6/27::: Nosaj Thing in Seoul

Seoul usually gets neglected when bands come through Asia. But a few dudes, namely Sighborg, are trying to change that. EN-D doesn't usually post about live shows but he really hopes this one goes smoothly, so he's giving it the coveted Fabulous Pleasure Bump of Approval. Up until a month ago he'd never heard of Nosaj Thing. As loyal FP-heads know, EN-D's more of a meat n' potatoes rock kind of guy, but he's been listening to the new album Drift and it's likely to stick around in the small stable of electronic ablums he listens to.

Here, just read the press report from Supercolorsuper, a promotion company that just popped out of Sighborg's belly.

Korean-American artist Nosaj Thing has been featured as an artist-to-watch in magazines like Fader, XLR8R, The New Yorker, and Nylon, and as one of Urb Magazine’s Next 1000 artists. He’s remixed Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Elliot Lipp, and Health, won Turntable Lab/Plastic Little’s remix contest featuring MF Doom, and won L.A.’s prestigious Project Blowed beat battle. He has shared the stage with the likes of DJ AM, Architecture in Helsinki, DJ Krush, Z-Trip, Flying Lotus, Free the Robots, Diplo, The Glitch Mob, and Daedelus. He has received regular airplay on BBC Radio One and Los Angeles’ KCRW, and is a staple and a crowd pleaser at L.A.’s underground hip-hop good time, Low End Theory. Comparisons run along with Ratatat, DJ Shadow, and Aphex Twin. A survey of his own record collection will turn up pieces from Boards of Canada, Stereolab, Radiohead, Daft Punk and Eric Satie.

Oh, and download some Mp3's from Nosaj Thing and Sighborg right here.

Nosaj Thing- Coat of Arms
Sighborg- Stack O' Camperbees

Nosaj Thing
http://www.myspace.com/nosajthing





Sighborg
http://www.myspace.com/sighborg


Bulssazo
http://www.myspace.com/bulssazo

covering Donut of the Heart, a J Dilla song
that samples the Jackson Five's All I Do Is Think Of You

Snatch the Sub Pop Sampler

EN-D's halfway through the Sub Pop Cybersex Digital Sampler (2009) and can confirm that it's pretty rad aside from the obligatory Fleet Foxes track that snoozes right along with heavy doses of reverb and patchouli. The Fruit Bats, and Mark Sultan are highlights so far, as well as Vetiver, who EN-D thought he hated due to their alliance with that scumbag (or maybe not???) Devendra Banhart. In general En-D is pleased. And what the hell, it's free.

Vetiver – Strictly Rule
Handsome Furs – I’m Confused
Mark Sultan – Hold On
Red Red Meat – Gauze
Obits – Pine On
The Vaselines – Son of a Gun
Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
Iron and Wine – Belated Promise Ring
Tiny Vipers - Dreamer
Zak Sally – Why We Hide
Fruit Bats – My Unusual Friend
Pissed Jeans – False Jesii Part 2
Grand Archives – Silver Among the Gold
Flight of the Conchords – Hurt Feelings

PS: EN-D found out about this through Very Short List

A Pavement Sighting

You probably know Pavement put out a reissue of Brighten the Corners this year. EN-D's still waiting, but not counting on, the potential reunion that pops up occasionally. The fab-five didn't do much to celebrate except have their most charming member Bob N accompany a humble young urbanite to IKEA as a nod to BTC's Spiral Stairs tune Date W/Ikea.



Notes:
1. Bob N wasn't this jovial when I talked to him a few years ago. He was serving as tour manager for Stephen Malkmus, and maybe he was tired or just tired of awkward fans who try to schmooze with him, but he was rather curt with me. Then again, I probably wasn't graceful. I think I asked him to recall some anecdote I'd read in Perfect Sound Forever, the bible of Pavement.
2. Thanks to every online newswire/blog on the Internet for discovering this video.
3. Air Mattresses aren't that bad, though I wouldn't want to sleep on one for months at a time.