Study Finds Rate of Booty-Drops Set to Rise Dramatically When Telepathe's Debut LP Is Released This February

By Liz Louche on

Finally, a date for the upcoming Telepathe full-length! Their most recent EP, Chrome's On It, was released this October through IAMSOUND and featured remixes by the indie dance elect, including Mad Decent, Free Blood (ex-!!!), The Mae Shi, Bobby Evans (Brother Reade), and Frankmusik. They've been on the road with Diplo, Abe Vigoda, and Boy 8-Bit -- a tour that I'm sure history will look back on as one of the fall's most bangin'-est, and probably the only tour of 2008 to prominently feature a giant dancing hot dog and party pizza. Now, after playing shows and playin' hoes from Europe to Australia to New Zealand, Dance Mother, the nine-song LP, can finally be unveiled.

Back in late 2007, the all lady lineup checked into Stay Gold Studios with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, and only a few nine-or-so months later, in September 2008, the final touches have been successfully laid on. Slated for release February 17, 2008 via IAMSOUND, Dance Mother promises vintage synths, guest vocals from TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone, and !!!'s Shannon Funchess, as well as tons and tons of indie-rock-meets-dub-step, "should I dance to this or just nod my head really emphatically?" jams.

Telepathe's unique, unclassifiable sound has justifiably been getting rave reviews from the likes of Drowned in Sound, Interview, and the Village Voice, and underground buzz has been steadily building. And so, dear readers, if you're too indie rock to shake it like a salt shaker, but too fun to not wanna drop it low once in awhile, I'd like to encourage you to check this band out and find a happy medium.

Note to Telepathe: I know he is not yours, but the next time you tour, please bring the giant pizza. I really think we found something magical, one cold night on a hot dancefloor in Minneapolis.

Tracklisting:

International Noise Conference Sets Down in Spokane this Weekend

By David Nadelle on Nov 7 2008

Because we’re all about the idea of full disclosure and shameless plugs: the next stop for the International Noise Conference is on November 8 in Spokane, WA and is being curated by Tiny Mix Tapes’ very own interviews editor Leveer (real name: Barrington Labiathon Leveery III). He won’t cough up any details as to how he assembled the artists for the event but talking to a few of them gave us a good idea about the process and a whole lot of useful info about the man himself. Besides obligatory and painful arm-twisting and cries of “c'mon,” he apparently...

- “Sent us flowers.”
- “Called a couple of times a day... just to say hello!”
- “Genuinely liked being around our families at holiday dinners.”
- “Took an interest in the things we like.”
- “Flew in over the weekend to take us out for dinner and dancing.”
- “Respected me and all of my weird quirks.”
- “Just said the sweetest things!”
- “Talked about taking things slowly because he wants this relationship to be a long-term meaningful one.”
- “Drove 6000 miles, through three blizzards and two sandstorms, just to retrieve my favorite scrunchy from the movie theatre where we watched The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.”

Key-rist, what a gent! While Leveer organized the shindig, the International Noise Conference is the brainchild, and features, Rat Bastard, the Laundry Room Squelcher, who has been playing his own brand of chaotic harsh noise at Churchill’s in Miami for ages.

The Spokane show will include performances by a host of northwestern noise addicts and will take place at Object Space on Saturday. The show will follow the Conference’s strict mandate of “15 minutes or less per act, no laptops, no drones.” You can learn all about the INC here.

Earplugs recommended. Feathers optional.

- Bruce Hormann
- Takedown UAV
- The Earwigs
- Daedelum
- Mahoogleus
- The Bivenators
- Penetration Camp
- Napdance
- Merdique
- Burrow Owl
- Argumentix
- Soup Purse
- Forrest Friends
- Algiers
- Aural Antithesis / gohger
- Laundry Room Squelchers

Ryan Adams, a Reasonable Man, Plans American Tour with Oasis, a Group of Sensible Gentlemen, For a Temperate, Exceedingly Composed Trip Completely Free of Big Egos and Even Bigger Drinking Binges. Honest!

By Mike McHugh on Nov 7 2008

In a recent interview with the tastemakers at Rolling Stone, singer, songwriter, and complainer Ryan Adams lamented about a recent comment from former Replacements frontman and far-better-Minnesota-Senatorial-candidate-than-Al-Franken Paul Westerberg, who said, “Someone should knock [the complainer Ryan Adams’] teeth out.” Mr. Adams, always glad to oblige the media with his incessant bitching, claimed, “I left home because of things like that. I can't listen to his music again, ever."

Well, Ryan, if positive reinforcement and a criticism-free environment is what you so desperately crave, boy oh boy have you made a strange touring decision! In support of his new album Cardinology (TMT Review), Ryan Adams will be opening for those lugubrious lads from Wankchester Oasis, and if they’re known for one thing, it’s intense disagreeability! But here’s the real cosmic question, ya’ll: When two groups of such meteoric assholes collide, will their catastrophic wake leave an unforeseen landscape of gorgeous celestial brilliance Einstein only dared dream of on especially comfortable nights, or will their unholy union surely rain brimstone upon a waiting Earth and bring on the fabled end of days? There’s only one way to find out, and that means you’ll actually have to buy a ticket for an Oasis concert. Or you could do something much cooler with your time instead, like read a book on pressing flowers or get a head start on your tax return. The choice is yours!

* Oasis

RIP: Nathaniel Mayer, Detroit R&B Singer

By Shane Mack on Nov 7 2008

From YouTube:

From Reuters (via Idolator):

Detroit soul singer Nathaniel Mayer, who embarked on an unlikely comeback four years ago with the help of some young punk musicians [The Black Keys], has died from complications following a series of strokes, his representatives said on Tuesday. He was 64.

Mayer died on Saturday in Detroit, according to a blog posting on his MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/nathanielmayer). Funeral arrangements are pending.

- Nathaniel Mayer MySpace
- Nathaniel Mayer Wikipedia entry
- Fat Possum Records
- Alive Naturalsound Records

Good Morrow, Fair Titus Andronicus, And Forth To Signing With XL And Touring!

By Annapocalypse on Nov 7 2008

To be or not to be -- that is the question;

Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fashion,

...oops, wrong Shakespeare play! It seems New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus (and NOT Spanish metal gods Hamlet) have signed to XL Recordings. Their debut album, The Airing of Grievances, which was originally released on Troubleman Unlimited, has been newly mastered and will see a digital re-release this month and a physical release in January 2009.

Tragedy or comedy?:

& No Age

The iPhone Just Got Cooler; Now Has A Four-Track-Recorder App. Can Someone Tell Me A Nice Quiet Place To Scream And Vent My Frustrations That I Still Don’t Own One Of These?

By Scott Lauer on Nov 7 2008

Well, now they’ve done it. Now there is a Mac App. for the iPhone/iPod Touch I think I cannot live without. According to Wired’s blog, Listening Post, the good people at Sonoma Wire Works have created a four-track recorder for Apple’s touch-based portable technologies. For a measly $10, you can aspire to be just like Guided by Voices circa 1994 or any of your other lo-fi heroes, except, uh, you'd be using an iPod to record your songs. Each track is stored as a 44.1 kHz WAV file that can be sent wi-fi to any computer for further work if desired. The application is rather basic, functioning mainly to arm tracks to record, pan, and skip through the progress of a song, but it will fit in your pocket, so who can complain?

Now, while this product is indeed drool-inducing (or perhaps wet dream-inducing for the likes of, I don't know, Phil Elverum?), there are of course some limits, as this is being pumped out of an MP3 player or phone depending on what you are using. A major cited problem is that the internal speaker of the iPhone/iPod Touch is soft, so without headphones and a microphone that fit the outlet on these devices, there is not much hope of making a meaningful recording. Also, this program will not work for the first-generation iPod Touch.

But it's still a pretty solid application. Each track is stored as a 44.1 kHz WAV file that can be sent wi-fi to any computer for further work if desired, which is pretty sweet. With the holidays a month away, if any of you reading are feeling especially generous this year, feel free to hook me or any other member of the TMT family up with an iPhone and this app. I promise you will be on my “good list” if you do!


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