Thursday, February 28, 2013

MP3 blog 2013/02/28

blog 2013/02/28 - the night brings desperation for the hours of the day


Angel Haze - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Lauryn Hill cover):  Hot cover of the classic gets a 21st century update.

Anna Meredith - Never Wonder
Anna Meredith - Rhododendron:  Black Prince Fury EP is full of mystical aural wonders that tweak a big happy spot in my brain.  Sometimes straight ahead, often baffling, and always satisfying, I can't recommend this enough for fans of contemporary electronic music, James Ferraro, or Max Tundra.

Baauer - Yaow!:  A surprisingly solid followup to the single of the winter.  Thank god he didn't turn farce by putting a stupid filter drop.

Brooke Sharkey - His Voice:  From the album One Dress, there are whispers of Joanna Newsom here with a root of twang and soul and I love it all dearly.

Brother Ali - Nardwuar:  Now this better make you smile.  What an awesome thing:  taking an interview, and records acquired during it, and making a track all about your INTERVIEW.  So cool.

Christa Vi - Small Way Through (Cosmonaut Grechko Version):  The hint of bossanova groove reminds me of a more soulful Stereolab.

Flume - Sleepless (Charles Murdoch Remix):  Smooth chopped vox deep bass

Free Magic & Jkriv - Night Braces (Sammy Bananas Sax Dub):  Saxophone and deephouse go together like cosmos and infinity.

Just Blaze & Baauer - Higher:  Another slab of Baauer angriness.  Enjoy it before you have to hate it next month.

Kait Lawson - Place In The Ground:  Oh yes, woo me with your clarinet and tuba oh god yes!

Rudimental - Hell Could Freeze ft Angle Haze:  Angel Haze has been on some hot joints in the past while, but this one takes the whole pie.  So great.

The Golden Filter - Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby:  OH NO, NOT CREEPY AT ALL NOPE.

The Knife - Full of Fire:  HELL YESSSSS NEW KNIFE.

The Knot - Penumbra I:  Some fabulous grinding drone from their split with Arachnidiscs.

Young Wonder - To You (Ambassadeurs Remix):  blisteringly effective beats of romance for the hazing morning after.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Angel Haze - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Lauryn Hill cover)
Anna Meredith - Never Wonder
Anna Meredith - Rhododendron
Baauer - Yaow!
Brooke Sharkey - His Voice
Brother Ali - Nardwuar
Christa Vi - Small Way Through (Cosmonaut Grechko Version)
Flume - Sleepless (Charles Murdoch Remix)
Free Magic & Jkriv - Night Braces (Sammy Bananas Sax Dub)
Just Blaze & Baauer - Higher
Kait Lawson - Place In The Ground
Rudimental - Hell Could Freeze ft Angle Haze
The Golden Filter - Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby
The Knife - Full of Fire
The Knot - Penumbra I
Young Wonder - To You (Ambassadeurs Remix)


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Friday, February 15, 2013

MP3 blog 2013/02/15

blog 2013/02/15 - starts with a blizzard


Bat For Lashes - Rest Your Head (MANIK Ghost Pines Rework):  The fabo new Bat For Lashes lacks the punch of the electro reality, so I am happy to find any reworks laying a beaty framework on it all.  OK this one isn't my favourite, but there is a paucity of them out there, so I'm taking the parts where I can get them.

Communist Daughter - No Children (The Mountain Goats cover):  Oh yes, let's take one of the most intense and dramatic Mountain Goats songs are redo it as earnest folk apocalypse, yes!

Cris X - Funeral Parade Of Roses:  Some brooding textures from the new album Guya / Greed.

Finley Quaye - Even After All (DJ Beset Edit):  You don't always need a comlex rework, sometimes just a little polish and rework makes an old gem shine.

First Aid Kit - Winter Is All Over You (Baauer Remix):  But then sometimes you want a total rework.  You want to take precious and delicate folk music and wrap it in some Baauer trap shit.  He's this generation's Switch/Sinden.

Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned (live):  From the album Liver! Lung! FR!, this is kind of the perfect way to hear this, hands down, bottoms up.

Gold Panda - Trust:  Gold Panda tones it down for this new single producing a restrained and seductive plodder that swirls it oh so perfectly.

Joshua Hyslop & Anna Scouten - What Have I Done:  This is some Damien Rice styled beauty right here.

Julie Doiron - Our Love:  Doiron is back with a new album So Many Days

Lisa Bozikovic - Midnight Ice:  For fans of Julie Doiron, be sure to take note of Canada's next folk superstar offering.  Here we have a new track from Lisa Bozikovic's new album This is How We Swim.

M83 - Steve McQueen (MAPS Remix):  Modern M83 is so overbearing that you wonder how you can have an appropriate remix of it, so I always appreciate it when a producer can reign in the excess without sacrificing the goodness.

Matana Roberts & Stefan Christoff - Duet for Abdelrazik:  Such a stunning duet.  Love it.  The story behind this is something out of the most horrifying Kafka policestate nightmares, but read about the project, hear more of it, and order it here http://howlarts.net/releases/

Mount Eerie - I Walked Home Beholding
Mount Eerie - Instrumental 1:  I think I was caught off guard at how much I really enjoyed the brooding postrocky vibes of Ocean Roar.  Highly recommended.

Pair Of Arrows - Vestige:  Sweet and perfect electropop.

The Pro Letarians - Dream Catcher:  Shiny block top clean summertime rap.

Tokyo Police Club - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover):  All rock bands should at least attempt a cover of this song.  It is the Kids of America for the 2st century.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Bat For Lashes - Rest Your Head (MANIK Ghost Pines Rework)
Communist Daughter - No Children (The Mountain Goats cover)
Cris X - Funeral Parade Of Roses
Finley Quaye - Even After All (DJ Beset Edit)
First Aid Kit - Winter Is All Over You (Baauer Remix)
Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned (live)
Gold Panda - Trust
Joshua Hyslop & Anna Scouten - What Have I Done
Julie Doiron - Our Love
Lisa Bozikovic - Midnight Ice
M83 - Steve McQueen (MAPS Remix)
Matana Roberts & Stefan Christoff - Duet for Abdelrazik
Mount Eerie - I Walked Home Beholding
Mount Eerie - Instrumental 1
Pair Of Arrows - Vestige
The Pro Letarians - Dream Catcher
Tokyo Police Club - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)


but that is why we try at all:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20130215.zip


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~CPI

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

MP3 blog 2013/02/07

blog 2013/02/07 - there's no upset if there is no try


Aaron Lipsett - Know This:  Total badass bass smooth miraclegro shit.

Birdy - Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover):  Yes, I know what you're thinking.  This is better than the original.  It's OK, no shame.  I totally agree.

Dark Time Sunshine - Valiant ft Child Actor:  He reminds me of The Listener (remember them from Mush days?) but it's really Onry Ozzborn kicking some lush thoughtful laidback jams.

David Krakauer - Monadel (John Zorn):  We've already established that John Zorn is a nonhuman, most likely a ultraverse spanning demonspawn of such mindbending powers that to look in his eyes is to dissolve one's soul.  And we know he's brilliant, and I will listen to pretty much any album he's involved in.  Masada Book Two is now up to VOLUME 18.  Book of Angels keeps the hot flavour going, this time with David Krakauer in the driver's seat.  Highly recommended for fans of Masada works and klezmer jazz.

Elliott Brood - Graveyard (Feist Cover):  While not quite meeting the highest highs of the original, it is fun to hear a new take on this soon-to-be Canadiana classic.

Eraas - Briar Path (Remix V3):  Minimal brooding beats can do just well simmering in their own reverb.

Ghost Beach - Miracle (Viceroy Remix):  I'm reminded of that Matt & Kim "HEY LETS SHOUT ABOUT HOW HAPPY WE ARE" and then I'm reminded how good keytars and bongos sound in electro pop.

Giraffage & XXYYXX  - Even Though (Blackbird Blackbird Remix):  Now this is a threeway I can get behind.  But that'd make it a foursome.

J Kwon - Tipsy (Candyland's OG Remix):  Sometimes you just need a banger.  Here you go.

Metz - Wet Blanket:  Metz are pure mindblowing fierceness.  Get in to it.

Nosaj Thing - Distance
Nosaj Thing - EclipseBlue ft Kazu Makino:  The new album Home is just lovely, and a dive back in to the IDM pool that once spawned him.

Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory - Photon:  HOT ALBUM ALERT.  Elements Of Sound is the first album of 2013 that I heard that will assuredly dominate best of the year lists.  It is a minimal masterpiece.  Highly recommended.

Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards:  With all of the love for Tame Impala I felt a bit awkward that I just wasn't super in to them, so I decided to say that I really do love this track.

The Deer Tracks - Okta Crash:  The interplay of the banigng drums with the pixie voice is a perfect match in my books.

The O'My's - The Wonder Years ft Chance the Rapper & Nico Segal:  Love the chill life-dwelling 70s80s vibe of this track.

Wolf Alice - Leaving You (Sound Remedy Remix):  leaving you with some glorious sparkly electro pop!



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Aaron Lipsett - Know This
Birdy - Skinny Love (Bon Iver cover)
Dark Time Sunshine - Valiant ft Child Actor
David Krakauer - Monadel (John Zorn)
Elliott Brood - Graveyard (Feist Cover)
Eraas - Briar Path (Remix V3)
Ghost Beach - Miracle (Viceroy Remix)
Giraffage & XXYYXX  - Even Though (Blackbird Blackbird Remix)
J Kwon - Tipsy (Candyland's OG Remix)
Metz - Wet Blanket
Nosaj Thing - Distance
Nosaj Thing - EclipseBlue ft Kazu Makino
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory - Photon
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
The Deer Tracks - Okta Crash
The O'My's - The Wonder Years ft Chance the Rapper & Nico Segal
Wolf Alice - Leaving You (Sound Remedy Remix)


but that is why we try at all:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20130207.zip


Stay on top of everything new at http://djcpi.blogspot.com

More info:
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Enjoy!
~CPI

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