Oh gee whiz you guys, I made a computer programming joke in this entry’s subject. I’ll now get all sorts of geeks coming here looking for hawt tips on Ruby on Rails, and all they’ll get is some fucked-up kraut/electro/experimental/intergalactic instrumental pop. Bad vibes, greases!
No, but seriously, this On Rails stuff is on point. Dig on “Broken on the Wheel”’s tinty, crisp, motorik-driven, freaky-deeky electro battle cry, closer to Neu ‘75 than, say, the Faust Tapes. This is a power jam. Use it to get your morning started. And dude, czech the On Rails bro’s cover of the Velvets’ “White Light, White Heat” with enough vocoder to make Wendy Carlos and Black Moth Super Rainbow shit at the same time. Ever wonder what a classic rock cover performed by Kraftwerk would sound like? Wonder no more. This cover is crazy.
All of their current material is available for free on their website, with the thought that you’ll come out to see them at a later point because you like the songs. I think that tactic works.
For fans of: Can, Kraftwerk, Cluster
MP3 :::
On Rails – Broken on the Wheel
On Rails – White Light White Heat
The Dirty Projectors have a new one out on Domino June 8th called Bitte Orca. This is the single from the album, which will be available on 12″ and digital download from the label’s store and is currently available for pre-order. The track below is not a full 192 kbs rip – to get that, you can go here and sign up for the newsletter update. Marketing, ya know…
Anyway, I haven’t czeched in on the Dirty Ps for a while – not since their strange and amazing track-by-track impromptu rendition of Black Flag’s Rise Above. I have to say I don’t know how I feel about this song – perhaps it will grow on me. But it’s missing the true high weirdness that Dave Longstreth summoned on The Getty Address. Regardless, they’re a blast to see live, which you have ample opportunity to:
FRI 5/22 – Oakland, CA – Fox Oakland Theater
SAT 5/23 – Portland – Roseland Theater
MON 5/25 – Vancouver – Malkin Bowl
WED 5/27 – Edmonton – Edmonton Events Centre
THUR 5/28 – Calgary – Macewan Hall
FRI 5/29 – Saskatoon – Louis’ Pub
SAT 5/30 – Winnipeg – Burton Cummings Theatre
TUE 6/2 – Toronto – Sound Academy
WED 6/3 – Montrea – Metropolis
THUR 6/4 – Boston – HOB
FRI 6/5 – New York – Summerstage
SAT 6/6 – Baltimore – Metro Gallery – w/ A Place To Bury Strangers
MON 6/8 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
TUE 6/9 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
WED 6/10 – Richmond, VA – The National
THUR 6/11 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
MP3 :::
The Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move
