It’s been a while since we’ve written about the Deftones here at girlpants, not least because I’m the only one here who can stand them and because they haven’t put out an album in three-plus years. Nevertheless, the somewhat unlikely search term “Chino Moreno fat” keeps pulling visitors in to our blog. It’s so successful […]
The Best Worst Record Review of All Time; 10.0, Best New Video
For those of us who are in the above-25 age bracket, it’s old news that Pitchfork, that venerable bastion of hipster trendsetting and mediocre prose, was once downright terrible. Unarguably, inexcusably so. Probably every homegrown publication has these embarrassing teething problems, but in Pitchfork’s case this Terrible Epoch coincides neatly with the time when Founder and […]
Posted by Ben on March 25, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/ryan-schreiber-the-best-worst-record-review-of-all-time-10-0-best-new-video/
Loscil – Endless Falls
Since 1999, Loscil (aka Scott Morgan) has been making the kind of dreamy, pleasantly rain-soaked ambient music that might draw immediate comparisons to genre greats like Eluvium, Biosphere, and Stars of the Lid. Drones, field recordings, and looped, nearly subliminal percussion all figure into Loscil’s soundscapes—an ideal mélange, I’ve found, for writing and writing, among […]
Posted by Ben on March 21, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/loscil-%e2%80%93-endless-falls/
when u were young: girlpants does your childhood
If you read the bios of our writers here at girlpants, one of the things you’ll inevitably notice is that every single one of them spends an inordinate amount of time discussing the subject’s childhood, generally in fond if overly wacky terms. Mike was born under a bad sign in Death Valley; Ben had an […]
Posted by Ben on March 10, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/when-u-were-young-girlpants-does-your-childhood/
friday filler fun
Well, we were supposed to have a new mix up for you by now, but, well… Mike left the coffee pot on and when it died a fiery death in the wee hours of the morning, no one knew how to cope. I mean, the fire put itself out and no one was hurt—or at […]
Posted by Ben on March 5, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/friday-filler-fun/
how I spent my two and a half years in the wilderness, pt. 1
Hey there, loyal readers. Yes, all three of you! It’s me, Ben. How are you? Oh, that’s good. Me? I’m just fine, thanks. I recently got a haircut and a sandwich and my very own pair of shoes! You know, it feels like it’s been years since I saw you. What’s that? It has? But how can […]
Posted by Ben on February 25, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/02/how-i-spent-my-two-and-a-half-years-in-the-wilderness-pt-1/
“I wanted to give you disneyland”
All apologies to Niina, who I know is a fan, but I really don’t think Patrick Wolf has proved himself to be a terribly good musician. I also think he’s a particularly annoying human being–though I admit that’s an opinion based entirely on a couple of his emails and blog/message board posts. Some P. Wolf […]
Posted by Ben on April 23, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/04/i-wanted-to-give-you-disneyland/
Björk: Still Nuts
It’s been about ten years since Björk put out an album I really cared about, but Post and Homogenic were enough to make her one of my favorite artists for many, many years. I was never able to get into the glitchier, more experimental later albums–Vespertine had no hook for me, and Medulla was, for […]
Posted by Ben on April 10, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/04/bjork-still-nuts/
Awful band name, awfully good album
How often does this happen? Too often, I say. To their defense, Dr. Dog do mention dogs fairly often in their songs (doctors, not so much). Still, I’m not sure if that’s reason enough to give themselves such a name. Furthermore, I can’t help but be reminded of Dr. John and Dr. Hook–but then again, maybe […]
Posted by Ben on March 5, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/03/awful-band-name-awfully-good-album/
Ambient Week ’07–Day 5–Dag Rosenqvist & Rutger Zuydervelt
As I close out ambient week, I’m also going to close out winter. Or, at least I hope I am. It’s been in the oh-so-beautiful 60s for the past week or so, and barring deadly tornadoes and unfortunately inattentive busdrivers, the week has been one of the most pleasant I’ve had in ages. The sky […]
Posted by Ben on March 2, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/03/ambient-week-07-day-5-dag-rosenqvist-rutger-zuydervelt/
Bless This Morning Year
Helios
3d,13h and 1m ago
Endless Falls
Loscil
3d,13h and 9m ago
Prelude For Time Feelers
Eluvium
3d,13h and 15m ago
Suite For Violin And Piano: II.
Vivian Taylor
3d,13h and 19m ago
Serenade To Music (original Version With 16 Soloists)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
3d,13h and 24m ago
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