Anything could happen. Thanks.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 1 October 2009 14:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Rough Trade got pretty much all the 2nd version of the 1st Cave. It's here for anyone still looking.
It is fucking great. I Pazz'n'Jopped it.
― CosMc (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 1 October 2009 15:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
damn i coulda saved cash
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 1 October 2009 15:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
£18 with shipping it cost from aQ :(
Damn.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 1 October 2009 15:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
The first record is great, and has been an undying household/ipod favorite for a year or two now. The centerpiece track off the Hunt Like Devil side -- called Hunt Like Devil, in which the guy says "Hunt Like Devil" a bunch -- stands head and shoulders above anything else on it, but is so damn good that I don't care that the rest is just okay. Maybe the single best post-kraut stoner/space hybrid jam I've ever heard, by anyone, ever.
Loved that double EP so much that I've since picked up almost all of their other stuff, most of it criminally overpriced (hooray for $8 singles). Hunt Like Devil remains the pinnacle by a good margin, though it's all pretty decent if yr into the sound. Psychic Psummer has yet to fully grab me.
― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
FWIW they'll probably never do anything with Important again.The band has nothing to do with the prices of the records. If you see them on tour, everything is reasonably priced. It's a sore point for the dudes in the band that the record costs 18 dollars in some stores.Glad people are digging the jams.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't get Important as a label. Their only unifying aesthetic criteria seems to be "underground importance" as filtered through OTM trend-hopping, so at least the name fits, but how the fuck do they get away with charging a billion dollars for shit? And how is the transparent pretension of the whole thing not universally repulsive?
― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Was more dismissive than necessary in prev post. Psychic Psummer deserves more than "pretty decent", even if it ain't my favorite Cave.
― That's not just me saying that, that's the Pentagon. (contenderizer), Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just ordered from the rough trade store. Thanks for the heads up!
― van smack, Friday, 2 October 2009 00:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
how weird, saw this thread, checked out their stuff and liked it, and now all of a sudden they're playing here next week. might be fun yes?
― sonderangerbot, Saturday, 10 October 2009 21:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
holy shit, did not know about Jeremy joining...brilliant decision
― got that candy zing (Tape Store), Saturday, 10 October 2009 23:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
nice cover of "Negativland" from Neu! I guess this is from last night or the night before.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 17:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
this looks like fun!
― got that candy zing (Tape Store), Wednesday, 14 October 2009 17:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yes.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 17:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just got Raw Vibes vol 2. So far so good! The end of "Bobby's Hash" is terrific.
― van smack, Friday, 20 November 2009 15:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
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― van smack, Friday, 20 November 2009 15:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh for shit's sake..
Driving up to Chicago to see their last show of the year at the Hideout tomorrow night. Cacaw (ex-Coughs) are playing, too. They are great, too.
― Trip Maker, Friday, 20 November 2009 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
A new EP "Pure Moods" coming in May on Drag City..!
― van smack, Saturday, 24 April 2010 20:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol, these guys are playing a head shop in my area this summer.
― tylerw, Saturday, 24 April 2010 20:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Loving "Brigitte's Trip (White Light/White Jazz)"
Can't wait to pick this up next week.
― a streaker named desire (van smack), Friday, 14 May 2010 01:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
was late on psycic psummer but that would've been a guaranteed top 20 of 2009, at least. bummed they're not hitting up more of NE during their summer tour.
― Bastards of Young Dro, Friday, 14 May 2010 04:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
liking pure moods a lot -- this is the first i've heard them, i think.
― tylerw, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
sounds a LOT like Oneida. This is not a complaint.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 May 2010 14:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
Also got onto this album pretty late but really dig it - the last track is a thing of beauty, like Jackie Mittoo produced by Conny Plank or uh something
― xylyl syzygy (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 14 May 2010 14:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
oops, sorry, "this album" = Psychic Psummer, didn't even know there was a new one but I am super-excited for that now! thank you ILM
It's a new ep, no?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 14 May 2010 14:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
yes, 3 songs, about 20 minutes
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 14 May 2010 14:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ah, I thought from the price on Rough Trade it was a cheap LP rather than an expensive EP. And apparently Norman Records have sold out of them despite them only arriving yesterday. Time to shop around...
― xylyl syzygy (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 14 May 2010 15:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
love CAVE
― Tape Store, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
good stuff
― am0n, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
if this band is like oneida i will like cave
― you better check that sausage before you put it in the rofl (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
saw these guys last night in Denver -- hollly shit, they were good. would highly recommend them to anyone. kind of worried their records are going to start sounding limp in comparison!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 22:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Gonna see them at pitchfork lol
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 22:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
These guys are pretty directly up my alley, loving the Pure Moods EP right now.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 18:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
They were definitely a nice surprise at Pitchfork.
― maciej recognizing trill, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 18:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
pure moods still killing it -- definitely one of my favorite things from this year. live set over yonder: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CAVE/Live_at_WFMU_on_Talks_Cheap_Aug_16_2010
― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 22:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
they were great when I saw em at the bank in baltimore
― the tune is space, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 22:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah i pretty much wanted to follow them on tour after seeing them last summer.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 22:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
new one! NEVERENDLESS. Just got the promo from Drag City -- more of the same, but that is exactly what i want. Some long jamzzz.
― tylerw, Thursday, 7 July 2011 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
great title
― mizzell, Thursday, 7 July 2011 15:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
already "this is the best" is the perfect distillation of what these guys do. 14 minutes of unrelenting awesomeness.
― tylerw, Thursday, 7 July 2011 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Think they are planning to go to Australia next year. I'm surprise there are already promos for the new one, don't think it's coming out til the fall?
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 7 July 2011 15:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, i was surprised too. comes out sept. 20.
― tylerw, Thursday, 7 July 2011 15:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Really excited for new CAVE!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 7 July 2011 17:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Think they are planning to go to Australia next year
ooh i like the sound of this
― thee o shi (electricsound), Thursday, 7 July 2011 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
my little review of the new one here: http://ow.ly/6bToa really loving it, annoyed that they seem to have tour dates scheduled in every US city except mine.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 19:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
Try living in Mid Missouri (oh, but they are def playing here)Their last show in town was in the basement DIY space and it fucking COOKED.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 19:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh and your writeup is sweet. OTM.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 19:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
^i love all their records
― upset and upsetting (electricsound), Saturday, 22 September 2012 00:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Steeple in the Sky ftw
― did drake invent yolo (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 September 2012 01:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
Jerusalem and CAVE are "home" for the holiday, they each did a set last night. Both sounded amazing. After touring Europe, CAVE is just tight as hell. They sounded like fucking Deep Purple or something. I was blown away.
― Trip Maker, Sunday, 25 November 2012 19:00 (6 months ago) Permalink
Jerusalem played Steeple and it ruled. They played a bunch of old songs.Kim was feeling under the weather, though, so they cut their planned hour-long set short.
― Trip Maker, Sunday, 25 November 2012 19:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
They sounded like fucking Deep Purple or something.sounds awesome. listening pure moods right now -- kind of think it might be my favorite thing ... ever?
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 November 2012 23:14 (6 months ago) Permalink
I missed EVERY LAST ONE of their many recent local shows, but I do plan to make a special trip to buy the latest Bitchin Bajas EP. I'd even be a booster. I recommend "Jelly" to fans of slow warm droney atmospheric music with a faint hint of melody. https://soundcloud.com/bitchin-bajas/
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Friday, 1 March 2013 14:50 (3 months ago) Permalink
hmmm yeah this bitchin bajas stuff is bitchin! what is the connect betw. cave and these guys again?
― tylerw, Friday, 1 March 2013 16:16 (3 months ago) Permalink
cooper crain iirc?
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Friday, 1 March 2013 16:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
still totally disgusted by rotted tooth btw. what's with these guys and nomenclature? i do like the name of the new ep though ;)
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Friday, 1 March 2013 16:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
"jelly" is definitely some excellent terry riley kinda stuff.
― tylerw, Friday, 1 March 2013 16:28 (3 months ago) Permalink
totally -- if i'm not going crazy, they seem to be getting incrementally more melodic, so i hope they reach (and stay at) a comfortable balance of drone and melody. on an appealing trajectory, but i haven't heard the new one yet. their sound is always warm, that hasn't changed.
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Friday, 1 March 2013 16:53 (3 months ago) Permalink
ok now i'm down a bitchin bajas rabbit hole. new favorite band!
― tylerw, Friday, 1 March 2013 17:43 (3 months ago) Permalink
yay! my work here is done.
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Friday, 1 March 2013 18:34 (3 months ago) Permalink
look what i got over the weekend! (not a ceiling fan)
went to the store for the special green version, it's pretty
the sound is what i expected EXCEPT each track gets progressively more and more layered (to the point of busyness occasionally but usually evens out) and ends with a midtempo jam that lends itself to dancing, more like a cave song but through an 80s electropop filter. kinda weird! i like it.
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Monday, 4 March 2013 14:03 (3 months ago) Permalink
Actually, the dance jam at the end of one of the title track isn't 80s, more Neu. Either way, I like it. Wish I had gone to at least ONE of those shows, but OH WELL.
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Monday, 4 March 2013 14:26 (3 months ago) Permalink
Bajas just played a local gig last week! BB started as Cooper's solo gig, but has since expanded to a three piece. There is already another album in the can and lots of stuff in progress, too, I think. I heard some of the new Cave record-in-progress, too, and I'm really excited about it.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 4 March 2013 14:57 (3 months ago) Permalink
bajas may tour dates FYIbitchitronics coming to a town near you
Bitchin Bajas May tour dates:
9 - Indianpolis, IN @ House
10 - Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
11 - Pittsburgh, PA @ 6119
12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Little Berlin
16 - Portland, ME @ tba
17 - Boston, MA @ Video Underground
18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Body Actualized
19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Body Actualized * Cosmic Yoga
23 - Lafayette, IN @ tba
24 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 20:50 (1 month ago) Permalink
wtf is cosmic yoga?!
pretty much what their new album sounds like! i got a promo and i was blasting it -- my wife asked "are you doing yoga up there?"
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 20:52 (1 month ago) Permalink
cave or bitchies?
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 21:00 (1 month ago) Permalink
bitchin bajas new one
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:01 (1 month ago) Permalink
yeah, it's really good! the end of each song gets a little fast for yoga, or at least my kind of yoga. more like groovy dance party!
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 21:03 (1 month ago) Permalink
Every Sunday we host a Cosmic Yoga party. These parties involve a more relaxed and casual yoga class accompanied by live music, performed by various artists and bands. After yoga, our chefs create raw/living foods dinner which are provided at affordable and reasonable prices
― mizzell, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:04 (1 month ago) Permalink
here's the info on the new one, in inimitable drag city style
Bitchin Bajas are back, baby! Their new album Bitchitronics, out July 16, 2013 on Drag City, is ready with the quickness we expect from the Chicago-based band - which is funny, since their area of expertise and mastery is in the area of synthetic ephemeral sonic languidity known more instinctively, inclusively (and let's face it, irresponsibly) as drone music. Put it this way - they make slow music at a fast pace. Bitchitronics is their first realized record as a trio.
Since their first appearance way back in 2010, Bitchin Bajas approach has been simple - unfold tones via synth and keyboard, allowing micro-frequencies to press against each other in a way that pleases the ear, the mind and the soul. From record to record (three albums, a split 7" and a split 12", a cassette and an 12"EP), their process is redefined by confronting the technologies of formative and outmoded machines, sliding into different quadrants of the ambient/post-organic/electronic/and drone universe each time around. Thus, the experience of slipping inside their music seems so singular and pure, like floating naked in a sensory deprivation tank. Just us and our minds and the music. Simple, right? But other things occur underneath...
For Bitchitronics, the concept was: use tape techniques to create and then solve problems - loops and edits were there to make things fun and the music great in the style of experimental tape pioneers upon whose shoulders the Bajas play. Mission bitchin' accomplished! Recording was mostly done in, all over and around a house in Fennville, MI with three tape machines reeling in the sounds - sometimes, in addition to sounds that have never seen the light of day, you're also hearing the sound of the light of day on the tape (or when they recorded at night, evening stars). Two 1/4" tape machines were utilized to make loops and execute the Bitchitronics sound system, one of which discreetly captured the combined sounds of the loops with live playing. Once done, it was back to HQ where edits of the 1/4" recordings were utilized to create larger tapestries on the 2-track master tape.
You want to use the Bitchitronics method for yourself? That's how it's done! Taking the long path to realize this album makes for some heavenly music indeed.
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:06 (1 month ago) Permalink
that sounds maximum fruitywould stretch/breathe under those conditions...maybe?
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 21:09 (1 month ago) Permalink
first song is called "transcendence" last song is called "turiya"...
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:11 (1 month ago) Permalink
oh ok i haven't heard it yet because i'm not on the promo circuitlooking forward to it!
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 21:11 (1 month ago) Permalink
it's great -- first tune is heavy on the no pussyfooting/frippertronics vibes.
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:12 (1 month ago) Permalink
They've been huffing Alice Coltrane.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:13 (1 month ago) Permalink
― tylerw, Monday, 6 May 2013 21:16 (1 month ago) Permalink
that sounds greatlove alice!!
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Monday, 6 May 2013 21:19 (1 month ago) Permalink
dude djing at our last show played some bajas, it made everyone's ears perk up.. must have been something from krausened as i didn't know it
― groovy replacement (electricsound), Monday, 6 May 2013 22:27 (1 month ago) Permalink