On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, tyler drosdeck wrote:
> Re: Southpacific "Constance"
> Yes, that is a great record. I got it back in December and played it two
> weeks straight. It's different than Tristeza, though. Tristeza is a lot
> more jangly and melodic. Southpacific uses drone guitar stuff with bits
> of melody coupled with a bouncy rhythm section. Really cool. Turnbuckle
> has some other good stuff out, too.
>
yeah, i dont hear much tristeza in these guys either (and i dont think
theyre nearly as good). constance is a pretty good album though...
> If you're into Tristeza, though, you might want to check out The Six Parts
> Seven from Kent, Ohio. They have a record out on Donut Friends Records
> which is run by the drummer from Harriet the Spy. The Six Parts Seven are
> more like Tristeza than Southpacific is. There is at least one MP3 track
> of The Six Parts Seven on Epitonic (www.epitonic.com), so you should check
> that out.
>
i have your back on this one though. these guys are fucking great. the
head songwriter for six parts has a solo 7" coming out
this year too. and if you like six parts, you should check out the letter
e on tiger style. theyre doing some of the same type stuff. also, i would
recommend the rhythm of black lines if youre into this stuff. and, check
out macha and the brand new, fucking awesome, macha loved bedhead loved
macha ep. a macha and bedhead collaboration wasnt going to be anything
less than stellar...i mean, c'mon, they cover "believe" by cher on a
frickin telephone. how cool is that?
> One record that I'm really looking forward, too is the new Aloha record.
> In my mind they're the only decent thing on Polyvinyl. Aloha plays a lot
> here in Cleveland. They're opening for Tristeza this Sunday which should
> be an awesome show. It's cool jazzy, Tortiose/Tristeza-like
> instrumentation with a bit of emo-ish vocals. They use vibraphones,
> keyboards, other stuff. Kind of prog-rock styled stuff. Certainly the
> best thing in Cleveland. Their record comes out in May, but I heard they
> have 100 of them now. If you ask real nice they might give you one.
> (www.insomniaville.com/aloha)
>
aloha is very fucking cool too. as of yesterday i booked a show on the
aloha/lovesick tour. both bands are fucking amazing...so if you live in
chicago or st louis you should trek two hours to our tiny house this
summer to see them. if you like aloha you should check out
the hades kick. they have a full length out and actually are pre-rhythm of
black lines, current paul newman. they use vibes and all that stuff.
and as for the new gloria record ep....well, lets not even go there.
> Tyler
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