Thursday Random Eight (07/02/2009)

Dengue Fever - Both Sides Now: From the City of Ghosts soundtrack, this was the first exposure I had to Dengue Fever and Cambodian music in general. Decent movie, but great soundtrack.

Sonic Youth - SYR 8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth: The experimental collection of noise from the band's own label; this 57 minute excursion is going to drag out the morning shuffle play for some time.

Subtle - A Tale of Apes 1: An interesting band, somewhat hiphoppy, but also somewhat experimental and often loud and brash. This track starts the entertaining For Hero: For Fool release, and the latest Exiting Arm CD is very fun as well.

Ministry - Thieves: A number of months ago, a hastily planned rally for McCain and Palin occurred a few hundred yards from the office where I work in a park that, conveniently, has no parking. People were filling the office parking spots as early as 7:00 when I arrived and were roaming on the roads without care for the fact that other folks might be trying to live their lives in the area. By pure coincidence, I swear, the song Thieves came on my car CD player. It wasn't by coincidence the volume was turned very, very loudly.

Death Cab for Cutie - President of What: Another reasonably fun, simple track from the band's 90's music.

Meg Lee Chin - Deeper: Piece and Love was a fine release from an artist who I became interested in with her work with Pigface. Deeper isn't really one of the better tracks from the CD, but still captures a hard sound with Chin's generally angry-sounding vocals.

Cabaret Voltaire - Do the Mussolini: Pretty much a band and release I never listen to minus the appearances on the Random Eight; this is a droning noisefest (fortunately about 55 minutes shorter than the one posed by Sonic Youth earlier).

The Locust - Wet Dream War Machine: As if the iPod knew it was running late, it closes out the Random Eight with a 50 second punk scream fest that would make Mike Watt proud.