Posts

Lambchop :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Lambchop The AD InterviewPosted on

2019 marks 25 years that Lambchop has been releasing albums. The incredible quality across that stretch is even more impressive when compared to the relative restlessness in the group's sound and size. Their latest, This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You), is one of their finest albums yet and marks another push forward - an examination of a sound started on 2016's FLOTUS . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Lambchop The AD Interview

Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: The Unreleased Albums

Crazy Horse Neil YoungPosted on

Since the launch of his NeilYoungArchives.com site, fans have been tantalized by several unreleased work, many of which feature Crazy Horse in starring roles. Check out what’s (possibly) in store . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Crazy Horse Neil Young

Stephen Malkmus :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Stephen Malkmus The AD InterviewPosted on

"Some of these songs have this kind of ramshackle rhythm first of all, and it'll kind of get into something and then kind of fall apart a bit." This is Stephen Malkmus talking with me on the phone about the title of his latest solo album, Groove Denied. It's an accurate description of an album that opens with a song that seems to have two very different beats going on for nearly . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Stephen Malkmus The AD Interview

1970s Japanese Jazz Mixtape // Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Rare Groove & Beyond

Dckne Japanese Jazz MixtapesPosted on

バイブon this from 2017: the first entry of Osaka-based (French) dj & record collector, Dckne's three part series, digging 1970s Japanese jazz/funk/groove . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Dckne Japanese Jazz Mixtapes

Areski Et Brigitte Fontaine :: Je Ne Connais Pas Cet Homme

Areski Brigitte FontainePosted on

Synesthesia for all. Denizen of the French avant-garde, Brigitte Fontaine released six collaborative lps over the course of ten years (between 1970-80) with vocalist/composer Areski Belkacem. Released in 1973, Je ne connais pas cet homme is the first entry of the pair's formal collaboration . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Areski Brigitte Fontaine

Bill MacKay: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Bill Mackay The AD InterviewPosted on

Chicago guitarist Bill MacKay returns with another winningly eclectic solo LP for Drag City. Fountain Fire sneaks up on you; its songs are unassuming at first, with a loose, conversational feel to them. Ahead of the album's release, MacKay joined Aquarium Drunkard to discuss his shifting approaches, cinematic inspirations, and establishing his own musical language . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Bill Mackay The AD Interview

Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Calypso From The Cavern – A Carrouseaux Mixtape

MixtapesPosted on

Slide into this twenty track survey of the wild Afro-Caribbean vibe that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, prior to leaping to Panama, mutating and taking root in 1950s NYC. Or: a sonic carrouseaux of boozey partying peppered with humorous political commentary, along with a number of overlooked gems from the genre. Be kind and rewind. words / p schouten

Download:

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Mixtapes

The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)

SIRIUSPosted on

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app.

SIRIUS 558: Broadcast - Echo's Answer (Black Session) ++ Broadcast - Dead The Long Year (Black Session) ++ Broadcast - Look Outside (Black Session) ++ Arnold Dreyblatt & Megafaun - Home Hat Placement ++ Brightblack Morning Light - Fry Bread ++ Lower Dens - Tea Light ++ Brigitte Fontaine et Areski - C’est Normal ++ Pierre Bensusan Le conseil de guerre (AD edit) ++ Jessica Pratt - Opening Night > As The World . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on SIRIUS

Longmont Potion Castle: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Longmont Potion Castle The AD InterviewPosted on

Can prank calls be an art form? It isn't hard to answer "yes" once you've heard Longmont Potion Castle. A new documentary, Where In the Hell Is the Lavender House, seeks to offer a glimpse at this obscured figure . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Longmont Potion Castle The AD Interview

Cotton Jones :: Paranoid Cocoon

Cotton Jones Michael NauPosted on

Few contemporary artists have graced these pages as often as Michael Nau. As Cotton Jones, Nau and his wife, Whitney McGraw, landed on our radar a decade ago with the release of Paranoid Cocoon, officially propelling the long-time side project into a full-time endeavor. Eschewing the whimsical indie pop of their former group, Page France, this altogether new sonic guise seemed to arrive out of nowhere, yet fully-formed. Timeless, but right on time . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Cotton Jones Michael Nau

The Feelies :: Look At Me

The FeeliesPosted on

50 years ago a different Feelies, predating the Jersey bred post-punk demigods by seven years, approached perfection for three minutes and thirty seconds. The opening bass riff is a misdirection, ceding to a sonic and lyrical landscape that’s both bucolic and post-apocalyptic. When everything drops, right at a minute-thirty-five, we’re suddenly on the musical equivalent of a moving walkway - sped and slowed simultaneously. Let’s ignore the song’s forgettable coda - when you’ve tapped the motherlode, you’ll eventually only strike gangue. words /

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on The Feelies

Tokyo Flashback: P.S.F. – Psychedelic Speed Freaks

Tokyo FlashbackPosted on

For about a quarter century, P.S.F. Records was an amazingly reliable source for Japan’s wildest underground sounds. The label’s founder, Hideo Ikeezumi, passed away in 2017, but he’s paid fitting tribute to on Black Editions’ new volume in the supremely heady Tokyo Flashback series, Psychedelic Speed Freaks (Black Editions reissued the original Tokyo Flashback last year.) A lavishly packaged four-LP set made up entirely of previously unreleased material, it showcases the awesome breadth of the P.S.F. discography, ranging from Fillmore East-ready jams (Ghost, White Heaven) to hair-raising free jazz (Masayoshi . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Tokyo Flashback

Kinloch Nelson: Partly on Time : Recordings 1968-1970

Kinloch NelsonPosted on

Some tunes have the easy melodicism and melancholy of early Neil Young, while the more atmospheric numbers might call to mind Bruce Langhorne’s classic Hired Hand soundtrack (the harmonica that wafts into the mix occasionally adds an especially lonely flavor). As a player, Nelson is an original; he rambles but never meanders, wanders but never gets lost . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Kinloch Nelson

Julian Lage: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Julian Lage The AD InterviewPosted on

During a recent set with the Nels Cline 4 at the Musical Instrument Museum, guitarist Julian Lage couldn't stop smiling. It was a repeated sight. Whether aggressively dueling with Cline or offering supportive chords, Lage appeared to be having the most fun. That joyful spirit is also audible on his latest record as a bandleader, Love Hurts. Working with drummer Dave King (of the Bad Plus) and bassist Jorge Roeder, the set was cut mostly off-the-cuff at the Wilco Loft, and it's a beautiful, layered testament to spontaneity . . .

Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support.

To continue reading, become a member or log in.

Posted on Julian Lage The AD Interview