Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið [Video]

Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið (Official Music Video) from Erased Tapes on Vimeo.

Sometimes it serves us well to do no more than be still and listen.

Fanfarlo :: Resovoir

Buy Fanfarlo's Reservoir from Amazon.

Sounds Like: You're either in love, or your heart has been cut into a dozen pieces, shoved into a potato gun, and blasted from your lover's window; but really, is there a difference?

RIYL: Okkervil River, The Arcade Fire, The Decemberists

A Few Words: Reservoir, the debut album from Fanfarlo, as been on repeat for three days. While I'm prone to hyperbole, this time it's true. There exists a torrent of furious emotion bounded by an artistic keenness to craft a balanced album. Vocals swoon and bounce between anxiety and ecstasy. Instrumentally, it's difficult to not compare Fanfarlo to The Arcade Fire: the thick bass beat, melodies dancing through violins to ukulele to blasts of horn, the overriding feeling that you're breaking free from the dusty walls that separate life from living.

A few weeks ago I posted a beautiful video of "The Walls Are Coming Down" off Reservoir, so today I'll leave you with one of my favorite tracks from the album: "Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time."

Band :: Fanfarlo

Album :: Reservoir

Song :: Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long time

Ash - True Love 1980 Video Not Your Typical Boy-Meets-Girl

Of course it's not typical. For one thing, it's Ash. For another, it's 1980--a time when the world was bathed in faded orange and all our t-shirts were either monochrome or E.T. iron-ons. We forgot about this ambient cusp of existence between disco and Don Johnson as soon as we hit 1985 and discovered the magic of neon and asymmetry. But don't let the contemporary hipster culture fool you--nobody wore porkpie hats on the backs of their heads. Well, nobody outside of Tears for Fears.

Click Click (Bang Bang) :: New Video From Miss Derringer

How about a little rockabilly for Friday? Or "insurgent country"? Or "alt country"? Whatever the hell the kids are calling it these days, Miss Derringer isn't paying attention because they're busy promoting their second album of vintage sounds, Winter Hill, which, set in 1960s New England, tells the tale of a mob war between the Irish and (who else?) the Irish. With influences ranging from Merle Haggard to The Misfits, Miss Derringer add more layers to the already-multifaceted genre. Garageabilly anyone?

Download "Click Click, Bang Bang" off Miss Derringer's new album, Winter Hill

Vowels Blends Electronica and Jazz on The Pattern Prism

Buy The Pattern Prism from Amazon.

Sounds Like: "forget the defibrillator, spark 'em up with Vowels."

RIYL: Battles, Stereolab, Gang Gang Dance, Holy Fuck

A Few Words: I dropped the press release for Vowels a few weeks ago. At the time I'd only listened to one track, but it was enough for me note something interesting going on. Since then, the 8-song album by UK producer James Rutledge has become a regular part of my daily listening. Although my audio routine may differ slightly from yours.

After 9am and my fourth cup of coffee, Vowels grabs me by the ears and, with a gnarly grin, greets me with a fierce head butt. There is calculated madness behind it; from the tremolo syth on "Appendix" to the beats on "Two Wires" that roll and turn like tumbling boulders. Between this and the joe, I'm wired by 10am.

Vowels invades again in the evening when there is talk of the pub. "On Up" has become a flat favorite with it's see-saw time signature. The charge and release all taking place simultaneously, The Pattern Prism ain't no raver bomb--there's no peak. And forget about using it as background music; the album demands your full attention. In Vowels, as with Rutledge's other alter ego, Pedro, there are measured jazz elements, such as the furious early drumming on "Eh Uh," that raises the album above the realm of the hipster dance party up to something you'd actually want to listen to.

There are times when it feels like Rutledge is just messing with you--testing to see if you're still paying attention. For example, there is a pause on "Closing Circles." As if to say "just checking", the brief drop is over after a few seconds with a sudden cacophony of cymbals and horn. In fact, the more I listen to The Pattern Prism, the more personal it becomes. The record is moody but sincere, so go grab a coffee, and lend it your ears (but watch out for that head butt).

Download "On Up" off The Pattern Prism

The Boxer Rebellion Release New Music Video for "Flashing Red Light Means Go"

Check out the stunning, animated sci-fi music video for "Flashing Red Light Means Go" from the UK indie-rock squad The Boxer Rebellion. Directed by Grant Berry & Nick Tarte, the video was created digitally, frame-by-frame, over an incredibly intense period of four weeks and is a fantastical moving image of futuristic travel we can only conceive in our most dizzying of dreams.

The Paper Cranes :: Chivalry's Dead

Download "Chivalry's Dead" of The Paper Cranes' debut album of the same name

Sounds Like: the soundtrack for Autumn Sundays in the park.

RIYL: Modern Skirts, The Clash, Portugal. The Man

A Few Words: The press release that came with The Paper Cranes has a great line in it. Right off the bat, they moan "Welcome to 2k9, where it’s all about hazy bro-fi detachment, cocktail-soaked dancefloor music, and Hipster Runoff. Stifling . . . ". They continue on to introduce the antidote to all this detachment: Victoria, BC band The Paper Cranes. Artists who, I agree, are kicking out some excellent indie pop hooks. Good enough to open in the past 12 months for The Walkmen as well as Wolf Parade. Also included in that little press release is a great quote from Pitchfork (but I'd read this one before):

If you're not afraid to admit your favorite Cure song was "Love Cats"; if you think Paul Weller hasn't written a classic song since "A Town Called Malice"; or if your favorite part of Funeral is the last minute of "Wake Up" where the Arcade Fire go all northern soul, then the Paper Cranes could be your new favorite band.

In fact, the PR was packed with so many golden quotes, there's hardly anything left for me to say except for "These kids are good--buy the album".

Your Cannons :: Dust Bowl EP

Sounds Like: what happens when shoegazers harden up.

RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Ride, Red Stars Theory, Amateur Radio Operator

A Few Words: In high school chemistry, we learned about reactions. More specifically, the reactions that can occur from combining individual and often disparate components. Most of the classes were focused on common syntheses: salts, acids, reducing agents, covalent bonds--you get the idea. Most of it bored me to tears, until one day when our teacher closed all the windows, shut the classroom door, and told us today's lesson was heating ammonium nitrate: we were making nitrous oxide. It was one of the most memorable days in school--mostly because we got high with our teacher and Chrissy H. touched my hand. I may have failed chemistry, but I took away the knowledge that some reactions have an effect greater then the combination of their parts.

Take Your Cannons, for example: the individual members hail from Colorado, Sweden, England, and The Bay Area. A sum through which we witness a reaction larger and more grand than geography. On their EP, Dust Bowl, the boundaries demarcating harmony and melody are blissfully muddied, but sculpted still into something tangible. Colliding the well-loved layered textures inherent in the shoegaze genre with gigantic riffs and hooks, Your Cannons is more Slint than Slowdive; less dream pop, more desperation. Due in part to dark tone of Chamings vocals, the band uses the building distortion to create a sound that leaves the listener overwhelmed at the larger reaction that occurs from the blending of a few simple pieces. Jump into the smoke, and let's get messed up.

Get the Dust Bowl EP by Your Cannons from Amazon

Band :: Your Cannons

Album :: Dust Bowl EP

Song :: High Noon

Lucero Return with 1372 Overton Park

A good friend said, "It'll probably sound like all the rest, but I'll still love it." I'm happy to report that she's right on both counts.

Listen to "Smoke" off the new album, 1372 Overton Park

Sounds Like: Lying drunk on the bar floor with whiskey in one hand, and the other balled into a fist and raised high in some kind of inebriated salute.

RIYL: Old 97s, Whiskeytown, Drag the River, Drive by Truckers

From the Press Release: Lucero’s sixth studio album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park, is due October 6 on Universal Republic Records. Produced by Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem) and featuring horn arrangements by legendary Memphis session player Jim Spake (Al Green, John Hiatt, Solomon Burke, Cat Power), the record marks a decided turn toward the Memphis soul sound that has long informed the band’s records from afar. 1372 Overton Park follows the band’s 2006 release, Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers, hailed by Pitchfork as “the best showcase for the band’s taut dynamic yet."

The new album’s name comes from the address of the Memphis loft in which all four band members lived, practiced and even recorded portions of their 2003 release That Much Further West (the history of the space itself is even more colorful—in the `70s, 1372 Overton Park was a karate dojo where local resident Elvis Presley, among others, took lessons). Over recent years band members have gradually moved out leaving lead singer and guitarist Ben Nichols the sole resident of the space until word finally came down that the building would be sold and demolished. Almost as if marking the end of an era not only for the building but for the band as well, this record turns the page and signals a strong move toward the Memphis soul sound that has long served as an influence for the group.

While 1372 Overton Park serves as a love letter to Memphis and its musical heritage, the band has far from abandoned the country/rock/punk influences that they’ve become known for over their previous five records and countless tour dates in front of rabid fans. “I think the fact that we don't claim a genre is very important to what Lucero is,” according to Nichols. “There are too many rules in punk rock. Too many rules in country music. We’re hard headed and . . . god damn if we don’t do things the way we want to do them.”

God damn, indeed. And be sure to catch Lucero as they, yet again, tour the lower 48 (and peek into Canada):

October 9 - Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
October 10 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
October 11 - The Pour House - Charleston, SC
October 13 - Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
October 14 - The National - Richmond, VA
October 15 - 9:30 Club - Washington D.C.
October 16 - Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA
October 17 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
October 18 - The Middle East - Cambridge, MA
October 20 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
October 21 - The Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
October 22 - Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI
October 23 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
October 26 - Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, CO
October 27 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO
October 29 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
October 30 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
November 1 - Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
November 4 - The Casbah - San Diego, CA
November 5 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
November 7 - Longhorn Saloon - Ft. Worth, TX
November 8 - Fun Fun Fun Fest - Austin, TX
November 9 - Meridian - Houston, TX
November 10 - Alabama Music Box - Mobile, AL
November 12 - Club Down Under @ Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL
November 13 - Czar - Tampa, FL
November 14 - Lizzie McCormick Stage - Orlando, FL
November 15 - Cafe Eleven - St. Augustine, FL
November 17 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
November 18 - 40 Watt - Athens, GA
November 19 - Valarium - Knoxville, TN
November 20 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
November 21 - Headliners - Louisville, KY

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!

Download "Fast Forward Regrets"

It's difficult to categorize this one because I have as yet only heard the single they've released--the same single I'm giving to you now. On this one, minimalist but highly dance-able track, there is enough eclectic energy to rank them with the likes of Man Man or Matt & Kim. With nothing more than hand-claps, an accordion, and their throaty growls, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt create a sound I would drive for miles to witness. Which is good since their debut album isn't slated for release until Spring 2010, and their only live shows are on the east coast for now.

Tour Dates below:

Wed 10/14*Soundlab*Buffalo,NY
Thu 10/15*Sneaky Dees*Toronto, ON
Fri 10/16*Foufounes Electriques*Montreal, QC
Thu 10/22*Pianos*New York,NY*CMJ Showcase
Sat 10/24*Santos Partyhouse*New York, NY*CMJ Showcase
Tue 10/27*Firehouse 13*Providence, RI
Wed 10/28*Distant Castle*Worcester, MA
Thu 10/29*Danger Danger House*Philadelphia, PA
Fri 10/30*Sonar*Baltimore, MD with Junior Boys
Sat 10/31*Rock and Roll Hotel*Washington DC

Portugal.The Man ON TOUR with Drug Rug, Hockey, and Robert Francis

And it all begins here in Vancouver. . .

Social networks are an interesting way to meet people. In fact, I don't really recommend them unless you're better in digitrons than you are in person. And music-oriented social networks are even worse than the Facebooks and Bebos of the world because sites like iMeem and Last.FM are full of folks who either want to hock their DJ set or get you to read their blog--btw, read my blog. However, sometimes you encounter some genuinely cool people. And SOMETIMES those cool people will even write to you. When that happens, you're usually in for a good read, like when I got a shout on Last.FM to go see Portugal.The Man because--lo and behold--they were playing in my city in just a few days.

That shout came early last week, and I've been thrashing P.TM's album The Satanic Satanist ever since. If you don't catch Portugal.The Man, who is playing dates with Drug Rug, Hockey, and Robert Francis (!!), on this tour, I bet you that in a year or so you'll be mumbling to your friends "I can't believe I missed P.TM last year." And nobody likes a mumbler.

In celebration of the tour, here's a little Portugal.The Man Fall Tour teaser download. The shows begin Wednesday, and there are plenty to go around.

9/16 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue w/ Drug Rug
9/17 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Drug Rug
9/18 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall w/ Drug Rug
9/19 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre w/ The Get Up Kids, Youth Group
9/22 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's Night Club w/ Drug Rug
9/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Drug Rug, Robert Francis
9/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour w/ Drug Rug
9/26 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House w/ Drug Rug, Robert Francis
9/28 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern w/ Drug Rug, Robert Francis
9/29 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse w/ Drug Rug, Robert Francis
10/1 - Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company w/ Drug Rug
10/2 - Boulder, CO @ B-Side Lounge w/ Drug Rug
10/3 - Boulder, CO @ B-Side Lounge w/ Drug Rug
10/6 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/7 - Iowa City, IA @ The Picador w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/8 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/11 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/13 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/16 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/17 - Syracuse, NY @ Wescott Theatre w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/18 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/20 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/21 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street (Downstairs) w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/ Drug Rug, Hockey
10/23 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroon w/ Drug Rug & more

The Press Loves Robert Francis

If you liked Springsteen's Nebraska, then Robert Francis is going to butter your bread; and I'm talking real butter, none of that margarine crap.

There's no shortage of folky singer-songwriters making great music these days. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's one of the most competitive--if only because it's the most saturated--genre on the scene. So while it can be a bit difficult at times to separate the wheat from the chaff, one's efforts pay off when engaged with artists like Robert Francis. It's not solely I who believes this, though. The Huffington Post recently raved that "...Robert's writing style emulates Ry Cooder's and, occasionally, Bruce Springsteen's... Performance-wise, Robert's sound takes a young, 21st century run at The Band". Francis also got a pat on the back from Washington Times:

During a recent performance...Mr. Francis howled his way through a 45-minute set of heartland rock 'n' roll... he struck a balance between intimacy and boisterous showmanship, crooning in a wounded falsetto one minute and unleashing a loud, full-throated chorus the next.

Francis's new album, Before Nightfall is out digitally on 3 October, and everywhere 20 October. In the meantime, listen to the single "Playground" off the album

Minto :: Lay it On Me

Buy Lay It On Me from Amazon.com

Sounds Like: Gospel bespectacled blues rock seeking damnation over salvation.

RIYL: Cold War Kids, Rolling Stones, BRMC

A Few Words: There was a time when rock 'n roll was the norm. And I don't mean Smooth Rock, Heavy Metal, or (::shudder::) Country Pop Rock; I mean Rock and Fucking Roll. I mean three-sheets-to-the-wind, kick-a-hole-in-the-wall Rrrrrock. Yet in today's contemporary music scene with its myriad of genres, good rock is as difficult to come by as a Family Values Republican who isn't getting some on the side. But have faith, there is hope; Vancouver-based Minto is one more band keeping good 'ol rock 'n roll alive.

While it's more accurately defined as blues rock, Minto's sound will make you toss your pint down your throat and pump your fist in the air--heck, you might even give a rebel yell. The enormity of the band is well-captured on their latest, Albini-produced album, Lay it On Me, but you really need to see Minto live to fully embrace their oddball chemistry.

If you saw the band hanging around the bar before taking stage, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them for database programmers and part-time softball coaches. Yet when they turn the dials on the amps, they will kick your proverbial ass. Singer Ryan Hoben jumps and gyrates like Pere Ubu possessed by spirits, while the rest of the band fall into their instruments and into each other. If you find your clothes a bit damp at the end of their show--either from the sweat or the beer sloshing--don't worry: it's all for rock 'n roll.

While they regularly play around BC, Minto is kicking off a trans Canada tour in October, so be sure to catch them:

Oct 7th - Calgary @ The Ship and Anchor
Oct 8th - Edmonton @ The Liquid Lounge
Oct 9th - Saskatoon @ Lydia’s Pub
Oct 10th - Winnipeg @ the Pyramid Cabaret
Oct 14th - Thunder Bay @ The Apollo
Oct 22nd - Moncton @ the Paramount
Oct 23rd - Fredericton @ The Kinsmen Centre
Oct 27th - Toronto @ Rancho Relaxo
Oct 28th - Montreal @ Quai Des Brumes
Oct 29th - Ottawa @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
Nov 4th - Morden, Manitoba @ Rocks B@G
Nov 5th - Regina @ Ohanlons
Nov 6th - Lethbridge @ Henotic

Band :: Minto

Album :: Lay it On Me

Song :: New Bones

Langhorne Slim :: Free Download and Tour Dates

Download Langhorne Slim's "I Love You, But Goodbye"

In a few weeks, that folk songer-songwriter with the tear-jerking voice will release his new album, Be Set Free on Kemado Records. In anticipation of what's sure to be a beautiful album and most definitely an autumn favorite, please treat yourselves to an mp3 prepared specially for you. I'd serve it up with coffee, but hot beverages don't compress very well.

Slim will also begin his North American tour in October. In the past he's toured with Murder By Death, The Violent Femmes, and Lucero, but this one's all his. Check out Langhorne Slim on the following dates. I'll be at the Media Club in Vancouver if anyone wants to buy me a beer--er, I mean, say 'hello.'

10/15 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
10/17 - TT The Bears - Cambridge, MA
10/21 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
10/22 - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
10/24 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
10/25 - 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN
10/26 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
10/28 - Jackpot - Lawrence, KS
10/29 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
10/30 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
11/02 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
11/03 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC
11/06 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
11/08 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
11/09 - Rhythm Room - Tempe, AZ
11/11 - Mohawk Outside - Austin, TX
11/13 - The Basement - Nashville, TN
11/15 - Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
11/16 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA
11/17 - Rock N Roll Hotel - DC
11/19 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA

[Video] Fanfarlo :: The Walls Are Coming Down

Often music videos are overly complicated. Either the director is trying cram too many metaphors into a three-minute box, or the cut-scenes and special effects detract from the song itself. Thankfully, directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard employed simplicity alongside Fanfarlo in the video for "The Walls Are Coming Down." Featuring Roslyn Walker, one of the few living professional escape artists, the video's only other props are a couple of well-placed spotlights.

Enjoy, and check out Fanfarlo if you're in the area:

Sep 14*Chop Suey*Seattle

Sep 15*Troubadour*West Hollywood

Sep 16*The Echo*Los Angeles

Sep 17*Popscene*San Francisco

Sep 20*Kungfu Necktie*Philadelphia

Sep 21*Bowery Ballroom*New York

Sep 22*The Bell House*New York

Stingray Sam :: the world's best sci-fi, western, musical film in outer space

I didn't know what to make of this when I first received it. Yet whether it's an honest, low-budget sci-fi or a spoof now seems irrelevant because Stingray Sam is going to be my new hero. He's genuine, dynamic, and best of all his outfit will be easy to put together for Halloween.

In Stingray Sam, Cory McAbee's second sci-fi musical featuring music by McAbee's band The Billy Nayer Show, David Hyde Pierce narrates the story that begins with a dangerous mission that reunites Stingray Sam with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid. The story follows these two space convicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet.

Now go grab a bowl of olives and enjoy the clip!

Damon & Naomi Release LP/DVD Anthology, 1001 Nights

1001 NIGHTS is a comprehensive anthology of the ethereal Damon and Naomi, including videos and live performances by the duo from 2001 through 2009, being released via Factory 25, a new Brooklyn-based independent film and music label. This decade-long road trip includes live footage of the musicians and friends including Michio Kurihara, The Clientele, Ghost, Richard Youngs, Rheinallt H. Rowlands, Thom Revolver, Bhob Rainey, Masaki Batoh and Helena Espvall. Damon and Naomi curated 1001 Nights and included a rare live version of "Blue Thunder," a song originally performed by their legendary first band Galaxie 500.

A special, limited edition LP/DVD bundle includes the DVD, Live in San Sebastian on vinyl and a three-dimensional 1001 Nights calendar (seriously, D&N--a calendar?).

You can also check out their page on the Factory 25 website to view more video clips from the DVD and to pre-order the LP/DVD.

Wednesday frivoloties courtesy of The Phenomenal Handclap Band

I was recently in Denver visiting my muso-anthropologist friends, and The Phenomenal Handclap Band was a recurring mention. So when I came across this remix for "You'll Disappear," I couldn't help think it would make the doldrums of Wednesday seem a little less droll. This one's for you, Jaguars.

Download the remix of "You'll Disappear" from The Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Vowels :: Pattern Prism (new project by UK producer, James Rutledge)

Download "On Up!" by Vowels

Sounds Like: Quantum entanglement dance party

RIYL: Four Tet, Neu!, Can

From the Press Release: UK producer James Rutledge has taken on many personas over the years, and is now moving his efforts and exploration into the Krautrock realm. Rutledge will release this new music under the name Vowels, teaming up with LOAF records (The Chap, Johan Agebjorn/Sally Shapiro, Pete Fowler), for the US release of Pattern Prism on September 22nd. Previously only available on import, Pattern Prism is an extension of Rutledge's continuing interest in Krautrock, and he cites influences ranging from Silver Apples and SunnO))) to John Carpenter and Black Dice among others.

Previously, Rutledge has released music on Domino, Melodic, Moshi Moshi, Warp and Wichita and has worked with artists like Dangermouse, Four Tet, Kevin Shields, The Pastels and Prefuse 73. This past year, he released an album with Mush Records under the name Pedro, and has been doing remix and production work for bands like Fever Ray, Bloc Party, DNTEL/Grizzly Bear, Late Of The Pier, My Bloody Valentine, The Kills, Radiohead, and Telepathe. He was also asked to release a track for the Sean Penn-directed film Into the Wild, and recently did a four-hour remix of the Radiohead track "Videotape" on a single VHS tape, signed by the band themselves.