The Girl And The Robot
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
This is the Second single from Royksopp's 'Junior' album featuring Robyn! The New album drops June 22nd. There's a robot popping and locking but also doing the robot. It's weird but it's dope!
Labels: Electronic
NOSAJ THING's DRIFT LP!
Monday, May 11, 2009
L.A.-based producer Nosaj Thing (Jason Chung) is rollin' out on a new tour supporting his upcoming album Drift. I'm sure y'all have heard a remix from him at some point. His new album is coming at you next month and it's filled with a new dose of Jason's ambient twists of electronic experiments and beat noise environments. The super subtle single Quest, sounds a little bit like Ratata's last album in parts. Expect a lot of dope stuff from this young man in years to come and be sure to catch him on some dates!
Quest
5.15.09 - Sun God Festival - La Jolla, CA
5.21.09 - The Blunt Club @ - Tempe, AZ
5.29.09 - Henry Fonda - Hollywood, CA
6.09.09 - "DRIFT" ALBUM RELEASE!
6.10.09 - "Drift" Release Party @ LowEnd
6.18.09 - The Boat - Beijing, China
6.19.09 - YuYinTang - Shanghai, China
6.20.09 - XiongMao - Chengdu, China
6.25.09 - Kyoto Metro - Kyoto, Japan
6.26.09 - Shibuya Module - Tokyo, Japan
6.27.09 - Club DRUG - Seoul, Korea
7.03.09 - MP - Daegu, Korea
7.04.09 - Vinyl Underground - Busan, Korea
7.25.09 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Labels: dj, Electronic
Abigail's Sichuan Earthquake Benefit Album!
Friday, May 08, 2009
I love when artists make music for things beyond the norm. Recently Abigail Washburn has teamed up with her friend and DJ/producer Dave Liang of the Shanghai Restoration Project. As many of you know last year there was a huge earthquake in Sichuan China where near 5 million people were left without homes, many deaths and injuries. Abigail and Dave took a trip to the ruined communities and began recording the sounds around them. They took those sounds and combined them with Chinese folks songs sung by some of the relocated children and then added their own beats and instruments. To honor the 1 year annivesary, Abigail has released an album called Afterquake in cooperation with Sichuan Quake Relief.
This is a truly a unique album in all it has to offer. Abigail and Dave have amazing talent with their electronic folk arrangements and I am especially moved that the album was inspired by Abigail's journey's to the schools where many of these children currently attend. The album has such a wide range of sounds, talents, instruments, and styles. My favorite track is Sala. Learn how you can help and contribute. Percentage of proceeds will go to relief efforts!
Sala
Labels: causes, Electronic, Folk
Let There Be Joy Joy Joy Jones!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
One of the dopest tracks I've received all year is definitely The Joy by Joy Jones. Imagine some gospel feel, throw on some dope afro-beats, subtle soulful organ tones, with a helping of Jazz and you'll get maybe half of this song. London based Joy Jones is going to drop Godchild in June (which is way too long to wait!). You can probably put that album on replay for your Summer and Fall to say the least. It's going to be amazing and the music she's worked so hard on brings me hope in a place where music has turned into junk! It's gonna take you to another level. Check out Beautiful on her myspace...it's soo good.
In her own words, here's an excellent description of what you can expect: "...This is a labor of love and I hope that it translates and transforms into a tool for change. This journey to LP has largely been due to divine choreography, fabulous blessings and good folks. I am constantly amazed at the trajectory."
Labels: Electronic, soul
The Future's Looking Grim for Yea_Big+Kid_Static
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Shy town's Yea Big and Kid Static are at it again! Their forthcoming album, The Future's Looking Grim, is digitally dropping in April via Jib Door but we've got the single for you! BOTS is an all out tribute to their favorite 8-bit video game character, Mega Man. It's dope and complete with full on Mega Man sounds made into beats! While you wait for the new joint, you can check out some dates in your hood. Also check out this dope video for "The Life Here," one of my favorite tracks from them.
Bots
Labels: Electronic, hip hop
Introducing Lal Meri
Thursday, February 12, 2009
If you split up Lal Meri into Nancy Kaye, Ireesh Lal, and Carmen Rizzo, you get 3 different artists with a range of styles that don't really need proper introductions. There talent has been combined to make a fantastic new electronic pop group with lots of promise. Their self-titled debut album drops next week and comes highly recommended for those of you who dig loungey pop, good synthy vibes and beats. It's a hint of Zero 7, positivity, Brazilian girls etc. You gotta pre-order this album here. We got their free single and video below! My guess is that is Satnam Ramgotra on the Tabla behind Nancy on the video. So Dope.
Dreams of 18
Dreams of 18 from Lal Meri on Vimeo.
FYI: Six Degrees, you are awesome.
Labels: Electronic, triphop
Home & Garden's Domesticated
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tim Kvasnosky & Tim Shumaker met at the Sam Ash music store in Manhattan with Tim S. as the sales guy and Tim K as a talented musician looking to purchase some new Korg paraphernalia. That fateful meet would result in the duo joining forces as Home & Garden. Their new album, Domesticated, is a buncha new dope tracks with help from their friends like Jennifer Karr, Om Recs Labelmate Colette, Lucy Woodward and Lisa Shaw. You get some R&B, Clubby Dance hits, and really laid back tracks like Sunday Morning. There's nothing like rocking records with friends, and this new album is just another testament to Home & Garden's dedication to dope music making. Check out the track below and pick up the album here.
Someday feat. Lisa Shaw
Labels: Dance, Electronic
Tra La La Blip is Back with Martin Luther King
Our man Randolf has just given us dropped us a line about some new tracks from Tra La La Blip! This time around the music comes from a community center in Pawling, New York. As always it's fun and light hearted with when you imagine the wonderful individuals making the music, you can't help but think it's cute! The group's name is Annie & the Overlookers with Annie Galmore on the mic with the coveted and insatiable Kaossilator! Others contribute drum machines and synths to this special track titled Martin Luther King. I love it when Annie sings "We are gonna boogie, down, we are gonna boogie down tonight!" Chcek out more Tra La La Blip stuff here. Check the track below!
Martin Luther King
Labels: Electronic, synthetic
Happy Birthday Dear Royksopp!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Royksopp, Norway's duo Svein Berge & Torbjørn Brundtland, have recently celebrated their birthday and of course created a brand new track just for that reason. I guess this technically makes then 10 years old so I'd say it's an appropriate milestone to celebrate. The track "Happy Birthday" has been getting more play than a bad rapper thanks to the BBC, and Annie Mac over at Radio One...oh yea not to mention they are Royksopp. I guess the amount of streams just from the sight alone has totalled over 50,000! Yikes. THey've been rather quiet for a couple years but probably working on masterpiece genius soundwaves. Here's the track and one of my favorite music videos!
Royksopp - Happy Birthday
Labels: downtempo, Electronic
Swedish Pallers!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
The Swedish electronic pop duo, Pallers, has a brand new 12" EP out via Labrador. It's dreamy, hopeful, a little dark, and kicks a good beat. There are two remixes of Humdrum and the original plus their song Slow Down Quickly. Get it below and be looking out for a full-length hopefully next Spring.
Humdrum
Labels: Electronic
Tra La La Blip: An Amazing Artist Collective!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Recently, with the help of a special girl, we stumbled upon an artist collective in Australia called Tra La La Blip. And it's in fact something very different. All the artists in this collective have some form of intellectual and or physical disability! All these loop based electronic recordings were created live during jam sessions at Multi Task Human Resource Foundation in Lismore New South Whales. Each individual contributed elements from midi controllers, Korg stuff, sound beam and a Macbook! Their current record is called Soundbeam Sessions Volume 1 and it is only in a limited edition 100 copy print, however there is a new set coming! Go here to grab the album! We got two songs for you thanks to Tra La La Blip. The first song is by MSG (Movers Soothers & Groovers, who are a group of artists 18 and 25. The second song is by Honey Dance, a group consisting of members aged 40-60. Yes it's that cool!
MSG - Icecream Truck
Honey, Dance - Anzac March
Labels: Electronic
Mr. Meeble's Indie Debut!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Happy Sunday and Labor Day weeeekend! It's time for rest, or catching up on work, either way we are gonna bring you music to rock with. We got new stuff from Phoenix trio Mr. Meeble, who has made a very interesting, groove filled experimental album. It's poppy enough to catch even the squarest of ears but it contains the right amount of darkness in it's soulful instrumentals. Track to track you really get something else and it's definitely not hard to make out. There debut has already dropped and you can order it here! Check out my picks below including a electronic "cover" of Raindrops. It's really good!
I Fell Through
Raindrops
Labels: Electronic, Experimental
Lucky Lucky Dragons!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Happy Thursday, I just wanted to give a little attention on a duo named the Lucky Dragons. Sarah and Luke make entirely too experimental crazy noisey electronic music. They are known for their crazy interactive gallery shows which humans in the experimentation. Heartbreaker is the first song I heard from them and with the bottle rockets noises and the drop-in percussions, I had to hear more. Their latest is Dream Island Laughing Language which they are supporting on tour right meow! Check out some tracks, I'm going to sleep!
Heartbreaker
I Keep waiting for Earthquakes
Labels: Electronic, Experimental
Give Us Some Love To Make Music To!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
LA's very own experimental electronic producer, Alfred Darlington aka Daedelus has just dropped us a brand new album called Love To Make Music To via Ninjatune. With a handful of releases, Daedelus is back with more unpredictable, groove heavy beats and samples. Some say it is chaos fluxed everywhere but at the same time it's brilliant and track to track you can't really sum it up. Each track progresses into something faster, sometimes clunkier, and basically a mini set if you will. There's a lot of dope tracks and one of my favs is If We Should (yes typical me) which has Alfred's wife Laura on the mic. Just as I was thinking that they should make more together, they have an album coming out together called The Long Lost. If We Should is just a 4 minute tease of what's to come!
If We Should
Get Off Your HiHats
P.S. Daedelus will be at Low End Theory next Wednesday, if you're in LA, do not miss it!
Labels: dj, Electronic, Experimental
French Artist elodieO's Stubborn Debut!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Where to begin? When I first heard Wake Up Without You it began with a subtle, darker electronic sound but swiftly developed into a funkier disco beat. ElodieO's soft haunting vocals over her own arranged and composed electronics creates an interesting experience of various complimenting moods and tempos throughout her new debut album. Stubborn drops August 19th and features guesties like Aaron and Jesse of the Brazilian Girls and the Cure. Also her French lyrics over the down tempo is real rad. We'll be expecting some kind of tour from the French artist in the near future so be on the up and up here.
Wake Up Without You
L'eau A La Bouche
Labels: Electronic
Make Space For My Milky Way Arms!
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Houston's My Milky Way Arms are currently touring in the East coast/South in support of their beautifully crafted and highly imaginative self-titled EP. I just listened to the entire thing and realized it would have been a way better soundtrack to last night's fireworks than the songs about how dope America is. Don't get me wrong, I dig that stuff but these EP tracks are electronic snug fits in my ears! These are heavy electronic and cinematic symphonies with swaying vocals you can get lost in. Check out the tracks below and check here for more music and tour dates!
Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Sunshine
Magneto (Ahhhh!)
Labels: Electronic, synthetic
Something Neat From Pogo
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Okay okay I know you guys have already seen this, but I wanted to post it for our friends who need things to be compiled into one place. I think the Aussie, Nick Bertke aka Pogo, is definitely onto something dope here with his electronic down tempoey ambient steez. His awesome sampling skills have amounted to the viral videos Alice and White Magic which seems to me like "sampling" from videos to the sounds as well. I read somewhere that 80+% of the sounds are actually from the Disney animated movies Alice in Wonderland and Sword In The Stone. Whatever it is, they are sure dope to watch. Watch these vids, and then download the songs to take with you!
White Magic
Alice
UnBirthday
Bread & Butterflies
Here's Alice:
Labels: downtempo, Electronic
We've Got Pretty Good Dance Moves!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Do you ever sing and dance in your car? This week on the way home from the studio I've been listening to lots of Pretty Good Dance Moves! Their dreamy electro-pop reminds me of a girlier loungier Postal Service. It's got the subtle synths of some of my Japanese electronic outfit favs. They use quite a range of instruments from vibraphone to mogs and you can definitely make it out when you get their new self-titled EP rollin' out July 17th! Check some tracks below and go here for more.
60632
P.G.D.M.
“YOU'VE GOT PRETTY GOOD DANCE MOVES AND WHITE CONVERSE SHOES.”
Labels: dream pop, Electronic
Case Of The Mondays With James Pants
Monday, March 24, 2008
I like to think of James Pants and his new album as a bit of a Cinderella story. He met Stones Throw head Peanut Butter Wolf at a rave after his high school prom. From there he would become a signed artist on the Stones Throw roster! James Pants makes a dope electro 80s soul, post funk sound. He doesn't just mix,sample, or spin, he's on the mic, on the keys, strummin' guitars, and hittin' the percussion. I also think there's this mix of ambient with hip hop that I totally dig. To hit off your summer, Pants' new album Welcome is droppin' May 27th. Ka$h
I Choose You
Check this video of Do a Couple of Things
Also check out the dope Rhythm Trax
Labels: Electronic, hiphop, soul
Portishead And Their Long Awaited Third
Thursday, March 13, 2008
After a long decade Portishead is finally back and ready to release their Third album and I'm getting serious conflicting thoughts on it. Several tracks have a sound marshed around Beth Gibbons' eerie yet often soulful voice. The album as a whole sounds different than Dummy and a natural maturity from their self-titled. This sort of realistic sound of drudgery and triphop is so Portishead and either way I think it's going to have a great reception/welcome back from their fans. Although they've been still making music, as Portishead they've been away too long. They seem to have a couple more faster beats reflecting a bit more electronic influence or the usage of.Portishead will be headlining over at that big Coachella Music Fest thing out there in the desert. The album's release date is lookin' to be around April 28th via Island. Be On The Look Out! We gots two tracks for you to check out. These are for demo purpose, please delete them and buy them album when it's out!
Plastic
Deep Water
Happy Thursday!
Labels: Electronic, portishead, triphop
Soothing Sounds Of Morning Recordings
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
This'll be short and sweet! Morning Recordings is a some odd 8 piece poppin' some nice loungey electronics, and often sooth grooves. Small hints of ambience which create complete utilized opportunities for beautiful harmonies. Chicago's Morning Recordings has a new album called The Welcome Kinetic via Loose Threads and if you're into the dreamy pop, you gotta pick that album up. We've got 3 tracks for you off their latest 10-track which will be more than enough to get you into it.Sugar Waltz
The Welcome Kinetic
Labels: ambient, dream pop, Electronic, synthetic
The Notwist Is Finally Back!!!!
Don't get me wrong! I love a lot of the collaborative efforts in these past years like 13 & God, and Michael's compositions for Ms. John Soda, but after 6 long years, Germany's The Nowtist has announced The Devil, You + Me, an 11 track LP, which will be out in May in Europe via City Slang, and June in the estados via Domino Recs. I'm so excited for this album as they have collaborated with the crazy Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, a 21 piece higly inventive and experimental jazz/classical group! If you've never heard of The Notwist, not to worry, I got some goldies for you, and 1 brand spankin' new track off of The Devil, You + Me! More on myspace.Brand New Track!
Good Lies
Neon Golden (2002)
Consequence
This Room
Track Listing!
The Devil, You + Me
Good Lies
Where In The World
Gloomy
Alphabet
The Devil, You + Me
Gravity
Sleep
On Planet Off
Boneless
Hands On Us
Gone Gone Gone
Labels: Electronic, indie, synthetic
More of Russia's Futurists Kim & Buran!
Saturday, March 01, 2008
I am learning more about certain older school Soviet Russians and their love & more than likely obsession for space and future. Russian Futurism comes to play and I think Kim & Buran pull it off well with their names following heroes in a soviet Sci-fi cartoon. Their music is fully engulfed in a classy electronic lounge sound with very dream,y big band synthetics. These guys have been quiet lately as their latest album dropped over 2 years ago. Hopefully they are in their laboratories creating some new stuff for a forthcoming. As I'm listening to the album I am constantly reminded of how much their sound can range. Sometimes you get the accuracy of down tempo to an often hip spy scene gig. I got some songs for you off their latest album Rock'n' Robot.Space Walk
The Future Man
Moscow Nights
Also listen to Happy New Year Marsians on their myspace.
Labels: Electronic, lounge, synthetic
Experimental Pop Trio Meho Plaza!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
L.A. Locals, Meho Plaza have a self-titled debut album on the way coming to you on May 6. They're an interesting noisy electropop rock group with a totally strange myspace. I still don't get the "About Mehoplaze" part. It's talking about doctors? I'm thinking too hard! Electric punky keyboards all over the place. It's pretty nuts. Check their stuff. Listen more here.Beach
I Sold My Organs
Meho will be playing at Spaceland on February 25th in LA at 11p!
Labels: Electronic, indie
The Delicacies Of Alison Goldfrapp...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I've been waiting for a new album from UK's Goldfrapp after all the rumors and sounds floating through the internet's infinite rivers of information...and finally February 25th will be the end of the wait. Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp's 4th full-length, is droppin' with your not-so traditional Goldfrappuccino; less is more. Alison brings up a good point, her voice. After listening to the album it's apparent that she's gone "warmer" on this album. Little bit less of the busy pop dance electronics that you'd expect and more swisher ambient, more downtempo-ey sound. Don't get me wrong, still got pop you can catch on to and love, but it's less on the dance floor and more on the break of dawn roadtrip. Something you can relax to. Dig it!A&E
Little Bird
Bonus: Utopia (Tim Wright Remix)
Pre-order now in Standard or Deluxe. Order from Mutebank and get a sweet album poster FREE!
Labels: downtempo, Electronic, Folk
Case Of The Mondays With Fin's Husky Rescue!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Scandinavian music rules, I'm not sure what it is but these days (days being the past 3+ years up until now) the bands from Europe are popping out everywhere. My guess is it's the public's outcry for something better than the radio. It's based on less humans tuning into the airwaves, the rise of social networking and blogs, and of course the fact that really good music can come from anywhere and people are realizing it (again). Are you feelin' me? Good. If you're currently into folk-indietronic, you're gonna dig Finland's 5 piece, Husky Rescue.I'm going to especially highlight their remix album, Other World - Remixes & Rarities which is an awesome collection of mixes from bands like Bonobo and Tunng. It also features some rad acoustic sessions- all great stuff from their sophomore album Ghost Is Not Real which dropped early last year. Check the tracks below. Also get a buncha free Husky Rescue songs here. All that brought to you by talent and CatSkills Records.
Nightless Night (Fink Remix)
Gasoline Girl (acoustic session)
Happy Monday!
Labels: ambient, Electronic, Folk, indie
Weekend Edition w/ Morcheeba's Latest
Saturday, February 02, 2008
After hearing the entire album twice, I'd have to say the Godfrey's have completely poured out their emotions in their 6th album, revealing some heavy stuff throughout the band's rough recent years. The album willfully exemplifies a combination of a seemingly last leg effort, with nothing held back, and at the same time the usual Morcheeba canvas, which is unusual. With an overly appropriate album title, Dive Deep, achieves the often open collective of expressed varied genres with several guest artists to justify them, perhaps give different meaning. Simply Theraputic, feelin' me? Dive Deep will be released with exclusive digital content on iTunes on Monday. You can get the album in stores on the 19th. Check their myspace for more music and tour dates to get the live experience, which is definitely someything else. This album is all about traditional, with non-traditional, and soulful electronic folk with some serious blues. Putting in hardwork to express pain sounds so sweet.
Enjoy The Ride
One Love Karma
Also check out this Dive Deep game?
Labels: Electronic, Folk, soul, triphop
The Invisible Superstars Make Some Noise!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Howdy folks! R-Rock,owner of The Secret Life Of Sounds label, has a special compilation for y'all called Invisible Superstars Vol. 1, and I like the sound of that cause it means more volumes to come. This LP is a dope mix of ranging styles in hip-hop, electronic, little down tempo, ambi-trip, etc and of course the noise. Controller 7 and R-Rock put together exclusive tracks from artists like PNS, Corsic, and Buddy Peace. You can get the digital copy here but I'd highly suggest the mail-order LP which is punched onto a limited edition gold vinyl!! Suh-weeeet! Get that here. Check the tracks and get the gold!Corsic - Romoxy
PNS - Storm
Labels: Electronic, hiphop, noise
Fly Fly Flying Lo Lotus!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
I've been trying to get this out for a while but haven't had the chance but today's the day. Last October Flying Lotus released the 6 track Reset EP on Warp Records which is just one sweet beat after another. The Long time hiphop producer has been producing, remixing, and reinventing tracks using various elements of jazz, electronic, ambient, glitch dub rock, and all kinds of other stuff. From Adult Swim to fellow artist remixed tracks, we'd hope that a new album will be droppin' this year. Keep your fingers crossed while you listened to these tracks!Massage Situation
Bonus: Mai Doi Todd - My Room Is White (FlyLo Remix)
Those should give you a good idea of FlyLo's style. The Mai Doi Todd remix is what Jerry would call "so sick"....stay tuned friends.
Labels: Electronic, hiphop
I Can't Believe It Is 2008!!!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
It was hard to find anything on this guy. Stockholm's Petter Strömberg is RobotBoy. I am not sure if it has anything to do with that French cartoon. I found out about him over at Friendly Noise, this awesome Swedish label. He's got a poppy-er electronic sound. Synths and light hearted indieness. In October RobotBoy dropped these two songs and I have a like for them so check them out! September
Les Enfants Terribles
Get more songs free here! Happy Wednesday
Labels: Electronic, indie, synthetic
Microfilm Remixes Intelligent Dance Music!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The Windy City has a lot to offer these days including Microfilm at the top of the list. Microfilm are Matt Keppel and Matthew Mercer (matt&matt lol)who have been making music since 2006. They already have received lots of acclaim for their debut 'After Dark' and continue to do so with their newest EP, 'Twilights' which features 4 remixes of the After Dark track! If you haven't already heard their stuff take a quick preview on their myspace. They fall under an electro-house sorta genre but they definitely don't stay there. They pack their EP's and albums with electro synth driven, sometimes techno-ey, sometimes ambient, and an overall minimalist dance groove, then somehow manage to reimagine it and remix it! You can taste the soul, definitely the house, and there's just hints of lounge.After Dark (Warmdesk's Edit Remix)
Also check out Mercer's solo stuffs from his 2 EPs...we got some for you here.
Bee's Knees
No No No
Happy Tuesday!
Labels: Electronic, house, synthetic
Midnight Juggernauts...coming up from down under
I was a bit hesitant to open up to a band that sounded like a popular comic book character (do you all remember Juggernaut from the X-Men?). I first discovered Midnight Juggernauts when I saw them open up for Justice back in October, and their show was impressive. Their stage presence was commanding, their electronic beats powerful - it is no wonder why Justice has chosen them as their favorite new band. Unfortunately their CD Dystopia hasn't been released in the U.S., but until then, you can find their Road to Recovery EP on "that popular music site" for about two dollars.
Although their North American tour has come to an end, people living in their homeland of Australia still have an opportunity to check them out on their summer tour this December/January.
Until their great North American return, listen to some songs here:
Road to Recovery
Tombstone
Into the Galaxy
Labels: Electronic
Yacht's Friends In Hell!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Oregon native Jona Bechtolt is one seriously productive guy. He's making music, videos, running Urban Honking/ The Ultimate blogger, remixing, and seems to be involved with so many different projects. Let's quickly catch up with one of those projects. This is the 1st release in over two years from Yacht which contains lots of people he has been involved with over the years. Our Friends In Hell is out on States Rights Records and it contains remixes from people like the Blow, Mirah and Architecture in Helsinki. Jona has taken these songs and transformed them into heavy electro-synthy compositions. A chunk of the album is a track to track dance floor hit with, of course, some slower tunes with crazy electronics. Check out these songs now!Blow - Hock It (We To Remix)
Mirah - Make It Hot (Over Remix)
Yacht - See A Penny (Pick It Up) from the latest, I believe In You. Your Magic Is Real.
Labels: Electronic, indie, remixes, synthetic
Case Of The Mondays With Shinichi Osawa!
Monday, December 03, 2007
Happy Monday! Sorry for the lack of updates, the BBQ headquarters have relocated and now we're back online! Today we bring you to the world of Shinichi Osawa! As you can tell from the picture above, he's a DJ bringin' you the heavy dance and electro you love/crave. I love the sampling of vocals (i.e. Au Revoir Simone) on several of these synth driven tracks. If you're currently into the indie dance craze, Shinichi is the Japanese love child of Daft Punk, Digitalism, and Soulwax. Mondo Grosso (Italian for "Big World") is his solo name as he does producing and mixing for lots of artists. Mondo's got your house, techno, underground club covered as we are told he has the largest sellout DJ sets in Japan. I have been raving about this game on PSP called Lumines, because of the music and visual coordination, turns out Shinichi produced the music! Shinichi's The One (Avex Trax) dropped a cuppa months ago and you can get it here. I saved the craziest part for last...Shinichi Osawa is 40 years old! Whut!! When you can finally get over that, definitely check out his live sets and shows!
Star Guitar
State Of Permission
Maximum Joy
Digitalism - Pogo (Shinichi Dub)
Soulwax - Miserable Girl (Osawa Extra Hard Edit)
Plaid - White's Dream (Osawa Remix)
Xtopher & Raphael Just - Popper (Osawa Distortion)
Labels: Club, Dance, Electronic, synthetic
Oh Astro! The Champions of Wonder
Monday, November 19, 2007
I love couple bands! Making sweet music together! Oh Astro is the married workings of Illinois hailers Jane Dowe and Hank Hofler. They rock a very playful experimental sound that contains highly danceable elements and strong synth pop with those electronic bass lines. There's glitch involved. Both of them started in the electronic music scene in the late 90s and they had a debut Hello World. Their sophomore, Champions Of Wonder, just recently dropped off of Illegal Arts (Girl Talk, Wobbly) . I was totally surprised and stoked when I heard that glitch hopper, Yea Big collaborated on their first album and 3 tracks off their new album. Now you're guaranteed awesome bit sampled electronica with the ambient pop. Read more about their bio, interesting short backgrounds. Get these tracks now!
Labels: Electronic, glitch, Pop
Friday, November 09, 2007
Coupla short weeks ago this duo, with the help of Chicago based Hip Hop label Jib Door, dropped their self-titled Yea Big + Kid Static album! After years of collaboration, Yea Big and Kid Static bring you some of the newest underground from the Chicago scene. On myspace they list civilian uprisings and coups as part of their influences which is totally rad. They've got an excellent futuristic backdrop sound switching from instruments to electronics. DJ Yea Big and MC Kid Static have conjured up some fun retro hip hop while keeping a real duo element with their lyric rich tracks. No Crunk, often crunch. You can pick up the new album here. Keep it up! We want more hip hop! If you got stuff, or know someone who does, sent it on over to the BBQ. The Life Here
The Basement, Enfant Terrible
Run To The Facts (Mae-Shi Mashup)
More here.
Labels: Electronic, hiphop
Shugo Tokumaru's New Exit!!
Thursday, November 08, 2007
It's a new sub-genre! Toy Folk! Okay sort of, but I'm pretty sure someone already thought of that. Shugo Tokumaru is another example of awesome Japanese folk pop that has been popping up everywhere. He's got this synth pop sound with loads of wonderful melodies. You can distinctively hear toy instruments well arranged with electronic sounds, recorded overlays, and with Japanese verses that I completely do not understand! It's the appropriate happy song you've find in the funny or awkward scenes in films like Little Miss Sunshine or The Darjeeling Ltd.Tokumaru was playing with Gellers but after two successful solo albums, solo isn't a bad route at all! Exit came out late October in Japan and hasn't been released in the states yet but be hopeful for early 08'. You can pick up the album at the P-Vine Label's website. You can get his 2nd solo 2005 release L.S.T. on iTunes! And of course, While you wait we got some great tracks of the new album!
Hidamari
Parachute
Bonus:
Young Folks (PB&J Cover)
Typewriter (from the Night Piece Album)
Check out some of the really fun music videos now!
Labels: Electronic, Folk, indie, Pop, toy
Most Of The Remixes By 2 Many DJs!
Friday, November 02, 2007
2 Many DJs are at it again, and again, as Soulwax, and Flying Dewaele Brothers amongst other names. These guys from Belgium do alternative but these days it's their remixes. Under the alias 2 Many DJ's they've recently released Most of the Remixes, a double CD of remixes and remixes of remixes--Re-remixes. wow. Earlier in the year we dropped one of the tracks on our BBQ mixes. There are artists like the Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, Gorillaz and DJ Shadow to name a few. The late 90s brit pop album makers continue to do their thing under "Soulwax" with their undeniable classic mash-ups and bootleg party essentials. We got some tracks for you of the over 2-hour dancie-tronic DJ set. The title of the collection is 101 words long, yea..crazy, we won't reveal it here. Just an excellent compilation of dancefloor knowhow.
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (Soulwax Shibuya Re-Remix)
Human Resource Vs 808 State - Dominator (Soulwax Edit)
Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)
Have a swell weekend!
Labels: Dance, Electronic, hiphop
Caribou's 2007 Tour CD
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
It's so crazy to me that Daniel V. Snaith is a Ph.D, not that smarties can't make music, but most musicians don't hold doctorates while trippin' on drugs and coming up with band names like "Caribou" with Canadian roots living in London...yea that's right. The talent has remained the same, but the Manitoba almost get sued Caribou has progressed in sound, atleast since when I first heard "Start Breaking My Heart" in '01 under the Manitoba OG name. There's a special Caribou Tour CD being sold only at shows. It contains a mix that's over a half hour and includes 6 exclusive tracks! Luckily for you Caribou is touring, infact there's a show at the Troubador this Friday for all you locals. Get the CD this weekend, in the meantime check out two of the tracks!Hummingbird
Shim Shimmer
Also recently Merge Records released Andorra, with 9 tracks you can stream right now!
Labels: dream pop, Electronic, Instrumental
Canadia's The Russian Futurists!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Russian Futurism is a group of Russian artists and poets who follow the principles of the Italian and Idealogue futurist movement founder, Filippo Marinetti. I really have no idea if that has anything to do with Toronto's lo-fi indietronic group Russian Futurists. Matthew Adam Hart is the artist behind the sound and only when on tour is he joined with his band of instrumentalists. He does the vocals as well but after listening to these tracks I am confused becaues there are harmonies and sounds like a small choir singing. I'm not sure if these are lots of layers piled on or if the album has lots of guest vocals. Either way this bit dosed twee-populous vibe is like a Polyphonic Spree with a more catchy electronic backdrop.There have been 3 albums and a compilation called "Me Myself & Rye...An Introduction to the Russian Futurists" which is a compilation of the first 3 albums. Very interesting. Check out these tracks from the comp and anticipate a new EP or Album hopefully soon.
Still Life
Still Life
It's Not Really Cold When It Snows
If you live in Canadia, check the tour dates! I know there are some BC peeps checkin' the site.
If you live in Canadia, check the tour dates! I know there are some BC peeps checkin' the site.
If you're from Canadia, leave us a comment!
Labels: canadia, Electronic, indie, Pop
JazzClub Presents Electric Jazz Lounge!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I love these various artist mixes of lounge music gone digital. If you're into electronic and jazz, then these are no brainers. This is just another great mix of lounge. Electric Jazz Lounge reminds us of some of the earlier Mocha Nova Cafe mixes over at Hellthy. Not super chilled, Lo-fi down tempo of gentle mellow beats of bigs like Courtney Pine and Nina Simone. This album comes out on Import on October 23rd, but you can pre-order here. It's got some great rare and import stuffs. You gotta check it out!1. 4Hero - Planetaria (Hefner Remix)
2. Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft - Try
3. United Future Organization - My Foolish Dream
4. Beady Belle - Moderation (Ext. Version)
5. Incognito - Out Of The Storm (C´S Planet E Special Mix)
6. Shirley Horn - Return To Paradise (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix)
7. De-Phazz - Sabbatical
8. Nils Petter Molvaer - Merciful (Herbert´S We Mix)
9 Courtey Pine - The In-Sense Song (Raw Deal Mix)
10 Nina Simone - Black Is The Color Of My True Love´S Hair (Jaffa Remix)
11 Bugge Wesseltoft - Eve Nin (Les Gammas Remix)
12 Terry Callier - Love Theme From Spartacus (Zero 7 Remix)
Labels: downtempo, Electronic, jazz, Lofi
People Press Play Bring Some Of That Indietronic!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
I was browsing through the Morr Music site as usual a couple months ago and read about People Press Play. The first thing I noticed was that they are from Denmark which I give extra attention to because we have a good friend that lives there. He is also from the same city as PPP, Copenhagen. PPP is the collaborative work of solo artists Sara, Anders, Jesper, and Thomas, while actively working on their own projects. The Self-titled Debut from PPP is fueled with electronics as they quickly reveal a synthetic blend of sometimes ambient sound and great pop loops. To describe what I'm hearing, I am going to coin a new phrase (maybe someone used it already), I call it "Analogue Dialogue" which is how Sara is using her voice. Sometimes you get these echo-ey vocals packed on songwriting and sometimes you get these sounds coming from her vocals that really aren't words, but just layers. It's as good as an instrument and visa versa. This electronic folkpop is straight thoroughly delicate and there's nothing quick about it. Sit and take a listen to these songs and get the album here.
Always Wrong
These Days
Hanging On
Labels: Electronic, Folk, indie, Pop
RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS/ IN RAIN_BOWS IN/RAINBOWS
Thursday, October 11, 2007
If you haven't heard of Radiohead, this is your chance to get out from under that big rock. After the 3 years wait from Hail To The Chief in 04', Radiohead bring out their self released 7th album, IN RAINBOWS. Strangely, The EMI contract was fulfilled with the last album so not only is this album self released, but you can purchase/download the digital version of the album for your own price. YOU name your own price that you want to pay for the album. It's sort of an interesting twist, partly marketing, part experimental and totally 100% rad!On the other hand for all you real Radioheads, the Discbox version is a full on package including In Rainbows CD, the recording sessions bonus CD, Vinyl record of the album split onto two vinyls, and a hardcover book...now that's extreme supplement! That runs around $82 a pop! You can pre-order now and it will be shipping in early December. This album has all the familiar symptons of mass appeal, an almost continuation of OK Computer, and I feel like a little bit more of that keyboard/piano, maybe it's just me. Okay enough about it, here are some tracks! Go get the album now!!!
Bonus from the Com Lag album:Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX)
Also look out for a bangin' tour hopefully starting next year. They've already been playing these new songs these past couple years mainly in Europe, boo! non-american tours. JUST KIDDING! If I was a huge mega rockstar success I would also offer my downloads for donation style pricing Happy Listening!
Labels: Electronic, indie, radiohead
HIDDEN DETOUR PARTIES w/ Ed Banger Recs & The Villians!!!
Sunday, October 07, 2007
I heard about the 
Hidden Detour Party about two days before the event and I had absolutely no idea what to expect except that there would be lots of dancing. And I guess that's all we really needed to know! Boost Mobile & Fader put on 2 parties at these hidden locations in LA and the only way to go was to rsvp/text to get a text back of the address on the days of, raver status true. We went Friday night for the Ed Banger crew. Quick History: Pedro Winter a.k.a. Busy P runs Ed Banger Recs since '02, it was part of Headbanger Entertainment. Most of the acts are French electro/house DJs and Artists including heavyweights DaftPunk! Friday night was one of the best DJ live sets we have ever heard/seen/experienced. Some of the DJs included Kavinsky, So-Me, Justice, Mehdi and of course Busy P. We danced to mixes, remixes, mashups done way proper on the 1s and 2s of Feist, Beastie, some old school, lots of dance and house beats. You could definitely feel the anticipation from all the boiling point build-ups and follow-the-leader beat drops. LA brings the eclectic crowds out; clubbers to indierockers and Rec heads to some older folks (dance knows no age). I remember Googling the location, street viewing, and realizing there wasn't really anything there other than some random/regular downtown warehouses. Turned out to be a perfect spot.
These parties of course were lead-ups to Saturday's L.A. Detour Festival which included Moving Units, The Ed Banger Crew, Teddybears etc. etc. I do say good show.
Quick thankies: Jake & Mike at Cornerstone PR for the guest list and Kid Paparazzi for the awesome photo coverage! Good times.
Labels: Dance, Electronic, Events, indie, Shows
Morr Music For Hairy Scary Monsters!
Friday, October 05, 2007
We've been diggin' releases from Berlin's Morr Music for quite a while with releases from artists like Electric President, The Go Find, Lali Puna, Ms. John Soda and Seabear to name a few. This past summer they released an awesome various artist compilation called "Music For Hairy Scary Monsters" which consists of previously unreleased and rare electro-pop tracks from Benni Hemm Hemm, The Go Find, Tarwater, ISAN, Múm and Seabear. Overall a lot of good electric stuff. We got some mp3s for you and when you're done listening go pick it up! Seabear - I Sing, I Swim
Benni Hemm Hemm - Skavars (Rainy Ver.)
Also head over to the Human Empire online store for some awesome t-shirts and artwork! P.S. Open a store in Los Angeles please!!!
Labels: Electronic, indie, Various
Scott Herren's Back with Prefuse 73's Preparations!
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Barcelona based veteran producer, Guillermo Scott Heren, has been working on everything for a long time, and now through Warped Records, he's bringin' out Prefuse 73's next album, Preparations. The album's single "Class Of 73 Bells" has already created tons of positive reviews for this upcoming album. For those of you who don't know, Prefuse 73 is one of the solo projects of Heren that has many elements and great combinations of jazz, down tempo, hip hop, dance, electronic, and glitch rock. Prefuse has collaborated with some of my favorites including Zero 7, MF DOOM, Beastie Boys and Kazumasa Hashimoto. Heren's incredible multi-instrumental talents and his thorough knowledge and appreciation for the electronics side has created yet another consistent album that boasts a complete mastering of sound. Preparations drops October 23rd on Warped Records and it is highly recommended that you go pick up the physical album because in addition to the album, you'll also get "Ensembles" which is Heren rocking modern classicals self-composed with clarinets, cellos, pianos and the like. It's definitely going to be a great album. It gets better!! Heren is currently touring and will be making stops all over the U.S. including the Troubadour in LA on December 9th. You can go get that single now here. Check out these tracks and make sure to pick up a copy on the 23rd!
p.s. sunday afternoons rule.
Labels: Electronic, glitch, hiphop, jazz
Calvin Harris Creates Disco and Produces Stuff!
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
The U.S. release of "I Created Disco" is finally here! The album was just released yesterday off the Almost Gold Recordings (Peter Bjorn & John, etc.) and you can get it on Amazon for 11 bucks! If you haven't heard by now, Calvin Harris is the 23 year old hailing from Scotland who's responsible for creating dance chaos all over the U.K. and at this point probably all over the world with his super catchy synthy-rich electro-indie goodness. He's created quite the buzz here in the U.S. with tracks like "Merrymaking At My Place" and "Acceptable in the '80s" along with music videos that set examples of what to do when listening to his new album.
Currently he is touring with the likes of a full band to back up the traveling party and he'll be showin' some love here in the states, well two states. He'll be creating a crazy dance party at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on September 12th, and for all you westcoastin' Calvin will be at The Echo in Echo Park, Los Angeles on Friday September 14th (Next Weekend!! Only $8) with a special Club Underground Hang the DJs! It's gonna be a dance extravaganza!
If these aren't already in heavy rotation on your playlists, no worries, get'em now!
If these aren't already in heavy rotation on your playlists, no worries, get'em now!
Bonus: Calvin produces stuff! The Mitchell Brothers have a Calvin Harris produced music video for their "Michael Jackson" track which I can totally relate to!
“My tunes aren't supposed to invoke deep thought within people; they're just to get you dancing." -Calvin Harris
Labels: Electronic, Events, indie, Shows
The Sweet Sorrows of Misha
Saturday, June 30, 2007
There's something about electro-pop that goes great with summer, and pretty much all the other seasons. Whether you're just chill-beachin' some lazy days or busy at work, we found something everyone can enjoy! Misha is the NYC indietronic efforts of Ashley Yao & John Chao, with their friends Nunu and Andrew. I find that a lot of experimental bands don't always cut it with the lyrics, but this pop duo's songs are filled with pain & sorrow and happiness. The new Album "Teardrop Sweetheart," which dropped last week on Tomlab, is an awesome combination of songwriting and a wide array of sounds from song to song. It's fresh electric from the first track to the next. Put'em in your summer mixes now! Buy Teardrop Sweetheart here.
Labels: Electronic, Music
It is REALLY feelin' like Summer now!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Oh the weather is nice and hot now. Chillin' at the beach yesterday was very nice. I had some Egyptian food yesterday at a friend's Grad party. His family was there and it was the most Egyptians I've seen outside of Discovery Channel's special on Cairo! We are working on a summer music podcast, or just mix. We've been listenin' to a lot of instrumentals and gettin' back to electronic. Whether you're in summer school, full timin', vacay, or straight bummin' it, here's a really good mix of hiphop, instrumentals, downbeat, bossa, indietronic, and acoustic. Last night she was Live at the El Ray Theater bustin' some remixes and recent albums. She's one of the top Bossa Nova artists and needless to say is runs in the family.
Bebel Gilberto - Sem Contenção
An older instrumental hiphop track off of Tony Simon's sophomore "Downtown Science" of the Ninjatune label.
Blockhead - Cherry Picker
Sweet Indie-tronic from their 05' release "Datarock Datarock"...This Norwegian duo serves it up dancey.
Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa
June's Spaceland residents playing free on Mondays! Check out this catchy electronic tune.
The Deadly Syndrome - The Ship That Shot it's Self (Robot Mix)
Off his upcoming "Finding Forever" album droppin' July 31st. Kanye produced this track.
Common - The People ft. Dwele
An oldie, but totally awesome, I loved these guys in the 90s
Garbage - Tell Me Where It Hurts
This Tuesday, The Procession and Castledoor will be playing at Spaceland, I am totally digging both of these piano rockin' tracks.
The Procession - Don't Hesitate
Castledoor - The Birds and the Fleas
She's done stuff with Elton, Sheryl Crow, and Rufus W. to name a few. Joan Wasser the violinist and sing-songwrite with her band.
Joan As Police Woman - The death Ride
Rock-hoppin sample infused straight out of the Chicago indieground.
Kinetic Stereokids - Explosions were Heard
Breakbeat downtempo grooves from 06's "Days to Come"
Bonobo - On Your Marks
I think Los Campesinos means "Country folks" in Spanish. I love the girl/guy vocals from this U.K group. Makes everything so much fun. The awesome indiepopness is droppin' by the U.S. for a couple shows in August but none on the Westcoast =( pooey.
Los Campesinos! - Death to Los Campesinos!
I really like this style of singing, reminds me of the "NEW" 70s chillrock.
Map of Africa - Bone
One of my older favorite shoe-gazers! This song goes great to a backdrop of summer.
My Bloody Valentine - We Have All the Time in the World
She reminds me of Tilly & the Wall, whom I dig. She also sings for Cryptacize, they are awesome too.
Nedelle - Ghost Ships
Acoustic Live version of a great song
New Amsterdams - Idaho
Last summer's "This Vital Chapter" from the Aussie indie poppers.
The Panda Band - A Call To Your Arms
More shoegazey dream folk pop, with Goswell's vocals.
Rachel Goswell - Sleepless & Tooting
The couple duet have a new album as of April on the Merge label called " Night of the Furies" which is more dancier, more poppier, and subliminal.
The Rosebuds - Get Up & Get Out
First single from "Room on Fire"..it's the Oberserver single!
The Strokes - 12:51
This guy used to be in hardcore bands...hard to imagine unless you've heard of him. This one is from "Walking Concert", another one of his projects.
Walter Schreifels - What's Your New Thing?
Our new buddies at Stones Throw Records sent us this awesome track from "Yesterday's Universe" which appears to be all Madlib produced with fictional names/aliases. But from all the new hiphop he's producing, it's super awesome to hear stuff like this jazz drumbeat stuff.
Alright there you have it, 22 songs to start your week off right! Read the news! Lots of good stuff there. Eat more vegetables/fruits. Next week's post will include the health tips, remember those? Okay people comment and let me know you're alive, also what state you are from! Have a great week!!
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Labels: bossa nova, Electronic, hiphop, indie, Instrumental, MIX
Super Sunday Mega Music Madness Mix!
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Kenny/John/Merks/Sean/ and me takin the shot at Continental Room in Fullerton. We probably sat at that table for less than 5 minutes, and got booted from it. boo. John is spinning on Tuesday night so be there! A great article from our friend Mr. Martindale in the OC Register about an attorney named Jon Derby who spent 1.5 years in India fighting child prostitution. Read here.
A newly updated Talent One Media site, finally. Check it here.
My roommate, Paul's new Ebay store!! Link here.
If you haven't seen Maia's new video, please watch it now! It's fun! Last but not least, if you are in the Fullerton area Monday the 5th or Tuesday the 6th, go check out the Modern Day Slavery Conference at the TSU hosted by the CSUF Women's Center and other campus orgs. Monday 5:30-9pm and Tuesday 10am-2pm. See you there! More info www.fullerton.edu.
Okay I got a lot of new music for you All! Some Electronic, jazz, hiphop, African, Scandinavian, etc. Lots of Stuff to listen to so downloads away!
Thievery Corporation - The Heart's a Lonely Hunter
Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Ye Ye De Smell
Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela
Ensemble - Summerstorm ft. Mileece
Feist - Gatekeeper (Do Right Rmx)
Stars - Ageless Beauty (Most Serene mix)
Dj Day - Closer ft. Aloe Blacc
The Honeydrips - Åh, Karolin
Nosaj Thing - Aquarium
Adventure Time - We Agree it's Grand
Coldcut - Sex Machine (The Payback Rmx)
Copter4016882 - Drop of Water
Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks (Beyond the Wizard's sleeve Re-animation)
The Elephants - Shivers
Like Lions - Make it Better
Radiohead - Climbing up the Walls (Zero 7 rmx)
Alice Russel - Take your time Change your Mind
Zero 7 - You're my flame (Justus Kohncke Rmx)
Skye - What's Wrong With Me (Nouvelle Vague Rmx)
Feist - Lonely Lonely (Frisbee'd Mix)
Have a great Week!
Congrats to Jonathan and Melina, I am so so so happy for you!
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