Our good friends Zorch (who we’ve blogged about before) have a tendency to (sometimes drunkenly) make up fake bands with various friends and musicians in the Austin area. These fake bands, it seemed, all just existed as jokes, nothing that would ever amount to anything — until they started actually making them all become reality. Thus, Raw as Fuck was born, a website dedicated to their side projects and experimentations (like, for example, their Rod Stewart cover band: Raw Stewart).

One of the many band of lore is called Edgar Allan Slow, comprising of a near super-group set of musicians. Recspec’s own David Milner as the front man, R. Lee Dockery plays bass, Henna Chou on guitar and gong and soundscapes, Zac Traeger on keys and soundscapes, and Sam Chown on drums. The concept is simple, yet brilliant: Doom metal with set to Edgar Allan Poe lyrics.

The band was actually formed once the Austin HQ of The Onion asked Zorch to play their Halloween Party at Club de Ville. Zorch suggested Edgar Allan Slow to play instead, and so it came to be!

Here’s some photos from the night, and a video that you can’t see much in, but can hear at least a bit of the performance. The whole set was recorded, so hopefully we’ll be able to post it soon as well. My favourite part was the Tell-Tale Heart, which was ferocious and awesome in its epicness. More to come soon! And you never know, this fake band could end up being a real band after all (or at least every Halloween, or perhaps even, once upon a fortnight)…

“‎It was night, and the rain fell; and falling, it was rain, but, having fallen, it was blood.”
Happy Halloween to all you ghosts and ghoulies out there.

Our friend Prince Klassen recently transfered his self to NYC from Austin, and we feel that his move is reflected in this lovely fall mix. Seems like the perfect thing to bundle up and walk the cold concrete of a big city to. It’ll definitely keep you warm.
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Tracklisting:

James Blake – Tell Her Safe
Twin Bicycles – #1
Manual – Velvet Sunset
Wilco – I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
White Birch – Seer Believer
Daedelus – Playing Parties
Fog – Not Every Goddamn Thing You Do Needs a Title
Bill Callahan – Rococo Zephyr
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Raspberry Dawn
Flying Lotus – Breathe.Something / Stellar Star
Bibio – Cherry Blossom Road
Rachel’s – Family Portrait
Four Tet – Circling
Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (The XX Cover)
The American Analog Set – We’re Computerizing and We Just Don’t Need You Anymore
Joe Goddard – Coconut Shy
The Go Find – Adrenaline
Outkast – Hold On, Be Strong
James Blake – Willhelms Scream
Sparklehorse – Hidden Track

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As part of our monthly nights at Rio Rita, we also have a podcast representative of the style of music and theme specific to each month. This month we are lucky enough to have The Cosmic Orphan as a guest DJ, playing on the night and crafting the podcast. It is really a stunning, perfect mix, and very very recommended listening. You can stream below or download the mix here.

It’s nearly transcendental. Trust us.
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Tracklisting:

1. (sss intro)
2. james blake – i only know (what i know now)
3. mount florida – space, echos
4. indian jewelry – sirens
5. future blondes – heartless (g.d.w. mix)
6. my bloody valentine – i believe
7. throbbing gristle – untitled (heathen earth)
8. liaisons dangereuses – dupont
9. king crimson – prelude: song of the gulls
10. zoviet france – untitled (mohnomishe)
11. kiss inc. – hey mr. holy man
12. omd – abc auto-industry
13. the shadow ring – lindus hologram
14. sparks – sherlock holmes
15. ash ra tempel – suche & liebe (part b)
16. sun city girls – vine street piano

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Some friends of ours have some really great podcasts that are currently live, so I thought I would link them here.

1. Kon Karne and The Bear is our very own Kon Karne (Dave) and our friend Butcher Bear doing a podcast preview of their monthly night held at Rio Rita here in Austin. RECSPEC is also doing the design for the series – you can view the poster for the first night here.
2. Rapid Composure Series 2009 is the new podcast from SLC based Eucci, and features near daily snippets of ambient noise and music for as-yet-unmade films. Really haunting and beautiful.
3. 6th Floor Sessions is our good friend Zombie-J from San Francisco, dropping all sorts of bass-heavy dubstep-ish goodness.
4. Scrapecast is the podcast of Austin-based Aphid and his other alter egos. Nice crunchy in your face electronic experimental madness.
5. The 4am is writer Warren Ellis‘ collection of new found music sent to him directly by musicians and artists. If you have stuff to send him, you should. From his own words, The 4am “shits fireworks and baby heads.” Hell yes.

I’m sure I’m forgetting some of you, so e-mail us if you want your name included on this list. We’re music obsessed and love to spread your love.