Posts Tagged ‘Neon Indian’

FUR // Black Castles + Polybreak

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Denton, Texas based experimental electronic group FUR is the brainchild of former film student Bryce Isbell. For the track “Black Castles”, off the Waaga Records Witches LP that was released this past February, Isbell enlisted the help of Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo to help create lush soundscapes through sharply textured layers. No doubt I’m a little late with singing the praises of Isbell, but with his music, I’d certainly rather be late than never.

If you dig what you hear from the mp3 of the track, you can download the full release off of iTunes here and, while you’re at it, check out Polybreak, the most recent digital 7” he put out, and the first with new member Gray St. Germain Gideon contributing. You can hear the title track below as well:

FUR // Black Castles

FUR // Polybreak

Jesse Woods // Mind, Drips (Neon Indian Cover)

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Although not included in the Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed bonus remix CD for Neon Indian’s Psychic Chasms UK release (and, surprisingly, neither is the White Hinterland version of “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)”), this cover of “Mind, Drips” by fellow Texan Jesse Woods is too good to just be left in the shadows of the internet collecting e-dust. Gone are the hyperactive 80s video game sounds of the original as Woods opts to focus more on the lyrical content while simultaneously replacing the glitzy glo-fi with austere acoustic guitar. Pretty straightforward, but an incredibly effective cover. You can check out both the remake and the original below as well as a video of Jesse performing in an attic during SXSW ’09:

Jesse Woods // Mind, Drips (Neon Indian Cover)

Neon Indian // Mind, Drips

Neon Indian & Korallreven // Remixes

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Came across two great mp3s from the past week that are sure to temporarily scratch everyone’s remix itch. The first is a spaced-out minimalist rendition of ‘chillwave’ pioneer Neon Indian’s first single “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)” by Portland’s own musician/culinary extraordinaire White Hinterland.

It’s only been two weeks since I last posted about Korallreven (including a remix by Ghostape), but this reworking of “The Truest Faith” by Canadian electronic artist CFCF was too good to pass up. Enjoy!

Neon Indian // 6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know) (White Hinterland Remix)

Korallreven // The Truest Faith (CFCF Remix)

Videos for the Veekend // 4|30 – 5|2

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Got a great collection of video finds from the past week, so let’s jump right into it:

Georgia down at Microphone Memory Emotion re-posted this video of Mountain Man singing “Animal Tracks” sometime during their lengthy stay at SXSW this past March. I swear, I’ll never get tired of this song…

The next video is of Neon Indian performing “Should Have Taken Acid With You” (arguably my favorite song by Mr. Palamo) from a show back in March recorded by Extraneous Noise:

I have to admit, the Electrical Engineer in me squealed a little with delight when I caught Born Ruffian’s latest oscilloscope-tastic music video for their track “What to Say”:

The second week in a row Toro y Moi has made my weekend round-up, this time with a live performance of his track “You Hid” shot by videographer Jon Casey:

Interstellar, space-y, or “lunar limelight” as Chocolate Bobka called it, are all apt adjectives to describe this live video of Oneohtrix Point Never’s performance of “Star Looks”:

The next video find is courtesy of Lou down at Salad Fork for unearthing this great Beach House cover by chanteuse Emily Reo:

The final video by Philly band U.S. Girls must have had a budget of $20 because it was made entirely on a B&W photocopier. The result is absolutely amazing: