Posts Tagged ‘Girl Talk’
12/7/09 News briefs: Girl Talk, Cat Power, BBC Sound of 2010, Impose Magazine and [adult swim]
Monday, December 7th, 2009
If you’ve been waiting forever for Girl Talk’s groundbreaking 2006 classic Night Ripper to come out on pink vinyl, it’s now available - for a steep price. For $100 you can get the album on limited edition 180-gram 2 LP pink vinyl. So why is it so expensive? Well, 100% of the proceeds going to the charity organization, mycharity: water. Also, Girl Talk’s first two album - Secret Diary and Unstoppable - are being released via a “Pay What You Want” plan on Illegal Art. For more info click here.
Cat Power has told Courier Mail that her next album will be “just me this time.” It’s still pretty early in the writing stages, so don’t get too excited yet.
The BBC has chosen its annual list of the best rising music stars. The “BBC Sound of 2010″ includes emerging acts like Delphic, Ellie Goulding, The Drums, Hurts and Joy Orbison.
Instead of looking forward to the New Year, Impose Magazine is looking back at 2009 with its picks for the best new music of 2009. If we’re picking sides, well, Impose certainly has the edge by highlighting some of the year’s best like Thee Oh Sees, Ganglians, Smith Westerns, Grass Widow and A Sunny Day In Glasgow. They’re also giving away a free 50-track comp featuring all of the bands.
Speaking of free… As I pointed out in today’s Earworm, [adult swim] is offering another free mixtape. ATL RMX contains remixes of Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Cee-Lo, B.o.B., Hollyweerd and Playboy Tre by the likes of Flying Lotus, El-P, Armani XXXChange, Hudson Mohawke, Dam-Funk and SALEM, respectively. Best of all, it’s free.
Tags: BBC Sound of 2010, Cat Power, Courier Mail, Girl Talk, Illegal Art, Impose Magazine, Night Ripper, Secret Diary, Unstoppable, [adult swim]
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Earworm: Javelin “Vibrationz”
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Who: Javelin
Sounds like: If Girl Talk did a complete 180 and left the Top 40, ’90s alt-rock and history of rap alone and dove knee deep into dusty crates of the most obscure, forgotten, feel-good sounds you’ve never heard.
RIYL: Girl Talk, J Dilla, The Very Best, Future Islands, Tom Tom Club, Think About Life’s Family, The Go! Team, Universal Studios Florida, Coldcut
Need to know: Tom van Buskirk and George Langford are cousins originally from Providence, Rhode Island and now inhabiting NYC. Their live set-up includes “boombaatas,” brightly coloured boombox totems and broadcasting live via FM transmitters. Their music is based on samples that are “re-contextualized” into, as the label calls it, a “mixtape fantasy.” Best of all, their EP comes in a custom, hand-painted sleeve from a recycled dollar bin treasure. They’re actually signed to both Thrill Jockey and Luaka Bop; the former will release their 12-inches, while the latter will release their full-length album. You can grab some of their podcast/mixes here and their Jamz n Jemz mixtape here. They turned The Very Best’s “Julia” into a road-trippin’ rock anthem that sounds both inappropriate and marvellous. Mos Def and Damon Dash joined them on stage the other night when they played with Sleigh Bells.
Track: “Vibrationz” is a fundamental party jam. Where Girl Talk crams his “songs” with so many bits and bobs, Javelin are far less obvious with their cutting and pasting, seamlessly fusing the samples together with little evidence that it isn’t an original.
Buy: You can pick up their self-titled 12-inch here.
Tags: boombaatas, Girl Talk, Jamz n Jemz, Javelin, Luaka Bop, Thrill Jockey, Vibrationz
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