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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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The onscure Austin duo of Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner, better known as Ghostland Observatory recently released their second album Paparazzi Lightningare and are set to make West Coast appreance at The Scene Bar in Glendale on August 10th.
Said to be influenced by electronic artists such as Daft Punk, Laurent Garnier and Green Velvet, as well as rockers such as The Animals, David Bowie, and The Clash, Ghostland Observatory have cultivated a sound that is the culmination of past influence and present inspiration. Not only creating something that appeals to our hips and the beats they crave, but also pumps rock ‘n roll into our darkened souls.
What reminded me of this band and prompted me to revist them was a new mash up of their track “Midnight Voyage” with Ghostface Killah’s “Be Easy” that I read about on GorillavsBear. Which was funny that I had to read about this on some dude from Dallas’ blog when I am friends with the duo (Car Stereo (Wars)) that are responsible for this mash up (where was the heads up dudes?). Anyways, not being much of a mash up fan, other than the one that started it all, The Grey Album, and Q-Unit, and most recently For Those About To Rock from Deaf In The Family, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found this to be quite good.
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27. February 2008 at 8:13 pm :
[...] Denim were introduced to me a while back by my Car Stereo (Wars) friend who was kind enough to pass along their ep and forewarned that soon everyone would be jocking these [...]