http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/slab/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:33:19 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss slab http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:33:19 -0700 <p>The <a href="http://unfit-for-print.blogspot.com/2007/08/off-on-tangent-part-1-of-many.html">online resurrection</a> of the great Slab! that I blogged about on <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html">April 30</a> continues in fits and starts; the latest development is that two Slab! videos have just been posted to YouTube by <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Ikonvideo">Ikon Video</a>.&#160; That means I can plug them in right here!&#160; </p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fae8cae954000b" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large video-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item video-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fae8cae954000b.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fae8cae954000b-320pi" alt="Slab! - People Pie" title="Slab! - People Pie" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fae8cae954000b.html" title="Slab! - People Pie">Slab! - People Pie</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fa9686fa450003" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large video-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item video-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fa9686fa450003.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fa9686fa450003-320pi" alt="Slab! - Death's Head Soup" title="Slab! - Death's Head Soup" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fa9686fa450003.html" title="Slab! - Death's Head Soup">Slab! - Death's Head Soup</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <br />&quot;People Pie&quot; and &quot;Death&#39;s Head Soup&quot; were originally issued as 12&quot; singles by Ink Records in 1988 and 1989 respectively; &quot;People Pie&quot; was included on the Release/Relapse CD reissue of the <em>Descension</em> album, while &quot;Soup&quot; remains uncollected.&#160; Man, I hope this <del>reunion</del> reactivation pans out, nobody put rock and sludge and great big beats together like these guys did!<br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/more-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00fa9686fa840003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock 80s uk slab http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:20:37 -0700 <p>Just days after discovering the recent resurfacing of a member of long-lost Way of the West, I&#39;ve found another blast from the past: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Slab%21">Slab!</a>&#160; Slab&#39;s few records, released in the second half of the 80s, are an exhilarating mix of pounding, near-industrial rhythms, fuzzed-out-bass funk, scraping guitars, tape loops, weird lyrics, and, on the early records, a horn section.&#160; I have never met another Slab fan that I didn&#39;t introduce to Slab, and in fourteen years of web-surfing I still had never found one.&#160; Until a couple days ago, when I found <a href="http://unfit-for-print.blogspot.com/2007/08/off-on-tangent-part-1-of-many.html">this post on the Unfit for Print blog</a>.&#160; At last, here was another human enlightened to the cacophonous joys of Slab!&#160; Not only that, the post engendered a long comment thread that was joined by <em>actual Slab members!</em>&#160; After so many years of silence, I&#39;ve finally learned &quot;whatever happened to Slab.&quot;&#160; Of course that means more records added to my wantlist, but isn&#39;t that what life is all about, seeking what you want, then when you find it, seeking something else?&#160; In celebration of this discovery, here&#39;s a Slab! track, selected by being the first one I could find the cover art for:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001.html"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001-320pi" alt="Parallax Avenue" title="Parallax Avenue" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d1247fe0001.html" title="Parallax Avenue">Parallax Avenue</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Slab!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> Hear more Slab! on <a href="http://slab.muxtape.com/">Muxtape</a>!<br /></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/out-of-the-woodwork-slab.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf39aff0003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock noise 80s uk horns fuzz bass slab