Whoa – check out this sweet sound board Astralwerks sent me for The Chemical Brothers’ Singles 93-03 album.
I totally used this to scare the crap out an intern at 7 a.m. last week…
@gregswan should not be dancing in the office this early in the morning, or scaring innocent interns. #happyfriday
— Katrina Wollet (@katrinawollet) May 11, 2012
Here’s the little bugger in action.
The album may be 10 years old, but the songs are timeless.
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As a huge fan of the indie music web series Dirty Laundry, I’m anxious to pass along this Kickstarter campaign to keep the channel going. Favorite episodes of mine would include Black Heart Process and Cursive… The Kickstarter campaign will help the DL folks keep things going, plus expan[...]
Moody bedroom basement artist Daniel Smith has prepped his sophomore release, Before Now, Was Then, under the name Weaver at the Loom. Fans of Dan’s lauded 2007 EP, I was Searching and I Found will appreciate a continuation of the ambient textures and opulent vocal layering on this new effort.[...]
I had the joy of seeing CocoRosie at the State Theater in 2005. As I’ve shared previously, I was late to the show, and you know how that theater has ushers with flashlights to show you to your seat? I had no idea my tickets were front row, center. So I’m ushered down the aisle, [...][...]
Local Minneapolis new wave synth trio Friends By Fire are debuting their new EP today, Sister Waves. This is serious, grown-up band material, my friends. The band is tight. The synths are infectious. The vocals are energetic. And there are some lyrical moments here that merit attention (e.g., “[...]
The sun rose at 7 a.m. in Minneapolis today, merely to set three hours later as a black storm enveloped the southwest suburbs and leaked a hydrogen oxygen mix upon the cement jungle parking ramp I stare at through the window at my desk. I played Sigur Ros in the quiet darkness. First Saeglopur and [[...]
