SONIC MASALA: Paul Simon

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

DZ Kick The Drums & Get No Sleep With Arj

Two pieces of DZ Deathrays goodness to wake you up, all in preparation for their dropping of their Bloodstreams LP (through I Oh You Records) next month.

First up is just a cameo appearance, but it still captures the party atmosphere the Brisbane duo are making their own. The track, 'Want My Blood' by The Kickdrums, is production heavy, and not usually my kinda thing, but it's not that bad. Makes me laugh, at the very least...

The Kickdrums - Want My Blood (ft Rockie Fresh/DZ Deathrays)

Secondly we have the official video for the track 'No Sleep'. It features the duo alongside the extremely loud and incredibly close (that's in demeanour, no as in the great book or the terrible movie) comedian Arj Barker, in a straight out parody of Paul Simon's 'You Can Call Me Al', which has Chevy Chase in the Barker role. It's great, especially the dogs at the end.

And in case you don't know the Simon/Chase "classic", here it is also. Enjoy kids!

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Cuckoo Chaos Are Doing It For The Woman

Cuckoo Chaos is an interesting bunch of guys. Hailing from San Diego, the five-piece hold a strange musical netherland, somewhere akin to Arthur Russell covering Paul Simon. Sure, the tropical pop genre moniker will rear its ugly head, and they bear a lot of resemblances to London's Fair Ohs, but on their upcoming LP Woman (out through Lefse), Cuckoo Chaos show that there is more madness in their method. Take single and opening track, 'Jesus American Flag Fish'. In the band's own words - "Imagine a Jesus on a flag attached to a flag pole. At the base of the flag pole is a school of fish in the shape of America. We are Cuckoo Chaos." No faux Harvard intellectualism here - Cuckoo Chaos just like having joyous, unabashed fun.

Grab a pre-order of Woman here.

Cuckoo Chaos - Jesus American Flag Fish
Cuckoo Chaos - Just Ride It

About

It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.