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Daily Dose: Wednesday, October 1st

Published by internjosh on October 1, 2008 in Artist News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
  • Remix culture is as alive as ever in this day and age. Today we have three versions of the Always There by songstress, Caitlyn Hessell.

    1. The original, a haunting tune for voice and guitar, with emotive strings playing over the top to round out the sound.

    2. The trip-hop version remixed by UK based, Proof Of Concept. With a heavy breakbeat featuring white noise hits, pizzicato strings, and beefed-up bass line, Always There takes on a decidedly more urban feel.

    3. While technically not a remix because I believe vocals have been re-recorded with a slightly modified melody, the result is the same. This version, a collaboration with Manic (probably NYC’s DJ Manic), is yet another beautiful re-imagination of the original song

  • Stream Bob Dylan’s latest album on NPR.

  • If you are in Boston or can get to Boston come to these shows. They are going to be MIND BLOWING.

Quinn featured on Brooklyn Vegan (sort of)

Published by ejquinn on September 9, 2008 in Artist News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

As a relatively nascent indie music blogger, I never expected to be featured in Brooklyn Vegan (the indie music blog of all indie music blogs…along with Stereogum).

And I guess technically, I haven’t been. But the back of my head made an appearance in this post on Dan Deacon at Bumbershoot:

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Dan Deacon @ Bumbershoot 2008 (Seattle)

Published by ejquinn on September 1, 2008 in Festivals and OurStage@. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

As the go-to opener for Girl Talk last year, Dan Deacon built a reputation for chaotic, participatory shows centered around his experimental/electronic music. Walking into Exhibition Hall here at Bumbershoot, I sensed the frenetic energy for which his shows have become famous. The crowd looked like a human whirlpool, circling and funneling to a center point where, I had to assume, Mr. Deacon was doing his thing. It became apparent that if I wanted a photo of him, I was going to have to fight for it.

So into the crowd I roamed…

I thought I had him, but took a last-second elbow to the head and was blocked by some guy’s hand.

Finally, I got a break in the form of technical difficulties. Turns out, the crowd trampled Deacon’s equipment, prompting him to politely ask folks to spread out and give him some space. Victory!