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Zulu Report: Everything That You Should Listen To This Week

Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…

THE TRACK

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – Replica

We recently designed a playlist for our good pals up the street at Gravity Pope and made sure to put on a few blissful tracks from our recent fave, Oneohthix Point Never. Nothing quite captures the existentialism of an early morning shopping trip for a sweet pair of Grenson lace up brogue work boots like the strangely eerie electronic meditations of Brooklyn based experimental producer Daniel Lopatin a.k.a. Oneohthix. Occupying the space in between the dreamy synth ambience of 80’s cinematic scores and the stark piano compositions of Philip Glass, Lopatin’s Replica is an absorbing listen (especially on headphones). His use of crackling fuzztones adds a sense of texture to the slowly paced tracks, which seductively entice one into a deeper listening experience and a rich sonic universe. Last weekend we had this on in the shop while Videomatica screened Blade Runner and the music really meshed with surreal Ridley Scott’s surreal realm of replicants and bounty hunters. So, lace up your boots, trudge through the early morning rain and enjoy Replica’s moment frozen in time.

THE PLAYLIST

NICK ZINNER RMX Grinderman’s Bellringer Blues

Any song with sleigh bells in it all the way through is already a resounding success. Add Nick Cave’s general swagger, the production filter of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s real studio brain Nick Zinner, and you know this is godhead good.

VLADISLAV DELAY – Levite

This seems like a point of renewal for electronica or perhaps we are just feeling nostalgic for the glory days of glitch house? V. Delay is still the master of moody coldwave minimal electronica and you gotta love the economy of a simple hypnotic beat looped through a processor of hazy ambience.

RYAN ADAMS – Chains of Love

I actually found myself really enjoying Ryan’s latest poetic ode to Los Angeles burnout life. But, this video is a bit of a nightmare – rooftop band performances, unplugged guitars, swooping camera motion, jump cuts to wide open fields, and random pyrotechnics all add up to further proof that a record company has no business telling an artist what to do.

AUSTRA – Spellwork

Lifted straight from the comments section: “It’s like the people from Florence in the Machine decided to take a bunch of Ecstasy while wandering in the woods, and this is what happened”.

TINARIWEN – Iswegh Attay

Many people were seriously bummed when these guys didn’t make it to Vancouver for the Folk Fest. This new video will have to hold you over until things get sorted in the future. Their tea ceremony is spellbinding.

THE GIG

Friday February 3rd LOS CAMPESINOS! – THE ELECTRIC OWL

Did you know that this awesome twee pop band is actually from Wales? For some reason people naturally assume that they are from the land of all things twee – Scotland! They must be sick of this erroneous assumption. Anyway, as a person who recently had the great fortune to pass some time in a remote field smack in the heart of Welsh sheep country, I can honestly tell you that Wales is actually the epitome of twee romanticism! Yes, we are talking majestic natural beauty, misty moors, and perfectly quaint thatched roof villages that only offer pubs, bookstores, and those strange little shops dedicated to slow food sundries. And trust me, underneath the grand oaks of Wales there are perfect napping spots after a massive session with the local cider. Anyway, after a quick listen to this quixotic new track from Los Campesinos! one could safely argue that they are more on top of the twee pop game than Belle and Sebastian and the rest of the Scottish bands! Tickets are moving fast and the Electric Owl is sure to be packed to the rafters for this one.

The Glance

Sat Jan 21 EXCISION – GOSSIP
Sat Jan 21 MOGUAI – GINGER 62
Sun Jan 22 EXCISION – GOSSIP
Mon Jan 23 HANSON – VOGUE
Tue Jan 24 ATOMIC TOM – MEDIA CLUB
Wed Jan 25 EL TEN ELEVEN – MEDIA
Thu Jan 26 DJ HEDSPIN – REPUBLIC
Thu Jan 26 SEBASTIEN LEGER – FORTUNE
Thu Jan 26 1UP – TUNNEL
Thu Jan 26 CONCRETE BLONDE – RICKSHAW
Fri Jan 27 DILLON FRANCIS & SURKIN – CELEBRITIES
Sat Jan 28 REGROOVED – RED ROOM
Sat Jan 28 DOOMTREE – FORTUNE SOUND CLUB
Sat Jan 28 THE PACK AD – RICKSHAW
Sun Jan 29 ALABAMA SHAKES – MEDIA CLUB
Mon Jan 30 EMILE AUTUMN – RICKSHAW

PUSH FESTIVAL

Sun Jan 22 DON McGLASHAN – Performance Works
Fri Jan 27 MARY MARGRET O’HARA w/ PEGGY LEE- Performance Works
Sat Jan 28 MARY MARGRET O’HARA w/ PEGGY LEE- Performance Works
Mon Jan 30 THE SOLO & ENSEMBLE – SFU Woodwards

FEBRUARY

Thu Feb 02 DOLDRUMS – WALDORF
Thu Feb 02 THEE SILVER MT ZION – RICKSHAW
Fri Feb 03 NO SINNER – BILTMORE
Fri Feb 03 LOS CAMPESINOS! – ELECTRIC OWL
Fri Feb 03 THE TOASTERS – IRON ROAD STUDIOS
Fri Feb 03 DIRTYLOUD – ELECTRIC OWL
Sat Feb 04 CHARLIE WINSTON – COMMODORE
Sat Feb 04 JEREMY SOLE – REDROOM
Sun Feb 05 KAI SKY WALKER – ELECTRIC OWL
Sun Feb 05 WILCO – ORPHEUM
Wed Feb 08 TWIN SISTER – MEDIA CLUB
Thu Feb 09 LMFAO (DJ SET) – GOSSIP
Fri Feb 10 SECRET CHIEFS 3 & DENGUE FEVER – RICKSHAW
Fri Feb 10 JAYHAWKS – COMMODORE
Fri Feb 10 YACHT – MEDIA
Fri Feb 10 HEY OCEAN! – VENUE
Sat Feb 11 KO – VENUE
Sat Feb 11 DOGGIE WOGGIEZ! POOCHIE WOOCHIEZ! – BILTMORE
Sat Feb 11 BENNY BENASSI – CONVENTION CENTRE –
Sat Feb 11 THE BE GOOD TANYAS – VOGUE
Sat Feb 11 D-BRIDGE – W2
Wed Feb 15 RAE SPOON – BILTMORE
Fri Feb 17 JORDAN KLASSEN – MEDIA CLUB
Sat Feb 18 THE FRESH AND ONLYS + DISAPPEARS – BILTMORE
Sat Feb 18 THE MATINEE – VENUE
Sat Feb 18 GRIMES – FORTUNE
Sat Feb 18 CURSIVE – MEDIA CLUB
Sun Feb 19 DIE ANTWOORD – COMMODORE –
Sun Feb 19 THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR – VENUE
Sun Feb 19 ZEDS DEAD – GOSSIP
Mon Feb 20 VERONICA FALLS – MEDIA CLUB
Mon Feb 20 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – COMMODORE –
Thu Feb 23 HOWLIN RAIN – BILTMORE
Sun Feb 26 THE GREEN – VENUE