Deerhunter - Microcastle
Filed under Instrumental, Music, Pop, Rock.
I recently read a comment about Microcastle and the guy said that it sounds like a dream. I think that’s the perfect way to describe my intuitive awareness.
You could say that this is more of an ambient sounding record, drowning in 60’s pop and garage influences. But even though the songs are pretty great on their own with the speakers turned up, it’s probably better as one whole experience.
With Bradford Cox’s dreamy vocals and atmospheric sound, the music flows nicely through quieter more hypnotic moments to grungy smashing guitars fading into outer space at the end.
Everything featured on Josdigital is highly recommended, but this deserves a special place and most definitely will be included in my ‘top albums of the year’ list.
Highlights are Little Kids, Microcastle and Twilight at Carbon Lake.
MP3: Deerhunter - Little Kids
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Portishead - Third
Filed under Acoustic, Electronic, Experimental, Music.
Psychedelic rhythmic, even industrial rock wouldn’t come to mind when thinking about Portishead, but add a dark feel or tone and it immediately becomes a bit cleared that the band I’m talking about didn’t loose what made them great.
Portishead members reunite with a conceptually more consistent third album simply called “Third”. After an 11 year long hiatus they sound darker, more aggressive and aside from Beth Gibbon’s quivering vocals, nothing like their previous two albums, which I’ve learned to appreciate, even though I never was a big trip-hop fan.
Highly recommended if you like dark, heavy experimental rock and electronica.
One of my most played songs this year and easily my favorite on “Third” is the electronic psych ballad “The Rip”, mainly for the smooth transition between the acoustic first part and the electronic part, which I suppose represents the dark in ‘Will send the dark underneath’.
MP3: Portishead - “The Rip”
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Watch the equally as great video for “The Rip” after the jump, plus a casual cover by my all time favorite band.
Dyno - More Crack Beat Tape
Filed under Experimental, Hiphop, Instrumental, Music.
More from Ghent’s more prolific Dyno is this More Crack Beat Tape freeload, which I assume is a metaphor for over-the-top futuristic experimental hiphop collection of beats. Evolution has happened since his last feature here, so expect an intense psychedelic, maybe delusional listening experience. Enjoy.
Don’t forget to hit his myspace page for news and latest joints (anybody :-)).
Here’s a taste.
MP3: Dyno - Koffie
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Be sure to download More Crack free of charge over at Nalden.
Gotye - “Hearts a Mess”
Filed under Electronic, Experimental, Music, Pop.
“Learnalilgivinanlovin” is an instant classic, recently featured on Belgian primetime television.
But really like “Hearts a Mess”, video not so much, check down below.
High Places - “From Stardust to Sentience”
Filed under Electronic, Experimental, Music.
I’m so hooked on this track right now..
Self-titled High Places drops 23rd.
MP3: High Places - “From Stardust to Sentience”
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Bumblebeez - “Dr. Love”
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Video. | Comment (1)
Simple, yet so amusing.
Kavinsky
Filed under Dance, Electronic, Instrumental, Music.
Paris is burning. With talent that is. 80’s are officially back, and so is the Testarossa according to Kavinsky. Apparently the French electro artist and dj drives one and claims to be raised from the dead after a dramatic car accident occurred in 1986.
Kavinsky doesn’t take his music too seriously, he says. But he has style though. Not only in his music but his imagery and video’s are a real enjoyment.
Stream away at his myspace or cop his first 2 EP’s at recordmakers.com, whilst he’s still working on his full album.
Check out the nifty video for “Testarossa Autodrive” after the jump.
Ratatat - LP3
Filed under Electronic, Instrumental, Music, Rock.
I never knew Ratatat existed until the free mp3 “The Shiller” surfaced on the internet as a single for their third LP, self explanatory called LP3. (When pronouncing the band name I always felt like putting an extra “-at” behind it).
LP3 is a fun, easy going, electronic joint that does not bore. Jammed with electronic guitar riffs and smooth transitions, the album sounds very poppish (aka just the way “I” like it) and wouldn’t be what you’d think after a killer intro like this.
MP3: Ratatat - The Shiller
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Plus the album cover is “awespiring”.
“Weird Fishes: Arpeggi” from flight404
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Video.
Weird Fishes: Arpeggi from flight404.
Yes, I, like every other blogger on the planet, love the new Radiohead video for House of Cards.
But how sick is the above video too. Done for the immensely popular Aniboom video contest, which had some of the most talented artists working on it. Imagine this on a big screen at a Radiohead show, you could go all out..
Koushik - Out My Window
Filed under Electronic, Experimental, Music, Pop.
Stonesthrow informs us that the new Koushik “Out My Window” is on the way. I won’t even begin to describe how much I loooved Be With, so I’m pretty stoked.
New song Lying in the Sun already has a summerly vibe to it, and so does the cover. Now all we need is some good weather.
MP3: Koushik - Lying in the Sun
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