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alexsegura:

Self-promotion time! Faulkner Detectives, the band I’m in with my friends Elizabeth, Meg and Vanessa, just released an EP: The Modern Handshake.

You can snag a copy at our BandCamp page. How much? Well, that’s the fun part! The price is whatever you want. Think it’s worth $10? Cool. $1? 50 cents? That’s OK, too. 

The tracks are free to stream, so listen to it for nothing if you like!

The album was recorded by superstar producer Jamie Muffett at Threshold Studios in New York City. The snazzy photo that makes up the bulk of the EP cover was shot by artist Jade Phillips.

Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can “like” the Faulkner Detectives Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.

Thanks!

Mar 16
alexsegura:

Self-promotion time! Faulkner Detectives, the band I’m in with my friends Elizabeth, Meg and Vanessa, just released an EP: The Modern Handshake.
You can snag a copy at our BandCamp page. How much? Well, that’s the fun part! The price is whatever you want. Think it’s worth $10? Cool. $1? 50 cents? That’s OK, too. 
The tracks are free to stream, so listen to it for nothing if you like!
The album was recorded by superstar producer Jamie Muffett at Threshold Studios in New York City. The snazzy photo that makes up the bulk of the EP cover was shot by artist Jade Phillips.
Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can “like” the Faulkner Detectives Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.
Thanks!

foundmusic:

DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump

From Live! In Tune and on Time, 2004.

This live version of a standout track from Endtroducing… isolates the original’s central Bjork loop and lets it ride solo for a while, slowly incorporating the comic monologue and Vangelis synths from the back half of “Stem/Long Stem”. I’ve been harping on minimalist hip-hop lately like a big dork, and this guy here, with its single reverb-laden, 5-note loop buttressed by a drone and a vocal snippet, is so minimal it’s ambient. Definitely closer to Steve Reich than Steinski. Take out the audience noise and you’re floating in space.

Bonus points for that stuttering effect at the end, most likely the result of rapid crossfader action similar to a transformer scratch (with added reverb). It’s a relatively small change that achieves maximum emotional impact due to the ethereal stillness of the rest of the song, like a sleepy starship shifting direction. Or something.

Listening to DJ Shadow has always made me sad, but in a good way somehow!

Mar 16

moretothestory:

loving the print-themed cover art for the new Faulkner Detectives EP 

Foxy!

Mar 16
moretothestory:

loving the print-themed cover art for the new Faulkner Detectives EP 

Foxy!

bookshelfporn:

Neil Gaiman’s Personal Library (The Basement, Neil Gaiman’s Home)

Feb 27

ok, I was on the fence about checking out Nick’s show this Wednesday, and then I watched this. 10pm at the Stone people.

Feb 25

Elizabeth Fraser is so cute in this video! Love that 90s hair

Feb 22

woodyallenofmusic:

  • janet jackson was banned from the grammys for her “nipslip” during the superbowl halftime show
  • chris brown was not banned from the grammys for beating his girlfriend so badly she went to the hospital

let’s sit and think about these two facts, and decide whether the producers of the grammys are terrible sexist dickwads or not

simply ridiculous

Feb 16
Feb 16

jakefogelnest:

Whitney Houston’s isolated vocal track on “How Will I Know.” 

Bare voice, amazing

Feb 12

love the vocal harms, plus there’s a sweet sax solo at the end!

Feb 06

Posted on Sunday March 18th 2012 at 10:48pm.

The Scale Guitar Solo

interpoldocuments:

Check this amazing analysis of The Scale’s guitar solo by Meg Wilhoite. Her whole blog dedicated to musical analysis of Interpol is worth reading!

Sweet Tumblr love from interpoldocuments!

Posted on Friday March 16th 2012 at 12:55pm.

alexsegura:

Self-promotion time! Faulkner Detectives, the band I’m in with my friends Elizabeth, Meg and Vanessa, just released an EP: The Modern Handshake.
You can snag a copy at our BandCamp page. How much? Well, that’s the fun part! The price is whatever you want. Think it’s worth $10? Cool. $1? 50 cents? That’s OK, too. 
The tracks are free to stream, so listen to it for nothing if you like!
The album was recorded by superstar producer Jamie Muffett at Threshold Studios in New York City. The snazzy photo that makes up the bulk of the EP cover was shot by artist Jade Phillips.
Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can “like” the Faulkner Detectives Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.
Thanks!
alexsegura:

Self-promotion time! Faulkner Detectives, the band I’m in with my friends Elizabeth, Meg and Vanessa, just released an EP: The Modern Handshake.
You can snag a copy at our BandCamp page. How much? Well, that’s the fun part! The price is whatever you want. Think it’s worth $10? Cool. $1? 50 cents? That’s OK, too. 
The tracks are free to stream, so listen to it for nothing if you like!
The album was recorded by superstar producer Jamie Muffett at Threshold Studios in New York City. The snazzy photo that makes up the bulk of the EP cover was shot by artist Jade Phillips.
Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can “like” the Faulkner Detectives Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.
Thanks!

alexsegura:

Self-promotion time! Faulkner Detectives, the band I’m in with my friends Elizabeth, Meg and Vanessa, just released an EP: The Modern Handshake.

You can snag a copy at our BandCamp page. How much? Well, that’s the fun part! The price is whatever you want. Think it’s worth $10? Cool. $1? 50 cents? That’s OK, too. 

The tracks are free to stream, so listen to it for nothing if you like!

The album was recorded by superstar producer Jamie Muffett at Threshold Studios in New York City. The snazzy photo that makes up the bulk of the EP cover was shot by artist Jade Phillips.

Also, if you’re feeling generous, you can “like” the Faulkner Detectives Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter.

Thanks!

Posted on Friday March 16th 2012 at 12:11am.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

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foundmusic:

DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump

From Live! In Tune and on Time, 2004.

This live version of a standout track from Endtroducing… isolates the original’s central Bjork loop and lets it ride solo for a while, slowly incorporating the comic monologue and Vangelis synths from the back half of “Stem/Long Stem”. I’ve been harping on minimalist hip-hop lately like a big dork, and this guy here, with its single reverb-laden, 5-note loop buttressed by a drone and a vocal snippet, is so minimal it’s ambient. Definitely closer to Steve Reich than Steinski. Take out the audience noise and you’re floating in space.

Bonus points for that stuttering effect at the end, most likely the result of rapid crossfader action similar to a transformer scratch (with added reverb). It’s a relatively small change that achieves maximum emotional impact due to the ethereal stillness of the rest of the song, like a sleepy starship shifting direction. Or something.

Listening to DJ Shadow has always made me sad, but in a good way somehow!

Posted on Friday March 16th 2012 at 12:07am.

moretothestory:

loving the print-themed cover art for the new Faulkner Detectives EP 

Foxy!
moretothestory:

loving the print-themed cover art for the new Faulkner Detectives EP 

Foxy!

moretothestory:

loving the print-themed cover art for the new Faulkner Detectives EP 

Foxy!

Posted on Monday February 27th 2012 at 12:40am.

bookshelfporn:

Neil Gaiman’s Personal Library (The Basement, Neil Gaiman’s Home)

Posted on Saturday February 25th 2012 at 04:31pm.

ok, I was on the fence about checking out Nick’s show this Wednesday, and then I watched this. 10pm at the Stone people.

Posted on Wednesday February 22nd 2012 at 02:35pm.

Elizabeth Fraser is so cute in this video! Love that 90s hair

Posted on Thursday February 16th 2012 at 09:47am.

woodyallenofmusic:

  • janet jackson was banned from the grammys for her “nipslip” during the superbowl halftime show
  • chris brown was not banned from the grammys for beating his girlfriend so badly she went to the hospital

let’s sit and think about these two facts, and decide whether the producers of the grammys are terrible sexist dickwads or not

simply ridiculous

Posted on Sunday February 12th 2012 at 01:05am.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Whitney Houston
—  How Will I Know (Acappella)

jakefogelnest:

Whitney Houston’s isolated vocal track on “How Will I Know.” 

Bare voice, amazing

Posted on Monday February 6th 2012 at 01:30am.

love the vocal harms, plus there’s a sweet sax solo at the end!