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Friday music blogging: The Ruby Suns

Yellow Submarine on sizzurp

Posted by David Roberts at 9:18 PM on 02 May 2008

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Play Tane Mahuta, by The Ruby Suns

In 2005, New Zealand indie band The Ruby Suns put out a (self-titled) dreamy, beautiful psych-pop album that's been one of my favorites for years. Now they've finally released the follow-up: Sea Lion. The product description at Amazon is unusually accurate:

The melodic musings of "Sea Lion" found inspiration in the natural world and Ryan McPhun's travels with in it. With a Dictaphone, he ventured into the wilds of Africa, the ancient monasteries of Thailand, and the haunting landscapes of New Zealand that surround his everyday. It was intended to be a world music album, but reverb and psychedelic pop crept in to create a unique mixture of exotic sounds, accomplished with an impressive array of instruments -- from steel-string ukulele to djembe drums to pots and pans -- all set upon a cozy cushion of synths and cassette samples.

Or, to put it more succinctly: it's Yellow Submarine on sizzurp.

This song is called "Tane Mahuta."

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Ruby Suns ..

Dave, thanks ..Nice sound.

-JChan
Ruby Suns

..I particularly like how the Youtube video turned out !  great.

-JChan
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