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as soon as it went for sale it was inevitable that people with possibly no interest in the band would be able to pick up on the hype and profit one asshole already wants 1 100 while people who are real fans are barely able to get a chance to purchase it and the thing that gets me is that this fact was probably weighed in the decision to give it such a limited release and considered good hype because we would eventually get a digital download somewhere i guess i don t blame them for trying to generate more buzz for themselves surely the band had as much decision as the label on what kind of release this was going to get especially since the music isn t what those new to ac may expect in fact i have no doubt it will alienate a few people who first got hooked on merriweather post pavillion s catchiness although veteran fans will delight in new songs and versions and parts unheard before it is 3 lps worth of live material from three of ac s first years and it drones shrieks spooks bubbles explodes wonders and wanders with hardly a hint of the polish and sampler based locomotion that marks their last two albums animal collective iko ovo animal collective pumpkin gets a snakebite 1 comm 2009 05 14 new deerhoof session a top listening while procrastinating choice lately that i must shout from the rooftops about is the brand new live sessions from the bay bridged which is a san francisco based indie blog podcast thrower of kickass sxsw parties and now live session studio to kick things off their first session is san fransisco s own beloved deerhoof and instead of playing something off the new album last year s offend maggie they roar through a track from 1999 s holdypaws two from 2004 s milk man and a soundtrack cover from greek composer mikis theodorakis who did the music for zorba the greek z and serpico here s that track deerhoof let s dance the jet the day the fish came out soundtrack mikis theodorakis and head over to the bay bridged s new improved live page for the rest of the session in your classy choice of 160 or 320 kbps deerhoof likes it enough to make this session their sole music selections on their myspace i heard that why may be upcoming 1 comm 2009 05 12 new animal collective song bleed basically this song has three continuous components a soft electronic pulsating dirge panda and avey doing dreamy call and response vocals that occasionally swirl back into each other and trail off and the disconcertment of bottles breaking maybe some chains falling and the sad hypnotic sound of a bottle cap rolling in circles in the street i love it but it may not be everyone s cup of tea animal collective bleed 2009 05 11 washington dc btw this isn t the same version found on gvb and elsewhere i ripped this one and added a hint of eq and limited amplified for fuller sound i m too lazy to do the whole show though besides i ve got a bunch of sxsw recordings sitting here screaming to be let go of the entire concert that this song came from the second on animal collective s brand new tour is available here courtesy npr animal collective s myspace has their tour dates which i won t bother reposting since virtually every one is already sold out if they re not sold out in your area do not wait 1 comm 2009 04 15 sxsw 2009 wednesday feat the shaky hands max tundra crocodiles wavves explode into colors pocahaunted pete and the pirates and telepathe sorry again for tardiness it took me longer than expected to process all of the music on a crappy computer and whatnot and other real life things i can t be bothered to lookup song titles so if somebody wants to post any setlists or titles in the comments section or any other comments it will be appreciated eventually i ll get around to posting the two other days of sxsw i recorded but until then these recordings from the wednesday sxsw kickoff are the result of a newly purchased zoom h2 digital recorder the results are varied some sets you may want to keep on your computer others not and it was a good learning experience for me concerning microphone placement and other variables i will bore you with throughout this post i do hope you keep the pete and the pirates set it may be the best one i recorded the whole sxsw and is one i can t stop playing and pretty much everything here is a highlight in it s own right max tundra s sxsw debut wavves second sxsw show some great songs from shaky hands and a jaw dropping set from pocahaunted i did record a few things over this sxsw i won t be posting true to this blog s creed i ll only post things i really liked and even though sets are usually only 20 30 minutes some are partial sets i arrived to late or something they add up and my server space is now precious sxsw austin tx wednesday march 18 2009 click pictures for a larger version you can also download all of the wednesday mp3s in one zip file 275mb here click download for free with filefactory basic i had to work and miss at least one day of sxsw and since the shaky hands weren t playing too many shows i went wednesday to see them and friday saturday and had to work thursday i m too big of a joggers fanatic to miss drummer jake morris playing with the established portland band which he recently joined last year since the joggers take years to release an single 7 just in time for their tour opening for the meat puppets i talked to jake before the show and he was apprehensive and said they hadn t played in a while had just driven in early that morning and before that founding member singer nicholas delffs had an even longer journey having just arrived from india but the worries were unfounded and the shaky hands made me a big fan and disappointed in myself that i d been missing out and hadn t gotten any of their stuff yet it may not be as angular as the joggers but it s its own kind of rich textured rock they just kicked off a nationwide tour check them out fer sure if they re in your area after a stint on the great uk indie label memphis industries the shaky hands signed last year to kill rock stars and opened the kill rock stars day party at club deville track 7 is especially nice and mellow and shows off delffs immediately likeable voice the shaky hands 2009 03 18 sxsw early afternoon club deville 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 2009 03 18 sxsw 04 2009 03 18 sxsw 05 2009 03 18 sxsw 06 2009 03 18 sxsw 07 2009 03 18 sxsw 08 and from there we headed a block away to red 7 to catch the sxsw premiere of british electronic kitsch maestro max tundra at the terrorbird force field day party it was probably the first time i ve seen a book used as a prop during a music gig tundra s voice explores pitches like some modern avant garde opera or camp theater playfully bouncing vocal melodies over the top of by his unique style of breakbeat techno with electronic flourishes and toys i was back by the soundboard like i was for the shaky hands show but red 7 also had a concert going on outside just behind us and during quieter passages you can hear it i would imagine this is not something you really have to worry about normally when recording but as can be heard here has to be a concern in the cramped downtown spaces of austin during sxsw but all in all not a bad recording and definitely a nice moment to capture thanks to smileybone for the pic above left max tundra 2009 03 18 sxsw early afternoon red 7 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 2009 03 18 sxsw 04 2009 03 18 sxsw 05 2009 03 18 sxsw 06 2009 03 18 sxsw 07 from there it was around the block again to emo s and the pat possum party to see wavves and before that was two dudes called crocodiles who most definitely know all of the jesus and mary chain records by heart with a drum machine and a guy singing over one noisy guitar it was a bit more than the sum of its parts and rocked hard enough to justify the sunglasses i recorded from the very back next to the soundboard and added a touch of eq to all the recordings but realized i had to add more the further back i recorded crocodiles are currently on tour in support of ladytron crocodiles 2009 03 18 sxsw afternoon emo s outside 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 i wanna kill and next was one the the most hyped acts of the year wavves from san diego like crocodiles it s just two dudes but having somebody live drums helps fill out the live sound for wavves although the music is still much less expansive and the drumbeats for the most part just match the same pounding rhythm of the guitar and much of the noise and nuance of the albums is missing nathan from wavves does play his straight ahead rock chords live with a catchy urgency and has a way with vocal melodies especially the switching to ooo ing sweet beach melodies like on to the dregs although by that song in this set only their second of sxsw i believe his voice is already showing signs of strain by the end of the week things didn t get much better for him almost losing his voice due to the huge number of shows they played over four days wavves 2009 03 18 sxsw afternoon emo s outside 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 intro 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 2009 03 18 sxsw 04 2009 03 18 sxsw 05 2009 03 18 sxsw 06 2009 03 18 sxsw 07 2009 03 18 sxsw 08 2009 03 18 sxsw 09 to the dregs 2009 03 18 sxsw 10 wavves after that we headed to what s becoming a not so great secret about sxsw and my default place to go the free day shows all week long put on by nyc promoter todd p teaming up with various labels and party throwers at ms bea s ms bea s is on sixth street on the east side of highway 35 the downtown club scene and downtown itself is generally west of i35 but the east of 35 area not too long ago mostly all lower middle class is slowly being gentrified but ms bea s is an old timey mexican ice house like others in the area and it has a great patio and open area out back and for sxsw it s configured with two stages that bands alternate between the first stage is just a section of patio in front of a chain link fence and the second is underneath a covered arbor thomas from pete and the pirates said it best on their blog this is how all gigs should be played outside in people s yards on warm summer evenings for wednesday day the party was todd p presents music made by women curated by veronica of finally punk we caught the end of the set from portland s explode into colors and it was what sxsw is all about discovering new bands i hadn t heard them before but was wholly impressed by the thick and swampy musical atmosphere created by this female three piece with expansive grooves and vocals that alternate from sweetness to seance perfect i d imagine for summer highway cruising the slight crackling heard a bit here and even more during telepathe is actually a result of the pa for the under the arbor stage and not the recorder explode into colors 2009 03 18 sxsw late afternoon ms bea s 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 and then one of my most anticipated shows pocahaunted if explode into colors sounds at times like a seance pocahaunted sounds like channeling native american spirits from the underworld bethany from pocahaunted didn t come with them and is on hiatus but amanda had more than able backup including new arrival diva dompe from la band blackblack on bass and members of robedoor husband and not not fun cofounder britt brown on guitar and trumpet sun araw and magic lantern i asked amanda afterward about the set and she said it was all brand new material that they had just written together with no real titles for the songs the bass in this newest incarnation of pocahaunted has a definite nod to dub reggae and amanda has said that ahead is an even funkier sound one that perhaps you can even dance to in an interview with la citybeat she says right around the time we started recording island diamonds i started listening to a lot of spacey dub and buying soul jazz box sets trying to sink my teeth into that aspect of electronic music previous to this set i knew pocahaunted s vocals mostly of course for their primal chanting but didn t realize until i read that la citybeat interview that this was the first time they ve used actual real words in the vocals but that definitely doesn t take away from the other worldliness as the pictures show i was right up front for this recording and it sounds great pocahaunted 2009 03 18 sxsw late afternoon ms bea s 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 it s hard to pigeonhole pete and the pirates or thomas sanders other project tap tap they are imaginative but not necessarily ground breaking it s hard to nail down references but you know they sound like somebody their greatness lies in the details sanders quintessentially british vocal phrasings the tightness of the band and most of all the extremely catchy pop hooks the songs here at wednesday evening s ny noise party are sung and played with contagious enthusiasm and by track 4 come on feet things really start clicking the next track old favorite recorded by both tap tap and pete and the pirates she doesn t belong to me brings some calmness for a bit but even it can barely be restrained despite the fact that this is their fifth set this day and then three fantastic new songs after that pure indie pop goodness like pocahaunted i was right up front for this one with nobody in front of me and though i might have assumed this could be too close the sound came out well balanced and full probably the best of all the recordings i got for the whole week despite the fact that the kick drum sounds like it was made of ceramics big thanks to melissa soltis flickr for sending me these pics and the one above of ms bea s pete and the pirates 2009 03 18 sxsw evening ms bea s 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 intro 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 jennifer 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 things that go bump 2009 03 18 sxsw 04 come on feet 2009 03 18 sxsw 05 she doesn t belong to me 2009 03 18 sxsw 06 motorbike 2009 03 18 sxsw 07 selina 2009 03 18 sxsw 08 lost in the woods 2009 03 18 sxsw 09 mr understanding i actually enjoyed telepathe s closing set enough to include it here and that s kind of surprising on the surface it s just electronic club music which i d normally probably hate the vocal melodies seem kind of top 40 inspired and there s a futuristic new york hip hop vibe some desert tribalism and a little miami booty bass but they pull it all together and wing it with a snare drum keyboard and samplers pretty much animal collective s live setup and make it work sounding original and modern thanks to lap0la for the pic telepathe 2009 03 18 sxsw evening ms bea s 2009 03 18 sxsw 01 2009 03 18 sxsw 02 2009 03 18 sxsw 03 2009 03 18 sxsw 04 coming next eventually friday including casper and the cookies who seriously have an album of the year contender hitting stores soon bearsuit fishboy and the not not fun label showcase 1 comm 2008 12 11 finally pavement two shows more i ve been lazy about posting but it s about the two year anniversary for this little old blog 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