This last sunday, The Local Show with David Campbell on the Current did an interview with the mix mastermind, Ryan Olson – founder of GAYNGS, co-founder of Mel Gibson and the Pants, and occasional bass player for Building Better Bombs. I posted it up on here because I’ve been lacking on the interviews, so I thought I’d do the next best thing, steal one!
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When you start listening to the interview, you begin to realize Olson’s voice doesn’t sound quite right; that’s because he auto-tune’d it. It sounds strange (and stupid, to be honest), but after a couple of minutes it’s kinda funny (and still stupid). The interview covers a little about Olson’s past, some talk on GAYNGS and a lot about what he’s currently up to. At least half the show is taken up by Olson’s favorite music from the Midwest – a good eclectic taste. I cut out the second half of the show because Olson’s interview is only the first half. If you want to listen to the second half, go to The Current – more good tunes.
I took a couple of Olson’s best and featured ‘em below: two from Mel Gibson and the Pants and one from GAYNGS. Let me know what you think of each song and the diverse sound Olson producers.
It was my original intent for this site, and always will be, to promote Mel Gibson and the Pants, along with a handful of others – and growing each day.
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We’ve finally given in and featured a group with vocals other than Engrish. Namasté’s first single, L’absurde, despite my inability to understand the lyrics – they’re in French – has a rich sound that popped from the start. Raphaël Cornet, vocalist for the group, had a certain finesse when accompanied with the instrumentals; his words just seemed to bounce off the beat. There’s not much to say about the lyrics as of yet, but the vibe I get from the song is meaning enough. Instead I’ll let one of the group members explain it, “L’absurde is about the absurdity or randomness of many daily life situations. Raphaël wrote it when he was working as a cook to pay the bills, but really wanted to spend his days writing and playing music.” He goes a little more into the specifics, but since the interview is longer than most of my other articles, we’ll move on to that – don’t let the length deter you, it’s a fresh perspective from half a world away.
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