Pandagon is asking where the original voice in pop music has gone.
I don’t know what Pandagon’s tastes are, but I have a taste for this.
Some bonafide, real music. My husband chides and says the Unauthorized Covers I’ve been posting are real. And they are. But how about a real VOICE. Marty has been in the studio with 6 foot 8 Mike Geier of Kingsized for the past some months, producing. CDs not done and mastered and out yet, they’ve still got some more songs to record, but I’m going to give a couple of previews, because I love Geier’s voice and the arrangements and because it’s kind of deranged. Deranged in that subtle kind of way that sneaks up on your subconscious with forks and spoons and feeds on you as much as you feed on it. Tom Waites blows through the front door, about as insidious as a hurricane. And I say that adoring Tom Waites. Mike Geier smooth talks his way up the back steps and takes you by surprise by the refrigerator.
I’ll post another tune tomorrow or the next day.
And here’s his Kingsized website. They were in Germany in February doing shows and are going back in the fall.
That was really cool.
I’m having lotsa fun playing catch-up with MP3 downloads here, and I love your covers. “Real” is just the word.
I’d also love to see Mike Geier tour through hellish North Texas. Amazingly, we have two indie clubs in little old Denton – Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios and Hailey’s.
The first thing I thought of upon hearing Geier’s voice is “This guy would be the perfect guest vocalist for the Brechtian sounds of Little Jack Melody — or, at the very least, a duet or three with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls.” Not that I’d confine Geier to that genre, but he’d be a perfect fit. (BTW, The Dresden Dolls website is one of the coolest I’ve ever seen. Talk about style.)
Have been trying to download a video but it’s taking forever. Was able to get the Girl Anachronism song to download. Funny. Very theatrical, which is why I was hoping to see a video but it’s been 20 minutes now and it’s still loading in. The intro Flash page and the dollhouse image map are great. Wish their server was a little speedier and that my line wasn’t so slow. The video just isn’t going to happen., at least not for another two hours at this rate. Thanks for the link, I’ll have to check back late at night, things might be better then.