ben gibbard
of Death Cab For Cutie/ The Postal Service
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hey ya'll,
sorry i've been slacking on the posts over the last month and a half. i'd like to claim it's because i've been busy, but the reality is that the sun recently made its annual appearance here in the northwest and i've been blowing off almost all my responsibilities. woopsy...
the early to mid 60's were a golden age for music here in the pacific northwest. while the Kingsmen, The Wailers and The Sonics are certainly our most widely recognized exports, they don't begin to represent the sheer volume of great music being made during that period.
this is one my favs from that era, performed by Rocky and His Friends and recorded by legendary northwest producer Kearney Barton. if you enjoy this track, should pick up any of the 'Northwest Killers" comps on Norton Records and get yer NW garage on!
Enjoy!
xo
ben
yo,
first off, thanks so much to everyone who came out to my solo shows this past month! i had a blast and i hope you guys did, too...
those of you who came early to the DCFC/Franz Ferdinand dates last spring got to see a fantastic band from Wakefield, England called the Cribs. over the course of those six weeks, the brothers Cribs drove over 10,000 miles and a van accross the US and Canada killing it every night. plus, they always seemed to have smiles on their faces when they got to the next gig no matter how long the drive or how much whiskey was consumed the previous night. even in my younger years, i never could have withstood what they weathered. :)
we've been friends ever since and it pleases me to no end to tell you that their new album, 'men's needs, women's needs, whatever' FUCKING SLAYS!!! pick it up and support the hardest working band from the hardest working class town in the UK.
xo
ben
hello all,
since my friend Zach first played me the music of Popol Vuh i've been kinda obsessed with it. as a cast of musicians that revolved around one Florian Fricke (pictured above) throughout the 1970's and early 1980's they made some of the most hauntingly beautiful music i've ever heard.
if you've seen any of Werner Herzog's films you've probably already heard Popol Vuh. he composed the soundtracks for 'Aguirre, Wrath of God,' 'Fitzcarraldo,' and this track from 'Cobra Verde' amoungst many others. if you like this you should pick my two favorite Popol Vuh albums: Die Nacht Der Seele: Tantric Songs' and 'Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte.'
hopefully i'll see some of you out on the road in may...
xo
ben
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Not familiar with the music of "Popul Vuh", off to check them out now. Rember to yag your posts, it makes it easier for readers to find the music!
Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh is a German experimental rock band founded by Florian Fricke in 1970. It began with an electronic approach as heard on first album Affenstunde. Other important members during the next two decades included Daniel Fichelscher and Bob Eliscu. The group evolved to include all kinds of instruments: wind, percussion and strings, electric and acoustic alike, combined to convey a mystical aura that made thir music spiritual and introspective. more...
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i know what your talking about, washington is warming up. i just put a fan in my room. A FAN! anyways thanks for the intro.
Shake it up baby surf rock kinda feel to it, fun. Here in the Northeast we get almost as much rain as y'all do, and it's easy to wrapped around the sunny days lost in between.
Mogging should be fun Ben, not just another "responsibility". Surf the mogos anonymously and lose yourself in other mogger's musical lives...just a thought
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thanx that was excellent.