that ariel mix is rad. here's another one he did that is just as good. so many gems i havent heard before. http://www.thetripwire.com/listen/2010/05/17/hear-ariel-pink-on-viva-radio/
― oscar, Friday, 2 July 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
any reports on his live show ?
― oscar, Saturday, 10 July 2010 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
found this live session in HIGH QUALITY sound and its great. if they sound half as good tonight, ill be happy.
http://www.4ad.com/sessions/
― oscar, Saturday, 10 July 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm seein' him tonight too :Dlast time i saw him w/live band it was A+live "in studio" thing that was on pitchfork was also A+
― hobbes, Saturday, 10 July 2010 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
nuts! didn't realize he was playing tonight. i'm gonna be djing in berkeley :(
― jaxon, Saturday, 10 July 2010 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
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― oscar, Saturday, July 10, 2010 5:24 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark
I saw Haunted Graffiti last night at the Echoplex. I've seen Ariel play a few times, including one famous one at Tonic a half dozen years ago where he melted down completely with equipment problems and even R. Stevie Moore's presence wasn't enough to save the night. Now it's completely controlled, his band is made up of one dude from that Beachwood Sparks/Farmer Dave/Further crew and one dude from White Magic, and they play through the mumbles and hiccups and Ariel doesn't play guitar live anymore.
It was sold out, which is crazy for such a huge place as the Echoplex, and most of the people it seems had just discovered Pink. It was a very young crowd, which doesn't surprise me a lot, because he has a very young person sound (lo-fi), but weird nonetheless when you've been following a guy's career for 10 years.
― the who cares (okamax), Saturday, 10 July 2010 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
People were leaving in droves tonight.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Sunday, 11 July 2010 08:35 (thirteen years ago) link
^yeah WEIRD crowd vibe. loved "hardcore pops are fun". show was way unhinged. he was acting so fucked before/during the first song, i was half predicting a meltdown of some kind.
― hobbes, Sunday, 11 July 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
unhinged comparably to other ariel pink shows? or unhinged comparably to, say, a national show. because honestly, it's wayyyyyyy less unhinged now. i'd say it's downright hinged.
― the who cares (okamax), Sunday, 11 July 2010 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
enjoyed him at atp last year - i think this was in the first wave of playing tightened up with a band and so on - kind of wish i'd had some idea what he was like before that, for comparison
― thomp, Sunday, 11 July 2010 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMxSYzEuws
for instance
― the who cares (okamax), Sunday, 11 July 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i mean unhinged compared to 2 years ago when he had a slightly different lineup. certainly less so than his one man shows, of course!
― hobbes, Sunday, 11 July 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
by "unhinged" i guess i just mean more aggressive/dangerous sounding.
― hobbes, Sunday, 11 July 2010 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
This was my first time seeing him so I have nothing to compare it with, but everyone I was with thought it was a fiasco, and they'll all fans.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 12 July 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
they're, rather
http://www.lifelounge.com/music/video/ariel-pink%27s-haunted-graffiti-%27bright-lit-blue-skies%27.aspx
This was linked to on my Twitter feed. You have to love these "scene" writers that automatically assume an album by someone they've never heard before must be the debut.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 12 July 2010 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought the band was good but was not into ariel's theatrics at all. his vocals frankly sucked. i would never see him again.
― oscar, Monday, 12 July 2010 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah me neither. love the albums but as a performer, hes a bit frustrating. even with a good band, i dont think he really puts them to great use cos hes the one leading them, and he just likes to fuck around!
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 11:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Some would considering this latest album his 'debut' because it is pretty much his first official proper studio album on a big label.
Some would considering you should be set on fire
― Psychic... Octopus... Another Mertesac (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:25 (thirteen years ago) link
he said in an interview that people wants him to perform and thats why he does it, and he likes recording much better.wasnt the exact words but that was the main idea.
― Zeno, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:22 (thirteen years ago) link
My buddy plays in his band.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:29 (thirteen years ago) link
My buddy once touched Neve Campbell.
― gnarly sceptre, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
saw 'em last night, good show
one of the openers, puro instinct, was pretty great: http://vimeo.com/12987214 the recorded stuff doesn't do justice to their live sound
― OK (LOLK), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I was there last night too. Pretty entertaining. He knew to save the best for last with "For Kate I Wait."
― stingy, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought his live show this tour was great
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DolFdXt2_z4
― billstevejim, Thursday, 22 July 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm stoked that Haunted Graffiti will be in my town this fall, chagrined I'll have to buy a ticket for the Flaming Lips to see them, though.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 22 July 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Why aren't there more videos like "Mistaken Wedding?"
― billstevejim, Friday, 23 July 2010 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
From the "FF" album there's a song called "One More Time" sung by what sounds like 12-year-old Ariel Pink.. This is def my new favorite of his.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
totally i love that song! is that some random 12 year old singing or is it him or what? in either case it sure sounds like it was written by a 12 year old. if it's really something he made when he was a kid, it's funny to think how his recording techniques basically haven't changed at all (up til the new one at least).
― dynamicinterface, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
that is one of his most perfect compositions, maybe even my favorite. it also sounds like a duet...I hear two voices.
― 2+2 is 4 (Spinspin Sugah), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 12:33 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/600/73.jpg
holy shit
― jaxon, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
he looks like ben foster
― jaxon, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
wait, why are you posting him on the ariel pink thread?
― mizzell, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
sooo is the live show good? thinking about seeing him when he plays with os mutantes next month.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
live show is hit or miss due to tantrums but he was great when I saw him this time around
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
cool -- reunited os mutantes are supposed to be pretty solid live too, right?
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
lol. ha. http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/altreport/2010/10/ariel-pink-crushes-it-acl.html
it's the guy from Girls.
― jaxon, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
all white people look alike to me
Ariel Pink killed it tonight in NYC; he smartly stuck with songs that translated well live (no Grey Sunset or uber snythy stuff). Os Mutantes were amazing.
― Spectrum, Sunday, 14 November 2010 05:41 (thirteen years ago) link
both bands were great in Atlanta on Tuesday (Os Mutantes played a dope version of "Georgia On My Mind")
― (ಠ▃ಠ)o ((cloud)) (crüt), Sunday, 14 November 2010 05:42 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeGLqYIrvVQ&feature=player_embedded
― prior, Saturday, 29 January 2011 02:19 (thirteen years ago) link
That is my favorite one! I have tears! He's absolutely right, that IS a hard song to pull off and they did it flawlessly. I kept waiting for a mistake or something awkward, but no.
― Call on me (Spinspin Sugah), Saturday, 19 March 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-lOm3iLLkU
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 06:00 (twelve years ago) link
the boy Pink's done it again. wonderfully bonkers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ZdLTVT12k
― Michael B, Friday, 30 September 2011 09:56 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not sure about it tbh, listening to imitations of proggish wank isn't my idea of fun.
― historyyy (prettylikealaindelon), Friday, 30 September 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS7eIs-J3tYi saved 2 disk and must have watched that vdo a dozen times.
― Sébastien, Monday, 10 October 2011 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpnMVwng0ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdt3taIaZE&feature=related
Syd Barrett?
― nostormo, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
lol doesn't he melt down at like every show whatev
― river, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
The "Round and Round" video I made and posted in this thread has 135k views now, jeez.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 3 January 2012 23:51 (twelve years ago) link