Ariel Pink

it's telling that even now I still think of AP as a clueless art kid, he's 42 lol

almost an OAP

At the end of the day "Hey Moon" is about the only Maus song I can't live without, but I can always go to the Molly Nilsson original for my fix.

Good for Nilsson's label, DSA, who have just repressed/reissued the "Hey Moon" 7" single, with all proceeds going to BLM.

Tbf Molly Nilsson seemed like kind of a dick when my friend put her on, but I don't know if there's any political edge to that (hell, it might even just have been an off day, I know I probably come across like a dick sometimes when I'm playing on a bad day)

probably the worst thing pink has publicly done was when he made 'forcibly kissing all the girls in the front row' an every night occurrence on the before today tour in 2010 at the height of his hype, pretty reprehensible

i still don't believe maus is a trump supporter or anything but he's certainly a huge credulous dumbass and it's exactly in line with how he's been in the past

based on what friends who know them have told me -- it's like reason #43282 not to do cocaine. I guess at least being a supporter of fascism there's way less cognitive dissonance being a massive cokehead than for self-proclaimed leftists who also do lots of coke.

Funnily enough, I'm dealing with a self-proclaimed leftist who does lots of coke right now, and me and all of his friends can't make him understand why posting Burzum album covers without context might be a reason to get angry at him (he's "doing research for a paper he's writing," which is probably true since he's run a magazine in the past, but still).

still think a lot about Quincy Jones claiming that Nazi Germany was fueled by cocaine

John Maus' importance has utterly passed me by, I have zero idea who he is, know no one who listens to his music, etc. Did this guy get indie prominence between the years of 2006 and say, 2018? because I didn't pay attention to shit then.

yes

The name John Maus means John Walker of the Walker Brothers to me. Also I confuse him with John Mayer, as I'm sure I must have mentioned on the Oh! I Always Get Those Two Mixed Up! thread.

yes, same, I thought it was that new dude from The Dead at first

I guess AP has been an asshole in plain sight for a while now, but one thing that obscured it a little for me was that he kept some pretty good company... like just two examples that occurred to me are Weyes Blood who seems to be a pretty morally together person... and I know he is (or was) pals with another female muso who is impeccably aware & progressive... I guess I figured these people wouldn’t have given him a free pass if he was genuinely as big a jerk as he appears in interviews. But I guess friendships are complex and multifaceted, there are probably some people I know with some murky views that I don’t bail up about it at dinner parties.

Dam-Funk's a pretty positive dude, and also AP collaborator. Same with Nite Jewel. In fact, the three of them seemed to have a little bit of an LA coterie. I've always liked their shared vibes.

When is the next batch out? Can it happen before he gets cancelled

― PaulTMA, Friday, 1 November 2019 23:52 (one year ago)

so close

henry s at 6:42 8 Jan 21

Dam-Funk's a pretty positive dude, and also AP collaborator. Same with Nite Jewel. In fact, the three of them seemed to have a little bit of an LA coterie. I've always liked their shared vibes

trigger warning but maybe read this about the scumbag sexually assaulting a woman in the audience, and go on Twitter and read numerous tweets by women in indie saying we were warning you about this guy before you start talking about "shared vibes"

https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/76t96k/in_response_to_the_ariel_pink_story_from/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body


for fuck's sake

he did that very regularly in the before today tour from what i've heard, really fucked up

has he not been jumped multiple times before is what I want to know

ive made some terrible posts itt

I was told Vudi from AMC was playing with AP for a mo Ute after he moved to LA ages ago. Wonder what that was like. Was mystifying to me even then

what the absolute shit

Dropped by his label: https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ariel-pink-dropped-label-mexican-summer-trump-support-1234881742/

kind of ridiculous that this of all things was the last straw for them

Waiting to see if 4AD does the same.

(I mean, if they pull the one album they did with him)

Oh wait, several albums. wgaf about him I can't remember how many there were (their site only lists Pom Pom).

he did three with 4AD and has been on mexican summer since

Megyn Kelly to the rescue! LOL

This guy got cancelled just for going to listen to Trump speak on Wed. He says he didn’t join the protests/riot (& his label isn’t claiming otherwise). Just *attending* the Trump speech was a cancellable offense. https://t.co/Nk6Dm5aEcD

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) January 9, 2021

I said this on another post but I still think there's an outside chance Death in June will be mentioned on Fox

oh god I hope not

Megyn Kelly defending Ariel Pink, didn't see that coming.

I wonder if she'll play "Round and Round" on her segment outro or go for a golden oldie like "Trepanated Earth" or "Jules Lost His Jewels"?

"Butt House Blondes" would probably find a lot of traction with the Fox viewership.

Those first few records were really good, but unlike some of the other bands of the time, he was ALWAYS an awful performer. I saw him live a few times, and it was always terrible.

Funnily enough, every time I've seen Dam-Funk live, it's been terrible, too, and the last time I saw both of them live it was THE SAME NIGHT in San Francisco, 2008, and I was on a lot of molly.

I know the purist take is the early stuff is best but I was a big fan of his “crossover” run - I guess Before Today, Mature Themes and Pom Pom. Saw him live twice and it was excellent both times. Haven’t been spinning those records much in the last 5 years though, as with Swans I can always think of something I can enjoy more with fewer complications.

The only musician related to Ariel Pink’s live performances worth a damn was Tim Koh

I have a personal issue with this man, unrelated to his music--which I maintain is consistently good, great, or brilliant--or political beliefs, and I swear to god just give me a hammer and one hour alone with him. Not a threat. Just a wish

Remember when he was on a brutally unfunny episode of Red Eye in 2013?

https://video.foxnews.com/v/2653731360001

as with Swans I can always think of something I can enjoy more with fewer complications.
^^ same

he's not THAT good

Remember when he was on a brutally unfunny episode of Red Eye in 2013?

https://video.foxnews.com/v/2653731360001

― reggae mike love (polyphonic)

I just watched this and I think I hate you for making me aware it exists.

He (was) good at recording weird parts meticulously with a 4 track. Also sucks that he’s associated with Ash Ra. Did I already post that?

Went off this guy after before today. Not ashamed to say I wanted him to stio fucking around and make some more 'proper' albums but I guess that was not for him

Still love doldrums and worn copy though. If I stopped listening to every person with fucked up politics I wouldn't listen to many artists.

dedicated to bobby jameson was pretty good as a "proper" album except for the part where his gross politics seeped into it more directly than ever which along with his antics getting increasingly bad and/or visible (i wasn't aware of the before today tour assault stories etc. until people brought it up then in response to other shit he did in 2017) was the end of my interest in his music

He (was) good at recording weird parts meticulously with a 4 track. Also sucks that he’s associated with Ash Ra. Did I already post that?

― kurt schwitterz, Sunday, January 10, 2021 2:40 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

ash ra?
like ash ra temple?

https://img.discogs.com/w6ZNsACwtgDM831VdKEyfJvd9KM=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-10729100-1503344166-6844.jpeg.jpg

Gah whatever next, Popol Q?

why isn't Ariel Pink's name in pink on that cover?

why does it look like the art for some shit jazz fusion record from 1989

whatever next, Popol Q?

Trumpy ?