Low End Theory » Passion of the Weiss

Mar
22

Thom Yorke Live DJ Set @ Low End Theory LA 3.9.11 from Theo Jemison on Vimeo. Footage of Thom Yorke’s infamous excursion to the Low End Theory courtesy of Theo Jemison. I’m unsure what the utility is for those who weren’t there, but it’s nice that it was preserved beyond wobbly YouTube clips. If you… Continue reading »

Mar
14

Low End Theory Podcast XIX – The Gaslamp Killer & Jon Hopkins

Do you really need to read another panegyric on the Low End Theory? No. What more needs to be said about a place that had surprise sets from Odd Future and Thom Yorke in consecutive weeks (my review of the latter is here for the interested). It’s been four months since the last podcast, a… Continue reading »

Mar
03

Odd Future @ Low End Theory

Like the first Can show in Cologne, I was there. Epic headbanging shit. As I obnoxiously Tweeted: Impromptu Odd Future performance at Low End. Like Onyx meets Triple Six meets Eminem meets a bunch of other equally baseless comparisons.”Wolf Gang” Chants, shout outs to Ron Artest, new cuts from “Goblin,” lacerating abuse aimed at 2… Continue reading »

Feb
01

I Know You Got Soul

Sometimes you tell yourself that you’re going to wait until 8 p.m. to smoke, and then other times the audio leaks from the Low End Theory takeover of DJ Muggs and Mr. Choc’s Soul Assassins radio show. Two hours of mixes from Daddy Kev, Nobody, and Gaslamp Killer. Roll it up, light it up, smoke… Continue reading »

Feb
01

Video: Virtual Boy- “Mass”

Virtual Boy “Mass” from Alpha Pup on Vimeo. For all the bogus new-media cliches spouted about the 21st century music business, certain realities are immutable. Witness Alpha Pup, who along with Brainfeeder operate as the premier in-house labels of the Low End Theory (respect also due to Leaving Records, Friends of Friends, and Non Projects.)… Continue reading »

Nov
26

Low End Theory Podcast XVIII–Nobody & Jonwayne

Dovetailing with its cellar dweller roots, the Low End Theory released its 18th podcast on Wednesday evening, just as everyone was leaving work and preparing to roll out their once-a-year use of the word, “tryptophan” (it just makes you feel smart.) For those familiar with Internet traffic patterns, this is officially the worst possible time… Continue reading »

Nov
10

City of Fog

Nosaj Thing – MIS, Brasil 2010 (leg. português) from Cauê Ito on Vimeo. If you subscribe to the ideology that beats need raps to be fulfilled, you’ve probably already long ceased to read this blog, or are in the process of breaking away to download the latest MP3′s from Games, Tennis, Weekend, and Troubled Jai… Continue reading »

Oct
26

Nosaj Thing – “Fog” (Jamie xx Remix)

As the photo above indicates, Jamie xx and Jason Chung share the same wardrobe designer. A garlic averse soul who sculpts their suits in a lampless cavern deep in the bowels beneath SoHo. Neither of them have tasted clean oxygen in weeks, which serves to explain the artistic synergy that the two possess. They share… Continue reading »

Oct
21

Frank & Beats: The Gaslamp Killer’s Descent to the Death Gate

The Gaslamp Killer – DEATH GATE from (((∆))) on Vimeo. Aaron Frank is not afraid of Death. They’re afraid of him — there was a falling out over a quibble concerning the proper amount of hair spray. Previously down for his dynamic DJ sets and choices in facial hair, Willie “The Gaslamp Killer” Bensussen… Continue reading »

Oct
20

The Gospel of Matthews: Teeb’s Sunrise Library

Aaron Matthews has a library full of wind chimes and dimes. It’s fitting that Teebs named his debut after a synonym for love. At times. his music can be indescribable without leaning on superlatives. At a superficial level, these are merely samples and loops, cut and pasted in a particular order. Yet on an ethereal… Continue reading »