May 24th, 2010
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Download: Mixtape No. 11.mp3
Mixtape by: Quentin
March 7th, 2010
| The Pass took the time to answer a few questions. Very soon they will be leaving the bourbon soaked lands of Kentucky and will be out and about touring the country… keep eye out for them coming to a town near you. Check out their EP Colors.
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Song: Saturn’s Ocean
Newdust: Will, Kyle, Brian, Neil… What brought you guys together to play music? |
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| The Pass: Kyle and I had been kicking around the idea of starting a band with a dance and synthesizer influence to it. Once we had some songs together we called up Neil and Brian who are amazing musicians and friends of ours from different projects. Then it was like when PB met J. |
| ND: There are a lot of diverse sounds going on, what are some musical touchstones that influence all of you guys? |
| The Pass: There are so many bands that have influenced our sound rather it be consciously or subconsciously. We definitely have an affinity for 80s pop like Michael Jackson and Madonna which explains one half of our gear being put out by Roland in 1983. Brian listens to a lot of experimental electronic stuff like aphex twin, squarepusher, ect. which definitely brings its own texture. Then I think theres the modern element of our music which is influenced by artists such as Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, ect. Everyone brings something a little different to the band. One band we all like……ummm…….Maybe the Talking Heads. Does anybody not like them? |
| ND: Cross Walk Stereo is great song… I was listening to it with some buddies and we couldn’t help but notice the first 10 seconds is eerily similar to the first few seconds of Phoenix’s “1901″. Was this a an intentional homage or more sub-conscious? |
| The Pass: Ok…yea the 1901 thing was a huge accident. We were definitely listening to them around the time we wrote crosswalk stereo and I guess it was a sub conscious infiltration (sorry Thomas and gang). Once we realized the similarity we kind of like compared them to make sure we were good…like chords and rhythms. Its pretty much the same explanation as Vanilla Ice on Ice Ice Baby. Maybe one day we’ll cover 1901 and you wont even know until 10 seconds in… |
| ND: I know nothing about Louisville, Kentucky… How is it playing your style of music in a city that is not known for its electronic-pop scene? |
| The Pass: Well, we’ve actually been welcomed with mostly open arms. Louisville is a really cool open-minded town with a lot of diversity. Also, VHS or Beta are from here which I think warmed a lot of people up to the idea of a dance rock band. Theres really not a lot of similar bands to play shows with though so we kind of like the idea of playing with DJs. |
| ND: Give me 3 new songs and 3 old “dusty” tracks that our readers have to check out. |
| The Pass: 3 new songs?….. anything on the new Hot Chip album. Also dig that La Roux album and the new Friendly Fires vs Holy Ghost record. Three dusty tracks? ……..i can give you three dusty albums. Lou Reed – Transformer, Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense, and Nick Drake – Bryter Layter. Honorable mention, Madonna – Like A Virgin |
October 11th, 2009
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Several months ago we did a post on Son Green, an excellent DJ/electronic artist from Sweden. He’s got some really interesting tunes, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed everything he’s put out so far. I just got an email from him with his latest, a remix of Phoenix’s “Fences.”
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Artist: Phoenix
Song: Fences (Son Green Remix).mp3
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October 3rd, 2009
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Phoenix is releasing a collection of “Wolfgang Amadeus” remixes by such artists as YACHT, Chairlift, Passion Pit, Friendly Fires and much, much, more. Here’s Animal Collective’s, or I should say Deakin’s, remix of “Love Like A Sunset”. The collection is set to release digitally on Glassnote Records October 13th.
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Artist: Phoenix
Song: Love Like A Sunset (Animal Collective Remix)
Album:Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection)
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