The first and only time I’ve seen Xu Xu Fang live, it was at a KXLU benefit concert at the Fais Do Do (run by the coolest pimp ever, seriously). Not sure if there are still 13 people in the band, since the only photo I could find of them only has 5, but that night they had 13 or 14 and they killed.
Playing along with a full length film they made about Los Angeles (read: driving in the rain and blurry street signs), Xu Xu Fang unleashed a massive wall of rock.
They have a tuba player. And it’s great.
This album, Los Angeles in the Winter of ‘99, is fantastic. It’s almost like listening to a movie. It’s part radio drama (a man being chased, fearing for his life, lots of rain and Los Angeles noise, torture, etc.) and part awesome rocking. Often simultaneously.
I almost didn’t post this because when I went to their myspace, they douche it up by asking you to request their music at KCRW and Indy 103. Normally, that’d be enough for me to cut off a band forever. However, this record sounds nothing like the coma-inducing shit of either station, so I’ll forgive them. I dare KCRW to play anything off this record. Mr. Harcourt, please fucking christ, turn people onto something that would make the world less BORING. Please?
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good post. i’ve been looking for xu xu fang around the station, but i’ve never seen it. it’s not on oink either, though my ratio is shit anyways. are you doing brandon’s show, btw?
Dearest Christopher,
This Xu Xu Fang cd is most definitely in the stacks. Black spine with white cursive writing, I think. But now you have it anyway. I hope you find it enjoyable, as it is quite a great piece of work.
And yes, I’ll be covering The Artist Formerly Known As DJ Paula Poundstone’s regular timeslot, Fridays from 6-10am until he returns in a month.
I like you.
xo
IVOR
Xu Xu Fang is intense.