strange music

Simian Drum Scape #1=Drum, Drone, Noise Synth by Arius Blaze

via benpumpkin:

Created by Arius Blaze of folktek = folktek.com and ariusblaze.com…video one of three…This piece incorporates a wide range of textural sound scapes as well as straight analog drum synthesis.

The synth is analog, the built in delay is digital.

Let me know what you think of Folktek’s strange synths!

This strange little parody of Kraftwerk, Kraftwurst, replaces Die Mensch-Maschine with pork products.

See how many Kraftwerk references you can spot!

via Rathergood, Retrothing

Sometimes you should just let a dead guy rest.

When the dead guy is Nat King Cole, whose jazz trio recordings of the forties are some of the best that jazz has to offer, you should leave well enough alone.

Doing an album of Nat King Cole remixes, 44 years after his death, is like pissing on his grave.

The forthcoming remix compilation RE: Generations “aims to construct a tuneful bridge between generations, cultures and races. Evocative of a sleek and stylish metrolounge where music and the visual arts converge, RE:Generations honors Nat King Cole’s continued cultural influence around the planet, 90 years after his birth.”

Here’s the list of artists that are aiming “to construct a tuneful bridge between generations, cultures and races” by adding loungy beats and rap overdubs to classic Nat King Cole recordings:

• “Lush Life” (Cee-Lo Green)
  “Straighten Up And Fly Right” (will.i.am Feat. Natalie Cole)
• “Day In Day Out” (Cut Chemist)
• “Brazilian Love Song” (Michaelangelo L’Acqua Feat. Bebel Gilberto)
• “The Game Of Love” (Salaam Remi Feat. Nas)
• “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home” (the Roots)
• “Hit That Jive, Jack!” (Souldiggaz Feat. Izza Kizza)
• “Calypso Blues” (Damien Marley and Stephen Marley)
• “More & More Of Your Amor” (Bitter:Sweet)
• “El Choclo” (Brazilian Girls)
• “Pick-Up” (Just Blaze)
• “Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere” (Amp Fiddler)
• “Nature Boy” (TV On The Radio)

Does the world need a will.i.am remix of Nat King Cole? And does the world need Natalie Cole singing another creepy duet with her long-dead father?

If these guys really want to introduce Nat King Cole’s music to a new generation, shouldn’t they STFU and get the guy some air time, instead of milking his memory to try and make their own music relevant?

This is the music video for Casiokids‘ Fot i Hose.

Old analogue and trashy keyboards, pop melodies and a digital & shadow puppet theatre make up the Norwegian electro-troupe that is Casiokids.

The band sprung out of an idea of making electronic music more visual, but has developed further into being a collective of theatre blended with pop melodies often sung in their native language and influenced by afro-beat, techno and out-and-out pop. The music draws similarities and takes inspiration from Paul Simon’s “Graceland”, Ivor Cutler, New Order, King Tubby, Bob Hund, Cornelius and Fela Kuti.

Casiokids are new to me. If you know anything more about them, leave a comment!

via nialler9

This news story about sampling from 1985 features Cleveland’s own Exotic Birds, a synth pop group that opened for groups like Culture Club and Eurythmics.

I’m not sure which is more awesome – the Exotic Birds or the horrible narration about the issues raised by sampling.

Let me know what you think! Read more…