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Wednesday
10Mar2010

Cathedral"s "Edwiges Eyes" available for Listen

Here's a review from The Obelisk of an i album i recently produced and mixed by the band Cathedral entitled "The Guessing Game" . As always i had a blast working with these wildmen from across the pond and think that we made a pretty cool record together. You can check out one of the new songs "Edwige's Eyes" on their Myspace site
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A double album is always a curious read, and Cathedral’s ninth full-length, The Guessing Game, with which the legendary UK doom outfit celebrates their 20th anniversary, is no exception. All the more so considering The Guessing Game is so close to the 80-minute limit of what would fit on a regular compact disc that, if the band had nixed the two two-and-a-half-minute intros, the record would have fit easily. So it’s not like they’ve come up with such an abundance of material as a follow-up to 2005’s The Garden of Unearthly Delights, but the jeans are just a little too tight to hold what they’ve got. I think we’ve all been there at one time or another.

Please don’t take that as calling The Guessing Game bloated. As one of the bands who set the course for the genre of traditional doom with classic albums like 1993’s The Ethereal Mirror and 1995’s The Carnival Bizarre, they know what it takes to make a good record, and although I generally fall on the side of cut what you need to to make it work — to the point of agreeing with George Martin that The White Album should have been a single disc (would the world really miss “Rocky Raccoon” or “Revolution No. 9?”) — if after two decades of existence, Cathedral want to make a 2CD, I’m not about to fault them for doing so. After five years, I’m just happy to have a new record. Any issue of how to interpret whether to take it as one whole work or two separate albums is secondary to that. Maybe that’s The Guessing Game.

In any case, the remaining original and principal members of the band, vocalist Lee Dorrian (whose back story by now shouldn’t need retelling) and guitarist Garry “Gaz” Jennings, both give remarkable performances throughout The Guessing Game. From “Funeral of Dreams” and down the line of the first disc’s material, Dorrian’s voice is a constant high point. Even as “Funeral of Dreams” pays bizarre homage to ritualistic ‘70s prog — think bands like Black Widow and Coven — Dorrian stays in character and on point vocally. And it’s a hearty “holy shit” moment nearly every time Jennings kicks into a solo, perhaps most especially on “Painting in the Dark.”

Cathedral has always worked a good dose of “weird” into their sound, so although “Funeral of Dreams” is jarring because it’s the first track (following the intro, “Immaculate Misconception”), it would be hard for it to be out of place, even next to the more rocking “Painting in the Dark,” which itself is followed by another change in “Death of an Anarchist,” which grooves slower and introduces a mellotron to amp up the prog feel and tie in with the following instrumental title track, where it’s more heavily featured (at three minutes, this could have been the intro for a single-disc version of the album and it would have worked really well leading into the heavy beginning of “Funeral of Dreams”). “Edwige’s Eyes” has a classic Cathedral feel and puts The Guessing Game’s most Sabbathian riff yet to good use in the chorus. Were it my job to pick a single, I might go with this one, since it’s got a memorable hook and is solid doom for all of its seven-minute duration.

Disc one ends in more ‘70s prog quirkiness, coming in the form of “Cats, Incense, Candles and Wine.” Where “Funeral of Dreams” took one aspect of those seminal acid rocking days — namely the ritual — “Cats, Incense, Candle and Wine” is more of the whole package. Again, Dorrian’s voice adjusts well. The Garden of Unearthly Delights was an engrossing but not really ambitious record. With all its sonic twists and turns, The Guessing Game has a clear striving sense that’s refreshing to consider in the context of the band’s 20 years. Perhaps the reason Dorrian and Jennings have been able to work together for so long is they’ve always wanted to try new things. Without lapsing into some kind of marriage-counseling tone, that’s obviously important to make any creative relationship work as well as theirs has.

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Wednesday
10Mar2010

The Freshface Place Store !! Up your Rep..... Attract A Mate...... Buy some SH#!!

THE FRESHFACE PLACE IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!!
In fact it never closes. It's the only 24 hour Freshface store in the world!! People will flock from galaxies around in the after hours just to be scene. So make your feet cool, Get your girl up in something other than H&M, and hook ya dogs up too . Grap a trucker hat and go get drink like one. If not go buy more Ed Hardy shit and leave us alone.
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Monday
08Mar2010

The Fresh Five Q&A with David Phillips a.k.a. "Wino Strut"

There's people in this world .. and then there are individuals.. Wino Strut falls in the latter of categories. You think you know someone and then .. Well and then you give them the FreshFive , and you realize you really know B Diddley about them...So Here's a rare treat. a fleeting glimpse inside the minds catacomb of the painter, film maker, music guru, idea farmer, lead footer, lion tamer, walking disclaimer , candle stik maker, astral planer, uncivilized behaviour activist, and all round swell fellow. Mr. Phillips had decided to answer his Fresh Five Questions in sonic and visual dimensions. SO CLICK ON THE PUZZLE PIECES BELOW TO SEE OR HEAR STRUT'S ANSWERS, and then when you're done doing so, be sure to check out his work and ways over at Wino-strut-nation.com.

THE FRESH FIVE WITH DAVID PHILLIPS
1. There are four donkeys each carrying a sachel of a different color. ..........aaaaand Who gives a shit!!! . Now Where does the Strut head out in Venice when his liver beckons for sonething poisonous ?
2 .If the devil went down to Georgia loooking for a soul to steal . What the hell is he looking for when goes to Oklahoma ?
3. You've been transformed into an 2010 Axademy award for the next couple weeks . Sooooo Who do you wanna go home with and get to be an "Oscar" on the wall, or who knows where else...It is hollyweird..
4. What's the difference between an amateur and professional ?
5. Dammit ____________ it's bern almost __________ , thatwe have been ______________in this______________ . Don't ya think it's about time we ___________ ?? My _________ are gonna be ________ before long.
Sunday
07Mar2010

Freshface Presents ..... Oscar the Grouch's Oscar Predictions !!

Oscar the Grouch makes his picks for this years festival of ego stroking.. He's already a bit upset that the Academy didn't keep their word in making the Oscar statue green as they promised, but is putting it aside to do this exclusive for Freshfacefever
Oscar de la' Grouch's Oscar Predictions.


Best actor : The Dude. Jeff "burnin" Bridges. Who the hell cares what movie he made this year.. They should just say F@#$ it and give him a "Better late than Never" Oscar award for The Big Lebowski this year. As for the others, if they have any dignity, they would bow out and let The Dude have his day.

Best actress : Isn't this category supposed to have women in it?? i mean aside form one (you figure it out), all the stylists in hollywood couldnt help this herd. I mean Sandra Bullock..really? Didnt she die in Speed 2? Merv Streep is moldier then the ham sandwich in my trash can...And if Kevin Smith can get thrown off a flight to Cleveland for being too fat to fit in his seat .. Well what the hell and who the hell is having the arms of their neighboring seat engulfed by lil Miss Precious...Are there bench seats at the Oscars ? ..Im going with a win for Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe not only because she is the real deal just like The Dude but just so the people next to her can get a chance to see who might be sitting in their row.

Best Supporting Actor : Thanks for the support . But no.

Best Supporting Actress : A.k.A. The "Who Cares" category....Look , just because your brother is famous doesn't mean you should be too. Or just because you got a six movie guaruntee from Tom Cruise for saying that you slept with him means you deserve one of the golden boys to take home. No. No No. I'm gonna have to go with the MO' because of her standout role in the Bad Girls Club as Tanisha.

Best Film : I know trash when i see it . it i turned blue in disgust when i saw Avatar... and if it wins this award then it takes the leftover cake outta my can in what is the end of all that is good in this world.. There's a really good chance that Inglorious Bastards takes this one home..A movie dedicated to killing Nazi's just might go over well but i'm not sure if there's enough Jews in the movie industry to take it there. So with that i'm gonna go with Precious.. Now. i thank the Green God that the cast of this movie doesn't live on my trash cans block, because i'd starve to death if they did...Out of all the trash put out by Hollywood this year .. Precious is the uneaten Cupcake that i so rarely find.

Oscar the Grouch
Disclaimer:These predictions expressed are solely the views and thoughts of Oscar the Grouch.. leaving Freshfacefever unaccountable for any verbal harm, bruised egos...He's a grouch.
Friday
05Mar2010

Ohh .. hold on a sec while i tune up .. 

Friday
05Mar2010

Everyone needs one of these.............. Well .. Except for Jewel

Instant Yodeler ... I ordered four .. Just so i can a have yodel roundabout.
The Emergency Yodel Button. Amazing.
Friday
05Mar2010

The Fresh Five Q&A with......... Johnny Wooohooo" Dinu

The Fresh Five with Chi-Town's finest, Drummer (From Zero, Exit the King, SuperCreep), Dreamer, Drooler, Johnny Dinu.. They say everyone has a twin in this world.. In his case... lets hope not. Here's how it went down on the south side of town.

1. If you had to had to wear a finger puppet what would it be and what Finger would you put it on ?

J.D. : Puppet?? F the puppet.. im goin raw, baby!

2. Its 1 am on a Saturday. What are you drinking. What are listening to ?

J.D.: Whiskey... and by 1am.. im not drinking it.. im drooling it.. listening to something way too fuckin obnoxious for 1am.

3. It's nice to
ROCK DA JOINT
sometimes .. Cause
THIEVES AND LIARS
don't matter to me and everytime
I'VE HAD TO FILL A BOOK WITH WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW
I would have rathered
f$#!'D OFF
and said
DIE!!
.

4 ..You got 6 bucks and you're at the taco bell drive in . Whadda orderin?

J.D.: I would oder a cheesey bean burrito, an 89 cent chicken burrito, 1 beef maximelt and a small mountain dew baja blast! Too fuckin easy.. all hail the mighty bell.. next..

5. If there was a reality show about you. What would it be callled.

J.D.: F-Johnny Dinu
Friday
05Mar2010

Check out what Wino-strut Nation is up to.  

Our man David Phillips A.k.A. Wino-strut has got himself some new bloggin digs and as always has a cold keg of musical goodness and art for all to check out. So be sure to tune in drop out and give a listen.
Thursday
04Mar2010

Kid infinity's shiny new video ...P.Y.C.O.  

Hot off the editing block.... Kid Infinity's latest video for the track P.Y.C.O.(Put Your Clothes On). Shot by the magical mystical Imps of Marge and Fletch.. K.I. and the IMF have been a part of the Freshface fam since day numero uno and we are huge fans of the shit they do. No one brings the party like K.I. does, and no one brings the biz to bizarre like the IMF. So if you haven't ever spent time in the weeeee hours of a weekend lost in strobe lights with these freaks..well then consider yourself a disappointment to the universe, and make it a point to do so. Just check the vid out and see why .
Thursday
04Mar2010

Freshface Gadget of the day.......or hour probably

The Budweiser filled USB stick.
Thursday
04Mar2010

Ernie Burnz's Vinyl Kennel

Ernie Burnz has been looking to escape the rigors of being a Los Angeles canine and dreaming of the southern breeze.. A Southern belle bitch, jumping off decks onto trampolines,peein in the tall grass , running free on good whiskey and hambones. So to get him in the zone he's a pickin Rusty Wier's record "Stoned, Slow, Rugged" from 1974.. Below is a song not found on Stoned Slo.." It's called "Blue Haze" and none the less will it make a mountain dog leave his home.
Thursday
04Mar2010

The Webzine to be Scene......The Crossing.

If your into heavy music with guitars tuned so low that your blood reverses direction or riffs that compel you to bang your head like it's 86' then The Crossing is for you. , If ya dig film reviews that aren't written by Shitberg and Egghead.. Or don't give a swingin sword about when the next Pussycat Dolls remix is out, but do care if Witchcraft is gonna be within a thousand miles of melting your F'ng eardrums... then The Crossing is right up your dark alley. So go check out what O' and the boys are doing over there. These guys might look like they will show up to your home in the dark of night and sacrifice your goats, dig a hole under your house and fill it with the blood of Theodoric the Ostrogoth only then to ride off on the backs of headless unicorns into the wilderness ....Quiet as its kept ... they are more likely to show up with a nice bottle of Syrah ,some Swedish moose cheese and sit cross legged in front of the fire and discuss the atonal diatribes that exist within the latest offering by SkullFlower
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Thursday
04Mar2010

FreshFaceFever presents ..Weird stuff from the Supermarket

Ok . so when you're sick and you don't have a better half looking after ya, the only time out is spent at the supermarket loadin up on goodness to get the body back and ready for war. So with that said..you might find yourself spending a little extra time carousing the aisle's to delay the trek back to the couch...Here's something i spotted today in that little end section of the "international" aisle... i like to call it "The ethnic special needs section"... Here's one of the jems i found there. It's called "Super Macho" and is made from the balls... yessssirrreee... the cogliones of a bull..
People will try anything at some point.

Wednesday
03Mar2010

FreshFace.....G-strings aren't the only treat Brazil has Given us.

MG Pedals make some of the coolest looking pedals I have ever laid eyes on. They are all handbuilt in Brazil using the best vintage and modern techniques and components. Each pedal comes in its own cool little "gift" box too. The pedals are in limited supply, because of the many hours of handwork required in artworking and assembling each pedal..So get your hands and ears on some of these tone monsters. MG's long awaited 600ms Analog Delay! Two hard-to-find MN3205 BBD Panasonic chips make the most warm and authentic analog delay sound ever!
With the optional pig’s tail you can control the delay time through an optical sensor placed at the end of a cable. It’s like having an expression pedal connected to the delay pedal.
This cable (the pig's tail) is connected to a jack at the side of the pedal and it works when you step on it's dedicated On/Off footswitch. The delay effect is controlled according to the distance of your foot from the cable. Using the pig's tail is similar to using a theremin: If you place your foot far from the cable you get a fast effect; as you move your foot closer to the cable the delay gets more and more slow. When your foot is on the cable, you reach the slowest delay – even more than the 600 mls.It reaches up to one second, with a bizarre analog distortion.
Together with the cable is an additional On/Off 3pdt footswitch to turn the pig's tail On and Off.This is the only analog delay with this accessory. It’s like another instrument.
Wednesday
03Mar2010

FreshfaceFever...... Waterfalls..... Sandwiches..... and Tom Selleck???