Folk Week: François Virot

(French Freak-folk artist  François Virot)

François Virot is something special.  Wildly influenced by everything from crust-punk to Sonic Youth, he picked up his first guitar at age seven hoping to one day become the next Kurt Cobain.

The end result couldn’t be further than the grunge legend and to be honest, I’m relieved.  François Virot’s debut album Yes or No is a refreshing reminder of what made the revival of freak-folk so exciting in the early 2000s.

Yes or No is haunted by handclaps, beautiful layered acoustic guitar work and Virot’s tortured yelping and howling vocals.  It’s impossible not to compare this release to Animal Collective.  The same mix of youthful, playful lyrics and an otherworldly sound that shone through in Sung Tongs is present and alive here.

Listen with: Animal Collective, Vashti Bunyan, Black Dice, 

mp3: Not The One
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/francoisvirot
live performance videos (via blogotheque.net): http://www.blogotheque.net/Francois-Virot,2776

bonus video:

cascade kisses from francois virot on Vimeo.

Grab Your Banjo And Lets Get Folky This Friday

It's folk crazy at flip the tape HQ.

As part of YOUTH WEEK, It feels like it's the right time to take a nice, long look at the world of folk music.  Constantly misconstued as old, dusty and antiquitated, you can expect to have your conceptions shattered this friday.  

I'll be exploring the world of folk, from the origins of freak-folk in the 70s (vashti bunyan), to the new wave of anti-folk (kimya dawson, Elizabeth mitchel, Paul Baribeau) and to the youthful sub-genre of american folk-punk (brian lugo!, victor V-B and more!).

Tune in to this friday's show for a two hour folk-music extravaganza.   You can also check back to this blog for daily folk artist profiles (and mp3s!) throughout the week.

So celebrate Youth Week with style, by twanging your banjo and swilling some moonshine*

*please don't drink any moonshine, especially if you're youthful.

VICTOR V-B

(Illinois acoustic folk-punk musician, Victor V-B)

The joy of acoustic folk-punk is that it's a very raw style of music.  Most folk-punk outfits are generally solo-projects and sideprojects of various musicians who simply want a break from their usual style of song writing.

Illinois native Victor V-B is drummer of pop-punk group Arkansas? and in his spare time picks up an acoustic guitar tours/records solo.

His songs are lo-fi, simple acoustic numbers and his voice routinely breaks as he strains to hold notes.  Yet there's something utterly pretty about this broken, earnest style of song-writing.

It's youthful, unpretentious and endearing.

listen with:  Ghost mice, Brian Lugo!, New Found Glory's latest release.

mp3:  Highschool's Prety F--king Stupid

myspace: http://www.myspace.com/victorvbdooder

Episode 27 - 27-03-2009

Playlist!

01. Grizzly Bear - Knife (Yellow House, 2006)

02. Wild Beasts - The Devil's Crayon (Limbo Panto, 2008)

03. Wilco - War on War (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002)

04. The Bees (U.S) - High Society (High Society, 2005)

05. Owen - Who found Who's Hair in Who's Bed? (I do Perceive, 2004)

06. Rilo Kiley - Don't Deconstruct (Take-offs and Landings, 2002)

07. Thao Nguyen - We (Like the Linen, 2005)

08. Final Fantasy - Your Light is Spent (Has A Good Home, 2005)

09. Empire of the Sun - Tiger By My Side (Walking On A Dream, 2008)

10. Animal Collective - Also Frightened (Merriweather Post-Pavillion, 2009)

11. You Love Her Coz She's Dead - Dead End (Kitsune - Inner City Angst EP, 2008)

12. Junior Boys - Bits & Pieces (Begone Dull Care, 2009)

13. Parenthetical Girls - Avenue of Trees (Entanglements 2008)

14. Beirut - Cliquot (The Flying Club Cup, 2007)

15. Antony and the Johnsons - Spiralling (I'm a Bird Now, 2005)

16. Regina Spektor - Back of A Truck (11:11, 2001)

17. New Buffalo - Inside ( The Last Beautiful Day, 2004)

18. The Elected - Would You Come With Me (Sun, Sun Sun, 2006)

19. The Hidden Cameras - The Fear Is On (Mississauga Goddam, 2004)

20. The Arcade Fire - Wake up (Funeral, 2004)

21. Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing (My Maudlin Career, 2009)

22. Belle & Sebastian - If You Find Yourself Caught In Love (Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003)

23. She & Him - I thought I saw your Face Today (Volume One, 2008)

24. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock (It's Blitz!, 2009)

25. M83 - Teen Angst (Before The Dawn Heals Us, 2005)

 

Episode 26 - 20-03-2009

playlist whoo-aah! oh!

Special thanks for ANNA LUNOE and DJ M.A.F.I.A for appearing on the show along with ANNA from CLOSET

01. Metric - sick muse (fantasies, 2009)

02. Mat and kim - Daylight (Grand, 2009)

03. The Boy Least Likely To - Rock Upon a porch With You (Best B-sides Ever, 2009)

04. Surf City - Free This City (self titled, 2008)

05.  The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Tenure Itch (self titled, 2009)

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songs picked by Anna Lunoe

01. Metronomy - Radio ladio (radio edit mix)

02. Shazam - Pool Party

03. Dre Skill feat. Sizzla - Gone too far

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06. K'naan - Somalia (Troubadour, 2009)

07. Buck 65 - El Dorado (463 EP, 2004)

08. Sounds like Sunset - Frequency (invisible, 2005)

09. Hoodoo Gurus -  I want you back (Stoneage Romeos, 1984)

10. B-52s - Roam  (Cosmic Thing, 1989)

11. The Flaming Lips - Lightning Strikes the Postman (Clouds Taste Metallic, 1995)

12. Glasvegas - Lonesome Swan (self titled, 2008)

13. Frightened Rabbit - Fast blood (The midnight organ fight, 2008)

14. The Concretes - Seems Fine Shuffle (Warm Night EP, 2004)

15.  Jens Lekman - I saw her at the Anti-War Demonstration (you are the light EP, 2004)

16. Beirut - Hallelujah (Black sessions bootleg recording in Paris France, 2008)

17. Handsome Furs - Evangeline (Face Control, 2009)

Episode 25 - Pikelet and International Woman's Day

A massive thanks to Evelyn Morris (a.k.a Pikelet) for coming in this afternoon and sharing some of her favourite female artists as part of Joy's celebration of International Woman's Day.  

don't forget to check out Pikelet this Sunday playing with the ethereal, one-woman shoegaze act Grouper at The Tote.  Doors open at 8pm.

Another special thanks to Jenny O Joy of Local and Vocal for coming in and co-hosting the show with me.  You can catch Jenny's show every sunday at 1pm for your fix of local indie artists.

To celebrate IWD, today's playlist was composed entirely of female artists, musicians and groups.  

01. The Blow - Come on Petunia (Poor Aim:, Love songs, 2004)

02. Mirah - We're Both So Sorry (C'mon miracle, 2004)

03. Pikelet - Music box could well be the Answer (Not So Still EP, 2009)

04. Inara George - Accidental (Introducing, 2008)

05. Pikelet - A Bunch (Pikelet, 2007)

06. Bachelorette - doo-wop (Isolation, 2007)*

07. Sia - Paranoid Android (Exit Music, Songswith Radio Heads Various Artists compilation, 2006)

08. Lindsay Mills - No.1 (Fruit 'n' feet, 2008)

09. Broadcast - Black Cat (tender buttons, 200x)*

10. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (The Kick Inside, 1978)

11. Sleater-Kinney - Sympathy (One Beat, 2002)

12. Bjork - Play Dead ( Debut, 1994)

13. Liz Phair - Fuck and Run (Exile in Guyville, 1993)

14. All Girl Summer fun Band - Dear Mr + Mrs Troublemaker (2, 2003)

15. Beaches - The Sky was White (beaches, 2008)

16. Sia - Breathe Me (Colour the Small One, 2004)

17. Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4 (The Reminder, 2007 + that annoying ipod commercial, holy crap)

18. Cat Power - Sea Of Love (remastered Version) (Juno Soundtrack, 2008)

19. Goldfrapp - Monster Love (Acoustic Version) ( Caravan Girl Single, 2008)

20.  TLC - Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg! (Oooooooohhh.... on the TLC Tip, 1992)

21. Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Bag Raiders Remix) (Pro Nails Single, 2008)

*Chosen by Pikelet

Midweek blog-update! - Finally a non-friends header.

This week JOY is celebrating International Women's Day on Friday the 6th of March.  To join in on the festivities I'll be co-hosting  Flip the Tape with none other than Jenny of JOY's Local And Vocal.    For the special episode we'll be sharing our favourite music from female artists and songwriters, from homegrown acts like Beaches and Sia to underground D.I.Y folk singers like Madeline and Lindsey Mills.

We'll also be joined by special guest Evelyn Morris aka Pikelet.  We'll  be talking about her recent NZ Tour, upcoming show at the Tote and  recently released EP entitled 'Not So Still'.

Pikelet - Miss Her from shoottheplayer.com on Vimeo.

Pikelet - At the tote, Collingwood

Sunday 09-03-2009

8pm

W/ Special guests Grouper, Fatti Frances

see you on friday!

Episode 24 - "The One With Maid Mariam and ClosetKids" Friday 2pm-4pm 27.02.2009

Another show and another week gone by.

I'd like to say special thanks to Mason and Anna of CLOSET  who came in to have a chat about the melbourne queer scene and the trials and tribulations of putting together a night to appeal to a straight-friendly crowd and the more diverse aspects of the queer community.

We were also joined by Sydney DJ Maid Mariam who hit the decks later that night at CLOSET.  

Check in later next week for a podcast of the interview with Mason, Anna and Maid Mariam.  In the meantime, if you enjoyed CLOSET and you're heading down to Mardi Gras this weekend, do check out the GAYBASH MARDI GRAS party, which is shaping up to be quite a huge night:

GAY BASH HAS RETURNED FROM THE DEAD TO SAVE YOU FROM HAVING TO MINGLE WITH THE GREAT UNWASHED ON MARDI GRAS NIGHT.
DJS K.I.M., DANGEROUS DAN, SLEATER BROCKMAN, HOOPS, NICKY VAN SHE, PIP & AIMEE, RADGE, SIRENS, MS FITZ, C.G.U., MR. DISORDER, TYSON, BOOMS, STEW YORK, BITCH SCIENCE, NATIONAL TREASURE, BLOODFART, PERFECT SNATCH, M&M, GOLDIE & WILLARD, JACK MANNIX, GRAZ, BERKO, SEX AZZA WEAPON (EXCLAMATION POINT), JOVI B BEAR, PLUS SURPRISE GUESTS.
DIRT CHEAP PERFORMANCES FROM DELLA DELUXE, GAFFY GAFFIERO, & PETER ENTENDRE.
RICH/POOR THEME. EXPECT: RICH BITCHES, POOR WHORES, THE GREAT GATSBY, THE GREAT UNWASHED, CHAMPAGNE SOCIALISTS, CHAMP-ALE SOCIALITES, NOUVEAU RICHE, LES MISERABLES, BANKERS, BEGGARS, BUSKERS, ETC., ETC.

WWW.GAY-BASH.COM

Music featured on Friday's Show:

Thanks to Maid Mariam for bringing in:

MGMT - Electric Feel

Kelis - In Public (Feat. Nas)

Samwell - What What (In the Butt) !! 

Inner City - Big Fun

Other tracks: 

01. Junior Boys - Hazel (Begone Dull Care, 2009)

02. Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia ( Dystopia, 2007)

03. Ladyhawke - Another Runaway (Ladyhawke, 2008)

04 DatA - Rapture feat. Sebastian Grainger (Skywriters Remix) (Rapture EP, 2008)

05. Slumdog millionare Soundtrack - O.... Saya

06. Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (Wegue, Weuge) Feat. Pongo Love (Black Diamond, 2008)

07. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Silent Shout, 2006) 

08. The Presets - if I Know You (Apocalypso, 2008)

09. Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler (Attack, Decay Sustain, Release, 2007)

10. Kid Sister - Get Fresh (Dream Date, 2009)

11. Santogold - Creator Feat. Switch, Freq Nasty (Santogold, 2008)

12. M.I.A - 10 Dollar (Arular, 2005)

13. Deastro - Michael, the Lone Archer of the North Shore (Keepers, 2008)

14. School of Seven Bells - Face to Face on High Places (Alpinisms, 2008)

15. The Blow - Parenthesis (Paper Television, 2007)

16. Xiu Xiu - Clowne Towne (Fabulous Muscles, 2004)

17. Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit (Hissing Fauna, You are the Destroyer, 2007)

18. !!!  - Yadnus (Myth Takes, 2006)

See you next friday!