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posted August 18, 2016 #

Listen to "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News on repeat until you're happy. What's so hard about that?

Sigil ARG

posted August 18, 2016 #

Excellent read over at VICE on this article These Mysterious Symbols Have Been in 19 Video Games and No One Knows Why. It's a mouthful of a headline but the content is quite intriguing. There's a rather hefty Wiki article on the phenomena but, in a gist, an alluring image was found inside of the source code of a game and inside that image was a GIF that appeared to be part of a larger map. After continuous investigations, this same symbol and more map pieces - 19 in total (above) - have been found. No one knows where this ARG will lead but the discovery process seems like enough of a reward.

Dream Dealer Reminder

posted August 18, 2016 #

Last summer, around this time, the full-length album Dream Dealer was released from Sleep Good on my own yk records. If you are not familiar with said album, please take a moment to familiarize yourself as I'm confident it will be a fine addition to your summer playlists.

I recommend starting with the video for X to whet your whistle and then diving in to the full experience - available on Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music, Bandcamp and wherever fine music is streamed. You can also order the limited edition vinyl as well.

posted August 17, 2016 #

Text on bag reads as: "This text has no other purpose than to terrify those who are afraid of the Arabic language." https://t.co/vHknRBQoPG

When I Was Done Dying

posted August 17, 2016 #

I'm a little behind the ball on this but I just encountered Dan Deacon's video for When I Was Done Dying; a collaborative piece done with Adult Swim and nine distinct animators. Deacon has a long history of compelling music videos - see Drinking out of Cups for a prime example from 10 years ago - but this piece for ups the ante. I think the Tarash Rabowsky segments might be my favorite style but it's almost impossible to pick. I'll be deep diving into each of these guys and I'm sure I'll post more about them later.

Glob - Phobos

posted August 17, 2016 #

It's almost unwatchable but this highly glitched out, static-y video for Phobos is oddly entrancing and fits well with the somewhat brooding music underneath.

Pairs well with this guy.

Toro Y Moi: Live From Trona

posted August 17, 2016 #

I'm a casual fan of Toro Y Moi. I always enjoy what I hear from him but haven't ever been enamored with an album in such a way that I play it relentlessly. Like I said, casual.

However, when I saw that he was releasing the concert film Live from Trona, I was intrigued. He took his band out to the desert, setup a circular stage and a rotating camera crew... then played a full show to no one. If you're thinking this evokes Pink Floyd's Live From Pompeii - that is by design.

It's hard to stay compelling with concert footage and no audience but the environment and performances keep it interesting.

posted August 16, 2016 #

Trump begins receiving classified briefings tomorrow, in case you want to get a head start on emptying your bank account into your mattress.

posted August 16, 2016 #

If you're wondering when's the appropriate time to take your shoes off at the airport, the answer is never. Please never

posted August 16, 2016 #

flattery flattery charges my battery!

posted August 16, 2016 #

MAKEUP + VANITY SET NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND https://t.co/MW9gGOdoWT

Birdcloud - Singles Only

posted August 15, 2016 #

I can hardly believe it but the fortieth release from yk records is on the horizon. I'm happy to announce that release be from Birdcloud, entitled Singles Only. The double vinyl is a compilation of their four previous releases - Self-Titled, One More Again, Effortless and TETNIS. It's a Best Of that includes every previous release. Only they could make such a thing happen. You can preorder the record over here.

If you aren't familiar with the work of Birdcloud, I suggest diving into "Indianer" - the first song I ever heard from them. As with all their work, it's funny but it's not comedy. It's tongue-in-cheek but it's also serious. It's a wink and a nod but it's not making fun. Birdcloud is far more complex and nuanced than what you may assume on first listen. I think it may require being from The South to truly get it but I will leave that open for others to decide.

The cover photo is by Rachel Briggs and I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. It's the perfect representation of the duality the band embodies.

Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick, The Corridor

posted August 15, 2016 #

Back in 1998, UNKLE released the album Psyence Fiction. You likely remember the Jonathan Glazer directed video for Rabbit in Your Headlights or Jake Scott's Be There but did you know that Stanley Kubrick had agreed to direct a video from the album as well? His untimely death meant that this never came to light but James Lavelle (aka UNKLE) has teamed up with director Toby Dye and the Ridley Scott Associates to create The Corridor, an art installation / music video that draws major influence from Kubrick. Here's the official writeup:
Starring Joanna Lumley and Aidan Gillen, the installation features four distinct films in which four narratives bleed into one another, crossing Kubrickian corridors as they weave together a disorientating, hypnotic tale of control, violence and a doomed cycle of power.
For now, all we can enjoy is this wonderful teaser but hopefully the full version will appear online some day. Read more about it here or here.

Dieoramas by Abigail Goldman

posted August 15, 2016 #

It can be difficult to tell from the size of most web images but the Dieorama series from Abigail Goldman is worth sticking your face right up next to your monitor. It's spelled "dieorama" because her small scale creations depict murders, death, cover-ups and other such macabre notions; a cutesy name for a not so cute act. You can see them quite well in this series but the real depth of work on her official site requires some squinting and investigating, a pursuit well worth it once you see the adorable bloodshed.

via Becky.

posted August 13, 2016 #

@iamkory @yewknee green is not a creative color

posted August 13, 2016 #

@iamkory @yewknee https://t.co/rEWbUFDf9W
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