First things first. Even though my ticket had already been purchased regardless of lineup as Pitchfork Fest weekend is a time honored tradition in my group of friends, I was really looking forward to finding out the remainder of the lineup, and last night my wait came to an end. And I’m pretttttty happy with what I saw. Lots of bands I’ve never seen before but have wanted to see. Most notably Delorean (!!!!!!), jj, Wolf Parade, among so many others. Now all we need is a sweet place to stay and things will be golden.
On to a great Friday jam. Atypicals are (is?) a pretty cool electro-pop-synth band currently residing in Brooklyn. What I really like about them, aside from their funky fresh sound, is that they perform as a 4 piece band who plays live instruments! This is what I loved so much about seeing LCD Soundsystem live years ago. I’m very intrigued by this proposition because I think there’s something really great about a live drum set, and I think it’s even better when you get it in conjunction with a full band and a DJ. Today I present to you a sweetical remix of “Venus” by Digiraatii out of Cleveland. Ah, Cleveland! Lemon, we all wish we could just pick up and move to Cleveland. Are you a model? You need to eat something! Those were a few 30 Rock references, which will make you cooler if you knew that already. This remix gets a little dirty, but unlike a lot of dirty electro, this is only slightly unkempt, and its dirty on top of a really nice musical element, so it’s not so overwhelming to the average listener. Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.
I love atypicals! Is there any more stuff from them?
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