For Bands Visiting Savannah

Here's an educational video about Savannah that the folks at New York Is Boring put together for bands coming here for the Stopover Fest.

Important Facts for Visiting Bands from Patrick Longstreth on Vimeo.

Fki - Smash Mouth (prod. by Heroes & Villains)

Wow. Smash out on "Smash Mouth" - this is what's really dirty in the South right now. Coming up now and next in ATL.

Vi11ain "Midnight Dub" (phays rmx)

Photo of me at For the Record a couple weeks ago, courtesy of Jabberpics

Just finished up this remix for Vi11ain, a 912 transplant who used to lean toward industrial, but has lately been pushing more toward dubstep and the like. Pretty happy with how this turned out, especially the breakdown ahout 1:20 into it.
  Vi11ain - Midnight Dub (phays rmx) by Phays

"Charlie Sheen"

A couple of weeks ago, Savannah's MC/Producer-extraordinaire Maf dropped this "Charlie Sheen" track, and it's ridiculous. Well, apparently, today, MTV found it and deemed it buzzworthy.

When Hipsters Attack

When Hipsters Attack is a local super group featuring members of Pilot Scott Tracey, Hot Pink Interior and many more. They debut at the Jinx this Saturday, followed by a set from KidSyc@Brandywine. There are scant few details on the WHA set, except that it will involve elaborate staging, a hipster pageant, and some kick ass jams. Check out my interview with Scott Stanton in Connect this week. We discuss hipster-related violence, Chuck Norris and moustache wax.

A History of the Death Ray

 Here's a great bit of reading over at the Awl. A comprehensive and tongue-in-cheek history of mankind's attempts to create a death ray.

Mophono Ft. Flying Lotus

If you like 'em ominous and crunchy...


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FTR Winner

At last weekend's "For the Record" show, which featured a recycled record art show plus vinyl-only DJ sets, this guy showed up with his own record-related fashion, a spiked gauntlet and a tie. He wasn't even in the show, he just had some records and decided to come through. Nice work.

Photo courtesy of Josh Branstetter

Fight art, not crime?

A transmission from the front lines. This beautiful piece went up on a building near Habersham and 33rd courtesy of Hebermehl and Dr. Z.

 They actually had permission for this ArtPort-reppin' color explosion, but within 3-days it had been white-washed (by the city's neighborhood enforcement (?) who in this case are the real vandals, since they painted on a wall without permission). The artists responded accordingly.

Tayler McFerrin "A Place in my Heart"

Taylor McFerrin is a new addition to FlyLo's Brainfeeder imprint. Here's a collab with vocalist Ryat that is pretty intense. Any relation to Bobby? [silence] Bet he never hears that. If you yearn for a brighter but equally emotive Portishead, or can interpolate the existence of a song made by Bjork and Lovage-era Dan the Automator - this might be for you...

Taylor McFerrin feat. Ryat - Place in My Heart from Simon Benjamin on Vimeo.

Swordz "Weatherman"

A lot of real ill dudes live in Jacksonville, FL. Duval County does it's thing. Mr. Al Pete doesn't know it yet, but he put me onto Swordz earlier today via a Facebook post. While wandering the internet I stumbled onto this video. This thing is from '07 but is sounding like tomorrow.

Magic Places '2071' EP

Head over to Unholy Rhythms and check out new EP from Savannah GA's Magic Places. He's got a real knack for capturing a lot of classic electronic references in an interesting way - pulsing and textural bleeps and chops tastefully arranged in a pleasing concoction. There's also a remix of mine included on 2071, an uptempo dicing of his tune "Digital Lightspeed," which I'm pretty psyched about.

Dirtbombs remixed

A few years back Detroit was looking like the Rock City again - The Dirtbombs, the Detroit Cobras and a bunch of other acts were pounding out gritty garage anthems, before things got all post-Animal Collective psych-pop in the outside-the-mainstream-musical-taste-shapers. When you can't beat them, join them. On the verge of a new album, the Dirtbombs get the remix treatment on a couple of songs, seemingly bridging the age old divide between the city's rock and techno traditions...

Scion A/V Presents: The Dirtbombs - Sharevari from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Get more info, and download the track here.

Greatest Story Never Told

Saigon might have been the best rapper to still not have an album, even after 5 years and a handful of mixtapes and a record deal, etc. Anyway, that's changed now, as of today, when his debut dropped thanks to Just Blaze's Fort Knocks label, who finally got Saigon's album done and pushed to the masses. Greatest Story Never Told. 
  Here's a taste. Blaze on the beat, so you know that's right, and Saigon is a spitter in the truest sense - gravel voiced with a tight flow. Put on a pair of Tims before you listen.

Video: Yeasayer "I Remember"

In honor of Valentine's day, Yeasayer sent out an email with a new video and some remixes. It's better than flowers, and on par with chocolates (except it won't go straight to your hips). Just kidding. It will go straight to your hips. A bizarre homage to cleaning a motorcycle, which is not a euphemism for masturbation, ensues...

 

Swing by their website to download a three track EP with the album version of "I Remember" and two remixes. 

ESKMO mix for BBC6

Something cool to listen to for 20 minutes and 11 seconds. ESKMO is one my favorite music makers these days. Texture for days. The mix is all over the place: traditionals, Tom Waits, pop, whatever.
Eskmo: BBC6 Mini Mix - Dec 2010 (FREE DOWNLOAD) by Eskmo

Non-required reading

 Here's a list of things you should read this week:

Dr. Dre was onto Burning Man before most everyone, and he might be exploiting it for $$. (via Fader).

In 30+ years we're going to robots. The 'we' in that sentence is mankind. (via longform)

The US govt gave billions in cash and weapons to Egypt/Mubarak in order to keep peace with Israel, which is why they were slow to call for his ouster, and had info that he was out before anyone else... Egypt received the second most "foreign aid" from the US of any country in the world. (via ProPublica)

Panda Bear "Jetty"

Here's a taste of what's to come from Animal Collective offshoot Panda Bear's new record Tomboy. The track is called "Jetty" and it's a murky, atmospheric slog through pop wonderment - like finding out angels don't clean their asses. Click to listen (right click to save)
 The record is out April 2011. Go back and check out Person Pitch, if you missed it.

Dirty Beaches "Lord Knows Best"

Super mellow. All sorts of heroin-chic. Shout out to Carrie Nations, who knew that this was a Francois Hardy sample.

Glitch Mob remixing the White Stripes

It was tough to imagine them making "7 Nation Army" any harder than it already was. We can argue the merits of whether they accomplished that later. They certainly recontextualized one of the anthems of the early 2000s in an awesome way.

 

Maf - "Let's Fight" (Soul)

Not what you might expect. This is epic. Shout out to Maf. Catch his radio show with DJ Doc Oc on SSU radio (90.3 FM) from 12-2am on Saturdays. No one is making hip hop like this. Check the break down at 2:15. Nasty good.
  Maf - Let's Fight ( Soul ) by Maf aka Carlitobaby 

Stopover Sessions #1.5

Another segment of the video from the inaugural Savannah Stopover Sessions at Meddin Studios. Shot and edited by the infamous Bob Jones, who is equal parts man and machine and starring Cusses. I make a very brief cameo, including a comment at the end of the video.

Vinyl Appreciation

Check out Kris' set of funky, psych-y goodness from January's Vinyl Appreciation event at Muse Arts.

01-30-11 Kris' Set - Vinyl Appr. by Vinylappreciationsav on Mixcloud

Vinyl Appreciation will celebrate it's one year anniversary in April as the closing night of the Savannah Urban Arts Festival - 8 days of film, music, dance, poetry, art and more. The call for entries to artists is open through early March, so if you're down in the Southeast and looking to come kick it and do your thing, here's a chance. Got an idea for something, but lack a venue to do it in? Hit us up.  Click here for info.

Stopover Sessions #1

Local rockers Cusses came out to Meddin last week to record the first-ever Savannah Stopover Session - it was supposed to be a dry run, but Cusses was so awesome that these couldn't stay hidden for long. Normally, thrashy and raucous, this was the last song of the evening, and in honor of the first Stopover Session, also the first time Cusses had done an acoustic number.

Stopover Sessions: In Memoriam from Bob on Vimeo.

Hense

Cool video starring ATL writer/artist Hense, part of the MSK crew.

Graffiti from Humanwire on Vimeo.

For the Record

 The closing reception on Feb. 12, 8-10pm at Studio 2-Ten (210 W. Victory Dr.) will feature DJ sets from some Vinyl Appreciation regulars. The show includes work from 20 different artists using old records as their source material. The show will be pretty awesome. The opening reception is Feb. 8 from 6-8pm as in hosted by Green Drinks and Cspot.
 Shouts out to Raabstract, Connect Savannah, Club One and everyone else who's put work into making this happen.