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Under his Quantic Soul Orchestra moniker, Will Holland moves away from the sampled beats that he uses as Quantic and into the ‘real instrument’ arena. His mission is to make the sort of music that the next generation of producers and crate diggers can utilise.

But Holland’s Soul Orchestra is about far more than just makingDJ tools.In the same way as the likes of Sharon Jones &the Dap Kings go about replicating the vintage sound of Muscle Shoals, QSO assembles a gang of musicians so tight that you could bounce a quarter off their collective ass.The remit is soul for soul’s sake; the only rule is to keep it funky.

Review by By Simon Coates for BBC Music

The stoop is where it started and your rump is where it ends. That’s Cadillac Jones for you. Standing on the shoulders of giants like Herbie Hancock, the Crusaders, and John Coltrane, Cadillac Jones’ sound is one part jazz, one part funk, and three sheets to the wind. The band combines driving rythms, tight melodies, and improvisational jams to create a sound that grinds the hips and tickles the mind.

Stop pretending to do work and watch the video for the Charlotte Gainsbourg/Beck duet “Heaven Can Wait” right this minute. (Please.)

It’s a Dada brainfuck directed by Keith Schofield that features a dinosaur in a wig (in a bathtub), a giant rat getting held up at knife point, a dude in a SpongeBob costume getting tackled by the fuzz, an astronaut with pancakes for a head, a guy racing a flying axe, a dude chilling on the street with a giant walnut, and one more guy with half a beard.

Original article from Pitchfork

So when you’re waiting in line at 4 am to bum rush the Best Buy to snatch up a flat screen TV (rabbit punching anyone who stands in your way), let this be your theme song. Of course this song is actually referring to the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression, not the insane shopping extravaganza the day after Thanksgiving that I was alluding to.

Probably one of the most cerebral band names of all time, Steely Dan, for those of you who don’t know, derived it’s moniker from a dildo featured in Naked Lunch which was written by the inimitable William S. Burroughs. That particular piece of literature continues to disturb me to this day. But not in a particularly bad way.

Review by Will Hermes for Rolling Stone

Yes, I admit this interview is more than a bit contrived, but is also hilarious. Jack White is at the heart of yet another phenomenal band.

The Dead Weather consists of two members of Jack White’s sideline combo, the Raconteurs as well as Alison Mosshart from The Kills. As Andrew Perry wrote in his review for the Telegraph: “The interplay between Mosshart and White is intriguing: whether moaning or shrieking, they’re often all but indistinguishable from each other.”

I have to admit… the first time I heard “Treat Me Like Your Mother,” I couldn’t tell their voices apart.

If you haven’t heard of The Kills, then come out from under your rock. And, yes, I was listening to them before Alison Mosshart, who happens to be at the top of my “cool rock chicks” list, began collaborating with Jack White. As an NME reviewer put it, “The kills eat, drink, shag and possibly intravenously inject rock’n'roll.”

This song is one of my favourites (for obvious reasons).

Camille Brossard est une jeune photographe au regard poétique. Elle en cache le sens par le cadre et le dévoile par la série. Elle découpe des petits bouts d’imaginaire dans un réel très travaillé : “Mes modèles posent réellement pour moi. Je les “utilise” davantage comme des mannequins de plastique que je positionne et à qui j’impose une attitude, un lieu, presque une personnalité.”

View her portfolio at Camille Brossard – Emptyful(l) Area

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