Riding home from seeing Ned Cannon on Saturday Night, we all tuned in to KRCL, which still has volunteer DJs on the weekend.  I think we lucked out with the guest DJ that night, he played us some psychedelic stuff. Specifically “In the Land of the Few” by Love Sculpture, “Ticket to Ride” by Vanilla Fudge, and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by Moving Sidewalks (the latter two being Beatles covers).  I want to share all three with you because they are choice, but the only one I could get my hands on was the Love Sculpture song.  And I’m okay with that.  For a band with relatively no celebration surrounding it, this song sounds way ahead of its time.  At least it did driving back from Provo on Saturday night.  Wikipedia doesn’t even think this song is notable enough to merit an article, but I think it’s excellent.  There are a few moments, such as the opening, which sound like it was definitely recorded in 1970, but most of the song feels no more than fifteen years old.  Like it could’ve been part of a psychedelic revival.  I feel really good sharing this with you, because I don’t expect you to have found it on your own.  No real reason to.  But now it’s here and you can share it with all your friends!!

 Love Sculpture - In the Land of the Few [3:58m]: Play in Popup | Download

So, today I listened to this song roughly 27 times at work.  I failed to count, but doing the math it comes out to about 27 times.  I mentioned a bit more about this over at my normal blog, but seriously: “Maggot Brain” my be my new favourite instrumental.  Ten minutes of the most visceral, emotive guitar soloing I have ever heard.  It’s worth taking some time out and putting on your headphones, don’t deny yourself this chance.  I cannot stress this enough.

 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [10:20m]: Play in Popup | Download

So through the usual dance of emails that occur between me and prospective bands for LTM, I came across one that talked about a new solo artist, and mentioned that requests for covers were being taken. I kinda thought, thats cool. I’ll throw one their way and see what happens.

Whaddya know? He did it. I asked for My Morning Jacket’s Dondante, it being totally awesome, and I wanted to hear someone elses take on it. Gotta say, MMJ’s version will always be my favorite I think, but Eric Lyman’s was pretty damn good. He even hit the high notes.

More of his covers can be seen here. And don’t forget to read about Eric’s new album, Champagne Air.

 Eric Lyman - Dondante: Play in Popup | Download (348)

I love PBS. They have this kickass show called Austin City Limits that I catch once in a blue moon. As our hour of Scrubs was over, I did a little channel surfing to find something to flicker in the background while I dozed off to sleep. I turn into PBS and I see a band playing, so I stop and decide to listen in for a second to see if they suck or are delicious. 

Delicious all the way. I didn't know it until the end of the program, but the band I was watching was called My Morning Jacket, and they were playing "Golden".

I was caught up in the rest of the show, which was only a few songs. Golden was definitely country, with that slide guitar wahwahing. Then the rest of what they played was a mix of progressive syncy rock. The lead, Jim James, his voice is relatively plain but it definitely works so well with their music. They're great live, too, as well as the music making me an instant fan, which doesn't often happen. I do enjoy the feeling of falling in love with music.

After some research I discovered that their latest album is called Okonokos, they've lost and gained two band members, they've been around since '98, and they played at Bonnaroo for a few years, the last one being in 2006. Dammit. They also named their band after a jacket with the initials MMJ on it that was found after a show.

 Anyways, here are four of the five tracks I caught on PBS. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did and currently do. My Morning Jacket gets a big LTM stamp of approval.

My Morning Jacket Official  // MySpace // Get Okonokos

Wiki // Austin City Limits Website

Gideon MP3

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Golden MP3

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Anytime MP3

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Dondante MP3

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I got my hands on a promo CD by a psychedelic rock artist, Haale. I wouldn't call my self a wild fan; the music style is something I appreciate, but Haale doesn't do it too well. Have a listen anyway, see what you think. My opinion is not always everyone's, of course. 

Haale Official Website

Haale on MySpace

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Related Audio:

Haale - Floating Down

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At War with the Mystics

So I know I'm going to lose mondo indie points for this, but I've yet to really catch on to the Flaming Lips. They seem just a little bitty bit beyond my grasp. Dave says I just need to sit down and listen to the Soft Bulletin a few times through. I mean, just once was enough for Steve Burns (more on that later). Anyway, being part of the music committee at the Kage, I get the opportunity to sample musics sent to us by well meaning record labels.  I saw a Flaming Lips album and thought this was my chance.  Unfortunately it wasn't a full album of new material, rather a lengthy promo for "the Yeah Yeah Yeah Song", containing three different versions of the same, along with covers and other goodies.  I appreciate that the song isn't simply remixed, but given an entirely new treatment entirely by the band.  It's a really good song, I like it.  Listen to all three versions, they are for your enjoyment. Peaces.

Related Links:

The Flaming Lips Official Website

The Flaming Lips on MySpace 

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Related Audio: 

The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (Radio Edit)

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 The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (Chicken Fried Hoedown Protest Rally)

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 The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (In Anatropous Reflex)

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