As you can probably tell, I’m pretty into weird, obscure collage-based art and this is another great example. This work is from a super-rare art book by the leader of Japanese noise band Boredoms. It reminds me a lot of Bjorn Copeland’s work (of Black Dice fame) which I also love. Pure chaos, using anything and everything for source material. -- Washed Out
I got really into old art films and experimental animation while putting together the visuals for the new album and this was one of my favorite discoveries. It’s made from hundreds (or thousands...
I’ve loved this album for a long time. I love the messiness of it - you really get the sense that it was DIY project. Coming from being perhaps the biggest musician in the world (and working on some of the most expensive and professional recordings of all time), I have so much respect for him for making an album like Ram or McCartney...
I’ve talked a lot of about the animation that inspired a lot of the material for Mister Mellow in interviews leading up to the release of the album - but a lot of fine art was very influential as well...
I came across this song on the legendary lovefingers.org site (RIP) a few years back. I was lucky enough to inherit an archived collection of .mp3s from the site and this song was one of the big highlights for me...
Anyone looking for some solid background listening should check out all of the bootlegged DJ Screw mixtapes uploaded to youtube. I love to just have them playing in the morning when I’m working on email or cleaning up my studio. Its almost like how ambient music works for me - just let it wash over you. (Enjoy with or without a double cup of lean haha…) -- Washed Out
In advance of his set this Saturday night here in Dallas at GvsB VI, our esteemed headliner and co-curator Washed Out will be taking over the satellite waves for Gorilla vs. Bear Radio today at noon EST + again at midnight on SiriusXMU...
Washed Out's amazing new visual album Mister Mellow is officially out tomorrow on Stones Throw, but you can check the whole thing now, complete with some "mellow conversation" with Kyle Mooney, below.
Presented by Sound on Sound Fest, starring headliner + co-curator WASHED OUT, and featuring JESSY LANZA, JACQUES GREENE (live set), SHE-DEVILS, + more. Shoutout to our friends at Modelo + Stem for helping to make this possible...
Ernest Greene aka Washed Out drops a glorious hour-long mix of perfect laid-back weekend vibes (heavy on the lo-fi house) for NTS Radio, featuring tracks from Kaytranada, Jack J, Project Pablo, Mount Kimbie, Mall Grab + more...