You Only Live Thrice

run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run run come come come come come come come come come come come come come
IDIB is my fav first Chromatics Glass Candy then Mirage Farah beautiful beautiful beautiful this is the laws of life this is the laws of life you wake up you understand you see the world becomes right this the way the world is we are bothered by the problem of evil because life is a mystery there is no explanation to give for the suffering and pain torture and destruction and the hunger in the world you'll never explain it because life is a mystery your thinking mind cannot make sense of it loneliness vanishes into sunbeams through my prophetic dreams together in our blood flow here we gooo how shit is new bloc party how good is new damir doma collection how shit is late night television how good is fresh new bedsheets how shit is squash elbow how good am i

Farah // Law of Life

Mirage // Lady Operator

JB Classic:
Fourplay // Reptilia

M-Dawg Classic:
The Cure // Fire In Cairo

Flash Classic:
New Order // Ceremony

Maverick Classic:
Gin Blossoms // Follow You Down

Double Glazed

Only yesterday did I post about the wonderful Chromatics and the 'neu-Italo' stylings of the Italians Do It Better menagerie. Well after a taste of that comes an even bigger serving, this time from their associates from IDIB, Glass Candy.

The 'golden child' project of the collective, the duo consisting of Ida No and Johnny Jewel (also a contributor for Chromatics) combine their clean synth driven sound falling around the lusty yet abstract lyrics and intermediate yelps of No. Glass Candy are more disco and less haunting than Chromatics, with a sumptuous recapturing of Italo and Space Disco with a subtle modern twist.

This post is not out of the blue however, because Glass Candy, who like Flosstradamus are down in Aus for the V Festival, are also playing a side show in old Melbourne town, this one on April 3rd at The Toff In Town. They've been described as "one of the best live/dance bands out in North America" - iheartcomix, so it would be a tragedy to miss out on this one. Grab your tickets from Moshtix or from Modular asap!


Their album B/E/A/T/B/O/X was released last year, with 9 chillingly cool songs that will get you moving like it's 1982. Or 2082. Or like a robot. Or a seductive vamp. Or a robot seductive vamp from 2082.

Glass Candy // Life After Sundown

Glass Candy // Etheric Device

Glass Candy // Computer Love

When In Chrome...

Do as Chromans do? Or perhaps Chromatics? Though hype hasn't been a problem since Chromatics burst onto the scene, I just couldn't resist ensuring everyone has a taste of their sumptuous, somber sound.

Their album Night Drive (IV) has been haunting me since it was released last year. Which is lucky, because if I wanted anything to haunt me, it would be this. Akin to the soundtrack of some chillingly picturesque film noir mystery set in an Antonio Sant'Elia styled Italian Futurism scene, Chromatics have put together such a refined and austere glimpse of future-discopunk that despite it's down tempo ambiance, the sobering and icy subtleties demand that you do nothing except listen to it.

The Oregonian outfit of the Italians Do It Better coterie successfully crystallize an emotionally rigid yet somehow frail landscape that is more ponderous than party, more eloquent than energetic, more dark than delinquent, and most important, more great than good. Night Drive is available from the Chromatics myspace, along with some sweet merch.

Chromatics // Night Drive

Chromatics // The Killing Spree

Chromatics // Mask

I would love to post the whole album, but seriously indulge yourself and buy Night Drive for a meager 12 bones.