[Stream] Calmed Eyes: “The Garden”

Give a listen to the first offering from Calmed Eyes, the newest project by Seth Bolton (Living Rooms, Young Again). It’s another gem from one of the city’s best.

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Ohmpark’s Top 40 Songs of 2011

Now that this blog only covers local music, I decided that all of my year-end lists this year will be Atlanta music specific. There’s plenty of sites that do national/international lists anyway. So then, this is my 40 favourite songs of the year by artists affiliated with Atlanta. I spent a lot of time with each of these songs, and if you are unfamiliar with any of them, I strongly suggest you click on the song titles below to give them a listen.


40. “Black Leaves” by Slowriter

39. “A Letter To The FDA” by Where Are We?

38. “Nerve Pop” by Small Reactions

37. “Tomorrow’s Garden” by Imagination Head

36. “Barcelona” by Dark Room

35. “Islands” by Kinisi

34. “The Battle of East & West Virginia” by Mediocre Machine

33. “Santa Maria” by Beachtapes

32. “mandelbrotset” by Time Wharp

31. “Control” by Young Again

30. “Who’s In Bed” by Jungol

29. “Children” by Vocabulary

28. “Black Lion” by Places

27. “Movie Night” by Easily Suede

26. “Edita V” by Balkans

25. “Passion Seekers” by Little Tybee featuring Adron

24. “Q ‘n’ A” by Spirits and the Melchizedek Children

23. “Lights lights” by Beachtapes

22. “Breathe” by Exact Index featuring Casey Harper

21. “No Tomorrow” by Places

20. “Far From The Best” by Cassandras

19. “Things I Like” by Vocabulary

18. “I Think It’s Working” by New Animal

17. “Pacer” by BOSCO

16. “Rise Up” by Cassandras

15. “Creature Lives” by Mastodon

14. “They Don’t Know” by New Animal

13. “Sweet Melinda” by Places

12. “cuspcake” by Time Wharp

11. “Out There” by New Animal

10. “Ivan” by We the Lion

9. “History” by Little Tybee

8. “Old Monster” by Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun

7. “Wicca Chimes” by Nomen Novum

6. “Lift You Up” by New Animal

5. “Distinguished Critter” by Places

4. “Still In Mind” by New Animal

3. “Water Story” by Wowser Bowser

2. “Millennials” by Nomen Novum

1. “Two Faced” by Living Rooms






[Mixtape] “New Electronic South” by Double Phantom Digital

Double Phantom Digital just released a stellar compilation called New Electronic South. As the title implies, the record showcases twelve local artists that are pushing boundaries in electronic music. You definitely want to go download this one for free.

Tracklist:

Qurious : “Low Tide” (feat. Joe Crabb)
Kinisi : “Weekdaze”
Featureless Ghost : “Data Garbage”
Stranded : “Ritual”
Chambers : “Death, Life, the Divine”
Feast of Violet : “Sudden”
Living Rooms : “Fluke”
Travis Thatcher : “Night Falls”
Kolossi : “Gather”
Warning Light : “Newfound Glances”
Exact Index : “Girl”
Twins : “Come Back”

Download New Electronic South

[Mp3] Young Again: “Host”

After releasing a couple songs earlier this year, Young Again have finally put forth a record, a four song EP called I Woke Up Smiling. “Control,” which I blogged about back in April, is joined by three other dreamy yet well written songs, resulting in a short record that’s worth many a listen. Also, Young Again member Seth Bolton’s other project, Living Rooms, released a new cut earlier this week as well, so be sure to check that out too.

Young Again : “Host”

Download/Stream I Woke Up Smiling

[Mp3] Feast Of Violet featuring Seth Bolton: “Linsen”

Last week Roman Photos released their final EP before disbanding after losing bassist Chris Daresta. The three remaining members plan to continue making music together under a different moniker, and each is working on solo material. Before I even had a chance to blog about that last record, RP‘s Allen Taylor dropped a new release from his project Feast Of Violet. The five song EP features guests spots that include Featureless Ghost, Ominous Castle, The Voice Of Saturn, and Seth Bolton (Living Rooms, Young Again). Here’s a track, and then go download it all for free:

Feast Of Violet featuring Seth Bolton : “Linsen”

Download/Stream Linsen EP

[Mp3] Young Again: “Control”

Seth Bolton (Living Rooms), Phil Jones (Dog Bite), and Sean Telo have joined forces to put together a pretty nice track under the moniker Young Again. Check it out, and thanks to Apathetic Arousal for digging this up. Young Again will be playing 529 May 27th.

Young Again : “Control”

Young Again bandcamp

[Photos] This Piano Plays Itself, Living Rooms @ Drunken Unicorn (9/18/10)

Living Rooms:


This Piano Plays Itself:

Ohmpark Mixtape #16: One Last Summer Mix


Photos by Adrienne Claire Darnell


Living Rooms : “Cave In”
Still Corners : “Endless Summer”
Teen Daze : “Neon”
Keep Shelly In Athens : “A Tear In My I”
Deerhunter : “Revival”
Miniature Tigers : “Tropical Birds”
Soft Powers : “Just Like Tropica-L”
Tennis : “Baltimore”
Wild Nothing : “Summer Holiday”
Miracle : “Sunstar”
Oneohtrix Point Never : “Stress Waves”
Autolux : “Transit Transit”

[Mp3] Living Rooms: “Tongue Side Out”

The new Living Rooms record has finally arrived, in digital form free to download, and it is rather incredible. After listening to House Kid twice in a row, I’m totally blown away. This is definitely going to be one of the best records to come out of Atlanta this year. So, go ahead and download it right now and don’t forget they open for Here We Go Magic Friday night at The Earl, which makes for an incredible lineup:

Living Rooms : “Tongue Side Out”

Download House Kid

[Mp3] Living Rooms: “Light Bright”

There are quite a few promising local records yet to drop this year, and one I’m very much looking forward to is the new Living Rooms. Some people may bemoan their obvious Animal Collective influence, but AnCo created an entirely new genre, and there is plenty of territory within this aesthetic that has yet to be explored. With so many bands these days plundering the same old riffs and ideas worn thin half a century ago, I think it’s hard to fault an artist for using the most important and forward-looking band of the last decade as a starting point. The bottom line is that I danced my ass off last time I saw them live, and that is not a very common occurrence for me. So be sure to hit up their free show at 529 Monday night. And here’s a track I found floating around cyberspace:

Living Rooms : “Light Bright”

Living Rooms myspace

Photos and Review: Octopus Project, Tealights, Living Rooms at The Star Bar in Atlanta, GA (8/6/09)


All black and white photos by Clint Miller
All color photos by Kevin Griggs

I arrived at the Star Bar about halfway through the first song from an Atlanta based three piece called Living Rooms. Their sound immediately caught my attention, as it was extremely similar to Animal Collective. The only major difference that I could distinguish was their use of heavy bass in their sound. It had more of a club/dance feel than Animal Collective.

I was not the only person who felt this way. Almost everyone I talked to mentioned that they were good yet sounded just like AC or Panda Bear. They did, however, hold my attention throughout their entire set.

Even though they sounded like Animal Collective, they did not sound as if they had ripped them off. It was just apparent what they have probably been listening to them for years. I look forward to hearing more from these guys and would recommend them to anyone who is a fan of experimental pop or indie music.

After Living Rooms left the stage I decided to get some drinks and wait for Tealights, another Atlanta band, to play. Then I waited some more. Apparently there were some major problems with the sound and setting up. I found out later that the band was having difficulty with the sound guy. We waited about an hour before they actually took the stage. At this point it was nearing midnight and I was pretty tired. Tealights is a four piece consisting of Brett Kelly on drums, Mikey Johnson playing guitar/electronics and singing, Mary Knight who sings and plays cello, and Nancy Shim who plays flute, keyboard and sings.


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