http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161578&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.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 14:03:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7161578&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.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=ply.24914299&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:46:39 -0800 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 24914299 ply.24914299 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.24914299&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17197006&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:54:34 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 17197006 ply.17197006 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17197006&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16468553&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:44:34 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 16468553 ply.16468553 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.16468553&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15599208&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:19:23 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 15599208 ply.15599208 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15599208&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15689987&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:35:52 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 15689987 ply.15689987 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15689987&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15563679&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:56:11 -0800 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 15563679 ply.15563679 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15563679&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15018261&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:46 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 15018261 ply.15018261 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15018261&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15001177&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:35:53 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 15001177 ply.15001177 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.15001177&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14589993&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:06:18 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 14589993 ply.14589993 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14589993&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14433069&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:17:44 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 14433069 ply.14433069 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.14433069&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058335&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:19:08 -0700 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 13058335 ply.13058335 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13058335&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10772603&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:02 -0800 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 10772603 ply.10772603 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10772603&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10753919&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:02:29 -0800 Playlists Featuring Psapp on Rhapsody Online 10753919 ply.10753919 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.10753919&variant=play&rws=%2Fpsapp%2Fplaylists.rss