Lady-trizzzzzzzon - cominatcha!

Dearest Ladytron -->

I noticed you have a lapse in touring schedule between June 18th and June 25th while promoting your new EP titled "Velocifero: Ghosts". You'll be leaving Detroit (hopefully wearing body armor) and on your way to New York.

Guess what?

We're pretty much on the way.

Stop in Cleveland please. Play the Beachland. We'll pack the place like last time. And then I'll talk with you afterwards like I did last time, and we'll giggle and cry.

Thanks for reading this...I know you guys are loyal PTF readers. Believe me, I know. I track everything you do.

Maura kinda tops all though. We're pretty weird.

Most truly yours,

Punch The Floor Executive Board

We have another finalist...

"Station", Russian Circles new full-length is easily going to move into the PTF top 3 for 2008. It's without a doubt one of the best albums I've EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

Yep. That's right, your eyes aren't crossing, you're not smoking anything, and all is right in your universe. Russian Circles has quickly become one of the most exciting, energetic, and floor punching bands out on the scene right now.

And I'm gonna say it. My friends will be mad. Russian Circles may write me some hate mail.

Pelican and Red Sparowes: time to step up your game, cuz these guys are better than you.

How's that for some friendly, heated controversy?

That line of smack was sponsored by the letter R and floor punchers everywhere.

P is for Punch You In The Portishead

Yep. That's right. You know what the P is fo.

It's fo sho!

After an entire decade, (that's 10 years for the mathematician's in the circle pit) Portishead has released a new album, titled "Third". I can only imagine how creamy and delicious it is.

A loyal PTF'er bought me the album today and I'll be listening to it ALL DAY tomorrow. I'll post my thoughts on how great it is, over the weekend.

In closing Portishead thoughts, you can't tell me that you weren't completed addicted to the trip-hoppy tinglieness of Portishead for years at a time. They bring out the shoe-gazing goodness in everyone. (Except for that lame dude at the PGMG show that needed to recog-noise.)

On a related PTF note, just to keep with our loving Maura trend, Denali has gotten back together for a reunion show - but they're only playing Virginia. Ugh. Thanks a lot girlfriend.

Female Phenoms

We here at PTF have no shortage of awe for the gentler gender especially when it comes to music. Perhaps you may have noticed our almost stalker like tracking of Maura Davis' every move and band name change?

The following two artists have been particularly inspiring to myself as of late. They can strike awesome poses too.

Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap sounds like a really cool band name. In actuality, Imogen is her first name. It threw me until I read her bio. Which you can check out at her website . Imogen oozes creativity. She writes and produces every stitch of her auditory complexities and compliments them with her unique vocals. Sampling anything that makes an interesting noise. It seems that in any aspect of her life she is always intent on being creative, whether it be her clothing, home decor or extravagant parties. Her forthcoming album (to be released towards the end of the year) will be based around the theme of the house that she grew up in, which she recently acquired. Featuring such sampled sounds as her shower and feet galloping on the second floor.

In an ingenious way on Imogen's part, she has made my admiration level higher than just for the great music I can listen to. Through her quality produced (and funny) video blog she lets her fans into her day-to-day life every couple of weeks. We get to follow her through the creation of the next album and all of the things that happen along the way. From the setup of her new studio to getting a nifty car (with a newly procured driver's license) to spring daffodils conversing about getting bees in their face. It may demystify and separate the void between artist and fan, the untouchable pedestal that we place our favorite acts on. But through the videos you get to feel that you are her close friend and develop a deeper connection to her music.

Yes, another schoolboy crush by a PTF writer. I think I will have to write a Refused or Snapcase post now.

Buy her album "Speak for yourself". You will have to try very hard not to get emotional if you've never heard "Hide and Seek" in it's original form. Which has been remixed many times. My favorite track on the the record is "Headlock". Find and listen to it or watch the video for your first taste. Then you'll want to go out and get the rest of Imogen's discography while you wait eagerly for the new album. I did.

Dorit Chrysler

Dorit Chrysler is a talented thereminist I found today on YouTube checking out vids for the reacTable (a tangible virtual synth). The video had the reacTable accompanying her Moog midi enabled theremin (mucho $$$). Then came the subsequent search for anything I could find on her. I found that she composes and produces her own music much along the lines of Imogen (which inspired this post) highlighting the eerie sounds of the theremin. I myself have a theremin but am no where close to playing anything melodic. The most I can do is add delay and make spooky sounds (and mount it onto a 3'-0" tall plastic alien). To adeptly control an instrument without even touching it is a skill worthy of an orchestra seat. Which she has accomplished as a co-producer of a 10 piece theremin orchestra played to a sold out crowd at the Frank Gehry designed Disney Hall in Los Angeles. I'm tracking down any recording I can get my hands on, as it looks like a lot of releases were overseas.


I sure hope all of my crushes don't get jealous over me. However it would be fun to see a catfight with Maura fencing Immi's keytar with her telecaster and Dorit parrying Bjork's attack swan with her invisible forcefield.


Image credits: Allen Clark & Mrs. Lee