pi/r butterfly, sugar, baby soundstyle, p.2A kcs toplD, p.3A bad astronai interview, p.4A calendan p.4A “bash,” reviewed, p.64 « “black and whiter reviewed, p.6A “3,000 miles to jgfc land,” reviewed; p I i |¡ | ■ / ■ P M ■Zi'. ¡.-VfV" <>■£'«■ i é m m l l Ì S Ì l » 111111111 Hm i m m SB % s m m 2A Thursday, March 1,2001 Daily Nexus SOUND- SOUNDSTYLE* respectively, and are dealt with in a unique Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits. that transitory phase where she can see way. Materialism, R&B singers and gim­ The Ataris does its best to vary the the better version of herself she will soon micky beats? Nope, it’s totally devoid. sound of its music with catchy riff intros become. W hat he does bring to the table are his and upbeat rhythms, and in the process “You begin like a lion and end like a unmistakable flows, widely varying sub­ probably fool some local high school kids lam b” De Marrais sings in “Ceremony,” ject matter and a fine array of beats from into feeling happy when they can’t deci­ but unlike that lyric this band has grown Fat Jack, Joey Chavez and more. pher what vocalist Kris Roe is trying to from its past releases like a lamb into a The finest song on the album is prob­ say. However, as a signed Santa Barbara stalking lion. It is a confounding and yet ably “Accepted Eclectic.” The production band trying to grow out of the shadows of simple album, with De Marrais’ sweetly on this track steamrolls through unchart­ Ugly Kid Joe, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and patient voice blended with Sonic Youth ed territory, but Aceyalone rides it like yes, even Snot, the Ataris have a long way guitar and ride-heavy drums. Words like he’s been listening to it since leaving the to go. To break into the national spotlight, “anathema” and “disseminate” are tossed womb. While he has “75 ways / To daze the band will inevitably have to work on in without care as to whether their audi­ and amaze and raise the stakes” most rap­ better songwriting and varying sounds, ence will understand them or not; no Aceyalone | Accepted Eclectic | Project Blowed pers have none. Aceyalone retains leg­ and move on from past break-ups. doubt college nerds like me are this band’s endary status. [Trey Clark] As of now, The Ataris may represent demographic audience. Aceyalone exists as the greatest emcee local sounds, but they are still 8-bit punk. Quick joke: How many emo kids does on earth, as well as one of the most under- [Ted “Punk Ass'* Andersen] it take to screw in a light bulb? Five — appreciated. If you’ve ever checked for the one to screw it in, one to cry about it, and L A . underground, you know the stats: three to make a band and write songs one-fourth of Freestyle Fellowship, head about how “no one defies artificial light.” of the Project Blowed workshop and Bad joke, good album. [Joseph Martinez] album of the same name, and lyrical author of All Balls Don’t Bounce and A Book o f Human Language. That adds up to five classic albums, yet certain magazines seriously lacking integrity (okay, I’ll say it — The Source) have had the nerve to give him two-and-a-half mics. Accepted Eclectic is Acey’s second straight album to get dissed in The Source, but to the real hip hop fan it serves as further evidence that The Ataris | End is Forever | Kung Fu Aceyalone will never fall the fuck off. One of the starkest characteristics of I like punk rock, but any good punk ass Rainer Maria | A Better Version of Me | Polyvinyl Accepted Eclectic is Acey’s refusal to ride knows there are types of the music for dif­ trends. Go ahead and run down the ferent moods. The Santa Barbara quartet Intimacy is the art unique to the musi­ checklist: Excessive guest spots? No, only The Ataris seems to gear their punk cal trio. Named after the famous German P.E.A.C.E. and Abstract Rude make toward the relationship inept. poet, R.M. Rilke, Rainer Maria consists Self Scientific | The Self Science | S.0.L appearances. Are the guests relevant? Yes, The band’s latest album, E n d is of a couple plus one other guy. Arguably Musicworks P.E.A.C.E. is a member of Freestyle Forever, dives headfirst into a spiral of emo, Rainer Maria makes songs about Fellowship and Ab Rude has been tag­ failed love affairs, broken hearts, loneli­ emotions not yet given names by whoever Back in 1998, when the hip hop inde­ teaming wax with Acey since ’94. Bitches ness and teenage life. W ith a few excep­ the hell invents names for those kind of pendent 12” trend was still relatively and blunts? Both get addressed in tions, E nd is Forever stays consistent with things. On “Hell and High Water” young, and I could afford to spend money “Bounce” and “Master Your High,” the theiqe of the band’s last record Blue Caithlin De Marrais sings about being in on records I had never heard before, I LET'S PARTY! BOCK N'B#lAn THURSDAY NIGHTS 9:30 pm-Midnight p a r t v „ P R i n k c f t r o o o b e a t o S G . 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And it felt better than ever. 1. Saul Williams, “ Penny For a Back in the present, Self Scientific has Thought” (Ozone) finally released the full-length The Self Science, and the scope remains close to 2. Aceyalone, “Accepted Eclectic" what “Return” showed three years ago. (Project Blowed) Emcee Chace Infinite might be the most 3. Awol One, “ Motormouth” (Meen honest mic controller in hip hop, as he Street) paints vivid pictures of the ups and downs 4. Sonic Sum, “ Paste” (Ozone) of his Los Angeles home town. “We All Living End | Roll On | Reprise 5. mic.edu, “Surrogate Role Model” Need,” “Murderation” and “Dead (Rocketship Records) Honest” are pleas for an end to the vio­ In the tradition of other Australian 6. Prunes, “Rockin’ the Mic” (Grand lence in the streets from a voice in the bands, Living End’s second album Roll Royal) midst of the action, while “Love Allah” On falls short of its self-tided debut. 7. Executive Lounge, “Heatwave” (75 (featuring Krondon) and “The Best Part” Released back in ’97, that album went five Ark) are celebratory songs of praise for his times platinum down under and made a 8. Phoenix Orion & Team Eloherm, city’s culture. DJ Khalil completes the long, shimmering stretches and the occa­ dent in the U.S. charts with its single picture with his beautiful blend of beats. sional slow, epic, distorted passage. The “Prisoner of Society,” a pop punk “Sci-Fi” (Delity) He often utilizes murky keyboards in his singing is melancholy and elegant, though crossover hit that widely received radio 9. Moka Only, “Imagine Me” (Battle production, creating dark soundscapes for at times it occasionally takes on the piay. Axe) Infinite’s sincere rhymes. croaking quality that pervades a lot of Top Living End’s new album is as cute a 10.