http://thedecibeltolls.com Psychedelic : Shoegazing : Reverberation Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was reading my buddy Nathaniel's recent blog entry on a rad fan-made video for the Atlas Sound / Stereolab collab (rhymes lol) "Quick Canal," featuring lots of retro kitsch stock footage. Broadcast, you need to find the dude who made this video. Anyway, seeing the video reminded me of ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/adventures-in-youtubin-5-the-prelinger-archives-are-the-shit/ It's been almost two years since we've heard a proper yelp from Jamie Stewart and his band of avant-humanists. Which isn't to say he hasn't been busy, making a record with Former Ghosts, writing personal haiku's for me and a billion other kids, and even covering Morrissey. And now that ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/xiu-xiu-drops-details-about-new-album/ Haven't done a real time review in a while, and hey, Fall Be Kind just leaked. Let's see what's up. Here's a live blogging of my thoughts, revisited only for editorial clarity or to fix grammatical errors... Graze (5:22) - Dang, kinda sounds like a Disney film. Like, this fits in ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/animal-collective-fall-be-kind-in-real-time/ To Whichever BBQ Bro It May Concern, Hey everybody! What's good? Not much here. Just getting ready to fuck up a can of Campbell's Chunky for lunch. Should rule. Welp... heard you all got in a lil' pickle outside of Nashville in Hopkinsville, Ky. Got nailed for having a lil' "controlled substance" ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/an-open-letter-to-king-khan-and-the-bbq-show/ In what seems to be a suite of albums that namedrop the jams that Anton Newcombe loves (with the first being 2007's My Bloody Underground), the Brian Jonestown Massacre is set to drop Who Killed Sgt. Pepper on New Year's Day. And since Newcome is. always. on. fucking. MySpace. showing. ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-ponders-who-killed-sgt-pepper/ There's a method to the madness, I tell ya. The blog ran a contest a couple of weeks ago, asking our readers what they'd like to see more of. A sort of suggestion box or comment card. A common theme was "shorter reviews." Alright then, I'll try to keep the ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/tune-yards-bird-brains/ We've been really psyched on all the love that Web 2.0 has shown us in our first year up, so we're looking to expand our output and get a couple new people aboard. While our focus will remain on music review/commentary/etc, we could really use some people who could help ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/the-decibel-tolls-is-looking-for-new-contributors/ The recent BBC Four documentary Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany, the most thorough examination of the genre since Julian Cope's definitive Krautrocksampler, has finally made its way onto the Interwebs. And it's as solid as you'd expect. From the BBC: "Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/documentary-krautrock-the-rebirth-of-germany/ Well shit, snoozed on this one. Considering my obsession with Dilla's Donuts, you'd think I'd have an ear open when an album comes out that's just as flavorful. So to cut to the chase, your collection of instrumental hip-hop is busted if it doesn't include Parisian beat maestro Onra's 2007 ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/onra-makes-mince-meat-of-the-far-east/ Dragon Turtle, the duo of Brian Lightbody and Tom Asselin (of Lewis & Clarke), is the newest project to arise from the enigmatic La Société Expéditionnaire. Their debut full-length Almanac, is an expansive 45-minute trek that explores an alternating fear and awe of the natural world, and everything in between. ... http://thedecibeltolls.com/dragon-turtle-almanac/