Ariel Pink

I guess I can see where people get the Zappa thing from - there are elements that make them sound like certain Zappa songs. Haven't listened enough to really identify too many specific examples but eg. Negativ Ed has the tubular bells, tempo, descending bass riffs and challenging vocals as Teenage Prostitute.

yea that chart was dumb as fuck, about as dumb as the term "hypnogogic pop" and other bullshit wire-isms

hahah otm

Ariel Pink always made me think of Skafish. I love Ariel Pink and the first Skafish record is a masterpiece but Frank Zappa is just vile, I kind of like some of his records though

Bobby Conn rules and his band is awesome and AP is still a long way from anything as good as "The Golden Age".

I agree with that. But I also love Zappa.

people do love this guy, me included. he'll forever be divisive in music circles but i really hadn't heard anything quite like those first albums when they first entered my world.

hipster bullshit, the son of a millionaire gastroenterologist slumming it in outsider clothes, a gadfly seeking attention etc

whatever you think of him he just is

The "Mom and dad are normal" section of Jell-O has a real strong '67-'68 Mothers of Invention vibe.

Big differences is Zappa felt like he really sneered at his targets and held authority in general in contempt. AP doesn't seem that much into anything.

amoral white sociopaths rarely are

He looks pretty into My Little Pony from what I can see.

The Zappa comparisons have nothing to do with AP's songwriting, just his style.

I feel the style thing to a degree but Zappa's vibe is so different, his sort of "I'm smarter than you" sarcasm and mocking thing, plus he was sort of hyper professional as a band leader, very savvy businessman etc, whereas Ariel's whole vibe is more erratic, fragile

Also tbh a lot of Ariel's supposed "enigmatic" behavior etc sometimes seems a lot like a dude that is on drugs than anything

there was a written testimony from the Flaming Lips sound man awhile ago warning festival organizers that Ariel and his band were pretty heavy heroin users. i can't seem to find it anymore though

ariel pink does drugs?

yes, and his fans love him for it

damn... i'll be praying for him

but srsly how many more minutes will we have with ariel? 6? maybe 7? *saliva pools on computer desk*

drugs

In September ariel tried reefer 4 the very first time
Now he's doing horse, it's June

I found him passed out in an alleyway once and when he groaned at me after I nudged him with my foot I was like "you....have some cool songs" and left

jesus christ

He looks pretty into My Little Pony from what I can see.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:09

lol

the golden age is fuckin ace. Pitchfork gave it like a 2

FRECKLES FRECKLES WHERED U GET THOSE FRECKLE STENCILS DID U PAINT THEM ON? WHITE FRECKLES WHITE FRECKLES

"drug-sick sadness" -p4k

i mean the chorus in the first song on pom pom is "all over the world / cocaine man has got a Portabello girl"

all the early stuff sounds like he was tweaked out on speed

Have a good question for Ariel? Post it here. I can't guarantee an answer but he will see it. Serious questions only.

How will your songwriting evolve in the wake of #gamergate?

Serious question: What is the refrain of "Every Night I Die at Miyagis" ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alD4uGj6rQ

Can't you just google the lyrics?

Ask him if he has any plans to do a visual album. I loved loved loved those early AP music videos - the ones with the retro VHS look before it got all super popular. It would be cool to have a DVD of AP videos.

Can't you just google the lyrics?

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:02 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's all conjecture, house arrest doesn't have a lyric sheet. even the acoustic version from npr, it's impossible to hear what he says after "off in the world" ... "the girl's a jerk" ? "the girls adjourn" ?

I would like to know what Ariel Pink is reading and what he thinks of it.

he's reading twitter

Ariel is there a deep meaning behind schnitzel boogie or are you just a dumbass junkie troll riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave of randomly encountered adoration by listeners eager for even more music that sounds warm and psychedelic and lo-fi-ish as if we don't have enough of that bye

Serious question: when will you appear on Red Eye again?

Also, I'm surprised AP's band are serious heroin users, they seem like the classic hapless backing band that has to put up with an insane and irresponsible bandleader, and all the while remain totally professional and poker-faced.

Do you hang out with Kurt Heasley often?

no surprise about the heroin and other drug use, i thought this was already well-documented

feel like heard something about giant ziplock bags full of weed or something too, i could be wrong.

tbf though i kind of assume most musicians smoke a lot of weed

Friend of a friend helped organize a show with AP in Brooklyn three or four years ago. He demanded the guarantee up front or something, in cash. It was about 5k. They wrapped each stack with a ribbon so there would be no dispute. Naturally, next day, Pink harangues them, saying he was shorted. Supposedly spent it all on meth and I guess heroin.

I don't really get a heroin vibe from his music though, it sounds very speedy to me, too.

Did an A/B with the last album he made, man the new one is SO MUCH BETTER. Better mixing, better melodies, better songwriting. There were always weak spots on his records cos there seemed to be a lot of information going on. It's ironic that he goes ahead and does a double album and it is the tightest, most well-crafted thing he has done yet!

i like "put your number in my phone" a lot more than black ballerina

I don't really get a heroin vibe from his music though, it sounds very speedy to me, too.

Thanks for the laugh.

no thank you RT

the second half of Schnitzel Boogie actually does resemble a nod

n/p u2