Posts Tagged: Rain Machine


19
Nov 09

Rain Machine – Give Blood (Music Video)

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I personally find it rather frustrating when a band member decides to launch a solo career but simply ends up sounding like the original band he/she was originally a part of. It makes me wonder: what’s the point? But of course, that’s the fan talking in me and we all know fans have no regard for musicians lives or feelings and only want our music tastes to be satisfied. Nevertheless, I can say I am satisfied with “Give Blood,” Kyp Malone (of TV on the Radio)’s single off his solo debut. This is probably because I am a fan of TV on the Radio and, you guessed it, it pretty much sounds like them.

The music video features Kyp in what appears to be a non-seedy hotel room playing his guitar. But then he starts pulling bodies out from under the bed and things get only slightly weird from there with some clay creatures and (gasp!) hand claps. Download “Give Blood” below: Continue reading →


7
Sep 09

Rain Machine (TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone) – Smiling Black Faces

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Rain Machine, a solo project from TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone, follows up “Give Blood,” with the latest song from his new album (self-titled), “Smiling Black Faces.” The song has a blue-grass feel to it mixed with a little bit of rock. It combines political and personal aspects of his life (so it seems) to create powerful lyrics. You can also see how strong of the vocalist he is throughout – definitely a force to be reckoned with in the future.

Malone said Rain Machine was, “a nearly full spectrum of frequencies audible to the human ear, a reflection of a variety of emotions and situations real and imagined – some rhythm some rhyme.”

Super excited for the much-anticipated album, which is out September 22 via Anti. Not only did he create the music, he also created all the artwork himself.

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