Jandek, the representative of Corwood Industries, is performing in the Southern California megaregion (population 28.5 million) for the first time since he started releasing sociopathic music some 32 long and scary years ago. Despite his record-store culture, outsider-musician cult status, he has rarely played shows, choosing to communicate with the world through his infamous Corwood [...]

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While a quarter of the same producers was brought on board for DISCO2, the second time around is a less electro and more chillwave/ambient endeavor (if I hear another electro remix!!!). While there are no tracks with the same immediacy as “Crimewave,” DISCO2 is a better album overall.

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Yewknee posted a pre-summer mixtape with some West Coast flavor. For Reference Only [from Yewknee] The title of this mix has absolutely nothing to do with the contents within… it just felt better than calling it Untitled. This is, once again, a random smattering of the music I’ve been listening to lately. Turns out that [...]

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Download: Health “USA BOYS” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Disco2 out June 22 on Lovepump United)

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HEALTH engages in simultaneous acts of deconstruction and creation, birthing a modern classic in the process. Get Color is both startlingly original and comfortably fucked up. What is most surprising is just how driving and focused the chaos of this album is. HEALTH takes aim at the horizon with “We Are Water” and fires off a lysergic warning shot with “In Violet.” The overall effect of Health’s second album is a heightened sonic awareness of environment—everything is suddenly seen with new eyes that change color and glow in the dark. This is modern music.

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HEALTH “DIE SLOW” from Lovepump United on Vimeo.

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Some volume issues during a performance on screen render the crowd restless. Murmurs ripple through, speculating and questioning.

“Can’t hear a fucking thing!” cuts through the darkness, crass and unconstructive.

“Well, you should’ve been there!” retorts another faceless voice, more lighthearted. By the end of the film, he couldn’t have been more right.

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Download: Foot Village “Reggae War Zone” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from Anti-Magic out now on Upset The Rhythm) Via Brian Miller from Foot Village—the release party for Il Corral founder and musician Bob Bellerue’s Live At The Smell documentary featuring short live sets from last fall by (in order of appearance) the [...]

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Stream: Health “Die Slow” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (off Get Color out Sept 8th on Lovepump United)

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