It's always nice to have a new record to listen to...especially when it comes from mark oliver everett. you can stream eels "homebre lobo" here: http://www.myspace.com/eels
We, from time to time, have visiting artists/bands crash at our Belmont Blvd. hang. I was out of town on this day, but got many text messages from Beau and K pointing out the fact that I wasn't there for the Jupiter One hang. I was even more surprised to find out that my favorite new song is not called 'Let's Go Out'....K informed Beau that the new Jupiter One hit is in fact called...drumroll..."Lights Go Out"...Looking forward to their new record.
We spent some time last month remixing the track 'Panning for Gold' by Ben Sollee.
If you havent heard of ben check him out. This track came from his release 'learning to bend', an album that led NPR to name him one of the “Top Ten Unknown Artists of the Year.” You can also hear him with Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet.
We will post this mp3 here shortly, but in the meantime read the review and download it for free on 'Some Velvet Blog'
"Everything from guitars, drum machines and banjos to dobros, synths and mandolins are thrown into the musical blender. The result is a series of tasty digifolk jams from a band who doesn't need a weatherman to tell it which way the zeitgeist is blowing."
-Wired
"The name of the Nashville band Computer Vs. Banjo says it all: Johnny Mann and Beau Stapleton blend folky banjos and acoustic guitars with synth-heavy electronica and experimental beats. The computer tends to win the battle on the group's self-titled debut, but countless computerized samples of more traditional instruments give the record an eclectic, genre-bending sound." -NPR
"Mann and Stapleton have created something truly extraordinary in Computer vs. Banjo's unique sound, making them Nashville's next big thing." -PopWreck(oning)
"From the very first listen, I was in love with this album. If Ill Lit and Califone had a love child, it would be these guys." -Fuzzy Lion
"Thankfully, CvB is just what I thought it was going to be. Catchy electro pop matched with poignant banjo, handclaps, fuzzed vocals and irresistible desire to hit repeat." -Perfect Porridge