23 January 2009
pic: Ian Stevenson via BluntIt's been a stressful week, i've found solace from listening to a lot of ambient and downtempo music. Here's a round up of the good stuff, so for a moment just relax and unwind.
The new Telefon Tel Aviv album Immolate Yourself is really something quite special, a far cry from their sound of old I think it is some of the best crafted electronic pop i've heard in quite some time. Just listen. We're off to Krakow on Thursday, if you cool kids have any recommendations of places to drink, dine and dance then please feel free to drop a mail. Ta.
17 January 2009
pic: Modele PuissanceFull on techno. Heavy stuff.This is the superb latest release from
L-EX, a real minimal weapon this. The 12" also features a much deeper interpretation from
Pierce which is also well worth checking.
Get it here.
Released on
Soma this is further ammunition from
Harvey McKay. It will cut you deep.
14 January 2009
Music At Nite is the work of the Glaswegian brothers Clark, no stranger to working as a team Dave Clark also makes up one half of remix moguls Optimo Espacio. Music At Nite have come up with a killer 12" on Wireblock entitled City To City. Four tracks of glitch infused, Drexciyan styled dancefloor gold. Essential listening, get a copy here. Elitechnique - Munich Emotions
Sticking with duos this is Dutch disco fiends Elitechnique with Munich Emotions out on Clone. Horns, cowbells, bass guitar and some super synth work make this 9 minutes you'll thoroughly enjoy.
Tenuously duo related I know, this is the superb psychedelic b-side off of Bobbie Marie's latest release on Whatever We Want records. Bobbie Marie aka Thomas Bullock makes up one half of the renowned Rub-N-Tug.
Taken from Luke Vibert's Further Nuggets. Jack Arel did some of the soundtracking on the 1960s TV show The Prisoner, a show filmed at a place that filled me with boredom and dread as a child, Portmeirion, looking back now it is a pretty interesting place with a unique background.
10 January 2009
I'm not sure how many of you readers use
Spotify. Admittedly, I was skeptical at first but now i'm totally won over by it's power and potential. It has transformed the way I listen to music at work. If you're not a registered user and haven't got an invite then fear not, just
REGISTER FREE HERE. (invites are available if that doesn't work for some reason, also users outside the Spotify compatible countries may need to use a
UK proxy site) Download the small application and away you go, instant access to pretty much whatever song or artist you want with no restrictions, and the ability to create and share playlists with friends. I have set up a
Collaborative Playlist which will let you add all of your favourite tracks to said playlist creating a whole bunch of recommendations from fellow readers and friends, easily accessible, anywhere, all in one place, free. You can also sync it all up to your Last.fm so it scrobbles your Spotify plays. /Geek.
So yeah, please feel free to add to the collaborative playlist with whatever tracks and artists you love, irrespective of genre or period. Pass it around and in the end we shall have a combined playlist of sublime quality.
7 January 2009
pic: Mike HarrisonLaid back.We all like free stuff. Even better when it's great free content. That's what
Faux Pas offers you with his latest EP. Four tracks for free download in glorious high quality. Psychadelic. Balaeric. Straight up pop. Call it what you want, this is memorable music that draws influence from across the whole musical spectrum and fuses it together into luscious slices of electronic melody. You can download the
EP from here. There's no excuse not to.
Bernard Fevre and some tracks from his 1977 LP entitled Cosmos 2043. Much more experimental and cosmic sounding than his
Black Devil alias. It's hard not to love.
oki-ni sale now on.Oi Polloi sale now on.Surface To Air sale now on.
