Pick up the The Penetrators’ Basement Anthology 1976-84 here.
MP3: Shopping Bag – The Penetrators
I don’t think they ever got very popular, very awesome though nonetheless.
via/FRED RECORDS. [now available for live engagements]
MP3: It’s My Life (Cover)- The Penetrators
Have a fine night/day/morning/afternoon.
Recently had a chat with Dev who finally had a day off from touring. If you don’t know Dev he is Lightspeed Champion, Blood Orange, member of the no-longer Test-Icicles, producer (Theophilus London, Solange Knowles), author/writer, comic enthusiast, and simply put- very talented.
Marlene from Lightspeed’s latest album Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You, which you can acquire here.
Well then, here’s a somewhat botched interview… er whatever you want to call it.
Current Endeavors
me: Are you enjoying touring/tired from it?
Dev: Well, we finished.. yesterday? Two days ago. It was fun, the best tour I’ve ever done, also the first tour in over two years that I’ve done. Definitely two days ago.. my mind is warped.
me: So you’re taking time off now, working on more music?
Dev: Yeah, I’m now going to be concentrating on music for other artists for a while.
me: Do you have any things in the works with other artists at present?
Dev: Yes, tomorrow I’m going to Santa Barbara to work with Solange Knowles, then in June hopefully finish up some stuff with this girl called Lauren Hervieu.
Blood Orange
me: How ’bout Blood Orange?
Dev: I finished the album! It’s my favourite album that I’ve ever made.. now just contemplating releases, but I want it out as soon as possible!
me: Yeah the demos are great. How did you decide the name?
Dev: Aww thanks! Well, it was actually the original name for Lightspeed many years ago. I have a ton of names just stored, I know what the next 4 albums (if I make them) are going to be called.
me: Haha, amazing. You have an idea of when the Blood Orange album will be released?
Dev: I’m shooting for October.. I think a 7inch will come out before that though!
Film, etc.
me: You’re a big fan of films, yeah?
Dev: Yes! Most definitely.
me: Who are some of your favorite directors?
Dev: Hmm, my taste is pretty strange with films. I can’t really think of many directors who I love across the board. I guess visually I’ve always loved Antonioni though. Having said that… I think Steve Pink might be on his way up there, ha.
me: Some of your favorite films?
Dev: Scorcesse’s After Hours is one of my favourites, as is 3 o’clock High.
Dev: I also have a soft spot for Legal Eagles.
me: Have you seen the trailer for Inception?
Dev: Of course! Since the sneak preview!
me: Any films you looking forward to seeing? You worked on the Macgruber soundtrack, yeah?
Dev: Yeah I did! (Dev contributed to the soundtrack, including the duet Rock My Body with SNL cast member Kristen Wiig.) I’m looking forward to the finished version of that film, I only saw an early cut. I also really need to see The Human Centipede. I’ve been waiting for a year now!
(Dev also has a blog dedicated to watching imdb’s 100 worst movies, check that out here.)
Beginning
me: How old were you when you started making music?
Dev: I started playing the cello when I was about 9 years old, then the piano shortly after that and played in orchestras. In High School I played drums, and taught myself guitar shortly after that. I was always making albums and tapes, handing them out to friends, family.. people at the skate park, I haven’t really changed much haha.
me: Who are your biggest influences?
Dev: Patricia Highsmith, Adrian Tomine, Serge Gainsbourg, Steve Martin, Derren Brown, Marvin Gaye, Todd Rundgren, Mike Allred. That’s off the top of my head!
Download Dev’s Icky Pasta EP here. ❖
You should already know of the New Zealand dunedin sound band The Clean since I’ve mentioned them before; however I thought I might mention them again just in case you don’t check this blog regularly (which you should). The Clean were formed by David Kilgour (not to be confused with Gilmour) in 1978, originally signing with Flying Nun records and later with Merge.
So then, what exactly is dunedin sound? More or less a lo-fi, ingloriously recorded style of punk/indie pop.
MP3: Point That Thing Somewhere Else- The Clean
MP3: Slug Song – The Clean
The above tracks are from their Anothology [Buy] There’s a Flying Nun documentary out there that’s worth watching solely for The Clean’s video for Beatnik, which is unfortunately no longer available on youtube.
Completely unrelated: Werner Herzog is probably the best candidate to read Where’s Waldo, after James Earl Jones.
What I like about the following song is that it sounds really quite discerning before turning into something like a confused DOS game. (Then of course, turns back again). I really do love Bruce Haack and The Electric Lucifer album.
MP3: WAR – BRUCE HAACK
Another somewhat creepy song:
MP3: SIGHS – GOBLIN
If you’re well into Italian horror films, you should know it.
Can’t guess?
MP3: SUSPIRIA (CELESTA AND BELLS) – GOBLIN
The soundtrack for 1977′s SUSPIRIA is actually pretty weird. Some tracks I don’t even remember hearing in the film at all. (Incl. Black Forest which sounds more like it belongs in Miami Vice) Very cool nonetheless.
There’s actually a Suspiria remake in the works. David Gordon Green is to direct it, Natalie Portman is said to star as lead. My only questions (besides why is David Gordon Green directing it?) are: Will Goblin do the score again? Will the architecture surpass the original? Will they use CGI for the witch at the end (probably)?
Oy, enjoy this new layout.
