It’s the end of summer – not officially, but post-Labour Day in Canada is the unofficial end. While this may be bad news, the fall has a shitload of potentially awesome albums to be released upon our ears. Not really sure where I’m going with this intro, so let me get to the Morning Music Notes.
Everybody’s On The Run: Noel Gallagher Accidentally Brings Spider to Festival, Quarantines The Backstage Area
The Jersey Live Festival had a bit of a shock on the weekend, when a green-fanged spider was discovered in one of Noel Gallagher’s flight cases, causing the backstage area to be quarantined (via NME). I guess that could’ve been the ‘death of you and me’, right Noel? ‘If I Had A Gun’, the spider trouble would’ve gone away. The spider was singing ‘Don’t Go Away’, since he wanted to bite Noel. The spider travelled ‘All Around the World’, right after he was ‘Fuckin’ in the Bushes’. Okay, let’s end these piss poor, Austin Power-esque attempts at pun humour and get to the damn story.
Noel was nowhere to be seen (read: he was at the pub), but his crew noticed the spider as they were unloading his guitars. A local wildlife trust came to the scene – who would’ve thought to call them?! A spokeswoman from Jersey Live said “Staff immediately set about catching the spider and an area backstage had to be quarantined for nearly 20 minutes. Noel had not arrived at the gig and so was blissfully unaware of the panic the spider caused.”
Beck and Flying Lotus Teamed Up for Unknown Release
Both are experimental, boundary-pushing artists. Perhaps it makes sense that Beck and Flying Lotus have teamed up (although Consequence of Sound says the exact opposite in their intro). In an interview with Drowned in Sound, FlyLo said “He (Beck) hit me up after the last record and wanted to do something. It sounds like Can but fucked up. It’s really quite dark.”
No word on how or when it’ll be released, but my bet is that it’ll be pretty awesome. And I bet on England to win every World Cup, so I know a thing or two about betting.
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Listen! Flying Lotus – About that time//A glitch is a glitch
The beauty of SoundCloud and, looking bigger picture, the Internet – artists can instantly release stuff for fans and others alike to listen to immediately. No album, no distribution, and hey – no cost. Flying Lotus has taken advantage of this, and put up a new track called About that time//A glitch is a glitch.
The track is less than 2 minutes, and sounds like something that could slot on recent album, Until the Quiet Comes. The track is actually from the show Adventure Time, and you can listen to the short, blippy burst of sound below.
Ask Thom Yorke, and He Will Answer (If You Are a Famous Electronic Producer)
Unfortunately the headline doesn’t relate to the thousands of emails and postcards that I have been sending to Radiohead’s Thom Yorke. As Thom prepares to release the Atoms for Peace album, he is answering questions that electronic producers such as Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer, and FaltyDL ask him.
The answers will run in the February issue of Dazed & Confused, but you can read some of them now on Dazed Digital. Radiohead fans might know the answer to this first question, but Flying Lotus asks about the lyrics behind Pyramid Song.
FLYING LOTUS: I’ve always been curious, what inspired ‘Pyramid Song’?
Thom Yorke: You’re obsessed! We were in Copenhagen, we just started recording the first session after OK Computer, and we were all deeply dysfunctional, especially me. And there was an exhibition, they had a whole Egyptian section where they went on about religious beliefs and stuff, and they had these figures in these little boats ready to go wherever it is they were going to go. We were having a really shitty session, but we got in the morning afterwards, sat down, played these chords and I just said, ‘That’s nice,’ made a note of it and then wrote words, and it was very quick. We recorded the drumming a few months later, and it sounded like something from a Charlie Mingus record. It was just one of those weird things of, when you make a record, eventually you get to a flow and that was just part of the flow. We were going through this bad period where nothing was going right and this was a big breakthrough. But I never expected it to be such a popular single. When we play it live people go nuts for it, and we’re like, ‘Really?’
This seems like the perfect way for me to somehow fit in the cool video for Pyramid Song. Check it out below.
Radiohead – Pyramid Song
PeteHatesMusic’s Top Albums of 2012
Yesterday, we listed the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2012, and we had a tough time narrowing it down to just 25. A slightly easier task is listing the top albums, as good songs far outnumber good, complete, top to bottom albums. The rankings though – now that’s the tough part.
We rummaged through the bargain bins at music stores, tossed aside the Phantom of the Rapra album (despite the awesome name), and have settled on the PeteHatesMusic Top Albums of 2012.
We’re not like every other blog – we
can’t spellcouldn’t find room for critical darlings Frank Ocean, Fiona Apple, or Kendrick Lamar (despite Rich’s threats of horrific violence), and somehow Psy missed the list – do any of the one billion people who viewed his Gangnam Style video even know the name of his album? Without further adieu, check out the PeteHatesMusic Top Albums of 2012. Feel free to tell us how stupid (or hopefully amazing) our picks are in the comments, or tweet at us @PeteHatesMusic.Click to see the PeteHatesMusic Top Albums of 2012
Watch! Flying Lotus – Tiny Torture
Flying Lotus has another great video for a track from the well-received Until the Quiet Comes. The track is Tiny Tortures, and is a subtle, electronic noodling kind of track.
The video stars actor
FRODO!Elijah Wood, who is experiencing a Donnie Darko-esque bizarre reality, complete with weird floating objects while just trying to do his thing. Check it out below.Flying Lotus – Tiny Torture
(via Pitchfork)
Stream! Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes (entire album)
We’ve blogged about the goodness that is Flying Lotus, in the forms of See Thru to You with Erykah Badu, and the cute video for Putty Boy Strut. Now, thanks to NPR, we have the whole album streaming. The album is Until the Quiet Comes, and features my object of my affection, Thom Yorke, amongst other guests.
If you like cascades of sounds, unique time signatures, and random instruments, you’ll dig FlyLo. Give him a listen below, and if you like it, buy it when it’s out on October 2.
Watch! Flying Lotus – Putty Boy Strut
Flying Lotus has lined up a slew of guests for his upcoming album, Until The Quiet Comes, such as
my high school sweetheartThom Yorke, Erykah Badu, Laura Darlington, Niki Randa, Thundercat, and others. We’ve heard the Erykah Badu track, See Thru To You, and now we have a cartoony video for an appropriately kiddy sounding track in Putty Boy Strut.A repetitive clapping beat is mixed with sounds reminiscent of a old school video game or a child’s toy for this track. There’s also a nice bass solo at the end of the song. Check out the slick video, and look out for the album on October 1/2.
Flying Lotus – Putty Boy Strut
Listen to Snippets of Songs from both Mumford & Sons and Flying Lotus
This fall is shaping up to be a great one for music. There are new albums due from Mumford & Sons, in the form of Babel, as well as Flying Lotus, with his fourth album, Until the Quiet Comes. We’ve already heard I Will Wait by M&S (not Marks & Spencer), as well as the Erykah Badu starring tune from Flying Lotus. We now get snippets from both upcoming albums.
Flying Lotus wins for classiest and less of a pain in the ass to post categories. He has a four minute short film that features See Thru To U (feat. Erykah Badu), then Hunger (feat. Niki Randa), and finally Getting There (feat. Niki Randa). The film is made by Kahlil Joseph and some brutal violence, as well as an odd dance routine, in a wonderfully filmed piece. Check it out below.
Mumford & Sons are about to release both the video for I Will Wait and the album Babel. Instead of murders and dancing, we get trees and trucks. As the end of the clips show, I Will Wait was filmed at Red Rocks on August 28/29, and will premiere September 10.
Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes (album trailer)
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Morning Music Notes – The Dog Days Are Over
It’s the end of summer – not officially, but post-Labour Day in Canada is the unofficial end. While this may be bad news, the fall has a shitload of potentially awesome albums to be released upon our ears. Not really sure where I’m going with this intro, so let me get to the Morning Music Notes.
Everybody’s On The Run: Noel Gallagher Accidentally Brings Spider to Festival, Quarantines The Backstage Area
The Jersey Live Festival had a bit of a shock on the weekend, when a green-fanged spider was discovered in one of Noel Gallagher’s flight cases, causing the backstage area to be quarantined (via NME). I guess that could’ve been the ‘death of you and me’, right Noel? ‘If I Had A Gun’, the spider trouble would’ve gone away. The spider was singing ‘Don’t Go Away’, since he wanted to bite Noel. The spider travelled ‘All Around the World’, right after he was ‘Fuckin’ in the Bushes’. Okay, let’s end these piss poor, Austin Power-esque attempts at pun humour and get to the damn story.
Noel was nowhere to be seen (read: he was at the pub), but his crew noticed the spider as they were unloading his guitars. A local wildlife trust came to the scene – who would’ve thought to call them?! A spokeswoman from Jersey Live said “Staff immediately set about catching the spider and an area backstage had to be quarantined for nearly 20 minutes. Noel had not arrived at the gig and so was blissfully unaware of the panic the spider caused.”
Beck and Flying Lotus Teamed Up for Unknown Release
Both are experimental, boundary-pushing artists. Perhaps it makes sense that Beck and Flying Lotus have teamed up (although Consequence of Sound says the exact opposite in their intro). In an interview with Drowned in Sound, FlyLo said “He (Beck) hit me up after the last record and wanted to do something. It sounds like Can but fucked up. It’s really quite dark.”
No word on how or when it’ll be released, but my bet is that it’ll be pretty awesome. And I bet on England to win every World Cup, so I know a thing or two about betting.
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Watch! Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu – See Thru To You
Flying Lotus is readying his new album, Until The Quiet Comes, for its October 1 release date. FlyLo has just dropped a new track which is a collaboration with Erykah Badu. The track is See Thru To You, which sort of sounds grammatically incorrect. The track isn’t as “out there” as some of the tracks on Cosmogramma, but is unique enough to fit that Flying Lotus style. Check it out below and get ready for that Thom Yorke song that also features on the album.
Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu – See Thru To You
(via Chart Attack)
Morning Music Notes – No One Cuts Off Sir Paul!
Thom Yorke to Appear on New Flying Lotus Album
Hot on the heels of seeing Thom Yorke in Radiohead last night, we have some Thom Yorke news for you. Mr. Yorke will appear on FlyLo’s upcoming album, Until The Quiet Comes (via Gigwise). Thom Yorke also guest starred on Flying Lotus’ last album, on the track And the World Laughs At You. Killer track and killer album.
Mumford & Sons to Name Second Album Babel, Possibly After The Brad Pitt Movie
Another band we saw this weekend in Portugal at Optimus Alive is Mumford & Sons. They played a few tracks from their upcoming new album, which now has a name. It’ll be called Babel and is out on September 24 (via NME).
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