Kishi Bashi: Philosophize in it! Chemicalize With it!

    The latest from Kishi Bashi, touring violin player from Of Montreal, is a two track [single?] called Philosophize in it! Chemicalize with it!, out September 10, 2013. There's a little monogram at the bottom of the cover that reveals it was released on Joyful Noise Records, check their site out here. Apparently, the first track is an early version of what may appear on his second full studio effort. The "b-side" is a rare Japanese release only track, now available on this 7" vinyl (limited to 1,000 hand numbered copies--check out the record art itself at the above link!). Anyway, I'll keep this post short because (1) I have been lacking in keeping to my weekly post allowance, and (2) it's only two tracks to talk about so there really isn't much to write about anyway!
    I love the cover, let's start with that, it's flowery and colorful. The music is like that too, with Kishi Bashi's typical upbeat and gleeful style. There's plenty of violin multiple ways: pizzicato, looped, arco (full bow), and full orchestral sounding string sections. In fact, violin, aside from drums and some tambourine, play most of the music altogether. Kishi Bashi definitely fits that one man band kind of tag, multi-instrumentalist technically.
    You can check out both songs: "Philosophize in it! Chemicalize with it!" and "Song for the Sold" at his Bandcamp site, here, the whole album is on sale for $2. Or just listen to one track and see if you desire more, with "Song for the Sold" over under the 'Monthly Sample Tracks'. Enjoy!