A Geometric Grid Of Little Squares

Kahimi Karie “What Are You Wearing?” – I wish that I could come up with a clever, catchy word that would be the cutesy Japanese hipster girl equivalent of Blaxploitation, because that would be the name of the subgenre for a song like this. Not surprisingly, this is the work of Momus, who might be indie rock’s leading Asian fetishist aside from Rivers Cuomo. The strange thing about this song is that in spite of itself, it doesn’t sound very Japanese, mostly due to Karie’s bizarre singing voice, which sounds like Elmo approximating a chanteuse. This is not exactly a turn-on for me, but if you’re at all creepy, it should seem pretty hott. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

The Concretes “Chico (Avalanches’ “Wernham Hogg” remix)” – I’m not sure what this remix might have to do with The Office, but it is rather outstanding as it manages to mix together at least seven different genres of loveliness into four minutes while keeping the source material very recognizable. I don’t care what comes first – more Avalanches remixes or a new Avalanches LP – but more, please. (Click here to buy it from Rough Trade.)



Elsewhere: John Tofu Hut and Oliver Soul Sides combine like Voltron, and the Soul Hut is born!

For FF fans: Eppy has posted his analysis of “My Dog Was Lost But Now He’s Found”, this time including mp3s of the SBN demo version and the Eleanor solo acoustic recording from East Village Radio along with his notes and observations.

Also: If you happen to be 1) in NYC on October 15th 2) registered for CMJ and 3) available at noon (that should narrow the list down to maybe three people reading this, tops), please come visit the Press Play: Rediscovering Music Journalism Online panel, which will feature Mark Willet, Scott Plagenhoef, and myself along with Sub Pop’s director of publicity Steve Manning and SPIN’s Will Hermes as the moderator.