Virtual Mix Tape 6

Side A:
1. Elvis Costello - No Action
2. The Stills - Dinosaurs
3. The Flamingos - Lovers Never Say Goodbye
4. Buell Kazee - The Butcher's Boy / Adrian Klumpes - Be Still
5. Four Tops - It's the Same Old Song
6. My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
7. Them - My Lonely Sad Eyes

Side B:
1. Pic-Nic - Cállate Niña
2. Surf City - Headin' Inside
3. 1910 Fruitgum Company - Indian Giver
4. Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro - Esas No Son Cubanas
5. The Rays - Silhouettes
6. Circuit 7 - Video Boys
7. Thee Silver Mountain Reveries - There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow

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Virtual Mix Tape 5: MiniMix

Virtual Mix Tape 5: MiniMix

1. Spacemen 3 - Mary Anne
2. Spades - We Sell Soul
3. Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
4. Wipers - No Generation Gap
5. Catholic Discipline - Shooting Up With Mother
6. The Shop Assistants - I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You
7. Crocodiles - I Wanna Kill
8. Crystal Stilts - Love is a Wave
9. McCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty

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Virtual Mix Tape 4

Virtual Mix Tape 4
Mixed by Dead Twin in September 2008

Side A
1. The Chameleons - Prisoners Of The Sun
2. The Gris Gris - Medication #3
3. Ariel Pink - The List
4. The Sound - Party Of My Mind
5. Section 25 - Looking From A Hilltop

Side B
1. Herrmann & Kleine - Leaving You Behind
2. Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
3. Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Coloured Funk (Seefeel Remix)
4. Danny Elfman - Death! (from Edward Scissorhands)
5. Brian Eno - Spider and I

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New Deathday Party - Night of the Hunter

Two new tracks were posted on the Deathday Party blog this evening. The songs are titled Night Of The Hunter and V. These tracks are instrumental demos that date back to August of 2007 and feature Vincent Reyes, formerly of the Whittier band, Friends in the Mountains on drums.

You can download the two songs via the Deathday Party Blog.

Ghosts

When I was 24 I fell in love for the first time in my life. It happened in a snow covered mountain in a moment much like this one. It was also the first time I attempted to use infrared film. I ended up climbing into the trunk of my car to load the film in total darkness. When I got out of the car, the girl I was with caught me by surprise when she started to undress herself in freezing cold. I began to take pictures of her and followed her every sway through the iris. At some point a group of kids started walking down the hill and I quickly covered her with my jacket. On the drive home we listened to Brian Eno's An Ending (Ascent) and she eventually fell asleep. When I got home I discovered that I hadn't loaded the film properly and that those moments were lost.

These amazing photos come from a British artist by the name of Hannah Davis.

Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"

For the last two days I've been obsessively listening to a song called "Two Weeks" off the forthcoming Grizzly Bear record entitled Veckatimest. This song is absolutely glorious and the best part of it is that it features guest vocals by Victoria Legrand of Beach House. Victoria joined Grizzly Bear on-stage last week at SXSW to perform the song together for the first time.

Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" after only one night the link was removed. sorry grizzly bear.

Phantasmagoria Machine Presents

Phantasmagoria Machine and The Eclectic Company Presents:

Saturday, March 28th 2009
Bobb Bruno
Deathday Party
COMBAT!
Moon Pearl
Christiaan Cruz

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Free | All Ages

Here's the break down

Bobb Bruno

Bobb Bruno is an enigma in Los Angeles. He has been a part of LA's most notable acts in some form or another. His resume is spectacular and endless. He's played in Scarnella with Nels Cline and Carla Bozulich. He's also recorded albums by Abe Vigoda, Mika Miko and Pocahaunted. The list goes on and on, however, the best thing about Bobb is the way he takes you on various journeys through the worlds he creates. From glitchy, dreamesque patterns to droned, sluggish doom, Bobb Bruno will statter your expectations of what you think music should be.

COMBAT!

Los Angeles based electronic musician COMBAT!, commonly known as Mark Nieto, has been making music under the moniker for the past four years. Originally playing in punk bands throughout his youth, COMBAT! was turned onto electronic music during his college years and experienced a musical epiphany. Captivated by the sounds of Aphex Twin, Prefuse 73 and others, he set out to create his own abstract compositions. Using found sounds, samples from records, as well as his own personal recordings, he creates multi-textural pieces that give the listener a unique experience with each play.



Deathday Party

Deathday Party formed in Santa Ana in 2001. In March of 2006 they took part in Glenn Branca’s “Symphony #13 (Hallucination City)” for 100 guitars then went on hiatus. In October of 2008 they reformed as a duo and performed with Thrones and The Dead Science. Since then they have recorded two 7" singles, "Prehistoric Pets" and "Pink Noise."

Christiaan Cruz

Christiaan Cruz is a Southern California based photographer by trade. Early studies in Cinema and modern music generated simple installations, videos, improvised music and computer pieces. New concerns in human interaction, connectivity, sound, and appropriate design now shape works for water, flowers, and bouncing balls.

Bleeding Eyes

The first official performance under the moniker Dead Twin took place on February 21, 2009 as part of the Eclectic Music Concerts series put on by the Eclectic Company at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts. This was Eclectic Music Concert #32. It was a blast to play and very much enjoyed finally seeing Christiaan Cruz improvise. Dancing Lethargic was a pleasant surprise and Imra (from Portland) provided blissed out vocals and an ARP synthesizer that sounded like God. Unfortunately, Mitchell Brown had to cancel.

Dead Twin is a project I have been working on since 2005 and it's origins can be traced back as far as the early 90's. It has mostly been facilitated as a form of sound diaries, if you will. Thanks to Sean from Imra for inviting me, other wise this project would have continued to stay in the bedroom.

Here is a clip of a song in progress called, Bleeding Eyes.