Blouse – Time Travel (at Room 205)

Blouse receives the CGI gone meta-matrix treatment from director Paul Steck in this wonderfully wandering live performance of “Time Travel” at Room 205.

Blouse – They Always Fly Away (at Room 205)

Unbound from the corporeal constraints of Room 205’s 15 x 20-foot landscape, this very special episode of Room 205 with Blouse offers a near-perfect flux of ethereal pop, live performance and poetic imagination.

Blouse Perform “Ghost Dream” in Room 205

With nearly maniacal glee we premiere the final installment of Room 205 with special guests Blouse. To accompany the down tempo lilt and shuffle of “Ghost Dream,” director/editor Paul Stec employs the strangely attractive alchemy of CGI animation to plop a fitting final exclamation point on an already befuddling bender of an episode. Enjoy!

Special thanks to Charlie, Patrick, Paul and Misty of Blouse for making this episode of Room 205 possible. It is a great joy to work with such adventurous friends. Thanks also to director Paul Stec, set designer Tamarra Younis, engineer J. Clark, DP Conor Simpson, producer Arlie Carstens, and web czar Marcel Appelman. You weirdos and wizards make the impossible possible.

Room 205 will be back soon with new episodes featuring some of our favorite artists. In the meantime, be sure to check out our SoundCloud page, featuring streaming tracks of live performances recorded in Room 205.

Blouse Perform “Time Travel” in Room 205

Today we’re excited to premiere the second installment of Room 205 with special guests Blouse. To match the uptempo energy of “Time Travel,” director Paul Stec meticulously stitched the session’s live footage into an elegantly turning view of an entirely non-existent space. Huh? Exactly. The result is a spinning snapshot of the band moving in time to a room without place. It doesn’t get any more interstitial than this. Enjoy!

Blouse started in the summer of 2010 after Los Angeles native Charlie Hilton met Patrick Adams in art school. Based out of a warehouse in Portland, OR, they began spending nights recording with Jacob Portrait (also of UMO). After posting two demo tracks to Bandcamp, the group released the 7” single “Into Black” on Captured Tracks in March 2011, soon followed by “Shadow” on Sub Pop. Their self-titled debut LP was released by Captured Tracks in November 2011. Drummer Paul Roper and keyboardist Misty Marie currently round out the live band as Blouse embarks on its first whirlwind tours of Europe and the US.

Look for the final Blouse x Room 205 performance, “Ghost Dream,” to launch Monday, June 4th.

Blouse Performs “They Always Fly Away” in Room 205 Debut

We are so excited to welcome Blouse to Room 205. In this episode, director Paul Stec and audio engineer J. Clark guide us on a woozy shoegaze through the gauzy, interstitial dreamworld of Blouse.

Blouse started in the summer of 2010 after Los Angeles native Charlie Hilton met Patrick Adams in art school. Based out of a warehouse in Portland, OR, they began spending nights recording with Jacob Portrait (also of UMO). After posting two demo tracks to Bandcamp, the group released the 7” single “Into Black” on Captured Tracks in March 2011, soon followed by “Shadow” on Sub Pop. Their self-titled debut LP was released by Captured Tracks in November 2011. Drummer Paul Roper and keyboardist Misty Marie currently round out the live band as Blouse embarks on its first whirlwind tours of Europe and the US.

Unbound from the corporeal constraints of Room 205’s 15 x 20-foot landscape, this very special episode of Room 205 offers a near-perfect flux of ethereal pop, live performance and poetic imagination.

Time by Ty Segall & White Fence

In their final installment of Room 205, Ty Segall & White Fence go outré with a bang on “Time.”

Ty Segall & White Fence Perform “Time” in Room 205

With pure elation we premiere the final installment of Room 205 with special guests Ty Segall & White Fence. To accompany the head trippin’ skronk and clank of “Time” (from the forthcoming LP on Drag City), editor Forrest Borie animated the artwork of guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley, aka White Fence. The ironclad peace sign, ominous revolving cube and long-lashed, blinking eyeball marks an aptly overstimulating end to an episode of truly gonzo AV explorations.

Special thanks goes to Tim, Ty, Mikal and Nick of Ty Segall & White Fence for making this episode of Room 205 possible. It is great to work with such lovely and creative friends. Thanks also to director Michael Reich, set designer Tamarra Younis, engineer Jon Gilbert, DP Conor Simpson and editor Forrest Borie.

Room 205 will be back again soon with more new episodes featuring some of our favorite artists. In the meantime, be sure to check out our SoundCloud page, which features streaming tracks of performances recorded in Room 205.

I Am Not A Game by Ty Segall & White Fence

In their second installment of Room 205, garage wizards Ty Segall & White Fence unleash a tangle of snarling guitars and spirited rhythms in this exceptional live performance of “I AM NOT A GAME.”

Ty Segall & White Fence Perform “I AM NOT A GAME” in Room 205

In their second installment of Room 205, garage wizards Ty Segall & White Fence unleash a tangle of snarling guitars and spirited rhythms in this exceptional live performance of “I AM NOT A GAME.”

To match the euphoric cacophony of “I AM NOT A GAME,” director Michael Reich and editor Forrest Borie fed the session’s raw live footage through an abused analog video mixer. The result is a beautifully unhinged snapshot of the band in all its freewheelin’ psych-damaged glory. And yes, Ty Segall does in fact play a guitar solo with a TV set.

Look for the final Ty Segall & White Fence performance, “Time,” to launch Monday, April 23rd.

Scissor People by Ty Segall & White Fence

In their first Room 205 installment, Ty Segall & White Fence deliver a wildly euphoric, psych-fueled performance of “Scissor People.”