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Thanks to one of my favorite music blogs, Slow Breathing Circuit, for the Q&A and guest mix! I got to show off some of my current favorites, including Alison’s Disapproval, Vic/Vicky, Maison Blanche, Baïkonour, Deerhoof, maarja nuut & ruum, Jumping Back Slash, Xqui, Lafawndah, and Thundercat.
(also…avant-garde tunes, plane crashes, and turtles seems like the perfect distillation of my favorite conversation topics).
Check out the post here, and listen to the mix below or on Mixcloud.
I am BEYOND excited to share that Music for the DMV has been reviewed (favorably!) in The Wire Magazine, “music’s most discerning and open-minded publication” and “the most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” One excerpt, referring to the DMV, says, “Kelly’s atmospherics capture the emotional spectrum the human soul can traverse in this squat, beige hell.”
The Wire is available online through Exact Editions, or you may be able to access it through your local library.
Pinch me…
On The Beat Zine gave an exciting review to the Wormhole World sampler A Picture of Good Health today, with these kind words about two of my contributions:
New Orleans composer Elizabeth Joan Kelly follows up her August release ‘Music For The DMV’ with another two belting tracks. ‘Cake’ is a mind-bending exploration of strings and electronica that you’d struggle to hear anywhere else, while ‘Starchild’ takes soundscaping to a new level entirely.
Thanks to WEATNU OUR (We Are The New Underground Online Underground Radio) for adding “Ambient Industrial Gymnopedie” and “Club Clanger” to the rotation. You can catch WEATNU OUR on their website or at TuneIn.
I have three songs on A Picture of Good Health, the brand new release from net label Wormhole World, available as a “name your price” purchase or streaming for free on Bandcamp. My contributions include the brand new tracks “Cake” and “Beau Travail”, as well as one of my collaborations with Xqui, “Starchild.” Other featured artists include Radio Europa, Alan Morse Davies, Chow Mwng, Drop the Heroes, WIP, Equinox, Tremolo Ghosts, & Brian Bordello.
Check it out!
Thanks to The Letter Electronic Music Guide for including “Club Clanger” on A few good tunes Vol 43!
Blair Millen writes, “this was the track that stood out for me on the American producer’s album Music for the DMV.”
Listen to the whole playlist, which also includes Poison Point, Lia Mice, Lokier, Mariska Neerman, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Saloli, Konrad Wehrmeister, Steven Julien and Emra Grid, here.
Flattering review of Music for the DMV by Gray Lee up on Houdini Mansions. An excerpt:
The end result of this digital collage of classical pieces with unique audio treatments is an artistic and detailed sonic work that one need not visit the DMV to enjoy. For those of you who are unfortunate enough to have business to conduct at the DMV, you might want to bring this album with you. The calming and intriguingly arranged music contained therin just might make your stay a little less unpleasant.
Read the whole review here, and make sure to check Houdini Mansions’ many projects, including the Magnetic Mystery Hour podcast and their gorgeous cassette release.
Lots of plays for Music for the DMV on the radio today!
“Bouncyland” on WTUL’s Cheez Show with Uncle Chris
“In A Chill Mood” on Penn State’s Altered State with DJ Tim Kai
“Mysterious Grooving Gymnopedie” on KCUR’s Night Tides with Renée Blanche
I was interviewed by the Middle Tennessee Music blog about Music for the DMV, indie music challenges, listening format preferences, and more. Check it out here!
A couple of songs from Music for the DMV have been making the rounds on some expertly curated Spotify playlists. “Twilight Moving Meditation” is on w.c. helmets Not For Study or Sleep playlist of dark ambient, drone, noise, neoclassical, and experimental music.
“Electropop Swimming Pool Gymnopedie” has been added to Tracy’s Expansion of Presence playlist, “an aural journey across genres, presenting unsigned artists and new artists.”
Head over to Spotify and get your #musicMonday off to a good start!
