Monday, October 15, 2007
so i just watched this vincent gallo movie called "the brown bunny" and i have to say that it is the most boring goddamn thing i've ever seen since daft punk's "electroma." seriously, it is so masturbatory and self-serving that it's insane, which is really the only reason it got any press...that and the whole on-screen BJ thing with chloe sevigny. the reason i say he's an asshole isn't because he made a bad movie, though. the reason i think he's an asshole is because the dude can't take any criticism. when the movie was criticized by roger ebert as the worst movie ever screened at cannes, homeboy decided it would be awesome times to place a hex on ebert's colon and his prostate. what a dick. he also says things that are mildly racist (read his
music bio) in order to sound provocative, but he just ends up sounding like an idiot. and no, i'm not saying he sounds like an idiot because he's saying things that are mildly racist, but rather because he's doing it in order to elicit a "shocked" response from the reader. douchebag. he also sells a bunch of his old shit to his fans for astronomical prices, including a night with vincent gallo for 50 grand and his sperm for a cool million. yep, he's a dick all over.
the reason i'm talking about this guy is because, despite his faults, he does have some pretty killer taste in music. he curated ATP in 2005 and one of the bands he commissioned to play were
afrirampo. afrirampo are a japanese band from osaka, which is the birthplace of the boredoms. there's a lot of parallels in the sense that both of their music is free from any traditional constraints and is highly experimental, but afrirampo also have an ear for melody, as well as pretty bad-ass free jazz chops. they've gone on tour and recorded with
acid mothers temple, as well as releasing some straight up amazing shit from themselves. their live shows are pretty insane as well. check it:
i did areif you want to hear something more structured...structured being quite a relative term, of course, then check out the song
artbreakou from their album "urusa in japan." click
here to buy the record. yes, yes, i know it's ridiculously expensive but it's totally worth it. not only that, but if you can find a place to score the limited edition version that comes with a live dvd, that will only set you back about 24 bucks. that's a fucking bargain! they have other albums that are just as good that are actually distributed in the US for cheaper prices, so if you can't shell out eh 23 bucks for this specific albu, pick up any of their other stuff. i guarantee it will be good. do this thing, people. i'm serious. that's all. i'm done.
love,
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"dot. dash-" is, aside from being an awesome song by a group called wire, is a blog that will be the home of my radio show, as well as serving its purpose as an mp3 blog, a youtube insanity posting repository, and my tantrums that seem a lot more meaningful at 4 am than they do after i get some sleep.
who are you?
my name is area877, but i go by kevin in the real world. i am a complete music dork that is obsessed with b-movies, arthouse cinema, japanese culture, anime, bootleg video, stand-up comedy, and drag queens. i love to cook and i love doing it for a living. i'm 26 now, so in all actuality i am way too old for this. this is a fun distraction, though. i hope you think so as well.
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