Dan Deacon: Acorn Master

ddeaconAcorn Master, the first e.p. from Baltimore’s Dan Deacon is a kiddy-pool of compu-tunes, perhaps just as likely inspired by a mediocre mushroom experience as by Raffi’s children’s classics. Disney-character clad CD art aside, I couldn’t help but imagine my twin nieces giggling and clapping along with Dan to at least four of the six clownish, almost juvenile-with-a-whiff-of-self-awareness tracks. While Deacon adeptly layers samples from pop tv and video games, the product of his efforts is a grating, irritating aural mash, complete with Butthead’s “huhhuh huh” dollop’d on top. Though the album playfully bounces from jilted lover neo-ballads to classic cover songs on acid, when the haze clears, I was left wondering why people take joke bands seriously enough to fund legit releases. Wrapping up the album with an electro lullaby for Nintendo/Role playing Gamers to cull their damsels with was a soothing touch…perfect to put the twins to bed to. :: Dan Deacon: Acorn Master - Psych-O-Path

pkj 07 Mar 07

MOUTHUS

Best of the recent Our Mouth stuff is the first Sullivan solo CD-R. Sullivan's comes under the name Eskimo King, and /Tooth-Shaped Migration/ is five thick, detailed chunks of sound spread over a quick 17 minutes. What I dig most about Sullivan is his wide-open outlook on what sounds are worth making. Mouthus may concoct a lot of deep, textured noise, but they also use acoustic guitar loops, dirgey metal-like stomps, polyrhtyhmic meditations, busted rock riffs, and tons more. (noiseweek.blogspot.com)

„Nein, nein, kein Soundtrack! Wir kombinieren nur die Stücke auf unseren Alben - wir schneiden erstmal alles auf Band mit, um dann, vielleicht Monate später, zu sagen: Oh, das hier passt ja thematisch zu diesem Stück und auch zu jenem. Oder: Dieses Stück würden zu jenen Anderen passen, wäre es nicht so grottenschlecht. Also: Trash it.” Brian Sullivan/HE Interview

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