Archive for March, 2014
The first big moment of this track (lasting about 2 seconds) has changed my whole perspective. I now believe that anything, literally ANYTHING is possible. We need to approach life with hope and always listen to that undying flame within what some philosophers have referred to as ‘the soul’ and some molecular scientists have referred to as ‘where even is the soul?’. Well if it’s soul you’re after, look no further than the incredible vocal stylings of Nai Palm.
Some would know Nai Palm from her work as Hiatus Kaiyote‘s guitarist/lead vocalist, and if you know anything about Hiatus Kaiyote, you will know that a) they are from the future and b) things can get a little abstract at times. So it is a really interesting contrast to hear Nai Palm’s vocals over the earthy grooves of Aussie funk kings The Putbacks.
Art culture has a long history of ‘making the old new again’, and this can take place through either re-interpreting the old (putting a fat beat over it) or re-iterating it (playing it normal) for a new audience (you). The Putbacks haven’t strayed too far sonically from the original 1970′s Aretha Franklin hit, and why fix a Hammond B3 organ shimmer that isn’t broken? But one thing that is instantly recognisable is the heightened saturation of The Putbacks’ recording, the pleasing result of recording straight to 8 track tape. Due to this, the Spanish Harlem has never possessed so much explosive energy. Not that I would know anything about a) Being Spanish or b) Harlem. But then again neither do you, so this song is all we’ve got to go on. You can buy the 7″ vinyl or get your download on here.
In the interest of becoming the next Hilly Dilly or Indieshuffle I will be henceforth attempting to post and write about a minimum of 12-20 songs per day. Step two in my monetization process will be a word-of-mouth strategy where I don a UNICEF shirt and harass people during my forty five minute lunch break in Crows Nest asking for donations for (and I forgot to mention this next name part earlier) ‘JnrIndieShuffle’. These donations will be backchanneled through major labels who will supply me with exclusive streams on album pre-releases. By posting an entire record one song at a time I’ll be able to knock off 10-12 songs a day in one swift movement. Next week I’ll be starting a Pozible campaign to raise money to have my faux UNICEF uniform printed at an ethically viable sew-house in Petersham so please keep your eyes peeled for that and RT when possible.
First cab off the ranks is this song from KOWL who is an artist that I have completely no prior knowledge of. What I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt is that I definitely heard this song on Me And All My Friends the other day so at the very least we know he/they’re Australia. Goodnight.
I heard an mp3 sometime yesterday that I felt was a pretty good mp3 indeed and so I thought it might make perfect content for my Australian mp3 blog Sound Doctrine. I forgot to mention that the mp3 I heard was an Australian mp3. All the data enclosed in that mp3 was generated right here by local programming and domestic musical equipment so you can bet that you’re helping our economy just by listening to it and sharing it with your friends. It’s not my usual ‘too-soft-to-be-a-banger-too-beat-heavy-to-relax-too’ fare but some good ol’ mellow guitar music circa Seattle 2003. This outfit is called Vacant Field and they’re Sydneysiders so that’s a rare win for the region. There’s obviously some degree of affectation in the vocal qualities but we’re living in a post-DMA’s society so there’s at least 8 days of history we’d need to unwrite for this to be a serious issue. Onward and upward Vacant Field.
Side note, is this exactly what Violent Soho would sound like if they downed a few Valium? I say yay.
Artists you need to know rn
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| 2. Voidhood | |
259 | 3. jamesjamesjames | |
186 | 4. Zan | |
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| 5. Sesame Girl | |
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