I strongly suspect this chap listens to the Theatre Of Noise
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A grotesque radio mix of alternative music, geeky banter and petty destruction
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As promised on tonight's show, here are some record labels we would recommend. They all feature Christian artists doing some very interesting things.
Tooth And Nail - lots of raaaah! Includes some quality hip hop on Uprok too.
Solid State - very much the 'shouty men' element of Theatre Of Noise.
Northern Records - independent, a little bit country, and lovely.
Velvet Blue - grumpy indie artists now all grown up.
Asthmatic Kitty - quirky, odd and innovative.
If you can think of any more - I'm only writing this off my quiche-stained cuff - then post them in the comments below.
Posted by Fat Roland in Chainsaw Challenge, Video
Fourth From The Last, the debut album of Christian ska band The Ws, got destroyed this week on Chainsaw Challenge.
Here's real live evidence of your votes counting. A good choice, methinks.
Don't turn your volume up - presenter Lee is some way from the camera, but Fil is about to kick off with his loud power drill so the video won't stay quiet for long.
Take it away, Fil...
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At the end of every programme, we tell you some features we didn't get time to broadcast in a little 20 second piece we call Ideas We Didn't Use. We thought we'd pop some of these on the website because you look like the kind of person who appreciates a bad pun.
So, here are some of the features we didn't get time for in the first week of the 2009 broadcast...
- We attempt to kick-start the diets of millions of fat people around the world by destroying all the world’s cocoa plants at once in ‘A-chocolypse now’
- We render a mystical cup useful by mending the holes in the Holy Grail.
- We stage a re-enactment of Jesus’ trial 20,000 feet in the air, with our new drama group, The Pontius Pilots.
- We challenge a clergyman to preach a fifteen minute sermon containing only words beginning with the letter ‘T’ in More Tea Vicar.
- We electrocute French monks in the Tazer Experience.
- We get a Biblical couple to swim upstream to spawn, in Salmon And Delilah.
- We sort Easter chocolate treats into denominational order, with Eggumenical thinking.
- We give vicars a makeover for their Easter Sunday service in The Fashion Of The Christ.
- We attempt to train rabbits to act out Shakespeare in ‘Hutch Ado About Nothing’
- We rave endlessly about the 4th floor of an office block, in The Greatest Storey Ever Told.
- We accidentally drop the Easter rabbit into our deep fat fryer in Hot Cross Bunnies.
- We declare a small VAT cut in Christianity, forcing everyone to worship Jesus Chris.
- We trace how cutlery abolished the slave trade with our profile of William Wilberforks.
- Dale Winton’s Hole In The Wall is relocated, suprisingly conveniently, to Jericho.
- We set up a new worship festival for bees and scorpions, in Sting Harvest.
Posted by Fat Roland in Chainsaw Challenge
The photos speak for themselves. Israel And New Breed's A Deeper Level ends up looking like it's had a fight with the hungry caterpillar (it was in fact Fil The Destroyer's drill of doom).
And the blank, frosted-glass CD? That's what happens when you attack KJ52's Behind The Musik CD with a sander. All that artwork and the shiny CD glean rubbed into nothingness.
This is all because of your votes, dear listener! Listen in on Chainsaw Challenge on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Posted by Fat Roland in music
Amid the froth of Theatre Of Noise, lovely things bubble to the surface.
Firstly, Jay Tholen is a chip tune experimentalist from rural Florida. His music sounds like Nintendos dancing gaily in a field of hay. His debut album Hidden Moon Jungle brought a prog feel to the 8 bit scene ('8 bit' just means it sounds like lots of bleeps), and he's even written an instrumental interpretation of the parable of the prodigal son.
Secondly, Menomena is an indie band from Oregan who aren't afraid to honk their sax. They've covered a Flaming Lips song and they're signed to City Slang (otherwise known as A Very Important Record Label Indeed). Sadly, two members used to be in a Christian version of Pearl Jam, but don't hold that against them.
Check out Jay Tholen here. Check out Menomena here.