Thursday, July 28, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/07/28

blog 2011/07/28 - a quickie...

Afrojack & R3hab - Prutataaa:  Epic trance house!

Givers - Up Up Up:  Clapalong pop explosion from the new album In Light.  Only for the unabashedly happy.

Gross Magic - Sweetest Touch:  Mmmm syruppy dripping vocal goodness.

Grouplove - Colours (Xaphoon Jones Remix):  Superpop piano and bass!

Hard Mix - Callers:  More hand claps!

Kimbra - Settle Down:  Thank you for the clapping!  Oh and for the great soul pop as well.

LAKE R_DIO - I Wish You Could See In Technicolor, Too:  Thew new Delta isn't too fabulous, but I like this track.  Witch House no more, this is now in the realm of Crystal Castles and downtempo synthpop.

Natural Snow Buildings - Chants Of Niflheim Part I:  Their 2nd staggering album of the year, Chants Of Niflheim is a must have for any lovers of psychedelic experimental music.

New Look - Ballad (Koreless Remix):  You keep expecting the dubstep bass to slam in, and it is awesome because that never happens.  Keep waiting, see for yourself.

Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks:  yes.

The Horrors - Still Life:  The new album is Skying and it sounds cleaner than before.  Also, Morrissey.

The Very Best & Cee-Lo - What Part Of Forever
The Very Best & Rusko ft Vocal Slender & African Boy - Africa To California Anthem:  SUPER MOM.  Seriously, that's the name of the new album dropped on mother's day.  so awesome.  And yes, it's amazing.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, because you can't beat the price of free.

The Wailin' Jennys - All The Stars
The Wailin' Jennys - Storm Comin':  Much of the new album "Bright Morning Stars" is a bit too adult-contemporary folk for me, but if you like your folk smooth and earnest, it might be for you.  But I love these 2 songs.

Wu Lyf - Heavy Pop:  My favourite thing here is the vocals, falling somewhere between Perry Farrel and the guy from Cap n Jazz.  Off the new album "Go Tell Fire To The Mountain".

Wugazi - Last Chance For The Clientele Kid:  Wu mashups abound!  Wu-Tang meets Fugazi.  Sound like it doesn't work?  Well, it doesn't quite.  A for effort, but only a few standouts on it.  Go grab it for free and sift yourself.  Maybe if I hadn't heard the Ghostfunk album first...?




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Afrojack & R3hab - Prutataaa
Givers - Up Up Up
Gross Magic - Sweetest Touch
Grouplove - Colours (Xaphoon Jones Remix)
Hard Mix - Callers
Kimbra - Settle Down
LAKE R_DIO - I Wish You Could See In Technicolor, Too
Natural Snow Buildings - Chants Of Niflheim Part I
New Look - Ballad (Koreless Remix)
Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks
The Horrors - Still Life
The Very Best & Cee-Lo - What Part Of Forever
The Very Best & Rusko ft Vocal Slender & African Boy - Africa To California Anthem
The Wailin' Jennys - All The Stars
The Wailin' Jennys - Storm Comin'
Wu Lyf - Heavy Pop
Wugazi - Last Chance For The Clientele Kid


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Sunday, July 24, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/07/24

blog 2011/07/24 - Your last warning, your only impression.


Amazing Births - Whelm:  As far as I'm concerned this is synth drone done right.  Some of the best hints of Reich, Fripp, and Emeralds to be found here.  Off the new album Younger Moon.

Amtrac - Venice:  Sunshine bouncey beats!  Feeeeeels goooooood.

Black Mountain - Lucy Brown
Black Mountain - Shelter:  So I recently discovered this 7" from 2008 that I hadn't heard before.  Turns out, this is some of my favourite Black Mountain stuff ever.  I fucking love it.   And who can't relate to their parents finding their stash?

Florence & The Machine vs Carbon Based Lifeforms - Cosmic Lifeforms:  A surprisingly good mash!  90s techno-lite ambience mixed with Florence for a smooth-yet-epic late night chiller.

Half Japanese - Firecracker
Half Japanese - This Could Be The Night
Jad Fair - Dead Men Walks:  Epic.   Simply epic.  The new 3 CD collection "Beautiful Songs: The Best Of Jad Fair" is a history lesson and challenge and total indulgence.  So so so good for those of us that grew up with atonal avant jangley outsider rock.  A total oddball classic.

Horse Feathers - Belly of June
Horse Feathers - Thistled Spring:  Don't immediately dismiss it because of the earnestness, because that becomes part of it's charm!  From "Thistled Spring", the production is lush and rollicking and tender.

Kodak to Graph - I Keep Holding On:  Sugar coated Jackson 5 chopped and looped for your ecstasy.

Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Reannounce
Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Recat:  The new album is "Re:ECM" and I have to admit, I feel like I am supposed to be loving it much more than I am.  I like these tracks.  I like a few other tracks on here too, but the thought of Villalobos digging my holy grail ECM catalouge and reworking it is an IDEA that I love moreso than the execution.   I feel like it is my duty to gush over this album, but in truth I find a lot of it leaves me really cold.  Sift for the gems.

STS - STSisGOLD:  Uhhh yeah total hotness here.

Sunosis - Bleeder:  Slick, if not standard, IDM from the 2007 album Warmed.

The Naked & The Famous - Young Blood (Futurecop! Remix):    I posted the original back in post blog20100923, but if there was an ecstatic pop snog just begging for a ecstatic housey rework, well you know the rest.

Vanessa Carlton - Carousel:  It might be weird to say, but the melodic structure of this song kind of reminds me of They Might Be Giants.  They should really cover this song.  From the new album "Rabbits on the Run".


THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Amazing Births - Whelm
Amtrac - Venice
Black Mountain - Lucy Brown
Black Mountain - Shelter
Florence & The Machine vs Carbon Based Lifeforms - Cosmic Lifeforms
Half Japanese - Firecracker
Half Japanese - This Could Be The Night
Horse Feathers - Belly of June
Horse Feathers - Thistled Spring
Jad Fair - Dead Men Walks
Kodak to Graph - I Keep Holding On
Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Reannounce
Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Recat
STS - STSisGOLD
Sunosis - Bleeder
The Naked & The Famous - Young Blood (Futurecop! Remix)
Vanessa Carlton - Carousel


flick flick flick flick and one day we'll have the future's attention:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110724.zip


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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/07/18

blog 2011/07/18 - So much bass in your face, that it is actually a serious problem that we should have medical intervention for.


Atlas Genius - Trojans:  Feel good pop in a world that has come to grips with Vampire Weekend.

Cults - Bad Things:  Another great new Cults track, mining the cuteness of 60s girlpop.  I wish we could get this album without the needless indulgences of actually putting in cult-leader quotes.  What's the point?

Darq E Freaker - Waka x Cherryade (Sinden Edit):  Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh HOLY BANGER.  Fucking sweet.

Death Grips - Lord of the Game ft Mexican Girl:  Take the hardcore beats above and UP THAT ANTE.  Another banging track from the new LP Exmilitary.  I like a few of the tracks, but like comparable efforts ala Brotherhood Of The Bomb, some Antipop, etc, get the album, sift for the gems.

Die & Interface ft William Cartwright - Bright Lights (Rockers Mix):  This stuff is like the perky cheerleader version of D&B.

Eskmo - Moving Glowstream (Amon Tobin Remix)
Eskmo - We Got More (Video Edit):  Tobin and Eskmo have been sharing aesthetics in the past few years, but Amon Tobin's newfound soundart love shows up in this remix in full force.  And yes, the Eskmo video edit is better than the full length track.  Just enough of the stompa-stompa-stomp,.

Gatekeeper - Rawtones:  Speaking of stompy business, Gatekeeper gives us the refined videogame aestetic of that hard dubsteppy love.

Gramatik - So Much For Love:  Top track of solid downtempo breakbeat off the new Beatz & Pieces Vol 1.

Hackney Colliery Band - Africa (Chrome's Yum Yum Version) (Toto cover):  yeah, it's even better as an instrumental.

Jamie Woon - Lady Luck
Jamie Woon - Middle
Jamie Woon - Spirits:  Jamie Woon is pop exemplified.  With a bit of slinkiness coming from the James Blake/Weeknd electro-rnb world, it's all pop glory for this guy.  Like Jimmy Tenor meets Weeknd.

Jhameel - I Am The Silhouette:  Speaking of pop beats, here's another glittery Jhameel track for you to paste to your ceiling and stare at dreamily.

Kangding Ray - Leavaila Scheme:  New album is "OR", and I am digging this dark IDMey track on it.

Ki:Theory - Holiday Heart:  Chanty pop rock yes!

Lisbeth Scott & Nathan Barr - Sancto Erico (True Blood OST):  Ha ok so I had to pull something from the True Blood soundtrack.  :)

Noah And The Whale - Tonight's the Kind of Night (RAC Mix):  Leave it to RAC to take a band I haven't been feeling for a while, put a twist on it, and make the goodness flow.

Toy Camera - Tall Trees:  Like jj, but with more soul and bass!



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Atlas Genius - Trojans
Cults - Bad Things
Darq E Freaker - Waka x Cherryade (Sinden Edit)
Death Grips - Lord of the Game ft Mexican Girl
Die & Interface ft William Cartwright - Bright Lights (Rockers Mix)
Eskmo - Moving Glowstream (Amon Tobin Remix)
Eskmo - We Got More (Video Edit)
Gatekeeper - Rawtones
Gramatik - So Much For Love
Hackney Colliery Band - Africa (Chrome's Yum Yum Version) (Toto cover)
Jamie Woon - Lady Luck
Jamie Woon - Middle
Jamie Woon - Spirits
Jhameel - I Am The Silhouette
Kangding Ray - Leavaila Scheme
Ki:Theory - Holiday Heart
Lisbeth Scott & Nathan Barr - Sancto Erico (True Blood OST)
Noah And The Whale - Tonight's the Kind of Night (RAC Mix)
Toy Camera - Tall Trees


We were all together and all so alone:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110718.zip



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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/07/13

blog 2011/07/13 - the glory of the sweltering respite

Big K.R.I.T. - Country Shit (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. - My Sub
Big K.R.I.T. - R4 Theme Song:  The Return of 4Eva is the best hiphop album of 2011 so far.  It's long and strong all the way through.  This guy has all the bases (basses?) covered and holy shit I never thought I'd see the day where a 85 minute hiphop album would keep me entranced the whole way through.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields:  The whole Meyrin Fields EP is a bit meh, but this song is great in a we-love-Yeasayer way.

Cults - Abducted
Cults - Oh My God:  OK OK, the band is super douchey, but the some of the songs are pretty good.   From the new self-titled album.

Free Agents Brass Band - We Made It Through That Water (Treme OST)
Rebirth Brass Band - Feel Like Funkin' It Up (Treme OST)
Soul Rebels Brass Band - Drinka Little Poison (4 U Die) (Treme OST):  Uhh yeah the Treme soundtrack is kind of awesome.  Kinda sorta amazing awesome.

Jhameel - Foundation
Jhameel - Love Me Twice:  The new EP is just titled "Dance".  Pretty straightforward.  Yup, great little dance pop songs with judicious autotune, but it's kind of perfect in its own way, like an even more poppy Passion Pit.  Get the EP!

Keren Ann - My Name Is Trouble (Walter Sobcek Remix):  Uhhhh the singing here kind of makes me wet myself in a way I haven't been since Marina And The Diamonds came along.

Maggie Eckford - For What It's Worth:  Fabulous pop from the 2010 album "For What It's Worth".

Marsen Jules - A Moment of Grace
Marsen Jules - Sleep My Brother, Sleep:  Like the Pop Ambient records, a new Marsen Jules record is like clockwork.  Pleasing pulses and washes of strings and reverb, as per usual.  Nostalgia doesn't really break any new ground, but if you're a Marsen Jules fan like me, you like ground nice and cozy and not going anywhere but sleeeeeeeeeeep.

Radian - Git Cut Noise:  From the 2009 album Chimeric, I love the texture and development of this piece.

SBTRKT - Wildfire:  Soulful steppy bass!

The Mountain Goats - High Hawk Season:  Oh I just love the acapella goodness here.

The National - Exile Vilify:  So apparently this is from the Portal 2 videogame?  What the hell!  That's rad.  Videogame companies, commission more fabulous music!

Young Galaxy - Firestruck:  I went back to their 2009 album Invisible Republic and it's fabulous.  But then the end comes with this song and it's all tears and wobbly knees goodness.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Big K.R.I.T. - Country Shit (Remix)
Big K.R.I.T. - My Sub
Big K.R.I.T. - R4 Theme Song
Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields
Cults - Abducted
Cults - Oh My God
Free Agents Brass Band - We Made It Through That Water (Treme OST)
Jhameel - Foundation
Jhameel - Love Me Twice
Keren Ann - My Name Is Trouble (Walter Sobcek Remix)
Maggie Eckford - For What It's Worth
Marsen Jules - A Moment of Grace
Marsen Jules - Sleep My Brother, Sleep
Radian - Git Cut Noise
Rebirth Brass Band - Feel Like Funkin' It Up (Treme OST)
SBTRKT - Wildfire
Soul Rebels Brass Band - Drinka Little Poison (4 U Die) (Treme OST)
The Mountain Goats - High Hawk Season
The National - Exile Vilify
Young Galaxy - Firestruck


I have room just for a few more, bring your own pillow:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110713.zip



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Monday, July 4, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/07/04

blog 2011/07/04 - early to rise, early to nap.


A.M. Architect - The Bull Of Heaven
A.M. Architect - Upon:  2 tracks of smooth downtempo from 2009's The Road To The Sun.

Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop (Perfect Nines Remix):  One of the most wildly mis-named bands delivers some textbook pop precision.

Barn Owl - Shadowland:  Title track of moody post-rock guitar atmospherics from the new LP.

Batwings Catwings - Endless Summer (Jacob Safari Remix):  Like taking Yeah Yeah Yeahs in to a sampler, tossing on some distortion, and cranking the gain.

Blackbird Blackbird - Euphoria:  The most straightforward and IDM-lite track from the yet, gets all the claps and clutter just right.

Chad VanGaalen - Sara:  From the new album Diaper Island, I like this track a bunch.  And that's the thing, there are always VanGaalen tracks I like a bunch, but I never really want to listen to any of his albums more than twice.  Booo on me.

Chocolate MC - (unknown track):  Don't know the name, but here's some random hot ish from Cuba for you.

Chrissy Murderbot - Break U Off
Chrissy Murderbot - The Vibe Is So Right ft MC Zulu:  This guy proved to the world that he has digested pretty much every dance style known to the world via his weekly mix series that went from Quebec late 70s disco to ragga jungle to deep techno.  His new album Women's Studies is the result of his research, that the pinnacle of music can be found in juke and booty.  WTF.  Some seriously good beats on this cultural anomaly.

Clams Casino - Gorilla
Clams Casino - Natural:  2 tracks of dreamy-witchy downtempo from the brand new Rainforest EP.

Gang Gang Dance - Chinese High
Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar:    HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME.  It's like if the woman from The Sundays got inspired to make music again after going to a The Boredoms concert.  SO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.  Just listen to the epic build of Glass Jar!!!

Left Lane Cruiser - Giving Tree:  I love the bluesy recordings where the FUZZ BOX alone is constantly threatening to entirely overtake the vocals... AND the guitars.  all hail the whirling organ.  From the perfectly titled LP Junkyard Speed Ball.

Saigon - Clap ft Faith Evans:  Epic.  This could have been a hot 150 second single, but nooooooo...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Diamond Sea (Sonic Youth cover):  PERFECT ENDING HERE.  Classic.


THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A.M. Architect - The Bull Of Heaven
A.M. Architect - Upon
Acid House Kings - Would You Say Stop (Perfect Nines Remix)
Barn Owl - Shadowland
Batwings Catwings - Endless Summer (Jacob Safari Remix)
Blackbird Blackbird - Euphoria
Chad VanGaalen - Sara
Chocolate MC - (unknown track)
Chrissy Murderbot - Break U Off
Chrissy Murderbot - The Vibe Is So Right ft MC Zulu
Clams Casino - Gorilla
Clams Casino - Natural
Gang Gang Dance - Chinese High
Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar
Left Lane Cruiser - Giving Tree
Saigon - Clap ft Faith Evans
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Diamond Sea (Sonic Youth cover)


so sorry for favouring the first three letters of the alphabet this time.  I will regret this for ever:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110704.zip


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