The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come

The highly anticipated sophomore LP from The Juan Maclean The Future Will Come was released this week on DFA Records. It's the follow up to Juan's first outing Less than Human released in 2005. (one of my favorites).
On the new album Mr. Maclean features Nancy Whang from LCD Soundsystem, !!! / Chik Chik Chik drummer Jerry Fuchs, the dudes from Holy Ghost! and a few more cameos that make this record move through the cosmic lands with ease.

Time out New York says it's “an acid-house set for your freak-out pleasure.”
I don't know what the fuck they are talking about, I don't hear much acid house, if any at all in the new album. But I do I think it's one of the best electronic/neo-disco/dance releases for Q1 2009.
Go buy it from my man Andy at Insound and listen for yourself.

The Juan Maclean will be hitting the road this spring and will be in Houston TX at Numbers on May 30th. More on that later.

The Juan MacLean - One Day James Curd Remix
The Juan Maclean - Human Disaster

The Juan Maclean - One Day Video

Diamanda Galás on a sunny day....

Diamanda Galás makes the type of music I want to hear while lying on hill at a park on a beautiful spring day. This is my musical therapy, my rest and relaxation. She scare's the shit out of some people though. Not me. Rock it DG!
www.diamandagalas.com

Diamanda Galas - Gloomy Sunday
Diamanda Galas - Si La Muerte
Diamanda Galas - Double Barrel Prayer
Diamanda Galas - Wild Women With Steak Knife
Janes Addiction x Diamanda Galas - Sex is vilolent

LISTEN UP! Friday 4.17.09

This Friday, we have a party going on. You and all of your friends have been invited to this party because we want you to have a good time listening to music that was arranged for dancing and all those other hedonistic tendencies you and your friends enjoy taking part in.
We mean this!


This is what the flyer looks like:


It has multi-colored tigers on it,that's pretty savage, eh? This alone should indicate to you how we want you to feel once you've put a few drinks in your body, started listening to the music and hanging out with your friends. Then, most likely you will 'tweet' to your friends, "Hey, this party is kinda nice, you should come out." Hopefully you will blow that twitter network up so much that the fail whale and those stupid birds show up.

It fails to inform you on the flyer, but there is NO COVER BEFORE 10:30 PM!!! Also, there will be drink specials all night. That part is kind of irrelevant though, because the Mink is pretty affordable when it comes to paying for adult beverages.

Another point of interest regarding this event is that DJ DIRTY TALK from Lost-Angeles will be playing some tracks with us out on the patio. Her real name is Ellen, but were going to call her DJ DIRTY TALK, because that is probably just how she rolls. My best guess is that DIRTY TALK is an homage to the early italo disco classic of the same name performed by KLEIN & MBO.
DJ DIRTY TALK is also the boss-lady of her own clothing line called MODERN LOVERS.

visit Modern Lovers on MySpace!

Trust in us.
This will be good!....

HYPE! w/ JOHN BOURKE (TRASH YOURSELF)

with short notice GRRRL PARTS! asked me to jump on this bill and lay down a set on the patio.

below is the tracklist that went down.....

this would have sounded MUCH better provided we didn't have the sound issues that came up after we had to move inside because of the rain!

loco dice - black truffles in the snow (mike huckaby's jazzed out synth remix) (desolat)
sascha dive - untitled (deep vibes recordings)
argy & the martinez brothers - debbie downer (objektivity)
stimming - tel aviv calling (diynamic music)
stimming - sleep on (diynamic music)
La Peña - free from love (la pena)
robert dietz - faber (running back)
seth troxler - aphrika (wolf + lamb music)
audio soul project - reality check (vincenzo remix) (dessous recordings)
anja schneider & lee van dowski - la roulette (mobilee)
chardronnet vs. afrilounge - just for a peek (gabriel ananda rmx) (sportclub)

PARTY moves indoors from the patio....this is where things start to FAIL. i say it's because we hooked everything up in super low lighting. not a good idea!

azoto - san salvador (vedette records)
michel cleis - la mezcla (cadenza)
raz - amour puerto riqueno (spanish club mix) (underground)
robert hood - who taught you math (shonky in the hood remix) (freak n' chic)
seth troxler & patrick russell - doctor of romance (circus company)
lil louis - french kiss (epic)
brothers vibe - el baile (acapella) (som underground)
sis - trompeta (sei es drum)
maw - la india con la voe (viva puerto rico) (maw records)
hollywood - funk me, jack me (play house records)

and so you have it!

Ratatat Rules!

Evan Mast and Mike Stroud are back on the road as Ratatat supporting there latest musical effort LP3 , released last July 2008 on XL recordings. They are playing tons of sold out shows across the USA and then off to the rest of the word to rock. LP3 consist of more low-key moods than their past productions but yet still remains to keep the head nodding and foot stomping intact. Less guitar driven tracks hold steady across the album which makes for much more of a mellower ride, give or take a psychedelic trip.
I feel this is their best outing yet.
Ratatat - Shempi
Ratatat - Shempi Zongamin Rmx
Ratatat Remixes Mixtape Vol. 2

They play live Houston Wednesday April 8th, 8pm @ the Meridian link
We are having a pop-up after party for the show at the same venue, be on the look out for us after the jam.

Where is the art scene headed in Houston,Tx?

Can we move the art scene in Houston TX? The answer is yes we can. Houston has yet to have a strong art movement/scene. Not to say we don't have amazing artist here, we do, from Angelbert Metoyer to Mel Chin to street artist like the Deathhead and Eyesore. We have such a large variety of artist and talent. Lets show the rest of the country-the world what we have to offer.
I urge you, no, I beg you, go out and paint a tree at Hermann Park and inspire a passerby to do the same, go to a local art show and support an artist whether they be a close friend or maybe you just enjoy their art, help out with an art show even if you don't put art in it, you can learn to install art, or just spend a day at the MFAH with a friend... etc. etc.

Support the art scene in anyway you can, WE NEED YOU !!!!!!

Thank you for paying attention to my verbal vomit.

J. Paul Jackson
Art Curator at RMM
"Inspire Inspiration"

p.s. If you would like to participate in one of Reprogram Music-Multimedia Art Socials contact me at jpauljackson@gmail.com.

Vivian Girls. Yeah.

We like em'. You don't have to. That's just the way it is.
They will be performing in Houston this week with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Future Blondes (our bff). Info and tickets here

The Vivian Girls - ST
(yeah we upped the lp, so now go buy tics to there show, buy some merch, by the album, support these gals)


We like this even better:
The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm
link

Henry Darger

Jandek in Houston Funk Phenomenon

Hometown recluse Jandek played live for the first time in Houston at Rudyards on Sunday April 5th and I hear it got way funky. I missed this show due to having a huge record/wax sale at the casa. Not sure what I think about this but I sure do regret not witnessing it live. One for the history books.

Peep the you tube, what do you think?