbing Gristle, Soft Cell, Durutti Column, Junior Boys, Heaven 17, Tubeway Army, darkwave, none of Wes Eisold’s previous bands
Need to know: Before Cold Cave, founder Wes Eisold was a member of hardcore/noise bands like Some Girls, American Nightmare, XO Skeletons, Give Up the Ghost, Taylor Bow and Ye Olde Maids. Fall Out Boy were accused of plagiarizing Eisold’s lyrics on Infinity On High; they gave him songwriting credits on three songs and later called him “Inspirador” on their next album, From Under The Cork Tree. Other members in the group include Sarah Lipstate (formerly of Parts and Labor), Dominick Fernow (Prurient) and Caralee McElroy (formerly of Xiu Xiu). The band’s debut album Love Comes Close was originally released this summer through Eisold’s Heartworm Press imprint; Matador re-released it this week.
Track: Taken from their recent Death Comes Close EP, “Theme From Tomorrowland” is one of the group’s more dynamic songs. A driving techno beat and zealous synths converge to give Eisold and McElroy the right amount of post-punk muscle to accompany their burning harmonies.
Buy: You can get a free copy of Death Comes Close when you buy Matador’s re-release of Love Comes Close.
Tags: Cold Cave, Death Comes Close, Love Comes Close, matador, Wes Eisold, “Theme From Tomorrowland”
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