Felix Obelix
avant-pop your mother warned you about
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November 20th, 2008videoCurrent mood:sugarfixed.
Tags: billysugarfix, brianrisk, heartmonitorDear everyone,
The new Felix Obelix video for ‘The Heart Monitor’ is up on the main myspace page!! Billy Sugarfix did a superb job with this, and I’m so happy with how it turned out. If you don’t know Billy, you’re missing out. This video, and a not-yet-filmed-interview with me will be aired on Billy’s public access television programme, The Sugarfixmix, which you can watch at http://sugarfixmix.com/ Go watch it, it’s the best thing that’s on television that’s on the internet.
Billy is also 1/3 of Evil Wiener; 1/3 of A Password to Larkspur Lane; and a solo performance art version of himself that involves vintage marching band uniforms and theremins. This last version of Billy will be joining me at the ever-increasingly-epic debut Felix Obelix EP release and time-capsule-stuffing show on January 23 at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro!
Also helping with the video was Brian Risk.
Now go watch the video already! There’s stopmotion animation in it!
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June 30th, 2008press
Current mood:the warm fuzzy feeling, you know the kind I mean.Thanks to the Knowbodies (www.theknowbodies.com), a tasty newish music-lovin’ blog based out of Wilmington, for this juicy little bit of F.O. press:
http://www.myspace.com/felixobelixFelix Obelix is a coast line of ever moving sound waves. This music is wonderful because of it’s conception and creation. Each song varies in style and concept. One song is light and sounds like a cloud of harmonizing tones. Another song takes you on a strange trip to funk town where retired old Role Playing Game soundtracks clash in a 80’s dance off.
The lead singer is Windy Spitzer who plays in many bands around the middle of North Carolina. (emming Malloy, The Physics of Meaning, The Gates of Beauty, Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra, ex-Eyes to Space). One can dive into her online ramblings through her myspace page and learn about Windy’s brain, which people love.
“Felix Obelix is the idea that you can’t go home again, and wouldn’t want to if you could, and if you did, you would find it had been razed to the ground”
Showcased below is ‘The Heart Monitor’. This song is well crafted in it’s structure and enjoyable in it’s building. Just when you think the band can’t take the music to another level, BAM, they do. Make sure you listen not only to the music, but the lyrics because they are powerful as well. This song really takes multiple plays to digest. Enjoy! http://theknowbodies.com/?p=32
Thanks guys!
Wendy & Felix Obelix
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March 27th, 2008Uncategorized
Hey you with the face:
The Independent Weekly (of Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC) chose a Felix Obelix song for its fashion slideshow! It’ll only be up this week, so go see for yourself.
You can view the perty ladies in their fashionista dresses, and hear the song vaguely about the Holocaust chosen to represent said dresses, here!
http://indyweek. com/slideshows/ArtToWear/Thank you to Grayson Currin for suggesting FO for this, and to Jeremy Lange for putting it together.
xoxo,
Wendy & the whole rootin’ tootin’ gang of Felix Obelix -
March 4th, 2008Uncategorized
Hey there, children of the netherworld!
Two items of interest are these:
1) I am touring with the Physics of Meaning to South by Southwest. I’ll be playing bass and some oboe and wearing sailor pants. I hope to see you so you can meet these sailor pants.
best of all, I have handmade a micro-run of 50 watercolored Felix Obelix EPs, featuring other people’s prized family photographs, purchased on Ebay. I hope to have some posted here soon so you can drool appropriately. YOU CAN ONLY GET ONE OF THESE IF YOU BUY A PHYSICS OF MEANING MERCHANDISE ITEM ON THIS TOUR. how’s that fer marketing? how’s that for awesome? sailor pants!
These are the shows:
..> ..> ..>..> Mar 4 2008 9:30P Nightlight Chapel Hill, North Carolina ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 7 2008 9:30P The Map Room Charleston, South Carolina ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 8 2008 7:00P Snowhaus Columbia, South Carolina ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 9 2008 9:00P The Circle Bar New Orleans, Louisiana ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 10 2008 9:00P Rubber Gloves Denton, Texas ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 11 2008 9:00P Sloppyworld Dallas, Texas ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 14 2008 9:00P After the Jump Fest Austin, Texas ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 15 2008 6:00P Silver Creek Bier Garten Fredericksburg, Texas ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 18 2008 8:00P The Basement Nashville, Tennessee ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 19 2008 8:00P Yau Haus Charlotte, North Carolina ..> ..> ..>..> Mar 20 2008 9:00P Square One Greensboro, North Carolina 2) I’m still on the warpath for a drummer. keep your ears pricked. I’ll offer you a $50 headhunting bonus if I wind up using the drummer you found for me. How’s that fer marketing? how’s that for a big fat lie! sailor pants!
thank you for reading,
Wendy