blog 2009/11/07 - hitting you with that one-two punch of love.
So... you digested the last edition OK, right?
RIGHT?
Oh I'm sure you did.
Look, the goodness just doesn't stop, so you best go finish that up and come and get this ish ASAP, because there is oh so much amazingness to share.
The world doesn't stop if you stop and slack off, the brilliance keeps shining, and there's so much new music to explore.
Welcome back, buckle in, and pour yourself a cup of awesome. neat.
Antipop Consortium - New Jack Exterminator: In my mind, the APC are that enigma of totally awesome tracks that I play all of the time, yet don't like any albums by. Fluorescent Black is new for 2009 and has some slamming goodness. But, like every other album, I can't groove to the whole thing.
Antipop Consortium - Volcano: If you loved APC, get this. It's essential, and they are in top form. If you enjoy APC, go buy the singles or a few of the tracks or the whole album. If you never jived with APC before, you just kind of suck and we both should acknowledge that this certainly isn't the album that will finally seduce you. But holy shit, if Volcano doesn't shake your rump, you need yr head checked.
http://www.myspace.com/antipopny
BLK JKS - Lakeside: Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, BLK JKS will appeal to the contemporary prog rocker. There's something here for fans of TV On The Radio, Tool, Battles, Manu Chao, all with an occassional flavour of some of the great South African band leaders.
BLK JKS - Molalatladi: To be honest, I can't dig the whole album, but I just know this will melt the minds of a large number of you out there. I love these singles, too. Of course I do! I would never pots anything less than the best here. So if these wet your pallette, get the full length indeed.
http://www.myspace.com/blkjks
Califone - Funeral Singers: AWESOMENESS ALERT!!! "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers" is the new Califone record and it is brilliant. It took me a few listens to really get my head in there, but oh my god. It is good.
Califone - Giving Away the Bride: Somewhat obtuse like Mountain Goats, somewhat reserved like Adem, somewhat off-kilter like Modest Mouse. The strong songwriting is there, and the album works as a cohesive whole. Highly recommended for the indie rock alt-folk set.
http://www.califonemusic.com/
Dinosaur Jr. - Over It: How the hell did this happen? How does a band that starts in 1985 and define such a poignant sound that resonates with the youth, come back 24 years in to their carreer and release something that rocks os good as Farm??? This isn't a nostalgia tour marketed at those that are now 40, this album will appeal to everyone. WTF? How is this happening?
Dinosaur Jr. - Said The People: This would be like if Operation Ivy reformed, erased that whole Rancid period, and released a dance-inducing followup to Energy. The logistics and blessings of the event would just stop hearts right there. Well here we are. Farm is a must for any rock and roll fan.
http://www.dinosaurjr.com/
Glee OST - Defying Gravity (Kurt & Rachel): The first volume of the Glee TV series soundtrack is out, and only 8 episodes have aired!!! Damn, what a production schedule. This song ISN'T EVEN IN ANY OF THOSE 8 EPISODES! I'm guessing it's from episode 9. Well it's PERFECT. Kristen Chenoweth had guested in an earlier episode, and here they are singing Defying Gravity, the show-stopping number from Wicked that Chenoweth sings on Broadway in real life. YAY! AND KURT SINGS IN THERE TOO! *fans self*
Glee OST - Maybe This Time (Rachel & April): Speaking of Kristen Chenoweth, here is the best song ever to air on TV. From the musical Cabaret, Chenoweth knocks this classic out of the ball park. It cleverly becomes a duet and is all the more powerful for it.
Glee OST - Somebody To Love (Rachel, Finn, Mercedes & Artie): I have never made my love of musicals a secret. And yes, Glee is all about an awkward cast of minorities that find strength thanks to the leadership of a straight white fully-abled heterosexual dude. Yeah, it sucks to analyzer for us politically minded stuff. But oh when they start their singing and dancing, my capacity for dissection and snarking deconstruction go out the window and I just wish I could sing. Here is the group number where they cover Queen's classic song that terrorizes karaoke bars to this day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glee_%28TV_series%29
Mountains - Map Table: TOP ALBUM ALERT! "Choral" is the new Mountains album, and it is one of the most compelling instrumental albums of the year. Whether you're from the post-rock camp, the sludge metal, the brooding ambient world, or the high-cultured class of contemporary instrumentalism, this album works on all of those levels and puts recent sonic endeavours by lesser artists to shame. A gorgeous sonic world to explore, and fully gripping. Highly recommended.
http://www.frontporchproductions.org/artist/mountains
Pree - In the Parlor: A delightful twang with a Newsom-esque intruige-filled vioce. This is the kind of meaty folk music that I so desire. The new album is A Chopping Block. I haven't heard it, but I will for sure buy it when I find it.
http://www.myspace.com/musicforpree
Soulsavers - Can't Catch The Train: The new album "Broken" is a bit all over the place soncically and emotionally, but there are a few intruiging numbers in there. This track evokes the remorse and whisky stained memories of a Tom Waits eulogy.
Soulsavers - Unbalanced Pieces: Like a bit more enthusiastic version of The National, this indie-cum-pop infusion works in a decent way.
http://www.myspace.com/soulsavers
The Sounds - 4 Songs & A Fight: Power-pop is a genre full of false starts and faceplants. On "Crossing The Rubicon", The Sounds learn lessons from Tegan & Sara, Metric, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Power pop is a wild and crazy force that should be harnessed for the powers of good. And while this won't revolutionize the world, the goodness is here and makes itself known.
The Sounds - Home Is Where The Heart Is: so yeah, if you don't dig this, burn every Metric CD in your collection, you filthy liar.
http://the-sounds.com/
Volcano Choir - Still: If you ever wanted Bon Iver to get more epic and sullen, Volcano Choir is for you. Unmap is the new full length, and it delivers that dizzying emotion of Bon Iver with more grandiose arrangements and torn emotional strangs. Recommended.
http://www.myspace.com/volcanochoir
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Antipop Consortium - New Jack Exterminator
Antipop Consortium - Volcano
BLK JKS - Lakeside
BLK JKS - Molalatladi
Califone - Funeral Singers
Califone - Giving Away the Bride
Dinosaur Jr. - Over It
Dinosaur Jr. - Said The People
Glee OST - Defying Gravity (Kurt & Rachel)
Glee OST - Maybe This Time (Rachel & April)
Glee OST - Somebody To Love (Rachel, Finn, Mercedes & Artie)
Mountains - Map Table
Pree - In the Parlor
Soulsavers - Can't Catch The Train
Soulsavers - Unbalanced Pieces
The Sounds - 4 Songs & A Fight
The Sounds - Home Is Where The Heart Is
Volcano Choir - Still
I don't do this for you: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091107.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/11/05
blog 2009/11/05 - oh if you only knew!
Hey folks, another quick update. My life has been crazy busy, but I had to just drop some goodness on your inbox.
Andrea Belfi - Knots IV: Knots is a 2008 mini album of 4 brooding jazz soundworks that is chewy, textured, and goes down smooth. For your less-than-adventurous sensibilities I pulled out the one track that has an candy-coated beat in the back for your ease-of-comprehension, but oh the album is quite sweet. Recommended for fans of Luigi Archetti & Bo Wiget, and the fabulous Supersilent & Arve Henriksen album.
http://www.myspace.com/andreabelfi
Beck - All Tomorrow's Parties: Beck is full of good ideas. Covering a great song? Good. Covering a great album? Best.
Beck - Femme Fatale: Beck's Record Club is him with other people, recording an entire album. These are from his great stab at Velvet Underground.
Beck - Venus In Furs: The whole thing doesn't work as a whole, but there are tracks that just work divinely. Given the tight recording framework of this project, it's a stellar effort and a fascinating endeavour you should all keep an ear to the ground for.,
http://www.beck.com/record_club
Bosque Brown - Went Walking: Cat Power eat yr heart out.
http://bosquebrown.com/
Doomtree - Flex: Ahh this reminds me of the early days of Mush Records. A little bit amateur, a whole lot of good.
http://www.doomtree.net/
Horse Feathers - Burden: I kind of grew up with Kill Rock Stars, so just instinctively check out bands that come out on this imprint.
Horse Feathers - Working Poor: I hadn't heard this band before, but their 2008 album House With No Home has a few sweet tracks of on-the-prairie style folk architecture. Recommended.
http://www.horsefeathershome.com/
J.Period & K'Naan - Don't Think Twice (Messengers Remix): K'Naan kind of outdid himself here. His mixtape new "The Messengers" gives tribute to Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, and Bob Dylan in suave style.
J.Period & K'Naan - Stir It Up (Messengers Remix): Dropping his verses over the originals, or covering them in his own way, he also weaves a spoken narrative of the importance of the trio's music on his own life. Very satisfying, and highly recommended.
http://www.jperiod.com/
http://knaanmusic.ning.com/
Laura Gibson - Spirited: A bit of simple folk goodness from the 2009 album Beasts Of Seasons.
http://www.lauragibson.ca/
Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Unplugged): How can you not go wrong with this band? You've probably heard the single, but hear it again stripped down to the gears and wires.
Marina & The Diamonds - The Outsider: so good.
http://www.myspace.com/marinaandthediamonds
The Blueflowers - Watercolor Ghost Town: A fun twang-pop chanter. Reminds me of those first crossovers in to twee territory from the 90s.
http://www.myspace.com/theblueflowersdetroit
The Twilight Sad - I Became a Prostitute: Twilight Sad are back and in proper form indeed. Forget the Night Ahead is new for 2009 and a delight to listen to.
The Twilight Sad - That Birthday Present: The old standards of structure
http://thetwilightsad.co.uk/
Thom Yorke - All For The Best: Radiohead has been enjoying their singles-releasing habits as of late, but Yorke had been doing that for quite some time. This comes from a split 7" he recently released with Mark Mulcahy, which is worth buying just for the great cover art.
Thom Yorke - Atoms For Peace (Four Tet Remix): And to give some context, this comes from the 2007 release of Eraser remixes. You can definitely hear how this venture has influenced the 2009 progress.
http://www.myspace.com/thomyorkemusic
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Andrea Belfi - Knots IV
Beck - All Tomorrow's Parties
Beck - Femme Fatale
Beck - Venus In Furs
Bosque Brown - Went Walking
Doomtree - Flex
Horse Feathers - Burden
Horse Feathers - Working Poor
J.Period & K'Naan - Don't Think Twice (Messengers Remix)
J.Period & K'Naan - Stir It Up (Messengers Remix)
Laura Gibson - Spirited
Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Unplugged)
Marina & The Diamonds - The Outsider
The Blueflowers - Watercolor Ghost Town
The Twilight Sad - I Became a Prostitute
The Twilight Sad - That Birthday Present
Thom Yorke - All For The Best
Thom Yorke - Atoms For Peace (Four Tet Remix)
We get by instance at a time and still find time for the drawn out pleasures: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091105.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Hey folks, another quick update. My life has been crazy busy, but I had to just drop some goodness on your inbox.
Andrea Belfi - Knots IV: Knots is a 2008 mini album of 4 brooding jazz soundworks that is chewy, textured, and goes down smooth. For your less-than-adventurous sensibilities I pulled out the one track that has an candy-coated beat in the back for your ease-of-comprehension, but oh the album is quite sweet. Recommended for fans of Luigi Archetti & Bo Wiget, and the fabulous Supersilent & Arve Henriksen album.
http://www.myspace.com/andreabelfi
Beck - All Tomorrow's Parties: Beck is full of good ideas. Covering a great song? Good. Covering a great album? Best.
Beck - Femme Fatale: Beck's Record Club is him with other people, recording an entire album. These are from his great stab at Velvet Underground.
Beck - Venus In Furs: The whole thing doesn't work as a whole, but there are tracks that just work divinely. Given the tight recording framework of this project, it's a stellar effort and a fascinating endeavour you should all keep an ear to the ground for.,
http://www.beck.com/record_club
Bosque Brown - Went Walking: Cat Power eat yr heart out.
http://bosquebrown.com/
Doomtree - Flex: Ahh this reminds me of the early days of Mush Records. A little bit amateur, a whole lot of good.
http://www.doomtree.net/
Horse Feathers - Burden: I kind of grew up with Kill Rock Stars, so just instinctively check out bands that come out on this imprint.
Horse Feathers - Working Poor: I hadn't heard this band before, but their 2008 album House With No Home has a few sweet tracks of on-the-prairie style folk architecture. Recommended.
http://www.horsefeathershome.com/
J.Period & K'Naan - Don't Think Twice (Messengers Remix): K'Naan kind of outdid himself here. His mixtape new "The Messengers" gives tribute to Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, and Bob Dylan in suave style.
J.Period & K'Naan - Stir It Up (Messengers Remix): Dropping his verses over the originals, or covering them in his own way, he also weaves a spoken narrative of the importance of the trio's music on his own life. Very satisfying, and highly recommended.
http://www.jperiod.com/
http://knaanmusic.ning.com/
Laura Gibson - Spirited: A bit of simple folk goodness from the 2009 album Beasts Of Seasons.
http://www.lauragibson.ca/
Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Unplugged): How can you not go wrong with this band? You've probably heard the single, but hear it again stripped down to the gears and wires.
Marina & The Diamonds - The Outsider: so good.
http://www.myspace.com/marinaandthediamonds
The Blueflowers - Watercolor Ghost Town: A fun twang-pop chanter. Reminds me of those first crossovers in to twee territory from the 90s.
http://www.myspace.com/theblueflowersdetroit
The Twilight Sad - I Became a Prostitute: Twilight Sad are back and in proper form indeed. Forget the Night Ahead is new for 2009 and a delight to listen to.
The Twilight Sad - That Birthday Present: The old standards of structure
http://thetwilightsad.co.uk/
Thom Yorke - All For The Best: Radiohead has been enjoying their singles-releasing habits as of late, but Yorke had been doing that for quite some time. This comes from a split 7" he recently released with Mark Mulcahy, which is worth buying just for the great cover art.
Thom Yorke - Atoms For Peace (Four Tet Remix): And to give some context, this comes from the 2007 release of Eraser remixes. You can definitely hear how this venture has influenced the 2009 progress.
http://www.myspace.com/thomyorkemusic
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Andrea Belfi - Knots IV
Beck - All Tomorrow's Parties
Beck - Femme Fatale
Beck - Venus In Furs
Bosque Brown - Went Walking
Doomtree - Flex
Horse Feathers - Burden
Horse Feathers - Working Poor
J.Period & K'Naan - Don't Think Twice (Messengers Remix)
J.Period & K'Naan - Stir It Up (Messengers Remix)
Laura Gibson - Spirited
Marina & The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Unplugged)
Marina & The Diamonds - The Outsider
The Blueflowers - Watercolor Ghost Town
The Twilight Sad - I Became a Prostitute
The Twilight Sad - That Birthday Present
Thom Yorke - All For The Best
Thom Yorke - Atoms For Peace (Four Tet Remix)
We get by instance at a time and still find time for the drawn out pleasures: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091105.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/10/27
blog 2009/10/27 - these days are scarce and the moments so precious
There might be some gaps in my blogging schedule, so of course who knows the world may crack and fray and fall away to time.
Or, maybe some girl blogging regularly isn't such a big deal.
Either way, I'm here, I'm now, and it's time for another bucket of musical slurry.
04 Song X_256K: HELP ME OUT A BIT! I got this great mp3 randomly. No idea where. But it's super and I love it and have no idea who it is.
Any help please?
Amos The Transparent - Greater Than Consequence: The new EP is entitled "My, What Big Teeth You Have..." and for those that have been waiting, just suck it up and enjoy this sucker on repeat.
Amos The Transparent - Lemons, aka (BigFishLittlePond): Great Canadiana-CBC-ready folk rock blissout. Recommended.
http://www.amosthetransparent.com/
Azeda Booth - Samoan Girls: The new LP is Tubtrek and it boasts a clever fusion of the go-to indie shuffle sound, but with some delicious IDM underpinnings and actually talented singing.
Azeda Booth - Well (Refilled And Set In Sand): Repent ye Animal Collective spawn, here is a band that digs a bit deeper in the scene and pulls together a number of grin-inducing elements in a somewhat unique and joyful way. Recommended.
http://www.azedabooth.com/
Bat For Lashes - Siren Song (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire): Sometimes when you hear an album the vocals will blow you away, but then when you see them live they are struggling to come close to the range they had on disc. That is not the case here. To prove the doubters wrong, the single for Pearl's Dream included some live tracks, and this one especially shows off this woman's sheer talent and beauty. Repent, haters, repent!
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Beck - Youthless (acoustic): Beck has always produced like a mad man, but shortly after his great rock album Modern Guilt from last year, he returned with a set of acoustic takes on all of his songs. Modern Guilt Acoustic proves the continued strength of his songwriting.
http://www.beck.com/
Bell Orchestre - Icicles, Bicycles (Kid Koala Remix): The remix album! The remix album is a dinosaur of the 90s that still lingers onward, now applied to the postrocky soundscapes of Bell Orchestre, under the name "Who Designs Nature's How". It's not all gold, but the big surprise is the glorious and tender reworking by none other than Kid Koala. There are no breakbeats here, only a careful attention to detail and narrative. This song is pretty damn beautiful.
http://www.bellorchestre.com/
http://nufonia.com/
Broken Note - Crux: This single came out in 2008, but is still hot and underplayed imho. Loving the bobbing bass, loving the sniper shot sounds, and the out-of-context-intense movie snippets.
http://www.myspace.com/brokennoteuk
Danny Byrd - Gold Rush: Some new sweetness from Danny Byrd. Wonderfully affected vocals, and some Jon Kennedy-esque old-man-music style samples. Perfect.
http://www.myspace.com/dannybyrduk
Geoff K - Jack It Up (HeavyFeet Remix): All hail the awkward bass magic of HeavyFeet!
http://www.myspace.com/djidentification
http://www.myspace.com/heavyfeet
Jay Reatard - Faking It: Reatard's new album is Watch Me Fall, and has been getting rave reviews all around. I'm not super in to it... yet. Give me a few more relistens.
Jay Reatard - It Ain't Gonna Save Me: Right off the bat these two tracks come shining out of the snotty mess. Rock heads should take note.
http://www.jayreatard.com/
Jenny Owen Youngs - Good Day (Jukebox The Ghost cover): I might be wrong, the covering might be the other way around, but I this is just a great pop song. all around.
http://www.jennyowenyoungs.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jukeboxtheghost
Karen Dalton - In The Evening (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best): From the album It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best comes this totally enchanting blues number. I just picture her dueting with Antony.... ahhh. That's a good reason to die.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Dalton
Scratch - Let's Go ft Peedi Crakk: Another hot hiphop track I really know nothing about. Why do you expect me to know everything? I just listen to everything.
The O'Darling - Mooncat: The lightly pulsiung piano evokes old jazz ballads, but the steady drone of it and the soft accents of the horns firmly entrenches it in that lovely world of dark folk indie.
http://www.myspace.com/theodarling
Various Production - Tricycle: Who doesn't love tricycles? No one, that's right. And who doesn't love Various Production? That's right again: no one.
http://www.myspace.com/various
THIS WEEK'S SONGS
04 Song X_256K
Amos The Transparent - Greater Than Consequence
Amos The Transparent - Lemons, aka (BigFishLittlePond)
Azeda Booth - Samoan Girls
Azeda Booth - Well (Refilled And Set In Sand)
Bat For Lashes - Siren Song (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire)
Beck - Youthless (acoustic)
Bell Orchestre - Icicles, Bicycles (Kid Koala Remix)
Broken Note - Crux
Danny Byrd - Gold Rush
Geoff K - Jack It Up (HeavyFeet Remix)
Jay Reatard - Faking It
Jay Reatard - It Ain't Gonna Save Me
Jenny Owen Youngs - Good Day (Jukebox The Ghost cover)
Karen Dalton - In The Evening (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best)
Scratch - Let's Go ft Peedi Crakk
The O'Darling - Mooncat
Various Production - Tricycle
There is no consequence to this whole living thing: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091027.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
There might be some gaps in my blogging schedule, so of course who knows the world may crack and fray and fall away to time.
Or, maybe some girl blogging regularly isn't such a big deal.
Either way, I'm here, I'm now, and it's time for another bucket of musical slurry.
04 Song X_256K: HELP ME OUT A BIT! I got this great mp3 randomly. No idea where. But it's super and I love it and have no idea who it is.
Any help please?
Amos The Transparent - Greater Than Consequence: The new EP is entitled "My, What Big Teeth You Have..." and for those that have been waiting, just suck it up and enjoy this sucker on repeat.
Amos The Transparent - Lemons, aka (BigFishLittlePond): Great Canadiana-CBC-ready folk rock blissout. Recommended.
http://www.amosthetransparent.com/
Azeda Booth - Samoan Girls: The new LP is Tubtrek and it boasts a clever fusion of the go-to indie shuffle sound, but with some delicious IDM underpinnings and actually talented singing.
Azeda Booth - Well (Refilled And Set In Sand): Repent ye Animal Collective spawn, here is a band that digs a bit deeper in the scene and pulls together a number of grin-inducing elements in a somewhat unique and joyful way. Recommended.
http://www.azedabooth.com/
Bat For Lashes - Siren Song (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire): Sometimes when you hear an album the vocals will blow you away, but then when you see them live they are struggling to come close to the range they had on disc. That is not the case here. To prove the doubters wrong, the single for Pearl's Dream included some live tracks, and this one especially shows off this woman's sheer talent and beauty. Repent, haters, repent!
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Beck - Youthless (acoustic): Beck has always produced like a mad man, but shortly after his great rock album Modern Guilt from last year, he returned with a set of acoustic takes on all of his songs. Modern Guilt Acoustic proves the continued strength of his songwriting.
http://www.beck.com/
Bell Orchestre - Icicles, Bicycles (Kid Koala Remix): The remix album! The remix album is a dinosaur of the 90s that still lingers onward, now applied to the postrocky soundscapes of Bell Orchestre, under the name "Who Designs Nature's How". It's not all gold, but the big surprise is the glorious and tender reworking by none other than Kid Koala. There are no breakbeats here, only a careful attention to detail and narrative. This song is pretty damn beautiful.
http://www.bellorchestre.com/
http://nufonia.com/
Broken Note - Crux: This single came out in 2008, but is still hot and underplayed imho. Loving the bobbing bass, loving the sniper shot sounds, and the out-of-context-intense movie snippets.
http://www.myspace.com/brokennoteuk
Danny Byrd - Gold Rush: Some new sweetness from Danny Byrd. Wonderfully affected vocals, and some Jon Kennedy-esque old-man-music style samples. Perfect.
http://www.myspace.com/dannybyrduk
Geoff K - Jack It Up (HeavyFeet Remix): All hail the awkward bass magic of HeavyFeet!
http://www.myspace.com/djidentification
http://www.myspace.com/heavyfeet
Jay Reatard - Faking It: Reatard's new album is Watch Me Fall, and has been getting rave reviews all around. I'm not super in to it... yet. Give me a few more relistens.
Jay Reatard - It Ain't Gonna Save Me: Right off the bat these two tracks come shining out of the snotty mess. Rock heads should take note.
http://www.jayreatard.com/
Jenny Owen Youngs - Good Day (Jukebox The Ghost cover): I might be wrong, the covering might be the other way around, but I this is just a great pop song. all around.
http://www.jennyowenyoungs.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jukeboxtheghost
Karen Dalton - In The Evening (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best): From the album It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best comes this totally enchanting blues number. I just picture her dueting with Antony.... ahhh. That's a good reason to die.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Dalton
Scratch - Let's Go ft Peedi Crakk: Another hot hiphop track I really know nothing about. Why do you expect me to know everything? I just listen to everything.
The O'Darling - Mooncat: The lightly pulsiung piano evokes old jazz ballads, but the steady drone of it and the soft accents of the horns firmly entrenches it in that lovely world of dark folk indie.
http://www.myspace.com/theodarling
Various Production - Tricycle: Who doesn't love tricycles? No one, that's right. And who doesn't love Various Production? That's right again: no one.
http://www.myspace.com/various
THIS WEEK'S SONGS
04 Song X_256K
Amos The Transparent - Greater Than Consequence
Amos The Transparent - Lemons, aka (BigFishLittlePond)
Azeda Booth - Samoan Girls
Azeda Booth - Well (Refilled And Set In Sand)
Bat For Lashes - Siren Song (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire)
Beck - Youthless (acoustic)
Bell Orchestre - Icicles, Bicycles (Kid Koala Remix)
Broken Note - Crux
Danny Byrd - Gold Rush
Geoff K - Jack It Up (HeavyFeet Remix)
Jay Reatard - Faking It
Jay Reatard - It Ain't Gonna Save Me
Jenny Owen Youngs - Good Day (Jukebox The Ghost cover)
Karen Dalton - In The Evening (It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best)
Scratch - Let's Go ft Peedi Crakk
The O'Darling - Mooncat
Various Production - Tricycle
There is no consequence to this whole living thing: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091027.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/10/19
blog 2009/10/19 - Don't regret this moment, you're better for it all.
Aphrodite - Crazy Diamond: MEGA CHEESE ALERT! But oh how could I resist? Aphrodite drops his 2-step breakin business on some old Floyd business too
http://www.myspace.com/djaphrodite
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows: "Still Night, Still Light" is the latest from these synthpop reductionists. I'd be lying if I said I loved it all, but a lot of it grew on me, with this track as the standout. Reccomended for connoseuirs of esentialist girl synth pop.
http://aurevoirsimone.com/
Bassnectar - Boombox (Bassnectar & Ill Gates Remix): A new full length from bass-mavens Bassnectar, this track teaming up with Canadian breaks superstar Ill Gates (aka Phat Conductor!). The full length Cozza Frenzy is slamming.
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy ft Seasunz: This is a hot single right here. Also check the 12" for the Z-Trip mix. Enthusiastically recommended if you want something to shuffle with your Buraka Som Siesta album.
http://www.bassnectar.net/
http://www.myspace.com/thephatconductor
Fish & Chips Vs. Feel Good Productions - Bouncing in Draut (Dons Dbn Radio Edit): A super jazzy number that kind of just comes out of nowhere, and leaves shortly after. A great little dancefloor shaker.
Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floor): The new FOTC record is "I Told You I Was Freaky", but honestly you can probably survive off the youtube videos alone.
Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady: The deadpan quick delivery really plays well in this track. But still, probably won't last into the double-digit of listens. :)
http://www.conchords.co.nz/
Lake - Gravel: A fabulously rich track that unfolds like a storytime adventure.
http://www.laketheband.com/Home/LAKE.html
Pamela Brennan - Another Lonely Day: From the "One Hundred Photographs" record, another example of great Canadian straight-up folk.
http://www.myspace.com/pamelabrennan
Peggy Sue And The Pictures - Pupils Blink: I have no idea about this band, but their LP is The Body Parts and from 2008, and I just love the exuberance and the accordion. Oh so good.
http://www.myspace.com/peggywho
Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today: Oh those boys, with their screaming and their shouting and hey put down that cookware!
http://portobrien.com/
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - U Bahn: Rae Spoon teams up with multimedia artist Decoupigny and produces a short album on the Berlin experience. Part sound-art, part folk, part electro, part country. All goodness.
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - Won't Get Lost (Berlin Fever): Highly recommended, and you can even get the whole album here: http://djcpi.blogspot.com/2009/10/rae-spoon-and-alex-decoupigny-what-are.html
http://www.raespoon.com/
http://www.alexandredecoupigny.com/
Richard Skelton - Stake: Taken from "Marking Time - Preservation", the strings here are haunting and full. One day I will be rich enough to have this guy perform in front of me while I lay on the ground in a puddle of serotonin.
http://www.myspace.com/richardskelton
Shantel - Bucovina Original: The guitar track of this song produced the house smash Bucovina, but the original is pretty freaking rad too.
Shantel - Good Night Amanes: I won't go so far out as to recommend you snap up the full length album, but these two tracks are undeniably original and awesome. Dedicated to the DJ K!
http://www.bucovina.de/
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions ft Beth Ditto (Joker Remix): You know what's awesome? Simian Mobile Disco. You know what's even better? Joker on the hot hot remix. You know what's best? A little BETH FUCKING DITTO in the mix.
http://www.simianmobiledisco.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/thejokerproductions
Tegan & Sara - Arrow: Sainthood is the new record and will be available October 27th. If you're a Tegan & Sara fan like me, this album is a MUST BUY.
Tegan & Sara - The Ocean: It's by no means a musical innovation of the decade. In fact, it sounds mostly interchangable with every other Tegan And Sara record. But you know what that means: Amazing pop rock tunes with ultimate singability that will annex space on every driving mixtape you make for the next year.
http://www.teganandsara.com/
The Flaming Lips - See The Leaves: I am not ashamed to admit that I stopped listening to Flaming Lips after Zaireeka. I coveted that 4-disc set with glee and loved it, and it was the perfect time to let go of a great band, because hey why the hell are those Phish-smelling groupies hanging around at their shows? Get out while the getting is good.
The Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands: But not I have come back to them with their new album Embryonic and it is a wonderful thing. Ressurecting the creative energy of Zaireeka, and mining some of their pre-She Don't Use Jelly psych days, this album is still a swirl of sounds for me. I haven't come up with a solid interpretation of it, but all I know is there is so much goodness here. Get the 2 CD version, some of the bonus tracks are even better than the main disc.
http://www.flaminglips.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Aphrodite - Crazy Diamond
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows
Bassnectar - Boombox (Bassnectar & Ill Gates Remix)
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy ft Seasunz
Fish & Chips Vs. Feel Good Productions - Bouncing in Draut (Dons Dbn Radio Edit)
Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floor)
Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady
Lake - Gravel
Pamela Brennan - Another Lonely Day
Peggy Sue And The Pictures - Pupils Blink
Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - U Bahn
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - Won't Get Lost (Berlin Fever)
Richard Skelton - Stake
Shantel - Bucovina Original
Shantel - Good Night Amanes
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions ft Beth Ditto (Joker Remix)
Tegan & Sara - Arrow
Tegan & Sara - The Ocean
The Flaming Lips - See The Leaves
The Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands
I can't wait for when now becomes nostalgia: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091019.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Aphrodite - Crazy Diamond: MEGA CHEESE ALERT! But oh how could I resist? Aphrodite drops his 2-step breakin business on some old Floyd business too
http://www.myspace.com/djaphrodite
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows: "Still Night, Still Light" is the latest from these synthpop reductionists. I'd be lying if I said I loved it all, but a lot of it grew on me, with this track as the standout. Reccomended for connoseuirs of esentialist girl synth pop.
http://aurevoirsimone.com/
Bassnectar - Boombox (Bassnectar & Ill Gates Remix): A new full length from bass-mavens Bassnectar, this track teaming up with Canadian breaks superstar Ill Gates (aka Phat Conductor!). The full length Cozza Frenzy is slamming.
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy ft Seasunz: This is a hot single right here. Also check the 12" for the Z-Trip mix. Enthusiastically recommended if you want something to shuffle with your Buraka Som Siesta album.
http://www.bassnectar.net/
http://www.myspace.com/thephatconductor
Fish & Chips Vs. Feel Good Productions - Bouncing in Draut (Dons Dbn Radio Edit): A super jazzy number that kind of just comes out of nowhere, and leaves shortly after. A great little dancefloor shaker.
Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floor): The new FOTC record is "I Told You I Was Freaky", but honestly you can probably survive off the youtube videos alone.
Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady: The deadpan quick delivery really plays well in this track. But still, probably won't last into the double-digit of listens. :)
http://www.conchords.co.nz/
Lake - Gravel: A fabulously rich track that unfolds like a storytime adventure.
http://www.laketheband.com/Home/LAKE.html
Pamela Brennan - Another Lonely Day: From the "One Hundred Photographs" record, another example of great Canadian straight-up folk.
http://www.myspace.com/pamelabrennan
Peggy Sue And The Pictures - Pupils Blink: I have no idea about this band, but their LP is The Body Parts and from 2008, and I just love the exuberance and the accordion. Oh so good.
http://www.myspace.com/peggywho
Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today: Oh those boys, with their screaming and their shouting and hey put down that cookware!
http://portobrien.com/
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - U Bahn: Rae Spoon teams up with multimedia artist Decoupigny and produces a short album on the Berlin experience. Part sound-art, part folk, part electro, part country. All goodness.
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - Won't Get Lost (Berlin Fever): Highly recommended, and you can even get the whole album here: http://djcpi.blogspot.com/2009/10/rae-spoon-and-alex-decoupigny-what-are.html
http://www.raespoon.com/
http://www.alexandredecoupigny.com/
Richard Skelton - Stake: Taken from "Marking Time - Preservation", the strings here are haunting and full. One day I will be rich enough to have this guy perform in front of me while I lay on the ground in a puddle of serotonin.
http://www.myspace.com/richardskelton
Shantel - Bucovina Original: The guitar track of this song produced the house smash Bucovina, but the original is pretty freaking rad too.
Shantel - Good Night Amanes: I won't go so far out as to recommend you snap up the full length album, but these two tracks are undeniably original and awesome. Dedicated to the DJ K!
http://www.bucovina.de/
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions ft Beth Ditto (Joker Remix): You know what's awesome? Simian Mobile Disco. You know what's even better? Joker on the hot hot remix. You know what's best? A little BETH FUCKING DITTO in the mix.
http://www.simianmobiledisco.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/thejokerproductions
Tegan & Sara - Arrow: Sainthood is the new record and will be available October 27th. If you're a Tegan & Sara fan like me, this album is a MUST BUY.
Tegan & Sara - The Ocean: It's by no means a musical innovation of the decade. In fact, it sounds mostly interchangable with every other Tegan And Sara record. But you know what that means: Amazing pop rock tunes with ultimate singability that will annex space on every driving mixtape you make for the next year.
http://www.teganandsara.com/
The Flaming Lips - See The Leaves: I am not ashamed to admit that I stopped listening to Flaming Lips after Zaireeka. I coveted that 4-disc set with glee and loved it, and it was the perfect time to let go of a great band, because hey why the hell are those Phish-smelling groupies hanging around at their shows? Get out while the getting is good.
The Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands: But not I have come back to them with their new album Embryonic and it is a wonderful thing. Ressurecting the creative energy of Zaireeka, and mining some of their pre-She Don't Use Jelly psych days, this album is still a swirl of sounds for me. I haven't come up with a solid interpretation of it, but all I know is there is so much goodness here. Get the 2 CD version, some of the bonus tracks are even better than the main disc.
http://www.flaminglips.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Aphrodite - Crazy Diamond
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows
Bassnectar - Boombox (Bassnectar & Ill Gates Remix)
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy ft Seasunz
Fish & Chips Vs. Feel Good Productions - Bouncing in Draut (Dons Dbn Radio Edit)
Flight Of The Conchords - Too Many Dicks (On The Dance Floor)
Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady
Lake - Gravel
Pamela Brennan - Another Lonely Day
Peggy Sue And The Pictures - Pupils Blink
Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - U Bahn
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - Won't Get Lost (Berlin Fever)
Richard Skelton - Stake
Shantel - Bucovina Original
Shantel - Good Night Amanes
Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions ft Beth Ditto (Joker Remix)
Tegan & Sara - Arrow
Tegan & Sara - The Ocean
The Flaming Lips - See The Leaves
The Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands
I can't wait for when now becomes nostalgia: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091019.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Upcoming gigs
For anyone in the Ottawa area, I have the following upcoming gigs:
Wednesday, Oct 21: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Saturday, Oct 24: Private wedding gig (DJ 4 hire!)
Friday, Oct 30: Raw Sugar 1 year anniversary party (692 Somerset St)
Saturday, Oct 31: Lick Her Treat @ The Buzz (374 Bank St)
Wednesday, Nov 18: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Sunday, Nov 22: Inside Out Festival Closing Party @ SAW Gallery (67 Nicholas St)
Saturday, Nov 28: Soulselecta @ Brixtons Pub (210 Sparks St)
Wednesday, Dec 16: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Wednesday, Oct 21: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Saturday, Oct 24: Private wedding gig (DJ 4 hire!)
Friday, Oct 30: Raw Sugar 1 year anniversary party (692 Somerset St)
Saturday, Oct 31: Lick Her Treat @ The Buzz (374 Bank St)
Wednesday, Nov 18: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Sunday, Nov 22: Inside Out Festival Closing Party @ SAW Gallery (67 Nicholas St)
Saturday, Nov 28: Soulselecta @ Brixtons Pub (210 Sparks St)
Wednesday, Dec 16: Fresh Beaver @ Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square)
Pierre Henry - Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (1970)
Pierre Henry - Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir (1970)
(english: Variations For A Door And A Sigh)
(Posted by request for Alice Rabbit, whose blog you should definitely check out)
I have a few records from this label in my collection. I got rid of most of my records, but kept a number of the important ones to hang on the wall.
I think there are other rips floating around, but this is my own rip from vinyl. 320 kbps. The tracks are not separated, just side A / side B.
If you have others, please post them! I will post the rest of mine eventually.
I think for modern music heads, beyond the fact Pierre Henry is a superstar of electornic music, the album was famously/notoriously sampled (heavily) by DJ Vadim.
Finally, you can layer additional creaks and squeaks over his beats!
Discogs.com entry on this record
Discogs.com entry on Prospective 21 Siecle
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Rae Spoon and Alex Decoupigny - What Are You Waiting For? (Worauf Wartest Du?) (2009)
(click photo to download album)
Canadian singer-songwriter Rae Spoon has been sneaking off to Europe for extended periods of time (Learning about electro and skinny jeans, no doubt!) and now he has teamed up with multi-media artist Alexandre Decoupigny for a new project.
We've been leaked the audio for a new art project happening on October 15th, 2009, and we wanted to share it with you all because it's pretty damn fabulous. It combines folk rock with electronics and sound art.
Musicians and sound artists Alexandre Decoupigny & Rae Spoon will be playing songs at Schlossstrasse Station on 15th October from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. about the dreams and ambitions of Underground passengers. Their performance and CD "What are you waiting for?" is the result of a careful inquiry into the desires and wishes of those waiting on platforms. Produced in collaboration with the BVG bus driver Georg Burkard and the former BVG engineer Wolfgang Adam and numerous members of the public.
Project Info (German)
Alexandre Decoupigny
MP3 blog 2009/10/13
blog 2009/10/13 - The days are darker but the fires still burn your cuff-links raw.
Def Jux is back with a 2009 sampler that has some decent heat on it.
Def Jux Presents 4 is worth the low-budget entry fee, but as with any label sampler, you'll be trimming the fat around the singles.
Despot - Look Alive: I hadn't heard much by this guy before, so he is definitely the most exciting discovery on the sampler. Great flow, engrossing beat, fun chant-back chorus, no cheesy cringe lines, it's got it all.
EL-P - How To Serve Man (The Meanest Thing I'd Never Say): El-P has issues. Man. I don't know, is he fighting with Slug to reveal how poor of a track record with women he has? Anyways, I wouldn't fuck 'em, but at least El-P still has his A-Game on. And I love the pulsing synths that prove just how far ahead of the game El-P was, and how much style Kanye West production really owes El-P.
Hail Mary Mallon - D-Up ft Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz: This is a more straight-head posse cut for the Def Jux crew, but of course that means that it is still light-years ahead of most other jams on the market.
http://www.myspace.com/despotroast
http://www.myspace.com/elproducto
Friends In Bellwoods 2 is a massive compilation that is centered around the house owned by Ohbijou members. They got all of their indie superstar friends together and produce these comps to support a local food bank, proving just how exceptionally awesome people they are.
The comp is a must-have. The amount of amazing tracks in here for the low low entry price is a super value. AND you get to do a good deed and support a charity. HOW AWESOME ARE YOU?
Sure, the collection is no Dark Was The Night. That comp was 85% killer. A loving producer should have edited the track list from 40 songs down to at most 30, but we're the digital generation and little speedbumps shouldn't get us down. Highly recommended.
Buy the album, or at the very least donate at least $10 directly to your own local food bank at the next available opportunity. These 4 songs alone are worth that.
Evening Hymns - Cedars
Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
Kate Rogers - The Same Party
Ohbijou - An Ode To An End
BUY THE ALBUM!
http://www.eveninghymns.com/
http://forestcitylovers.wordpress.com/
http://www.katerogers.net/
http://www.ohbijou.com/
Akron/Family - River: I haven't seen the new album around, but this new track is from their 2009 "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free". These guys spawned a new wave of indie hippy rock, and it delights me to no end that they have moved away from their bastard spawn and found an tweaked and innovative approach to the same ole ball game. I like this a lot.
http://www.akronfamily.com/
Blake Miller - Tomorrow Sorrow: A great understated folk song. From the album "Burn Tape".
http://www.myspace.com/iamblakemiller
Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each: The album is "Motion To Rejoin", and I missed it first time around last year. It continues the echoed out smooth stoner bliss that I love about these guys.
http://www.thebrightblackmorninglight.com/
Chrissy Murderbot - The Limelight: A great little ragga bounce number. It grooves perfectly, where most producers would just overload this sucker with bassey paunch.
http://www.murderbot.com/
Ellie Goulding - Guns + Horses: Ellie Goulding is kind of sort of rocking my world these days. In a big way. Her subtle trills, by-the-power-of-Bjork-Skull power, and the absolutely infectious songwriting just has he all swooning.
http://www.myspace.com/elliegoulding
Lauren Flax - You've Changed ft Sia (Christopher Just & Tombstone's We Change Too Remix): This is some SWEET joyous deep house. Old school styles all the way, with a modern production edge. Delicious!
http://www.myspace.com/laurenflax
OK, don't laugh. These next 2 tracks are from the Fame soundtrack. Yes, the Fame re-release movie thingy.
I know I know... I had to check it out, I couldn't help myself. No way in hell I'll see the movie, but I'm a music junkie and must dig everywhere I can...
Raney Shockne ft Eddie Wakes - I Put A Spell On You: Neo-soul downtempo. Nice and chill.
Raney Shockne ft Stella Moon - Street Hustlin': I can only imagine the cheeseball scene this accompanies, but these 84 seconds are pretty slamming, even if an almost self-parodying ripoff of M.I.A..
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774306/
Sawako - Incense Of Voice: From the album "Hum", more Sawako with that patented lush drone littered with feminine chirps. When you need a good comedown, Sawako is there for you, pillow in hand.
http://www.troncolon.com/
Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee: If you were around here last year you might remember my unbridled enthusiasm for Shugo Tokumaru. HOLY SHIT A NEW ALBUM. I don't have the CD yet, but this is the title track that has been leaked and it does not disappoint. Like a Japanese Sufjan Stevens, Tokumaru impresses and delights me to no end.
http://www.shugotokumaru.com/
Taken By Trees - Greyest Love Of All: The 2009 album "East Of Eden" is both gorgeous and refined. Stylistically drawing from The Concretes, early Mum, Shugo Tokumaru and a pit of instrumental creativity that is seldom plumbed these days, this album is just great.
Taken By Trees - To Lose Someone: If you can get behind these two tracks and love that delicate acoustic folk sound, this album is highly recommended.
http://www.takenbytrees.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Akron/Family - River
Blake Miller - Tomorrow Sorrow
Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each
Chrissy Murderbot - The Limelight
Despot - Look Alive
Ellie Goulding - Guns + Horses
EL-P - How To Serve Man (The Meanest Thing I'd Never Say)
Evening Hymns - Cedars
Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
Hail Mary Mallon - D-Up ft Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz
Kate Rogers - The Same Party
Lauren Flax - You've Changed ft Sia (Christopher Just & Tombstone's We Change Too Remix)
Ohbijou - An Ode To An End
Raney Shockne ft Eddie Wakes - I Put A Spell On You
Raney Shockne ft Stella Moon - Street Hustlin'
Sawako - Incense Of Voice
Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee
Taken By Trees - Greyest Love Of All
Taken By Trees - To Lose Someone
Oh you don't know kind of goodness you are dipping your finger in to: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091013.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Def Jux is back with a 2009 sampler that has some decent heat on it.
Def Jux Presents 4 is worth the low-budget entry fee, but as with any label sampler, you'll be trimming the fat around the singles.
Despot - Look Alive: I hadn't heard much by this guy before, so he is definitely the most exciting discovery on the sampler. Great flow, engrossing beat, fun chant-back chorus, no cheesy cringe lines, it's got it all.
EL-P - How To Serve Man (The Meanest Thing I'd Never Say): El-P has issues. Man. I don't know, is he fighting with Slug to reveal how poor of a track record with women he has? Anyways, I wouldn't fuck 'em, but at least El-P still has his A-Game on. And I love the pulsing synths that prove just how far ahead of the game El-P was, and how much style Kanye West production really owes El-P.
Hail Mary Mallon - D-Up ft Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz: This is a more straight-head posse cut for the Def Jux crew, but of course that means that it is still light-years ahead of most other jams on the market.
http://www.myspace.com/despotroast
http://www.myspace.com/elproducto
Friends In Bellwoods 2 is a massive compilation that is centered around the house owned by Ohbijou members. They got all of their indie superstar friends together and produce these comps to support a local food bank, proving just how exceptionally awesome people they are.
The comp is a must-have. The amount of amazing tracks in here for the low low entry price is a super value. AND you get to do a good deed and support a charity. HOW AWESOME ARE YOU?
Sure, the collection is no Dark Was The Night. That comp was 85% killer. A loving producer should have edited the track list from 40 songs down to at most 30, but we're the digital generation and little speedbumps shouldn't get us down. Highly recommended.
Buy the album, or at the very least donate at least $10 directly to your own local food bank at the next available opportunity. These 4 songs alone are worth that.
Evening Hymns - Cedars
Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
Kate Rogers - The Same Party
Ohbijou - An Ode To An End
BUY THE ALBUM!
http://www.eveninghymns.com/
http://forestcitylovers.wordpress.com/
http://www.katerogers.net/
http://www.ohbijou.com/
Akron/Family - River: I haven't seen the new album around, but this new track is from their 2009 "Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free". These guys spawned a new wave of indie hippy rock, and it delights me to no end that they have moved away from their bastard spawn and found an tweaked and innovative approach to the same ole ball game. I like this a lot.
http://www.akronfamily.com/
Blake Miller - Tomorrow Sorrow: A great understated folk song. From the album "Burn Tape".
http://www.myspace.com/iamblakemiller
Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each: The album is "Motion To Rejoin", and I missed it first time around last year. It continues the echoed out smooth stoner bliss that I love about these guys.
http://www.thebrightblackmorninglight.com/
Chrissy Murderbot - The Limelight: A great little ragga bounce number. It grooves perfectly, where most producers would just overload this sucker with bassey paunch.
http://www.murderbot.com/
Ellie Goulding - Guns + Horses: Ellie Goulding is kind of sort of rocking my world these days. In a big way. Her subtle trills, by-the-power-of-Bjork-Skull power, and the absolutely infectious songwriting just has he all swooning.
http://www.myspace.com/elliegoulding
Lauren Flax - You've Changed ft Sia (Christopher Just & Tombstone's We Change Too Remix): This is some SWEET joyous deep house. Old school styles all the way, with a modern production edge. Delicious!
http://www.myspace.com/laurenflax
OK, don't laugh. These next 2 tracks are from the Fame soundtrack. Yes, the Fame re-release movie thingy.
I know I know... I had to check it out, I couldn't help myself. No way in hell I'll see the movie, but I'm a music junkie and must dig everywhere I can...
Raney Shockne ft Eddie Wakes - I Put A Spell On You: Neo-soul downtempo. Nice and chill.
Raney Shockne ft Stella Moon - Street Hustlin': I can only imagine the cheeseball scene this accompanies, but these 84 seconds are pretty slamming, even if an almost self-parodying ripoff of M.I.A..
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774306/
Sawako - Incense Of Voice: From the album "Hum", more Sawako with that patented lush drone littered with feminine chirps. When you need a good comedown, Sawako is there for you, pillow in hand.
http://www.troncolon.com/
Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee: If you were around here last year you might remember my unbridled enthusiasm for Shugo Tokumaru. HOLY SHIT A NEW ALBUM. I don't have the CD yet, but this is the title track that has been leaked and it does not disappoint. Like a Japanese Sufjan Stevens, Tokumaru impresses and delights me to no end.
http://www.shugotokumaru.com/
Taken By Trees - Greyest Love Of All: The 2009 album "East Of Eden" is both gorgeous and refined. Stylistically drawing from The Concretes, early Mum, Shugo Tokumaru and a pit of instrumental creativity that is seldom plumbed these days, this album is just great.
Taken By Trees - To Lose Someone: If you can get behind these two tracks and love that delicate acoustic folk sound, this album is highly recommended.
http://www.takenbytrees.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Akron/Family - River
Blake Miller - Tomorrow Sorrow
Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each
Chrissy Murderbot - The Limelight
Despot - Look Alive
Ellie Goulding - Guns + Horses
EL-P - How To Serve Man (The Meanest Thing I'd Never Say)
Evening Hymns - Cedars
Forest City Lovers - Minneapolis
Hail Mary Mallon - D-Up ft Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz
Kate Rogers - The Same Party
Lauren Flax - You've Changed ft Sia (Christopher Just & Tombstone's We Change Too Remix)
Ohbijou - An Ode To An End
Raney Shockne ft Eddie Wakes - I Put A Spell On You
Raney Shockne ft Stella Moon - Street Hustlin'
Sawako - Incense Of Voice
Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee
Taken By Trees - Greyest Love Of All
Taken By Trees - To Lose Someone
Oh you don't know kind of goodness you are dipping your finger in to: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091013.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/10/07
blog 2009/10/07 - Caitlyn's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. MP3 blog version.
Owie. I hurt. I woke with a terrible charlie-horse and now my back is sore. So, I might be a tad grumpy for this blog!
But that shouldn't spoil the fun, because there is some simply delicious work here.
Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover): A beautiful and seductive pop number, as performed on BBC radio.
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Bell - Magic Tape: This track has a great cacophonous logic that just comes across as alluring and delicious. Like CocoRosie mixing it up with Feadz, with Sufjan Stevens at the boards. Great stuff.
http://www.myspace.com/whoisbell
Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (Dave Spoon Remix): Total party cheese, but undeniably good. Dave Spoon does a good job of limiting the vocal presence, accentuating the glam-house drop. As predicted, the mediocre album will have a few juicey remixes.
http://www.calvinharris.co.uk/
http://www.davespoon.co.uk/
Dusk & Blackdown - Confusion: Dusk & Blackdown have released a flurry of great singles in the past 2 years, and this is one of my favourites. Sweet tablas programmed on dubstep bass, mixed in with loose Hindi vox.
http://www.myspace.com/keysoundrecordings
Gnaw - Feelers: As someone who doesn't really listen to metal, but listens to a lot of Japanese noise, it is rare tracks like this that have the texture and energy and total atmosphere to really suck me in. Drama-queen noise metal at it's best.
http://www.myspace.com/gnaw666
Hey Rosetta! - A Thousand Suns: These are from the Polaris short-listed Into Your Lungs, from 2008. Great straight-up CBC-radio-friendly Can-con pop-rock hyphenated-words-goodness!
Hey Rosetta! - I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time: There was much outrage among fans that they didn't win, but short-listed seems appropriate for sure.
http://www.heyrosetta.com/
jj - Ecstasy: The 2009 album is "jj n° 2", and it has that lofi electropop aesthetic that Telepathe tried to capitalize on, but the songs here are much more coherent.
jj - My Love: There is a bit of a sleepytime stoner vibe on here, but it all comes together quite tightly. Recommended for fans of Beirut, Telepathe and Masha Qrella.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jj_%28band%29
Kyza - Go (Bar 9 Remix): An incredible remix work here, Bar 9 has been cleaning house in 2009. Some grinding dubstep that doesn't move your hand to turn the volume down just a nudge. Slamming.
http://www.myspace.com/bar9uk
Lusine - Baffle: The new Lusine LP is "A Certain Distance" and it is quite remarkable. Like the new Modeselektor, I wasn't in to the whole thing, but I am a DJ and have a hard time not just cherrypicking the highlights.
Lusine - Gravity Wonderful IDM/minimal/electro, with a number of great guest vocalists on it. Very much recommended, if you're a fan of Modeselektor, Morr Music, Styrofoam, etc.
http://www.lusineweb.com/
Martina Topley Bird - Lying: Another great track from the Quixotic album
http://www.martinatopleybird.com/
Sufjan Stevens - Movement I, In The Countenance Of Kings: The BQE is a modern-day Vangelis masterpiece, delivered by one of indie-rock's most surprising composers.
Sufjan Stevens - Movement III, Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise: Lush and flamboyant orchestration and tight playing, but not the fun and stirring evocation Sufjan fans might be craving. Either way, this album is the best contemporary classical roadway tribute album yet!
http://www.sufjan.com/
The Weather Station - March: For some reason I think of Annie Lennox doing gothic barn-raising revivalist music. Don't ask.
http://www.myspace.com/theweatherstationband
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
Bell - Magic Tape
Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (Dave Spoon Remix)
Dusk & Blackdown - Confusion
Gnaw - Feelers
Hey Rosetta! - A Thousand Suns
Hey Rosetta! - I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time
jj - Ecstasy
jj - My Love
Kyza - Go (Bar 9 Remix)
Lusine - Baffle
Lusine - Gravity
Martina Topley Bird - Lying
Sufjan Stevens - Movement I, In The Countenance Of Kings
Sufjan Stevens - Movement III, Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise
The Weather Station - March
Oh owie I need pills: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091007.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Owie. I hurt. I woke with a terrible charlie-horse and now my back is sore. So, I might be a tad grumpy for this blog!
But that shouldn't spoil the fun, because there is some simply delicious work here.
Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover): A beautiful and seductive pop number, as performed on BBC radio.
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Bell - Magic Tape: This track has a great cacophonous logic that just comes across as alluring and delicious. Like CocoRosie mixing it up with Feadz, with Sufjan Stevens at the boards. Great stuff.
http://www.myspace.com/whoisbell
Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (Dave Spoon Remix): Total party cheese, but undeniably good. Dave Spoon does a good job of limiting the vocal presence, accentuating the glam-house drop. As predicted, the mediocre album will have a few juicey remixes.
http://www.calvinharris.co.uk/
http://www.davespoon.co.uk/
Dusk & Blackdown - Confusion: Dusk & Blackdown have released a flurry of great singles in the past 2 years, and this is one of my favourites. Sweet tablas programmed on dubstep bass, mixed in with loose Hindi vox.
http://www.myspace.com/keysoundrecordings
Gnaw - Feelers: As someone who doesn't really listen to metal, but listens to a lot of Japanese noise, it is rare tracks like this that have the texture and energy and total atmosphere to really suck me in. Drama-queen noise metal at it's best.
http://www.myspace.com/gnaw666
Hey Rosetta! - A Thousand Suns: These are from the Polaris short-listed Into Your Lungs, from 2008. Great straight-up CBC-radio-friendly Can-con pop-rock hyphenated-words-goodness!
Hey Rosetta! - I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time: There was much outrage among fans that they didn't win, but short-listed seems appropriate for sure.
http://www.heyrosetta.com/
jj - Ecstasy: The 2009 album is "jj n° 2", and it has that lofi electropop aesthetic that Telepathe tried to capitalize on, but the songs here are much more coherent.
jj - My Love: There is a bit of a sleepytime stoner vibe on here, but it all comes together quite tightly. Recommended for fans of Beirut, Telepathe and Masha Qrella.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jj_%28band%29
Kyza - Go (Bar 9 Remix): An incredible remix work here, Bar 9 has been cleaning house in 2009. Some grinding dubstep that doesn't move your hand to turn the volume down just a nudge. Slamming.
http://www.myspace.com/bar9uk
Lusine - Baffle: The new Lusine LP is "A Certain Distance" and it is quite remarkable. Like the new Modeselektor, I wasn't in to the whole thing, but I am a DJ and have a hard time not just cherrypicking the highlights.
Lusine - Gravity Wonderful IDM/minimal/electro, with a number of great guest vocalists on it. Very much recommended, if you're a fan of Modeselektor, Morr Music, Styrofoam, etc.
http://www.lusineweb.com/
Martina Topley Bird - Lying: Another great track from the Quixotic album
http://www.martinatopleybird.com/
Sufjan Stevens - Movement I, In The Countenance Of Kings: The BQE is a modern-day Vangelis masterpiece, delivered by one of indie-rock's most surprising composers.
Sufjan Stevens - Movement III, Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise: Lush and flamboyant orchestration and tight playing, but not the fun and stirring evocation Sufjan fans might be craving. Either way, this album is the best contemporary classical roadway tribute album yet!
http://www.sufjan.com/
The Weather Station - March: For some reason I think of Annie Lennox doing gothic barn-raising revivalist music. Don't ask.
http://www.myspace.com/theweatherstationband
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Bat For Lashes - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
Bell - Magic Tape
Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (Dave Spoon Remix)
Dusk & Blackdown - Confusion
Gnaw - Feelers
Hey Rosetta! - A Thousand Suns
Hey Rosetta! - I've Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time
jj - Ecstasy
jj - My Love
Kyza - Go (Bar 9 Remix)
Lusine - Baffle
Lusine - Gravity
Martina Topley Bird - Lying
Sufjan Stevens - Movement I, In The Countenance Of Kings
Sufjan Stevens - Movement III, Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise
The Weather Station - March
Oh owie I need pills: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091007.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
DJ mixes
Blog archives
CPI fan page
Buy me books
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to
Enjoy!
~CPI
Saturday, October 3, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/10/02
blog 2009/10/02 - It's getting so cold you almost to wear underwear again...
Oh hold up a minute, back the fuck up, sit down and listen. Big news! I have a new mix out now.
You've all been waiting oh so patiently, and now I am back with a thick slice of downtempo grooves.
Please please please re-post this on your page! If you like it, please spread it along on facebook, your blog, however you can.
CPI - Particle 1000 0001
01) David Hoy - Opening Remarks
02) Lida Husik - Bad Head Day (Subtropic Cut It Up Mix)
03) Blockhead - The First Snowfall
04) Tom Tyler - Ode To The Lizard (Cinematic Orchestra Chameleon Mix)
05) Alice Russell - Hurry On Now
06) Aim - Hinterland
07) Dirty Elegance - Foreign Objects
08) Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite
09) Better Daze - Stay Right Here
10) Handsome Boy Modelling School - I've Been Thinking ft Cat Power
11) Erykah Badu - On & On (Natural Self Mix)
12) Intense - Flashback
13) A Skillz & Krafty Kuts - On Your Own ft Cathy Burton
14) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Kid Loco Remix)
15) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael Remix)
download: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Particle_1000_0001.mp3
40 minutes, 93 MB
Wake up Sunday, put this on, and go back to bed and make-out in the morning sunbeams.
This mix goes back to a number of classic tracks I had on vinyl, but never got around to using in a mix.
It has been 9 years since Chinchillin' first came out! And 11 years since Poetry Is For Faeries. I still receive the most fan messages from those two, particularly because they were traded heavily on soulseek and napster back in the day.
Well, 11 years later and we're going strong. Thanks for all of the kind words.
Anyways, on to the blog. Maybe it's my serotonin speaking, but I ESPECIALLY love this blog entry.
Allá - Es Tiempo: Wait for it... wait for it... Just when you're terrified of ending up with another indie cliché Animal Collective style shamble-song, the shambles (which never truly shamble, but build logically) give birth to a near perfect indie rock track. Ecstatic! Only the 2nd or 3rd time through did I actually realize she was singing in Spanish. I haven't heard the full length, but it's from 2008 and called "Es Tiempo" and you should check it out.
http://www.myspace.com/estiempo
An Horse - Camp Out: Sometimes twee bands will tune their guitars just like Sleater-Kinney and have to vent off some of their aggro/emo tendencies. This is not a bad thing!
An Horse - Horizons: These tracks are from the 2008 album "Rearrange Beds", which I can only assume refers to either summer camp accommodations, or partner swapping. Or both? Anyways, this isn't fully formed perfection, but it is some darn fun grrrlpoppunk.
http://www.anhorse.com/
Arms and Sleepers - Butterflycatcher: I love chime breakdowns. Sometimes I just imagine a band made up entirely of triangle players and a beautiful singer. Well this has more going on than that, but is just as wonderful. Almost.
http://wearearmsandsleepers.blogspot.com/
Bat For Lashes have such a fully formed gem with Two Suns. Building with what at a glance is a synthpop legacy, the composition itself actually owes more to mid-90s Sonic Youth and Mogwai than any Ladytron revival.
This album is an epic emotional adventure movie, with all of the grit and cynicism of adulthood recontextualizing what was once an innocent paradise.
Highly recommended.
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Broken Records - Nearly Home: There is something about sentimentality that is just a euphoric drug. I keep a list of songs that would be good for my funeral march, and this one has all of the elements I look for. If you're gonna die, do it with class.
http://www.brokenrecordsband.com/
Butch - Amelie: Awww yeah! Minimal techo with some jazzy keyboard work! Good on you Butch, eschewing your typical dark tendencies to get wild up in the place with a sexy funk creeper beat.
http://www.myspace.com/cometobutch
Cardopusher - Everything Is A New Surprise: The least surprising thing about Cardopusher is his awesomeness. NO MORE BORING STEPPER BEATS! Fusing the fun of Kid 606 and (some of the) complexity of Venetian Snares in to a far more straight-ahead framework, this producer is just wonderful.
http://www.myspace.com/cardopusher
Fuck Buttons - Flight Of The Feathered Serpent: The Fuck Buttons are a force to be reckoned with. When the Boredoms went trancy and hippy at the end of the 90s, they planted seeds. And years later, the Fuck Buttons emerge as one of the few bands that take that 2nd-wave-Boredoms freakout glory and spin it in to something jaw-dropping, and not just something that makes people want to slap them (Holy Fuck I'm looking at your way). With a strong meticulous sensibility that reminds of the amazing Battles LP, this is one that will peak on a number of best-of-2009 lists. Highly recommended for indie hipster fucks everywhere.
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (7'' Edit): From the Surf Solar 7'' EP, this version brings down the 10+ minute original in to a single-sized morsel. Enjoy, but be sure to check the full length version on the LP eventually.
http://www.fuckbuttons.co.uk/
Hauschka - Rode Null: More contemporary instrumental music on this blog edition! From the 2008 album Ferndorf, Hauschka is a big part of the Fat Cat Record rennaissance. Fat Cat were mavens in the late 90s, releasing quality IDM-cum-postrock fare. Now that we are a generation past Tortoise, it's time for bands like Hauschka to shine.
http://www.myspace.com/hauschka
Mastodon - Oblivion: OMFG! MASTODON! Wow, I am shocked how much I like this album. It's like a cross between Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne and Soundgarden, with a dash of Dragon Force flair tossed in for good measure. I'm not a metal head, I don't listen to much at all, but this... this! It's everything glorious about that melodic 1994 grunge-metal production, but 15 years later. The album is Crack The Skye, a must for any metal fan on your xmas gift list.
http://www.mastodonrocks.com/
I listen to lots of music. I have automated processes set up to harvest me random music, and I dive in to folders of thousands of tracks I didn't specifically choose to hear, and from that well I dredge up a lot of incredible surprises.
The works by So Percussion are on of those surprises and delights. I hadn't heard of them before, but they seem associated with the Bang On A Can collective. These tracks are from the 2006 album "Amid the Noise", and redefine our perceptions on percussion ensembles.
With a depth and intricacy that is beyond any syncopated drum machine, this LIVE ENSEMBLE creates stellar rhythmworks that many producers couldn't even put on their MIDI trackers.
Highly recommended for fans of live drumming, Taiko music, Steve Reich, and Aphex Twin.
http://www.sopercussion.com/
Women - Black Rice (Green Go Remix): I wasn't super grooving to the Women album, but this remix does a great job of distilling their goods in to a funky fresh package.
http://www.myspace.com/womenmusic
http://www.myspace.com/greengomusic
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Allá - Es Tiempo
An Horse - Camp Out
An Horse - Horizons
Arms and Sleepers - Butterflycatcher
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Bat For Lashes - Glass
Bat For Lashes - Pearl's Dream
Broken Records - Nearly Home
Butch - Amelie
Cardopusher - Everything Is A New Surprise
Fuck Buttons - Flight Of The Feathered Serpent
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (7'' Edit)
Hauschka - Rode Null
Mastodon - Oblivion
So Percussion - Go
Women - Black Rice (Green Go Remix)
Load up the goodies bag, it's time for the weekend: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091002.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
Get more details at:
DJ mixes: http://www.thetastates.com/
Blog archives: http://www.thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/
CPI fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CPI/8176899482
Buy me books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/33BOJ22WFF9B4/?&sort=priority
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to: http://www.last.fm/user/cpi23
Enjoy!
~CPI
Oh hold up a minute, back the fuck up, sit down and listen. Big news! I have a new mix out now.
You've all been waiting oh so patiently, and now I am back with a thick slice of downtempo grooves.
Please please please re-post this on your page! If you like it, please spread it along on facebook, your blog, however you can.
CPI - Particle 1000 0001
01) David Hoy - Opening Remarks
02) Lida Husik - Bad Head Day (Subtropic Cut It Up Mix)
03) Blockhead - The First Snowfall
04) Tom Tyler - Ode To The Lizard (Cinematic Orchestra Chameleon Mix)
05) Alice Russell - Hurry On Now
06) Aim - Hinterland
07) Dirty Elegance - Foreign Objects
08) Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite
09) Better Daze - Stay Right Here
10) Handsome Boy Modelling School - I've Been Thinking ft Cat Power
11) Erykah Badu - On & On (Natural Self Mix)
12) Intense - Flashback
13) A Skillz & Krafty Kuts - On Your Own ft Cathy Burton
14) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Kid Loco Remix)
15) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael Remix)
download: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Particle_1000_0001.mp3
40 minutes, 93 MB
Wake up Sunday, put this on, and go back to bed and make-out in the morning sunbeams.
This mix goes back to a number of classic tracks I had on vinyl, but never got around to using in a mix.
It has been 9 years since Chinchillin' first came out! And 11 years since Poetry Is For Faeries. I still receive the most fan messages from those two, particularly because they were traded heavily on soulseek and napster back in the day.
Well, 11 years later and we're going strong. Thanks for all of the kind words.
Anyways, on to the blog. Maybe it's my serotonin speaking, but I ESPECIALLY love this blog entry.
Allá - Es Tiempo: Wait for it... wait for it... Just when you're terrified of ending up with another indie cliché Animal Collective style shamble-song, the shambles (which never truly shamble, but build logically) give birth to a near perfect indie rock track. Ecstatic! Only the 2nd or 3rd time through did I actually realize she was singing in Spanish. I haven't heard the full length, but it's from 2008 and called "Es Tiempo" and you should check it out.
http://www.myspace.com/estiempo
An Horse - Camp Out: Sometimes twee bands will tune their guitars just like Sleater-Kinney and have to vent off some of their aggro/emo tendencies. This is not a bad thing!
An Horse - Horizons: These tracks are from the 2008 album "Rearrange Beds", which I can only assume refers to either summer camp accommodations, or partner swapping. Or both? Anyways, this isn't fully formed perfection, but it is some darn fun grrrlpoppunk.
http://www.anhorse.com/
Arms and Sleepers - Butterflycatcher: I love chime breakdowns. Sometimes I just imagine a band made up entirely of triangle players and a beautiful singer. Well this has more going on than that, but is just as wonderful. Almost.
http://wearearmsandsleepers.blogspot.com/
Bat For Lashes have such a fully formed gem with Two Suns. Building with what at a glance is a synthpop legacy, the composition itself actually owes more to mid-90s Sonic Youth and Mogwai than any Ladytron revival.
This album is an epic emotional adventure movie, with all of the grit and cynicism of adulthood recontextualizing what was once an innocent paradise.
Highly recommended.
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Broken Records - Nearly Home: There is something about sentimentality that is just a euphoric drug. I keep a list of songs that would be good for my funeral march, and this one has all of the elements I look for. If you're gonna die, do it with class.
http://www.brokenrecordsband.com/
Butch - Amelie: Awww yeah! Minimal techo with some jazzy keyboard work! Good on you Butch, eschewing your typical dark tendencies to get wild up in the place with a sexy funk creeper beat.
http://www.myspace.com/cometobutch
Cardopusher - Everything Is A New Surprise: The least surprising thing about Cardopusher is his awesomeness. NO MORE BORING STEPPER BEATS! Fusing the fun of Kid 606 and (some of the) complexity of Venetian Snares in to a far more straight-ahead framework, this producer is just wonderful.
http://www.myspace.com/cardopusher
Fuck Buttons - Flight Of The Feathered Serpent: The Fuck Buttons are a force to be reckoned with. When the Boredoms went trancy and hippy at the end of the 90s, they planted seeds. And years later, the Fuck Buttons emerge as one of the few bands that take that 2nd-wave-Boredoms freakout glory and spin it in to something jaw-dropping, and not just something that makes people want to slap them (Holy Fuck I'm looking at your way). With a strong meticulous sensibility that reminds of the amazing Battles LP, this is one that will peak on a number of best-of-2009 lists. Highly recommended for indie hipster fucks everywhere.
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (7'' Edit): From the Surf Solar 7'' EP, this version brings down the 10+ minute original in to a single-sized morsel. Enjoy, but be sure to check the full length version on the LP eventually.
http://www.fuckbuttons.co.uk/
Hauschka - Rode Null: More contemporary instrumental music on this blog edition! From the 2008 album Ferndorf, Hauschka is a big part of the Fat Cat Record rennaissance. Fat Cat were mavens in the late 90s, releasing quality IDM-cum-postrock fare. Now that we are a generation past Tortoise, it's time for bands like Hauschka to shine.
http://www.myspace.com/hauschka
Mastodon - Oblivion: OMFG! MASTODON! Wow, I am shocked how much I like this album. It's like a cross between Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne and Soundgarden, with a dash of Dragon Force flair tossed in for good measure. I'm not a metal head, I don't listen to much at all, but this... this! It's everything glorious about that melodic 1994 grunge-metal production, but 15 years later. The album is Crack The Skye, a must for any metal fan on your xmas gift list.
http://www.mastodonrocks.com/
I listen to lots of music. I have automated processes set up to harvest me random music, and I dive in to folders of thousands of tracks I didn't specifically choose to hear, and from that well I dredge up a lot of incredible surprises.
The works by So Percussion are on of those surprises and delights. I hadn't heard of them before, but they seem associated with the Bang On A Can collective. These tracks are from the 2006 album "Amid the Noise", and redefine our perceptions on percussion ensembles.
With a depth and intricacy that is beyond any syncopated drum machine, this LIVE ENSEMBLE creates stellar rhythmworks that many producers couldn't even put on their MIDI trackers.
Highly recommended for fans of live drumming, Taiko music, Steve Reich, and Aphex Twin.
http://www.sopercussion.com/
Women - Black Rice (Green Go Remix): I wasn't super grooving to the Women album, but this remix does a great job of distilling their goods in to a funky fresh package.
http://www.myspace.com/womenmusic
http://www.myspace.com/greengomusic
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Allá - Es Tiempo
An Horse - Camp Out
An Horse - Horizons
Arms and Sleepers - Butterflycatcher
Bat For Lashes - Daniel
Bat For Lashes - Glass
Bat For Lashes - Pearl's Dream
Broken Records - Nearly Home
Butch - Amelie
Cardopusher - Everything Is A New Surprise
Fuck Buttons - Flight Of The Feathered Serpent
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (7'' Edit)
Hauschka - Rode Null
Mastodon - Oblivion
So Percussion - Go
Women - Black Rice (Green Go Remix)
Load up the goodies bag, it's time for the weekend: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20091002.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
Get more details at:
DJ mixes: http://www.thetastates.com/
Blog archives: http://www.thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/
CPI fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CPI/8176899482
Buy me books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/33BOJ22WFF9B4/?&sort=priority
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to: http://www.last.fm/user/cpi23
Enjoy!
~CPI
Thursday, October 1, 2009
CPI - Particle 1000 0001
You've all been waiting oh so patiently, and now CPI is back with a thick slice of downtempo grooves.
CPI - Particle 1000 0001
01) David Hoy - Opening Remarks
02) Lida Husik - Bad Head Day (Subtropic Cut It Up Mix)
03) Blockhead - The First Snowfall
04) Tom Tyler - Ode To The Lizard (Cinematic Orchestra Chameleon Mix)
05) Alice Russell - Hurry On Now
06) Aim - Hinterland
07) Dirty Elegance - Foreign Objects
08) Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite
09) Better Daze - Stay Right Here
10) Handsome Boy Modelling School - I've Been Thinking ft Cat Power
11) Erykah Badu - On & On (Natural Self Mix)
12) Intense - Flashback
13) A Skillz & Krafty Kuts - On Your Own ft Cathy Burton
14) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Kid Loco Remix)
15) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael Remix)
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Particle_1000_0001.mp3
40 minutes, 92 MB
Wake up Sunday, put this on, and go back to bed and make-out in the morning sunbeams.
This mix goes back to a number of classic tracks I had on vinyl, but never got around to using in a mix.
It has been 9 years since Chinchillin' first came out! And 11 years since Poetry Is For Faeries. I still receive the most fan messages from those two, particularly because they were traded heavily on soulseek and napster back in the day.
Well, 11 years later and we're still going strong. Thanks for all of the kind words.
~Caitlyn / CPI
CPI - Particle 1000 0001
01) David Hoy - Opening Remarks
02) Lida Husik - Bad Head Day (Subtropic Cut It Up Mix)
03) Blockhead - The First Snowfall
04) Tom Tyler - Ode To The Lizard (Cinematic Orchestra Chameleon Mix)
05) Alice Russell - Hurry On Now
06) Aim - Hinterland
07) Dirty Elegance - Foreign Objects
08) Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite
09) Better Daze - Stay Right Here
10) Handsome Boy Modelling School - I've Been Thinking ft Cat Power
11) Erykah Badu - On & On (Natural Self Mix)
12) Intense - Flashback
13) A Skillz & Krafty Kuts - On Your Own ft Cathy Burton
14) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Kid Loco Remix)
15) The Pastels - The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael Remix)
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Particle_1000_0001.mp3
40 minutes, 92 MB
Wake up Sunday, put this on, and go back to bed and make-out in the morning sunbeams.
This mix goes back to a number of classic tracks I had on vinyl, but never got around to using in a mix.
It has been 9 years since Chinchillin' first came out! And 11 years since Poetry Is For Faeries. I still receive the most fan messages from those two, particularly because they were traded heavily on soulseek and napster back in the day.
Well, 11 years later and we're still going strong. Thanks for all of the kind words.
~Caitlyn / CPI
Monday, September 28, 2009
MP3 blog 2009/09/28
blog 2009/09/28 - You can make it through it all, even with no reward.
Some big big new here folks: We have an exclusive track leaked out of France. Check this release ASAP for a rare track from the one-and-only Melissa Laveaux.
We are very excited.
In other news, I did a quickie edit of http://thetastates.com/ . I added in a widget to scroll my latest blogspot entries, which pairs well with the Facebook fan page feed that is on there.
This is of course ramping up to a proper edit of the site: a new mix to be posted. Hopefully within a week there will be more downtempo up. Check back soon...
In the meantime, on to the music. Today's update is especially eclectic, so this might require a bit more active sorting on your part.
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern - Broken Line 2: Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto have been making some of the best 21st century bliss-out minimalism for the past 10 years.
With just Sakamoto at piano and Noto on laptop, their meditative sound gardens raised the bar for the stirring beauty of contemporary minimalism. Now teamed with Ensemble Modern, their 2008 release "utp_" brings together a slightly fuller sound while maintaining the joys and curiousities of their earlier releases.
Recommended for fans of contemporary classical, abstract minimalism, Brian Eno, Satie, Luigi Archetti, etc.
http://www.alvanoto.com/
http://www.sitesakamoto.com/
http://www.ensemble-modern.com/english/index.htm
Brother Ali - Tight Rope: Ali is back with a hot new album "Us". I have to give it another listen or two to see if it will rank in the year's top releases, but so far it's super tight and really dope.
Check this track out for another first: A fairly major MC, and a braggadocio one at that, that actually talks about homosexuality in a compassionate way. Not a single 'faggot' reference on the whole album.
Recommended.
http://www.brotherali.com/
Eryka Badu & Ziggy Marley - I Luv U (Dubstep Mix): Some chilled out dubstep bliss. You can't get much more chilled out than with Badu, Marley, and a dubby stepper.
oh come on, do you really need a link for Ziggy Marley or Badu?
Jesus Lizard - Puss: HOLY HOT REISSUES! The Jesus Lizard's "Inch" is a must have, unless you have all of the 7"s it collects on it already. Puss is my favourite Jesus Lizard song of all time. I must have been 14 when I got the Jesus Lizard / Nirvana split (Nirvana's track was the lovely Oh The Guilt), and it rocked my world. Inch is highly recommended for any hard rock fans, especially if you are a youngin that never listed to Jesus Lizard, and think that Jay Reatard came out of nowhere.
http://www.thejesuslizard.net/
Mélissa Laveaux - Crazy In Love: Stop the presses! Sneaked out of a recording session in France, we have an exclusive here. Melissa Laveaux turns in a brilliant and airy interpretation of Beyonce's Crazy In Love.
http://www.myspace.com/melissalaveaux
Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Blackout Crew Remix): WTF is this? Holy shit, I was not expecting this. Metronomy is all indie electro rock pop getting remixed by the latest bloghouse superstars... and here we have BLACKOUT CREW ON THE REMIX? Woah.
Blackout Crew, for those that don't know, are the ambassadors of Donk Music, a small subgenre of Euro hard-house/gabber that only really exists in Northern Ireland. They were famously featured in a Vice documentary, and got some internet WTF notoriety for their sickeningly addictive video for Put A Donk On It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMvj1piK58
So yes, this is total rave cheese, but I can't resist. This is just awesome. Pretty much any time you have a song, there is only one thing to do: PUT A DONK ON IT.
http://www.metronomy.co.uk/
http://www.blackoutcrew.net/
Natalia Lafourcade - Azul: Representing Mexico, Lafourcade is just a delight. I am often confused about how much I can get really excited about singer-songwriters that aren't speaking English, but it all works so well. Like Shugo Tokumaru, the composition is just so full and brimming with intelligence and passion, you know exactly what she means, even if you have no idea what she's saying. From the 2009 album "Hu Hu Hu".
http://www.myspace.com/natalialafourcade
Pearson - A Fade Out Is A Cop Out: Some great light Canadian indie rock styles. They're from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Who knew! Recommended for fans of The Acorn, Rural Alberta Advantage, and well, CBC-radio indie rock in general.
http://www.myspace.com/pearsontunes
Pinback - Bouquet: This goes back 2 years to their album Autumn Of The Seraphs. I'm surprised I didn't catch it back then, but I'm glad I found it now. Much more mellow than Pinback of yore, there are is some understated goodness in this track.
http://www.pinback.com/
Plushgun - Dancing In A Minefield: These are from the 2009 Pins & Panzers LP, and are a delightful example of emo electro pop done well. Not enough electro synthpop has cohesive narrative lyrics!
Plushgun - Just Impolite: This one is the winner of addictive-choruses-that-actually-verses. srsly.
http://www.plushgun.com/
Popof - Serenity (Luetzenkirchen Techno Treatment Remix): 2 of my favourite tech-house producers are on this hot little bubbler. Time for the percolator...
http://www.myspace.com/popofheretik
Rustie - Bad Science: Rustie gives us mad compressed handclaps on top of some 8-bit Nintendo beats. I love how his synth arpeggiator goes perfectly with the NES "sproing" sample.
http://www.myspace.com/rustiebeetz
The Xx - Heart Skipped A Beat: Hold on to your socks, The XX are making big waves and will undoubtedly dominate year-end lists. Mixing the subtlety of Nico with the vulnerability of quiet Sonic Youth tracks, the self-titled album is something to experience as a true whole.
The Xx - Islands: Yeah, so good like trying to just limit this band to a chance few for your Ipod. Just get the damn album, ok?
Highly recommended.
http://thexx.info/
They Might Be Giants - Feign Amnesia: I am a long-time TMBG fan (seriously, like I have a list of their songs that actually make me cry,) but for some reason didn't listen to The Else until recently. By no means a revolutionary statement, I was surprised at how fun it was.
They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government: If you're new to the TMBG world, be sure to start with their self-titled debut, Flood, and Apollo 18. But this one's poppy, fun, and pretty solid. Recommended if you could get in to Factory Showroom. Also recommended if you run a meth-lab and want a funny song about your life.
http://www.theymightbegiants.com/
tUnE-YaRdS - HATARI: I am just so addicted to the folksy storyteller vibe that this band conveys. Part ritual, part campfire party, all glorious indulgence.
http://tune-yards.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS:
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern - Broken Line 2
Brother Ali - Tight Rope
Eryka Badu & Ziggy Marley - I Luv U (Dubstep Mix)
Jesus Lizard - Puss
Mélissa Laveaux - Crazy In Love
Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Blackout Crew Remix)
Natalia Lafourcade - Azul
Pearson - A Fade Out Is A Cop Out
Pinback - Bouquet
Plushgun - Dancing In A Minefield
Plushgun - Just Impolite
Popof - Serenity (Luetzenkirchen Techno Treatment Remix)
Rustie - Bad Science
The Xx - Heart Skipped A Beat
The Xx - Islands
They Might Be Giants - Feign Amnesia
They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government
tUnE-YaRdS - HATARI
The getting is good so get get get: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20090928.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
Get more details at:
DJ mixes: http://www.thetastates.com/
Blog archives: http://www.thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/
CPI fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CPI/8176899482
Buy me books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/33BOJ22WFF9B4/?&sort=priority
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to: http://www.last.fm/user/cpi23
Enjoy!
~CPI
Some big big new here folks: We have an exclusive track leaked out of France. Check this release ASAP for a rare track from the one-and-only Melissa Laveaux.
We are very excited.
In other news, I did a quickie edit of http://thetastates.com/ . I added in a widget to scroll my latest blogspot entries, which pairs well with the Facebook fan page feed that is on there.
This is of course ramping up to a proper edit of the site: a new mix to be posted. Hopefully within a week there will be more downtempo up. Check back soon...
In the meantime, on to the music. Today's update is especially eclectic, so this might require a bit more active sorting on your part.
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern - Broken Line 2: Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto have been making some of the best 21st century bliss-out minimalism for the past 10 years.
With just Sakamoto at piano and Noto on laptop, their meditative sound gardens raised the bar for the stirring beauty of contemporary minimalism. Now teamed with Ensemble Modern, their 2008 release "utp_" brings together a slightly fuller sound while maintaining the joys and curiousities of their earlier releases.
Recommended for fans of contemporary classical, abstract minimalism, Brian Eno, Satie, Luigi Archetti, etc.
http://www.alvanoto.com/
http://www.sitesakamoto.com/
http://www.ensemble-modern.com/english/index.htm
Brother Ali - Tight Rope: Ali is back with a hot new album "Us". I have to give it another listen or two to see if it will rank in the year's top releases, but so far it's super tight and really dope.
Check this track out for another first: A fairly major MC, and a braggadocio one at that, that actually talks about homosexuality in a compassionate way. Not a single 'faggot' reference on the whole album.
Recommended.
http://www.brotherali.com/
Eryka Badu & Ziggy Marley - I Luv U (Dubstep Mix): Some chilled out dubstep bliss. You can't get much more chilled out than with Badu, Marley, and a dubby stepper.
oh come on, do you really need a link for Ziggy Marley or Badu?
Jesus Lizard - Puss: HOLY HOT REISSUES! The Jesus Lizard's "Inch" is a must have, unless you have all of the 7"s it collects on it already. Puss is my favourite Jesus Lizard song of all time. I must have been 14 when I got the Jesus Lizard / Nirvana split (Nirvana's track was the lovely Oh The Guilt), and it rocked my world. Inch is highly recommended for any hard rock fans, especially if you are a youngin that never listed to Jesus Lizard, and think that Jay Reatard came out of nowhere.
http://www.thejesuslizard.net/
Mélissa Laveaux - Crazy In Love: Stop the presses! Sneaked out of a recording session in France, we have an exclusive here. Melissa Laveaux turns in a brilliant and airy interpretation of Beyonce's Crazy In Love.
http://www.myspace.com/melissalaveaux
Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Blackout Crew Remix): WTF is this? Holy shit, I was not expecting this. Metronomy is all indie electro rock pop getting remixed by the latest bloghouse superstars... and here we have BLACKOUT CREW ON THE REMIX? Woah.
Blackout Crew, for those that don't know, are the ambassadors of Donk Music, a small subgenre of Euro hard-house/gabber that only really exists in Northern Ireland. They were famously featured in a Vice documentary, and got some internet WTF notoriety for their sickeningly addictive video for Put A Donk On It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckMvj1piK58
So yes, this is total rave cheese, but I can't resist. This is just awesome. Pretty much any time you have a song, there is only one thing to do: PUT A DONK ON IT.
http://www.metronomy.co.uk/
http://www.blackoutcrew.net/
Natalia Lafourcade - Azul: Representing Mexico, Lafourcade is just a delight. I am often confused about how much I can get really excited about singer-songwriters that aren't speaking English, but it all works so well. Like Shugo Tokumaru, the composition is just so full and brimming with intelligence and passion, you know exactly what she means, even if you have no idea what she's saying. From the 2009 album "Hu Hu Hu".
http://www.myspace.com/natalialafourcade
Pearson - A Fade Out Is A Cop Out: Some great light Canadian indie rock styles. They're from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Who knew! Recommended for fans of The Acorn, Rural Alberta Advantage, and well, CBC-radio indie rock in general.
http://www.myspace.com/pearsontunes
Pinback - Bouquet: This goes back 2 years to their album Autumn Of The Seraphs. I'm surprised I didn't catch it back then, but I'm glad I found it now. Much more mellow than Pinback of yore, there are is some understated goodness in this track.
http://www.pinback.com/
Plushgun - Dancing In A Minefield: These are from the 2009 Pins & Panzers LP, and are a delightful example of emo electro pop done well. Not enough electro synthpop has cohesive narrative lyrics!
Plushgun - Just Impolite: This one is the winner of addictive-choruses-that-actually-verses. srsly.
http://www.plushgun.com/
Popof - Serenity (Luetzenkirchen Techno Treatment Remix): 2 of my favourite tech-house producers are on this hot little bubbler. Time for the percolator...
http://www.myspace.com/popofheretik
Rustie - Bad Science: Rustie gives us mad compressed handclaps on top of some 8-bit Nintendo beats. I love how his synth arpeggiator goes perfectly with the NES "sproing" sample.
http://www.myspace.com/rustiebeetz
The Xx - Heart Skipped A Beat: Hold on to your socks, The XX are making big waves and will undoubtedly dominate year-end lists. Mixing the subtlety of Nico with the vulnerability of quiet Sonic Youth tracks, the self-titled album is something to experience as a true whole.
The Xx - Islands: Yeah, so good like trying to just limit this band to a chance few for your Ipod. Just get the damn album, ok?
Highly recommended.
http://thexx.info/
They Might Be Giants - Feign Amnesia: I am a long-time TMBG fan (seriously, like I have a list of their songs that actually make me cry,) but for some reason didn't listen to The Else until recently. By no means a revolutionary statement, I was surprised at how fun it was.
They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government: If you're new to the TMBG world, be sure to start with their self-titled debut, Flood, and Apollo 18. But this one's poppy, fun, and pretty solid. Recommended if you could get in to Factory Showroom. Also recommended if you run a meth-lab and want a funny song about your life.
http://www.theymightbegiants.com/
tUnE-YaRdS - HATARI: I am just so addicted to the folksy storyteller vibe that this band conveys. Part ritual, part campfire party, all glorious indulgence.
http://tune-yards.com/
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS:
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern - Broken Line 2
Brother Ali - Tight Rope
Eryka Badu & Ziggy Marley - I Luv U (Dubstep Mix)
Jesus Lizard - Puss
Mélissa Laveaux - Crazy In Love
Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Blackout Crew Remix)
Natalia Lafourcade - Azul
Pearson - A Fade Out Is A Cop Out
Pinback - Bouquet
Plushgun - Dancing In A Minefield
Plushgun - Just Impolite
Popof - Serenity (Luetzenkirchen Techno Treatment Remix)
Rustie - Bad Science
The Xx - Heart Skipped A Beat
The Xx - Islands
They Might Be Giants - Feign Amnesia
They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government
tUnE-YaRdS - HATARI
The getting is good so get get get: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20090928.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
Get more details at:
DJ mixes: http://www.thetastates.com/
Blog archives: http://www.thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/
CPI fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CPI/8176899482
Buy me books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/33BOJ22WFF9B4/?&sort=priority
Friend me on Last.FM to see what I am listening to: http://www.last.fm/user/cpi23
Enjoy!
~CPI
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