Ocean Sunbirds from Universal Studios Florida

I'm pretty certain that anything dripping with gooey reverb these days will catch my loving ear. Given space in the chambers of echo and reverberation the tracks from Universal Studios Florida (USF) new release Ocean Sunbirds glow in the softly setting sun over the sea, boats rolling in the most distant plane burning up against vibrant blue-blocked orange and yellow clouds. The rhythym and keys, tripping and glitching in places, pointy synths run quick lines all the while a driving beat holds the swelling arpegiating drones in place.

This Seattle duo requires high volume or headphones and comes highly recomended for summer jamming purposes which, of course, leads this record to being H+H approved. Originally a bedroom project, the two were coaxed out of their homes and into my garage for their first show earlier this year. Receiving much local love, worldwide bloggage, and selling out of the first self titled EP from Little Fury Things shortly after that.


In this new track from USF's new album, Sun Glyphed Comanche Kissed, reminiscent of a slow motion flight over seas and jungles, you can hear the ocean slapping, gurlging, and surging underneath. Sparkling overtones and a light rhythym drops dropping close to the 2 minute mark, this is one of favorites from the record. Stream it out!



The new album, Ocean Sunbirds, is available on CD from Little Fury Things and on Cassette on Animal Image Search. Which just so happens to be an almost equally impossible name to search for as Universal Studios Florida, so enjoy this link.

Live pic from a screen cap of live set, filmed by Filmed in Stereo.

ALASKAS Covers Foot Village

Deathbomb Arc has a Foot Village comp coming out soon featuring many different artists covering their already collaborative song Chicken & Cheese.

Stream the ALASKAS dubbed out space version below for the first time ever. Check out ALASKAS/USF tour dates upcoming here.

Easy Answers from These Are Powers

I've oft heard critics or press people claiming artists to be "of the future" in what ever tense you have. Tin can garbage punk bands, garage chambered soundscapes echo devastation and nuclear apocalypse. These Are Power's cultish future is of colorful excess, there is no vast deserted plain or cities sunk into swamps. Conventional rock instruments synthed and triggered to make this futuresque party trio blind you with what they have brought back with them.

The video for Easy Answers from their most recent LP "All Aboard Future" (which is H+H approved) is costumed by the diabolical duo Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty who continue to supply Highfives and Handshakes, as well as the world, with mind mowing reclaimed dress for the underground.

Local Wierdo's Tonight!

Another brilliant installment in the Healthy Times Fun Club bills happens tonight. If you havn't had the chance to experience Secret Colors in Seattle yet, I would recommend them highly. Casey of LP&BB and group's founder Matt Lawson take you on a pysch-pop excursion, stoning the hooks and harmonizing the riffs.

Universal Studios Florida just might have their new record Ocean Sunbirds, their second release for Brooklyn's Little Fury Things. Animal Image Search from Denton, TX is releasing the cassette. Their name makes it impossible to find them on the interweb, if anyone has a link hit us back! USF is for fans of Animal Collective, High Places, or any of you out there into popped bliss and reverbed jungle jams.

Jam on this track, Haze Coasting. Its from USF's Ocean Sunbirds which will be able available tonight, and for sale online by next week.

Hurry Up!

From the depths of Seattle an arpeggiated monster throbs and swells in its mutant form. The winners of Seattle's Newest Band to Deserve A Lazer Light Show and Fog Machines Award. Spurring the music editor of Seattle's Only Newspaper to stumble grammatically in their overwhelming, wall of 8x10 cab glory. This is the kind of shit that makes a 20 Jazz Funk Great, makes every head in the room bob, bow, and twist. You can feel this shit on the inside.

They play at The Comet Tavern on Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA July 5th with Baltimore's unruly Double Dagger.

Brain Fruit's attraction:



Video By Pelle
Photo By TC TC TC TC Bonerz

Interview on Hollow Earth!

I'm still recovering from King Khan and his Shrines soul revival in Portland Monday night. If you're still recovering from having to drive down to Portland to see the bands that Sasquatch thieved from Seattle, have I got an activity for you! Hollow Earth's DJ Rachel invited me to her show last week for an interview, and to play some music I've been listening to and have coming out in on the Highfives and Handshakes imprint soon. At 5 o'clock today the show will replay, you'll have the chance to listen to us chat, fumble, and myself go on about bands and refuse to shit talk on air.

Listen online from 5-7pm today at Hollow Earth Radio Dot Com . Remember, get in the van.

DJ Pete Highfive Tonight!

I will be DJing tonight at Linda's on Capitol Hill (707 E. Pine, Pine x Bolyston). Set starts around 9pm and goes until they make me leave. Lelah Taco and or the mighty mighty Chris Totten will be assisting my still broken ass flip vinyl, press buttons, and cut my steak. Expect local hits, trashy punk pop, classic rock, quarter bin singles, and maybe some dancehall beatz. We'll take requests, but no promises.