Weirdest blog story about Weekend yet
November 4, 2009
I first knew about it just a few days ago, but the plot was ongoing since early september. Yes, as some of you guys know, the Perdizes Dream’s handicrafted model of Weekend by Babe, Terror is distributed in an illustrated envelope, and since the third or fourth number shipped out, the cover changed to one which is pretty similar to the inaugural, but shows only the original street photograph (taken where Claudio lives indeed), without infos or written/ concrete references (as babe, terror, weekend, etc) we felt unnecessary (we often send an e-mail telling what we’re sending though… but sometimes it doesn’t work). Our label logo, in the same way, is sticked with minimal and abbreviated words (PD#001). Well, we sent a copy to Grant ‘Gumshoe’ Purdum, TinyMIXtapes features editor.
And here it is (on Grant’s blog, The Gumshoe Grove):
“I might just have a Jandek-ian mystery on my hands here. In the mail I received a CD-R — FROM BRAZIL!!!! AWESOME!!!! — with elaborate hand-made art and a cute little comic about a deserted island pasted-on. Next to the comic is writing in pen: “PD #001.” Obviously this is a new record-label venture, but what do the “P” and the “D” stand for?
On the back of the CD sleeve are two words. At first, I thought the two words were “Saturday Giant,” and there is, indeed, a band called The Saturday Giant on MySpace … that hasn’t updated its profile since May … that doesn’t sound like the material on this CD-R …”
(click on the pic to read the full story, including a really cool review).
… And HERE to know how it outcomes.
This is not a fake or some kind of trick.
(Check Buon Giorno Luamada – our next online/ handicrafted release!)
Babe, Terror, the DJ, next saturday
November 3, 2009
Regular Halloween
November 3, 2009
Buon Giorno Luamada
October 26, 2009
Dwoodoo
October 9, 2009
Best party of the week
October 8, 2009
Just check this out (click on the pic). It’s huge. “Tons of Eyes” is a thing I’d like to make. I’ll order my K7.
And download a complete set from them.
Some music of tomorrow
September 24, 2009
The shape is from the 70’s and 80’s, but there is a strange beauty on their way of play the dark synths, building the paths in the songs… that’s not a thing from this time, maybe from tomorrow; it’s so inspiring. Xeno and Oaklander’s “An Introduction” (hear that and other songs at myspace) was released in 2007, but I think it fits in what i say. The tune of (my) life, in this week.
And there is this guy, label (Wierd) partner, (almost sure he is the same guy from Xeno and Oaklander) his alone project is called Martial Canterel anyway. I love the way he does it:
The two songs are twins, but i love both.
Babe, Terror picks what he loves # 1
August 21, 2009
Enjoy my S2,
–Claudio
Take me to the backyard
August 20, 2009
Did you ever heard about Sekten? This is another danish band, I posted something from Denmark 2 weeks ago, It was KLoAK (check the link for a few mp3). I won’t attempt to pitch many words setting what they make what they do… It’s like bedroom psychedelic thing, folk and jazz instincts, their songwritting is strong and delicate… Sekten is awesome. Not sure about that, but Stephan Sieben plays on the band, providing his typical luminous, classicist, sounds for those gorgeous nordic, backyard girls sing. Stephen is a kind of danish Gustav Estjes, he leads Big Bombastic Collective, maybe the best danish nowadays-hippie band. Debut album from Sekten, “Annars är det tyst”, was released in 2005. In late 2008, they released “Mäktiga Vingar”. Get some music:
Red cherries, red world, red label
August 20, 2009
(shots by this guy)
Babe, Terror alive, on Fresh Cherries From Yakima by Douglas Martin (review — click on the little images):
On Clone Sound by David Abravanel (review):
Handicrafted Weekend purchasing infos: perdizesdream@gmail.com
Gallery of handmade covers: here.
Caetano Veloso talks about Babe, Terror, compares to “Araçá Azul” on interview; “A Capital Federal” on Pitchfork, new pics
August 10, 2009
Interviewed by Recife’s Jornal do Commercio (edition of August 9th), Caetano Veloso speaks about how he met Tv on The Radio and Animal Collective as well as how he gets into the music of now firstly, then, on the next lines, talks about Babe, Terror – or (lower case) babe, terror! English translation follows the pic, to see online version (in portuguese) click the pic.
Caetano Veloso: “It’s been more than a month since (*music researcher, anthropologist) Hermano Vianna sent me an article by Sasha Frere Jones in New Yorker praising a band from São Paulo called babe, terror (like this, in lower case, don’t letting us know if the words babe and terror are in portuguese or english: the guy himself – it’s an one-man band – delivered Sasha his own text explaining what “terror” means in portuguese, like if the word doesn’t set in the english idiom). Went on myspace for a check. Fascinating. I’ve read on Guardian his sound is alike to Tv on The Radio and Animal Collective. Looking the music by myself, It reminded me even “Araçá Azul” (*Veloso’s album from 1972), though I felt the guy himself didn’t think on that album. I’ve read later about he speaking of Mutantes, Clube da Esquina (*Minas Gerais movement lead by Milton Nascimento). I told you all these things (*including the way he met Animal Collective, in a rainy outdoor gig in NYC) to make you understand how randomly I reach new stuff and how they get organized in my mind. How those several stories appear unexpectedly. But I don’t sit anymore to listen records hours and hours long. Finishing, everything is influential on my own music. But I don’t feel me competent to be influenced by fine musicians.”
Random views from weekend, not the record:
“A Capital Federal”, Weekend track 6, on Pitchfork’s Forkcast (click the small pic to reach the page, listen/ read what they write about):
Handicrafted Weekend purchasing infos: perdizesdream@gmail.com
Gallery of handmade covers: here.
Babe, Terror Myspace.
Brutal kids pregnant
August 6, 2009
First memory of Denmark is Michael Laudrup (younger brother Brian), the 86′ World Cup player and magician (they scored 6! together on Uruguay); the most recent is KLoAK. In the middle, there is Big Bombastic Collective. 2006, they’ve made a true modern pop highlight, one of my personal top 5 records of 2006. One day I share something from them. KLoAK has put out an amazing, brutal and trippy album in that same year, the lovely called “A Boy Getting Pregnant“. I believe It’s a shame I’m coming across it only now, 3 years later. Like me, they love supermarket walking. You can download two songs and together with me start hoping they launch new stuff soon.
Cold, shaking sat.
August 4, 2009
