Legally Bland

A Swedish artist created this Space Invaders homage using people for pixels. There was a high-res version here until recently. It sounds like they’re working on bringing it back along with some new projects.

Lilys - Everything Wrong is Imaginary
What can I say? Luke was right. I’m sorry I passed on it initially. It’s easily their best release since Better Can’t Make Your Life Better. Not only is it good, but it’s consistently good. Now hopefully Kurt will give his hometown another show before wrapping up his current tour.

Khonnor - Handwriting
Electronic wunderkind from Vermont. This is another that I stalled on. James pointed him out to me, but it took until now for me to actually find it. It’s beautiful and was worth the search. Get it!

David Pajo - Pajo
Indie music superstar. He’s been on my radar for years. Stints with Tortoise and Stereolab, but there’s nothing like that here. Simple, gorgeous indie folk pop stuff. There are many tear-inducing tracks here, but you’ll leave smiling simply because you discovered something new to love.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Yellow Magic Orchestra and Solid State Survivor
Pioneering, Japanese electro-pop. Thanks again to James turning them on. These were definitely out of place when they were recorded in ‘78 and ‘79, but they put into context all electronic music released since. If you’re a fan of quirky, bright, genre-creating music, then you’re in the right place.

Heather and I are vacationing in Michigan this week so blog updates will be scarce. I’m actually enjoying my time away from the computer, so don’t cry for me Blogosphere. We spent some time on the beach (Lake Michigan) yesterday and I remembered what it was like to have something other than the green glow of a fluorescent light on my skin. We also caught some fireworks last night, and of course we’ve been doing a lot of eating since we arrived. I’ll update the blog with some photos when we get back. Peaaaaaace!