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  • Marc A. Price 8:30 am on October 30, 2008 Permalink
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    The Contrast in NYC 

    The Contrast @ Union Square

    The Contrast @ Union Square

    The Contrast spent nearly a week in New York last week as part of their performance at the annual CMJ Music Marathon. However, they did not limit their activities to the Saturday night gig at Arlene’s Grocery.

    They were captured performing a couple of numbers in Union Square last Thursday (23rd October 2008). The last-minute “gig” was for an ad agency who were taking advantage of the band being in the city. The whole thing was shot on video and photographed for use at some time in the future.

    In the photo gallery there are a selection of photos from the performance along with a number of stills from a video of the gig at Arlene’s Grocery on Saturday night. The gig was, by all accounts,  the best CMJ show yet and David Reid thinks it may even have been the band’s best live performance ever. So I hope you managed to catch it. Even if you didn’t, footage of the gig may well surface in a future promo video.

    All in all it was a very busy and productive trip to the US with the band cramming in several meetings as well as the two performances and still managing to kick back and relax one night at New York’s famous Blue Note Club.

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  • Marc A. Price 8:43 pm on October 25, 2008 Permalink
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    [Tonight] The Contrast @ Arlene’s Grocery 

    CMJ 2008

    CMJ 2008

    This very evening (Saturday October 25th 2008) in New York City The Contrast will take to the stage with some former Rainbow Quartz label mates. If you happen to be in the Big Apple tonight then come along and see them. It is going to be a great night.

    Where: Arlene’s Grocery
    95 Stanton St btwn Ludlow & Orchard St, New York, NY
    New York, NY 10012    map
    When: Saturday Oct. 25

    The full line of performances at the venue are listed below
    Bird To Prey 2:00 PM
    Xtortya 3:00 PM
    Gigantic 4:00 PM
    The Parties 8:00 PM
    The Broadfield Marchers 8:45 PM
    The Telepathic Butterflies 9:30 PM
    The Grip Weeds 10:30 PM
    The Contrast 11:30 PM
    The Capstan Shafts 12:15 AM

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  • Marc A. Price 8:53 pm on October 15, 2008 Permalink
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    CMJ 2008

    CMJ 2008

    The Contrast have been confirmed for CMJ 2008 for a little while now but the schedules have just gone up on the CMJ site. So this is the official, official line. The Contrast will be playing on the Saturday night with some of their former Rainbow Quartz label mates. The line up is as follows:

    Saturday - Oct. 25
    The Parties 8:00 PM
    The Broadfield Marchers 8:45 PM
    The Telepathic Butterflies 9:30 PM
    The Grip Weeds 10:30 PM
    The Contrast 11:30 PM
    The Capstan Shafts 12:15 AM

    CMJ ‘08 will feature four unique performances by Coheed & Cambria at Terminal 5 during Marathon. Bear Hands, Crystal Antlers, De Novo Dahl, Emmy the Great, George Clinton and the Gangsters of Love (w/ special guests RZA, Shavo Odadjian, El Debarge), Passion Pit, Southside Johnny w/ the LaBamba Big Band: the Songs of Tom Waits, Pattern is Movement, Saves The Day and The Ruby Suns also join the hundreds of recently announced artists, highlighted by:

    A Place To Bury Strangers, Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Cool Kids, Crystal Castles, Del McCoury Band, Deerhoof, Donavon Frankenreiter, Gang Gang Dance, Jay Reatard, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Lykke Li, Minus The Bear, Roisin Murphy, The Dears and Yo Majesty.

    CMJ Music Marathon is also happy to report that panelists have been confirmed for this year’s thought-provoking topics. Panelists just announced include:

    Music Icon George Clinton, RZA (Producer/Rapper, Wu-Tang), Shavo Odadjian (Bassist, System of A Down), Dallas Austin (Artist/Producer), Keith Shocklee of Bomb Squad (Hip Hop Producer), Brother Marquis & Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew, Q-TIP (Producer/Rapper/Actor), DJ Spooky (Artist), Benjamin Wagner (Vice President, MTV News), Patti Rothberg (Artist), Panos Panay (Founder & CEO, Sonicbids), Ali Partovi (CEO, iLike), Juliana Hatfield (Artist) and Daniel Glass (President/CEO, Glassnote Entertainment Group).

    Links:

    http://www.cmj.com/marathon/
    The Contrast’s CMJ Artist page

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  • Marc A. Price 12:34 pm on October 10, 2008 Permalink
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    Shed: Shedding the Past | PopMatters Review 

    Shed - Shedding the Past

    This could have been dull soulless dance music. It wasn’t, or at least not completely. Although you really need to be in the mood for it. I’m not most of the time. I think that I might have been when I listened to this record for the first time.

    Shedding the Past is a collection of eleven Detroit-style techno tunes by German techno engineer Shed. It is a record in the mold of Aphex Twin with a powerful skipping beat that is the trademark of this German hotshot.

    [From Shed: Shedding the Past < Music | PopMatters]

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  • Marc A. Price 12:29 pm on October 1, 2008 Permalink
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    Monkey: Journey to the West | PopMatters Review 

    Monkey - Journey to the West

    I wasn’t terribly impressed with this “soundtrack” of a stage show. There are a few good tracks but it is only worthwhile if you just want a souvenir of a show that you have been to. Still each to their own…

    Those Gorillaz have returned in the guise of a completely different primate. This one comes complete with a tale and a fully furred opera in tow. Who would have thought that Damon Albarn had an opera in him? In fairness, it is not strictly speaking an opera. It is a spectacle theatre piece that has more in common with Cirque du Soleil than Glyndebourne. Albarn and fellow gorilla Jamie Hewlett have created a nine-scene show that is a mixture of acrobatics, kung fu, lush sets, and the music contained on this recording. This stage production has proved to be quite popular in the United Kingdom. The dear old BBC adapted a track, complete with a specially made Jamie Hewlett animation, to promote their coverage of the Beijing Olympics. Furthermore, tickets soon go on sale for a special run at the O2 “Millennium” Dome, just like Prince. Things are looking good.

    [From Monkey: Journey to the West < Music | PopMatters]

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  • Marc A. Price 12:20 pm on October 1, 2008 Permalink
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    The Amazing World of Arthur Brown: The Voice of Love | PopMatters Review 

    The Amazing World of Arthur Brown - The Voice of Love

    The world of Arthur Brown is no longer Crazy, it is Amazing. It is kind of amazing that the man is still making records and is not a painter and decorator in Eastbourne or something. This album is a solid collection of tune with wonderfully over-the-top vocal performances from Mr Brown. I’m guessing he had a lot of fun making it. The cover tunes are really worth a listen and those that are nostalgic might like this. On the strength of this record I’d like to see him live. Although his crazy New Age ramblings as a hidden track did put me off somewhat. Still, if you can avoid that this record is worth a punt.

    What can be said about Arthur Brown that hasn’t been said a million times already? He is the archetype of the one-hit wonder. He is the rocker with wild onstage antics that have almost got him and others maimed and ultimately had him kicked off a tour with Jimi Hendrix. For the last 40 years he has been known as the man that screamed at the top of his voice, “I am the god of hellfire”, at the beginning of the only song he is known for.

    [From The Amazing World of Arthur Brown: The Voice of Love < Music | PopMatters]

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