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Oh Astro : Snow Queen

Posted about 1 year ago
seriously, there are many enough married indie rockers to start a revolution, or at least carry the torch of the holy matrimony. Oh Astro is the very marital tandem of Jane Dowe and Hank Hofler based out of Normal, Illinois, albeit with Stefen Robinson aka Yea Big often playing the third wheel.behind the little red dot is track one, Snow Queen, off the debut album Champions of Wonder, out this year from Illegal Art, the followup to the EP Hello World from 2005. (track two, Hello Fuji Boy, samples Lionel Richie's Hello.) btw, no, your player is not broken.all this talk of snow (not where i am) in the last many days in mog made me think of the song (and other things). sending sunshine everyone's way.::. official site; a few more mp3 downloads on the audio page::. MySpace
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Comments (23)

  1. FluxCapacitor
    FluxCapacitor says Wow, this song is utterly fantastic. For me, it's sort of an indie version of The Field's experiments with house music, in that they're looping the slightest of phrases. Fantastic pick, Ilay, I'm off to dl the other tracks...
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  2. FluxCapacitor
    FluxCapacitor says The Hello song is terrific, too. And I've just realized that, rather incredibly, The Field also sample Hello, at the very end of A Paw In My Face (from this year's brilliant From Here We Go To Sublime) _Hel-lo?_
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  3. scotfree
    scotfree says Hhmmm, you've thawed my icy soul with that one Ilay. Sort of an organic Frippertronics spiced with falsetto-less Sparks, that's a brew that's better than the 6 am coffee I'm sipping. And I love that picture. Investigation shall proceed
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  4. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says Very cool.
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  5. walkingthecow
    walkingthecow says yeah i like this a lot. such a cool style.
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  6. leftoverking
    leftoverking says that almost felt like i was on dialup again! ha ha. nice one poe. :0)
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  7. fistula spume
    fistula spume says Love it. I need it. I want it. Sounds like a lot of things that I can't think of right now. Thanks for posting!
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  8. ketut
    ketut says This is good. Does Paul Westerberg and Laurie Lindeen count as another indie couple even though she hasn't been in Zuzu Petals in a while? She's quite the writer I guess. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743292324/iwilldare-20
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  9. Sturgell
    Sturgell says At first I thought that there was something wrong with the recording. Then I realized that it's the style. Far out.
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  10. fistula spume
    fistula spume says Or far in!
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  11. poebegone
    poebegone says yay! we all love Oh Astro. the response to the song is marvelous. well, you guys have access to the album and i don't - so if you end up buying it and feel like sharing, you know what to do. (...Ghostbusters!) FluxC: hey, you are utterly right! it does sound like The Field, and come to think about it, it also does sound a tad Swedish. Colin, i haven't heard A Paw in My Face. also a hello at the end, huh? the strangest coincidence. i wonder if they're married couples, too. scotfree: great description of Frippertronics meets Sparks. i love it when the '70s and '00s meld seamlessly - it is akin to what i'm doing with my Secret Santa mix, i can't get into details yet but i'm so excited. 6 am coffee? boy, 6 am is when i start feeling sleepy and think about going to bed! deadman and walkingthecow: cool for school, yeah. like a fuzzy-eyed mechanical doll running amok. ;D
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  12. poebegone
    poebegone says leftoverking and sturgell: ha ha, dial-up. nice one, Jeff. the funny thing is, i did think that at first listen. Adam, it had to be the recording or someone has Parkinson's …whups, the beginnings of a very bad joke. fistula: that is in fact the best and closest to how i feel about their music, Sam - "Sounds like a lot of things that I can't think of right now". emphasis on a very schizo lot. ooh, need and want in the same sentence, you must really like it. ;d ketut: whoah, this post is full of strange coincidences. The Field's hello, and now Laurie Lindeen. before getting to your comment, i was just reading this most enjoyable read - It's Not Phair. lovely blog excerpts on Amazon! oh yeah she counts. (8
    Permalink posted 12/18/2007
  13. soulrocket
    soulrocket says i really liked this. it sounds a bit like ymck without the cuteness. i am a bit confused, are there 2 tunes in the post? this is my first visit to mog since the new mog came out. and it is the first post i am reading too.
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  14. HelenMarie
    HelenMarie says I really enjoyed this unique & quirky tune and the strange coincidences in the threads are always fascinating...off to read about Laurie. Oh and thanks for sharing your sunshine, I've got some in my region too.
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  15. fistula spume
    fistula spume says It's not that I like it but I like like it. You know? ;)
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  16. kristiana
    kristiana says Not my usual cup of tea, but find myself really enjoying this. Cheers!
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  17. FluxCapacitor
    FluxCapacitor says
    The Field - A Paw In My Face A phrase from Hello starts about a minute and a half in, and pays off right at the end.
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  18. poebegone
    poebegone says soulrocket: good call on YMCK. (...but what is J-pop without the cuteness? ;d) there is only one song on post, called Snow Queen - follow the red dot. i guess we were talking about a second song, Hello Fuji Boy, which is available as a free DL on their official site (link on post). sunnyd: ow of course! what a major oversight on my part. it should be your avatar up there instead of that Oh Astro photo. you radiate way more sunny sunshine than those silly little flowers and rainbowy colors. ;D
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  19. poebegone
    poebegone says fistula: i think i so get get it. =p kristiana: naw don't let this be your cup o' tea – we can't have no jolly cheerful punk rock chick going around mog, for chrissakes. (8 FluxC: like! thanks for the upload. that ending was soo good. it certainly helped calm my nerves while i try/pretend to write about the English Premier League expertly, never mind my personal life-long sports block. dang i hate this part of my job.
    Permalink posted 12/19/2007
  20. Marigold
    Marigold says I liked that Ilay. That is one of the most unique things I have heard in a while.
    Permalink posted 12/20/2007
  21. poebegone
    poebegone says cool, Mike. repeated listenings get me in a chirpy-quirky mood. :D
    Permalink posted 12/20/2007
  22. HelenMarie
    HelenMarie says Haha! Speaking of a repeated listen. I was thinking about this song and couldn't resist a revisit and then to find an extra tune inserted by Flux...how sweet! Digging that tune maybe just a tad more for regular listens! "it should be your avatar up there instead of that Oh Astro photo. you radiate way more sunny sunshine than those silly little flowers and rainbowy colors" Hahaha...good one! I certainly take that as a compliment dear, but I will need some extra warmth and sun from you for next week, I'm heading north to the city for the 1st time in a long time and I'm gonna freeze my ass off!!!
    Permalink posted 12/21/2007
  23. poebegone
    poebegone says SD, it is a compliment no doubt. pack an extra-powerful tiara for the freezing cold. (8
    Permalink posted 12/22/2007

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