Marcella Detroit’s (the tall one with short hair) vocals are so insane. She sings things live most singers would not even attempt. Half of her part of the song she does in whistle register. Just what the fuck.
I’m sad I did not get to see them live back in the day.
I don’t usually like songs this, for lack of a better word, “smooth.” But this one has a nice feel and progression.
Also, really nice lighting here. It looks a bit cinematic.
This is the coolest little-known thing I’ve found lately in my scouring the earth for good music.
Presence is such a good film. It’s not horror, really, for all you horror haters. It’s more of a psychological thriller with some few horror elements. It’s mostly about misogyny and family dynamics. And it’s shot so beautifully. Probably my favorite film I’ve seen in the last couple of years.
Good analysis of how it was shot. (And wow, Callina is so different than her character Chloe in the film!)
I remember this commercial. Lord, what a different world that was.
That’s the stuff, right there.
Blu’s playing reminds me so much of Stevie Wonder’s long-time bassist, Nathan Watts. Compare and contrast what Blu is doing with what Nathan does in a song like “Contusion.”
She’s always playing around with counter rhythm in a way that is so brain-breaking that someone can do that so musically.
This is not like a single other thing I’ve listened to recently; I like it a lot.
Great song, with strong Kate Bush vibes.
Such a pretty song. I’d rather the video was of them performing or similar, but hey, it’s hard to complain about a vid of attractive Japanese women goofing around. There are worse things.
I am sorry Blu had to sell her soul to be able to play bass like that, but at least we all benefit from her sacrifice.
And bonus fun. Vertical and too short but still great:
What an awesome fucking time capsule. I remember that world; I was about the same age these kids were in 1989. It was so very different than now, in ways that are hard to describe unless you lived it. Younger people cannot believe a world like that truly existed:
But it did. In important ways, it was a lot freer — there was far less surveillance. Kids were allowed to roam, and have their own lives. There was no social media (except BBSes, which few used). I would not want to go back, but this is one of the few examples I’ve ever found of what it felt like to live in that time. I knew kids just like this dude and his friend who did things just like they are doing in the video.
Good song. Alas other than a few words, I can’t understand Japanese. But I like their sound a lot.
That car is a bit gaudy for me but I appreciate the care and artistry that goes into creating something like that. And like all the GM L-series engines, it sounds great.
This is the weirdest shit I’ve found lately that I’ve actually enjoyed. I like the atonal strangeness and repetition.
One of the best drummers of all time. How do you play drums like that and sing at the same time? And there were no click tracks in use back then. Some things I realize I could probably never do.