Dungen’s “Familj”

July 27, 2020August 2, 2020

Dungen’s “Familj”

Dungen. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

Tonight, I'm going to tie up a loose end. Originally, I planned to include this Dungen post alongside the prior entries for Melody's Echo Chamber and Moodoïd, both of which published a few weeks back. Dungen's got direct relations to the former. Two of their four members, frontman Gustav Ejstes and guitarist Reine Fiske, contributed …

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February 5, 2020July 2, 2020

Echo Tail’s “(Hindsight)”

Echotail. Artwork sourced from artist's Bandcamp.

I'm not sure if I'm starting the blog up again or not. After a month and change, my longest absence, all due to a rigorous work schedule in support of the Super Bowl (the busiest month for commercials and advertising), I've been on the fence for continuing this endeavor. However, I've also realized this monologue …

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March 14, 2019June 30, 2020

Sol Oosel’s “The Dark Side of the Sun”

Sol Oosel, seemingly channeling a silhouetted El Topo. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

Whatever you do, don't read this guy's bio before listening to his music. It might just piss you off, or at the very least, turn you off. It sort of reeks of pretentiousness, a lot of disenfranchised language strung together, with hints of tiny relevance squeezed in. I think it's trying to be artsy. But …

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February 23, 2019July 29, 2020

Warpaint @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19

Warpaint celebrate their 15th anniversary with a performance @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19.

Tonight is a night for catching up on old business. So I'm going to jump back to the start of February, for a special performance from L.A.'s own Warpaint. These girls have been going at it for the past 15 years, and this show (the second of two) was their anniversary soiree, held as part …

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December 2, 2018July 12, 2020

Floating Points’ “Silurian Blue”

Floating Points perform at the El Rey on 04.21.17.

It's been a restless day … the type where you can't settle comfortably into any groove. And when you try, it's like wading further into indecision. So consequently, I wasn't sure I'd post anything this eve.Well, sometimes the right groove finds you, and sets the course straight. So here I am with Floating Points' "Silurian …

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