November 27, 2008

Have a Very AZLTRON Thanksgiving!


Well, it’s that day again, the day to gather around with family and rub a long fork like utensil and a knife over a very dead piece of poultry. Pass the cranberry sauce ’cause Grandpa is going to tell you about the weather and the news. It might be time to start bracing yourself for an extended amount of time with your nuclear family. Time to find your zen, get in your happy place and endure the hot coals of superficial niceties.If you find all this togetherness a little awkward (Like Me), it’s also the day to trace your hand and turn it into a poorly rendered turkey! Check out this tom to the left! Pretty handsome eh? Anyway, I’ve composed a mix of entertaining Turkey-Day tunes. Enjoy!

March 12, 2007

Hey, I’ve got a symphony in my pocket.

Filed under: air pocket symphony jarvis cocker pulp — AZLTRON @ 12:32 pm


Artist: Air

Title: Pocket Symphony



Right away I noticed much less digital gloss on the tracks and a much more organic feel, which oddly enough, draws me in more. I chalk this up to producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck). Granted, the mathematically perfect piano loop progressions and androgynous vocoded vocals are still here, notably in “Once Upon a Time” (2) and “Napalm Love” (4), but it is relied upon much less. For example, raw vocals with no vocoder are featured on the acoustic led “Left Bank” (6). Also a few guest vocalists drop by, most notably Jarvis Cocker of Britpop band “Pulp”, to lay down some melancholy lyrics on “One Hell of a Party” (3). Another highlight of the album is “Mer Du Japon” (8), which actually has something of a beat in stark contrast to its largely languid surroundings. Overall this album feels a lot moodier, heavier than their previous effort (Talkie Walkie), and for that I think it will probably stay on my computer longer.

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