Dec 24 2006
Strangelove Addiction
Since I didn't post anything yesterday, and I'm home for a few minutes this evening, I thought I'd make up for it by adding an extra one today. It's not Christmasy, but fuck it, it's my site and I can do what I want with relative impunity.
I noticed that my taste in music (as reflected here, at least) has been edging towards the more punk and rock extremes in the past several days. As such, I thought I'd mix it up a video from, what I think, is a very underrated group from the height of the tripnotica scene of the late 1990's/early 2000's - "Supreme Beings of Leisure" (SBL).
SBL was formed from the remains of the band Oversoul 7 in 1998 when they signed to Palm Pictures. The release of their first album sold over 250,000 units with very little promotional touring. Instead, SBL opted using the internet to market and promote the album, being the first band to ever do a "Virtual Internet Tour", and among the very first to use Flash animation for their videos. For that reason, some credit SBL as the first true Internet Band of the new millenia. After the release of the debut album, the band decided to split.
However, in 2006, SBL started writing new material and are currently recording their third release, which is due to release in early 2007. It should be interesting to see if they, like Zero 7, will be able to evolve from strict trip-hop and downbeat to something that can survive in the current musical landscape.
Supreme Beings of Leisure - Strangelove Addiction
