Thursday, March 29, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/03/29

blog 2012/03/29 - last call at the bar for glowsticks and despair

Q-BOUNCE IS HAPPENING TOMORROW!  If you are near Ottawa, check it out:
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Apparat Organ Quartet - 123 Forever (Robotaki Remix):  When you hear the unknowable term "electronica", this is what really should spring to all of our minds.  Gloriously happy electronic machines singing us to bliss before our hurried metallic executions.

Beach House - Myth:  I do not think the new album Bloom is out yet, but always good to have more Beach House for the springtime.

Bravestation - Signs Of The Civilized:  There is something SO 1980s about this song, like a it fell off the Lost Boys soundtrack, with it's steel drums and funk-light synth bass, mixed with not-quite-Peter-Gabriel-but-maybe-the-guy-who-sang-NeverEndingStory-vocals....  And yeah that's a good thing.

Brother Ali - Shine On ft Nikki Jean:  The new EP/album The Bite Marked Heart finds Ali a bit sentimental and moody.  He's got solid yet subdued beats and shining wordplay, but there are few moments of uplifting funk that crowned his prior album Us.  If there are any fans of The Roots that don't have a ?uestlove-shaped crush on Ali right now, this should bridge that gap.

CSLSX & I Break Horses - Violent Sea:  Smooth and chill and it feels like the instrumental version of an ecstatic pop song.  I almost wish there was another version where the vocals took the forefront, but wow this version is fine too.

CutOff! CutOff! - Icefield:  For such a chill plodding bass track, I'm shocked it's so short!  But I'll take it, regardless.

Ford & Lopatin - Emergency Room:  The vocals totally do it for me in that Max Tundra kinda way, and the bass might as well be Gary Numan, so we're all good here.  From the new release Channel Pressure.

M.I.A. - Bad Girls:  Probably my favourite MIA track in a long while!   Not a dancefloor stormer, but they don't need to be, either.  And the video is amazing.

Pretty Lights - We Must Go On:  Pretty indeed, you sexy pile o downtempo breakbeats!

Qluster - Nachts In Berlin 1:  The new album Antworten was a surpising find!  Consisting of what sounds like mostly solo piano, it is incredibley produced and so damn seductive.  If you buy only one contemporary piano album a year, this one should  (so far) be at the top of your list.

Shlohmo - (inside):  My Shlomo binge continues.  This track taken from "Fine, Thanks".

The Flaming Lips - Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die:  You know what sucked?  That stupid "Gummy Skull" idea.  You know what shockingly didn't suck?  The StroboTrip idea.  OK, so the crappy device isn't quite Gysin's Dream Machine, but the 3-track "EP" contains a 6 hour centerpiece that... well...  OK it's not so bad.  For 6 hours of continuous psychedelia, it's pretty darn satisfying.  And I'll probably listen to it more in my life that Kawabata Makoto's 8-volume private tape collection, so there's that.

The Mountain Goats - Dilaudid (Marrtronix Version):  Different mix of this classic, off the Dilaudid EP.  That release is for essentialists only

They Might Be Giants - Dirt Bike (Other Thing Brass Band version)
They Might Be Giants - Mr. Me (Other Thing Brass Band version):  2 classic TMBG tracks... now with BIG BRASS!  So so so amazing.

Xiu Xiu - Hi
Xiu Xiu - Hi (acoustic):  2 versions!  I couldn't help it, I love this song and couldn't choose one over the other.  New album, Always, out soon/now!

Young Man - Nothing:  Slow build pop grooves that are the perfect way to end this all!



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Apparat Organ Quartet - 123 Forever (Robotaki Remix)
Beach House - Myth
Bravestation - Signs Of The Civilized
Brother Ali - Shine On ft Nikki Jean
CSLSX & I Break Horses - Violent Sea
CutOff! CutOff! - Icefield
Ford & Lopatin - Emergency Room
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Pretty Lights - We Must Go On
Qluster - Nachts In Berlin 1
Shlohmo - (inside)
The Flaming Lips - Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die
The Mountain Goats - Dilaudid (Marrtronix Version)
They Might Be Giants - Dirt Bike (Other Thing Brass Band version)
They Might Be Giants - Mr. Me (Other Thing Brass Band version)
Xiu Xiu - Hi
Xiu Xiu - Hi (acoustic)
Young Man - Nothing


Nothing left to do but polish up yr party pants:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120329.zip


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~CPI
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Friday, March 23, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/03/23

blog 2012/03/23 - oh my sickness, it spills forth


Alaska in Winter - Demons:  Epic strings abound in this single from the new album Suicide Prevention Hotline.

Alex Winston - Everlasting Light (The Black Keys cover):  It's not quite Sister Wife, but her squeaking voice does a great job on this soon-to-be-karaoke-classic.

Alina Simone - Glitterati:  When you need to wash that Florence and her machine taste from your mouth.  From the new album Make Your Own Danger.

Fat Trel - Rolling:  BASS AND SNAPS 4EVAH!

Gemini Club - By Surprise:  Great little pop ditty from the new album By Surprise.

Gemma Hayes - Cloudbusting (live) (Kate Bush cover):  OMG YAY YAY YAY

Good Feeling Levels - Pretty Lights (Antiheros Remix):  Hey, remember when AIM dropped that lick way-back-when?  Yeah me too, but oh so nice to have it back in my life again.

Jacques Greene - These Days:  This cat is one of my favourite producers right now, riding a line Sepalcure and Andy Stott.  From the release Concealer.

James Blake - A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell cover):  I've been having a long-standing shrug against Blake, but oh this brings back the love.

James Drake - Find Your Limit:  The James Drake mashup album produced less WOWZAS than I was hoping for, but this minimal rework hits the spot.

Jean Grae - I Rock On
Jean Grae - Uh Oh ft Talib Kweli:  Cookies Or Comas has to be the best title for a hiphop album ever.  ha.

Kyoka - HADue:  Off the appropriately titled iSH single, I love me some mutant technoes.

Lissi Dancefloor Disaster - Oh My God:  Is anyone else reminded of 99 Red Balloons, or is it just me?  If not, you're missing out not being inside my head.

Listening Mirror - Wet Roads:  Lovely vocal drone from the new album Resting In Aspic, which of course will delight all ambient fans out there.

Machinedrum & Azealia Banks - Needsumluv:  It's hard to think that Machine Drum is only getting the respect he deserves now!  But here he goes big with young'un Banks and drops some hot shit.

Massive Attack - Hymn of the Big Wheel (Egyptrixx Remix):  If this puts sentimental shivers up your spine, chances are you are 30 years old or older.  I curtsy to you, fine elder traveller of the musics worlds!

Shlohmo - Places
Shlohmo - Same Time:  HEY REMEMBER WHEN I SAID I TOTALLY HAVE A CRUSH ON SHLOMO?  Yeah, I'm still digging all their stuff, and these 2 are from the Bad Vibes album.  So so so good.




THIS WEEKS TRACKS

Alaska in Winter - Demons
Alex Winston - Everlasting Light (The Black Keys cover)
Alina Simone - Glitterati
Fat Trel - Rolling
Gemini Club - By Surprise
Gemma Hayes - Cloudbusting (live) (Kate Bush cover)
Good Feeling Levels - Pretty Lights (Antiheros Remix)
Jacques Greene - These Days
James Blake - A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell cover)
James Drake - Find Your Limit
Jean Grae - I Rock On
Jean Grae - Uh Oh ft Talib Kweli
Kyoka - HADue
Lissi Dancefloor Disaster - Oh My God
Listening Mirror - Wet Roads
Machinedrum & Azealia Banks - Needsumluv
Massive Attack - Hymn of the Big Wheel (Egyptrixx Remix)
Shlohmo - Places
Shlohmo - Same Time


This is the secret language that all will speak when entering the portal:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120323.zip


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~CPI
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/03/13

blog 2012/03/13 - oh glory be the rains that wash away the crap on my back porch


Active Child - Diamond Heart (Man Without Country Remix):  More deeply sexy modern R&B for that end-of-day groove.

Antony & The Johnsons - Candy Says (live) (Velvet Underground cover):  Oh perfect, just perfect.

Grimes - Genesis (Ryan Hemsworth Remix ft Deniro Farrar):  I'm not all on the Grime buzz as much as the rest of the world, but do appreciate remixes that get rhymed on.  Yes, it's a bit juvenile linguistically, but the flow is pretty good.

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris (MiMOSA Remix):  Speaking of flow, make way for the masters.

Kane Ikin & David Wenngren - Call:  The new album Strangers is a little bit cold and a little bit ethereal, very much recommended for contemporary ambient / postrocky soundscape fans.

Kathryn Calder - New Frame of Mind
Kathryn Calder - Right Book:  Calder's new album is Bright And Vivid and it has a lot of good things going for it.  A number of singles pop out at me right away, but I will chew on the whole thing for a while.  Highly recommended for fans of Jenn Grant and Neko Case.

Ladyhawke - Black, White And Blue:  A big-room pop veneer, but that doesn't mean you should skip it!

Leonard Cohen - Crazy To Love You:  HOLY SHIT, new Leonard Cohen?  Hurray, so glad he's still alive.  I didn't love the whole album, but this song is perfectly sweet.

Nick Waterhouse - Some Place:  Oh so rambunctous!  From the new album Time's All Gone.

Owen Pallett - Don't Stop:  Great little track off the rare A Swedish Love Story EP from 2010.

Perfume Genius - Hood:  New album from PG is out!  I liked a few tracks off the last one, and I imagine this one will be about as par.

Phantogram - Don't Move:  Big break girlpop is totally my thing.

Philip Glass vs Lyrics Born - Leila Dies (DJ BC Glassworks mashup):  from the Glassworks mashup collection, this is the track that really did it for me.

Santigold - Big Mouth:  The new single!  Doesn't move me quite the way I had hoped, but still pretty dope.

Shady Blaze - Stars Will Light A Way:  Love the flow AND the beat on this one.

Shlohmo - The Way U Do
Shlohmo - Wen Uuu:  Shlomo is my new favourite producer.  HOw come I never heard of him until now?  SO FUCKING GOOD.  These are from the new Vacation EP, hot for 2012, but I got his older stuff too and it's allllll good.

Smog - I'm New Here:  WHAT.  I HAD NO IDEA.  No idea that Gil Scott-Heron covered motherfucking badass Bill Callahan for this track!  It's like the inverse of the mindfuck of discovering that Sam Amidon's Relief was actually an R. Kelly cover.  WOAH WOAH I'M FREAKING OUT HERE PEOPLE.

The Dears - Blood:  This sounds like the early 90s post-grunge surge, but oh yes I need me some of that Soundgarden-golden-age power chordage right now.




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Active Child - Diamond Heart (Man Without Country Remix)
Antony & The Johnsons - Candy Says (live) (Velvet Underground cover)
Grimes - Genesis (Ryan Hemsworth Remix ft Deniro Farrar)
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris (MiMOSA Remix)
Kane Ikin & David Wenngren - Call
Kathryn Calder - New Frame of Mind
Kathryn Calder - Right Book
Ladyhawke - Black, White And Blue
Leonard Cohen - Crazy To Love You
Nick Waterhouse - Some Place
Owen Pallett - Don't Stop
Perfume Genius - Hood
Phantogram - Don't Move
Philip Glass vs Lyrics Born - Leila Dies (DJ BC Glassworks mashup)
Santigold - Big Mouth
Shady Blaze - Stars Will Light A Way
Shlohmo - The Way U Do
Shlohmo - Wen Uuu
Smog - I'm New Here
The Dears - Blood


Charging it up and letting it just hum:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120313.zip


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~CPI
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Friday, March 30th: Q-BOUNCE with JESSE DANGEROUSLY


Friday, March 30th, 10pm:
Q-BOUNCE
with JESSE DANGEROUSLY [ http://www.dangerously.ca/ ]
+ CPI [ http://djcpi.com/ ]

hiphop. bass. electro. house. retro.
an intimate all night dance party.

$8 PWYC, 10pm-2am, @ Shanghai (651 Somerset)
a benefit for the Venus Envy Bursary Fund and Divergence Movie Night
:: QUEER BASS UNDERGROUND :: http://q-bounce.ca/ ::
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Friday, March 9, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/03/09

blog 2012/03/09 - this slips out and clacks along and finds its way.


Band Of Skulls - The Devil Takes Care of His Own:  Some totally appropriate barroom rocking, from the new album Sweet Sour

Breton - Sandpaper:  I guess it's fair to say Jamie Woon laid the groundwork for this overdriven superbright pop music.  Fron The Blanket Rule EP.

CFCF - Upon the Hill:  Bonus track from The River EP, brings me back to the good ol' Dirty Three days of instrumental glory.

Christoph Andersson - Capital:  All the pop goodness of Hot Chip with the funky house you've come to love.

Cloud Nothings - Fall In:  Another track from the new album Attack on Memory!   I'm really enjoying it, highly recommended.

Coltrane Motion - I Forgot There Was A War On:  I love his sweet saucey voice.  It's like Vampire Weekend, but with the less of the eye-stabby elements.

DakhaBrakha - Baby: what the i don't even huh?

Dirty Three - Ashen Snow:  The verdict is that I am sadly disappointed with Toward The Low Sun since I had such great hopes for it, but this is one of the few tracks that really jumped out at me.

DJ Nut Nut - Special Dedication (Sigma Remix):  94 ragga classic gets the dust-off and remix!  CLASSIC CHOON.  I had the original mixes of this back in the day, and oh that vinyl was worn worn worn.  One of the benefits of the remixing is that they often come with the original version on the flipside, so keeping that track alive with a new mastering and new pressing.

Miike Snow - Devil's Work (Keys N Krates Remix):  Suuuuuuch a hot remix!  And I love that they chop the classic Lucifer sample.

Rich Aucoin - The Little Creatures Know It, The Greatest Secret In the World:  CANADA BRINGS YOU THE EPIC POP ISH.  Wow, what a massive song this is.  Definitely check out the whole album  We're All Dying To Live because there are a number of delights on it.  Also be sure to check out the brilliant video for this track.  Mind you, I think its just titled "It".  Annoying/clever move on there part, they split this song in to three parts on the CD, making it have an insta-radio-edit version.  But even the video has the first part, so shouldn't the video be "The Little Creatures Know It"?  Anyways, awesomeness abound.  I edited all three parts together for yr listening pleasure.

Shigeto - Huron River Drive:  Remember discovering Tortoise?  That smoothed out electro jazz basement vibe?  This totally brings me back in to that space where druggy white kids discovered dub.

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Phonat Remix):  The best skrillex remix EVER!   And probably the only Skrillex you'll see around there here parts.  Dump all that BRO shit, and extract the awesome fragments left over.   Nice.

Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
Sleigh Bells - End Of The Line
Sleigh Bells - You Lost Me:  The new album Reign Of Terror doesn't know if it wants to sound more like School Of Seven Bells or AC/DC.  Consequently, it is when they strike the notes of the former that they really make it work.

The Knocks - Brightside (The Sound of Arrows Remix)
The Knocks - Midnight City ft Mandy Lee (M83 cover):  Ecstatically bouncey pop house?  Sure, and add an M83 cover while you're at it!  EXPLOSION.  M83 is the new standard for any electropop group.  Get on it.,

Torch - Slow Down ft Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley & Triple C's:  And let's end off with some contemporary boombap goodness!



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Band Of Skulls - The Devil Takes Care of His Own
Breton - Sandpaper
CFCF - Upon the Hill
Christoph Andersson - Capital
Cloud Nothings - Fall In
Coltrane Motion - I Forgot There Was A War On
DakhaBrakha - Baby
Dirty Three - Ashen Snow
DJ Nut Nut - Special Dedication (Sigma Remix)
Miike Snow - Devil's Work (Keys N Krates Remix)
Rich Aucoin - The Little Creatures Know It, The Greatest Secret In the World
Shigeto - Huron River Drive
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Phonat Remix)
Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
Sleigh Bells - End Of The Line
Sleigh Bells - You Lost Me
The Knocks - Brightside (The Sound of Arrows Remix)
The Knocks - Midnight City ft Mandy Lee (M83 cover)
Torch - Slow Down ft Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley & Triple C's


Flying overhead but never pausing:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120309.zip


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~CPI
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/03/04

blog 2012/03/04 -  let's get this out the weekend is now

Q-BOUNCE is on March 30th:  http://www.facebook.com/events/279891165418044/
If you are near Ottawa, you should be there.


Big Freedia - Booty Whop:  BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP BEND IT OVER BOOTY WHOP !!!

Britta Persson - Some Girls Some Boys:  ahhh so classical and traditional and pleasant, like a 70s pop song slowed down and done as a traditional folk ballad.

Capybara - Neighbor Crimes:  VAmpire Weekend goes mumbley?  From the album Dave Drusky.

Christian Martin - Waiting:  Who cares about the diva vocals, this track is all about that crazy ass bass.  This has "subwoofer test" all over it.

Corin Tucker - Riley:  Hey remember how Wild Flag were kind of disappointing in that they didn't satisfy your teenage lust for more SK?  Yeah, me too.  THIS hits that spot.

EMA - Take One Two:  This is pretty much the most powerful song I've heard all year.  It is the same visceral rush as when I first heard Scout Niblett's Kiss.  It puts chills down my spine.  From the bonus CD of the incredible album Past Life Modern Saint, and was released as a single to help fight bullying, and has the most stunning video of EMA and her friends, comraderies in queerness trapped in a trailer park.  http://vimeo.com/36009480

FaltyDL - Brazil ft Lily MacKenzie:  Slick steppy breaks and all, but it's really the smooth and soulful vocals that are allowed to shine.  They are gorgeous.

Giraffage - Moments
Giraffage - Waste Yr Time:  2 little tastes of the new album Comfort.  Moments, with its flood of sounds, comes across like a more dance-floor friendly James Ferraro.  And Waste Yr Time is like listening to an old U-Ziq record with processed vocals on top.  The album on the whole has too much pumpy compressor action for me to love it as a whole, but some great gems in there, especially for fans of early 2000s Ghostly International-style electro breakbeat sounds.

Grinderman - Evil (Silver Alert Remix ft Matt Berninger):  Off the expectedly dissapointing remix album (Grinderman 2 RMX), this one actually has a winning formula:  Make Nick Cave feel like even more of a monster, and get The National's Berninger on board.

Heems - You Have to Ride the Wave ft Danny Brown & Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire:  So fucking heavy and so fucking good.

Jenny Gillespie - Creature of Our Make:  Wonderful song from the new Belita EP.

Magic Man - Layers:  Serene and understated and just so right.

The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt (Röyksopp Remix):  The post-Antony ope    atics get the epic workout treatment!

The Lonely Forest - Live There:  Reminds me of the Weakerthans, but more R.E.M.

The Morning Benders - Cold War (Wallpaper Winter Remix):  It takes restraint to take a bombast rock song and strip it down like this, so kudos!

The Roots - Kool On ft Greg Porn & Truck North
The Roots - Sleep:  Undun was practically an EP, but it has a few gems on it.  It slipped out at the end of 2011, and was a welcome gift for eager fans jonesing for just one more hit.

The Twilight Sad - Seven Years Of Letters:  Always epic and great, from Seven Years of Letters.




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Big Freedia - Booty Whop
Britta Persson - Some Girls Some Boys
Capybara - Neighbor Crimes
Christian Martin - Waiting
Corin Tucker - Riley
EMA - Take One Two
FaltyDL - Brazil ft Lily MacKenzie
Giraffage - Moments
Giraffage - Waste Yr Time
Grinderman - Evil (Silver Alert Remix ft Matt Berninger)
Heems - You Have to Ride the Wave ft Danny Brown & Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire
Jenny Gillespie - Creature of Our Make
Magic Man - Layers
The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt (Röyksopp Remix)
The Lonely Forest - Live There
The Morning Benders - Cold War (Wallpaper Winter Remix)
The Roots - Kool On ft Greg Porn & Truck North
The Roots - Sleep
The Twilight Sad - Seven Years Of Letters


I'm feeling you feeling me:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120304.zip


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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/02/28

blog 2012/02/28 - crawling to the starting line, just barely

IT IS ON.  Q-BOUNCE IS RETURNING.
OMG WHAT.



Alcoholic Faith Mission - Dancing Fools
Alcoholic Faith Mission - Running With Insanity:  New EP And The Running With Insanity is a glorious mash of totally satisfying rock trends and it goes down quite well.  Reommended.

Andrea Belfi - Wege B:  Wege is a stripped down mood album of instrumental inflection that would coo a fan of Bohren & Der Club of Gore, Deaf Center or Jim O'rourke.  Really intriguing stuff, and comes recommended.

David's Lyre  - We Found Love (Rihanna cover):  Yeah, how can you go wrong?

Essáy & CoMa - Deceptive:  The instrumentation has some great influence from The XX, and the vocals borrow from Emika.  So a winner all around.

Fred Frith & Evelyn Glennie - Walls Are Loosening:  Another long experimentally track in this post!  I highly recommend the film Touch The Sound about Glenni, whom is a deaf percussionist and sound artist.  Her collaborations with Frith, which are documented in the film, were released in 2007 on Tzadik as the album The Sugar Factory, and it's quite good for all you avant/improv fans out there.

Halina Larsson - Fires And French Horns (Alf Tumble Remix):  Totally blissful electro pop done so perfectly.

Jenn Grant - Baby's Been Away
Jenn Grant - Oh My Heart:  New album Honeymoon Punch is out now and will fill a void CBC-shaped void in your heart.  For fans of singer-songwriter indie pop with just a touch of twand.  Not quite Jessica Lea Mayfield, but few are...

Labyrinth Ear - Humble Bones:  Smokey AND bouncey?  Sure, but it works.  From the new Apparitions EP.

Ladyhawke - Black, White And Blue (The Big Pink Remix):  Just imagine it as ABBA for the 21st century, and it's all good.

Rustie - All Nite:  Bust out the E-soaked glowsticks, this just just went KANDISTEP.

Self Evident - Fierce Fears
Self Evident - Oh Baby Baby ft Chadio (Yan Zombie Remix):  Seductive pounding slams, then smooth as silk bass wash jammie.  These tracks are amazing.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Alcoholic Faith Mission - Dancing Fools
Alcoholic Faith Mission - Running With Insanity
Andrea Belfi - Wege B
David's Lyre  - We Found Love (Rihanna cover)
Essáy & CoMa - Deceptive
Fred Frith & Evelyn Glennie - Walls Are Loosening
Halina Larsson - Fires And French Horns (Alf Tumble Remix)
Jenn Grant - Baby's Been Away
Jenn Grant - Oh My Heart
Labyrinth Ear - Humble Bones
Ladyhawke - Black, White And Blue (The Big Pink Remix)
Rustie - All Nite
Self Evident - Fierce Fears
Self Evident - Oh Baby Baby ft Chadio (Yan Zombie Remix)


We expect nothing and you always deliver:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120228.zip


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Friday, February 24, 2012

Divergence Movie Night presents "I Had an Abortion", March 1st.



Divergence Movie Night presents "I Had an Abortion", March 1st.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/02/23

blog 2012/02/23 - you know this is forever


First up:  Big announcement for Spotify users!
Someone has graciously offered to convert my blog entries in to Spotify playlists.
The transition is not perfect, about 30-40% of the songs I post aren't on Spotify, but if that's your main way of listening you might be down.

I'm not running this, it's all being done by a person named J.K., and so I take no responsibility if they suddenly up and vanish.
I can't get Spotify up here in Canada, so I'll have no way to do it myself or verify or any of that.  So buyer beware and all that, but he seems chill and I don't think he'll go crazy and suddenly start spamming you with Justin Bieber tracks.
http://sharemyplaylists.com/search/playlists/cpi
http://sharemyplaylists.com/members/sprocket87/playlists



Alias - Boom Boom Boom
Alias - Wrap:  If you've followed the arc of my DJ career, you'll notice a distinct love for the works of Alias, going back to the late 90s.  Fever Dream is another solid slab of wonderful breaks with a techy edge and is a must-have for breaks lovers out there.

Buraka Som Sistema - (We Stay) Up All Night (Botnek Remix):  After my disappointment in the album, this pretty much makes up for EVERYTHING.

Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky:  Haven't heard the whole album, but I can't help but love this song.  I wonder if I'd like it less if I hadn't seen the video first?

Dirty Three - Rising Below:  OMG NEW DIRTY THREE!  Haven't heard the new record Toward the Low Sun yet but I am so hyped for it.  Can't wait.

Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (Rey & Kjavik Repaint):  This was one of those songs where you liked it the first time you heard it, but on the 2nd time through you thought "hmmm still good, but I could see myself hating this really fast if I heard it more than once a week..."  Yeah fastforward a week and everyone's vomiting on cue.  I like this remix a lot because it doesn't over-indulge in the sweet pop hooks, but still includes them all there in the necessary manner.

Grimes - Genesis
Grimes - Skin:  I wasn't digging the full length as much as everyone else seems to be, but ahh these songs are nice.

Illuha - Aikou:  The new album Shizuku is filled with stunning, shimmering glorious ambient textures.  If I had heard this last year, it most certainly would have been high atop my list of best instrumental albums of the year.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Jill Barber - Mischeivous Moon
Jill Barber - Tell Me:  She's pretty much the ultimate romance crooner.  Saw her live last month and she and her band were spot-on, even better than on record.  Corny romance music for corny romance lovers.  Dress up in your finest gown, go out for a night on the town with your beau, and fingerbang while drunkenly in the bathroom.

MDEINHEIGHTS - Wildflowers (Exhale Efreet):  Screw you and your wacky punctuation, but there's some nice pop chops under that mess of periods and colons.

Pete And The Pirates - Winter 1:  ahhh these guys always have such concise little pop rock songs.  Always a pleasure.

The Caretaker - In The Deep And Dark Hours Of The Night:  "Patience (After Sebald)" doesn't really add much beyond "An Empty Bliss..." but it has a few tracks that kind of work.  I am unsure as to why this guy gets the heaps of praise out there, but ahh well I've never been one to have taste.  Much of it seems so much less confident than say, Ekkehard Ehlers.  But as I said, a few useful gems in it all.

The Joy Formidable - I Don't Want To See You Like This (Steve Nieve piano version):  Ahh this follows up nicely!  The oft noisey JF do some great reworks, and I love it all.  Had I listened to them more last year, they most likely would have ended up on my top 40 list.  Apologies, Joy Formidable!

Trailer Trash Tracys - Dies In 55:  It's like all yr fvourite dreampop is mushed together and you don't care because it tastes so good.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Alias - Boom Boom Boom
Alias - Wrap
Buraka Som Sistema - (We Stay) Up All Night (Botnek Remix)
Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky
Dirty Three - Rising Below
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (Rey & Kjavik Repaint)
Grimes - Genesis
Grimes - Skin
Illuha - Aikou
Jill Barber - Mischeivous Moon
Jill Barber - Tell Me
MDEINHEIGHTS - Wildflowers (Exhale Efreet)
Pete And The Pirates - Winter 1
The Caretaker - In The Deep And Dark Hours Of The Night
The Joy Formidable - I Don't Want To See You Like This (Steve Nieve piano version)
Trailer Trash Tracys - Dies In 55


and ever and ever and ever:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120223.zip


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~CPI
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/02/14

blog 2012/02/14 - my heart skips a beat at the thought of you.  OMG call an ambul-

Alexander - A Million Years:  I'm oh so heartened toknow that Paul Simon is back in style!

Cobra & Vulture - Station Agent of Change:  From the new record Seer, it's like an idie-rocker version of Charming Hostess', which is ALL FINE BY ME.

Fantastic Mr. Fox - Fool Me
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Over:  I just heard the Evelyn EP and am oh so blown away by it.  A few sounds borrowed from the long-gone heyday of IDM moulded in to fabulous contemporary bass compositions.  Highly recommended.

Gold Panda - An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds:  I find a lot of GP stuff a tad cluttered, which is probably why I dig the simple plodding going on here so much, all wrapped up in their signature production.

James Blake - At Birth:  Blake has kind of had a precipitous stumble from the scary hype-fueled peaks, but at least track really shines from Love What Happened Here.

Little Roy - Lithium (Nirvana cover):  Yes, I'm still a bit stunned by this as well.

Machinedrum - U Don't Survive:  Another little boom-bip-skronk from the new LP Room(S).

Marissa Nadler - In Your Lair, Bear:  stunning and arcane folk from the self-titled 2011 album.

Mugison - To The Bone:  Smooth barroom blues-rock from their 2007 selftitled album.

Oliver Tank - Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion:  And people said autotune couldn't be beautiful!

Optimus Gryme - Mezzanine:  From the album Eclipse, I love dubstep basslines that are tradtional to the techstep routes.  Slam those snares!

The Rapture - It Takes Time To Be A Man:  With an intro that is sure to be sampled and looped for a hiphop instrumental by this time next year, I'm kind of taken aback that I really enjoy this track from In The Grace Of Your Love.

Thyladomid & Adriatique - Deep In The Three:  DEEP HOUSE AROUND FEIST SONGS IS A GOOD IDEA.

Two Door Cinema Club & Wiz Khalifa - What You Want When I'm Gone (The Two Friends Mashup):  These two go together like peanutbutter and chocolate.  That is, with a high-powered machine that squirts delicious every-which-way.

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - Queens (Remix):  Wish I knew who did this drugged out mix, but it was just sent to me with this title.  Ahhh well.  YT//ST are one of the hottest things in Canada right now, and that says a lot when you consider all the gems we produce for you.  Hot hot hot hot shit right here.  So good.





THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Alexander - A Million Years
Cobra & Vulture - Station Agent of Change
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Fool Me
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Over
Gold Panda - An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds
James Blake - At Birth
Little Roy - Lithium (Nirvana cover)
Machinedrum - U Don't Survive
Mari Kaikun - Hommikuvalge (Morning Light)
Marissa Nadler - In Your Lair, Bear
Mugison - To The Bone
Oliver Tank - Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion
Optimus Gryme - Mezzanine
The Rapture - It Takes Time To Be A Man
Thyladomid & Adriatique - Deep In The Three
Two Door Cinema Club & Wiz Khalifa - What You Want When I'm Gone (The Two Friends Mashup)
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - Queens (Remix)


We take in what we can and we nestle it deep inside:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120214.zip


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/02/07

blog 2012/02/07 -  the word is that yes I will be there and so will you and it will be glorious

16-Bit - Le Hanwell Hustle:  BOOM BOOM BOOM GROWL SCREEEEAM BOOM@!

BBU - Please, No Pictures ft Das Racist:  Dug in to the Unreleased, Remixes, Collaborations Das Racist collection, and while lots of meh going on, I loved this track.  Yes, get kids to do your rap choruses.

Braids - Peach Wedding:  Off the 7'' split with Purity Ring! 

Buraka Som Sistema - Hypnotized:  The new album Komba didn't do much for me, but this awesomely goofy track is... ummm..  goofily awesome?  yes.

Find The Others - In Time:  spirit-lifting beautiful folk music from the self-titled album

Gramatik & Brale - New Generation:  hot breaks from the b-side comp Official & Bootleg Remixes, Colabs & Rare Tracks.

Haruka Nakamura - Graf:  gentle pulses and dreamytime snuggle music from Afterglow.

Hayzee - Press Start:  Oh it's on, drop that quarter and the shit is gonna fly.

How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 1 (Orchestral Version):  The choral presentation reminds us all that we live in a post-Bjork world.

James Ferraro - Earth Minutes:  Ferraro caused a firestorm for his topping of Wire magazine's best-of lists.  I see the divisiveness.  But he has a magic that falls somewhere between Max Tundra's early stuff and the outsider-art Americana of The Residents.  Not exactly the most populous of critical cross-sections.

Jeffrey Foucault - Northbound 35:  Totally earnest!  Totally folk!  from 2004's Stripping Cane.

Ljones - Autumn Groove
Ljones - To The Groove:  Yes, there is groove here.  Some slick downtempo for the 2012 crowd from Soul Below.

Nujabes - Fellows:  I don't know how it happens, but some days I'm just all about the BREAKS.

Pepe Deluxé - Lying Peacefully (radio edit):  break-a-break-a-breaky-break-breaks! 

Skylar Grey - Dance Withou You:  Then we'll take the bangs and move on to even more pop!

Teen Daze - Wet Hair (Japandroids cover):  Ahhh the Vancouver classic done all drippy with synth and love.

The Good Natured - Skeleton:  Sure they sound like many other female-fronted rock bands, but oh they do that Metric thing oh so well.

Tycho - Coastal Brake:  Ummm yeah so lots of chill going on this update I guess!  This time in that lovely Ulrich Schnauss vein.





THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

16-Bit - Le Hanwell Hustle
BBU - Please, No Pictures ft Das Racist
Braids - Peach Wedding
Buraka Som Sistema - Hypnotized
Find The Others - In Time
Gramatik & Brale - New Generation
Haruka Nakamura - Graf
Hayzee - Press Start
How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 1 (Orchestral Version)
James Ferraro - Earth Minutes
Jeffrey Foucault - Northbound 35
Ljones - Autumn Groove
Ljones - To The Groove
Nujabes - Fellows
Pepe Deluxé - Lying Peacefully (radio edit)
Skylar Grey - Dance Withou You
Teen Daze - Wet Hair (Japandroids cover)
The Good Natured - Skeleton
Tycho - Coastal Brake


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~CPI
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Friday, February 3, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/02/03

blog 2012/02/03 - in before I'm gone

Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Keep Off The Grass:  Well-Done has some hot shit on it, but the beats aren't as good as Dr. Lecter, and Bronson drops some even douchier lines.  Watched an interview with him online and he says he has like 5 albums recorded, so I can guilt-free skip the down-notes on this one.

Active Child - Hanging On:  Modern RnB makes a big comeback in 2012!

Baba Yaga - Circe
Baba Yaga - Tell:  I love this mutant world we live in.

DJ Madd - When I First Met You:  Saw this filed under "dubstep".  Oh kids these days are so stupid.  And oh this track is so hot.

Fotoshop - Becoming Zen:  Woah, psychedelic libido wash.

Jhameel - Pursuit of Glory:  Surprising to have a tender acoustic song, and also shocking at how good it is.

Killer Mike - Ready Set Go:  This guy is a despicable human being, but the beat is hot.  Dude, shut up and just give me your instrumental.

Kouta - Sakura:  Lush and glorious, IDM taken from the Orinda EP.

Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Lost Session version)
Lykke Li - Jerome (Lost Session version):  Loving the lower-fi stripped-down versions from The Lost Sessions Vol 1.

M+A - Liko Lene Lisa
M+A - Yes.pop:  things.yes?  Grammar.no!

Mia Doi Todd - Norwegian Wood (The Beatles cover)
Mia Doi Todd - What If We Do (Nobody Remix):  How can you say no?

Rae Spoon - Crash Landing
Rae Spoon - When I Said There Was An End To Love I Was Lying:  I Can't Keep All Of Our Secrets is much more electropoppy than prior albums, but underneath the production we still have one of Canada's best songwriters at the heart of it.  Highly recommended.

Richard Bucker - Hindsight:  In my car I had the Buckner album cued up right after the Rae Spoon one and I barely noticed the transition between the two.  Both have fantastic voices and rich songwriting.    Buckner's Our Blood is more straightup folkrock, and comes recommended.

Sigur Rós - Saeglopur (ENiGMA Remix):  Iceland always needs more bass.  TRUE STORY.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Keep Off The Grass
Active Child - Hanging On
Baba Yaga - Circe
Baba Yaga - Tell
DJ Madd - When I First Met You
Fotoshop - Becoming Zen
Jhameel - Pursuit of Glory
Killer Mike - Ready Set Go
Kouta - Sakura
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Lost Session version)
Lykke Li - Jerome (Lost Session version)
M+A - Liko Lene Lisa
M+A - Yes.pop
Mia Doi Todd - Norwegian Wood (The Beatles cover)
Mia Doi Todd - What If We Do (Nobody Remix)
Rae Spoon - Crash Landing
Rae Spoon - When I Said There Was An End To Love I Was Lying
Richard Bucker - Hindsight
Sigur Rós - Saeglopur (ENiGMA Remix)


I can't be bothered, but neither can you, so it all works out in the end:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120203.zip


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~CPI
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Monday, January 30, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/01/30

blog 2012/01/30 - I'm going to turn around and everything will be like I left it.


Ana Caravelle - Avril 14 (Aphex Twin cover):  instrumental covers of Aphex Twin are always a must-listen.  But to make it so tender and sparse? Oh just perfect.

B. Dolan - Film The Police ft Toki Wright & Jasiri X:  The video is a MUST SEE, but here's a timely topical tale for the kiddies.

B.o.B - High Life
B.o.B - Play The Guitar ft Andre 3000:  Total poprap in the vein of Outkast, but devilishy addictive.

Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless:  New album Attack On Memory out now!  can't wait to hear the whole thing.

Drake - Over My Dead Body (Star Slinger Remix):  Not a Drake fun, but holyfuck am I ever a Star Slinger fan.  Yes!

Horsepower Productions - Rain:  Yes, let's all just pretend that that brostep thing never happened.  After 2008, dubstep split in to chill dubstep, post-dubstep, and Ponystep, and THAT'S IT.

Klimek - Rimani Tu ft Marta Collica:  Movies Is Magic (Extended Version) isn't actually an extended release of Movies Is Magic, it's a b/side remix album and it rather pales to the original.  But this song has some little magic working on it.

Pavel Dovgal - Document:  From the 2010 Cassiopeia, I need a steady diet of crisp-snared breakbeats.

Radiohead - Bloom (Objekt RMX)
Radiohead - Separator (Four Tet RMX):  It's OK, it's an open secret:  Most radiohead remixes really suck.  And there were a bajillion for the last album.  And most sucked.  Here are 2 that rose above the froth.

Rhythm & Sound - Let We Go (Villalobos Remix):  Speaking of sucking:  it is also something that Villabos seldom does.  Witness the awesome jazzy minimalism, the jangling framework, the crushing realization that every moment you've spent listening to electrohouse has been wasted...

Richard Buckner - Traitor:  I am still absorbing the new full length, Our Blood, but this single is so sweet.

Rockwell - Full Circle:  IDM clicks in a DnB framework, pretty slick.

The Photographic - Secure (Amtrac Remix):  This reminds me of those remixes of Steve Reich tracks.  Shades of Different Trains going on here?  Either way, uplifting electro.

The Temper Trap - Fader:  Closing off with some radiofriendly pop fun.  Good night!




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Ana Caravelle - Avril 14 (Aphex Twin cover)
B. Dolan - Film The Police ft Toki Wright & Jasiri X
B.o.B - High Life
B.o.B - Play The Guitar ft Andre 3000
Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless
Drake - Over My Dead Body (Star Slinger Remix)
Horsepower Productions - Rain
Klimek - Rimani Tu ft Marta Collica
Pavel Dovgal - Document
Radiohead - Bloom (Objekt RMX)
Radiohead - Separator (Four Tet RMX)
Rhythm & Sound - Let We Go (Villalobos Remix)
Richard Buckner - Traitor
Rockwell - Full Circle
The Photographic - Secure (Amtrac Remix)
The Temper Trap - Fader


I can still see the sun, I can still see it just there:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120130.zip


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~CPI
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/01/25

blog 2012/01/25 - we have vague recollections about what just happened.

THIS WEEKEND, Q-BOUNCE BEGINS!  Exciting, right? 
Well hey, I think so.  It will kinda sorta be all kinds of awesome.
You should come.  http://www.facebook.com/events/265886433468691/
Join us at http://q-bounce.ca



Chase & Status - Time (Paces Remix)
Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Paces Remix)
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (Paces Remix):  Ravey Chase & Status brought down to RnB sway.  Dianna Ross given a 21st century bass workout.  Gossip gone grindy.  I don't know this Paces person is, but I like their pixie juice.

Do Nascimiento - Bcicletta
Do Nascimiento - Cucchiaino:  Shockingly good.  Short sweet self-titled Spanish release, like a modern day Team Dresch meets Fugazi.  Highly recommended for fans of epicly good punk rock.

Jonwayne - Andrew:  Off the record simply titled Bowser, this is my favourite of the Nintendo influenced breaks.

Lou Canon - Close To Me (The Cure cover):  The karaoke classic gets another treatment, and yet I still want more.

Metermaids - Theory 77 ft Sage Francis & B. Dolan (Bad Things Remix):  Fabulous track off Strange Famous Records, featuring everything you'd want and expect.  Wonderful.

Nosaj Thing - Us (Dntel Remix):  Perfectly smooth.  From the Drift Remixed album.

SBTRKT - Trials Of The Past:  On the topic of SMOOOTH, sbtrkt kicks out the jams, and here even gets poppy.

School of Seven Bells - The Night:  New SOSB!  Love it, can't wait to hear the whole album.

Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee (Deerhoof Remix):  Blog favourite Tokumaru gets a rework that takes a great song and makes it even more fun.

Silver Dapple - Want To:  On the same list as Wild Flag for a reason!  This is that post Dresch/Kinney hangover that I always wanted to have.  From the new album English Girlfriend.

The Antlers - VCR (The xx cover):  A classic group of gents covering a classic track from a now classic album.  Thumbs up.

The Field - Arpeggiated Love:  I don't get the slathering love for The Field.  But each album does produce a few stellar tunes, and this is my fave from 2011's Looping State Of Mind.

The Silent Signals - Spark:  Something a bit American Idol about this one, but I love it all the same.  I hope the Glee cast covers it.

The White Stripes - In The Cold, Cold Night ft 2Pac, Biggie, Big L (Voodoo Farm Remix):  I am oh so wary of mashes but alas this one wins me over.

Ugly Casanova - 180 Degrees South:  Ahhh remember the Pixies?

Wild Flag - Romance:  Ahhh remember the Sleater-Kinney?  Yeah, I do.  And Wild Flag just don't cut it for me.  Alas...




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Chase & Status - Time (Paces Remix)
Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Paces Remix)
Do Nascimiento - Bcicletta
Do Nascimiento - Cucchiaino
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (Paces Remix)
Jonwayne - Andrew
Lou Canon - Close To Me (The Cure cover)
Metermaids - Theory 77 ft Sage Francis & B. Dolan (Bad Things Remix)
Nosaj Thing - Us (Dntel Remix)
SBTRKT - Trials Of The Past
School of Seven Bells - The Night
Shugo Tokumaru - Rum Hee (Deerhoof Remix)
Silver Dapple - Want To
The Antlers - VCR (The xx cover)
The Field - Arpeggiated Love
The Silent Signals - Spark
The White Stripes - In The Cold, Cold Night ft 2Pac, Biggie, Big L (Voodoo Farm Remix)
Ugly Casanova - 180 Degrees South
Wild Flag - Romance


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

we got a new article!

Amazing article on Q-Bounce, Rae Spoon & CPI!
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Friday, January 20, 2012

TOMORROW! PITCH BLACK ft James Annett Trio & Kingdom Shore, January 21st



Saturday, January 21st, 8pm:
PITCH BLACK, featuring
Kingdom Shore [ 613 / punk electro-acoustic / kingdomshore.ca ]
James Annett, Linsey Wellman, Jamie Gullikson Trio [ 514 / free jazz ]
CPI [ 613 / noise / thetastates.com ]

Guest DJ: Jairus Khan [ 416 - ambient - ad-ver-sary.com ]
8pm / $8
Raw Sugar Cafe, 692 Somerset St.
facebok event:  http://www.facebook.com/events/261804873874943/
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/01/19

blog 2012/01/19 - because we're still on our holiday hangover

Yes, we have a massive backlog to sift through, so you get another dose of sweetness this week.


1,2,3 - Work:  It's a barrock sound, but a barrock sound with just enough hooks and slick.

Araabmuzik - Streetz Tonight:  I am kind of shocked how loved Electronic Dream was!  I think it's great, just not best-of material. But what do I know.  Here's some of the ravey hotness.

Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want (Cheapshot Remix):  The Beasties have always kind of annoyed me because of their stinginess in releasing instrumentals.  WTF is up with that?  Don't want anyone using your sampled riffs?  ANYWAYS, the gap is lessened by the plethora of dope remixes.  Like this one, digging in that 90s vault.

Big Tree - Seattle Bound
Big Tree - The Concurrence of All Things:  From the new album This New Year comes a rock/twee/folk convergence of grinnitude levels.

Demdike Stare - Violetta:  The "Elemental - Parts 1 & 2: Crysanthe" is one of my favourite Demdike Stare releases because it feels expansive without being at all exhausting.  I love heavily textured and abstracted electronic music albums.  This one falls more towards the fence of post-raver-flameout than total-Mego-ness, and so ends up surprisingly approachable.  Recommended!

Enduser & Architect - Decision (Late)
Enduser & Karsten Pflum - A Little While:  Enduser's been doing the mutant D&B thing for years and has really put best feet forward with Even Weight.  Amazing production values, intruiging guests, lots of variation and great moods.   If you wished 90s Amon Tobin continued more with the mainstream D&B threads (without the blandness normally associated with a typical D&B record...), this record is for you.

Gigamesh - So Intense (Fare Soldi Enrico Pallazzo Remix):  Nu-disco is jiving all over the world.  JAZZ HANDS!

Jacaszek - Dare-Gale
Jacaszek - Evening Strains To Be Time's Vast:  Glimmer is mesmerizing and fabulous.  Had I heard it in 2011, it would have been on my best of lists.  Highly recommended.

Jen Titus - O'Death:  I first heard this song in the (amazing) doc Harlem County USA.  And it's respectabley reprised here.

Parenthetical Girls - Don't Give Up:  Fabulous little track from Demos for the Dreaming.

The Weeknd - Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson cover)
The Weeknd - Initiation:  THIS WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN.  I can't think of a better take on MJ.  And while I still find much of the Weeknd output too douchey for my ears, these 2 tracks are golden. 

xxxy - Ordinary Things:  Just some sweet little groovebass.

Yelawolf - Hard White (Up In The Club) ft Lil' Jon:  Can't help it, just love that beat...

Zed Bias - Neighbourhood 09 ft McRumpus and Nicky Prince (Roska Remix):  And finish it off with some more groovebass goodness.  Shmexxy.




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

1,2,3 - Work
Araabmuzik - Streetz Tonight
Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want (Cheapshot Remix)
Big Tree - Seattle Bound
Big Tree - The Concurrence of All Things
Demdike Stare - Violetta
Enduser & Architect - Decision (Late)
Enduser & Karsten Pflum - A Little While
Gigamesh - So Intense (Fare Soldi Enrico Pallazzo Remix)
Jacaszek - Dare-Gale
Jacaszek - Evening Strains To Be Time's Vast
Jen Titus - O'Death
Parenthetical Girls - Don't Give Up
The Weeknd - Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson cover)
The Weeknd - Initiation
xxxy - Ordinary Things
Yelawolf - Hard White (Up In The Club) ft Lil' Jon
Zed Bias - Neighbourhood 09 ft McRumpus and Nicky Prince (Roska remix)


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Monday, January 16, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/01/16

blog 2012/01/16 - stare forward and concentrate until you see the light

Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Not Enough Words:  Always have more room on my plate for some Action Bronson ish.  From the new record Well-Done.

Baby Sol - No No:  So straightforward as to almost be adult contemporary, there are some simple pleasures to be had here.

Cuff The Duke - Always Looking (Dum Dum Girls cover):  I think I even like this more than the Dum Dum Girls version.  The twang suits it really well.

Esben And The Witch - Skeleton Swoon (Worriedaboutsatan Remix):  Woah there, some gorgeous heavy magic going on here twisting around with my libido...

Hidden Orchestra - Dust (Floex Remix)
Hidden Orchestra - Flight:  Lush and enchanting, these tracks fuse some of the favourite smoothjazz Ninja Tune sounds with Ulrich Schnauss production values.  So so so good.

Jerreau (of Fly Union) - Dreams BankReau Can Buy:  Fricking smooooooth.

John Zorn - Dance of Albion:  Zorn has been making some sweet straight-ahead pleasant jazz these days.  And by "some", I mean "mountains".  But considering his total output, there's still mountains of scronk for everyone else.  I seriously think he doesn't sleep.  Someone check on him, make sure he's ok...   At the Gates of Paradise is smoothjazz wonderful.

Junior Boys - Banana Ripple:  My main problem with Junior Boys is that the best parts of their songs could be reduced to a 4 minute track, but ah well.  They're output isn't mostly for me, but this one is hard to shrug at.  Go ahead, try.  See?  No shrugs.  You can't do it.  Unshruggable.  The pop, she is too epic.

Justice - On'n'on:  Yeah, I'm as shocked that I like a Justice pop song just as much as you are.  Let's never mention this again and move on.

Owl Service - Fine Horseman (full version)
Owl Service - When a Man's in Love:  I had been listening to The Pattern Beneath the Plow off and on for months.  It's a little bit WTF.  Dark and shimmering folk music that you expect to be delivered from darkage bards.  It's a sprawling double CD set that might even give Joanna Newsom fans pause.  But it's totally hypnotic and worth just letting yourself be at it's mercy. 

Rich Aucoin - All You Cannot Live Without:  Aucoin gives us that refined ecstatic Canadian pop music that you know you love.  We're All Dying To Live is out now!

Star Slinger - Dumbin' ft Reggie B (Diplo Remix):  2 of my favourite beatsmiths drop another gem.  Classic.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - No One Is (As I Are Be):  I wasn't in to much of Malkmus' discordant solo material but oh he's winning me over here.  From the new album Mirror Traffic.

Thee American Revolution - Electric Flame:  The way the guitar is in the mix reminds me of both 90s grunge and 60s psych.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - Not Enough Words
Baby Sol - No No
Cuff The Duke - Always Looking (Dum Dum Girls cover)
Esben And The Witch - Skeleton Swoon (Worriedaboutsatan Remix)
Hidden Orchestra - Dust (Floex Remix)
Hidden Orchestra - Flight
Jerreau (of Fly Union) - Dreams BankReau Can Buy
John Zorn - Dance of Albion
Junior Boys - Banana Ripple
Justice - On'n'on
Owl Service - Fine Horseman (full version)
Owl Service - When a Man's in Love
Rich Aucoin - All You Cannot Live Without
Star Slinger - Dumbin' ft Reggie B (Diplo Remix)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - No One Is (As I Are Be)
Thee American Revolution - Electric Flame


Your heart is a laser that could melt these banks:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120116.zip


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~CPI
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

MP3 blog 2012/01/12

blog 2012/01/12 - AND WE ARE AT IT AGAIN!

Welcome back everyone, we're here with a brand new year and as always, more amazing music to neurotically sift through.

But first, some amazing upcoming events I am involved in:

On the 21st I'll be playing at
Pitch Black: an evening of noise & experimental music
and then headling....
Ceratin Sort

Then on the 27th I'll be dropping beats at Confederation Park as part of the NHL All-Star weekend.  No, seriously.
On the 28th, Q-BOUNCE premiers!  I'll be spinning before and after the always-amazing Rae Spoon.
Get the details here:



Now, on to the music!

A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum:  The first of a number of tracks in this update representing some hotness from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  ATCR throws down some awesome parties, and here they drop this amazing beat.

Adam Saikaley - St. Andrews Church:  There was an interesting project called Polytectures where Ottawa buildings' architecture was discussed, and music set to them by various local musicians.  While the concept was often more interesting than the musical output, there were a number of gems in that project.  Local wunderkind Saikaley of course being one of those highlights.

Charles Bradley - Heartaches and Pain
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - Stay Away (Nirvana cover):  While dude kind of reminds us all of James Brown while being simultaneously uber-religious and hungover from PCP, he's got a glorious voice.  And covering Nirvana?  Woah.

CHLLNGR - Ask For (Cubic Zirconia Remix)
CHLLNGR - Haven :  Bouncing chill beautiful beats that are oh yes yes yes wonderful.

Heems - New York City Cops (The Strokes cover):  Yes, a Strokes cover, but oh Heems makes this his own.  One of my favourite things out of the Das Racist crew in a while.  Love the noisey El-P -ish beat.  Is it him/

Julianna Barwick - Vow (Diplo & Lunice remix):  Echoey ambient vocals!  Mixed by a beatmaster!  Yes it works.  And it works well.

Kool Krys - Let Me Play It
Philly Moves - Life Is Grand:  2 tracks taken from the 613 House Of Paint sampler!

Megafaun - Hope You Know
Megafaun - Real Slow:  2 otherworldly country/folk songs from the self-titled album.  I didn't like the whole thing, but these ones are gems.

Ólafur Arnalds - Lag Fyrir Ömmu
Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light:  Quiet piano-based IDM/ambient stuff is a huge weak-spot on my heart. From the new album Living Room Songs.

Sleeper Agent - Get Burned:  Totally rockin' driving music powerpop fun.

Sunn O))) meets Nurse With Wound - Ra At Dawn Part I {Rapture, At Last}:  The new collab album The Iron Soul Of Nothing isn't getting a huge wave of interest, but for fans of either it is pretty much a definitive purchase.  You know you want to.

Your Infamous Harp - Fading Star:  Probably my favourite track from 2010's Forever Transient.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A Tribe Called Red - Electric Pow Wow Drum
Adam Saikaley - St. Andrews Church
Charles Bradley - Heartaches and Pain
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - Stay Away (Nirvana cover)
CHLLNGR - Ask For (Cubic Zirconia Remix)
CHLLNGR - Haven
Heems - New York City Cops (The Strokes cover)
Julianna Barwick - Vow (Diplo & Lunice remix)
Kool Krys - Let Me Play It
Megafaun - Hope You Know
Megafaun - Real slow
Ólafur Arnalds - Lag Fyrir Ömmu
Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light
Philly Moves - Life Is Grand
Sleeper Agent - Get Burned
Sunn O))) meets Nurse With Wound - Ra At Dawn Part I {Rapture, At Last}
Your Infamous Harp - Fading Star


These are my hands and this is the situation and it's all downhill from here:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20120112.zip


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

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Enjoy!
~CPI
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

PITCH BLACK ft Kingdom Shore, January 21st




Saturday, January 21st, 8pm:
PITCH BLACK, featuring
Kingdom Shore [ 613 / punk electro-acoustic / kingdomshore.ca ]
James Annett, Linsey Wellman, Jamie Gullikson Trio [ 514 / free jazz ]
CPI [ 613 / noise / thetastates.com ]

Guest DJ: Jairus Khan [ 416 - ambient - ad-ver-sary.com ]
8pm / $8
Raw Sugar Cafe, 692 Somerset St.
facebok event:  http://www.facebook.com/events/261804873874943/
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