Previously if someone asked me what my dream setup would be I would always semi-seriously describe a room that was basically a huge speaker, filled with blankets and pillows, and that was basically this place Iwas in. I was experiencing my favourite tracks in a way in which I never had before, and probably will never be able to replicate again.
I performed 2 sets, and I recorded them both. I am not releasing them officially on my website, but they will be online until the end of 2010, so grab them now if you want them.
They contain some familiar songs, as I was hired by someone who was a fan of specific mixes. I will often agree to perform in a different country if you are able to cover all expenses, so take note.
CPI - Live at Once In A Blue Moon, Oakland CA, 2010-11-20, 3am
genre: ambient
174 minutes, 397 MB
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Live_at_Once_In_A_Blue_Moon,_Oakland_CA,_2010-11-20,_3am.mp3
01) John Zorn - Dark River
02) Terry Fox - Lunar Rambles
03) Thomas Koner - Ilira
04) Terre Thaemlitz - Aging Core, Aging Periphery
05) Bass Communion - Wide Open Killingfield
06) Deathprod - Dead People's Things
07) BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa - Skuggbild Skuggamynd
08) Meryn Cadell - Knitting
09) Fennesz - Saffron Revolution
10) Mick Harris - There
11) David Lynch - Curtains Up
12) Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Dead End Angels
13) Moljebka Pvlse - Daiji
14) Tortoise - Lurning Curve (Markus Popp Remix)
15) Belong - Beside
16) Klimek - Ruined In A Day (Buenos Aires)
17) Simon Scott - Under Crumbling Skies
18) Richard Skelton - Remaindered
19) Thomas Koner - Teimo, Schluss
20) Tom Heasley - Where The Earth Meets the Sky
21) Drum Komputer - E.P.L. (Terre Thaemlitz Remix)
22) Full Swing - [~] (Kit Clayton Edit)
23) Divination - Aum
24) Microstoria - Remix by C-Schulz & Hajsch
25) Vidna Obmana - In The Mouth Of The Reptile
26) Hood - Horse Opera Remix
27) Wolfskin ft Objekt4 - Axes In The Twilight
28) Elegi - Fandens Bre
29) James Plotkin - Chemstiks (Speaker Phasing)
30) Greg Davis - Happy
31) AGF - Letsmakeourmovies
32) Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Gore Musik
33) Bill Laswell & Lori Carson - Nothing
34) Ekkehard Ehlers - Plays John Cassavetes A
35) Slow Dancing Society - ...and to the dust we shall return
36) Microstoria - NAMM Weekend Pass (Jim O'Rourke Remix)
37) Seefeel - Lux1
38) Oren Ambarchi - This Evening So Soon
39) Janis Mattox - Soli Deo Gloria
40) Seefeel - Utreat
41) Cornelius - Kling Klang
42) Ishq - Daisy
43) Death Cube K - Disembodied
44) Lustmord - Exit
45) Naono - Untitled Merrow
46) Robert Rich & Lustmord - Hidden Refuge
47) Tomasz Bednarczyk - Sawako Sun
48) Steve Roach - At The Edge Of The In-Between (Anima)
49) Freescha - Smoke Stack
50) Thomas Koner - Firm
51) Denzel + Huhn - Senet
52) Thomas Koner - Nieve Penitentes 3
53) Greg Kowalsky - X-XI
54) Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Staub
55) Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers
56) Thomas Koner - Kaamos 3
57) Robert Rich & Lustmord - Synergistic Perceptions
58) Oval - Kardio V
59) Freescha - Vapoured
60) Klimek - New Deal
61) Richard Skelton - River Song
62) Steve Roach - Magma
63) Lull - Found
64) Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Weltern
65) Thomas Koner - Nuuk (end)
66) Golden Palominos - No Skin (Terre Thaemlitz Remix)
67) Lustmord - Of Eons
68) Xela - I Drowned Her In A Dreamless Sleep
69) Thomas Koner - Nuuk (Harbor)
70) Cezary Gapik - 0461
71) Deathprod - Tron
72) The Notwist - Lichter 1
CPI - Live at Once In A Blue Moon, Oakland CA, 2010-11-20, 10:30pm
genre: idm
128 minutes, 292 MB
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Live_at_Once_In_A_Blue_Moon,_Oakland_CA,_2010-11-20,_10.30pm.mp3
01) Lull - Slow Fall Inward
02) Laurie Anderson - Born, Never Asked (intro)
03) Michael Fakesch - From Crocut
04) Hirokazu Tanaka - 1986 Metroid Title Background Music
05) Mount Kimbie - Taps
06) Mum - Don't Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed
07) Moderat - Rusty Nails
08) CocoRosie - Werewolf
09) Vector Lovers - Melodies & Memory
10) Chronomad - Do
11) DNTEL - Rock My Boat ft Mia Doi Todd
12) Borko - Chloorvrij
13) Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart
14) Deru - Din (Lo Grey Beam Remix)
15) B. Fleischmann - Chad F.
16) B. Fleischmann - Chad F. (The Tick And Sax Mix)
17) Piano Magic - There's No Need For Us To Be Alone (Future 3 Remix)
18) Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl
19) B. Fleischmann - Nightly
20) aus - Moraine (Bracken rmx)
21) Donato Wharton - Is That Why Yr Still On Earth
22) Laurie Anderson - Born, Never Asked
23) Borko - Pale Hand
24) Chronomad - Sard
25) Clickits - No Clickedy
26) Bichi - Layers Of Generation Without Number
27) Seven Ark - Sixteen
28) Pulshar - Nospheratu
29) Piano Magic - The Canadian Brought Us Snow (Opiate Remix)
30) Mum - Green Grass Of Tunnel
31) Solvent - A Panel Of Experts
32) Christian Kleine - Today's Mark
33) Boards Of Canada - Happy Cycling
34) Seefeel - Time To Find Me (AFX Fast Mix)
35) Crunch - Karot
36) Ulrich Schnauss - Blumewiesse Autobahn
37) Boards Of Canada - Turquoise Hexagon Sun
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/26
blog 2010/11/26 - we're going to buckle down and produce rainbows
I've got to get focused! I had a blast in Oakland, and I recorded my sets there. I'm in the process of mastering them and getting them online. They will hopefully be up as limited edition special treats for the holidays.
My eyes are also on the calendar, with December fast approaching. I have been listening to the last few albums in my "omg must hear this" box and my declaration of favourite albums of 2010 is forming organically.
So while all this spins around in my mind, I want to drop another post of new goodness. Enjoy!
Autre Ne Veut - Two Days Of Rain: I listen to this and I think of a masculine Annie Lennox. Or a contemporary Human League. Epic 80s pop for the 21st century.
Belleruche - Anything You Want (Not That) (Hint Remix): Hint has been bopping out Mr. Scruff-esque downtempo bass music for years, and fit perfectly on top of the soulful Belleruche. Probably my favourite thing off the dope new Liberty EP.
Crystal Castles - Baptism (Punks Jump Up Remix): Punks Jump Up have always been one of my favourite remixes for giving something that raw indie rock flair that still pumps the dancefloor. Taken from the Baptism single, this is probably my favourite Crystal Castle remix of the year. And there's have been a number of good ones.
Deluka vs Mike Snow - OMFG Animal: Two fabulous pop songs that fuse really well. Mike Snow's piano riffs are some of the happiest out there.
Generationals - When They Fight They Fight: With all of the golly-gee-whiz goodness of a 60s radio pop group!
GR†LLGR†LL - sLOwDanciNg
GR†LLGR†LL - sOmethiNgiNtheway (cobain) ft DirtyPrid3
GR†LLGR†LL - Utta: Witch House is the stupidest genre name since Intelligent Dance Music came around. It's neither witchy nor housey. Discuss. But if anyone asked for an example of witch house, I think GR†LLGR†LL would be the perfect example. From the self-titled album, it's a fabulous trip through sluggy sample work, DJ Screwisms, lofi breaks. DHR for the next generation, in the best and worst ways possible.
Jesse Rose - Well Now: Oh come on, admit it, this makes you smile.
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Kanye West - Lost In The World ft Bon Iver: Well, it's here. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is out and you'll probably be hearing about it ad nauseaum for the next few months. Most people are gaga for it. I think it has 4 fabulous songs, really. Skip to the winner: POWER, All Of The Lights, Lost In The World, and Monster.
Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj for the win. Seriously.
Lulu Rouge - Bless You (Mike Sheridan Pris Dig Lyk'lig mix): Back in 2008, Bless You got an army of remixes. I must have missed this one, because I love it's stripped done minimal world.
Max Tundra - Which Song (Silverlink Remix): Speaking of discovering older remixes, here's a take on pretty much the best pop song in the world. Which Song is the crowl jewel in Max Tundra cepter. Those funky keyboard lines! The heartfelt love musings of a touring musician!
Murcof - Memoria (Sutekh's Trisagion Mix): And more with discovering old remixes! The Utopia Remixes seldom really improved on the original Murcof genius, but this is a really functional rework that should hopefully ensure you will all PLAY MORE FUCKING MURCOF. Seriously, people. At least once per set.
Robyn - In My Eyes
Robyn - We Dance to the Beat: After 2 amazing EPs of the same name, Body Talk is out! It collects most of the songs from the EPs and adds a few more. Oh music marketing in the 21st century! you are so wacky.
Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
Saycet - Easy: I had only recently discovered their fabulous 2006 album, and now new for 2010 they give us the absolutely gorgeous Through the Window. If you were ever a fan of lush IDM in the late 90s, you know the joyous place this music is coming from. Highly recommended, but pretty much essential for fans of Isan and the first 15 Morr Music releases.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Autre Ne Veut - Two Days Of Rain
Belleruche - Anything You Want (Not That) (Hint Remix)
Crystal Castles - Baptism (Punks Jump Up Remix)
Deluka vs Mike Snow - OMFG Animal
Generationals - When They Fight They Fight
GR†LLGR†LL - sLOwDanciNg
GR†LLGR†LL - sOmethiNgiNtheway (cobain) ft DirtyPrid3
GR†LLGR†LL - Utta
Jesse Rose - Well Now
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Kanye West - Lost In The World ft Bon Iver
Lulu Rouge - Bless You (Mike Sheridan Pris Dig Lyk'lig mix)
Max Tundra - Which Song (Silverlink Remix)
Murcof - Memoria (Sutekh's Trisagion Mix)
Robyn - In My Eyes
Robyn - We Dance to the Beat
Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
Saycet - Easy
Let's get dangerous. http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101126.zip
I've got to get focused! I had a blast in Oakland, and I recorded my sets there. I'm in the process of mastering them and getting them online. They will hopefully be up as limited edition special treats for the holidays.
My eyes are also on the calendar, with December fast approaching. I have been listening to the last few albums in my "omg must hear this" box and my declaration of favourite albums of 2010 is forming organically.
So while all this spins around in my mind, I want to drop another post of new goodness. Enjoy!
Autre Ne Veut - Two Days Of Rain: I listen to this and I think of a masculine Annie Lennox. Or a contemporary Human League. Epic 80s pop for the 21st century.
Belleruche - Anything You Want (Not That) (Hint Remix): Hint has been bopping out Mr. Scruff-esque downtempo bass music for years, and fit perfectly on top of the soulful Belleruche. Probably my favourite thing off the dope new Liberty EP.
Crystal Castles - Baptism (Punks Jump Up Remix): Punks Jump Up have always been one of my favourite remixes for giving something that raw indie rock flair that still pumps the dancefloor. Taken from the Baptism single, this is probably my favourite Crystal Castle remix of the year. And there's have been a number of good ones.
Deluka vs Mike Snow - OMFG Animal: Two fabulous pop songs that fuse really well. Mike Snow's piano riffs are some of the happiest out there.
Generationals - When They Fight They Fight: With all of the golly-gee-whiz goodness of a 60s radio pop group!
GR†LLGR†LL - sLOwDanciNg
GR†LLGR†LL - sOmethiNgiNtheway (cobain) ft DirtyPrid3
GR†LLGR†LL - Utta: Witch House is the stupidest genre name since Intelligent Dance Music came around. It's neither witchy nor housey. Discuss. But if anyone asked for an example of witch house, I think GR†LLGR†LL would be the perfect example. From the self-titled album, it's a fabulous trip through sluggy sample work, DJ Screwisms, lofi breaks. DHR for the next generation, in the best and worst ways possible.
Jesse Rose - Well Now: Oh come on, admit it, this makes you smile.
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Kanye West - Lost In The World ft Bon Iver: Well, it's here. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is out and you'll probably be hearing about it ad nauseaum for the next few months. Most people are gaga for it. I think it has 4 fabulous songs, really. Skip to the winner: POWER, All Of The Lights, Lost In The World, and Monster.
Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj for the win. Seriously.
Lulu Rouge - Bless You (Mike Sheridan Pris Dig Lyk'lig mix): Back in 2008, Bless You got an army of remixes. I must have missed this one, because I love it's stripped done minimal world.
Max Tundra - Which Song (Silverlink Remix): Speaking of discovering older remixes, here's a take on pretty much the best pop song in the world. Which Song is the crowl jewel in Max Tundra cepter. Those funky keyboard lines! The heartfelt love musings of a touring musician!
Murcof - Memoria (Sutekh's Trisagion Mix): And more with discovering old remixes! The Utopia Remixes seldom really improved on the original Murcof genius, but this is a really functional rework that should hopefully ensure you will all PLAY MORE FUCKING MURCOF. Seriously, people. At least once per set.
Robyn - In My Eyes
Robyn - We Dance to the Beat: After 2 amazing EPs of the same name, Body Talk is out! It collects most of the songs from the EPs and adds a few more. Oh music marketing in the 21st century! you are so wacky.
Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
Saycet - Easy: I had only recently discovered their fabulous 2006 album, and now new for 2010 they give us the absolutely gorgeous Through the Window. If you were ever a fan of lush IDM in the late 90s, you know the joyous place this music is coming from. Highly recommended, but pretty much essential for fans of Isan and the first 15 Morr Music releases.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Autre Ne Veut - Two Days Of Rain
Belleruche - Anything You Want (Not That) (Hint Remix)
Crystal Castles - Baptism (Punks Jump Up Remix)
Deluka vs Mike Snow - OMFG Animal
Generationals - When They Fight They Fight
GR†LLGR†LL - sLOwDanciNg
GR†LLGR†LL - sOmethiNgiNtheway (cobain) ft DirtyPrid3
GR†LLGR†LL - Utta
Jesse Rose - Well Now
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Kanye West - Lost In The World ft Bon Iver
Lulu Rouge - Bless You (Mike Sheridan Pris Dig Lyk'lig mix)
Max Tundra - Which Song (Silverlink Remix)
Murcof - Memoria (Sutekh's Trisagion Mix)
Robyn - In My Eyes
Robyn - We Dance to the Beat
Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
Saycet - Easy
Let's get dangerous. http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101126.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
Enjoy!
~CPI
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/24
blog 2010/11/24 - My office cubicle needs far more pillows.
Beats party today! Heavy on the beats...
Balam Acab - Big Boy
Balam Acab - See Birds (moon): 2 highlights from the awesome "See Birds" EP, downpitched downtempo downer music that is really actually very lovely.
Baths - Aminals
Baths - Maximalist
Baths - Rain Smell: I'm loving "Cerulean". It mixes in flavours you might associate with Passion Pit, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, and even some Morr Music fare. Highly recommended for anyone who ever thought Mount Kimbe should make love songs.
Daft Punk - Derezzed (Tron Legacy OST)
Daft Punk - The Crash (Tron Legacy OST): So much hype surrounding the new Tron movie, but the most exciting and insta-fawning aspect was signing Daft Punk to do the soundtrack! And yes, here are some fabulous reasons as to why that was an awesome idea.
El May - Don't You: From last year's self-titled album, super catchy folk pop.
Eluvium - The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix): Eluvium has been constantly surprising and delighting over the past few years, and joy of joy the new Leaves Eclipse The Light EP gets Four Tet on board. OK, Four Tet in some ways has been phoning in the remixes, but it's more about the source material here. You can't go wrong, and Four Tet does right and flips it in to a deep and beautiful ecstatic ride, never going off the rails.
Flevans - Mad Perks: 2009's 27 Devils LP had a few hot tracks on it, but this one is the sure fire boom bap standout for me. For fans of Jon Kennedy and RJD2 for sure.
New Boyz ft Tyga - Cricketz: Banger hiphop is a guilty pleasure, and oh I do love the cricket solos.
Sub Swara ft Stuart Bogie & Eric Biondo - Bird of Paradise: Sub Swara always seems to impress, but here he comes with the innovation stick and does what I've always wanted, fuse the soulful jazzy with the dubstep bass in a way that isn't just isolating, but downright funky. Taken from the new LP Triggers.
The Wedding Band - Susie: From the new release "The First Dance EP", this song is SO traditional "piano bar" that I almost skipped right over it. But it's a slow brooding folk ballad of love and loss and really rather stunning. This makes me want to go out to a bar and drink and cry in to my drink and be all awkward.
White Ring - Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix): A pleasant find on the Suffocation EP! I hadn't heard any Los Campesinos! remixes before, and here they come to save the day, pulling this pop song that was drowning in it's own distortion, and bringing it in to perfect equilibrium.
Yoshihiro Hanno - Re-Platform (Aoki Takamasa Remix): From the new Fractalized LP, this rework synthesizes some of my favourite things of a textural ambient orchestration: The sparse piano, the low hums, the haunting horns, the creeping cello... ahhh bliss.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Balam Acab - Big Boy
Balam Acab - See Birds (moon)
Baths - Aminals
Baths - Maximalist
Baths - Rain Smell
Daft Punk - Derezzed (Tron Legacy OST)
Daft Punk - The Crash (Tron Legacy OST)
El May - Don't You
Eluvium - The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix)
Flevans - Mad Perks
New Boyz ft Tyga - Cricketz
Sub Swara ft Stuart Bogie & Eric Biondo - Bird of Paradise
The Wedding Band - Susie
White Ring - Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix)
Yoshihiro Hanno - Re-Platform (Aoki Takamasa Remix)
Those that sleep with tigers actually nap quite well: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101124.zip
Beats party today! Heavy on the beats...
Balam Acab - Big Boy
Balam Acab - See Birds (moon): 2 highlights from the awesome "See Birds" EP, downpitched downtempo downer music that is really actually very lovely.
Baths - Aminals
Baths - Maximalist
Baths - Rain Smell: I'm loving "Cerulean". It mixes in flavours you might associate with Passion Pit, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, and even some Morr Music fare. Highly recommended for anyone who ever thought Mount Kimbe should make love songs.
Daft Punk - Derezzed (Tron Legacy OST)
Daft Punk - The Crash (Tron Legacy OST): So much hype surrounding the new Tron movie, but the most exciting and insta-fawning aspect was signing Daft Punk to do the soundtrack! And yes, here are some fabulous reasons as to why that was an awesome idea.
El May - Don't You: From last year's self-titled album, super catchy folk pop.
Eluvium - The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix): Eluvium has been constantly surprising and delighting over the past few years, and joy of joy the new Leaves Eclipse The Light EP gets Four Tet on board. OK, Four Tet in some ways has been phoning in the remixes, but it's more about the source material here. You can't go wrong, and Four Tet does right and flips it in to a deep and beautiful ecstatic ride, never going off the rails.
Flevans - Mad Perks: 2009's 27 Devils LP had a few hot tracks on it, but this one is the sure fire boom bap standout for me. For fans of Jon Kennedy and RJD2 for sure.
New Boyz ft Tyga - Cricketz: Banger hiphop is a guilty pleasure, and oh I do love the cricket solos.
Sub Swara ft Stuart Bogie & Eric Biondo - Bird of Paradise: Sub Swara always seems to impress, but here he comes with the innovation stick and does what I've always wanted, fuse the soulful jazzy with the dubstep bass in a way that isn't just isolating, but downright funky. Taken from the new LP Triggers.
The Wedding Band - Susie: From the new release "The First Dance EP", this song is SO traditional "piano bar" that I almost skipped right over it. But it's a slow brooding folk ballad of love and loss and really rather stunning. This makes me want to go out to a bar and drink and cry in to my drink and be all awkward.
White Ring - Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix): A pleasant find on the Suffocation EP! I hadn't heard any Los Campesinos! remixes before, and here they come to save the day, pulling this pop song that was drowning in it's own distortion, and bringing it in to perfect equilibrium.
Yoshihiro Hanno - Re-Platform (Aoki Takamasa Remix): From the new Fractalized LP, this rework synthesizes some of my favourite things of a textural ambient orchestration: The sparse piano, the low hums, the haunting horns, the creeping cello... ahhh bliss.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Balam Acab - Big Boy
Balam Acab - See Birds (moon)
Baths - Aminals
Baths - Maximalist
Baths - Rain Smell
Daft Punk - Derezzed (Tron Legacy OST)
Daft Punk - The Crash (Tron Legacy OST)
El May - Don't You
Eluvium - The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix)
Flevans - Mad Perks
New Boyz ft Tyga - Cricketz
Sub Swara ft Stuart Bogie & Eric Biondo - Bird of Paradise
The Wedding Band - Susie
White Ring - Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix)
Yoshihiro Hanno - Re-Platform (Aoki Takamasa Remix)
Those that sleep with tigers actually nap quite well: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101124.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
Enjoy!
~CPI
Thursday, November 18, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/18
blog 2010/11/18 - let's blow this popsicle stand
Big things are a-brewing! Soon I will be off on a plane to the magical land of California, where I'll be spinning ambient and IDM at a private 48-hour long party, and I am incredibley psyched up for that.
Again, I'll often play in any country, providing you cover all expenses. (Unless it's a big money event, in which case I'd want pay.)
Thanks to all of those that have taken me up on that offer! It's always fun to visit new places, and drop some great music there.
When I get back I have to get deep in to sifting and rating to come up with the framework of my BEST OF 2010 list, which you should be anticipating. :)
Baron Bane - Orchids: A slightly electro take on Florence And The Machine styled pop.
Bill Frisell - Keep On The Sunny Side: I saw Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers ensemble over the summer (because I love Eyvind Kang's violin oh so much), and a bunch of the set was great. I was annoyed by the pop standards a bit, EXCEPT for this one. They did a much longer rendition live, but oh a classic like this does put a smile on my face.
Caribou - Sun (Midland Re-Edit): So many remixes of this out there! But I think this is my favourite. I don't even love Caribou, but was so waiting for this track to go DEEP.
DeVotchKa - Along the Way: Sometimes I just pine for some fabulous horns beneath my crooner pop. Oh Beirut, what have you done to us? From the album "A Mad and Faithful Telling".
Iron Shirt - I Gave You All My Love (Matt Shadetek's I Gave You All My Dub Remix): Probably my favourite standout from the wishy washy "Uproot: The Ingredients" collection circa 2008, it incorporates all of the modern soul dub goodness of someone like Fat Freddy's Drop with that analog synth blurt we've come to love.
James Blackshaw - Cross: I fell in love with James Blackshaw with the 2007 The Cloud of Unknowing and I have since gone and found more of his fantastic work! This is from the 2009 album "The Glass Bead Game", lovingly and appropriately referencing Herman Hesse's masterful novel. The intricacies woven without hint of exhaustion here are magical.
Marnie Stern - Gimme
Marnie Stern - Nothing Left: New Marnie Stern! After the mouthful of the last album title, this one's just self titled, but just as ass kicking. Like Gang Gang Dance or Ponytail, there is a love of dischord that is the price of admission, but like those two other bands, if you are tall enough to ride, there are moments of great ecstasy within. And of course if you loved the last album, this will be essential.
Max Richter - Infra 8
Max Richter - Journey 2: Richter is back with "Infra" for 2010 and it continues his tradition of strong soundtrack-focused compositions, and probably even remember his work from the spectacular movie Waltz With Bashir (which you TOTALLY need to see).
There is a fine balance between string compositions and textured electronics that almost implies the scenes flippnig between each other. For fans of contemporary classical, soundtrack music and ambient, highly recommended!
MGMT - Congratulations: I didn't give the new LP too many listens, but thought I should promo the precious highlight here. Remember when Ween sobered up and released heartfelt subdued songs that sound like a Sunday afternoon hangover? Yeah, that.
MJ Cole & Wiley - From The Drop (L-Vis 1990 remix): MC Cole rocks my booty! And oh wait, L-Vis 1990! He rocks my booty too! OMG they are rocking it so hard I'm worried my booty will get cancelled out! The stakes are high in this game of life.
Moremoney - All Those People: The backbeat is total shades of Bjork's Medulla, but the vox are more mid 90s Garbage than anything.
Owen Pallett - Scandal At The Parkade: Owen doesn't have the same track record for EPs as say, Antony Hegarty. While Antony releases gems of perfectly compact EPs that are essential to the catalouge, you end up wanting to skip over Pallett's EP efforts. The new EP is called "A Swedish Love Story" and there is a some goodness on it! As a whole I'm not in love with it all, but OMG this song sounds like it could have been a single off of his masterpiece, Heartland.
Paris Wells - Let's Get It Started (Mat Cant Remix): Cabaret-esque pop... done Juke style? Umm OK. But it totally works. Super addicrtive.
Parlovr - Hell, Heaven: From the album "Hell / Heaven / Big / Love" something about this makes me nostalgic for that which we earnestly dubbed "alternative rock" in the mid 90s.
Prince Club - Love Jackson: Some sweet pitched down soul deepness!
The Decemberists - Down By The Water: Leaked everywhere already, this is the firs single from the forthcoming album "The King Is Dead". LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!
The National - You Were A Kindness: The stellar "High Violet" gets the deluxe treatment, and here's a taste of bonus track goodness that you're missing out on.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Baron Bane - Orchids
Bill Frisell - Keep On The Sunny Side
Caribou - Sun (Midland Re-Edit)
DeVotchKa - Along the Way
Iron Shirt - I Gave You All My Love (Matt Shadetek's I Gave You All My Dub Remix)
James Blackshaw - Cross
Marnie Stern - Gimme
Marnie Stern - Nothing Left
Max Richter - Infra 8
Max Richter - Journey 2
MGMT - Congratulations
MJ Cole & Wiley - From The Drop (L-Vis 1990 remix)
Moremoney - All Those People
Owen Pallett - Scandal At The Parkade
Paris Wells - Let's Get It Started (Mat Cant Remix)
Parlovr - Hell, Heaven
Prince Club - Love Jackson
The Decemberists - Down By The Water
The National - You Were A Kindness
Oakland, can you hear me? http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101118.zip
Big things are a-brewing! Soon I will be off on a plane to the magical land of California, where I'll be spinning ambient and IDM at a private 48-hour long party, and I am incredibley psyched up for that.
Again, I'll often play in any country, providing you cover all expenses. (Unless it's a big money event, in which case I'd want pay.)
Thanks to all of those that have taken me up on that offer! It's always fun to visit new places, and drop some great music there.
When I get back I have to get deep in to sifting and rating to come up with the framework of my BEST OF 2010 list, which you should be anticipating. :)
Baron Bane - Orchids: A slightly electro take on Florence And The Machine styled pop.
Bill Frisell - Keep On The Sunny Side: I saw Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers ensemble over the summer (because I love Eyvind Kang's violin oh so much), and a bunch of the set was great. I was annoyed by the pop standards a bit, EXCEPT for this one. They did a much longer rendition live, but oh a classic like this does put a smile on my face.
Caribou - Sun (Midland Re-Edit): So many remixes of this out there! But I think this is my favourite. I don't even love Caribou, but was so waiting for this track to go DEEP.
DeVotchKa - Along the Way: Sometimes I just pine for some fabulous horns beneath my crooner pop. Oh Beirut, what have you done to us? From the album "A Mad and Faithful Telling".
Iron Shirt - I Gave You All My Love (Matt Shadetek's I Gave You All My Dub Remix): Probably my favourite standout from the wishy washy "Uproot: The Ingredients" collection circa 2008, it incorporates all of the modern soul dub goodness of someone like Fat Freddy's Drop with that analog synth blurt we've come to love.
James Blackshaw - Cross: I fell in love with James Blackshaw with the 2007 The Cloud of Unknowing and I have since gone and found more of his fantastic work! This is from the 2009 album "The Glass Bead Game", lovingly and appropriately referencing Herman Hesse's masterful novel. The intricacies woven without hint of exhaustion here are magical.
Marnie Stern - Gimme
Marnie Stern - Nothing Left: New Marnie Stern! After the mouthful of the last album title, this one's just self titled, but just as ass kicking. Like Gang Gang Dance or Ponytail, there is a love of dischord that is the price of admission, but like those two other bands, if you are tall enough to ride, there are moments of great ecstasy within. And of course if you loved the last album, this will be essential.
Max Richter - Infra 8
Max Richter - Journey 2: Richter is back with "Infra" for 2010 and it continues his tradition of strong soundtrack-focused compositions, and probably even remember his work from the spectacular movie Waltz With Bashir (which you TOTALLY need to see).
There is a fine balance between string compositions and textured electronics that almost implies the scenes flippnig between each other. For fans of contemporary classical, soundtrack music and ambient, highly recommended!
MGMT - Congratulations: I didn't give the new LP too many listens, but thought I should promo the precious highlight here. Remember when Ween sobered up and released heartfelt subdued songs that sound like a Sunday afternoon hangover? Yeah, that.
MJ Cole & Wiley - From The Drop (L-Vis 1990 remix): MC Cole rocks my booty! And oh wait, L-Vis 1990! He rocks my booty too! OMG they are rocking it so hard I'm worried my booty will get cancelled out! The stakes are high in this game of life.
Moremoney - All Those People: The backbeat is total shades of Bjork's Medulla, but the vox are more mid 90s Garbage than anything.
Owen Pallett - Scandal At The Parkade: Owen doesn't have the same track record for EPs as say, Antony Hegarty. While Antony releases gems of perfectly compact EPs that are essential to the catalouge, you end up wanting to skip over Pallett's EP efforts. The new EP is called "A Swedish Love Story" and there is a some goodness on it! As a whole I'm not in love with it all, but OMG this song sounds like it could have been a single off of his masterpiece, Heartland.
Paris Wells - Let's Get It Started (Mat Cant Remix): Cabaret-esque pop... done Juke style? Umm OK. But it totally works. Super addicrtive.
Parlovr - Hell, Heaven: From the album "Hell / Heaven / Big / Love" something about this makes me nostalgic for that which we earnestly dubbed "alternative rock" in the mid 90s.
Prince Club - Love Jackson: Some sweet pitched down soul deepness!
The Decemberists - Down By The Water: Leaked everywhere already, this is the firs single from the forthcoming album "The King Is Dead". LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!
The National - You Were A Kindness: The stellar "High Violet" gets the deluxe treatment, and here's a taste of bonus track goodness that you're missing out on.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Baron Bane - Orchids
Bill Frisell - Keep On The Sunny Side
Caribou - Sun (Midland Re-Edit)
DeVotchKa - Along the Way
Iron Shirt - I Gave You All My Love (Matt Shadetek's I Gave You All My Dub Remix)
James Blackshaw - Cross
Marnie Stern - Gimme
Marnie Stern - Nothing Left
Max Richter - Infra 8
Max Richter - Journey 2
MGMT - Congratulations
MJ Cole & Wiley - From The Drop (L-Vis 1990 remix)
Moremoney - All Those People
Owen Pallett - Scandal At The Parkade
Paris Wells - Let's Get It Started (Mat Cant Remix)
Parlovr - Hell, Heaven
Prince Club - Love Jackson
The Decemberists - Down By The Water
The National - You Were A Kindness
Oakland, can you hear me? http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101118.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
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Enjoy!
~CPI
Thursday, November 11, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/10
blog 2010/11/10 - a busy week, but take some solace in this update
I have to say, I love taking Tuesday and Thursday off! Woot. 3 day work week!
And so before things get too nutty, here's another fabulous slab of (mostly) new releases.
PARTY!
Adam Arcuragi - She Comes To Me: This one has a bit of that Beirut swagger, with a bit more "passed out at the bar" kind of feel. From last year's "I Am Become Joy".
Annie - I Don't Like Your Band: Annie is total cheese, but if you love Robyn, it almost goes without saying you have to love Annie. And her songs are all so brutally honest, while being sunshine pop. She has this earnestness that is focused solely on the shallow world of club culture, and her songs themselves are a cultural void, but still you have to smile at tracks like "I Don't Like Your Band", "Happy Without You", "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me", "My Love Is Better".
Baths - Pop Song: The whole thing, at first glance, seems kind of unassuming and downright "preset". But there's a charming quality about this that just sucked me in. Sometimes songwriting just trumps musical innovation.
Benga & Coki - Night (Geeneus Remix): This tribal dubby number just slinks along delightfully, and then it's gone. Gone fabulously.
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix): I was never a big fan of the original, but this takes the overeager pop and subdues it appropriately and now it's smooth and cool and great.
Cornershop - Topknot ft Bubbly Kaur (Cavemen Mix ft M.I.A.): It makes me so happy to have M.I.A. out on a good new track! I love me some South Asian breakbeats, and I fucking LOVE Cavemen (where did they disappear to for so long?) so yay yay yay for this.
Crystal Castles - Not In Love ft Robert Smith: WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? How the hell did this happen? I was in shock when I saw this. Could it be true? Could it be?
Yes, it is. It's here and it's yours. Everyone, MAKE OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR!
Das Racist - All Tan Everything ft Jay-Z
Das Racist - People Are Strange
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man ft El-P: I had heard some random tracks by Das Racist and wasn't impressed, so I slept on this album, and now I realize the error of my ways. This album is great. Fun lyrics, interesting flows, an army of great producers pushing some great new ideas around, and a good roster of guests as well. I think the thing that really seals the deal is that the MCs are really intelligent and play around with ideas of racism and stereotyping in such a knowing way.
Oh and mad bonus points for riffing on MC Hammer's Addams Groove.
Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend ft Angel Deradoorian: Electro house meets Dirty Projectors? Passion Pit dressed as Beyonce?
Don Diablo - Animale ft Dragonette: Dragonette! Kudos to you for making such amazing strides in 2010 with your collabs. This isn't QUITE as super amazing as the last single I posted here, but still heads above the competition.
Eleanor Murray - Street To Ride: From "Oh Thunder", I love the sense of foreboding and magnitude that is expressed here by what on the surface is just a subdued folk song.
Gyptian - Hold You (Shy FX & Benny Page Digital Soundboy Remix): CHOOOOON! Total ecstatic ragga anthem rework! LIGHTAS UP! This is the ish that gets the cuddle puddle rockin'.
John Zorn - Anxieties (The Treatment OST)
John Zorn - The Treatment (The Treatment OST): I discovered John Zorn's Filmworks series way back when there was only 4 of them out. Now there's like what, 23? I have been working my way through the series and #18 (from 2006) has me stopped dead in my tracks. For the film The Treatment (never seen it either), we have some of the most gorgeous ensemble pieces I've heard all year.
Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses With Hector Zazou - Eramu in Campu: This one goes back 1991! Digging in the vaults, but alas no, I just recently discovered this gem. Full of haunting chants, flute, tribal drums and a steady sense of wonder. New agey in all of the right ways, but as demanding of your prescience as any Philip Glass album.
People You Know - Good Girls
People You Know - Virginia Gold: Toronto rockers do right! More gems from the Canadian invasion that will make their way to any mixtape you construct for your girlfriend.
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Dreamer: Oh lordy lordy lord, what a dynamite track to end on! Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird is the gorgeous new EP from this artist who already gave us gold this year. Kiss the fucking ring!
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Adam Arcuragi - She Comes To Me
Annie - I Don't Like Your Band
Baths - Pop Song
Benga & Coki - Night (Geeneus Remix)
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Cornershop - Topknot ft Bubbly Kaur (Cavemen Mix ft M.I.A.)
Crystal Castles - Not In Love ft Robert Smith
Das Racist - All Tan Everything ft Jay-Z
Das Racist - People Are Strange
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man ft El-P
Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend ft Angel Deradoorian
Don Diablo - Animale ft Dragonette
Eleanor Murray - Street To Ride
Gyptian - Hold You (Shy FX & Benny Page Digital Soundboy Remix)
John Zorn - Anxieties (The Treatment OST)
John Zorn - The Treatment (The Treatment OST)
Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses With Hector Zazou - Eramu in Campu
People You Know - Good Girls
People You Know - Virginia Gold
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Dreamer
We can dig our way to a new sense of joy: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101110.zip
I have to say, I love taking Tuesday and Thursday off! Woot. 3 day work week!
And so before things get too nutty, here's another fabulous slab of (mostly) new releases.
PARTY!
Adam Arcuragi - She Comes To Me: This one has a bit of that Beirut swagger, with a bit more "passed out at the bar" kind of feel. From last year's "I Am Become Joy".
Annie - I Don't Like Your Band: Annie is total cheese, but if you love Robyn, it almost goes without saying you have to love Annie. And her songs are all so brutally honest, while being sunshine pop. She has this earnestness that is focused solely on the shallow world of club culture, and her songs themselves are a cultural void, but still you have to smile at tracks like "I Don't Like Your Band", "Happy Without You", "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me", "My Love Is Better".
Baths - Pop Song: The whole thing, at first glance, seems kind of unassuming and downright "preset". But there's a charming quality about this that just sucked me in. Sometimes songwriting just trumps musical innovation.
Benga & Coki - Night (Geeneus Remix): This tribal dubby number just slinks along delightfully, and then it's gone. Gone fabulously.
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix): I was never a big fan of the original, but this takes the overeager pop and subdues it appropriately and now it's smooth and cool and great.
Cornershop - Topknot ft Bubbly Kaur (Cavemen Mix ft M.I.A.): It makes me so happy to have M.I.A. out on a good new track! I love me some South Asian breakbeats, and I fucking LOVE Cavemen (where did they disappear to for so long?) so yay yay yay for this.
Crystal Castles - Not In Love ft Robert Smith: WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? How the hell did this happen? I was in shock when I saw this. Could it be true? Could it be?
Yes, it is. It's here and it's yours. Everyone, MAKE OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR!
Das Racist - All Tan Everything ft Jay-Z
Das Racist - People Are Strange
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man ft El-P: I had heard some random tracks by Das Racist and wasn't impressed, so I slept on this album, and now I realize the error of my ways. This album is great. Fun lyrics, interesting flows, an army of great producers pushing some great new ideas around, and a good roster of guests as well. I think the thing that really seals the deal is that the MCs are really intelligent and play around with ideas of racism and stereotyping in such a knowing way.
Oh and mad bonus points for riffing on MC Hammer's Addams Groove.
Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend ft Angel Deradoorian: Electro house meets Dirty Projectors? Passion Pit dressed as Beyonce?
Don Diablo - Animale ft Dragonette: Dragonette! Kudos to you for making such amazing strides in 2010 with your collabs. This isn't QUITE as super amazing as the last single I posted here, but still heads above the competition.
Eleanor Murray - Street To Ride: From "Oh Thunder", I love the sense of foreboding and magnitude that is expressed here by what on the surface is just a subdued folk song.
Gyptian - Hold You (Shy FX & Benny Page Digital Soundboy Remix): CHOOOOON! Total ecstatic ragga anthem rework! LIGHTAS UP! This is the ish that gets the cuddle puddle rockin'.
John Zorn - Anxieties (The Treatment OST)
John Zorn - The Treatment (The Treatment OST): I discovered John Zorn's Filmworks series way back when there was only 4 of them out. Now there's like what, 23? I have been working my way through the series and #18 (from 2006) has me stopped dead in my tracks. For the film The Treatment (never seen it either), we have some of the most gorgeous ensemble pieces I've heard all year.
Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses With Hector Zazou - Eramu in Campu: This one goes back 1991! Digging in the vaults, but alas no, I just recently discovered this gem. Full of haunting chants, flute, tribal drums and a steady sense of wonder. New agey in all of the right ways, but as demanding of your prescience as any Philip Glass album.
People You Know - Good Girls
People You Know - Virginia Gold: Toronto rockers do right! More gems from the Canadian invasion that will make their way to any mixtape you construct for your girlfriend.
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Dreamer: Oh lordy lordy lord, what a dynamite track to end on! Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird is the gorgeous new EP from this artist who already gave us gold this year. Kiss the fucking ring!
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Adam Arcuragi - She Comes To Me
Annie - I Don't Like Your Band
Baths - Pop Song
Benga & Coki - Night (Geeneus Remix)
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Cornershop - Topknot ft Bubbly Kaur (Cavemen Mix ft M.I.A.)
Crystal Castles - Not In Love ft Robert Smith
Das Racist - All Tan Everything ft Jay-Z
Das Racist - People Are Strange
Das Racist - Sit Down, Man ft El-P
Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend ft Angel Deradoorian
Don Diablo - Animale ft Dragonette
Eleanor Murray - Street To Ride
Gyptian - Hold You (Shy FX & Benny Page Digital Soundboy Remix)
John Zorn - Anxieties (The Treatment OST)
John Zorn - The Treatment (The Treatment OST)
Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses With Hector Zazou - Eramu in Campu
People You Know - Good Girls
People You Know - Virginia Gold
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Dreamer
We can dig our way to a new sense of joy: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101110.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
Enjoy!
~CPI
Friday, November 5, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/05
blog 2010/11/05 - back on the horse, we are almost another year closer to the end!
Back to it, now. Another update, and lots of fabulous new albums to rub all over my body.
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover): These are from the new single "Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele". Which pretty much sums it up nicely.
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love: These romantic troubadours are back with "Write About Love" and I'm a bit meh about the whole thing, but have fallen for a few songs on it. I love love love their first 4 or 5 albums, but kind of drifted away from B&S for a while. This is mostly a return to their most charming forms, and highly recommended for any fans of yore. Def give it a chance.
Delphic - Counterpoint: Total indie electro pop fun.
Gtronic - Iron Man: Been a long time sing I posted some banging hard electro around here! Reminds me of the joys of Stereoheroes.
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby: OK OK, you guys win for having the bestest band name ever. And I love the exasperation in this woman's voice.
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers: Last year's "Singing Stones" contains fabulous slabs of shimmering warm ambient blankets. mmmmmmm
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing: It might be juvenile of me, but I'm oh so delighted to have that Borat sample flipped in to such a fun song.
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You: Love the riotgrrrl tones with that barroom pop swagger.
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse: Chunky yummy house!
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away: Shades of Pearl Jam perhaps?
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix): I just can't stay away from Rusko for long. So good.
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea: Who likes Bruce Springteen? Have you EVER liked Bruce Springsteen? If you answered YES, then you will love American Slang, the latest Gaslight Anthem album.
It fucking bleeds New Jersey expectations. It rocks consistently, like an even poppier take on The Hold Steady, but consistently routed in the foundation of rockgod Bruce Springsteen.
The Boss is in control. Even Titus Andronicus know this. Best get on board. This won't blow your world wide open, but it's still a damn good party.
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick: Stridulum II collects most of 2 earlier EPs, Stridulum and Valusia, for some reason dropping a single track off of Valusia. Why not just combine the two? They're BOTH GOLDEN.
And when they come together here, they work brilliantly as a full album effort. If I didn't mention the EPs, you'd be none the wiser.
As far as the sound goes, imagine Bat For Lashes meets The Swans. Mythic, ecstatic, dark and brooding. I already posted my favourite track back in installment blog20101020, but I just had an EP then, and now that I have this full length, I am overflow with the giddy.
Highly recommended.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover)
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
Delphic - Counterpoint
Gtronic - Iron Man
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix)
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick
We are so much older than yesterday: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101105.zip
Back to it, now. Another update, and lots of fabulous new albums to rub all over my body.
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover): These are from the new single "Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele". Which pretty much sums it up nicely.
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love: These romantic troubadours are back with "Write About Love" and I'm a bit meh about the whole thing, but have fallen for a few songs on it. I love love love their first 4 or 5 albums, but kind of drifted away from B&S for a while. This is mostly a return to their most charming forms, and highly recommended for any fans of yore. Def give it a chance.
Delphic - Counterpoint: Total indie electro pop fun.
Gtronic - Iron Man: Been a long time sing I posted some banging hard electro around here! Reminds me of the joys of Stereoheroes.
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby: OK OK, you guys win for having the bestest band name ever. And I love the exasperation in this woman's voice.
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers: Last year's "Singing Stones" contains fabulous slabs of shimmering warm ambient blankets. mmmmmmm
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing: It might be juvenile of me, but I'm oh so delighted to have that Borat sample flipped in to such a fun song.
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You: Love the riotgrrrl tones with that barroom pop swagger.
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse: Chunky yummy house!
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away: Shades of Pearl Jam perhaps?
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix): I just can't stay away from Rusko for long. So good.
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea: Who likes Bruce Springteen? Have you EVER liked Bruce Springsteen? If you answered YES, then you will love American Slang, the latest Gaslight Anthem album.
It fucking bleeds New Jersey expectations. It rocks consistently, like an even poppier take on The Hold Steady, but consistently routed in the foundation of rockgod Bruce Springsteen.
The Boss is in control. Even Titus Andronicus know this. Best get on board. This won't blow your world wide open, but it's still a damn good party.
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick: Stridulum II collects most of 2 earlier EPs, Stridulum and Valusia, for some reason dropping a single track off of Valusia. Why not just combine the two? They're BOTH GOLDEN.
And when they come together here, they work brilliantly as a full album effort. If I didn't mention the EPs, you'd be none the wiser.
As far as the sound goes, imagine Bat For Lashes meets The Swans. Mythic, ecstatic, dark and brooding. I already posted my favourite track back in installment blog20101020, but I just had an EP then, and now that I have this full length, I am overflow with the giddy.
Highly recommended.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover)
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
Delphic - Counterpoint
Gtronic - Iron Man
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix)
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick
We are so much older than yesterday: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101105.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
Enjoy!
~CPI
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
MP3 blog 2010/11/02
blog 2010/11/02 - time to clear out the old before we get down to business
APOLOGIES! I have been sloppy. And because of that, there are no real new releases in this here batch.
I had kept a folder of stuff for this blog aside, and then I misplaced it. And then I found it again, and a long time had passed.
So I sifted through that folder and pulled out my favourites, and here they are for you. It's a double post, but it clears out my archive of not-quite-new releases that I wanted to pass your way.
So a million apologies, and a million awesomes as well.
No discussion, no rambling, just music!!!! Get through this while I start sorting through my favourite albums of 2011...
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Failure
Black Lips - Veni Vedi Veci (Diplo Remix)
Bonnie Prince Billy - Cursed Sleep
Br'er - Painted Lady
Busdriver - Casting Agents and Cowgirls
Daniel Johnston - Freedom
Deela - Heartbreaker
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Slow Doomsday
Free The Robots - Listen To The Future
Guillemots - Never Went to Church (The Streets Cover)
Gypsophilia - Agricola and Sarah
Hanne Hukkelberg - The North Wind
Jack Penate - My Yvonne
Kiln - Bluerain
Kim Hiorthøy - Giving And Taking Book
Library Tapes - The Scratches On The Window In The Door
Mates Of State - Think Long
Matson Jones - New York City Fuck Off
Milanese vs Virus Syndicate - Deadman Walking
Outlines - Listen To The Drums
Scott Orr - Don't Want To See That Again
Sebadoh - Flame
Silje Nes - Ames Room
Sole - Stuffed Animals Trailer
Sweet Things - Change Of Seasons
Teddybears - Cobrastyle ft Mad Cobra
The Cardigans - Lovefool (Mr. Gaspar Remix)
The Fire and Reason - 11 Minutes
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love (Mystery Jets Private Invasion Remix)
Torngat - Bordeaux Boredom
Triosk - Tomorrowtoday
Under Byen - Af Samme Stof Som Stof
get it all here and let's start fresh again in a few days, ok? http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101102.zip
APOLOGIES! I have been sloppy. And because of that, there are no real new releases in this here batch.
I had kept a folder of stuff for this blog aside, and then I misplaced it. And then I found it again, and a long time had passed.
So I sifted through that folder and pulled out my favourites, and here they are for you. It's a double post, but it clears out my archive of not-quite-new releases that I wanted to pass your way.
So a million apologies, and a million awesomes as well.
No discussion, no rambling, just music!!!! Get through this while I start sorting through my favourite albums of 2011...
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Failure
Black Lips - Veni Vedi Veci (Diplo Remix)
Bonnie Prince Billy - Cursed Sleep
Br'er - Painted Lady
Busdriver - Casting Agents and Cowgirls
Daniel Johnston - Freedom
Deela - Heartbreaker
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Slow Doomsday
Free The Robots - Listen To The Future
Guillemots - Never Went to Church (The Streets Cover)
Gypsophilia - Agricola and Sarah
Hanne Hukkelberg - The North Wind
Jack Penate - My Yvonne
Kiln - Bluerain
Kim Hiorthøy - Giving And Taking Book
Library Tapes - The Scratches On The Window In The Door
Mates Of State - Think Long
Matson Jones - New York City Fuck Off
Milanese vs Virus Syndicate - Deadman Walking
Outlines - Listen To The Drums
Scott Orr - Don't Want To See That Again
Sebadoh - Flame
Silje Nes - Ames Room
Sole - Stuffed Animals Trailer
Sweet Things - Change Of Seasons
Teddybears - Cobrastyle ft Mad Cobra
The Cardigans - Lovefool (Mr. Gaspar Remix)
The Fire and Reason - 11 Minutes
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love (Mystery Jets Private Invasion Remix)
Torngat - Bordeaux Boredom
Triosk - Tomorrowtoday
Under Byen - Af Samme Stof Som Stof
get it all here and let's start fresh again in a few days, ok? http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20101102.zip
Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com
More info:
Enjoy!
~CPI
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