Thursday, August 28, 2014

MP3 blog 2014/08/28

blog 2014/08/28 - edging on the details

Almost the peak:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20140828.zip


A Shoreline Dream - The Heart Never Recovered:  Float on the janglepop express on the new album The Silent Sunrise.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Crushin':  This new one from Sea When Absent is all subtle ecstatic waves.

Beth Orton - Bamboo (River Come Down):  Another track from that quirky Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys comp.

Datassette vs Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill:  Was passed this from a friend, and I really think we all needed this in our lives.

Death Cab For Cutie - Amputations
Death Cab For Cutie - Bend To Squares
Death Cab For Cutie - Your Bruise:  So yeah I am continuing with my dive in to the Death Cab catalogue, so here are some highlights from Something About Airplanes.

Dinosaur Jr. - Now The Fall
Dinosaur Jr. - Ricochet:  Dinosaur Jr are such an incredible institution that got even better as they got older.  These 2 great tracks come from a 7" single, and are both winners.

Merdarahta - Dusk:  Saw this band live and holy shit they were amazing.  A perfect blend of dark metal and drone.  This recording here doesn't quite capture it all, but I can't recommend them enough.

Quasimoto - Greenery (instrumental)
Quasimoto - Life Is... (instrumental)
Quasimoto - Players of the Game (instrumental):  The thing with Quas is that…. Yeah OK you know what the thing is.  That's why Further Instrumentals is such a great ride sometimes.

Speedy Ortiz - Bigger Party:  So who'd have thought the Adult Swim singles program could be so good?

Tim Hecker - Amps, Drugs, Mellotron:  Oh yes, it's that good.  Shocked face.

Warpaint - Billie Holiday:  A lovely little cover tribute.

White Lung - Down It Goes
White Lung - Drown With The Monster
White Lung - Lucky One:  Deep Fantasy is such a powerhouse of an album.  It's like when you first discovered grunge in 1992 and were like fuck yes, let's do this hard.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

A Shoreline Dream - The Heart Never Recovered
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Crushin'
Beth Orton - Bamboo (River Come Down)
Datassette vs Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Death Cab For Cutie - Amputations
Death Cab For Cutie - Bend To Squares
Death Cab For Cutie - Your Bruise
Dinosaur Jr. - Now The Fall
Dinosaur Jr. - Ricochet
Merdarahta - Dusk
Quasimoto - Greenery (instrumental)
Quasimoto - Life Is... (instrumental)
Quasimoto - Players of the Game (instrumental)
Speedy Ortiz - Bigger Party
Tim Hecker - Amps, Drugs, Mellotron
Warpaint - Billie Holiday
White Lung - Down It Goes
White Lung - Drown With The Monster
White Lung - Lucky One



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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

MP3 blog: 2014/08/12

blog 2014/08/12 - the days we know are all just nostalgia now

Crumbling away your childhood:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20140812.zip


2222 - Moments Of Clarity:  This is MY STYLE of dubstep goodness.

Arve Henriksen - Bird's-eye-view
Arve Henriksen - Jump Cut:  I've been stumbling through a bunch of Henriksen's discography and I think my favourite is 2004's Chiaroscuro.  Some of his other stuff meanders a bit towards nowhere, but the textural meditations of this record really call to me.

Busdriver - Ego Death ft Aesop Rock & Danny Brown:  ALLLLLll over the place, and who knows if the elements gel, but each taken separately is pretty great.

Doyeq - Thank You:  I love glitch beats with classical piano.  It's a classic taste like peanut butter and chocolate.  AND THEN THE STRINGS?  Oh my this track is just incredible.

Echaskech - Anomie
Echaskech - Voyager:  Origin is some wonderful IDM glory.

Lechuga Zafiro - Isla De Flores (Atrapamboril Mix):  Unnnf all over this one.  AND IT HAS ELEPHANTS.

Lily and the Tigers - Honey:  Lovely bluesy barrom folk from the album The Hand You Deal Yourself.

Mahendra Kapoor & Suresh Wadekar - Sada Vasda Raje Punjab (Uproot Andy RMX)
Mulatu Astatke vs. K'naan ft Mos Def - America (Uproot Andy RMX):  2 MORE CLASSICS from Uproot Andy.


Simian Mobile Disco - A Form Of Change:  Epic tech from the masters.

Skating Polly - Alabama Movies:  Loving this playful rock screech from the new album Fuzz Steilacoom.

Ulrich Schnauss - A Long Way to Fall
Ulrich Schnauss - Ten Years:  Blissout ending with my 2 favourites from last year's A Long Way to Fall



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

2222 - Moments Of Clarity
Arve Henriksen - Bird's-eye-view
Arve Henriksen - Jump Cut
Busdriver - Ego Death ft Aesop Rock & Danny Brown
Doyeq - Thank You
Echaskech - Anomie
Echaskech - Voyager
Lechuga Zafiro - Isla De Flores (Atrapamboril Mix)
Lily and the Tigers - Honey
Mahendra Kapoor & Suresh Wadekar - Sada Vasda Raje Punjab (Uproot Andy RMX)
Mulatu Astatke vs. K'naan ft Mos Def - America (Uproot Andy RMX)
Simian Mobile Disco - A Form Of Change
Skating Polly - Alabama Movies
Ulrich Schnauss - A Long Way to Fall
Ulrich Schnauss - Ten Years



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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

MP3 blog 2014/08/05

blog 2014/08/05 - float on and up

The world is upside down but so are we:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20140805.zip


Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune - Slightly Near (excerpt)
Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune - Vibrant Color (excerpt):  2 little peaks in to 3 of the cloud-state worlds on the new album It Is, It Isn’t.  Blissout newagey guitar ambient forever.

De La Soul - Dilla Plugged In
De La Soul - Marvin Jaye:  De La dropped the free mixtape Smell The DA.I.S.Y. this year, reworking a bunch of their old raps with Dilla beats.  Get in the groove.

Katamari Damacy vs Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Anything (Team Teamwork mashup):  OK this isn't the best mashup ever, but given it has the Katamari theme, it's the flagship and can't be missed.

Lathe - Nobody's Fault But Mine:  Incredible soaring track from the EP "II", availble on bandcamp.  Highly recommended.

M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Oblivion ft Susanne Sundfor (Oblivion OST)
M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Raven Rock (Oblivion OST)
M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Waking Up (Oblivion OST):  So yeah, I definitely listen to more soundtracks than watch movies.  Is that odd?  Anyways I definitely had to check this out for the M83 tip, because we all know that epic 80s pop should easily be able to meld in to soundtrack territory.

Michael Jackson - Beat It (acapella demo):  This is fricking ridiculoid.  MJ's multi-tracked acapella demo ideas for Beat It.  WHAT. THE. FUCK.  This is incredible.

- Deus Sol Invictus
- Heliogabal II:  Heliogabal is a whirlwind of an album.  Luiscious crunchy textures and dark corridors, with only a smattering of occassional beats for familiarity.  This is a dark headtrip, and highly recommended.

The Second Hand Marching Band - This Is The Story:  All bouncey happy twee indie pop, from A Hurricane, A Thunderstorm.

Thomas Feiner, Fyfe Dangerfield, Robbie Wilson - The Rainbow (Talk Talk cover):  OK OK OK, finally, the last great track from the collection of Talk Talk covers…



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune - Slightly Near (excerpt)
Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune - Vibrant Color (excerpt)
De La Soul - Dilla Plugged In
De La Soul - Marvin Jaye
Katamari Damacy vs Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Anything (Team Teamwork mashup)
Lathe - Nobody's Fault But Mine
M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Oblivion ft Susanne Sundfor (Oblivion OST)
M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Raven Rock (Oblivion OST)
M83, Anthony Gonzalez & Joseph Trapanese - Waking Up (Oblivion OST)
Michael Jackson - Beat It (acapella demo)
m² - Deus Sol Invictus
m² - Heliogabal II
The Second Hand Marching Band - This Is The Story
Thomas Feiner, Fyfe Dangerfield, Robbie Wilson - The Rainbow (Talk Talk cover)



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