http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161578&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rssIt's commonplace to call eclectic musicians "magpies," but London's Psapp really do recall scavenging birds. Their music bristles with odd ornaments like a nest trimmed with tinfoil and colored string. Members Galia Durant and Carim Clasmann keep their own nest well stuffed with audible baubles like Bontempi organs, water pipes and egg slicers. But while their starry-eyed sound can verge on the twee, Psapp never settle for being merely quirky. The unusual instrumentation and creative studio techniques -- Glasmann, an engineer with Can's Inner Space studio on his resume, knows how to make familiar instruments sound strange, and strange ones uncannily familiar -- serve as integral parts of the whole, not just bells and whistles. Stylistically, Psapp draw take their cues from bossa nova, Stereolab, Tom Waits and Marc Ribot, suggesting a kind of pastel steampunk. Since their debut EP, 2003's <I>Do Something Wrong</I>, Psapp's funhouse has proved a popular destination: the duo has recorded for Melodic, Tomlab, Leaf, Arable, Gronland, Wiaiwya, Rallye and Domino, and its music has been used in a Volkswagen ad and <I>Grey's Anatomy</I>, among other outlets. - Philip SherburneExperimental Popen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:59:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161578&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss It's commonplace to call eclectic musicians "magpies," but London's Psapp really do recall scavenging birds. Their music bristles with odd ornaments like a nest trimmed with tinfoil and colored string. Members Galia Durant and Carim Clasmann keep their own nest well stuffed with audible baubles like Bontempi organs, water pipes and egg slicers. But while their starry-eyed sound can verge on the twee, Psapp never settle for being merely quirky. The unusual instrumentation and creative studio techniques -- Glasmann, an engineer with Can's Inner Space studio on his resume, knows how to make familiar instruments sound strange, and strange ones uncannily familiar -- serve as integral parts of the whole, not just bells and whistles. Stylistically, Psapp draw take their cues from bossa nova, Stereolab, Tom Waits and Marc Ribot, suggesting a kind of pastel steampunk. Since their debut EP, 2003's <I>Do Something Wrong</I>, Psapp's funhouse has proved a popular destination: the duo has recorded for Melodic, Tomlab, Leaf, Arable, Gronland, Wiaiwya, Rallye and Domino, and its music has been used in a Volkswagen ad and <I>Grey's Anatomy</I>, among other outlets. - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28914977&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Pop Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Psapp Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.28914977 alb.28914977 Psapp art.7161578 7.99 Early Cats and Tracks Volume 2 alb.28914977 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/1/1/1721195_170x170.jpg 2009-06-29 00:00:00.0 2009-06-29 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28914977&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28914977&variant=data&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25710096&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Pop Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Psapp Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.25710096 alb.25710096 Psapp art.7161578 9.99 The Camel's Back alb.25710096 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/8/4/1734839_170x170.jpg 2009-02-17 00:00:00.0 2009-02-17 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25710096&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.25710096&variant=data&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13134958&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Pop Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Psapp Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13134958 alb.13134958 Psapp art.7161578 0.0 Hi alb.13134958 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/2/6/966203_170x170.jpg 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 2007-01-23 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13134958&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13134958&variant=data&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10303744&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Pop Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Psapp Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.10303744 alb.10303744 Psapp art.7161578 9.99 The Only Thing I Ever Wanted alb.10303744 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/0/5/1735093_170x170.jpg 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10303744&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.10303744&variant=data&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7099054&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss Experimental Pop Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Psapp Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7099054 alb.7099054 Psapp art.7161578 0.0 Tiger, My Friend alb.7099054 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/3/1013526_170x170.jpg 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 2004-11-02 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7099054&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7099054&variant=data&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fdiscography.rss