Concert: Glitch Mob, "Track 2"
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Ooah, Boreta, EdIT and Kraddy: the Glitch Mob, a Voltron of postmodern DJing. "Track 2" was recorded live at the Mezzanine club in San Francisco, at a sold-out show this past October.
One of Bristol's finest pushes trip hop forward by infusing it with post-punk urgency.
The harrowing tale of Tricky's childbirth. His mother's childbirth, that is.
Frenetic, playful, propulsive, and NEW in a way that much rock is not.
A squirrelly song from Milk Man, starring Greg Saunier.
A spasm of sarcasm by the English 'gangsta folk' purveyor.
John Donne fans, roll up! Dust off the poetry volumes for this one, and look sharp.
Neo-jam band roots music about the Great White North.
New Monsoon's deep baritone takes on a tale of crime and false accusation.
How often do hear accordion in the discoteca? Kinky wants to change that.
The Prince-inspired spelling supports the case that this is a lubricated jackhammer of futuristic guitar electronica.
A heavy, Tolkien-esque rock thump about theophony and the harmony of the spheres.
Conrad Keely channels Shane MacGowan on this Irish-themed noise waltz.
A raucous, distorted, giddily optimistic song.
Noisy, epic, grand large-canvas rock.
Edgy, foul-mouthed L.A. rap that is unafraid to get its hands soiled.
If there's any chance you'd be offended, you might be offended by this one.
Headnodic's inescapable bass hook driving a surging battle cry. 
The cheeriest anti-materialist screed you've ever heard.
A thumping, intricate love song about love... that is, about loving love.
The audience at the Mezzanine went wild for Wale's raging tribute to Washington DC.
This one... goes out... to the ladies in the house...
It's infrequent that we describe a hip hop song as "pretty," but this track from The Mixtape About Nothing is just that.
The mix of Fishbone's adrenalized ska-punk with dark lyrics about domestic disputes gives "Ma and Pa" an unmistakable identity.
A gospel-inflected soul workout from Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore and the other men of Fishbone.
A modern update on Curtis Mayfield's cautionary tale about the dangers of chemical overload.
Darkly fatalistic humor, political commentary, and sheer hip-quivering joy have rarely sat together so comfortably.
GDB's rollicking take on barrelhouse piano and early rock and roll.
The anthem of the Civil Rights movement becomes an elegiac jazz tone-poem.
Inspirations: the Big Easy, mariachi, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and a simmering sauce.
An upbeat toetapper about a dead-end job.
One part "St. James Infirmary," one part molasses-drenched character sketch.
The first song the Mumlers ever recorded, written about a sketchy San Jose corner.
You can hear why this song became a hugely successful single, with its immediacy and physicality.
Super-fast bumblebee guitar fuels this pogo party.
Spastic energy, organs, and catchier than strep throat.
Nothing says indie pop like hand-sewn sweaters.
Delaware's finest pen an ode to Janeane Garofalo.
Not a duet with Soulja Boy Tellem, though that would be rad.
Totally improvised, and scratched from scratch. Slamming hip hop meets the off-the-cuff inventiveness of jazz.
New Mexico is more of a landing pad than Washington State, but Say Hi begs to differ.
Hayes' breathtaking, unique voice brings to mind Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley.
A powerful sigil lends an air of mystery and otherworldly mystique to this helping of Americana.
Southern charm and odd voodoo hucksterism meet in an unlikely singalong.
Great American songwriting, timeless and direct.
This time we look into the club's ability to pack dozens of acts in during a festival like CMJ.
A look at New York City's haven for challenging modern music, shot during CMJ when 
Sizzling feminist soul, fronted by shouter Jillian Iva.
A rebuke of the Hollywood lifestyle by Jillian, Becky and Kelly of Von Iva.
A rare moment of repose and shimmer for these brash women.
A Japanese-language pop song that starts sweet and gradually ratchets up the tension and aggression.
Chopped-up hip hop with intense subdivisions and manipulation.
Experimental DJ sets mashing up crunk and hip hop.
The sardonic, Dylanesque, sharp wordplay of Fred's finest.
Gorgeous vocal counterpoint, slide guitar, and a passionate lyricism seldom found in indie rock.
A Frankensteinian monster of a song -- rather, two songs fused together.
Who the plum is Dr. Vitus, and why is he sitting on my roof?
One girl, four prom dates = a recipe for ribald trouble!
'Tis a sailor's song! A sea shanty, mateys!
Never has the word "slut" sounded so strangely sweet.
Comments
Very cool....almost a trip-hop groove...enjoyed it a lot! Thank you!
Posted by: Laurel at January 16, 2009 03:49 PM
I was going to say in before in my "Track 3" comment but these guys are truly trying to create hip hop's first blues/jazz band. Admitting to the fact that they operate from a basic "melody" and give each musician the freedom to improvise when they perform, is something that no producer has explored with hip hop to my knowledge. Really loving this idea and the fact that they're taking hip hop to another level. N.E.R.D watch out!!!!
Posted by: Dyan at January 18, 2009 06:33 AM
I am down for this type of music, but don't understand the interview. You cannot say you are a mix between a band and DJs. This is a DJ thing and a DJ thing only. Which isn't a bad thing, but you can't state you are a band, while lacking instruments. These are just beats and remixes. Sorry to over analize, but it is something that annoyes me. Yeah, I know, what is a band? IMO it isn't anything that doesn't contain instruments - while loaded up with laptops and mouses.
Posted by: what at January 25, 2009 09:07 PM
at this point though a laptop and interface is an instrument. maybe another question to ask beyond what is a band is what is an instrument. the basic concept seems that you physically move and sound happens, such that triggering with your finger would constitute this action. granted this is something of a hybrid mixture between dj and established concepts of a band especially when looping is involved but does this argument change the music and experience anyways? i think not.
Posted by: peoples at February 10, 2009 01:14 AM
I think the dj and live band thing is 100% correct. They aren't the "traditional" dj, these guys actually write their own music, they dj their own creations and rewrite their creations on the fly live, outside of the vocal tracks that may or may not be lifted. you won't hear a sugar hill gang or little richard.
Posted by: ken at February 24, 2009 01:52 PM
lot more fun to listen and dance to than watch. i'm getting crystal method levels of stoke.
Posted by: Q_Surf at March 17, 2009 08:37 PM
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