A Random Mp3 Trilogy: Dan Deacon/Shit Wolf, BLK JKS, North Elementary


Dan Deacon @ Eyedrum (1/7/08)

I finally got around to listening to Dan Deacon‘s new album, Bromst, and it delivers everything a fan could want. When it comes to dance music, it doesn’t get much better. I recently got sent a remixed track of one of the Bromst tunes called “Red F”. The artist who reworked the track, Shit Wolf, is a member of Murfreesboro Tennessee’s Blastoids, a fantastic band I really dig. Check it out:

Dan Deacon : Red F (Shit Wolf Edit)

Shit Wolf myspace

Dan Deacon Myspace

Buy Bromst





BLK JKS @ SXSW 2009

South Africa’s BLK JKS have debuted themselves to the world with a 4 track EP called Mystery, although they have been a band since the year 2000.The album is produced by Secret Machines‘ Brandon Curtis and it is a truly epic 20 minutes of music that sounds sort of like TV On The Radio, but way more psychedelic. The acid-dub jams’ mind altering intentions are bolstered by the strangeness of their music being loosely rooted in traditional African music. It is an extraordinary and wholly successful fusion of very different musical aesthetics.

BLK JKS : Mystery

BLK JKS myspace

Buy Mystery




North Elementary are a band based around Chapel Hill, North Carolina singer/songwriter John Harrison. He has put out a bunch of material over the years under different banners, but this is my first introduction to the musician. The sound is a beam of indie rock shining through an alt-country prism, reminiscent of bands like Sparklehorse, Cracker, and middle period Wilco. In fact, the album is produced by Alan Weatherhead who has worked with both Sparklehorse and Camper Van Beethoven, so if you are into music like that, as I am, you will enjoy this album.

North Elementary : Golden Tigers

North Elementary myspace

Buy Not For Everyone, Just For You

SXSW Day 2 (Thursday): I Guess I’m Gloating


All Photos by Clint Miller

We started day two with a mad dash through traffic to make it to the I Guess I’m Floating day party in time to catch Oh No Oh My. We made it moments after they began their set, and they went on to play all my favourites off of Dmitrij Dmitrij plus a new one. It was a really good first set of the day.

Next up was a band called Arizona. I have no idea how I have heard of this band, but for some reason the name sticks out to me. They turned out to be great, with some serious guitar jams. The lead singer had a really unique, weird voice that added an interesting dimension to their sound. Check it:


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