Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Moved!
Hey readers. I’ve moved from blogspot because I was having problems with posting and I decided I was being too lazy with my type-ups and such, so I'm having a new start over on wordpress.
I'll leave this open for anybody to grab stuff in the future, but please follow me over at wordpress :)
LEGS TO DROP US
Charles!x
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tall Ships - S/T
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This band deserve your attention, they are absolutely incredible. If you get the chance to see these dudes live, DO IT. You will not be disappointed.
It may only be a 4-track EP but this may well be my favourite release of 2010 so far. I don't want to get into explaining it too much, just listen to it. Mathy and dancey sorta-indie-but-not-quite. Take my over-enthused opener in stride, it's really that great.
This band deserve your attention, they are absolutely incredible. If you get the chance to see these dudes live, DO IT. You will not be disappointed.
It may only be a 4-track EP but this may well be my favourite release of 2010 so far. I don't want to get into explaining it too much, just listen to it. Mathy and dancey sorta-indie-but-not-quite. Take my over-enthused opener in stride, it's really that great.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wisp - We Miss You
Wisp is an IDM artist from New York. We Miss You is his second and latest release since signing to Rephlex.
Absolutely incredible IDM. This is on seriously heavy rotation at the moment. Makes me feel all happy and nostalgic. Across the album you'll find everything between breakcore and ambient, yet it all manages to flow beautifully. Really top tier electronic work here, keep finding myself replaying it over and over again.
Track 4, To Draw Something Beautiful. One of my favourite tracks on the album. Others being Morning Myth, Lords & Ladies, Trees Like Toys and... I better leave it at that before I end up listing the whole tracklist. Enjoy.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Welder - Vines & Stream
Brandan Angelides aka Welder (also known as dubstep artist Eskmo) is a San Fransico based producer/artist. Vines & Stream is his debut album under the pseudonym.
Very laid back and very uplifting downtempo IDM, full of head-bopping beats, slightly psychedelic tones and world music samples. One to check out. Stand out tracks include "Purple and Orange", "In The Park" and "Find You Here".
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Yawning Man - Vista Point
No Yawning Man? No Kyuss. It's that important.
So laid back it may well fall over - the ultimate stoner chillout record. Vista Point is possibly the best instrumental release to grace my ears yet. Just listen, close your eyes and take a ride.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Sparrows Swarm and Sing - O'Shenandoah, Mighty Death Will Find Me
This band sounds like the album art looks. That's the best I can describe it. Just listen.
You won't find any traditional song structure in O'Shenandoah, Mighty Death Will Find Me (even for post-rock). What you will find, however, is beautiful music with apocalyptic undertones. Recommended if you like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt. Zion.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Nosaj Thing - Drift
Nosaj Thing is an electronic musician and producer bringing it hard in the LA "glitch-hop" scene alongside artists like Flying Lotus.
This is on heavy rotation with me right now. Incredible electronic soundscapes, hard beats and an overall dark sound comparable to the likes of Burial and the rest of the dubstep scene mixed in with bleeping and blooping like something straight from your favourite IDM artist's library. This is absolutely stellar - scoop this.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Belong - Discography
A band I've only recently came across and been jamming a lot since, Belong. Lovely fuzzed out drone/ambient music with shoegaze qualities.
Stick Sunn O))), My Bloody Valentine and Stars of the Lid in a blender and it will probably sound nothing like this but it's the closest I can get to describing it without sounding (even) more pretentious. But seriously, it's good. Get it.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
World's End Girlfriend - Air Doll O.S.T.
Beautiful soundtrack for the 2009 film 空気人形 Kūki Ningyō (Air Doll), entirely composed by Katsuhiko Maeda (World's End Girlfriend).
I can't stress how beautiful this is. It doesn't have the glitch/electronic elements like many of Maeda's other works, giving us a more straight forward ambient/classical sounding record. Super recommended.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Reso - Discography
I don't have loads to say on Reso right now other than that he is THE FUCKING MAN in the dubstep scene. Do yourself a favour if you're even slightly interested in the genre and scoop this.
Not featured here are a tracks from compliations/splits.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Plaid - Greedy Baby
Electronic music duo Plaid and visual artist Bob Jaroc. Music by Plaid, art by Bob Jaroc.
To fully appreciate this you've got to watch the DVD segment of this release with Bob Jaroc's visual art, but the music alone is still fantastic. Not Plaids best, but worth checking out. Like I said, the real gems come from watching the DVD. So go buy it.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Touch Committee - Winter Beard
Touch Committee are an 8 fisted beast of rock music brought to earth on the back of the gods, sent on a mission of diplomacy and shredding... or something like that.
Winter Beard is Touch Committee's debut full length (having only released a 4-song ep previously), and one of my favourite finds of last year. It fits somewhere nicely between fuzzed out 90s indie rock and midwest emo (Cap'n Jazz etc). Feel good jams and catchy lyrics guarenteed.
These guys deserve your attention, so check it out. Oh, and the album cover is brilliant.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Dr. Strangeloop - Are We Lost Mammals of an Approaching Transcendental Epoch?
Dr. Strangeloop is a visual artist associated with the likes of Flying Lotus and the rest of the Brainfeeder roster.
A single 17 minute track ep/single. I'm not really sure how to describe this... Post-rock for the space age maybe? I don't know. Just listen to it. Check out the video below for a preview and an example of his incredible visual art.
Are We Lost Mammals of an Approaching Transcendental Epoch? from Dr. StrangeLoop on Vimeo.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Clark - Totems Flare
First off, happy new year everybody! I think this years been great for music and to celebrate I'll upload one of my favourites from 2009 - Clark's (formerly Chris Clark) latest release, Totems Flare.
Complex, glitchy and heavily layered. Totems Flare commonly bounces around the walls between breakcore, chiptune and ambient soundscapes - and usually within the same song. Not exactly the easiest piece of music to digest, but give it a few spins and hopefully it'll grow on you as much as it has with me. For fans of Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Plaid.
Happy freaking new year!x
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