GIMME TINNITUS

The enigmatic RxRy (who is not Panda Bear) sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of q and also a.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

a: i have been listening to a lot of Tim Hecker and Big Troubles lately. like, those two records on repeat.

Streamable: Hatred Of Music I (youtube) by Tim Hecker

Downloadable: Video Rock (mp3) by Big Troubles

q: What is your favorite beverage?

a: water is important, but i like old chub scottish ale, and diet dr. pepper, and licorice tea.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: Black Dice blew my mind twice at two very different places in my life.

Listen: Kokomo (mp3) by Black Dice

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

a: (not applicable)

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

a: well, i don’t have TV, so the culture i get is from the internet…i have been reading lots of collage/drawing blogs lately. and blogs about cooking. also, i’ve heard there is a new batman movie coming out. i am all over that shit. also, been reading a lot of tom robbins. that guy is crazy.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: well, i just finished a new microLP/megaEP called A[lpha]. i can’t release it on the blog yet, because it is in the presence of some important ears…but i am really excited about it. the whole album is comprised of samples taken from an AM radio and manipulated via midi sequencing.

UPDATE: A[lpha] is now available for d/l @ rxryryrx.blogspot.com.

Here is the album art:

Listen to some more RxRy below…

Downloadables:
Baulkn Slihts (mp3)
Flutter II (mp3) (as seen)
Aertigo Lapsees (mp3) (as seen)
Eat Suun (Com Truise RMX) (as seen)

Here are just a couple of the free albums available from RxRy:

• RxRy LP (2010) (mediafire)
• Beta / Flutters EP (2011) (mediafire)

You can find more @ rxryryrx.blogspot.com.

Be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

RxRy is on Blogger
RxRy is on Soundcloud
RxRy is on Vimeo
RxRy is on Myspace
RxRy is on elbo.ws
RxRy is on Hype Machine
RxRy is on Get Off The Coast

BONUS: 50 Atavan (RxRy RMX) by Foxes in Fiction

Soft Circle is ex-Black Dicer Hisham Akira Bharoocha and multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Vida (of Town and Country, Bird Show and Singer). The digital version of Soft Circle‘s new album, Shore Obsessed is out now on Post Present Medium. The vinyl should be out on December 7th. What does it sound like? Listen.

Downloadable: Treading Water (mp3)

Soft Circle is on Myspace
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Soft Circle is on Hype Machine
Soft Circle is on Post Present Medium
Soft Circle is on RCRD LBL
Soft Circle is on Other Music
Soft Circle is on Insound
Soft Circle is on Amazon MP3
Soft Circle is on eMusic

BONUS: Night Hike (mp3)

You may know Dean Spunt as one 1/2 of No Age, or perhaps you know him as one of the guys behind PPM records. He sent us these answers in this next installment of q and also a.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

a: I’m Still In Love (lala link) by Disco Inferno

q: What is your favorite food?

a: Brown rice w/ Kale, Black Beans and Tofu

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: Silk Flowers

Listen: Chance Of Showers (mp3)

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

a: Madison Square Garden

q: OK, President Obama appoints you as the first Secretary of Culture, to whom do you give your first grant?

a: the same thing they got going in Canada, New Zealand and a bunch of European countries, give $ to bands / artists for support.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: my latest project: No Age record, finishing up our new record, it’s an achievement for me / us for sure. It is awesome so far. PPM, i am releasing some great limited vinyl by John Weise and Eric Copeland (black dice) coming up soon. also records by Total Abuse, Abe Vigoda, Gun Outfit etc….

Listen:
Glazin (mp3) by Black Dice
Fluid Exchange (Live on WFMU) (mp3) by Total Abuse
Don’t Lie (mp3) by Abe Vigoda
Work Experience (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Here is a track from No Age‘s recent Daytrotter session.

Listen: Depletion (mp3)

Get all three tracks… here.

Here is a compilation of mp3s that No Age has graciously let loose on the internet.

Listen:
You’re A Target (mp3)
Teen Creeps (mp3)
Eraser (mp3)
Get Hurt (mp3)
Neck Escaper (mp3)

Also, check out this IMPOSE piece on PPM, and then DL the included sampler.

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