Two of music’s brightest sparks – MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes – have announced they’re working on a side-project. Starting as a bit of a lark, the band Blikk Fang has now developed into something of a prospect. “Me and Andrew VanWyngarden from MGMT have a project together I really want to get off the ground in 2009,” Barnes told Rolling Stone. “The stuff we’ve done so far is sort of a soulful prog.”

With “about 20 minutes of music” in the bag, the duo are looking to recruit sought-after producer Jon Brion for some studio time. We’ve both been travelling like crazy so it’s hard to get together. It’s kind of fun because that stuff we did months and months ago and when we get together again, we’ll have different ideas that we’re excited about… It’s probably gonna be a pretty schizophrenic, crazy album.”

Of Montreal is of course bringing its hyper-kinetic live show here for Golden Plains in 2009, while MGMT has just farwelled our shores after a round of very sold-out dates.