Got a nice little note today from an artist we interviewed for Synthesis Magazine back in the day. Renato Klieger’s art is truly badical, and his latest video follows suit.

Hi
I don´t know if you still remember me, but Rey Roldan did an interview around 2006 with me.
Hope to not disturb you… I just want to share with you a new music video I did in my free time for an Indonesian band called The S.I.G.I.T. (www.myspace.com/thesigit)
Here´s the result : http://www.vimeo.com/4140405

I hope you like it!
Renato Klieger
www.renatokg.com

We do! Check it:

Black Amplifier - The S.I.G.I.T. from renato klieger on Vimeo.

Those familiar with Tera Melos know the group as one of the foremost purveyors of intense, super-spastic math prog. But proving that everybody’s got a lighter side, Tera Melos now presents their take on a cult classic theme song from a cult classic television show: “Hey Sandy” from Nickelodeon’s fabled Pete and Pete.

“Hey Sandy” was originally penned by Polaris, which was actually just a pseudonym offshoot for the band Miracle Legion, thrown together specifically to lay background music for the show. It’s the opinion of this writer though that Polaris was fucking badass, and the little switch they flipped into side project mode turned the corner on real group.

Anywho, with a blend between authenticity and creativity, Tera Melos could possibly find themselves being referred to as “that band who covers the Pete and Pete song” amid the right circles, which isn’t so bad. Have a look at the Melos rendition below, and then peep the original here.

A Taste of The Toast from Michael on Vimeo

First post, so here’s a neat fixed gear video. I usually wouldn’t post anything fixed gear related because most people associated in the fixed gear “scene” are complete douchers and most fixed gear videos are retarded anyway. But this one is shot really well and seems pretty damn cool. Plus, anything shot in slow motion usually rocks cocks. Anyway, take a look.

It appears that multi-platinum shock rapper Eminem has busted out of the woodwork after about a 3 year hiatus.  Mr. Mathers is set to drop his next album, Relapse, sometime in may, with a follow-up record Relapse 2 which is due to come out later this year.

His single off the new record, ‘We Made You’, hit teh internetz today along with a video produced by Dre. In short, Slim has started to regress as an artist, relying on a weak song, a very uninviting chorus and the same senseless celebrity ripping that he’s always had. The fact that he has (had?) so much talent and now is dependent on a slew of horrible puns set to some really awkward singing choices makes me question why he’s putting out the album.  The video itsself is just a rehash of every other video he’s done, sans any creativity.   I  wouldn’t go as far to say this is his worst track, but it’s down there.

YouTube currently has embedding disabled for this video (smart bastards…), so check it out HERE and let us know what you think.

There are a few writers here at Synthesis who swear by Omaha noisy indie-rockers Cursive. Personally, I’m on the fence about them, having seen some hit-or-miss shows. But they’re at least worthy of a listen, and with their new album dropping this April, I plan on letting them have another shot at winning my heart.

Cursive - Mama, I’s Swollen - CD/Digital March 10, 2009, LP April 21, 2009

…Mama, I’m Swollen is an album brimming with the universal, questioning the human condition, social morality, and the ”Peter Pan Syndrome” of grown men. From the charging bass lines of album opener ”In The Now” to the quiet first chords of confessional closer ”What Have I Done?,” Mama, I’m Swollen is a natural progression that remains distinctively Cursive: a fluid amalgamation of the band’s sound past, present, and future – a band that both your punk kid sister and English lit grad student best friend can call their own.

They’re on tour this March, with a stop at SXSW. You can peep Cursive’s last tour video diary HERE. There’s a lot more Saddle Creek news. Sure, you can find all this info and more at http://www.saddle-creek.com/…but you could also just check out more after the jump…which is far more badass.

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