January 2011
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Video: Toro Y Moi - Still Sound
Toro Y Moi’s single ‘Still Sound’ has got me really excited for his upcoming album Underneath The Pine (February 22 on Carpark) and the jam now has a video to accompany it. Shot by Steven Daniels purely on Super 8 in Columbia, South Carolina, the video captures Chaz Bundick running around town, running away from ghosts and of course eating some luscious grapefruit, which looks...
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Purity Ring - Ungirthed
Purity Ring is the new side project of GOBBLE GOBBLE’s Corin Roddick and Megan James. Glitchy as hell, the Canadian duo’s first single ‘Ungirthed’ combines pulsating electronic beats, Corin’s faded ghostly echoes, warped synths and a handful of samples with Megan’s floating vocals. What more could you want? More. Toss this addictive jam on repeat. Expect great...
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Emay - Ups & Downs [Remix] (feat. Steffaloo)
Canadian producer and emcee Emay dropped his new eight-track EP Mind Altering Dynamics earlier today. His creative approach to hip hop and immense lyrical ability are definitely on show with this one as he pushes beyond his previous releases. His remix of Blackbird Blackbird’s ‘Ups & Downs’ (off BB’s Summer Heart) really sticks out of the bunch. Not only does Emay...
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Roman Ruins - The Comedown (Galapagos Remix)
A few months ago I saw Beach House play live. Going in I knew that Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally would blow my mind (of course), but I was also quite impressed by the duo’s touring drummer Graham Hill. I was introduced, fittingly enough, to his solo project Roman Ruins through his remix of Beach House’s ‘Lover Of Mine,’ a few weeks later. So tonight when I saw that...
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Work Drugs - Dog Daze
Work Drugs is two guys, Thomas Crystal and Benjamin Louisiana, who make blissed out “smooth-fi” jams on an abandoned pier in Philadelphia. Thomas describes their music as “a few parts chillwave… a few parts indie pop… and several parts smooth sailin’ / yacht rock.” I cannot be more precise. A week ago the dreamy duo followed up Third Wave, releasing...
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Braids - Glass Deers (Teen Daze Remix)
Montreal-based four piece Braids are set to release their debut LP Native Speaker on January 18th via Kanine Records. Although the album’s seven songs, which you can stream over at hypem, are all beautiful in their own respect (Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s voice is simply amazing), Vancouver’s Teen Daze has weaved his own sound into Braids’ with an brilliant remix of the...
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Dion Tartaglioné - Postcard Beach
Postcard Beach is the opening track on Dion Tartaglioné’s new EP entitled Boats. Soothingly simple, this two-minute gem is relaxing, rhythmic, and inspires images of the tide flowing in and out along Dion’s Australian coastline. Full of chilled out soundscapes spawned from his bedroom, Dion Tartaglioné’s five-track release is definitely worth downloading from his bandcamp.
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Seabright - Winter War
The title of this song seems fitting— I’m hunkered down for another day damned by frothing flakes and beaded breath tricking from tree branches and rolling off rooftops. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a rather wintry person, the rhythmic footfall of snow, the lack of classes tomorrow, soothing jams— it’s all splendid. San Jose’s Seabright (aka Justin Morales)...
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KYNAN - Charlie Found A New Ghost
KYNAN is an up and coming electronic pop artist from San Diego— and he’s got his eyes set on becoming quite a prolific one too. His debut release entitled Try Harder (January Mix) is due out January 31st and will be the first in a series of monthly EPs KYNAN has planned. The second of five tracks off this month’s mix, ‘Charlie Found A New Ghost’, is a shifting...
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Sun Airway - American West (Solar Bears Remix)
Sun Airway’s Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier was one of my most listened to albums of 2010, so when John from the Irish duo Solar Bears sent me a new remix of ‘American West,’ I knew I’d dig it. They’ve built onto my second favorite Sun Airway tune, after the simply perfect Oh, Naoko, adding the laid-back synths and deep, free-form electronic feel found on...
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Beach House - I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun...
Blackbird Blackbird just finished up an awesome remix of Beach House’s wintry single ‘I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun.’ It’s a beautiful song to start off with, but Mikey really took the tune in a completely different direction, tossing some summery fervor in with the winter melancholy.
Beach House - I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun (Blackbird Blackbird Remix)
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Haikarahakuti - 君が残したコカコーラ (Coca-Cola Left By You)
Alright, so I know pretty nothing about the band Haikarahakuti except that it’s an unsigned experimental rock project led by frontman Kamada Yuu from Niigata, Japan. Since Japanese does not flow from my lips, Haikarahakuti’s blog looked like nothing more than a beautiful tapestry, but google translate is quite swell. In 2008 the band started releasing handfuls of relaxed tunes which...
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Polarsets - Just Don't Open Your Eyes Yet
Polarsets are Rob Howe, Mickey Smith and James Rudd, three lads from the land of Little Comets, glorious tropical weather and Alan Shearer— Newcastle, England. With fast-paced guitar, electronic accents and energetic vocals, their songs reminds me of a simpler, more cowbell-loving Two Door Cinema Club. Polarsets are starting to move beyond the Northeast, playing shows across England with...