Mar 4

Mar 4 Zooted // kai OD

Sweeping lo-fi sound waves, made from eerie drones reminiscent of human screams, make up the most recent release from Sophomore rapper Kai Leshne [kai OD]. The beat is remarkably dark and almost atonal with its smooth, ghostly vocals. This is one of the few tracks kai OD has leaked from his upcoming full length release titled Atlantis Campus. The vocals on "zooted" are more spoken than other on tracks, some of which are reminiscent of the Weeknd's House of Balloons. Each has its own unique flair, making this a Wes release to look out for. Stay tuned for Atlantis Campus coming in April.

Oct 23

Oct 23 DRONES x LORDE

Gabby Arias

Column, Review

Drones (Keenan Burgess ’16), previously known as k∆leidoscope, recently dropped a remix of newly famous indie-pop singer Lorde’s “Tennis Courts”. Burgess' cloudy remix takes the original song to a completely different dimension, allowing you to forget that it was ever sung by a 16-year-old New Zealander. The juxtaposition between the distorted, slowed-down vocals and the song's bumpin’ beat create a blurring dizziness, leaving you in a drunken state of mind as you find yourself swaying shamelessly to the beat. Be sure to check out more of Drones’ remixes and originals on his soundcloud.

Oct 17

Oct 17 REVIEW: THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE AT ECLECTIC

Chris Gortmaker

Column, Review

Eclectic on Saturday night was all about feelings. Feeling that an emo-revival show is right there with those wistful moods of autumn, feeling a bombardment of mosh pit appendages, and, although this may not apply to everyone, feeling a good deal more of Eclectic’s skylight than intended. The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, the night’s headliners, described Saturday as “the gig with heavy make out sessions, fur vests, gold chains and someone falling through a sky roof.” In all its revelrous, sweaty glory, the scene at Eclectic embodied the 14-word worldview of TWIABP’s band name: beauty with a tinge of mortality. As Emo-rock catharsis and the ambulance service came together in an unfortunate but thrilling turn of events, Saturday night’s atmosphere truly coincided with its music.

Oct 14

Oct 14 REVIEW: SLAVA AT ECLECTIC

Faith Harding

Column, Review

I would like to start this write-up with a nod of gratitude to whatever unnamable force (or hodgepodge of meaningless coincidences) is keeping concerts at full capacity well into October. I had been savoring the crowds of the first few weekends with greedy apprehension, believing that eventually attendances would thin to a pathetic smattering of students as our workloads increased. This has been the unfailing outcome of past years, but on Friday night, both the floor and the stage were teeming with gyrating friends and strangers (really, more strangers than friends—such is the blessing and curse of senior year) as I walked in to see the set of Wesleyan’s own Saarim Zaman (’16.)

Oct 2

Oct 2 REVIEW: WHITE SUNS AT ART HOUSE

Chris Gortmaker

Column, Feature, Review

A riveting noise rock outfit from New York by the name “White Suns” delivered a cochlea-crushing performance at Art House on Friday night. On last year’s Sinews LP, White Suns meshed hardcore punk vocals with an all-out assault of distorted guitar, blast beats, and screeching feedback loops.

Jul 4

Jul 4 BAT FOR LASHES "ALL YOUR GOLD"

Chelsie Green

Column, Review

Before I truly begin, "All Your Gold" has drawn comparisons to Gotye's "Somebody that I Used Know," and besides the minimal guitar line in the beginning, I don't really know what to say. I don't know the lyrics, except for the part that is the song title. And I'm not going to listen to that song, even for the sake of journalism. Sorry y'all. I'd prefer to decrease any possibility of it getting stuck in my head and this is about Bat for Lashes, anyway.

Apr 1

Apr 1 ZAMMUTO SHOW NOTES

Isaac Silk

Feature, Review

On Saturday night Eclectic's doors were temporarily unshackled (thanks MC Apper '13!) for "Zammuto (of the books), Snow Blind, and The Japanese: A WESUConcert." Seven of our writers were there, in various states of sobriety, taking notes.

Mar 20

Mar 20 KILBOURNE IS THE CLUB GIANT SQUID

Aural Wes

Review

KILBOURNE IS THE CLUB GIANT SQUID

Mar 4

Mar 4 REVIEW: JACCO GARDNER

Aural Wes

Review

Jacco Gardner is a musician that's kind of hard to contextualize within the musical landscape of 2013. When I asked a handful of my friends what his music sounds like, it seemed telling that the best they could do was "uh, sorta like the Beatles." That's not a terrible comparison, though, despite the fact that every band after the Beatles sounds sorta like the Beatles. His recent release, entitled "Cabinet of Curiosities," seems remarkably estranged from the aesthetics our modern blogosphere dotes so heavily on: there's no lo-fi tape-hiss to be found, ethereal electronic soundscapes are few and far between, and nobody's mentioned "60's revivalist baroque-pop" since Grizzly Bear's 2006 release "Yellow House."