Archive for February, 2010

Pampelmoose Picks For The Week Of February 26, 2010

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Fin de Cinema – Wednesday @ Holocene
The second installment of the series that asks some of Portland’s best bands to play the live soundtrack to some of cinema’s most avant garde films (the last night saw Nurses and others performing alongside the Czech classic Valerie and her Week of Wonders) highlights the work of director [...]

Dear Musicians – Your Social Web Tool

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Set your homepage to this and… well you’ll be set. It may be all you ever need.
It could also look like this…

Seth Godin – Great Means Unsettling – Musicians Take Note

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

“Feeling like a loser is part of being an artist, but I want to challenge the notion of “great music.” Sure, some music that’s great is great for the ages and it’s okay that’s it’s not being heard, but so much of what people call great art (whether it’s a book or a song or [...]

Album Review: Boogybytes Volume 5, mixed by Seth Troxler (Bpitch Control)

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

For the 5th volume of Bpitch Control’s Boogybytes mix series – previous editions have featured Modeselektor, Kiki and Ellen Allien – DJ/producer Seth Troxler stays well within his self-constructed boundaries. The focus is on the same strain of warm, wobbly deep house heard on his own 12″s (most recorded for Ghostly International offshoot Spectral Sound). [...]

The Musicians Are Complaining Again

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

I hate to say it, but every time I have an idea or two about how musicians might be able to embrace the web to further their career, it’s always the musicians themselves who write in with the most negative comments. This suggests to me that there is a distinct lack of ideas amongst musicians [...]

Some New Music For The Weekend

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Ok, here’s ten more free and legal MP3s from the Pampelmoose inbox. I especially like Son Lux and Magic Wands, and the Via Tania mixes are cool too.
Click to play. To download – Mac: Control click. PC: Right Click.
Son Lux – Weapons [Alias Remix]
Cobblestone Jazz – Chance Dub
Via Tania – Wonder Stranger [Plaid Remix]
Via Tania [...]

Album Review: Mike Coykendall – The Unbearable Being of Likeness (Field Hymns)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

If you scour the liner notes of your favorite albums like us music critics do, you’ve likely run across the name Mike Coykendall before. The Portlander has worked as an engineer and a session man for the likes of M. Ward (his solo material as well as his collaboration with Zooey Deschanel, She & Him), [...]

Authenticity Is Invaluable – Originality Is Non-Existent – Jim Jarmusch

Monday, February 15th, 2010