THE 405 VS TSURURADIO: MIXTAPE WAR
June 22, 2009,
Written by The 405
I spent the last trying my hardest to come up with a funny introdution/explanation of why my Californian mixtape would be better than TSURURADIO's Canadian mixtape but I really don't need to. Sure, Canada's been the birth place to hundreds of amazingly nice bands but do you know what? Nice is the feeling you get when you catch up with a family member you haven't seen for a year or two. To begin with it's enjoyable but after a while it soon get's boring.
I'm fully aware that MR TSURURADIO will claim that California is a dump and guess what? I totally agree with him. I spent a good month in California last year and a huge chunk of the place is dirty, seedy and far too hot and I loved every second of it. From the drag queens of San Francisco to the bums on Venice Beach, this place reeks of passion, distorion and excess, all fueled by the blinding sun.
So ask yourself this people. Who want's nice when you can have that?
My song choice represents all that is good about this state and I hope you agree.
PS. Canada what?
PPS. I love you really Canada
PPPS. TSURURADIO, Yo Mamma's so stupid that when she went to the movie theatre and saw under 18 not admitted, she went home and got 17 of her friends. ;)
PPPPS. The 405 Interstate is in California. Game over man. Game over!
Tracklisting
1. Crystal Antlers - A thousand
2. Deerhoof - Giga Dancean Is)
3. Limbeck - Home (Is Where The V
4. Sleepy Sun - New Age
5. Abe Vigoda - Don't Lie eyes
6. Wooden Shjips - Motorbike
7. Pocahaunted - Ghetto Ballet
8. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry
9. Pinback - Fortress
10. The Dodos - Fools
11. Magic Lanterns -
12. Adam Gnade - So Long Darling It's No Use
13. Album Leaf - Over The Pond
Runtime: 60 mins
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10 responses so far...
Tsuru
I'm sorry... I thought you were posting a mixtape?!? To me, a mixtape usually has "good" songs, you know, not crap!
=P
hahahaha!!!!!!!
Wade
DANG IT! I'm away on business until saturday...my verdict will have to wait until then. It's gonna be a tough one...
Marilyn Roxie
You win, although you could have done without the Crystal Antlers...>_> Yay, Wooden Shjips and Pinback!
Aaron
17 OF HER FRIENDS hahaha
Will
Oli, from one Why? fan to another, you should have put The Vowels pt 2 in there
Oliver
Yeah, I thought about that but decided to go with Fatalist as it seemed to fit in better.
Thanks Marilyn! I love Pinback
mfg
where is the clickage, no links to your tracks? -10 internets
califan
this is great. california wins. canada is probably very nice about emptying the rubbish bin and doing its share of the daily dishes, however. canada, you're such a good flatmate!
califanny
oh, but isn't deerhoof from new york?
wil
well, he should've put band entrophy but that works just fine after pocahaunted. i think 405 WINS. and i have a bit of a thing for canada...
Jake - 10/03/10
The link is available by clicking on my name for this comment. Not overly happy with the sub-editing, just to cover my own back... :P [view article]
danny - 10/03/10
Yo Jake, where your review at, i'm curious! I think for me what made it stretch to 9/10 was teh fact it's really accessible and just occupies it's own little niche so well right now, I really can't think of a band with another recent release that I could compare them adequately to. Anyway, glad you liked it! [view article]
Rob - 10/03/10
I love how everyone always forgets that this isn't the full lineup by a long shot and a good chunk of the best bands aren't usually announced straight away. [view article]
Jake - 10/03/10
All three are worth a listen to be fair. I wouldn't have stretched quite as far as 9/10 (in fact, I didn't when I reviewed it elsewhere), but it is very good. Dusty Fruit is probably my favourite track (the early version of it, "Don't Trust the Dusty Fruit", is also very good!). [view article]
danny - 10/03/10
Jake, I know what you mean, but if i'd have admitted that it wouldn't have fitted my whole 'difficult second album' bit now would it? ;) [view article]