Monday, December 5, 2011

CPI - Oh, Glorious Perversions (chosen families 4)

CPI - Oh, Glorious Perversions (chosen families 4)

dreamer beats
102 minutes, 233 MB
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Oh_Glorious_Perversions.mp3

01) Ken Nordine - The Wet Stranger
02) Alva Noto - Argonaut (Version)
03) Telefon Tel Aviv - Sound In A Dark Room
04) Young Galaxy - We Have Everything (Adam & The Amethysts Remix)
05) Pawn - Morning Tone
06) Four Tet - This Unfolds
07) Lali Puna - Remember
08) Chew Lips - Slick
09) Purity Ring - Ungirthed
10) Run Toto Run - This Is A Lull
11) Alan Pownall - Colourful Day (Seams Remix)
12) No Ceremony - Hurtlove
13) Balam Acab - See Birds (moon)
14) CocoRosie - Werewolf
15) Zola Jesus - Sea Talk
16) Air France - It Feels Good To Be Around You
17) The xx - Islands (CHLLNGR Remix)
18) The Big Pink - Velvet (Mount Kimbie Remix)
19) Foals - Spanish Sahara (Mount Kimbie Remix)
20) Jamie xx - Far Nearer
21) Sub Compression - When It All Comes Back (Vladimir Corbin & Peddy's Sunshine RMX)
22) Lali Puna - Out There ft Yukihiro Takahashi
23) Elbow - The Night Will Always Win
24) DNTEL - Rock My Boat ft Mia Doi Todd
25) Papercutz - Do Outro Lado Do Espelho (Taylor Deupree Remix)
26) Sufjan Stevens - I Walked
27) The Memory Band - Green Glows The Laurel (John Hopkins Remix)
28) The Antlers - Shiva

DOWNLOAD: http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Oh_Glorious_Perversions.mp3
stream: http://www.mixcloud.com/cpi23/cpi-oh-glorious-perversions-chosen-families-4/

The chosen families series:
unofficial part 0:  Moonchild (in memoriam)
Part 1: Directions To My Special Place
Part 2: Glittering, Waiting
Part 3: Always More Than This
Part 4: Oh, Glorious Perversions
TOTAL:  7 hours of gorgeous music, all woven together.

These 5 mixes embody an aesthetic I call "dreamer beats", the evolution of which might have been obvious to anyone who follows my mp3 blog regularly.  It is more of a focus on emotional content, psychological meaning and production minutiae of the tracks than it is about the genres, which range from dubstep to witch house to idm to folk to breakbeats to dreamwave to rock to downtempo to whatever else.

Please share this far and wide, post on blogs, email out, etc etc etc.
This concludes the Chosen Families series and is the final release of 2011!  Stay tuned for "best of 2011" and the annual holiday music posts....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/29

blog 2011/11/29 - navigating the dusk and the promises we all want to keep.


BIG NEWS PEOPLE.  A new mix is on the horizon.
Wednesday night at 9pm EST I will be debuting it at http://livestream.com/djcpi and you can listen (and comment if you want) to the world premier.
Participants will also got early access to download the new MP3.
Anyone who misses it will have to wait until December 5th.  Oh noes!

DETAILS: http://www.facebook.com/events/305817082775419/



A$AP Rocky - Purple Swag (Jim-E Stack Bootleg):  spooked out sticky single.

Beaunoise - Did I Kill Someone I Don't Know About:  Juvenile breakcorerycore.  Just the way we like it.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone:  A perfectly tender pop song from the new album A Different Kind Of Fix.

Fanfarlo - Replicate (Teletextile Remix):  An incredible remix with lush isntrumentation AND funny whistle sound.  I love it.

Groove Theory - Tell Me (George FitzGerald Remix):  I love sexy garagey sounds that aren't all overblown and BRO-INFUSED.

Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin But Love (Cookin Soul Remix)
Heavy D & The Boyz - We Got Our Own Thang (Cheapshot Tribute Remix):  R.I.P.

JLYMN - As of Yet:  fun washes of clickedy idm goodness!  I like that they didn't stop lovin' the synths.

Movits! - Vad Dom Än Säger:  Totally swingin' pop and yeah I have no idea what's going on.

Nuck Chorris - Blue:  Oh what is that?  More delicate instrumental beats?  OK!

Rebeka - Fail:  Annie Lennox for a new generation?

Rewards - Equal Dreams ft Solange Knowles (Eddie Mars Remix):   Yes, Beyonce's sister is totally cooler than Beyonce will ever be.

Savoir Adore - Dreamers:  Romantic pop, shimmering guitars, and a big payoff.

Say My Name - Badlands:  Moody downtown beats.

Slow Club - Beginners:  The new album Paradise doesn't have the same joy of the first album that I was looking for, alas.  But if you wanted them to develop a more brooding and complex sound, this might be for you.

Sun Glitters - Too Much To Lose (Slow Magic Remix):  The world of electro pop after the age of School Of Seven Bells and DJ Screw is a wonderful place to be.

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Celladoor:  New album of dark jazz moods for gothy dinner parties!  From The Stairwell is out now and while I have never truly dug an entire album of their's, there are always many beautiful gems.

Wooden Sky - River Song One:  Oh and I love when we end on a tender folk song!




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A$AP Rocky - Purple Swag (Jim-E Stack Bootleg)
Beaunoise - Did I Kill Someone I Don't Know About
Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone
Fanfarlo - Replicate (Teletextile Remix)
Groove Theory - Tell Me (George FitzGerald Remix)
Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin But Love (Cookin Soul Remix)
Heavy D & The Boyz - We Got Our Own Thang (Cheapshot Tribute Remix)
JLYMN - As of Yet
Movits! - Vad Dom Än Säger
Nuck Chorris - Blue
Rebeka - Fail
Rewards - Equal Dreams ft Solange Knowles (Eddie Mars Remix)
Savoir Adore - Dreamers
Say My Name - Badlands
Slow Club - Beginners
Sun Glitters - Too Much To Lose (Slow Magic Remix)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Celladoor
Wooden Sky - River Song One


This town is full of turns and they all bring me back here:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111129.zip


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

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~CPI
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Monday, November 28, 2011

CPI new mix online listening party, Nov 30th, 9pm EST

 Get the new mix before everyone else!
CPI new mix online listening party, Nov 30th, 9pm EST
Super secret download URL to be given out during the livestream session.  Normal release of the mix on December 5th for those that miss out.

CPI is proud to present the 4th and final installment of the Chosen Families series:
CPI - Oh, Glorious Perversions (chosen families 4)

BE THE FIRST TO HEAR IT, ON LIVESTREAM!

A year in the making, the Chosen Families series is coming to a triumphant end!
Caitlyn will air the mix via http://livestream.com/djcpi at 9pm EST on Wednesday November 30th.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/23

blog 2011/11/23 - a frame around the antlers that cradle us all.

A.Dd+ - Genocide:  It takes a careful balance to make claustrophic hiphop like this work, and I think they do it really well, even if they have a few Kanye production techniques bitten so obviously.

Beacon - No Body:  A touch of Thom Yorke whispering, but with an ohsomuchmore pleasing and nuzzling beat.

Boards of Canada - Olson (Wrm remix):  HOW COME NO ONE THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE?  Super modern bass under BOC classics.  SO FUCKING GOOD.

City of Glass - Tourist:  Shades of U2 perhaps?  From the new The Diving Bell EP.

Cloud Nothings - No Future, No Past:  From Attack On Memory, this sounds like the normally upbeat Cloud Nothings took Japandroids, reduced them to a fine powder, and smoke them in a cigar.

Elbow - Buffalo Ghosts:  A b-side from the Open Arms single, this is another slowburner that you have to really let wash over you.

Goldfrapp - Rocket (Richard X One Zero Remix):  Total shiny electropop experience.  Strap on the mooboots and enter the future!

Jack Dixon - Coconuts:  Clicky dubby beats that often sound like they are on the verge of falling apart, but come together cohesively with a big smooth subbass lick.

Mates Of State - Palomino:  Another cut from that new Mountaintops record I haven't gotten around to listening to yet...  exhaltation to make even M83 take notice.

Nicki Minaj - Dopeman:  While I normally skip over the mounds of new Nicki I couldn't help but check this track out, and lo and behold as suspected she flips the classic dopeman sample and oh I can't resist.

Nóra - Opin fyrir morði:  Uhhh so it's from the album "Er einhver að hlusta?" and yeah I have no idea what they are saying.  oh Iceland!

Ripperton - The Sandbox:  Niwa blows always all expectations for Ripperton and is a producer's dream.  So many fabulous ideas played with and you can just feel how much he enjoyed making this album.

Sheila D Yeah and TT The Artist - Bad Bitches Drop It Low (Slick Shoota Remix):  I normally don't both with the juke ish, but this one kind of rocks my soft spots.

The Wonder Years - Coffee Eyes
The Wonder Years - My Life As A Pigeon:  High school, is that you?  "Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing" will make you feel like a kid again.  In a good way and a bad way.  Recommended!

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - Queens:  YT//ST is at heart a pop album, but one that falls somewhere between Gang Gang Dance, The Boredoms and Bat For Lashes.  and yes, there is quite an amazing chasm there!  Highly recommended.

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Attaboy
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Helping Hand:  Staggeringly addictive Americana classical that will have you running out and buying a new sound system and referring to it as your "hi-fi".   Highly recommended!



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A.Dd+ - Genocide
Beacon - No Body
Boards of Canada - Olson (Wrm remix)
City of Glass - Tourist
Cloud Nothings - No Future, No Past
Elbow - Buffalo Ghosts
Goldfrapp - Rocket (Richard X One Zero Remix)
Jack Dixon - Coconuts
Mates Of State - Palomino
Nicki Minaj - Dopeman
Nóra - Opin fyrir morði
Ripperton - The Sandbox
Sheila D Yeah and TT The Artist - Bad Bitches Drop It Low (Slick Shoota Remix)
The Wonder Years - Coffee Eyes
The Wonder Years - My Life As A Pigeon
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - Queens
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Attaboy
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Helping Hand


Sail away from this place, there's no more damage to do:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111123.zip


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

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~CPI
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Friday, November 18, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/18

blog 2011/11/18 - this week all falls apart but we have a frame at least

Yes yes, only 2 days since the last one, but omg there is just too much love in the world to stop now.


Channel Live - Mad Izm (Cheapshot Remix):  Ahhh the KRS-One styleeeeeeeeeeeee.  And the chimes and french horns.  Yes.

Dilo - An Iceberg And A Caribou (Sebastian Cohen Remix):  Uplifting techy meandering form the 2009 Waheira release.  So much stuff going on in this one.

DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying (Various I'm Done Trying Mix):  This ressurects that dark turn-of-century Ninja Tunes styles that made everyone's knees a bit wobbly.  From the new album I Gotta Rokk, this is the saviour of it all.

Dominant Legs - Where We Trip The Light:  At first jangles you might think it is Vampire Weekend, BUT NO!  You have made a terrible mistake.  From the album Invitation.

Ellie Goulding - The Writer (Live Acoustic Version):  I love this song, it was a track that really grew on me from her full length.  This one comes from the single of the same name, and any Tori Fan knows to mine the singles.

Gabriel Prokofiev - String Quartet No. 2 (Vex'd Remix):  Screw renditions of electronic tracks by classical musicians, we need more remixes of classical music by electronic musicians. 

Guanaco ± - Lepidoptera:  From the new album Ardea Cinerea, gorgeous lush guitar work.

How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 2 (Elite Gymnastics Baptism):  From "Just Once", Elite Gymnastics give us another taste of chillwave grooove.

Katie Kim - 500 Miles (The Pretenders cover):  Who'd have thought this song would sound so sensitive, so... NOT STALKERISH.

Lems - Footsteps:  Some fancy-pants piano breakbeats for breakfast.

Parenthetical Girls - Sympathy For Spastics:  They may not be for everyone's tastes, but oh I've taking a liking to the string of Privilege EPs.  Now we have "Privilege, Pt. IV: Sympathy For Spastics" and it's just as wonderful.  Recommended for anyone who likes their rock n roll done Cabaret style.

Rookie - Azure:  More smooth ninjabreak yumminess.

Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar (live):  Inni is a double-live collection.  Yup, this is the moneyshot.  If live albums are your thing, you can't really go wrong with the epicness of Sigur Rós.  And if Sigur Rós are your thing, you can't really go wrong with this live album.

Summer Camp - Ghost Train
Summer Camp - I Want You:  Total cutesiepop with a dark evil edge.

Tropics - Mouves (Botany Remix):  The stutterbeat reminds me of Radiohead's latest album.  Too bad those boys never got this sparkley.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Channel Live - Mad Izm (Cheapshot Remix)
Dilo - An Iceberg And A Caribou (Sebastian Cohen Remix)
DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying (Various I'm Done Trying Mix)
Dominant Legs - Where We Trip The Light
Ellie Goulding - The Writer (Live Acoustic Version)
Gabriel Prokofiev - String Quartet No. 2 (Vex'd Remix)
Guanaco ± - Lepidoptera
How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 2 (Elite Gymnastics Baptism)
Katie Kim - 500 Miles (The Pretenders cover)
Lems - Footsteps
Parenthetical Girls - Sympathy For Spastics
Rookie - Azure
Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar (live)
Summer Camp - Ghost Train
Summer Camp - I Want You
Tropics - Mouves (Botany Remix)


The horizon extends all around me and it hurts:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111118.zip


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

More info:

Enjoy!
~CPI
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/16

blog 2011/11/16 - blarrrgggh the infection, she is spreading!


I am oh so sicky today.  Booooo.
But did I mention I am starting a quarterly queer dance party in Ottawa called Q-BOUNCE?
Join up at http://q-bounce.ca for further updates.  QUEER BASS UNDERGROUND, and all that fun stuff.



A$AP Rocky - Out of This World:  Super hypey rapper doesn't quite suck as everoyne wishes he did.  More News at 11.

Amy Lee - Halfway Down the Stairs (The Muppets cover)
Rachael Yamagata - I'm Going to Go Back There Someday (The Muppets cover)
Weezer - Rainbow Connection ft Hayley Williams (The Muppets cover):  I'll save you the temptation.  The Green Album is covers of Muppets classics by superstar adult contepmorary pop artists.  These are the best Muppet songs, and thankfully the artists that do them don't entirely butcher them, even though the production is straight-up Imogen Heap.  And if you can get by the bkacup vox on the Yamagata track sounding straight from a Glee soundtrack, it's one of the greatest emotional triggers ever.

Ane Brun - Do You Remember:  Yeah so here's the deal:  If you don't like this song you just have no soul.  Not in the "appropriating black culture" kind of way, but in the "omg you must be a spiritually devoid zombie beast" kind of way.

Bassnectar - Teleport Massive (RJD2 Remix):  The normally cold Bassnectar productions get some welcome warmth from breakbeat master RJD2.  So good.

Carrousel - 14:  Appropriately swelling singer/songwriter goodness.

Gem Club - Twins:  Chris Garneau emotiveness with a tender instrumental section.  From the new album Breakers.

GuMMy†Be_R! - Cognitive Ascension:  The new release TIME isn't so hot, but at least he hasn't abandoned his production aesthetic like so many of the other witchers.  This track is pretty hot.

James Vincent McMorrow - If I Had A Boat:    OK, so maybe I have a thing for emo male voices this week.

Kid Koala - Main Title Theme (Open Your Book)
Kid Koala - Speed of Light (Page 102):  Making a soundtrack to your book, with page references?  EXCELLENT IDEA.  Making it one of the most tender instrumental records of the year?  BESTEST IDEA.  Highly recomended.

Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Jamie Woon Remix):  The original is a touch silly. but Woon works it in all the right ways.

Male Bonding - Year's Not Long:  The new album Nothing Hurts falls somewhere between Dinosaur Jr. and Japandroids, but with the muffed out garage fuzz that I can't quite fully love yet.

Pole - Wipfel:  Hey!  Remember Pole?  Oh come on, you remember Pole....  Remember back when Clicks N Cuts was a thing?  No?  *sigh*  Oh you people.  Well he's back with Waldgeschichten and those that know will enjoy.

St. Vincent And The National - Sleep All Summer:  Yeah some duets are just handed to us straight from the gods.  srsly.

Sutekh - Fire Weather:  Evil dub minimal bass OK!

Warm Brew - Nothin From Nothin:  Feel good sunshine beats + rhymes for the dark days of November.

Zola Jesus - Lick The Palm Of The Burning Handshake
Zola Jesus - Shivers:  The new album Conatus doesn't quite do it for me like the last one.  Alas.  But I like these tracks.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A$AP Rocky - Out of This World
Amy Lee - Halfway Down the Stairs (The Muppets cover)
Ane Brun - Do You Remember
Bassnectar - Teleport Massive (RJD2 Remix)
Carrousel - 14
Gem Club - Twins
GuMMy†Be_R! - Cognitive Ascension
James Vincent McMorrow - If I Had A Boat
Kid Koala - Main Title Theme (Open Your Book)
Kid Koala - Speed of Light (Page 102)
Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Jamie Woon Remix)
Male Bonding - Year's Not Long
Pole - Wipfel
Rachael Yamagata - I'm Going to Go Back There Someday (The Muppets cover)
St. Vincent And The National - Sleep All Summer
Sutekh - Fire Weather
Warm Brew - Nothin From Nothin
Weezer - Rainbow Connection ft Hayley Williams (The Muppets cover)
Zola Jesus - Lick The Palm Of The Burning Handshake
Zola Jesus - Shivers


This is all over with until next time:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111116.zip


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

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~CPI
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/08

blog 2011/11/08 - sometimes its best to just enjoy your friend's dog and not get your own

Andy Stott - Posers:  Thumpmaster Andy is back with We Stay Together and yes, it is just as delicious as before.  Highly recommended for all beatheads with a sinister streak.

Being - Quiet Rain (The Green Kingdom Remix):  Being's ambience is always lovely, and it's great to see it get the rhythmic beatwash approach as well.   I hope they release more singles like this.

Christina Vantzou - And Instantly Take Effect
Christina Vantzou - Small Choir:  "No. 1"  has lush ambience in that majestic Robert Rich kind fo way.  A touch of newage synth, but more contemplative stuff that reminds me of the best of Being (see above!), with all of the lushness of organic instruments.

City of Satellites - Machine Is My Animal (Tin Manzano Remix):  Let's keep that mellow vibe and add a touch of gentle bass.  A perfect little Sunday-morning coffee-and-snuggles jam.

Das Racist - Michael Jackson
Das Racist - Shut Up, Man ft El-P
Das Racist - The Trick:  YEAH THAT'S RIGHT.  After the last few songs in this post, BOOM, MICHAEL JACKSON.  Fucking abrasive.  I wasn't in to this new single at first, but oh it grew on me.  And people have been slagging on the first proper full length Relax, but damn it is super fun and has lots of great stuff going on in it.  Fun is had!  Guests are invited!  Styles are flipped! 

D-Jastic - Up To No Good (F^K Y3AH! Re-Bounce):  What, we can't say  Fuck Yeah?  And yes, I do love any song that drops classic breaks samples in to them.

Girls - Forgiveness:  "Father, Son, Holy Ghost" is an amazing new album.  It has the songwriting of hangover-era Ween albums, earnest delivery of the early 90s, teenage melodrama and ummm.. gospel choirs!  Perfect.  Highly recommended.

Lanterns On The Lake - Keep On Trying:  Something about the sound of the creaking floorboards in this that just makes it oh so downhome wholesome.  From Gracious Tide, Take Me Home.

Static - Corazon, Cristal:  Oh we are back in a section of the light and breezy.  The singing and warmth synth reminds me fondly of Morr Music's later releases.  From the new album Freedom Of Noise.

The Decemberists - Burying Davy
The Decemberists - Row Jimmy:  Newly release, "Long Live The King" EP follows The King Is Dead.  While not essential for music fans as a whole, all Decemberist fans should get this.  These aren't as polished, but still great songs.

Tom Waits - Bad as Me
Tom Waits - Talking at the Same Time:  BOW DOWN PEOPLE, "Bad as Me" IS OUT.  Tom Waits, living deity.  Get in line.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Andy Stott - Posers
Being - Quiet Rain (The Green Kingdom Remix)
Christina Vantzou - And Instantly Take Effect
Christina Vantzou - Small Choir
City of Satellites - Machine Is My Animal (Tin Manzano Remix)
Das Racist - Michael Jackson
Das Racist - Shut Up, Man ft El-P
Das Racist - The Trick
D-Jastic - Up To No Good (F^K Y3AH! Re-Bounce)
Girls - Forgiveness
Lanterns On The Lake - Keep On Trying
Static - Corazon, Cristal
The Decemberists - Burying Davy
The Decemberists - Row Jimmy
Tom Waits - Bad as Me
Tom Waits - Talking at the Same Time


enjoy sleeping-in while you can:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111108.zip


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

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~CPI
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Friday, November 4, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/11/04

blog 2011/11/04 - breaching the threshhold means that yes, you'd be a jerk for complaining.


Active Child - Playing House:  The modern sleazyhipster R&B movement produces a handful of fun-yet-unsettling tracks.  At least they're big on the acapella front.  Like a sexed up James Blake with daddy issues and viagra?

Ambassadeurs - Rossler:  More sleazybeats, the sick depths of downtempo slink.

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (Stern Disco Remix):  Plodding electro pop for the Todd Terje fans out there.

Balam Acab - Apart
Balam Acab - Motion:  "Wander / Wonder" is the breakout album from the witchhouse scene.  Incredibley satisfying, while not ditching much of what made the earlier singles magical.  You'd expect something like this on Ninja Tune.  Highly recommended.

D. Gookin - Glad I Met You:  Oh I'm giddy on the beats today!  We drop the sleeze and pipe in some happyhappyjoyjoy synth bizness.  People, never be afraid to raise the HANDCLAPS up in the mix!

Giraffage - Moments:  GIRAFFAGE.  Use in a sentence?  Oh man what a wild party last night, there was so much sexy giraffage going down at that party!

Goldmund - Nihon:  I love me some delicate piano, but even more I love it when they mic all of the creaks of the sustain pedals and squeaking seat.

King Britt & Sister Gertrude Morgan - New World In My View:  From the True Blood soundtrack.  Don't hate me.  Come on, who can resist sexy gay vampires having hot gay vampire sex?

Mikal Cronin - Apathy:  Woah, took us this long to arrive at some straight-up pop?  hunh.

Orchestra of Spheres - Hypercube:  Amazing trancing percussion from Nonagonic Now.

Panic! At The Disco - C'mon (Fade):  Ben Folds pop core!

RAC - 1979 ft Liz Anjos (Smashing Pumpkins cover):  Oh come on, sure Corrigan is a douche but how can you resist this song?  The vocalist reminds of a typical Happy Hardcore singer, but it all still works and yes I still love RAC.

St. Vincent - These Days (Nico cover):  oh *heart* *heart* *heart* *heart* *heart* *heart* *heart* *heart*

The Black Ghosts - Water Will Find A Way:  I wasn't all in to the new album "When Animals Stare", but this song is strictly-by-the-books radio hit in the waiting.  And ummm wait, is that tuba?  Someone get these kids to drop the xylophone and up the dubstep remixes.

The XX - Insects (Rodaidh Mix):  B-side remixe from the VCR single.  Nothing new, but good enough for us salivating fangirls.

Tim Hecker - Sketch 1:  Dropped Pianos is a bit of a slump for Hecker, but grab it if you're a completist. 

Tokyo Police Club - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Tokyo Police Club - Sweetness ft Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit (Jimmy Eat World cover):  TPC get jiggy with their 10x10x10 covers album.  While they aren't all zingers, these two are classics.  All My Friends is a perfect bittersweet anthem about adolescencent sentiment, and should probably be covered by every bad ever.  Check blog20100512 for the Franz Ferdinand version and blog20110105 for the Stephen Francis take on it.




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Active Child - Playing House
Ambassadeurs - Rossler
Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane (Stern Disco Remix)
Balam Acab - Apart
Balam Acab - Motion
D. Gookin - Glad I Met You
Giraffage - Moments
Goldmund - Nihon
King Britt & Sister Gertrude Morgan - New World In My View
Mikal Cronin - Apathy
Orchestra of Spheres - Hypercube
Panic! At The Disco - C'mon (Fade)
RAC - 1979 ft Liz Anjos (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
St. Vincent - These Days (Nico cover)
The Black Ghosts - Water Will Find A Way
The XX - Insects (Rodaidh Mix)
Tim Hecker - Sketch 1
Tokyo Police Club - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Tokyo Police Club - Sweetness ft Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit (Jimmy Eat World cover)


Let's make love to a wall of noise:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111104.zip


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

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~CPI
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/27

blog 2011/10/27 - and these are the days we live in

Ash Black Bufflo - Misery Is The Pilgrim's Pasture:  Pulsing Glassian synths?   oh yes!  From the 2010 album Andasol.

Cut Hands - Backlash:  Holy shit awesome.  If you loved Konono, Cut Hands tosses in more tribal ala The Boredoms and revs up the dronenoise on Afro Noise 1.

Dan Mangan - Jeopardy
Dan Mangan - Post-War Blues
Dan Mangan - Starts With Them, Ends With Us:  I didn't love a lot of his prior stuff, save a few songs, but Oh Fortune is new and super strong and recommended.

Elbow - Open Arms (Live from St. Paul's Cathedral):  GORGEOUS.  From the Lippy Kids single.

Giraffage - Polar Bear:  Pumping IDM-esque bass music always get a thumbs up over here.

Hearts Revolution - Teenage Teardrops (Who Killed JR's Black Flash Remix):  80s handclaps and glitter dances all over your fucking face.

Jeffrey Lewis - Cult Boyfriend:  So fucking injokey, but oh it pulls all my heartstrings.  *le swoon*   I love this crazy little dork.  From the new album A Turn In The Dream-Songs.

Katie Herzig - Free My Mind:  Just some more addictive pop from the new album The Waking Sleep.

Moon Boots - Off My Mind (Rogue Vogue Remix):  Jazzy/soulful house is on the comeback, and about time!

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (Live In Chicago 1992):  Probably my favourite version of this song I've heard, off the brand new live album.  From 1992.  Yeah.

Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal (Voice by Antony):  I'll listen to anything with Antony, and this mournful piece is perfect.  Can you have imagined this ever happening?  Yeah, and Fennesz is on the b-side.  FUCKING AWESOME.

Soley - Dance:  The new album We Sink is full of that quirky indie sound.  Definitely check it out if you like Emily Wells and Yellow Ostrich.

Song Of Return - Trajectory:  Epic emo post-U2 sound from the new album Limits.

Static Radio NJ - Marc:  I don't listen to much harder rock stuff, but this track is amazing.  From the 2008 An Evening of Bad Decisions...

Tube & Berger & Oliver Klein - Trip To Togo:  Another total banger in the bunch, from the comp "It Began In Africa Volume 2".

Youth Lagoon - Seventeen:  OK, so I'm not gaga for the new selt-titled album, but this song fits right between my ears.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Ash Black Bufflo - Misery Is The Pilgrim's Pasture
Cut Hands - Backlash
Dan Mangan - Jeopardy
Dan Mangan - Post-War Blues
Dan Mangan - Starts With Them, Ends With Us
Elbow - Open Arms (Live from St. Paul's Cathedral)
Giraffage - Polar Bear
Hearts Revolution - Teenage Teardrops (Who Killed JR's Black Flash Remix)
Jeffrey Lewis - Cult Boyfriend
Katie Herzig - Free My Mind
Moon Boots - Off My Mind (Rogue Vogue Remix)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (Live In Chicago 1992)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal (Voice by Antony)
Soley - Dance
Song Of Return - Trajectory
Static Radio NJ - Marc
Tube & Berger & Oliver Klein - Trip To Togo
Youth Lagoon - Seventeen


And yes they are all around you:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111027.zip


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Friday, October 21, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/21

blog 2011/10/21 - I am ready for this all over and again and again and yes

Apparat - Goodbye
Apparat - Song Of Los:  The Devil's Walk isn't perfect, but you're in to the moodier lulling electronic of the 2nd half of Apparat's career, it does a great job of continuing in that vein.  There are a number of really great standouts for fans of pop-era Morr Music.

Automotive - Khapoor
Automotive - Klezmer:  Solid productions from the Khapoor EP, returns us to an error where the instruments and mood of a piece can really shine, like early Xploding Plastix and Amon Tobin. 

Awesome Force - Priglashenya (live)
Deadbeatblast - Chiptunes In Toronto Track 1 (live):  I really wasn't expecting much.  I sift through a tonne of muisc that I don't expect much from.  But holy shit, Chiptunes In Toronto blew me away.  This album has sets by these two artists and 8-bit synthesis is just beyond compare.  Seriously addictive and highly recommended.

Class Actress - Love Me Like You Used To
Class Actress - Weekend:  Who likes pop?  Who likes synths?  Who likes a sweet chanteuse?  Yes, Rapprocher is indeed for you.  The album is bursting with pop goodness that will sound like a about-fricking-time Ladytron revival.  Recommend for:  bread baking kitchen dance parties.

Daniel Sex Jr. - Debbie Zen:  I love the clunking beats that remind me of my favourite Freescha tracks.

Danny Brown - Brown Eyes:  There's something kind of just messy about this track that is really appealing.

Eskmo - Cloudlight:  More post-Tobin cinematic clunky bass.  Crank up that sub and get queasy!

John Denver - Country Roads (Pretty Lights Remix):  Little known fact:  I am a big John Denver fan!  Dude was sweet.  While this song could do with being half the length, I'll take what I can get.  Get down get busy. 

Labyrinth Ear - Amber:  Lovely chilled out pop, drenched in layers of twinklesynth.  Love love love.

St. Vincent - Cruel:  Another great single from Strange Mercy.  I really have to go listen to the full thing one day soon...

The Belle Comedians - Fewer Lights:  From the whirled intro synth you know this will be earnest and ecstatic fun.  From the new album Autumn Ought To...

The Horrors - Changing The Rain
The Horrors - Still Life:  Remember when I was kind of simultaneously blown away and overwhelmed by the last The Horrors album?  No?  Well I was.  But this time they've toned down the edge and put out an incredible rock/pop record that still has some grit and flourish, but is totally digestible and should cross over in a big way.  "Skying" will appeal to mopey brit rock fans and Canadian indieheads alike.  Recommended!

Young Galaxy - We Have Everything (Blue Hawaii Buh Buh Remix):  Did I mention I loved Young Galaxy and their fabulous new album Shapeshifting?  Well it's true, and lucky for me there is a number of excellent remixes out there.


THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Apparat - Goodbye
Apparat - Song Of Los
Automotive - Khapoor
Automotive - Klezmer
Awesome Force - Priglashenya (live)
Class Actress - Love Me Like You Used To
Class Actress - Weekend
Daniel Sex Jr. - Debbie Zen
Danny Brown - Brown Eyes
Deadbeatblast - Chiptunes In Toronto Track 1 (live)
Eskmo - Cloudlight
John Denver - Country Roads (Pretty Lights Remix)
Labyrinth Ear - Amber
St. Vincent - Cruel
The Belle Comedians - Fewer Lights
The Horrors - Changing The Rain
The Horrors - Still Life
Young Galaxy - We Have Everything (Blue Hawaii Buh Buh Remix)


There is always warmth in a fort full of blankets, damn the naysayers:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111021.zip


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~CPI
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Monday, October 17, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/17

blog 2011/10/17 - raining and glazing and flowers beneath it all

Basti Grub - African Gift:  Groovey slowed down house beat with mellow horns and wonderful chants!

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Arecibo:  Who remembers Instinct Ambient back in the 90s?  It was the druggged out technophile black sheep to the proggy and newage FAX Records CDs, and Carbon Based Lifeforms made some great sounds there.  They are back with a new album, Twentythree!

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Memoir
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Terrible Angels:  The Terrible Angels EP is short and sweet with 2 great new tracks, 2 live ones.

Holy Other - Touch (Blood Diamonds Remix):  Chopped + screwed chillwave is the bestest!

James Blake - Once We All Agree
James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir:  The new Enough Thunder EP is a bit meh, but I like these 2 tracks.  First one is all subbass and piano.  2nd one is Bon Iver.  Good enough.

Male Bonding - Tame the Sun:  I'm not a huge Male Bonding fan, but this track off the new Endless Now reminds of the more naive DGC-grunge era of the 90s and that makes me happy.

Mates Of State - Maracas:  After their awesome CRUSHES cover album earlier this year, it looks like the new full length Mountaintops should be here soon!  This sounds great, and I'm excited for the album.

Midnight Conspiracy - Discord (The Chaotic Good Remix):  Harder electro house for that Daft Punky set.

Noah and the Whale - Life Is Life
Noah and the Whale - The Line
Noah and the Whale - Tonight's the Kind of Night:  The emotional roller coast ride in band form is back!  Last Night on Earth doesn't blow me away, but it is certainly much more than I expected.  I listened in to find the one song that I would love surrounded by some rubbish, but oh there are a handful of winners here.

The Drum - Omar:  Love the moody weezey beats!  From the Heavy Liquid EP.

The Good Natured - Wolves (Crystal Fighters Remix):  This leads in well from the above track, then busts out with all sorts of Architecture In Helsinki-styled pop goodness.  Love the pitched-up vox and the Hawaiin kitsch pads.

The Weather Station - Everything I Saw:  From the new album All Of It Was Mine, this is some dark traditional campfire folk for reals.

Unsub - Afterglow
Unsub - Silk Button:  Let's finish up with 2 very traditional dubstep tracks from the new Afterglow EP.  Traditional in their structure and composition, but expertly executed, and given the tripe that has been busting up everywhere lately, this is totally refreshing.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Basti Grub - African Gift
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Arecibo
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Memoir
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Terrible Angels
Holy Other - Touch (Blood Diamonds Remix)
James Blake - Once We All Agree
James Blake & Bon Iver - Fall Creek Boys Choir
Male Bonding - Tame the Sun
Mates Of State - Maracas
Midnight Conspiracy - Discord (The Chaotic Good Remix)
Noah and the Whale - Life Is Life
Noah and the Whale - The Line
Noah and the Whale - Tonight's the Kind of Night
The Drum - Omar
The Good Natured - Wolves (Crystal Fighters Remix)
The Weather Station - Everything I Saw
Unsub - Afterglow
Unsub - Silk Button


We will always meet again:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111017.zip


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Thursday, October 13, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/13

blog 2011/10/13 - off to Vermont tomorrow hurray!!

A double-update week!   Please excuse me but there was just a backlog of awesome to get to.



AFX - Quex-RD
Autechre - Skin Up You're Already Dead:  Who would expect a split EP between these 2 appearning in 2011?  And it being AWESOME?   Fabulous.

Austra - Lose It (Young Galaxy Remix):  I've said it before and I'll say it again, I really think Young Galaxy should have got the Polaris shortlist over Austra.  Blah.  Anyways, kiss kiss and makeup, because you sound oh so beautiful together.

Brown Shoe - Late Nights:  From The Gift Horse, just let it build and get all good and epicy at the end.

Chromeo - When The Night Falls (Hercules And Love Affair Remix):  Hercules & Love Affair have had some misses, but they have some top-notch production funk going on here, and I'm not even a Chromeo fan.

Cults & Superhuman Happiness - Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco d'Ilê:  Cute little collab from Red Hot + Rio 2.  Totally infectious.  You just try and frown, Mr. Grumpsalot.

Drop Life - Moon Shine:  Beatsmiths are a dime-a-dozen in this laptop studio word, but I keep digging for the gems like this track.

Girls - Vomit:  New Girls!  I wasn't a huge fan of the earlier stuff, but it seems like someone had a dark year.  Like more morose Dinosaur Jr.

Kathryn Calder - Who Are You:  More fantastic pop, from the new album Bright And Vivid.

Magic Arm - Outdoor Games:  Sweet and lulling pop, from 2009's Make Lists Do Something.

Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Huzzah! (Remix FT Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown & El-P):  Oh this is just so goofy.  Hilarious and perfect.

Ohbijou - Anser
Ohbijou - Sligo:  New album Metal Meets is out now and it's as sweet and beautiful as you expected.  Recommended!

RxRy - Aertigo Lapsees:  Off the Aertgo Lapsees single that apparently came out last year, but I just snagged it now.  RxRy is an electronic music producer in fine form.  Serve with the AFX/Autechre singles above....

St. Vincent - Surgeon:  I'm the first to admit I haven't loved anything she's done quite as much as her brilliant debut album, but I'm enjoying this new single from Strange Mercy, out now.

Star Slinger - Dutchie Courage:  And we close off with a sunshine bouncey bit of awesomeness, doing a fairly straight-ahead all-guns-bounce flip of the classic samples.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

AFX - Quex-RD
Austra - Lose It (Young Galaxy Remix)
Autechre - Skin Up You're Already Dead
Brown Shoe - Late Nights
Chromeo - When The Night Falls (Hercules And Love Affair Remix)
Cults & Superhuman Happiness - Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco d'Ilê
Drop Life - Moon Shine
Girls - Vomit
Kathryn Calder - Who Are You
Magic Arm - Outdoor Games
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Huzzah! (Remix FT Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown & El-P)
Ohbijou - Anser
Ohbijou - Sligo
RxRy - Aertigo Lapsees
St. Vincent - Surgeon
Star Slinger - Dutchie Courage


That's it, I'm heading South:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111013.zip


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~CPI
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/11

blog 2011/10/11 - hide yourself there is a stillness coming

14th - Hide Yourself:  Smooth dnb liquid vocals, back at the 1992 tempos.

Bjork - Crystalline (Omar Souleyman version)
Bjork - Mawal (Omar Souleyman version):  These interpretations are just gorgeous.  Souleyman's work inside a top-class studio really shines.  Thank you Bjork for making this happen.  I highly recommend getting this EP.

Born Gold - Alabaster Bodyworlds
Born Gold - Decimate Everything:  What was once GOBBLE GOBBLE is now Born Gold!  Get used to it, get on board.  It is awesome.

Dominique Young Unique - Tick Tick Boom:  boom boom bouncey yes

Domo Genesis - Boss' Life:  From the new LP Under The Influence, Domo's got the slick jazzy beats and this is probably the best thing to come out of the Odd Future crew.  Hope more comes like this.

FAT32 - Hard Drive:  Saw these cats on tour with Secret Chiefs 3 and their stop-start glee is infectious and powerful.  Think of The Ruins with a Devo sense of humour.

Health - Goth Star (Pictureplane cover):  It's like darker electro got swarmed by 80s synthpop.

James Vincent Mc Morrow - Higher Love (Steve Winwood cover):  awww how can you not like it???

MRTN GRWN - Angmaren
MRTN GRWN - Sauvignon Blanc (Deep Into Your Eyes):  Buckle up and get ready for the slow burn. 2 tracks, almost 20 minutes of epic electro satisfaction.  This is post-Kraftwerk chill ish that proves expertise can come with restraint and beauty can come with aww fuck I don't know where I am going with this but can someone please just bludgeon Skrillex?  k thx.

Quintron - Ring The Alarm:  Sucre Du Sauvage is amazing and everything you'd want from Quintron and Ms. Pussycat.  Phat organs ring out with energy that hasn't jangled you so much as when you first heard JSBX's Orange in 1994.  Drum Buddy solos!  Pussycat artfiction!  Area recordings that tantalize the fangirl that just loved the old frogs tape.  And did I mention this wall all created as part as a live-in installation at an art museum?  No album is weirder and more perfect for this day and age.

Sleepy Kitty - Gimme A Chantz!
Sleepy Kitty - Speaking Politely:  Oh this sleepy kitty just needs to dance an adorable little jig before curling up and taking a nap.

The Cool Kids - Penny Hardaway ft Ghostface:  I didn't dig When Fish Ride Bicycles as much as I wanted to, but it's hard to sleep on this Ghostface appearance.  Everything just goes right.

Tonedeff - What Part of Forever (Cee-Lo Green cover):  Again!  Another guilty pleasure cover here.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

14th - Hide Yourself
Bjork - Crystalline (Omar Souleyman version)
Bjork - Mawal (Omar Souleyman version)
Born Gold - Alabaster Bodyworlds
Born Gold - Decimate Everything
Dominique Young Unique - Tick Tick Boom
Domo Genesis - Boss' Life
FAT32 - Hard Drive
Health - Goth Star (Pictureplane cover)
James Vincent Mc Morrow - Higher Love (Steve Winwood cover)
MRTN GRWN - Angmaren
MRTN GRWN - Sauvignon Blanc (Deep Into Your Eyes)
Quintron - Ring The Alarm
Sleepy Kitty - Gimme A Chantz!
Sleepy Kitty - Speaking Politely
The Cool Kids - Penny Hardaway ft Ghostface
Tonedeff - What Part of Forever (Cee-Lo Green cover)


There did you hear it just now?  nothing.  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111011.zip


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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/10/04

blog 2011/10/04 - if you just wait longer it all disappears and you are alone again

Beastie Boys - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win ft Santigold (Major Lazer Remix):  Just enough extra flavour to get this bumping.

Beyonce - Run The World (MRC Riddims Remix):  Best Beyonce remix.... EVER???  Love the bouncing pulsing bass.

Feist - Graveyard
Feist - How Come You Never Go There
Feist - The Undiscovered First:  THE NEW FEIST ALBUM IS AWESOME.   Taking notes from both Cat Power and Arcade Fire, this album meets and exceeds my expectations.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Freescha - Babies In Yor Body (Version)
Freescha - Heartbreak Attack:  zomg!  Remember them?  I loved Freescha because back in the 90s they put out a slow IDM track on a 12"...at 45 rpm!  That meant you could play it at 33 rpm and it was monolithically awesome.  Well they are back in fine form with a new set of singles that earnestly represents the glowing electronica that modern producers are only mimicking.

Frightened Rabbit - Fuck This Place
Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Winds:  From the brand new self titled EP, I hope this means there is a full length out soon.

Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom:  From the Tha Carter IV, an album I otherwise pass over.  Smoooooth.

Meleka - Go (Crazy Cousinz Remix):  If this doesn't groove you, you have no booty in your soul.  That, or you are officially allergic to Destiny's Child.

Omar Souleyman - Haram (Forbidden - I Signal, You Deny):  Haflat Gharbia is out now!  Documenting live performances from last year, this album is rollicking fun for Dabtke bounce fans.  I was so happy to see him last year, highly recommended.  And this live album even sounds better than some of his other CDs, so don't let the negative preconceptions about "live album" dampen your enthusiasm.

Synkro - Viewpoint:  True to the Synkro sound, melodic chords and vocal chops that are unapologetically dramtic, and very well produced

The Field - Then It's White:  The Field are imho one of the most over-Pitchforked electronic bands out there.  Give it a rest, you pitchfork doofuses!  But, this track is awesome, and so I am at least eaglery awaiting for the new album Looping State Of Mind.

The Rest - Always On My Mind
The Rest - The Last Day:  Not sure what to say here.  I like it!

Tom Waits - Bad As Me:  New Tom Waits single.  What more do you need?

U.S. Girls - If These Walls Could Talk:  Badass 60s girlpop sounds?

Zeds Dead - Coffee Break:  Backing down from the bro-step pissing contest, we get some sexier and smooth beats.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Beastie Boys - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win ft Santigold (Major Lazer Remix)
Beyonce - Run The World (MRC Riddims Remix)
Feist - Graveyard
Feist - How Come You Never Go There
Feist - The Undiscovered First
Freescha - Babies In Yor Body (Version)
Freescha - Heartbreak Attack
Frightened Rabbit - Fuck This Place
Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Winds
Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom
Meleka - Go (Crazy Cousinz Remix)
Omar Souleyman - Haram (Forbidden - I Signal, You Deny)
Synkro - Viewpoint
The Field - Then It's White
The Rest - Always On My Mind
The Rest - The Last Day
Tom Waits - Bad As Me
U.S. Girls - If These Walls Could Talk
Zeds Dead - Coffee Break


These will never last:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20111004.zip


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~CPI
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/09/28

blog 2011/09/28 - I'll never understand you and that's ok

So ummm...  yeah.  I realeased 2 mixes in the last month!   You should get them, as they are awesome.
I also posted the new release Lesbians On Ecstasy w/Big Freedia track, and did a special DJ edit.
After all that hard work, facebook says I lost like 6 "fans" last month.
Seriously people, WTF? 



Death Songs - Ophelia:  I have a thing for songs where the instruments and hand claps generally overwhelm the vocals.

Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes:  The new album Only in Dreams is kind of awesome with it's cute bedroom rock sound and vocals reminiscent of The Long Blondes.

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others ft Michael McDonald:  This goes back to 2009, but I missed that this actually happened.  Best idea for a single's b-side ever:  replace your singer.

Iamamiwhoami - John:  This is probably a poo-ey youtube rip for all I know, but have to give some love to this youtube sensation done write.  Google it up if you don't know.

Lesbians On Ecstasy - She Likes to Party ft Big Freedia (CPI DJ Edit):  SHE LIKES TO PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTAAAAAY !!!

M83 - Intro ft Zola Jesus
M83 - New Map:  I hearby do declare:  having only listened to the whole thing once, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is one of my favourite albums of the year.  AMAZING.

Machine Drum - Lay Me Down:  As an oldschool IDM breakbeat-head, the new Machine Drum album Room(s) and other singles have left me flat, but here, to me, is the best of it.

Nest - Stillness
Nest - The Dying Roar:  The Body Pilot EP is gorgeous.  Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.

One Republic - Good Life (Robert DWNTWN Remix):  ummm yes

Patrick Wolf - Bermondsey Street
Patrick Wolf - The Falcons:  Lupercalia.  New album.  OFFICIALLY AWESOME.  Good show, Mr. Wolf.

Purity Ring - Belispeak:  WELL WORTH THE WAIT, this new single is amazing.  Ladytron eat yr heart out.

Sundar Subramanian & Madawaska String Quartet - Diminished But Returning, movement 2:  As performed by the Madawaska String Quartet!  Fabulous work from this young Canadian composer.  That I went to highschool with...

The Mountain Goats - Commandante
The Mountain Goats - Yoga:  I have been sifting through older M.G. EPs ands rarities, so you'll see a bunch in recent weeks.  These 2 come from 2002's Devil in the Shortwave.

The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease
The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves):  Yup, This Modern Glitch is great pop indulgence.  Give in, get dancing.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Death Songs - Ophelia
Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others ft Michael McDonald
Iamamiwhoami - John
Lesbians On Ecstasy - She Likes to Party (CPI DJ Edit)
M83 - Intro ft Zola Jesus
M83 - New Map
Machine Drum - Lay Me Down
Nest - Stillness
Nest - The Dying Roar
One Republic - Good Life (Robert DWNTWN Remix)
Patrick Wolf - Bermondsey Street
Patrick Wolf - The Falcons
Purity Ring - Belispeak
Sundar Subramanian & Madawaska String Quartet - Diminished But Returning, movement 2
The Mountain Goats - Commandante
The Mountain Goats - Yoga
The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease
The Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)


why bother, don't try, time for naps:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110928.zip


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Monday, September 26, 2011

CPI - Always More Than This (chosen families 3)

CPI - Always More Than This (chosen families 3)

dreamer beats
78 min, 178 MB
http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Always_More_Than_This.mp3

01) James Blake - To Care (Like You)
02) Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie XX - I'm New Here
03) Radiohead - Give Up The Ghost
04) Bjork - Unison (Ital Tek Remix)
05) Your Infamous Harp - Get Up Sun!
06) Florence And The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
07) Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie XX - Running
08) _nkown Sh_pes - If I Should Die
09) oOoOO - Burnout Eyess
10) Diplodocus - Summer's Gonna Hurt You
11) Diplo - Summer's Gonna Hurt You (Diplo 2010 Remix)
12) Emika - Drop The Other
13) Nguzunguzu - Mirage (Brenmar Remix)
14) Archie Pelago - Prospect Dub
15) aus - Moraine (Bracken rmx)
16) Eraldo Bernocchi & Blackfilm - Where We Stand
17) Emika - Double Edge (Pinch Remix)
18) Bichi - Layers Of Generation Without Number
19) LAKE R_DIO - Enjoy The Storm
20) _nkown Sh_pes - The World Keeps Turning
21) James Blake - Air & Lack Thereof
22) AGF/Delay - Most Beautiful
23) Jacaszek - Rytm To Niesmiertelnosc II
24) Elite Gymnastics - Here, In Heaven 2
25) Final Fantasy - This Is The Dream Of Win And Regine

http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Always_More_Than_This.mp3



The chosen families series:
In retrospect, I now consider Moonchild (in memoriam) the unofficial part 0 in this series.
Part 1: Directions To My Special Place
Part 2: Glittering, Waiting
Part 3: Always More Than This
Part 4 will be epic and long, and will hopefully be out before the year is over.
These 5 mixes embody an aesthetic I call "dreamer beats", the evolution of which might have been obvious to anyone who follows my mp3 blog regularly.  It is more of a focus on emotional content, psychological meaning and production minutiae of the tracks than it is about the genres, which range from dubstep to witch house to idm to folk to breakbeats to dreamwave to rock to downtempo to whatever else.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Lesbians On Ecstasy - She Likes to Party ft Big Freedia



Lesbians On Ecstasy - She Likes to Party ft Big Freedia
Lesbians On Ecstasy - She Likes to Party ft Big Freedia (CPI DJ Edit)

Free Download at http://thetastates.com/mp3s/Lesbians_On_Ecstasy_-_She_Likes_to_Party_ft_Big_Freedia.zip

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHbpp0CjyHQ
Lezzies On X: http://lezziesonx.com/
Big Freedia: http://bigfreedia.com/

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/09/21

blog 2011/09/21 - we can get there but the struggle might kill us all


Akara - Invoking the Unnameable:  Sliding in somewhere between downtempo and electro-pop, this track is all epic.  From the new album "Extradimensional Ethnography".

Architecture in Helsinki - Escapee (The Polish Ambassador Remix):  AIH are always goofy pop fun.  I can't help but love them.  NO SHAME.

Emily Wells - Symphony 2; & The Click Boom Boom
Emily Wells - Symphony 4; America's Mercy War
Emily Wells - Symphony 9; & The Sunshine:  I caught Emily Wells on tour with Colin Stetson and she rocked her opening set with a comparable gusto.  Highly recommended for anyone who wants that sweet-spot between Tune-Yards and Coco Rosie.  Catch her on tour if you can!  "The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties" is from 2008, but still is super fun.

Fink - Perfect Darkness
Fink - Warm Shadow:  Perfect Darkness is a shock for those of us expecting more downtempo funk-lite.  Gone is the dub bass, and front-and-centre is the Jose Gonzalez meets Ben Harper guitar + vocals.  If that combo sounds tantalizing to you, definitely check this album out.

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks (Chrome Canyon Remix)
Foster the People - Warrant:  Foster The People have been pumping out smile-inducing pop jams for my mp3 player all summer.  Big-ups to Chrome Canyon for turning the bounciest of pop songs in to a Hall-N-Oates slowburner.  Very brave.

Lazrtag - Guess What:  Oh fine, here's some straightup electro house.

No Ceremony - Hurtlove:  Like a chilled a Crystal Castles, all up in your bedroom.

Ryan Tanner - Peaceful Mind:  Reminds me of peak Damien Rice with some country twang.

Star Slinger - Mornin':  Straight-up Star Slinger style:  bouncey breathey breaky, heavy on the filter.

Teen Daze - Driving Home From The Beach (The Feeling Of)
Teen Daze - Hard Times_Good Times:  Umm what?  This is their TOUR EP?  Woah.  Yes, the Teen Daze Tour EP is one of my favourite EPs of the year.  It's some of the best chillwave pop out there.  Highly recommended.

Typhoon - Summer Home:  What can we say here...  maybe...  Gordon Gano hangs out with Beirut, and then they write a song after a cottage drinking binge where they listened to lots of Explosions In The Sky?  OK, that might be overstating things, but this is indeed wonderful.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Akara - Invoking the Unnameable
Architecture in Helsinki - Escapee (The Polish Ambassador Remix)
Emily Wells - Symphony 2; & The Click Boom Boom
Emily Wells - Symphony 4; America's Mercy War
Emily Wells - Symphony 9; & The Sunshine
Fink - Perfect Darkness
Fink - Warm Shadow
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks (Chrome Canyon Remix)
Foster the People - Warrant
Lazrtag - Guess What
No Ceremony - Hurtlove
Ryan Tanner - Peaceful Mind
Star Slinger - Mornin'
Teen Daze - Driving Home From The Beach (The Feeling Of)
Teen Daze - Hard Times_Good Times
Typhoon - Summer Home


This will take aeroplanes and sweat and love and more:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110921.zip


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~CPI
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Friday, September 16, 2011

MP3 blog 2011/09/15

blog 2011/09/15 -  hey, who wants an mp3 blog?

Hey.  Hey you.  Did you know a new mix is out?  Yes yes indeedy.  Check it, get it, spread it around...


CPI - Glittering, Waiting (chosen families 2)

http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Glittering,_Waiting.mp3
dreamer beats
67 minutes, 153 MB

01) The Residents - Temple of Dragan
02) Gilbert & George - Twisted And Aggressive
03) Discuss - One Thing In Its Right Place
04) Bjork - Who Is It (Bell Choir Mix)
05) Your Infamous Harp - You Are The You
06) Sofalofa - Block N Oar
07) Murcof - Como Quisiera Decirte (Remix)
08) Psapp - Calm Down
09) Baths - The Nothing
10) Tim Koch - Blue And Grey
11) Minotaur Shock - Repertor
12) Saycet - 15
13) Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
14) Nguzunguzu - Wake Sleep
15) Andy Stott - Execution
16) Ulrich Schnauss - Sunday Evening In Your Street
17) Porcelain Raft - Talk To Me (Pierce & Pierce's Epilogue Remix)
18) Alessandro Bosetti - Laida and Mikel looking for rhymes
19) Andrew Pekler - First Snow, Last Year
20) Sam Amidon - Relief
21) Saycet - We Walk Fast
22) Deru - I Want
23) Eraldo Bernocchi And Blackfilm - Bethnal Green

http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Glittering,_Waiting.mp3



GET TO IT!  LISTEN TO IT!  DISTRIBUTE IT!  POST ABOUT IT!
Why?  Because this mix was originally going to be much longer, but it got TOO LONG.  So I split it in to 2 conceptual sides.
The next part, chosen families 3, will be coming out in under 2 weeks, so digest this while you can.



AND ON TOP OF THAT, here's an mp3 blog to chew on.
I'm not feeling like using words AT ALL today, so I won't even feign it.  NO WORDS FOR YOU.  JUST MUSIC.  LA LA LA LA.


THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Beirut - O' Leaozinho
Blue Scholars - Hussein
Blue Scholars - Seijun Suzuki
Blue Scholars - Slick Watts
Doomstarks - Victory Laps
Esmerine - A Dog River
Funki Porcini - Orange Drop
Kangding Ray - Anthem
Kangding Ray - Mai
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Mr. Little Jeans - The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Cover)
Niki & The Dove - The Fox
Oh No! Yoko - Go Alien
SBTRKT - Right Thing to Do
Team Me - Dear Sister
The Mountain Goats - Alibi
The Mountain Goats - Ox Baker Triumphant
Toasty - The Knowledge
Tribes - We Were Children
Zola Jesus - Seekir


LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20110915.zip


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~CPI
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

CPI - Glittering, Waiting (chosen families 2)

CPI - Glittering, Waiting (chosen families 2)

http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Glittering,_Waiting.mp3
dreamer beats
67 minutes, 153 MB

01) The Residents - Temple of Dragan
02) Gilbert & George - Twisted And Aggressive
03) Discuss - One Thing In Its Right Place
04) Bjork - Who Is It (Bell Choir Mix)
05) Your Infamous Harp - You Are The You
06) Sofalofa - Block N Oar
07) Murcof - Como Quisiera Decirte (Remix)
08) Psapp - Calm Down
09) Baths - The Nothing
10) Tim Koch - Blue And Grey
11) Minotaur Shock - Repertor
12) Saycet - 15
13) Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow
14) Nguzunguzu - Wake Sleep
15) Andy Stott - Execution
16) Ulrich Schnauss - Sunday Evening In Your Street
17) Porcelain Raft - Talk To Me (Pierce & Pierce's Epilogue Remix)
18) Alessandro Bosetti - Laida and Mikel looking for rhymes
19) Andrew Pekler - First Snow, Last Year
20) Sam Amidon - Relief
21) Saycet - We Walk Fast
22) Deru - I Want
23) Eraldo Bernocchi And Blackfilm - Bethnal Green

http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Glittering,_Waiting.mp3



The chosen families series:
In retrospect, I now consider Moonchild (in memoriam) the unofficial part 0 in this series.
Part 1, Directions To My Special Place came out earlier this year.
Part 3 will be released in about 2 weeks, if all goes right.
Part 4 will be epic and long, and will hopefully be out before the year is over.
These 5 mixes embody an aesthetic I call "dreamer beats", the evolution of which might have been obvious to anyone who follows my mp3 blog regularly.  It is more of a focus on emotional content, psychological meaning and production minutae of the tracks than it is about the genres, which range from dubstep to witch house to idm to folk to breakbeats to dreamwave to rock to downtempo to whatever else.
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