(awwww cute…amirite)
So I’ve been off for almost two weeks. And now I’m back and recharged. I’ve got lots of great music to write about already in 2009. But I also have a new puppy to care for so we’ll see how this goes. It’s great to be back and I look forward to another great year in music.
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I never meant for Songs:Illinois to become the repository for all the great proto-gypsy punk music that’s out there but over the years it has become one of the overlooked genre’s that I’ve written the most about. So it seems fitting that the first post of the year is about Brooklyn based Luminescent Orchestrii’s upcoming record for Nine Mile Records.
The band is based out of Brooklyn and while its lyrics may be about current trends (see “Nasty Tasty” below) its music is based more in the old folk traditions of Eastern Europe combined with jazz, folk, and blues styles of the new world. “Nasty Tasty” is a good example of this dictotomy with it’s rampant sexual imagery mixed with gypsy fiddle. It comes from their upcoming record Neptune’s Daughter.
P.S. Swedesplease is back up and running for 2009 with an exclusive first listen to the new song from electronic duo Val Venosta here.
I saw them at Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY this last summer and I was very impressed. One of my favorite shows of the whole fest.
[...] P.S. Songs:Illinois is back with an exclusive first listen to a track from the Brooklyn based gypsy punk group Luminscent Orchestrii here. [...]
Good luck with the new pup. I just got one myself. It really threw my blog life into chaos for a few weeks. Things are just getting back to normal for me.
Aw, how quickly obscure bands abandon obscure blogs once they get a record deal.
I raved about Luminescent Orchestrii's “Too Hot To Sleep” album two years ago over at Muruch. Oh well, I'm just excited to hear they finally have a new release and hope to finally catch them on tour this year. Thanks for the download!
that you think I'm not obscure is amusing
ha, yeah, it's weird how I think of Songs: Illinois as being as well known as Stereogum (at least in comparison to Muruch), but I guess your situation is similar to mine…just because our blogs are as old as the big guys obviously doesn't make us nearly as popular. Oh well.
I finally got to listen to “Nasty Tasty” and I have mixed reactions. I definitely like it. It sounds very similar to songs on their last album, but a little more pop. Great for one song, but I'm even more curious about the rest of the album now. I hope they don't follow Amanda Palmer's example of trying to go pop, that just doesn't work well for the demented circus type bands.
Btw, if you like them, I recommend 17 Hippies.
[...] Songs: Illinois has a new, exclusive mp3 from Luminescent Orchestrii’s upcoming release Neptune’s Daughter. [...]
I finally received my copy of the album, and I love it! It's even better than “Too Hot To Sleep”.
[...] Tasty” (first posted on Songs: Illinois) is a sexy, trippy little number featuring Matta’s human beat box. Yet Neptune’s [...]
Thanks for this! I've been looking for it, xoxo