Posts Tagged ‘oOoOO’

oOoOO // Plains Is Hot

Monday, May 9th, 2011

The more I spin past oOoOO tracks the more I dig them. I’ll be the first to admit I was a skeptic when the unorthodox naming conventions started to pop up — and it didn’t even have to be “Witch House” related (re: tUnE-yArDs) — but when they have proven talent, who gives a fuck how they spell their name. My love affair of oOoOO began with his No Summer4U CD-R (where the title track has appeared on several of my mixes), but I’ve just now gotten around to spinning his 2010 Tri-Angle released s/t EP and I got to say it’s just as amazing.

One of the standouts on the EP for me is the track “Plains Is Hot.” In traditional oOoOO fashion, the song is a slow-burner full of head-thumpin’ bass and delicate female vocals with a side-order of ethereal synths. Nicely accompanying the track is this unofficial video which splices up footage from Fernand Léger’s (yes, THAT Léger) Ballet Mécanique in the most creepy way possible. Enjoy!

oOoOO // Plains Is Hot

Lindsay Lohan // Tri Angle Remixes

Monday, July 26th, 2010

I’m always uneasy when new genre names are coined (re: chillwave), however, the term “witch house” to describe the molasses-moving, symbol-drenched signees to the all-too-appropriately-named Tri Angle Records is incredibly apropos. When I first heard that a collection of these slow-mo, “drag” artists were set to unveil a six-track mixtape paying tribute to the fallen starlet Lindsay Lohan, ironically entitled Let Me Shine For You, I was more than surprised. I was dumbfounded.

Maybe it’s the bizarreness of the project coupled with the adventurous nature of “witch house” music, but somehow this mixtape works incredibly well. Bookended by the dischordant, haunting efforts of Babe Rainbow and Oneohtrix Point Never, Let Me Shine For You is filled with 22 minutes of Lohan tracks raised and reassembled in the most unlikely of ways. No doubt, the highlight for me is PT-Music favorite Stalker’s dismantling of “Disconnected”, creating a post-apocalyptic theme song that is Road-ready.

In a completely unrelated move, NY artist Blissed Out created a “Lindsay Lohan Fuck U Edit” to Pink Priest’s track “Sleep Ranger”. I think he gives this shadowy reworking the best description possible:

the +lindsay lohan fuck u edit+ is a combination of those sounds and the thoughts of the darkness of success. it was recorded to be heard in suvs across the galaxy, with the bass all the way turnt up, while girls dressed entirely in the black summon spirits with a ouiji board.

You can check out both the Stalker remix as well as the Blissed Out track below. If you want to download Let Me Shine For You in its entirely, head here to do it.

Stalker // Disconnection (Disconnected)

Pink Priest // Sleep Ranger (+Blissed Out’s Lindsay Lohan Fuck U Edit+)