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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE – LUMINOUS NIGHT

Paul Saitowitz

Ben Chasny the architect behind freak-folk outfit Six Organs of Admittance is as much a miner as he is a musician. Reared on a cheapie Tascam four-track recorder and plenty of time alone in his bedroom, the Bay Area based Chasny has a history of plundering through hours and hours of old tapes carefully scrapping together verses and choruses with nothing but his imagination and a cross-fader.  The results, often 20-minute-plus opuses, show the depth and vision of a truly unorthodox songwriter. Like mini films, many of Chasny’s tunes take the listener on and up-and-down journey leaving their minds slightly altered for the better. Free mp3 below! Continue…

2 GUITARS, A BASSIST, A DRUMMER AND A NINTENDO

ANAMANAGUCHI

Alon Shapiro

This 5-piece band hailing from New York City is composed of two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer and a modified Nintendo gaming system. Combining multiple musical genres, Anamanaguchi create an innovative sound and the Nintendo provides multiple tracks of wild melodies and clever harmonies that string the music together with a 8-bit feel. Since we know that description is a little vague, FABRIC magazine is giving away 2 free Anamanaguchi mp3′s at the end of this article. Enjoy! Continue…