can't sleep, can't eat, can't think straight
Mood:  amorous
Now Playing: Sister - She Wants Revenge
Topic: She Wants Revenge

You will probably like She Wants Revenge if you:
1) Like Interpol
2) Like Joy Division
3) Like The O.C. Last week, when Seth called Ryan from the dance and assures him he doesn’t need to worry about Marissa, “I Don’t Want To Fall In Love” (the song I’m posting, duh) was playing in the background. Now, this is unrealistic, because your school dances probably don’t play music half this good, but it is still cool, right? I know you wanted to know.
4) Are a creature who is alive and breathing and susceptible to electronic percussion and dark, tuneful vocals.

Keep in mind, these guys just wanted to make a record that would make girls dance, or cry. But in a good way.

This track is number three on their self-titled album, which you can buy here, or on iTunes.

I Don't Want To Fall In Love // She Wants Revenge

_{*on yousendit.com, since Tripod has their 'file size limit'}

My Sedimental Valentine
Mood:  suave
Now Playing: Soft Revolution - Stars
Topic: One Ring Zero
Hi, I'm Kate, the other person from whom you'll be downloading. I can feel your excitement!


For my inaugural post, I'd like first to explain the name we chose: Bebop Golems.

It's pretty simple; Trish likes the word "Bebop" (as do I), and I'm obsessed with golems.
[For those of you who are too lazy to read about them from the website: A golem is a creature from Jewish mythology. It's made out of clay or river mud by a rabbi, usually to protect or serve the maker. They cannot speak, they cannot think, and they occasionally go crazy and kill everybody. If it helps, think of them as soft robots. The bottom line is, they're really interesting.]

The sad thing about golems is that very few people write songs about them. Everyone writes about robots, but where are the songs about golems?
This is where One Ring Zero steps in. One Ring Zero is a band composed of Micheal Hearst (see photo) and Joshua Camp of New York, who play nearly every instrument under the sun, and many more that haven't seen anything more than the fluorescent light of wherever they record their music. Their sound can best be described by The Forward, which calls it, "gypsy-klezmer circus-flea-cartoon-music that you only hear in dreams." Most of their releases have been instrumental, but in 2004, they released "As Smart As We Are," an 18 track music project that combines One Ring Zero's music with the lyrics of their favorite authors.

One of the first songs I listened to when I got it was Golem by Myla Goldberg (author of Bee Season) and sung by Syd Straw because, well, it was called "Golem." I wasn't disappointed.
Because really, who hasn't wanted a "sedimental valentine," a boyfriend who is "ageless as ontology, honest as geology?"

The song for which I bought it, Radio, is also worth mentioning, as it's fun, and has a link (however tenuous) to the subject of golems, that being: It's by Daniel Handler, who once wrote a book involving a golem called Watch Your Mouth.

If I had a leisure suit
One-tenth of one percent as cute
As certain parts of aspects of your face
Every single summer day, I'd look so fucking good
You'd say, "The way I treated you was a disgrace."
Fucking good, fucking good, fucking good, fucking good
I wish I had a radio with songs about you.

don't shush me, just listen
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Soul Sloshing // Venus Hum
Topic: Venus Hum
Hey everyone. Welcome to my mp3 blog. Actually, our. Kate will be posting eventually. I really got the urge to start one of these things after I saw how cool Music For Robots was. That is the best indie mp3 blog ever, check it out if by some chance you haven't yet.

This blog is probably going to feature what I'm into at the moment. Usually indie-ish pop, rock, synthpop, or something else I deem noteworthy that doesn't get near as much recognition as it should.

First thing I'm going to do is enlighten you to the good that is Venus Hum.

Sounds like: A happy girly electronica band, though in reality the only female in the band is Annette Strean (vocals), along with two men, Tony Miracle and Kip Kubin. The vocals are really amazing, and the funky electro backing never attempts to overwhelm. The name Venus Hum, however pretty it may sound, comes from a grossish condition one of the guys in the band has that enables him to hear his own heartbeat at all times.

They were once on tour with the Blue Man Group.

Soul Sloshing is definitely my favorite song on the album (Big Beautiful Sky). Montana is gorgeous as well, and a close second. But anyway, here is Soul Sloshing:

Soul Sloshing // Venus Hum