Video: "The Devil's Toy"

A thing of beauty, thanks to my buddy Anthony for sharing it with me.  

"This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed and freedom. This film - the first Canadian documentary ever made about the sport - captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in free-wheeling downhill locomotion."

Directed by Claude Jutra, music by Pierre F. Brault.

Video: Death Grips – “Powers That B”

Death Grips’ new video for “Powers That B” juxtapositions the bands extreme sound with the very mundane act of cleaning a floor. If that doesn’t excite you, don’t worry you’re not alone, but it falls in-line with what the band does, bringing home video into the mix and letting the music tell the story.  

Here is something kinda funny, try muting the track and throwing up some pop music, video ends up looking like a montage in some feel-good film.

Listen: HEALTH - "Stonefist"

Back in April I mentioned that HEALTH would be releasing a new LP on August 7th titled Death Magic. First single, “New Coke,” pushed forward with the LA noise group’s more dance oriented sound, but that should come as no surprise as they’ve been aggressively going that direction for quite some time now. “Stonefist” follows in those same footsteps with its immediately catchy pulsating rhythms and sharp sterile stabs that really has become something that defines the band’s sound. Whatever the case it’s another awesome tune from the group who I’ll be checking out again this Thursday when they roll into town to preview the new material live.

As a reminder Death Magic will see some studio engineering from the Haxan Cloak, Mars Volta engineer Lars Stalfors, and longtime Kanye West engineer Andrew Dawson and is coming out via Loma Vista.

Video: Avalanches – “ Artzone Documentary”

It’s been a hot minute since I shared anything from The Avalanches;  Of course for the most part the collective hasn't actually given us anything new in well over a decade, but I've seemingly made it my duty to offer up a handful of treats to our readership each year to keep the name and interest alive.

What we have here is an ultra-rare short documentary about The Avalanches and the creation of their classic album Since I Left You and rehearsing their live sets. The clip was produced for and originally appeared on the Artzone TV show in 1999 and was written/directed and photographed by Philippe Charluet.

Exclusive: Onomatopoeia Playlist Series: Vol.6 – “Online Dating"

Wow it’s been six months since I last shared a new playlist, it was October, almost Halloween and the long winter was just about to get started with us. Well It’s late April now and we are starting to hit those much needed sunny days so it only seemed right I buckle down and finish this extended edition to make up for the long gap with something to play on those outdoor adventures and road trips.  Online Dating is what I’m calling Vol.6 in the series and its an eclectic eighty-eight song long mix including five and a half hours of music from the past, present and future, spanning a wide range of genera’s that's sure to have a little something for every internet personality. 

I will not be posting any of the track information here or in the metadata normally attached to the mp3 files. If you would like a copy of the full track list you can contact us via email and we will gladly send it your way. 

Onomatopoeia Playlist Vol. 6 -  Online Dating

88 Tracks, 5 hours 29 minutes

4-26-2015

Design: Jediak

DOWNLOAD (626 MB)

Video: Clarence Clarity – “Buck Toothed Particle Smashers”

The new Clarence Clarity LP, No Now is without a doubt one of my favorite records from the last couple of years; I've already made push to get it heard by more people, and I hope my efforts thus far have worked on a handful of you at least.  "Buck Toothed Particle Smashers," is the latest memorable tune from the record to get the video treatment; in the clip a collage of VHS projections act as the breeding ground to a series of figures who jerk and jolt to the glitchy rhythms provided by the singer/producer. 

Video: HEALTH - “New Coke”

Fuck yeah! I love me some HEALTH and the L.A. band have finally announced Death Magic, their first studio album since 2009's Get Color. The record will be released on August 7 via Loma Vista and with the announcement comes a new song and video for "New Coke.” As with most things HEALTH the experience can be a tense one, the clip was directed by the bands own John Famiglietti and the song checks off all those boxes that make HEALTH one of my favorite bands, ghostly vocals, interesting rhythms, thoughtful breakdowns and more. 

Death Magic will see some studio engineering from the Haxan Cloak, Mars Volta engineer Lars Stalfors, and longtime Kanye West engineer Andrew Dawson, I’ve started counting down the days till this drops already.

Video: San Fermin – “Jackrabbit”

San Fermin returns to the scene tomorrow with a new LP by the name of Jackrabbit. I was a big fan of Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s last offering a couple years back, the record actually made my year-end list and Jackrabbit continues down the same chamber-pop path laid out in 2013. Ellis is still the acting writer/composer for all the material but the eight-member group will be joining for the tour that kicks off this Thursday. The title track is definitely a highlight on the record that I’ve played to death in the last couple weeks and should please those who fell in love with previous offering like “Sonsick.” In the video that was released today vocalist Charlene Kaye runs through the hillsides with two K9’s in hot pursuit.

Onomatopoeia Exclusive Download: /ˈjedˌīak/ - “Income Tax $wag (Danny Brown Vs. HUCCI)

I’ve been sitting on this bad boy for a hot minute now waiting for today to hit; wouldn’t you know I got so busy with work I almost forgot to do the post all together which would have really bummed me out all things considered.

So it’s Tax Day, most folks hate it, I love it because it’s cash in my pocket but regardless of what side of the line you fall on this  live remix of Danny Brown’s “Lie4” with Hucci’s “Sheild” is up for streaming and free to download, I hope y’all enjoy it and get some smiles when filing that paper work!

/ˈjedˌīak/ - Income Tax Swag (Danny Brown vs. HUCCI)
Danny Brown – “Lie4” vs. HUCCI – “Shield”
February 2015 in LIC, NY
142.00 BPM Key Gm
Design by Jediak

Video: Heems – “Sometimes”

Former Das Racist emcee, Heems, teamed up with Adult Swim for a video for Eat Pray Thug track  “Sometimes.” The satirical video features Eric Andre, Hannibal Buress and fellow Das Racist member Dapwell in the setting of an infomercial aimed towards products that can change your skin color and improve your life.

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Video: Liturgy – “Quetzalcoatl”

Brooklyn’s Liturgy dropped a video for “Quetzalcoatl” off their recently released Thrill Jockey effort, The Ark Work. The visuals are super trippy and have an epic nature to theme even though there is no traditional narrative happening, it’s pretty hypnotic and fits the bands sound and overall esthetic very well.

Video: Death Grips – “I Break Mirrors With My Face in the United States"

Death Grips have just shared the video for "I Break Mirrors With My Face in the United States", from their upcoming album Jenny Death, which coincidentally is fantastic for those who haven't heard it in one form or another yet. Like much of the groups output the video and song are seemingly an exercise in how to be intense!