Neon Indian aka Alan Paloma and his psychedelic synth friends will release the followup to Psychic Chasms on October 7th on Transgressive Records. Entitled Era Extraña, you may have already heard ‘Fallout’ from it last week but the infinitely better ‘Polish Girl’ has appeared.
The album is described as an “8-bit shoegaze record peering through the fence of a teenage apocalypse drive-in flick.” So there’s that. It was recorded by Paloma in an apartment not a studio in Helsinki last winter. That solitute also gave him the time to construct his a triple triangle-wave oscillator noisemaking PAL198X Mini synthesizer (hear a sample) with the help of Austin’s Bleep Labs which interacts with the environment around you. You get a mini synth if you order the deluxe edition off the Neon Indian website.
Paloma said of the synth:
You can attach knobs, light-reactive photocells, and a variety of other devices for semi-modular capabilities. It can interact with a variety of objects around your house whether electronic in nature or not. It can even interact with your pet. It does not make the same sound twice. Basically, I want you to hack this fucking thing.”
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
hey, excellent! I have a Bleep Labs Thingamagoop right here 😉
Check out this video: http://youtu.be/U0dw_u7gD3o
“BEAUTY” – worldwide video/ single release!
My new single/ video “BEAUTY” was released worldwide this week. The idea behind the song is that real beauty is not makeup, eyeliner, nail polish, hairstyle, or perfume. Rather, it is what the other person perceives as beauty, which is really just an opinion. An alien or vampire or elderly woman can be beautiful in the eyes of another… another person can touch the “real you… and see the beauty inside”. And that is what is truly beautiful. Click on the blog title above to link to the video.Stay tuned for news about my next release!
“BEAUTY” – worldwide video/ single release!
My new single/ video “BEAUTY” was released worldwide this week. The idea behind the song is that real beauty is not makeup, eyeliner, nail polish, hairstyle, or perfume. Rather, it is what the other person perceives as beauty, which is really just an opinion. An alien or vampire or elderly woman can be beautiful in the eyes of another… another person can touch the “real you… and see the beauty inside”. And that is what is truly beautiful. Click on the blog title above to link to the video.