“If we really open our eyes, we’ll notice poverty cycles, human trafficking, boredom, anger, forgotten humans… etc…. all around us. I’m not saying that’s all there is to life, and that’s why I usually contrast the dark side with something light…” – Chelsea Wolfe
“Dealing in the macro universe, an extremely wide variety of imagery will present itself in a relatively short amount of time.” – Timothy Leeds
Dems gently lay you down on a bed of crisp, clean vocals and washy synths in their track, “Inner O.” A single coming out soon on Bad Life Recordings, “Inner O” uses just enough electronic glitchiness to stray away from being intractible, without sacrifing gentle pop tendencies. Highly recommended that you also listen to and watch the music video for “House”, HERE.
Admittedly, it takes a certain type of personality to get down with the ’50s soul-dance sound of Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside. They give an incredibly energetic live show, and you can catch a whole list of upcoming tour dates below. Their next record comes out late this year, on Partisan Records. Full tour dates at the bottom of this post.
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As a long-awaited response to the question of many a Portland music fan, of — “When will people start paying attention to Golden Retriever and stop letting their genius slip under the radar?” — Thrill Jockey have finally taken it upon themselves to make a higher profile release for Golden Retriever happen! Be thankful, everyone, that Golden Retriever will see their first TJ release on July 24th. The duo, consisting of Jonathan Sielaff and Matt Carlson, possesses a level of nuance few bands in Portland possess, and their choice of instrumentation — an analog modular synth and a bass clarinet — sets them apart even further. Meditative and captivating, Golden Retriever are never the same in a live setting, and we’re more than thrilled to have had them play at our Intuitive Navigation show last year. Below, you can stream their three-track Arda Viraf tape release, watch a video from a performance at PLACE Gallery, and read more details about their upcoming release, Occupied With The Unspoken. Excited to see them dished out to the sometimes discerning masses.
OCCUPIED WITH THE UNSPOKEN TRACKLISTING
01. Serene Velocity
02. Canopy
03. Eudaimonia
04. Winter Light
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Does it sound like Black Dice? It sure does. That’s because it is Black Dice — or, at least, it’s a core member of Black Dice gone solo without sacrificing the madness. Eric Copeland’s album single for Limbo, “Louie, Louie, Louie” is like a more restrained but just as chaotic and visually-evocative counterpart to any Black Dice Song, and the album cover alone speaks volumes about the tendecy of this music. It’s a burst of pattern, certainly not lacking in energy and intricacy, but lacking a wee bit o’ color (I’m still comparing it to Black Dice, though, not to Coldplay). Limbo comes out June 5th on Underwater Peoples. Tracklisting for Limbo below, where you can also stream the entirety of his previous album, Waco Taco Combo!
LIMBO TRACKLISTING
1. Double Reverse Psychology
2. Louie, Louie, Louie
3. Muckaluk
4. Fiesta Muerta
5. Tarzan and the Dizzy Devils
6. Lemons
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Active Child, the solo project of Pat Grossi, gets some remix treatment from GRVRBBRS, at no sacrifice to the original sexy vibes of “Hanging On.” Beauty, beauty, beauty. About his latest full-length, the nostalgic and emotional You Are All I See, Grossi says, “You Are All I See is an attempt to build a bridge between the listener and I, in that, I wrote these songs for you as much as I did for me. And right now when you are listening to my voice, by yourself, it really is just you and I.”
Full tour dates at the bottom of this post, with Balam Acab and Superhumanoids on support. These dates coincide with the reissue of his The Curtis Lane EP on 10″ vinyl!
ACTIVE CHILD – “HANGING ON” (GRVRBBRS REMIX)
ACTIVE CHILD – “HANGING ON” (ORIGINAL)
Stream 4-track preview of Active Child’s You Are All I See
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