ADHOC KICKSTARTER

Dear readers/listeners of Friendship Bracelet,

I have yet to post anything in these pages about how Emilie Friedlander and Ric Leichtung are trying their damnedest to raise enough money to launch their new independent publication adhoc.fm, so today is the day. In case you didn't know, Emilie and Ric were the editors of the now-defunct Pitchfork Media project Altered Zones. They did a fantastic job managing all the contributors and getting shit done and it was a pleasure to work with them. I have been asked to contribute a column to the new venture and can't wait to flesh out the topic and start putting together some pieces for you all to enjoy.

Anyway, this is really just a last-ditch plea for you to dig deep in your pockets and pledge a few bucks to the creation of this independent outsider music publication. There's only five days to go, so get on it.

POTLUCK ELEVENS AND FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENT...

Hey Western Massachusetts, this show is tonite.

FEATURELESS GHOST/CC MINI-TOUR

Homies Featureless Ghost and C Powers (who is now going by Cc) are about to embark on a miniature tour across the Southeast United States. If you live in or around Raleigh, Wilmington, Atlanta or Lexington I suggest you get up, get out and dance around while this killer live music happens in front of you. Not familiar with the jams? Check out some recent Soundcloud additions below, including FG's "Same-As-Before" remix of their own track "Web Walk" and a taste of that spicy new Cc.


T0LD-U-50 (rough mix) by featurelessghost

Web Walk (FGs Same-As-Before Remix) by featurelessghost

Gryphon Perc by Cc_

Cc Soundcloud Teaser by Cc_

JSSST

(credit: iprnelson cellular telephone image)

The Dude Rezzie hinted at something amazing in the "New Encounters" section of his last post on Weird Magic. Jssst is a minimal techno freaker from Amsterdam. His Soundcloud is full of (mostly) downloadable material. Jssst dives into the dark and brooding side of trance-inducing dance music, drugging the listener/dancer with deep mechanical bludgeonings on repeat. Hard to place exactly what my favorite jams are here, sort of like it's hard to choose a favorite Raga from Charanjit Singh's Ten Ragas To a Disco Beat -- Jssst's cuts are all so euphoric and uplifting it's hard to care about one stopping when there's another right behind it.


Jssst - Psycho (Original Mix) by Jssst

Jssst - La Notte (Original Mix) by Jssst

Jssst - Body And Soul (Original Mix) by Jssst

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Also, Rez will be blasting tunes at 285 Kent NYE

CLOUD EOLA

Edwin White a.k.a. Eola will be rolling up to Western Massachusetts on December 1 to play a show at Flying Object with Jerry Paper (formerly Zonotope) and others to be announced. You ready?

THE BOYS UPSTAIRS PRESENT...

Matthewdavid:

Matthewdavid: Outmind by alteredzones

Reunited from Leaving Records on Vimeo.

Matthewdavid - International (feat. Dogbite) from BRAINFEEDER on Vimeo.

Holy Other - Touch (Matthewdavid Remix)

Matthewdavid - Trusss

Trance Farmers:

Trance Farmers - Nibiru

Trance Farmers - Drona Lisa

THE BOYS UPSTAIRS PRESENT...

a bunch of woodsman to check out

and a song from their new record

Woodsman - In Circles

PERFECT SKIES

Main Attrakionz - Perfect Skies (Produced by Friendzone) from friendzone on Vimeo.

New video for Main Attrakionz' "Perfect Skies" in which they hang out in luxurious foyers and libraries rapping straight into the camera or straight into something else while the camera focuses on them. Never realized how much gold was in their mouths. Not to be confused with "Perfect Sounds" from their fantastic debut studio album 808s & Dark Grapes II, out soon through Мишка. "Perfect Skies" does not appear on the second 808s, but it is available as a free two-track .zip file download from producers Friendzone. B-side "Chuch" is equally laid back, really nice stuff. Oh, and they're making their first ever NYC appearance August 26 at the New Museum so clear your early evening that day (7PM show, music has to be done by 9PM).



Main Attrakionz - Perfect Skies + Chuch

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENTS...

THURSDAY JUNE 2

CAMEO GALLERY

BROOKLYN, NY


MATTHEWDAVID (#RARE AUDIO/VISUAL SET)
+
howse (#RARE NYC APPEARANCE)
+
ASTRO NAUTICO (ROASTED #RARE)
a.k.a.
KUHN + OBEY CITY + PAOLO (formerly +weed)
+
DJ USDA (#RARE CUTS)

11PM-4AM // $8 // 21+

FACEBOOK EVENT

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SAMPLES:

MATTHEWDAVID

Matthewdavid: Outmind by alteredzones

Matthewdavid - International (feat. Dogbite) from BRAINFEEDER on Vimeo.

howse



"Ease" by Howse by dayvanzombear


ASTRO NAUTICO

KUHN'S FBFC MIX

OBEY CITY'S FBFC MIX

PAOLO'S FBFC MIX

Kuhn - Quiet Nights

Kuhn - Quiet Nights (Obey City Version)

Kuhn - Quiet Nights (+weed Version)

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENTS...

FACEBOOK EVENT

WE WILL HAVE C POWERS LABOUR CDRs FOR SALE:



DOWNLOADS/SAMPLES:

C POWERS

C Powers - French Alex

C Powers - Doll Symbol

C Powers - Open Mint

Mane Mane - Just Called 2

Mane Mane - Twinkl Sr from Aaron Katsnelson on Vimeo.

FEATURELESS GHOST

Featureless Ghost - Take It Out

Featureless Ghost - Tonite

CH-ROM

CH-Rom - Rider's Choice Side W Excerpt

CH-Rom - Mutant Fever

We're Back Around (Live Sensation-Mediation On The Work Of Twins) by CH-Rom

PUNKS ON MARS

Alien Hairspray by Ratgum Records

GLITTER ON MARS by Ratgum Records

SEE HOME

Hey there -- two new C Powers (a.k.a. Termeric, 1/2 Mane Mane, 1/3 Shrur/Shur) jammers just uploaded to Soundcloud a couple hours ago. I prefer the second of the two, "See Home," but "Slow Handed" is rad too, perhaps more along the lines of the chopped hip hop and funk that Powers has got us accustomed to. "See Home" rattles on for seven minutes, on the longish side for this project. Reminds me of another one of Powers' longer tracks, "Chunder 2" from his split with Yaaard. This guy's super clean and clubby. I like to imagine that every time one of those little cowbell percussions happens its a small man rapping on a glass with his fork, tryna get some attention except there's 40,000 others tryna do the same thing so that, together, they all sound rather nice and rhythmic. It's great as long as afterwords you don't recall that each and every one of their attention requests actually went unnoticed.



Slow Handed by C Powers

See Home by C Powers



Dig? Well check it out -- C Powers will be making a few appearances in Brooklyn at the end of May with Atlanta brethren Featureless Ghost. Hard dates are Friday May 27 at 285 Kent and Saturday May 28 (FBUS PRESENTS...) with CH-Rom and Punks On Mars at Cameo Gallery. Stay tuned for more info about dates and new C Powers releases.



(image via FAT DUDES)

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENTS...

I helped book up a show Thursday at Cameo Gallery and I'll also be DJing in between sets. Should be real fun. Night Manager has some new music out soon on Fire Talk, Telenovelas have a split 7" with Colours out next month on Beach Blonde, Arches is in town from Philadelphia and Cool World are Orlando Does Are bros rollin' thru from Providence. Lineup and times and music samples below:

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENTS...

CAMEO GALLERY THURSDAY MAY 12

NIGHT MANAGER (NYC)
ARCHES (PHILLY)
COOL WORLD (PROV via ORL)
TELENOVELAS (NYC)

8PM DOORS//$8//21+

(P.S. WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE SHOW HERE)

SAMPLES:







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DREAM SHAKE from Sam Alper on Vimeo.

Cool World - Dream Shake

Cool World - Ice Cream

Cool World - Sun Roof Top


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TONITE: FBUS + TFOGV @COCO66

TONITE AT COCO66

TWO FLIES ON GREY VELVET + FRIENDSHIP BRACELET PRESENT...

COMPUTER MAGIC
CH-ROM
GOSPELS
PUNKS ON MARS

PLUS TWO FLIES ON GREY VELVET + FRIENDSHIP BRACELET DJs

CINCO DE MAYO PARTY -- DRINK SPECIALS

FACEBOOK EVENT

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET X WEIRD MAGIC

FACEBOOK EVENT

WOODSMAN / TJUTJUNA KICKSTARTER

Woodsman and Tjutjuna, two of Denver's most psychedelic acts, are about to hit the road on a huge Spring tour from the Midwest to the Northeast then back down South and to Texas for the Austin Psych Fest before heading home. To fund this massive excursion and the van they're hoping to rent to carry them all that way, the bands have set up a Kickstarter project. With 13 days to go the project is about 75% funded, but the band still need your help with those last couple hundred bucks. Dig deep into those pockets and help out some really cool dudes - there's a lot of rad stuff in it for you if you pledge including records, tapes, guest list spots and exclusive downloads. If this wasn't enough, Tjutjuna has handed over a download of "Rise/Set" to share with all you potential pledgers out there. The track's a huge nine-minute onslaught of pounding drums and shimmering guitars that quickly bursts into sprawling fits of shredded noise. Check the Kickstarter video, download the "Rise/Set" MP3, get with it and kick a few dollars into these guys' pockets and check em out this April at a town near you.







Tjutjuna - Rise/Set

SILENT BARN TONITE, 02/04/11

Come check a huuuge show at Silent Barn tonite - Speculator, Melted Toys, Wet Dream, Punks On Mars (formerly Luke Perry) and Eola (Edwin from Tonstartssbandht). I'll be DJing before the show, in between sets, after the show, whenever you want. Shit starts around 9PM. $7. Be There.

IMPOSE HOLIDAY PARTY

Alright guys, Impose asked me and a bunch of dudes to help curate their big holiday party and it's today, Thursday December 9. Why did they ask me? Well, cos I've been doing little interview thangs for them for a bit if you didn't know. Anyway, it should be a fun time. Technically it's free, but we're suggesting a $5 donation, all of which will go to the bands so come out and get weird and support all the dudes and meet Drake and Josh from the hit Nickelodeon television program Drake & Josh.



IDIOT GLEE
LUKE PERRY
ALASKAS
CH-ROM (PEACE AGE)
BIRTHDAYS
HUMAN RESOURCES
BIG SPIDER'S BACK

+ WEIRD MAGIC AFTER PARTY

VISUALS BY EYEBODEGA



FACEBOOK EVENT

D'EON

D'EON is playing tonite at Los Hermanos Tortilleria with La Big Vic, Weird Magic DJs, Chocolate Bobka DJ and special guest Run DMT for McGregor's birthday/Tortillas on the Creek show presented by Newtown Radio.

D'EON is some weird combination of smooth house and middle eastern vibes, having totally bulked up his sound for his latest album Palinopsia, out now on Hippos in Tanks. There's hints of his ÆON tape in there, which I spoke on a while ago, but I'll go ahead and say the new material is more addictive and far superior as far as I've heard.

Peep the Megazord-directed "Keep the Faith" video Bobka posted yesterday (along with a download of the Airbird remix) and grab a couple more supreme Palinopsia jams below.

d'Eon "Keep the Faith" from Megazord on Vimeo.

D'EON - Palinopsia Intro + Almost Out of Time (via Bobka)

D'EON - Kill a Man With a Joystick In Your Hand (via AZ)

D'EON - The Girl From Köln Is Gone

WARMY GIRLS

Velvet Davenport's Warmy Girls LP drops this Tuesday November 16 on Minneapolis psych label Moon Glyph. By some insane chance of luck (or real rad planning), Velvet Davenport will grace Brooklyn tonite and tomorrow nite with a couple really solid shows.

Tonite the dudes play Glasslands with Dead Gaze, Swimsuit and Blank Dogs. Tomorrow is at Shea Stadium with Big Troubles, Silent Diane, Sacred Harp and Flower Orgy. Get out and see at least one of these shows and check the videos and links to other peoples' downloads below.

Velvet Davenport - "Mystery Michael" from moon glyph on Vimeo.

Peep all the stuff Chocolate Bobka has posted on them. He's a Davenport-head.

WOLF HALSEY

SEE YOU TONITE

FUCK STEVE HARVEY

FREE EARL