Max Tundra releases a new download single, Which Song, which is taken from his recently released third studio album, Parallax Error Beheads You on 2nd February 2009. Which Song will be released amidst a string of UK dates, which, having recently supported Hot Chip on an extensive UK tour, sees Max play the following shows: JANUARY 2009 28th [...]
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Max Tundra replaces Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man. at the Cardiff Barfly DiS/SWN gig this Friday, jostling in a sandwich between local'ish post-rocksters Stray Borders and DiSser's-new-band-of-the-year Johnny Foreigner . More details contained within...
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Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You(Domino, 2008)10 out of 10Today Max Tundra's third LP, Parallax Error Beheads You, is released in England. On November 18th, it comes out in the United States. I've been living with the album for some time now, and even though that's true, even though I live in California and have no personal relationship with Max Tundra — an artist in whom I could say, b.
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English multi-instrumentalist (of mostly the '80s Amiga kind) Max Tundra will release his third full-length recording via Domino Records Nov. 18. His spiraling, synth-driven and colorful electronic collages and all his beep beep bleeps have garnered him much praise from the likes of the late John Peel---Tundra, a.k.a. Ben Jacobs, was among the last to record a Peel Session---Pitchfork, and Owen...
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Okay, so I didn't write about Philip Glass. Maybe I jinxed it. So I won't jinx what will hopefully be the topic of my next post; I'll possibly get around to it today. (Now I've jinxed it, haven't I.)Less pressing matters, though. If we can be thankful for Pitchfork, it's for continuing to cover Max Tundra despite his lack of Radiohead-level (or U2-level, or Oasis-level, or even M.I.A.-level) po...
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Ahhh it's the last week of summer! Kids are heading back to school, folks are ending their vacations, things are returning to the normal ebb and flow of the cooler months, and most importantly this is the last weakened release week for quite some time! Yeah there's not too many records to spotlight this year so I guess I will turn my intentions to an old favorite that aren't exactly releasing t...
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Between my video camera malfunctioning and my camera deleting 1/3 of the photos I snapped, I've settled back into post-SXSW life wondering if Austin is some sort of technological bermuda triangle or if I just had bizarre luck. Regardless, I'm sorting through what I've got whilst juggling a research paper. Good things, however, come in pairs and Connor has photos plus some fantastic video to s...
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What? Nooo.. LCD Soundsystem might be no more, the socio-political conscience of electro-punk might be gone. Where will we find someone that great again? (pun soo intended). Well we can't go to Digitalism or Crystal Castles, that's for sure. And by the way, doesn't Crystal Castles like steal a lot of samples from Lo-Bat and [...]
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I consider myself quite the music dork, yet there are some corners of the sonic universe that not even my iPod pocket-protector and trusty eardrums can delve into. That's definitely one of the finest splendors associated with music and any other art form; there is always something different and exciting to discover no matter how much you've heard or even seen. Such is the case for Max Tund...
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Forget the pricey NYC dance club cover charges, instead try dancing your pants off in the park for free! Yes, Free! Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park is feeding our need for sick beats at the ongoing "Pool Party" concert series for the very reasonable price of nothing.On Sunday August 23, the master masher himself, GIRL TALK, worked his craft to audience of maximum occupancy. It was a summer part...
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Max Tundra's "Which Song" offered a promising first taste for his forthcoming third album Parallax Error Beheads You, the first proper collection since 2002's Mastered By Guy At The Exchange. Max isn't wasting much time getting us further acquainted with Parallax, already offering up a video for a Woof Wan Bu-directed video for the Who-inverted "Will Get Fooled Again." The song's an uptempo new...
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I was mentioning well written press releases and THIS has got to be one of the best ever. As unique as the artist I'd say. Max Tundra's "Mastered By The Guy At The Exchange" became a fav of mine after running into the amazing Franz Ferdinand remix he did (which Pitchfork also gave a favorable review). It's gonna be hard for me to top the press release so enjoy the free tunes and don't sle...
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It's been nearly a year since the obsessive British arranger known as Max Tundra put out his third perfect pop electro record Parallax Error Beheads You (via Domino). And while there's no true sign as to when the wait will...
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Ben Jacobs, aka Max Tundra, is about ready to release album three Parallax Error Beheads You, the first since 2002's Mastered By Guy At The Exchance. It took a long time because the man's meticulous. A fact that should be well illustrated by first available track "Which Song," which I was going to describe, but think this bit from Owen Pallett more than does the trick:
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Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You - Album Review A parallax error is a discrepancy between what you see and what is really there, due to the line of view. This conflict between reality and subjectivity epitomises Max Tundra's current album, "Parallax Error Beheads You", as you are plunged into a fantastical world of lo-fi blips, [...]
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