Steal Yr Face

A while back I made a post about a painting that our friend Luke was giving to us (on loan) called, Steal Yr Face. It's been a long time since I made that post but today it became a reality! Luke painted Steal Yr Face in 2007 while studying abroad in Barcelona. I'm not really sure what his take on the painting is, all I know is that I like it. A lot.

Here it is hanging in our living room (taken one hour after the hanging):

Here's another angle so you can better understand how it's situated (taken one hour and two minutes after the hanging):

Slownite "Samples"

As if I haven't posted enough of my music on here already...

One night last February (2008) I started trying to use a computer DJ program called Traktor to make a mix. I didn't know how to use it at all and got distracted with the looping tool. For the next two months I started making songs that pretty much centered around the idea of misusing Traktor to make monstrosities out of other people's music. As time went on I learned about other features Traktor had to offer. If you listen to the whole album all the way through (which I don't recommend doing) you can probably see the transformation.

Anyway, I present to you the first Slownite release (a double disk) now available on the internet:

Samples [Disk One - Dample]
Samples [Disk Two - Gettin' Friends]

(Dad, you will NOT like these)

Tanks @ Goodbye Blue Monday

Last Friday my friend Adam's band, The Tanks (from Iowa City), played in Brooklyn at a place called Goodbye Blue Monday. I hadn't seen them play in maybe a year because they had to take a few unforeseen hiatuses during the recording of their newest album, Keep Breaking Down. I was blown away at how much more developed they sound now, it's amazingly full for being comprised of just drums, bass, and vocals.

The bands that opened were really funny. Two of them had a real 90's experimental vibe that involved a lot of touching the ends of guitar cables with their hands, looping the noise, and then applying minimal effects, all while sitting in a chair looking very serious. They were both pretty bad.

Anyway, the show had everything: cave man outfits, fake blood, funny effects pedal belt, too many amps, heckling, rock, and a venue that was basically a coffee shop with a ton of old shit piled high against every wall.

If anyone is interested you can buy the new album here (for fans of more rockin' sounds). You can listen to The Tanks on their myspace.

On a side note, I made myself another promise that I would update this blog way more frequently than I have been lately. I'd like to know what kind of stuff people are liking so I don't bore people. Should I keep uploading music? You want more stories of things I did? You want thoughts? Any requests? I might update a few times today to make up for the lack of posts!