another one

with aki... totally demo status...


-lee

a view of things to come

OH MY GOD

currently listening to and loving:

Boredoms - Super Roots, Vol. 7
Cass McCombs - Not The Way
The Upsetters - Return of the Super Ape
M83 - Saturdays=Youth
Disco Inferno - The 5 EPs
Lucky Dragons - Dark Falcon (seriously so upset i missed this show at triple base the other night because i was at home watching the brolympics)


also, i love the old man at rooky ricardo's record shop at haight and fillmore. go in there and ask him about his private vault of mixes. he'll give you some hot and probably heavy mix of amazing girl doo-wop jams.

and, even though i don't have the new deerhunter because it's not released yet, definitely listen to "nothing ever happened." such a good track on such a good album... a little more straight-rock than cryptograms.

-lee

another

this one is dedicated to the 6 billion people in the world who will never see this blog. and all the haterz in the world.



-lee

new i.m. demo

been recording with aki up here in the bay, laying out some new tracks. feelin good!

umm friday

rerax is on friday. friday july 25.

-lee

also

don't forget that this saturday is RERAX at senor fish in little tokyo. that's downtown LA for the non-initiates. my band i.m. will be rocking from 1115-12, so come see some absolutely killer live music. i might even be wearing a skirt.. for the ladies..

-lee

revisiting oldish music

i truly think this is one of the most overlooked records of the past few years. i love how he combines simple and beautiful melodies with the complex and dark lyrics. 'lionkiller' is one of my favorites because of its driving and droning feel. plus his lyrics are particularly engrossing. seriously, though, every track off of 'dropping the writ' is a potential favorite. literally, every track.

IMPORTANT: YOU MUST RSVP at URB. com/events

Come out for a night of live music, dancing, drinking and art!

Live performances by Intricate Machines,

Intricate Machines, Rough Cuts and Surrender!

With DJ sets by DJ Original Bozak

then i realized this summer i've been neglecting the sun

wow, i know this has been passed around a bit for a while, but it's still so good.

sex vid

killed it last thursday. here's to all those people who've been talking shit on the internet..

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/700

-lee

why the internet is so cool...

last night i got all sorts of new great music. close friends know i've been lezzing out on some late 70s disco. i got some great tunes from cerrone, peter cowley, and donna summer. oh and this old single by dinosaur called 'kiss me again.'

i'll be recreating the sex-driven drug-loaded NYC disco vibe this saturday night at El Rincon in the mission (minus the drugs). it's a pretty sleazy cuban food joint.. so think studio 54 minus the models and with tons of spicy tostadas. also, kontrol after hours party at the end up... should be a good night!



-lee

wish list??

listen to... mothertongue

lately i've been listening to the newest cd of compositions by nico muhly called 'mothertongue.' he's a contemporary classical composer but has also collaborated with a handful of more rock/indie-minded folk. it's easy to hear that muhly draws inspiration from a variety of sources. his sound sampling and analog electronics bring to mind work by john cage, and his trance-like repetitive textures reference some of the more abstract choral work of philip glass. at the same time, his ear for melody makes his compositions more contemporary than those oldies. he uses melody and texture that can be appreciated by anyone.

whatever, this stuff is blowing my mind. it's abstract and inspiring at the same time - original, yet totally familiar. do what you can to get a copy of it.

-lee

ariel pink - for kate i wait

this is such a ridiculously awesome tribute to kate bush by ariel pink. the track rocks and so does the video...

kate bush bush bush

workin lately

despite being super busy with school and finishing up my first year of law school, i've been workin with the ol' I.M. folks and our friend aki did some rad work on our recordings. he makes us sound better than we are, which is appreciated by us in the I.M. camp. once school is done we're going to start thinking about how to package some cds so we can start giving them out to everyone who wants one. that means cheap packaging. luckily, i've stumbled across a couple of good ideas involving folded record sleeves and some simple printing. check out the new mixes at the I.M. myspace.

some new photos from around sf

indian jewelry at hemlock

so indian jewelry absolutely killed it last night. i bought a t-shirt and i never buy t-shirts. guys were super nice after the show, too. i found this video of them performing an abandoned mansion back around sxsw... someone was filming last night, so i'ma keep my ears and eyes open for that vid.


ps. should have smoked more peyote before excepter... i wasn't quite on their level...

looking like a good week

awesome show this thursday at hemlock tavern: excepter and indian jewelry are going to rock that tiny back room. should be pretty spectacular. also, caribou and fuck buttons will do it up at the independent. i hope fuck buttons have enough bassy scuzzz to fill up that place. then sf locals mayyors will shred this friday at the hemlock as well. hemlock is turning out to be a pretty great spot. kudos to whoever does their booking. hopefully i can make it out to at least excepter and mayyors, but we'll see if the law rips me away again...