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In this first five minute podcast from The Gamut's Aristotle Eliopoulos, we'll be reviewing - and even deconstructing - the third studio album Visions from Montreal based artist Grimes, released on independent label 4AD.
You can listen to and download the episode below!
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Show Notes
00:01 - Introduction and welcome
00:31 - Who is Grimes
01:07 - Grimes in the "post-internet"genre, internet as inspiration
01:44 - Visions as an album
02:41 - Standout tracks
- "Eight"
- "Vowels = Space and Time"
- "Be a Body"
03:46 - What is Visions about
04:30 - Concluding Remarks and star rating
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WATCH: Grimes | "Oblivion"
Articles Cited
1) Aguirre, Abby. "Out of This World." The New York Times Style Magazine. The New York Times Company, 18 Aug. 2011. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/out-of-this-world/>.
2) Battan, Carrie. "Rising: Grimes." Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, Inc., 16 Oct. 2011. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8689-grimes/>.
"The Gamut" introduction music created by Aristotle Eliopoulos, in GarageBand.
I really did enjoy your podcast. You sounded incredibly well informed, and the way you spoke, your audience can tell that there being presented a more professional review. Someone who will break down and explain why the album is good or bad and give legitimate reasons for it, not just spew off a rant like a crazed fan. I really enjoyed the quotes you chose to use from Grimes. Even though there her own lines her comments about post-internet music, and a schizophrenic music were great, and I'm really glad you included them in your podcast.
ReplyDeleteThe main thing that I found really stuck out about your podcast was how intelligent and well informed you sounded without reading from a script. It gave the podcast a sense of professionalism but I also thought it gave the audience a sense of security to let us know that we were in capable hands.
I have two questions about your podcast that I was thinking about while listening to it. The first one is your choice of intro music. I know you didn't include actual music from Grimes because you were afraid of copyright laws, but you did use your own music. I found it kind of distracting because I wasn't sure if it was Grimes' music, or intro music. Would it be possible to have the intro music before you mention the band to avoid the confusion? Also a quick question but did you ever consider mentioning other reviews the album received, even if just to show a different opinion? I don't know it was just a thought that popped up.