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Jan 28, 2012

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Jan 26, 20125 notes

#Twin Peaks #David Lynch #Suburban Living

Chairlift - I Belong in Your Arms

When I close my eyes when I’m listening to this record, I’m transported back to my dad’s car parked in the driveway, enclosed in my little 8-year-old bubble listening to Top 40 radio, jamming out, pretending to cruise around driving his station wagon to the beach. I’m completely infatuated with it. Their new Something LP is definitely one of my favorite releases this year.

Aside: what’s with delivering the MP3s two weeks before the vinyl? You’d figure they’d do it the other way around…

mp3medication:

“I Belong In Your Arms,” the latest single from Brooklyn duo Chairlift, is a bouncy 80’s romp that should set your week off to a great and a very cool start.

It’s the alternative single of the week over at iTunes, so head on over and grab a free(!) download while you still can.

Jan 26, 2012162 notes

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Jan 23, 2012

feels like the sun

Heading to California in a few days. Thinking about sunshine and the ocean.

musicfansmic:

(Premiere) BE∆CH HE∆RT: Feels Like The Sun

I’m wrapping up a week spent being besotted with Isaac Mingo’s music by posting a brand new track of his. Earlier on, I’d been basking in the twisted, haunting sound of ‘Sky Shatters’, but now we’re all subjected to a warmer glow, one that rejoices in simplicities rather than mystery. Mingo’s voice is clearer, the beat is more conventional and the elevated synths go hand in hand with what most passers by might tag as a “chillwave” effort. ‘Feels Like The Sun’ is not all cuddly, beach-affiliated warmth, though. Take its dark closing section as an example. Once more, we’re given slight hints as to Mingo’s more sinister side.

Jan 22, 201216 notes

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Jan 21, 201211 notes

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Jan 21, 2012

#52mixtapes #mix tape #listen

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Jan 19, 20123 notes

#Grizzly Bear #Daniel Rossen

♫ The Weeknd - Rolling Stone (Owls Refix)

unholyrhythms:

♫ The Weeknd - Rolling Stone (Owls Refix)

This “refix”, from Cardiff’s Owls, doesn’t stray too far away from the original, yet creates a whole new solemn atmosphere courtesy of dragged out vocals. Drenched in echo and often running parallel to pitch shifted vocals, it serves as an ode to abandonment and an urge for change. Gorgeous.

Sndcld

♪ File under: electronic, refix, universe dance

Jan 19, 201215 notes

#The Weeknd

Clams Casino and Woodkid remix Lana Del Rey's 'Born To Die'

I like her. And I like what she is doing.

disconaivete:

Clams Casino chops Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die in pieces, as if she’s singing the song while slowly dying, in particular during the final minute. Woodkid gives it a baroq’esque vibe that fits the song surprisingly well with these perfect-timed drums (kind of balearic in a way), creating an image in my head where Del Rey reigns her kingdom on her throne and sends out her army to battle her haters, which fits the video he directed for the song.

Jan 18, 201232 notes

#Lana Del Rey #Clams Casino #Woodkid #Remix

“No, the Lana Del Rey imbroglio points at something potentially worse: an impatience with performance and a lack of trust in self-reinvention. Del Rey, after all, isn’t the first to take more than one shot at finding a pop persona that worked. Imagine a 1969 Internet reacting to David Bowie’s breakthrough with “Space Oddity”—a single as mannered, languid, and beguiling as “Video Games,” and a performer as in love with artifice and with plenty of past to dig up. Would his career have benefited from blogs tearing apart his inconsistency and torrents bundling his hit with “The Laughing Gnome”?” —

Lana Del Rey Lights Up the Internet

Tom Ewing makes a very important point. Theatricality and reinvention are crucial parts of music and the arts — demanding “authenticity” is reactionary and mostly poisonous to creativity.

(via perpetua)

Look, I don’t really like the idea of another white body being worshiped in pop culture but everything about this whole Lana ordeal screams of misogyny. I mean, there’s a million privileged white boys making music but I don’t see their histories being dragged out and ridiculed in this fashion. As a culture, we’re really into destroying the souls of young women, aren’t we? Lauryn Hill and Britney Spears may seem like they are totally unrelated individuals but both have experienced similar media scrutiny aka being called “crazy”. I don’t know what else to say. Seems like we hype them up just to tear ‘em down. It’s fucking heartbreaking.

(via heartdashbeats)

I don’t know. Not to be the myopic “sexism doesn’t exist” troll, but I think this is the typical indie bullshit of needing to earn your stripes. Artists are still expected to “pay their dues.” Lana released two singles and now she’s on SNL twirling in circles and awkwardly waving her arm? How many actual albums did other independent artists have to put out before being on the SNL stage?

Also, the same factors that fueled Lana’s backlash are what’s propelling her to stardom. People make fun of her because she’s nothing but pouty lips with a privileged background. Her supporters adore her because she’s nothing but pouty lips and vintage clothes. Would she have gotten a major label deal without her father’s money?

More talented artists without her looks continue to be ignored. I just can’t get behind her.

(via generalconsensus)

I think you are missing my point. I am not behind her but it feels totally harsh to have someone hyped like that and watch as people take pleasure in tearing her down — by the same people perhaps.

There are plenty of male artists with privileged backgrounds. A lot of the time you kind of have to have some sort of cushion in order to make art. I think of Interpol, a group of guys who met at a private school in Europe. How does THAT not become ammunition for their detractors? All I’m saying is that it’s way easy for people to target a single woman who is conventionally attractive. We live in the age of the internet. People earning cred is kind of irrelevant these days when you get Bieber and the Weeknd gaining fandom without having ever played a show, etc. I’m talking about places like Jezebel writing a piece called Lana Del Rey Single-Handedly Ruins SNL, Music for Everybody. I’m just saying that no wonder there is so much discrepancy in terms of who makes music out there, anyone but a white dude with guitar kind of becomes a target for details that are irrelevant to music.

(via heartdashbeats)

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SXSW

More bands have been announced and it’s shaping up pretty nicely!

Things I am looking forward to include:

Charlie XCX

Purity Ring

SBTRKT

And of course:

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#David Lynch #Lynch #52mixtapes

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Jan 13, 2012

Pictureplane - Body Mod (Extreme Animals Remix)

Song: Body Mod (Extreme Animals Remix)- Pictureplane

What a segue…

While listening to the first remix in the previous post, I KNEW i recognized that background droning… Can you hear it?

Yes, TWIN PEAKS!

And then I found this video!

Why is it a segue? Well, my next mixtape is inspired by Mr. David Lynch. Coming soon…

Jan 13, 20121 note

#Lynch #Twin Peaks

Pictureplane - Real Is a Feeling (Grimes Remix) Pictureplane

Song: Real is a Feeling (Grimes Remix)- PIctureplane

I am a little bit obsessed with Grimes right now (I think I’ve mentioned this…). This remix is amazing and combines my current favourite things: Grimes, theoretical thinking and rad dance beats! This track is from a remix double album, Dimensional RIP 7: Thee Physical Remixes, from Pictureplane. Read on!

DIMENSIONAL RIP 7: THEE PHYSICAL REMIXES

Pictureplane’s “Thee Physical” was a conceptual work about how we, as humans, relate to our 3rd dimensional world by experiencing it physically through touch. and our experience of being human inside of physical bodies in a post-physical digital age. this collection of remixes is a continuation of these concepts, each remixer being hand selected by Pictureplane to work with the digital skeletons of each song, to carry out their own visions of what Thee Physical meant to them, and their physical forms. This remix double album, is the 7th Dimensional Rip. which is an ongoing conceptual art work by Travis Egedy (Pictureplane). each Dimensional Rip is meant to be, just that, a rip or tear within space and time. a way of putting something out into the universe that helps to alter perception and the very world that it exists in. past Dimensional Rips have been anything from group art exhibitions, a zine, a mix of slowed down happy hardcore, or a performance artwork inside of an art museum. the 7th Dimensional Rip is no different.

Available for download here.

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Glory - Jay-Z feat. Blue Ivy Carter

Glory feat. B.I.C.

That’s right, you heard it, B.I.C. As in Blue Ivy Carter. As in Jay Z and Bey’s baby girl. Already featured in a Jay Z track. This girl is going to become supreme ruler of the universe, mark my words.

And the song is pretty good too.

Jan 10, 2012

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Jan 7, 20128 notes

#52mixtapes #deleuze

Lose It (Planningtorock Remix) Austra

Planningtorock and Austra. Love.

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Planningtorock’s take on Austra’s Lose It is rather interesting. PTR erases all rhythm from the formerly-upbeat song and replaces it with a dark operatic vibe. The angel-like voice of Katie Stelmanis gets a Darth Vader-like touch.

Jan 7, 201250 notes

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Jan 7, 2012

This will be good.

The tracks by Four Tet and Karin Dreijer Andersson are on the interwebz already and so far so good! The compilation is organized by Blonde Redhead and the album will be available digitally on Jan. 10! Hoorah!

wearetheworksinprogress:

PREORDER THE VINYL (2xLP!)

Tracklist

Moma - Four Tet

No Face - Karin Dreijer Andersson

G Song - Terry Riley

Nightcrawler - Nosaj Thing

Berceuse - John Roberts

Penny Sparkle - Blonde Redhead

Bird On A Wire - Pantha Du Prince

In Here The World Begins - Broadcast

Drip - Liars/Blonde Redhead

Jan 4, 201280 notes

Genesis Grimes

Have I told you how much I love Grimes? Well, it’s a lot. Like really a lot!

This “future-pop jam” was just posted on Gorilla vs. Bear and it is all sparkly and dream-like. Listen!

Visions will be released on 02/21 via 4AD in the States and Arbutus in Canada.

Jan 4, 2012

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Jan 4, 2012

Repeater: Joe Says

Repeater = Songs that go on repeat. At least for a little while.

The repeater this time?

Joe Says by The Sandwitches

These gals are out of San Francisco and used to sing with The Fresh & Onlys. Not a new song but one that has stuck with me for a while. Great voices, great lyrics.

I’ve got no one beside me.

I’ve got nothing inside of me.

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Week one of 2012 has begun. Can you believe it? Well, believe it!

In honour of this week and the next 51 that follow, I will be posting some tunes in the form of mixtapes. Surely the internet needs more mixtapes, right?!?

Right!

The mixtapes will include new and old stuff, perhaps themed, perhaps not. Mainly it is a chance for me to share things I love. With you.

Hopefully you can throw these bad boys on when you’re looking for a new mix. Hope you enjoy!

Week 1: Illest Alive

Week 2: Real is a Feeling

Week 3: Ghost of Love

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As someone who dips his toes in a lot of the areas that WLFY’s excellent list of music resolutions touched upon (i.e. I blog, I read blogs, I run a record label, I sometimes attempt to make music, I go to concerts, and I buy and download music… I even send out and receive ‘PR emails’), I can say that this list really hits a lot of nails directly on the head. Almost all of these things are a mix of things that I totally agree with, wish more people would do / realize, and need to work on myself.

Anyone with an internet connection should give it a serious read.

Jan 1, 20126 notes

The Ritournelle is therefore a form of incantation for a claimed spatiality, but it is also a sort of song that, despite is supposed lightness is calling for the power of the cosmos. As Deleuze turns it: “This is like if the stars would start to play a small song of cows’ bells or actually it’s even the opposite, that’s the cows’ bells that become, all in a sudden, promoted to the status of celestial noise, or of infernal noises.”

Jan 1, 2012

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