Friends, INCHES011 exists. Featuring fresh wax from L.A.’s favorite Eritrean-Hebrew Afrobeat outfit, Fool’s Gold, a limited 10-inch platter from beat music maker Samiyam (via Poo-Bah Records), some experimental goodness from the Not Not Fun label (SF’s Inca Ore), and an incredible international psych/funk/rock/soul comp put together by Stones Throw general manager, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt. Can I get a Twit-ness?
Egon's "Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads And Dirges"
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Tagged Fool's Gold, IAMSOUND, Inca Ore, INCHES, independent music, MP3s, music criticism, Not Not Fun, Now-Again, Poo-Bah Records, rare psych, Samiyam, Stones Throw, Vacation Vinyl, vinyl
Four more for good measure: L.A. bests from the Weekly’s blog, half-disguised as news stories, all worthy of your attention. If you like it, then you better put a tweet on it.
*This is taking place of the “news roundup” for the week.
INCHES009 is the first installment of the column to focus entirely on one label. In this case, it’s local indie Manimal Vinyl, who are throwing a bacchanal in the desert this weekend at the always awesome Pappy And Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace. Inside this edition you’ll find an interview with Manimal founder Paul Beahan, and choice wax from Warpaint (featuring Shannyn Sossamon), Hecuba, Rainbow Arabia, and The Chapin Sister/Winter Flowers.
See you in the desert. Just be sure to leave the vinyl at home.
Warpaint's "Exquisite Corpse" EP
Dangerbird co-owner Jeff Castelaz will be cycling across America in October, with Lance Armstrong’s blessing. Find out why here.
Stones Throw beatsmith and psych-hop soundscapist Koushik has released a new album and it’s free (for now). Read it here.
(via West Coast Sound, LA Weekly)
Another INCHES hit! #006 went up this morning (a day late — apologies), featuring a super-limited clear platter from HEALTH (Lovepump United), a vinyl-only release from the hardcore punk-rawk supergroup White Shit (PPM), and four inches of glory from Mayer Hawthorne. Not to mention, MP3s from all three, a video, and a fresh chart from Origami Vinyl.
HEALTH, "Get Color"
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Tagged Big Business, DJ culture, HEALTH, INCHES, Lovepump United, Mayer Hawthorne, MP3s, Origami Vinyl, PPM, Skull Kontrol, Stones Throw, The Melvins, vinyl, White Shit
Wow. That was intense. And incredible. Those who survived FYF Fest this weekend in L.A. should be easy enough to spot: dusty clothes, compulsive head-bobbing, bleeding ears. The LA Weekly‘s West Coast Sound blog has been posting some solid roundups of what went down in the Los Angeles State Historic Park, kicked off by yours truly with this entry.
FYF through sunglasses (as most saw it)
Posted in LA Weekly, live reviews
Tagged awe, bleeding ears, festivals, FYF Fest, Japanther, live music, Los Angeles, MP3s, Ninjasonik, No Age, noise, sunglasses, Wavves, Zach Hill
INCHES004 has landed over at LA Weekly‘s West Coast Sound. Installment number four picks off where last week left off, an unthemed collection of just-released (this week!) L.A.-relevant vinyl reviewed, photographed, and MP3′d, accompanied by a top ten vinyl sales chart from one of our neighborhood record shops. Inside, you’ll find a Velveeta-yellow slab of wax by Bygones (Zach Hill + Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart), the latest from Division Day, the premier Anticon/Dublab release (featuring music by Hecuba, Lucky Dragons, Julia Holter, matthewdavid, and four others), and the long-delayed vinyl version of Nosaj Thing‘s Drift. Plus, check out the local-friendly list from Origami Vinyl.
Bygones, "by-"
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Tagged Alpha Pup, anticon., beat music, Bygones, Dangerbird, Division Day, DJ culture, Dublab, Hecuba, Hella, INCHES, Julia Holter, Lucky Dragons, matthewdavid, MP3s, Nosaj Thing, Origami Vinyl, Poo-Bah Records, Sargent House, Teengirl Fantasy, vinyl, White Rainbow
The new album from L.A.’s The Happy Hollows is due out in October, but you can hear it now. Listen, download and learn here (via LA Weekly). The piece includes a bit of band trivia as well. An older song:
Ladies and gentlemen: INCHES003. By journalistic law, this column now qualifies as a trend. Installment number three is actually the first “regular” edition, an unthemed collection of just-released L.A.-relevant vinyl reviewed (with original photos and free MP3s, of course), accompanied by a top ten vinyl sales chart from one of our local record shops. This week, you’ll find a new Flying Lotus EP, some incredible throwback bossa nova by Triorganico, seven inches of Adam Payne jamitude, and a killer Dublab release compiling work from the best of this city’s beat music scene. Plus, see what Vacation Vinyl’s been selling (hint: rhymes with “meth kettle”).
Flying Lotus, "L.A. 3 X 3 EP"
Stay tuned for much, much more, and if you’ve got ideas, reach out.
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Tagged Adam Payne, Adventure Time, beat music, bossa nova, Daedelus, daKAH, Dimlite, DJ culture, Dntel, Dublab, electronic music, Flying Lotus, free mp3, Frosty, INCHES, indie labels, indie rock, Los Angeles, matthewdavid, MP3s, Now-Again, Ras G, Residual Echoes, Stones Throw, Take, The Gaslamp Killer, The Life Force Trio, Triorganico, Vacation Vinyl, vinyl
Highland Park’s Fol Chen crew has just leaked a free digital “album” (collected remixes and such) via Asthmatic Kitty. Read more, and download the music, here (via LA Weekly). But first, a video:
Tagged Asthmatic Kitty, Beastie Boys, Fol Chen, free music, Highland Park, indie rock, Los Angeles, MP3s, Prince, Sabotage
