February Beatz @ Terrace
After Fall semester’s pretty low profile concert scene, which concluded with that ill Ghostface Killah Edan Portnoy performance, many were left craving live tunage.And their cravings were probably … err … maybe satisfied given this month’s recent shedulings. That said, even if B.O.B.’s not coming back for round 2, the end of February and beginning of March is gon’ bounce and bounce hard. Today we take a look at some of Terrace’s February shows and one March show.February 24, Shigeto + Junk CultureHop on the “psy-hop-post-dub” wave. Shigeto makes crafty downtempo electronic filled with auditory moments of “no you didn’t … you just did.” This guy is going to blow up and portends to rock the grungy Terrace dance floor for real. Best of all, Shigeto’s not just for the artsy-dancey type, he plays “live” – or at least with live drums and live synth. Check out a weird suburban pastoral music video below.Junk Culture, too, registers mad high by any measure of booty-shaking, beat-dropping ability. Perhaps a more ghetto Animal Collective, Junk Culture is kind of like Girl Talk meets Jack Kerouac meets Dr. Dre. Check out West Coast or Daydream on Olean for clarification.February 26, JavelinJavelin is probably the biggest name on Terrace’s Spring 2011 lineup. Which is either sort of sad or pretty exciting depending on your musical preference.Blog-music giant Pitchfork Media describes the band’s music as “stutter-step weirdo hip-hop artistry.” For most, however, Javelin probably sounds like what would happen if American Apparel threw your little bro’s Saturday afternoon Bar Mitzvah party (see Vibrationz). Sampling Salt-n-Pepa and Brazilian percussion with equal fervor, it’s hard to imagine Javelin being played at night, especially at Terrace. Their 80s aesthetic is probably best received during your regular summertime day cruise or beach rave. But then again, it’s hard to imagine the descriptions of pretty much every band mentioned in this post.Regardless of (sub)genre, Javelin brings some serious dance-floor-heat and “cred” to an otherwise unrecognizable show list.March 3, Com TruiseTerrace’s homepage definitely got this one right:
Heartbeats from home. Princeton-based Com Truise aka "chillwave's new Top Gun" serves 80's synth/slow-motion funk.
Da chillest townie? Com Truise also has one of the most aesthetically pleasing band websites I've ever seen at www.comtruise.com, "melting circuits since 1985." Oh, dope name too.To wrap it up, niche and transnational, local and pretentious, there are some serious beatz on the line in the coming weeks. Even if you've never heard of any of these ridiculous band names before, it's time to get excited.Get out there Princeton.