Monday, February 15, 2010

MySpace Slummin'


I was listening to this band Memoryhouse, (not to be confused with memory tapes, or memory cassette or a myriad of other absent minded bands out there) when I came across what I thought was Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace page.
Geez, I wonder who would be in Phillip Seymour Hoffman's top eight?
My predictions as follows:
1. Peter Saarsgard
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal (they're such a great couple to hang wit)
3. Alan Richman (he's been a huge fan since Die Hard)
4. Animal Collective (mutual bragging rights)
5. Nicholas Cage (actually would be in my top eight--I have a hard time placing myself in others)
6. Ryan Lylard (some not famous guy who means a lot to him)
7. Peter Orszag
8. Eric Holder (he's a big OBAMA fan)

But what do I find to my surprise? Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace page isn't Phillip Seymour Hoffman's myspace at all!!!!
It's actually Phillip Seymour Hoffman--the "Acousmatic / Tape music / Pop" band from Loose Angeles, and NEW YORK!
Acousmatic ~ Animal Collective vocals,
Tape music ~ Phillip Glass like "instrumentation" from items I assume are tapes.
Some songs aren't bad, the newer ones with more plays, while the empire state of mind cover is atrocious. But in a funny way, being channeling Phil into Tape music isn't that bad of a go. It right now it sounds like a poor man's Sung Tongs, because a rich man's Sung Tong's is a boring and lonely rank. You can feel the fun, the novelty of creation, in their experimentation-- something that can't be said for other "tape music".



FYI, check them out in Austin if you ever get a chance. They're going to be playing with Truman Peyote.

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