Los Angeles electronic artist P.U.D.G.E. describes his music on his bandcamp through the tags “World music” and “Earth,” however, a listen to his work proves that his music is anything anything but. P.U.D.G.E.’s music is out of this world, reminiscent of Earthly music and sounds encapsulated and edited by an otherworldly being. With handful of LP’s under his belt, including a Radiohead tribute beat tape, P.U.D.G.E.’s songs all feature similar elements but never sounds alike. Combining heavily distorted samples, electronic beats and sounds, tweaked synths, and live drumming, among a slew of other elements, P.U.D.G.E. sounds almost futuristic through its sound of concentrated experimentation. Each song progresses with chaotic order that keeps heads nodding and ears captivated.
Check out P.U.D.G.E.’s most recent LP, OHMazing GRACE below:
And be sure to catch P.U.D.G.E. at the Left Field Experiment next week:
THE LEFT FIELD EXPERIMENT: ASHEVILLE PANTHER GOD, PUDGE, ETHEREAL, MOTHERHOOD, PSYCH ARMY DEEJAYS
9pm – Thursday May 17th One Stop Deli Bar – 55 College St. Asheville, NC 28801
$5 at the door RSVP on Facebook
THE LEFT FIELD EXPERIMENT: PUDGE,
CHRIS DEVOE, P VILLA, ILLASTRATE, KNOWSIS,DJ SETS FROM DIVINE INTERFACE, TY-VISHNU,
AND CONSPIRACY, DUB FX BY SAUDE,
HOSTED BY DT, VISUALS BY J SMILEY
9pm – Saturday May 19th
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta GA 30316
FREE Admission RSVP on Facebook
Hailing from the Southwest, Texas instrumental band Snarky Puppy is the definition of fusion. Snarky Puppy combines a smorgasbord of instruments while creating a seamless sound of funky jazz. They continue their experiment with merging genres on their 6th and most recent LP, Ground Up, a CD/DVD collective recorded and filmed live in studio to a 40 person audience. Ground Up features the band’s trademark extensive collection of sounds like blaring horns reminiscent of Big Band, swinging bass of the Funk era, striking organs reminiscent of Soul, psychedelic Progressive Rock influenced keys, fast paced drums that mix Samba and dance, and a modern rock usage of guitars. Snarky Puppy is a group of music lovers down to their core and their take on Funk Jazz only expresses that while influencing listeners to share the love.
Check out Snarky Puppy’s newest LP, Ground Up below:
And catch Snarky Puppy tonight at 529:
SNARKY PUPPY, KEBBI WILLIAMS & MIGUEL ATWOOD FERGUSON
9pm – Thursday May 10th 529 – 529 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta GA 30316 $12 in advance – $15 at the door RSVP on Facebook
Muhsinah has been making a quite noise in the music scene for the past few years now. An unsigned independent artist, she has been making strides within the music industry working with artists like Flying Lotus, Common and The Foreign Exchange, as well as having a Grammy nomination under her belt for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her 2009 album Daybreak 2.0 Even Radiohead’s Thom Yorke gave her a shout out on the band’s official blog site. When Muhsinah’s not collaborating with established producers and artists, she produces complex beats amidst angelic harmonies and melodies, creating an illustrious atmosphere of classically influenced electro R&B with psychedelic elements sure to satisfy music aficionados of all genre preferences.
Check out Muhsinah’s collaboration with Stacy Epps on the song “Om” below and be sure to see her perform at The Five Spot next week.
MUHSINAH, STACY EPPS, GWEN BUNN, FLOYD THE LOCSMIF
9pm – Friday May 11th The Five Spot – 1123 Euclid Ave. Atlanta GA 30307 $10 in advance – $12 at the door RSVP on Facebook
Indiana native, Dylan Ettinger, has been making spaced out synth jams for a while now. His previous LP, New Age Outlaws, and last year’s EP, Lion of Judah, feature otherworldly sounds on top of repetitive melodies reminiscent of a free form psychedelic sound that gets you lost and reeling. On his recently released LP, Lifetime of Romance, Ettinger has set the stakes higher for himself adding heavy vocals and sincere lyrics. Lifetime of Romance resembles more of 80s synth pop sound than his previous work, while his new NSFW video for “Wintermute” visually introduces audiences to his new style. “Wintermute” is an art student music video at heart featuring an insane amount of tight edits that transports characters and viewers to different locations and time frames all in the span of seconds. Shot in a mixture of black and white, solarized effects and saturated color, “Wintermute” gives a new aged psychedelic look to Ettinger’s retro pop sound.
Watch the video for “Wintermute” below and be sure to check out Dylan Ettinger when he stops by Atlanta:
LYONNAIS, DYLAN ETTINGER, FEATURELESS GHOST, ANTICIPATION
9pm – Wednesday May 23rd
Space 2 at the Sound Table – 484 Edgewood Ave. Atlanta GA 30307
FREE Admission RSVP on Facebook
The much awaited eighth installment of “Free Acid” is taking place tonight at 529 in East Atlanta with psych/dub heavyweights The Ruination in tow. We dug up a few videos of their most recent performance at Terminal West at the end of March to help you prepare yourselves for the approaching display of some of the best psychedelic infused music around.
You can check out a live performance of “Tackle Box Dub” off of The Ruination’s Oh Dang! below along with tonight’s show listing.
FREE ACID #8: HIGH WOLF, CHICALOYOH,
THE NEC, THE RUINATION, PSYCH ARMY DJs
9pm – Friday April 20th
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta GA 30316
FREE Admission RSVP on Facebook
[Straight Outta Left Field is a regular column in which we highlight artists participating in The Left Field Experiment]
For April’s installment of SOLF, we’re turning the spotlight on our eclectic cousin from the mountains, Asheville’s own Peripheral. Mike McBride started making waves in the electronic scene a few years ago with his debut album, Elli-veh-sa. This album gave most of us our introduction to Peripheral’s jazz influenced brand of downtempo electronic music. His glass-smooth melodies and washed sound design created surreal soundscapes where the listener could be just as satisfied lost in thought as they could giving into the more percussive aspects and peppered bass drops of McBride’s aural offspring. It was certainly a strong entrance to say the least.
Post Elli-veh-sa, Peripheral has stayed plenty busy manning keyboard duties for both renowned Asheville experimental groups Paper Tiger and Sonmi (the latter of which he is a founding member and primary producer). In addition, McBride has over time slowly rolled out an impressive collection of new tracks and remixes on his Soundcloud page, with each track exponentially building the anticipation for another proper Peripheral release. In the meantime, fans will have to be satiated by experiencing his new material during his equally impressive live set.
Below you can listen to Peripheral’s stunning debut album, Elli-veh-sah, along with tonight’s show listing.
THE LEFT FIELD EXPERIMENT: MUX MOOL, DEVONWHO,
PERIPHERAL, SPACEBAR, DJ SKY, DJ GRIZZLY, PSYCH ARMY DJS, HOSTED BY DT
9pm – Wednesday April 18th
529 – 529 Flat Shoals Ave. Atlanta GA 30316
$8 at the door RSVP on Facebook
Los Angeles electronic artist P.U.D.G.E. describes his music on his bandcamp through the tags “World music” and “Earth,” however, a listen to his work proves that his music is anything anything but. P.U.D.G.E.’s music is out of this world, reminiscent of Earthly music and sounds encapsulated and edited by an otherworldly being. With handful of LP’s under his belt, including a Radiohead tribute beat tape, P.U.D.G.E.’s songs all feature similar elements but never sounds alike. Combining heavily distorted samples, electronic beats and sounds, tweaked synths, and live drumming, among a slew of other elements, P.U.D.G.E. sounds almost futuristic through its sound of concentrated experimentation. Each song progresses with chaotic order that keeps heads nodding and ears captivated.
