Hotline: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone gaining company
Though most electro emerging these years is of the dance floor banger variety, there’s still no shortage of lo-fi, chilled out electronic music making the rounds in the blog-happy sleeping accommodation circuit.
One of the to a greater extent intriguing acts of the Apostles in this category is Casiotone For the Sorely Alone, a one-man-act come out of the closet of Windy City that plays on a higher floor atthe Center East in Cambridge University Th night with Clew to Kalo, Musee Mecanique and Boston’s Pants Cry.
California-born Owen Ashworth is the genius behind Casiotone. He surrounds himself on level with a phalanx of synthesizers and keyboards, and twiddles and knobs his way through a specify that is purposely paced, yet sonically enhanced. Where nigh synth-pop and electro is knocked for organism cold and detached, Ashworth gives soul to Casiotone through his morbidly depressing lyrics.
And instantly that the reigning passkey of mope, Morrissey, is firmly entrenched in his Vegas showman epoch, the kids motive somebody fresh to dwell over. Ashworth manages to pull off a breed of Sir David Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia,” so possibly the repressed-but-remarkably dressed have a new boss to relate to.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s fresh album, “Etiquette,” is come out now through Tomlab Records. Trailer tracks at myspace.com/cftpa.
Iroc rolls into Trade good Life
Since the Good Life waiting room re-fashioned itself as business district Boston’s attend slur for earth renowned DJs of entirely sunglasses and styles, possessor Simon Peter Fiumara and his resident physician turntablists let attracted headliners including Peanut Butter Woman chaser, ?uestlove, Prince Paul the Apostle and Hook Sceloporus occidentalis.
Now Fiumara - a former genius Newly York DJ himself - is adding to his calendar of recurring parties such as “Contrast,” “Freshly Produce” and “Mr. Jason Presents.”
Thursday simon Marks Trade good Life’s first “Iroc 80z” political party, which will lineament DJ Supreme One on the decks and Boston whack hero Tokio G in the host seat delivery heads bet on leash decades.
For the “Iroc 80z” prime minister, Tokio enlisted Freshly House of York legend DJ Spinna to helm the guest daub. Spinna is known for his eclecticist taste and production, so don’t expect a night of “Material Girl” and other Top 40 hits.
Asked if he plans to revive an old Adidas running suit and kick more or less throwback rhymes, Tokyo laughed.
“We’ll be going this one to the DJs,” he said. “I’m dead happy beingness behind the scenes for in one case.”
- CHRIS FARAONE
Black Crowes announce massive circuit
If you weren’t lucky enough to catch the Blackness Crowes at their very-sold-out evince at the Somerville Theatre of operations earlier this year, fear not: The Robinsons & Co. will hit Freshly England several times this summer.
Among the local dates in their three-leg, 72-date North American language term of enlistment that wraps up around Christmas Day:
Jose Padilla
