January 2010
26 posts
“I don’t think any artist knows why he does anything. It’s not that...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
“I think what Elephant 6 meant for us is very simple: there’s something...”
– Julian Koster of Neutral Milk Hotel/Elephant 6 Collective
This is my favorite thing anyone has said ever.
“Yeah, usually I create tunes that are fragmented. I think the biggest obstacle...”
– Jeff Mangum http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/5847-neutral-milk-hotel/
Special Report
I’m some identity and I’m inspecting my disappearance. I’ll get to the bottom of this.
Last time I was seen, my lungs were filling with momentum that wasn’t my own.
If you’ve seen me please report so to the identity that’s occupying where I used to be. It probably won’t believe you, but we’d all hate for it’s residence to be more than...
This
“There’s a certain discomfort I have in staying in one place for very long, and I think being able to travel makes each experience really new and fresh for me. I think there’s a lot of unexpected things that you figure out about life and things you come across, and a certain state of confusion that you seem to stay in that certainly helps songwriting.”
- Jeff Mangum
Forever - Circulatory System
“She’s got bad taste, what can I say.”
– Panda Bear on his daughter, who does not like his voice or music (via fuckyeahpandabear)
Don’t Call Me Whitney, Bobby (Demo) - The...
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More buried Unicorns
Newfoundland
I just re-discovered a bunch of Unicorns songs I...
Animal Collective likes puns
gounderground:
I guess they’re not really puns, they’re just plays on words/sounds.
They use them in the titles of their songs a lot. For example:
De Soto De Son: The set of the sun Seal Eyin’: Sea lion Brothersport: Sportbrother: Support your brother
I picked this up from somewhere, I don’t remember where exactly. It was some A C forum.
I find it really interesting.
Malapropisms
Lion In...