(125A) Animal Collective - Transverse Temporal Gyrus (2012)

(125A) Animal Collective - Transverse Temporal Gyrus (2012)

1. Transverse Temporal Gyrus Part 1
2. Transverse Temporal Gyrus Part 2

     In 2010, Animal Collective played a special show as part of an art installation with a Video Artist. They released this half hour EP as part of this years record store day so that their fans could get a taste of what they missed in that show and what music was written for it. The EP is just short of a half hour and is a return to their experimental, patchwork roots as well as adding some of their newer sounds and trademarks into the mix. It was an enjoyable listen, but not for everyone. You would dig this oksentaminen. (125)

(124A) Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (2004)

(124A) Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (2004)

1. Leaf House
2. Who Could Win a Rabbit
3. The Softest Voice
4. Winters Love
5. Kids on Holiday
6. Sweet Road
7. Visiting Friends
8. College
9. We Tigers
10. Mouth Wooed Her
11. Good Lovin Outside
12. Whaddit I Done

     I have the tendency to gravitate towards The later Animal Collective albums. They are one of those cases of experimental bands that lost a whole lot of their oldest fans due to their development. They have always been experimental, even on those later albums that i like but in their earlier years they were  very experimental, and very lo-fi. I have been trying to branch out a bit more with these guys and dig into their older catalogue. This album is a middle point as their sound had gone away from their first few albums and started to move in the direction of their later albums. It was considered their breakthrough album by a lot of critics and publications. It was made by only 2 members of the 4 base members (Avey Tare and Panda Bear) and it was pretty different because of that fact. Its a very stripped down affair with a lot of acoustic guitars and tribal drums. I would describe the sound as a Psychedelic, folk album with a touch of a beach boys sound. I really dug this album and it was pretty chill as far as Animal Collective releases go. (124)      

(123A) The Flaming Lips 2011: With Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band (2011)

(123A) The Flaming Lips 2011: With Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band (2011)

1. The Fear of Litany
2. Do It!
3. Brain of Heaven
4. untitled interlude
5. Atlas Eats Christmas
6. untitled outro

     I have a feeling that oksentaminen thought at least close to the same thing as me when he saw that this team up even happened and it was negative and doubtful. When i first saw that The Flaming Lips made an EP with Yoko Ono, I assumed it would be bad and not my favorite. I avoided listening to it for quite awhile and when I finally did, I was proved wrong. It definitely fits in with all the other experimental EPs from 2011 but it ended up being one of my favorites. It was less experimental from many of the others and is almost the opposite ofr the Lightning Bolt release i just reviewed. Surprisingly good stuff, and once again, a couple tracks from this were featured on "Heady Fwends". (123)

(122A) The Flaming Lips 2011: With Lightning Bolt (2011)

(122A) The Flaming Lips 2011: With Lightning Bolt (2011)

1. I'm Working At NASA On Acid
2. I Want To Get High But I Don't Want Brain Damage
3. NASA's Final Acid Bath
4. I Want To Get Damaged But I Won't Say Hi

     This is another entry from The Flaming Lips 2011 string of releases. It is an EP with another experimental band called Lightning Bolt. I have never heard Lightning Bolt before, but their style reveals itself a bit on this release. The first 2 songs are listed as The Flaming Lips with Lightning Bolt and the last 2 songs are Lightning Bolt with The Flaming Lips. It's a very experimental EP and at least worth a listen. Track 1 is the best and I'm sure thats the reason it made it onto the full length release "Heady Fwends". Not my favorite but still worth the couple listens I gave it. I'll listen to track one again  in my life at least. (122)

(121A) (End of Month Theme: Band Recommendation) The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1 (2009)

(121A) (End of Month Theme: Band Recommendation) The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1 (2009)

1. If Nobody Moves Nobody Will Get Hurt (The Extinction)
2. I'm Going to Heaven with or without You (The Forest Fire)
3. The Common Cold (The Epidemic)
4. The Laying of Hands The Speaking  in Tongues (The Mass Hysteria)
5. Your Money or Your Life (The Comet)
6. What Should We Do with Your Body (The Lightning)
7. This Is a Rape (The Flood)
8. The Small of YOur Back The Nape of Your Neck (The Blizzard)
9. This Is Only a Test (The Tornado)
10. We Have Ways to Make You Talk (The Human Condition)

     End of a month that ended a few months ago. I am not even entirely sure I followed the theme I picked hahaha. I think I said it was bands that the other writer introduced us to. This is technically another crossover, but oksentaminen played this album for me in Mid May and it blew me away. He definitely knows the stuff I like. This band is an incredible melding of dissonance and darkness with a catchy pop sensibility. It has elements of bands like cursive and bright eyes. Dissonance, grandiose and large compotions and bands, and angry, shaky vocals. I highly recommend all of their albums. I have listened to 4 of their 5 releases. Bummer that they broke up but The singers new band sounds like he will continue with this sound eventually (121)

04/29/2012: Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) [Crossover Review 6]

04/29/2012: Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) [Crossover Review 6]

1. Inpropagation
2. Corporal Jigsore Quandary
3. Symposium Of Sickness
4. Pedigree Butchery
5. Incarnated Solvent Abuse
6. Carneous Cacoffiny
7. Lavaging Expectorate of Lysergide Composition
8. Forensic Clinicism: The Sanguine Article
9. Tools Of The Trade
10. Pyosified (Still Rotten To The Gore)
11. Hepatic Tissue Fermentation II

     I am months behind on my entries. I am going to take an hour or so to rock out as many as I can in one sitting so I will keep these short. This is a long over-due crossover chosen by oksentaminen and you can read his review here. He is pretty much spot on for calling it Prog Death Metal as well as his line of "riffs on riffs". Its a really cool album. I enjoyed the long compositions and the music in general. The only reason I wasn't really into it was the vocals. I can appreciate the death metal growl/scream, but I tend to need a breather from vovcals of the type. I know why this album was chosen for me and it was  cool to hear bands that influenced or paved the way for bands I love like Between The Buried And Me. (120)