refreshing the links

Rocket to the moon (original post)

the Cave (original post)

NES greatest hits (original post)

DU instrumentals (original post)

more to come.

brian dewan

I don't know why Brian Dewan's not a superstar, especially now that the kids are all into this so-called "freak folk." This zither-playing, musical-instrument-constructing, multi-media art-producing, enthusiast of arcane americana is freakier and folkier than most. Dewan is probably best-known for for his various collaborations with They Might Be Giants and his quirky police-killing tune, "99 cops." I highly recommend tracking down his two wonderful albums and seeing him perform live if you ever get the chance. Featured here is one of his 2 rare EPs from John Flansburg's Hello Cd of the month club. It's got three great original tunes and a "traditional" song (probably dating from the 19th century) which uses smoking as a metaphor for human mortality. Unfortunately, I don't have his other Hello EP or his songs from the Hello holiday album, but perhaps someone else out there does...

re-upped!

Also, someone from WFMU requested I email them George Martin's 1962, "Ray Cathode" 7" so it could be posted on their music blog (which I assume you're familiar with). I'm of course happy to oblige, but wasn't able to email the files because of a spam firewall. So I'll just re-post them here:

Ray Cathode single

James Call's Peter & the Wolf

Today I'm sharing a truly insane piece of music. The Missing Teens and German Cars vs American Homes' James Call takes on Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Using an usual palette of instruments (prepared piano samples, the serge modular sythesizer, etc) and incorporating various pop culture themes and references (Star Wars, Governor Schwarzenegger, Steely Dan, the Legend of Zelda) James' version of the story is unique to say the least. A fruitful journey into the mind of a truly insane person or just self-indulgent wankery? You decide! Enjoy.

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