countin cats

cool down your tempo

2009-02-02T16:14:00.000-08:00

if any of you are interested i just ripped a minidisc recording i did of part of our dj set from november. the last one with jason before he moved to PDX. leah, jason, and i are trading off throughout.

word up

http://www.sendspace.com/file/hjutd0

Video Feedback is So Chill

2009-01-30T08:50:00.000-08:00

Video feedback is so chill

nobody beats the biz

2009-01-21T14:41:00.001-08:00

RJDJ

2009-01-17T11:41:00.000-08:00

Oudaden

2009-01-11T11:09:00.001-08:00

i fell off, happy new year

2009-01-05T14:56:00.000-08:00

might as well be the theme for this coming year

Dog Talk

2008-12-04T08:32:00.000-08:00

My brother, Kevin, just got a new job at Urban Outfitters. His job description is something like, "Make up funny shit we can post on our confusing-as-shit blog". Fart, even I could do that. He started by interviewing hot girls in his office and their dogs. Dude IS a McGuinness.
He also makes art. As in, creates things to look at. You can look at his website here: www.kevinquinnmcguinness.com
Im guessing that Im gonna have to relinquish my title of favorite son pretty soon.

Discussion about African Music

2008-11-14T09:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.metamute.org/en/content/i_like_listening_to_awesome_tapes_from_africa

it feels good

2008-10-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

not as good as the MOP one (assuming everyone has seen) (but still)

Get Stoked

2008-10-22T22:31:00.000-07:00

Get Stoked

Debt of Nature

2008-10-09T14:55:00.000-07:00

http://rapidshare.com/files/71879462/fromLivePerformance1984-1986.zip.html

Live jams from this LAFMS retardo supergroup circa 84-86, and for my money, one of the most satisfying listens of the Society's entire recorded output. Jarring soundtracks to the market death drive. "You can jack off with less equipment."

Mutant Sounds sez: "the improvs here exemplify an approach to the form that find the numinous in the ludicrous; power tools and kazoos engage in death matches with surreal splices of tape collage and belching and retching emerge from stormclouds of surging audio generator roars in this domain where dada is yahweh."

The Fundamentals of a Republican Speech are Strong

2008-09-30T09:19:00.001-07:00

Exactly

2008-09-29T22:06:00.000-07:00

CAN & PiL Connection

2008-09-25T13:27:00.001-07:00

RHCP - Dani California

2008-09-18T06:43:00.001-07:00

This video is legit

ones/hands - 1997-2005

2008-09-16T16:39:00.000-07:00

enjoyed the hell out of this yesterday

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9b57090be7a9542fd2db6fb9a8902bda

some review from some blog:

So my friend Russ Waterhouse has been running the high-quality, low-quantity White Tapes label off and on for years through various mysterious Brooklyn-located apartments, and 2005 has seen a re-birth of this ongoing concern. One of this year’s new ones is the collaboration CD by Ones and Hands, two American noisy units obscure by even most obscurists’ standards. Having only seen Ones in action, I feel confident in describing their modus operandi as officially awesomely weird: two dudes, crouching low over tables full of tiny objects, make atonal rattly creaky drony soft and oddly compelling noises. I’m assuming they’re responsible for most of those-type sounds on the disc, whereas I assume Hands provides the sweetly melodic guitar and drones that drift in and out, like the sounds of the street outside an open window. The combination of disparate elements makes this CD a fun time for fans of inscrutability, audio-style. Highly recommended.

More entries on White Tapes stuff forthcoming.

CORRECTION MAY 12: Ok, thanks to the benevolent stranger in the comments box, I learned that Hands is actually Hands To, aka Jeph Jerman. I think maybe Russ told me this but I forgot it. Whoops. And Nick from Ones plays the sweet guitar, so that’s good to know.

What planet are we on...

2008-09-10T21:18:00.000-07:00

This is an interview with Thomas Friedman from the other day on the radio.
He doesn't say anything that I don't think we aren't already thinking, I think.
However, he puts it in an alarmingly thoughtful way that encompasses a TON of shit.
From top to bottom.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94385403

If its too much of a bum out, drink powerthirst.

Oblique Strategies

2008-09-09T18:39:00.000-07:00

For those of you with Macs, you can download this application that adds the set of cards Oblique Strategies to your dashboard. Made famous by Brian Eno, it is obscure advice that is supposed to help the creative process by adding an element of randomness and chance to it.

hahahaha acid symphony

2008-09-09T08:10:00.000-07:00

i assume this is a joke, but who knows?

Cerrone - Supernature (1978)

2008-09-08T14:22:00.001-07:00

weird seventh seal allusions on this bonkers video

memories

2008-09-05T10:51:00.000-07:00

more from this guy........

2008-09-01T20:32:00.000-07:00

welcome back! let this guy bend you!

Eddy Current Suppression Ring.

2008-08-24T09:26:00.001-07:00

Man these guys are so great. This is such a good song.
SUCH A GOOD SONG.

remixed

2008-08-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

yo so we just finished a remix for the bside of some telepathe 12" that is coming out in the uk. this is still kinda dl since we are just sending it over but i figured you dudes could check out both versions if you like. think we are going with take 2...

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/599489673/0abe4962c6a77e48ada09aea33beb5c6

done in jason's room on mostly his gear. daniel at the board, i'm on synth, damon providing vibes (and d and d were the ones who cut up the samples used)....

funny

2008-08-20T09:08:00.001-07:00

Whoa

2008-08-18T17:42:00.001-07:00

Wish the sound for this wasn't totally blown out... looks intense.

Suicide Cars

2008-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

I never knew this...

blog my obssessions

2008-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

who knows if this is worth reading

lacquered in psilocybin

2008-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

Laddio Bolocko - "As If By Remote"

80s Babies

2008-08-13T08:37:00.001-07:00

Australia is really killing it with electro-disco these days!!

PNAU feat. Ladyhawke - Embrace (Fred Falke & Miami Horror remix

Killer Whales

2008-08-11T02:52:00.000-07:00

Here is a video I put up on youtube of the Killer Whales, who are easily one of my favorite bands from Chicago to see live - I hope this video helps demonstrate why.

Corpulent/Indescribable

2008-08-08T19:21:00.000-07:00

Give this one a shot, if you like the first 3 minutes, you'll like the next 40. I caught this broadcast on FMU while in the mountains. From "The Dusty Show, With Clay Pigeon." It was like a Sherwood Anderson x Orson Welles mashup. Otherwise, difficult to summarize.

http://wfmu.org/listen.m3u?show=28192&archive=44515

10 Best Chi Peps Vids on youtube

2008-08-07T12:35:00.001-07:00

This is a post Zac Davis made on his myspace blog like a year ago. It is worth revisiting:

Thursday, April 26, 2007

10 best chi peps vids on youtube
Current mood: savage

the other day i spent about 4 hours searching youtube for all things chi peps.... chad smith drum solos, flea bass solos, chad and flea jamming together, acoustic versions of songs, interviews, covers etc..... this is the best of the best.... also if you didnt know the chi peps all have arrest records for sexual assault:

10. http://youtube.com/watch?v=xD8V4Ck3x5c
this is on the list for the stellar vocal performance homegirl delivers.... killer comments too: "nice, really! your singing and playing fits, and it's just a great song.
One little thing: don't wanna patronize you and I don't know if its all your intentention to play the song the way you do, but originally, before the verses start (eg "I drive on the streets") on E major 7th fret there's this very nice E Maj 7 chord with root on the A-string to build up tension... have you ever considered to play that?"

9. http://youtube.com/watch?v=5Lf_CEzqQfA
this one really fucks with you.... its like "this is the most awful shit ever, when is snoop gonna come out"..... then 4 minutes in he finally does its like the most underwhelming experience of your life.... also kiedis looks seriously smacked out

8. http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGzuc7jcDw&mode=related&search=
you could youtube a glass of ice metling and there would be more action then we get here.... but for real when this bassline kicks in, you can just feel flea's soul living through this young mug..... also why does he look so nervous before he plays? it makes for real tense watching

7. http://youtube.com/watch?v=TCjfvWbhqUk
this one is fucking unreal.... i even left a comment on it..... the bass drum cam is so next level.... like heath said earlier 'if you're ever in a bad mood just put this on and it will be over in 2 seconds'

6. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ci8JoUBALRA
watch and learn

5. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ci8JoUBALRA
this one is even sicker than the one before it..... dude is real good at throwing his stix in the air and catching em which is more than i can say about most drummers.... like my man cms6506 says "one of the best live drummers out there. Not only for skill, but also for the fact that he has fun while playing and gets the crowd into it. amazing video."

4. http://youtube.com/watch?v=KQFXRIR9wV8
did you know flea wrote songs for the peps on "one hot minute"? would you believe lyrically hes on par with anthony? well all you disbelievers just check this one

3. http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKOc2S1AkjE
this one kind of takes the cake..... live on a boat in amsterdam 92, smacked out of their minds, just sounding so awful..... every guitar player should be required to learn how frusciante grooves...... he looks killer

2. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wFxDo_u9Aw4
i think i am officially gay after watching this one

1. http://youtube.com/watch?v=nkWg6PQx_qk
yeah this is the best one..... just some dude playing along to an mp3 of "under the bridge"... all you see the whole time is his guitar.... misses the first 8 seconds on the jam cause hes gotta click the mouse to start it..... the youtube community gives this dude a lot of props, people want lessons from him and shit

African Rips

2008-08-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

http://muddroe.muxtape.com

Here is a download link to the mp3's from the muxtape...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xrt11r

frank perry

2008-07-30T09:11:00.000-07:00

so frank perry was a free improv drummer (early 70s, played w/evan parker, etc) and then became a buhddist, focusing on solo percussion, prayer bowls, healing sounds, etc....he has made like over a hundred records. if you haven't checked out the ones posted to the crystal vibes blog you should. heavy stuff.

he just posted some vids on youtube. this is pt 1 of an entire concert. healing vibes...

really weird video...

2008-07-30T09:10:00.000-07:00

the comments from robert fisk about obama's likely foreign policy are not suprising but this video is odd

steim cracklebox

2008-07-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

saw gianni gebbia play one of these at the hideout once, it was pretty fantastic. finally found one on ebay, should be getting it in the mail next week. super stoked. will try to post sound samples.

Be Glad Im Not Your Dad

2008-07-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4upngc

Here are two songs that a band in which I sing just recorded for a 7". The first one doesnt have a title but the words are transcribed from a voicemail Evan left me while on his way to Target. Maybe Ill just call it Going to Target.

The second song I dont even remember doing. Im not sure what I was saying, but there is the sound of a empty Hurricane bottle being banged against the toilet. Im not at the point where I can sing or whatever it is I do without being drunk. Im getting there. Even more noticeably, I seem to have no idea how to sean mcguinness along with a band.

This band is called Birth Control.

Don't Make Me Put This Cape On, Son

2008-07-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

Dwight Howard: ESPY Hostfunny videosFunnyOrDie.com

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Muslimgauze - Silknoose

2008-07-21T06:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.sendspace.com/file/76yip3
From 95. All bangers.

N.O.U. Video

2008-07-12T20:36:00.000-07:00

Later video as a 4 piece. It was the 90s, there is crowd surfing. Yes.

Summer/Spring (?) Jam

2008-07-12T13:55:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah, here is something Al, James, Otto, Kit, and I did awhile back (sometime before that Naked on the Vague show). Although lots of it is totally ridiculous, there are some inspired moments. Definitely lazy weekend afternoon vibes w/ lots of beer.

Like so

Shocks of Mighty

2008-07-12T13:28:00.000-07:00

For those of you that maybe didn't get this when I first posted it, here is my first effort at dub music. James laid down the bass & rhythm, and I overdubbed some guitar, and mixed it. Nothing groundbreaking obviously, but certainly a nice thought experiment, and easy enough on the ears.

Shocks of Mighty Dub

TGIF

2008-07-11T09:50:00.001-07:00

in case you can't tell i'm bored at work

2008-07-09T11:40:00.001-07:00

this is for real though

psychedelic overalls

2008-07-09T11:09:00.001-07:00

too heavy

2008-07-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

don't sleep on the end of this one

nothing in this house but music

2008-07-08T11:22:00.000-07:00

i'm guessing this is unfortunatly not on netflix?

when jesus comes back i hope he murder your ass

2008-07-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

you might not want to watch this at work?...

erroll stepinac

2008-07-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

I heard that the new dude is born!

The Brutality of Existence

2008-07-08T00:24:00.000-07:00

shaka

2008-07-07T10:56:00.000-07:00

2 for 1 style

2:11

2008-07-05T21:06:00.000-07:00

Don Cherry in Bombay; The drum fill around 2:11 unmattes your dreadlocks. It could have similarly remade music. Realizing the danger, BBC had a narrator speak right over it. A shame...

unbirthday

2008-07-03T14:06:00.000-07:00

some required reading over the july 4th holiday

Now recall that steel tycoon who, upon accidentally addressing the president as “Mr. Truman” rather than “Mr. President,” was never able to forgive himself for the breach of etiquette. Which one is the citizen, and which the subject?

boring tech post

2008-07-03T12:47:00.001-07:00

hey so when i try to embed those youtube vids in my posts shit doesn't work.

what am i doing wrong?

thanks for the help

Ninjaman vs Supercat

2008-07-02T19:42:00.000-07:00

Infamous sound clash. At the end Supercat is pissed off enough that he starts threatening to shoot the audience.

une mission ephemere

2008-07-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

une mission ephemere [an ephemeral mission] [1993]
un film de - piotr kamler
musique - bernard parmegiani

also, some good news from the hard working labcoats at johns hopkins

She is Beyond Good & Evil

2008-07-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

I hadn't listened to this track in awhile. The Pop Group demonstrated that the Nietzschean critique of of the transvaluation of all values and disco were meant to go together, in case anyone was wondering. And nice stage moves, even.

throbbing gristle - "distant dreams"

2008-07-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

regard or disregard the images. this got a couple of crucial spins this weekend. its too bad you cant pitch down youtube

mi ami mix

2008-06-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

so this is that final mix that came (partially) from those tracks i listed the other day...

the 3 of us picked some tracks. and damon mixed it all into a single track....

tracklist:

bad brains pay to cum
andriessen jurriaan she's far from the land
talking heads born under punches (the beat goes on)
patrick cowley sea hunt
dj screw with ugk woodwheel
51717 hi 2
blue magic welcome to the club (ron hardy re-edit)
can sunday jam
the chosen brothers mango walk dubwise version
steel an' skin afro punk reggae (dub)>
king suny adé & his african beats oremi
the bug murder we with ricky ranking
void dehumanized
culture see dem a come (12" mix with prince weedy)
african suite pigmy
king tubby & friends tubby get smart
philip glass knee 5

(that dj screw/ugk track is possibly my favorite screwed track i've ever heard....psych and heavy)....

mi ami summer mix

pairings

2008-06-28T23:37:00.000-07:00

here's some stuff i've been recording on my 4-track over the last couple weeks.
tried to focus on just pairing 2 relatively simple sounds/tracks together. there's no real arc or form to any of it, just kind of repeating irregularly.
i used: xo laptop running tam tam jam, language master, octave pedal, gate, fuzz factory, soft plastic "roll-up" keyboard i got for $5 in the kids toy section of the grocery store, walkman.
tell me what you think.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/loe0g8

here's some older stuff

http://www.sendspace.com/file/231rxw

Food For Animals - "Girl Talk"

2008-06-26T23:55:00.000-07:00

Food For Animals - "Girl Talk"

Ah yes. There is an inherent funny coincidence in the dude's new album name ("Feed The Animals"). So we decided that we wanted to rap over a (redesigned/fucked) part of one of his songs. But wouldn't it be funnier if we sampled other people's lyrics? And WHAT IF THE PEOPLE WERE WOMEN? Thus "Girl Talk".

in preparation for the weekend

2008-06-26T09:15:00.000-07:00

Neon - Skydiver

Africa: D.I.Y. or Die

2008-06-26T07:28:00.000-07:00

Here's a really nice article in today's issue of the Chicago Reader about a new breed of labels putting out African music that are driving a point home that everyone should already know: Africa is a modern, creative spirit.

Africa on the Ground

Let's Put the Future Behind Us

2008-06-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

you SF people know these guys? I guess it's time to revisit drum and bass (finally)...but with some world music twist. I got a link to this muxtape and I'm pretty into it.

http://lemonadesounds.muxtape.com/

Japrocksampler

2008-06-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

In the same spirit as the Krautrocksampler Julian Cope published a book on 70s Japanese heavy/psychedelic/free etc. rock music. I find his writing totally grating, his opinions often wrong, and he also has a knack for getting facts wrong when he isn't just making them up. On the other hand, he does talk about some interesting music. Anyone else interested in this music would be advised to check this link out:

link

gecko chamber

2008-06-25T10:06:00.000-07:00

boomkat just sent me this brilliant little marketing tool.

It keeps beeping at me but otherwise it's pretty nice

from the echo chamber

Slug Sex

2008-06-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

For REALZ

How to Party in 2005

2008-06-24T13:27:00.000-07:00

Dont forget to go home

2008-06-24T12:51:00.000-07:00

Someone made a documentary of my hopes and dreams

the problematics of speed

2008-06-24T12:10:00.000-07:00

Alva Noto "Spray"

Live from the holland tunnel

2008-06-24T10:12:00.000-07:00

mellow roominess from cluster in baltimore for those of you who haven't heard it. I was passing out in the back somewhere for this but it sounds like that was maybe the point.

bonus room recording from fennesz in florence right around when venice came out. This is excellent.

perhaps unrelated: "A recently-introduced law in Japan requires all businesses to have mandatory obesity checks for all their employees and employees' family members over the age of 40, CNN reports. If the employee or family member is deemed obese, and does not lose the extra fat soon, their employer faces large fines. The legislated upper limit for the waistline is 33.5" for men, and 35.5" for women. By comparison, the average waistline in America in 2005 was 39 inches for men, 37 inches for women."

to the victims of scientology

2008-06-24T09:06:00.000-07:00

Ptôse - Ecraser la vermine

Jeff & Jane Hudson

Nancy Nova "Made in Japan"

buinjez

2008-06-24T08:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some super-rough mixes of new-ish bingles, possibly 2 sidelong tracks for an upcoming LP. Hopefully Chris won't want to kill me for posting this. You can hear a fire engine drive by with sirens blaring during the first track. I kind of don't want to take it out.
I'd appreciate any reactions/thoughts/suggestions you have.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/d3fp9h
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pp5vgx

Jo Jo Mayer

2008-06-24T07:54:00.000-07:00

I dont have any mp3s or anything current, but I showed up with a desire to contribute.

Like most drummers, Jojo Mayer's bands are totally wack and not worth the time. For whatever reason big time drummers who do drummer festival tours and wear SONAR t-shirts and PEARL sponsored underwear think its OK to start Fusion bands so they can jerk-off on their drums. His solo playing is unreal. He was born in Zurich in 1973 and started playing drums when he was 2. By the time he was 18 he was playing some wierdo jazz thing blah blah whooo cares. Dude can do one handed rolls with both hands AND BOTH FEET. This is some sweet drum and bass beat that opens his sploogie dvd. The slow motion is kinda cool, slightly lame.

If you think this is cool, check this one out

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6CTK5aAf8d4&feature=related

shamballa

2008-06-24T07:32:00.000-07:00

william hooker - shamballa (1994, knitting factory works)
3 duets with thurston moore and elliott sharp
drums and guitar
burners

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wz9s7h

Last Entry for the Night

2008-06-23T20:21:00.001-07:00

Here is a practice tape of the last time Scalpels practiced. This will likely be our last song. We will probably be playing one or two more shows before James and I leave the Midwest behind. Since this is a rough draft of an idea any criticism is welcome with the caveat that we already know that the parts drag on too long.

Scalpels - End of Metaphysics

Meditation1

2008-06-23T19:44:00.000-07:00

This is a jam I did a couple of weeks ago with Chris & Ken. When we got together the first jam we did was like a lot of shredding. Then Chris said, lets try doing something more restrained. This was the result of that... that and also getting nice. It started out with a lot of space and dissonance. Somewhere along the way Ken & I intertwined into some sort of harmony, and so the recording changes from its initial chilliness into a brief warmth towards the end. The weather that day was totally chill, literally. When I went back home the fog was so thick you could barely see ahead. After playing shit like this it was definitely deep space forever.

Meditation1

mp3s

2008-06-23T17:29:00.001-07:00

just posted these 5 mp3s to my bandmates for a mix that we are doing to go along with an interview in some LA based (maga)zine....not really sure what the deal is, think its their first issue....

anywho....maybe you'll enjoy them. a few things i've been obsessed with lately, a few constant burners and a random new find (thanks to brian's blog)....nothing too "mindbreaking" but good vibes.

here they are....

boom

reading

2008-06-23T12:56:00.000-07:00

yeah so i read the wire for the first time in a while since there was that gas/w. vogit feature which i'm still reading but i was more moved (so far) by the carl craig invisible juke. luckily there is an unedited version on the web here

i am about to read it myself but just thought i'd share while i was thinking about it.

dig the grey sweater/grey t style too.

banging.

Feelin' It

2008-06-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

TP Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo are from Benin. Benin is located between Nigeria and Ghana, both countries have massive musicians that are just killing it. I haven't seen as many big ups to Benin though, but with the internet that just means I haven't looked in the right places. In the coming days I hope to share with you everything righteous that I find from the area. This jam makes me really stoked about being a musician. The way the guitar interacts with the rest of the instruments reminds me of the Ex. There's that hypnotic quality to it that could make it go on forever. And that's what jams in the summer are all about, keeping the energy flowin'. Dig the psychedelic background of course too.

Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Fired?

2008-06-23T12:01:00.000-07:00

Blessed Birthday Beats

2008-06-23T11:39:00.001-07:00

I'm 25 today. 1/4 century! It has been pretty chill so far. I had a long bike ride, and got a little Ableton 7 upgrade from my excellent dad. I wanted to put up some particularly posi or otherwise wise music and here it is:

The Intruders - Together
This song is so awesome to play air drums to; I first experienced this sensation when I played this song for Mi Amigo DMM. Ha. This song is such a decadent headbanger of a record.

MK - Strider (via RealFresh)
DETROIT. I got this from the amazing Real Fresh Blog channel on yatube.

J Dilla - Track 24.mp3
I dunno what this is called, but it is the creepiest dark sample-disco ever. From the "Munchkins" file that floated around the internet at one point. A beast.

Camp Lo - Luchini
Summerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtime.

Dennis Parker "Like an Eagle"

2008-06-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

From the ether

on the subject of remixes

2008-06-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

found this over at philip sherburne's site a while back

super duo supermayer remixes aussie gotye. A bit faithful, but pretty much flawless.
Heart's A Mess (Supermayer Supermess Remix)

No info on whether this is coming out but I'd imagine it'll eventually be pressed in a run of 6 with blank labels for some reason.

juvenile "nolia clap"

2008-06-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

cant breathe

2008-06-23T10:17:00.000-07:00

FFA's Belly gets mixed up in a hungarian subway on the baad haabit's Cant ID remix

zshare comes with booty