[Video] TRICIL: “The Emancipation” (Proclamation mix by R_Garcia)

The Emancipation (Proclamation mix by R_Garcia) from TRICIL on Vimeo.

Earlier this year, TRICIL had a remix contest for his standout electronic track “The Emancipation.” One of the remixes I particularly enjoyed was by longtime Ohmpark fave R_Garcia, and above is the original video for the “The Emancipation” with R_Garcia‘s Proclamation Mix dubbed over it, which still matches rather well. You can the hear the other remixes, as well as plenty of other sonic goodies, at TRICIL‘s website.

[Photos] R_Garcia, Graham Yoder, Suicide Lane @ Eastside Lounge (1/26/11)


Suicide Lane:


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[Mp3] R_Garcia: “Unicorn On The Cob”

From fronting Nerd Parade to masterminding this week’s DIY music festival Nophest, multi-instrumentalist Randy Garcia is a musical force in Atlanta. His latest solo offering kind of slipped through the cracks when it got released around the holidays and I didn’t get a chance to discuss it, but it’s one of the best local records to emerge this year. The aptly named Everything Ever spans an impressively diverse range of sound for a primarily electronic album. Containing deep pop sensibilities, it’s also surprisingly catchy and attention grabbing for an instrumental piece. He’ll be performing as R_Garcia Thursday night at the opening Nophest round at Eyedrum, and here’s a fun, slightly Dan Deacon-esque jammer that even includes a really sweet guitar solo in the middle:

R_Garcia: “Unicorn On The Cob”

Buy Everything Ever

R_Garcia website

An Atlanta Mp3 Trilogy: Fishhawk, Reklein/R_Garcia, Wizard Smoke

fishhawk

I just got a copy of Fishhawk‘s Bells Underwater, which got released early in the summer. Their sound is somewhere vaguely in TV On The Radio territory, and while stylistically it is a little too far outside of my normal taste range, I have to admit that it is very well done. The production quality alone makes this a worthwhile release to check out. At 15 tracks, the record has a little too much fat on it, but it also has some really great moments.

Fishhawk : Panic Attack

Buy Bells Underwater

Fishhawk myspace




reklein

Reklein are a local electronic group that do nice laid back Intelligent Dance Music. They have recently released their newest album, Piedmont, and it has been growing on me more and more with each listen. Typically I find myself a little bored with something this chill and atmospheric, but there are so many interesting, little quirky things going on throughout this record. Nerd Parade‘s Randy Garcia just did a cool remix of one of the tracks, so check it out and then go grab a copy of Piedmont for free:

Reklein : Cassidy (R_Garcia 1337 IDMZ Mix)

Download Piedmont for free

Reklein myspace

R_Garcia website





Wizard Smoke @ Corndogorama 2009

Wizard Smoke are a metal super-group associated with local bands such as Maserati, Attractive 80′s Women, Dust Rabbit and Cassavetes. They do droney, doomy stoner metal that sounds exactly what you would expect from that description. So it isn’t exactly breaking new ground, and I have great difficulty enjoying the monotone screamy vocals, but beyond that this band rocks out pretty hard. So if you enjoy this sort of thing, you can go download their debut album for free:

Wizard Smoke : III

Download Live Rock In Hell for free

Wizard Smoke myspace

Live Review: Nophest 4&20 2008

I spent the majority of last weekend at Nophest and had a really fun time. The weather was perfect, the fest was extremely chill and I got to see a ton of cool local artists. I don’t really have a play-by-play analysis because I decided to just kick back and enjoy this one rather than play the hardcore journalist, plus after my DJ set on Sunday I was pretty obliterated. I ended up missing many of the acts I wanted to catch, but that typically happens at a fest packed to the brim with great bands. Missile Command was one of my favourite sets of the weekend. They were noisy and brutal, two things I highly appreciate. Envie was really stellar again, although the vocals and keys were not loud enough and they are the sort of band that I think requires a good sound setup. I really enjoyed the Ship To Shore set. Mice In Cars rocked it. And of course Sorry No Ferrari and This Piano Plays Itself both put forth typically amazing sets. If you missed this one, be sure not to make that mistake again and catch the winter edition later this year. Here’s some photos I took:

R_Garcia:

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Ohmpark’s Guide To Nophest 4&20

The weekend is almost here and I am very excited. Nophest announced a third stage of bands for Sunday April 20th at The Doogallery. For details on that and the full schedule, go to the Nophest website. I’m going to break down the acts that stand out to me and help you discover some new bands from the massive line-up. Click on the band name to listen to some tracks on their myspace or website:

Friday:

7:45pm Lovesick Scientist: A project of Justin Sias (Elevado) that is produced by Brian Slusher (Slushco). With those two top tier ATL musicians involved, it has to be good.

8:30pm R_Garcia: I’ve just sort of been introduced to Randy Garcia through Nophest, but everything I sees points to him being a pretty badass musician and dude, so I’m ready to catch this one.

9:15pm Missile Command: A band featuring members of Elevado. We got a sneak preview performance of these guys at our one year anniversary party and they rocked out hard so I’ve been excited to catch the Missile Command again. Here’s some tracks to jam:

Level Up

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