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I have no idea how I came across this artist, other than that I had been clicking around last night after reading up on Thundercat.  Another selection from through the rabbit hole.  Yppah is an instrumental electronic shoegaze artist, creating interesting and varied mellow soundscapes.  I’d say he’s halfway between Tycho and STS9, both musicallyContinue reading “#134 – Eighty One by Yppah”

Next in my weirdo artist list is Captain Beefheart, who I was introduced to by his appearance on Frank Zappa’s “Willie The Pimp.” Any discussion of musical weirdness must include Zappa at some point, after all. Beefheart’s distinctive, gravelly voice and quirky performance intrigued me and I became acquainted with Trout Mask Replica. Somehow, IContinue reading “#130 – Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band”

Having recent been delving into the Flaming Lips’ catalog, I came across an interview with Wayne Coyne in which we’re listed a number of collaboration albums he had done over the past few years. This one jumped out at me because it seemed like a weird mashup, but it really is a cool project. NotContinue reading “#129 – Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz by Miley Cyrus”

I’ve been in a weird mood of late, so it seems only right to pick some weird, or at least unusual, albums. The first one is from Shpongle. These guys’ whole MO is general weirdness and trippy, electronic music. Begin obligatory music festival story now: Shpongle was supposed to play a midnight set at BonnarooContinue reading “#128 – Flux and Contemplation – Portrait of am Artist in Isolation by Shpongle”

For the second day in a row, our selection was suggested by my good friend, Dan, who, along with his family, welcomed us into their home as we fled a power outage during the insanely weekend Los Angeles is experiencing right now. It has reached 115 degrees the last two days and our neighborhood hasContinue reading “#123 – Mansions on the Moon by Mansions on the Moon”

This is a really cool and mellow album and a great collaboration between Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner. The story that I heard was that Taylor Swift asked Aaron Dessner to produce her latest album after hearing the Big Red Machine album and it’s not hard to understand why. I loveContinue reading “#122 – Big Red Machine by Big Red Machine”

Today in the San Fernando Valley the temperature reached into the 110s, which led to our neighborhood having lost power this afternoon. We decided to seek shelter with some friends who have a grown-up house with all the modern amenities. Also, this is my first mobile blog post, so that’s sort of groundbreaking. More later.

Back to the Kevin Bacon game: The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney produced – and is the husband of – Michelle Branch, who was featured on Santana’s “The Game of Love.”  On a later album, Santana collaborated with Metallica, who backed up Lou Reed, who was in The Velvet Underground with John Cale, who wrote anContinue reading “#101 – Another Green World by Brian Eno”

We’re going to take a little break from the Kevin Bacon game because today is the 100th installment of NAAD.  I have commissioned this pick from Mrs. NAAD, who truly felt the weight of responsibility that this assignment carried.  I thank her for the contribution as well as respecting the gravity of this moment.  WeContinue reading “#100 – Amos Lee by Amos Lee”

These guys are silly.  They’re sort of like Flight of the Conchords on acid.  I saw them a few years ago opening for Primus, I think, and was very entertained by their set.  There was a moment at the beginning where I was wondering what the fuck I was seeing, but they ended up winningContinue reading “#76 – Warm and Fuzzy on an Unplugged Sunday by Fade up Fade out Bye Bye”