If I would actually believe in the relevance of the album format and acquiesce to the Gregorian calendar, then SSION‘s Bent would certainly make it onto my 2011 list. Here’s my reworking of the bittersweet “Nothing Happens at Nite”, using Cody Critcheloe’s a cappella over a new arrangement that shifts from French filter house and dance-pop into some kind of tropical interlude before unfolding into the cut-up disco closing. Thanks to Electrosexual for mastering my remix, and if you haven’t already heard Bent, you can download the whole album for free at SSION’s official site.
+++ Snax has just published a pretty depressing article on the Huffington Post about the homophobic and racist reactions to the video of song “It’s Time To Get Paid” (a collaboration with Yo!Majesty member Shunda K). Read it here. Germans can watch the video here.
+++ The mysterious Manchester group No Ceremony have remixed Patrick Wolf’s “Time Of My Life”. You can stream and download the song here (via Snipe London). I also recommend the download of their lastest single “Wearme” on their homepage (via Joey).
+++ There’s also a new album by Anticon artist Ryan Lott alias Son Lux (see picture above), which will be released on May 17. “We Are Rising” is the follow-up to “At War With Walls and Mazes” from 2008 and can be streamend on the website of the National Public Radio. You can stream and download a new album track called “Rising” right here: Rising by Son Lux by PMA
+++ Artist Laurel Halo we featured here a while ago is going to release an new EP called “Hour Logic” on June 21 via Hippos In Tanks and has also annouced a UK tour in May. Here’s the EP track “Aquifer” (via Pitchfork):
Catch Fire will take a break until December 20 – enough time for you, dear followers, to choose your favourite video shown on this site in 2010. Last year I called the voting “Queer Music Video Award“, but I’ve decieded to rename it, since (although I think all videos are queer in one way or another) not all the artists nominated this year actually would consider themselves as “queer”. You find all nominated videos after the poll below the jump or on this page. I hope you enjoy this kind of look back at 2010 as much I did when I did the preselection. May the best one win!
Vote For Your Favourite Music Video 2010!
Antony And The Johnsons: Thank You For Your Love (17%, 16 Votes)
ceo: Come With Me (9%, 8 Votes)
Diamond Rings: Show Me Your Stuff (3%, 3 Votes)
Former Ghosts: Taurean Nature (6%, 6 Votes)
Jónsi: Do Go (9%, 8 Votes)
Kasper Bjørke: Efficient Machine (1%, 1 Votes)
Kim Ann Foxman: Creature (13%, 12 Votes)
Koudlam: Brother (2%, 2 Votes)
Male Bonding: Years Not Long (3%, 3 Votes)
MEN: Off Our Backs (5%, 5 Votes)
OK Go: This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine Version) (3%, 3 Votes)
Owen Pallett: Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (7%, 7 Votes)
“BOY” is the first solo exhibition by Cody Critcheloe, lead singer and mastermind of the punk-/performance-/art band SSION (pronounced “shun”), which he founded as 16-year-old boy from Kansas. It is shown at Peres Projects Berlin and opens on Saturday, presenting Critcheloe’s first feature-length film with the same title. Following the press release of PP, the film brings together nine jointly conceived music videos SSION have recorded for their record Fool’s Gold from 2007. Both the film and the exhibition have already been presented at Peres Projects L.A. and Grand Arts, a non-profit art project space in Critcheloe’s home town Kansas City, which has produced the film.
For more information about the show check out the website of Peres Projects as well as this text about the film by a writer called Blair Schulman. On the contemporary art magazine this is tomorrow you also find a bunch of pictures of the exhibition (click here). Below the trailer of “BOY” and a walkthrough of the L.A. show I also posted a whole bunch of Ssion music videos of the last few years (after the jump). Check out the YouTube channel of Ssion for more stuff, especially for Critcheloe’s videos directed for other bands such as Peaches and Gossip.
UPDATE: I completely forgot there’s a new mixtape by Ssion on DIS Magazine. Click here
Ssion have always blown my mind in some way or another and this video is no exception. I feel like if Le Tigre was an 80′s disco band; this would be what they’re shows would be like.
Dancing = Amazing
Stage outfits = Foxy
Ssion being my best friends for life = Let’s make it happen
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