Visions of Excess

transnational summer haze

visionsofexcess — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:24 +0000

nothing feels like a dream other than traveling to the foreign. but the foreign in this case is more liminal than i can claim. it can also be referred to be as my ”homeland”, or ”native soil”, or familial nation. to see how i experienced it b4, when it was all so new check this out. as for now, it seems even more like a dream, as my mind/heart seems split in different regions and timezones. still, nothing seems to ground me in nostalgia other than some of the recent pop music that i’ve been listening to. here are some songs that have been playing over the last hot summer months. a lot of it is, of course, thanks to gvb.

sleep ∞ over : la rose

frankie rose and the outs : little brown haired girls

tennis : marathon

big boi’s mixtape for dummies

mash hall (10.4 rog) : up early in em (wrong side of the bed remix)

Act Raiser on myspace

gauntlet hair : i was thinking

kendal johansson : blue moon

Toro Y Moi 04.08.2010 @ Chop Suey

visionsofexcess — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:57:41 +0000

Chaz is a cool dude, playing cool tunes. First time at Chop Suey (I’m so provincial) and although the crowd was iffy (a lot of white alt bros), surprisingly there were some alt-POCs as well! Chaz unites all colors of benetton. Roger and some of the other folx I was with totally went fanboiz on Chaz, getting their yearbook signed and a diplo-like pic with the dude. I really enjoyed his set and talking to him briefly afterward. Make sure to check him out when he opens for Caribou in May! Above is a clip I hastily recorded of one of my faves off his lp (Causers of This) : ‘low shoulders’.

‘Bodies that Matter’ Remix by 10-4 Roger + mention on Stranger blog

visionsofexcess — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:21:49 +0000

10-4 Roger kindly constructed a mix of ‘Bodies that Matter’. Both versions were mentioned on the Stranger blog by Larry Mizell, Jr. You can read it here.

As for the 10-4 Roger remix you can download it here.

Enjoyz it.

update: there’s another article by Andrew Matson in the Seattle Times blog on the talented Mr. Habon which mentions ‘bodies that matter.’ you can read it here.

new multo song ‘bodies that matter’ up on seeattached.tumblr.com

visionsofexcess — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:49:19 +0000

seeattached.tumbler.com

you can also download it here.

hallelujah and all those things ruff mix

visionsofexcess — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:37:55 +0000

if you want to own yer own:

hallelujah and all those things (rough mix)

netherlands (a short visual)

visionsofexcess — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:14:17 +0000

filmed from my trip to D.C.

my bloody valentine : touched

five albums i loved (and you may have loved as well!) released in 2009

visionsofexcess — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:41:01 +0000

Animal Collective : Merriweather Post Pavilion

Upon first listen I knew it would be special. Fragments of memories I didn’t think existed flooded between my ears. I knew there was another world possible.

In The Flowers/My Girls/Summertime Clothes/Bluish/No More Runnin/Brothersport

Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Who would have guessed? I was reminded that joy is contingent and arrives like a pure gift. Clean, calculated, somber, intimate, arrogant, and yet all so giddy. There is no excess in these tracks, but rather a serialization of punctuation.

Lisztomania/1901/Love Like a Sunset/Rome/Countdown (Sick for The Big Sun)

The xx : xx

I used to sleep with the lights on. I used to be afraid of outlines and foreign shapes. But this air seems to be saturated with something that can not be fully captured by my senses. Darkness has never been this lovely.

VCR/Crystalised/Islands/Basic Space/Stars

WAVVES : WAVVVES

I dare my limbs not to move, but they do anyway. Under the sun, my skin gets a little darker. I can feel the grass beneath my fingernails, crushed by digits and the overwhelming feeling of nothing. But you were right and wrong. There is truly a lightness in being, but for about a half hour it’s bearable.

To the Dregs/Gun in the Sun/So Bored/No Hope Kids/Weed Demon

Grizzly Bear : Veckatimest

This is either a monstrosity or a leviathan. A montage constituted by past lives and future fantasies. Perhaps it is a catachresis, able to conjure something out of nothing.

Two Weeks/All We Ask/Ready, Able/About Face/While you wait for the others

Some other albums that occupied my time:

Major Lazer : Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers do

YACHT : See Mystery Lights

Girls : Album

Neon Indian : Psychic Chasms

The Very Best : Warm Heart of Africa

Atlas Sound : Logos

Real Estate : Real Estate

Fever Ray : Fever Ray

Raekwon : Only Built for Cuban Linx…Pt. II

Winter Chill Mixtape

visionsofexcess — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:37:20 +0000

it’s going to be a good year.

winter chill

beach house : used to be
the shivers : beauty
crocodiles and dum dum girls : merry christmas, baby (please don’t die)
wu lyf : heavy pop
eternal summers : safe at home
memoryhouse : lately (deuxieme)
the crayon fields : mirror ball
tonstartssbandht : black country
yambu : ave maria morena
harlem : friendly ghost
julian lynch : banana jam pt. 1
weird tapes : home
radiohead : fog (live)
banjo or freakout : merry christmas, baby
the walkmen : in the new year

we’ll dance mixtape

visionsofexcess — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:56:12 +0000

there is no castration fear.

we’ll dance mixtape

gang of four : damaged goods
summer camp : ghost train
honey and the bees band : sisi moon
neon indian : deadbeat summer
magic kids : superball
aphex twin : girl/boy song
the very best : yalira
the strange boys : heard you want to beat me up
the sandwitches : back to the sea
atlas sound : sheila
the avalanches : frontier psychiatrist
real estate : snow days
helladope : just so you know (10-4 roger remix)
guided by voices : game of pricks
best coast : when i’m with you
little joy : don’t watch me dancing
pavement : we dance

this is a promise mixtape

visionsofexcess — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:03:04 +0000

This is a promise with a catch.
Only if you’re looking will it find you.

this is a promise

Karen O and the Kids : All is Love
Naomi Punk : N/A
White Hinterland : My Love
Fool’s Gold : Surprise Hotel
The Mantles : Don’t Lie
Oh No : Cross Country
Mountain Man : Dog Song
The Flaming Lips : Silver Trembling Hands
Taken By Trees : Watch the Waves
Phoenix : Countdown (Sick for the Big Sun)
+/- : Steal the Blueprints
The Mountain Goats : John 4:16
“Jesus Christ.” (the indie band) : Is this really what you want?
Built to Spill : Pat
MGMT : The Youth
Matias Aguayo : Rollerskate
Volcano Choir : And Gather
The Clarendon Hills : Syracuse
Daniel Johnston : True Love will Find you in the End