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4月27日 Panther: Oh...My...God...
Wow. This guy is really something. I saw him open for The Gossip a few weeks ago, and he really stole the show. What exactly does he do? Well, he puts on a track of freaky beats, and then starts freaking out all over the place. I don't know how else to describe it. It's beautiful. It's hilarious. It's crazy. But it's pretty awesome. I finally found him on the web, thanks to Copy (see earlier posting), who he's apparently touring with right now. Listening is not enough, you have to see the video to get even a rough idea of what he's like. Take that video, multiply it by 12, and you'll still know nothing. Just go see him live, and get prepared to get sweat/spit on and love it! Link "The Books" Show at the UW Hub
I just saw The Books play at the Hub on friday - and wow, it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Those of you who are familiar with The Books' eclectic, sample-based, (thought not really aleatoric) process will understand why expected it would be something of a "DJ show" - two guys standing behind computers, their faces illuminated by LCD's as various songs emanate from towering speakers. Instead, they played almost everything live - though the beats were prerecorded, all the vocals and guitar of Nick Zammuto as well as Paul de Jong's *amazing* cello antics were live, and may I say, spectacular.
For those of you not familiar with their work, it's hard to categorize. I'm not a fan of arbitary sample-based music in general, but these guys take the art form and make it into something really listenable. Somehow, they weave bits of NPR monologues, phrases from old movies, environmental sounds, and much, much more, and make something that is more symphony than cacophony. The closest analogy I can come up with is the scene in "32 Short Films about Glenn Gould" where he "conducts" a conversation between his friends and creates music out of everyday language - this is the sort of magic The Books have utterly mastered.
Most of the songs they played were from their newer album, The Lemon of Pink, where there is a lot more vocal work, but they also played some old favorites from Thought for Food. If you haven't heard anything from them, I strongly suggest you check it out. |
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