MGMT - “Electric Feel”
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Stylish, love it.
Four Tet - I’m on Fire
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Four Tet’s new Ringer EP is crazy. Great to see new work from the musical genius that is Kieran Hebden, besides his work with Steve Reid.
I’m on Fire is a two part song Kieran Hebden did for an EP in 2002.
It’s not so easy to find, but to me it’s the kind of song that I can play on a never ending loop for days and still wouldn’t get bored.
MP3: Four Tet - I’m on Fire (Part 1)
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btw that image was for a promotional Dj mix for the Ringer EP. Just really liked it, reminds me of the Sony Bravia commercial.
Postal Service covers Flaming Lips
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In my opinion, the new Death Cab for Cutie album can’t compare to previous efforts.
I do like this The Flaming Lips cover by Ben Gibbard’s other electro-pop project, with Dntel’s Jimmy Tamborello.
MP3: The Postal Service - Suddenly Everything Has Changed (The Flaming Lips Cover)
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M83 - Saturdays = Youth
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As an M83 listener you might be a little disappointed at first that Saturdays = Youth doesn’t sound as big or “epic” as Before the Dawn Heals Us. I had that same feeling for half a listen.
Like Stereogum says, that shit is plenty epic. Even the P4kers like it, they call it the vertical push on Before the Dawn Heals Us.
The nostalgic feel for the 80’s is what French musician Anthony Gonzalez inspired on this record. An ode to the ever great John Hughes films and the birth of electronic synths. The album cover really describes it best.
The album is full of breathy Kate Bush like vocals, melodic guitar riffs and echoed-up drums, just that classic 80’s sound with a modern electronic touch. Electro pop or shoegaze with a repetitive ending chorus for each song that doesn’t get tiresome, on the contrary, it just gives it that extra layer of power which makes it that bit more spectacular.
Not often does an album like this have such an impact on me, maybe I experienced a little too much late 80’s media. Nonetheless a highly recommended listen to an open mind.
Check the video for Graveyard Girl after the jump.
MP3: M83 - We Own The Sky
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Air - “Run”
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My favorite Air track, according to Last.fm.
MP3: Air - “Run”
If you’ve never heard of the french duo Air, their band name best describes their music..
Apparat - Walls
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If you’re a regular here at Josdigital you know I’m into alternative electronic music, so this is totally my thing.
Sascha Ring aka Apparat is a well known and respected musician in the Berlin based electronic scene. With his latest effort he received a lot of critical acclaim by Pitchfork and the whole blogging community. Rightfully that is, cause Walls is as solid as Radiohead latest, and as timeless as any Boards of Canada record. Last.fm says Apparat recently became “more interested in designing sounds than beats“, which is what attracted me in the first place.
Apparat uses a lot of diverse organic sounds, mostly covered by a mellow downtempo beat, to create a very entertaining listen throughout the album.
Even though every track on this album is equally as great, “Limelight” must probably be my favorite track. In the middle of the track there’s a kind of sporadic handclap in sync with the beat that I find really appealing (kinda reminds my of BoC’s Pete Standing Alone with the robot voice).
Anyway, I highly recommend it to people that spend a lot of time in the car, or just like to chill on a late saturday morning with a self-grained cup of joe.
Dntel - “Rock My Boat (ft. Mia Doi Todd)”
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Minimalism to dream away on…
Boom Bip - “In The Tree Tops”
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It’s been pretty slow down here with the holidays and all. I’m slowly progressing on my favorite albums of the year list, which I’ll be posting pretty soon, so watch out for that.
In the mean time, check out this crazy little abstract video for Boom Bip’s In The Tree Tops. I’m a Boom Bip fan, but with his latest, Sacchrilege EP, he steered in a surprising new direction. A bit Justice, Simian Mobile Disco like, with the raw 80’s electro-synths. Not bad, I’m just surprised to see what’s coming.
Architecture In Helsinki - Places Like This
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I don’t think there’s any band that has as much fun as Architecture In Helsinki has. The six headed Australian indie pop group in known for their eclectic over-the-top feel-good musical style.
Although I like their previous album In Case We Die more, Places Like This delivers more song structure and a wider range of influences, without diverting too much of their original sound and joyous approach to making music.
This is definitely recommended to everyone as it’s catchy and easy listening, even Bruce Willis is a fan.
Psychedelic, danceable and rich easy listening melodies crafted by talented multi-instrumentalists, what more do you want.
MP3: Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races
After the jump you can find 3 music videos already from the new album: Heart It Races, Debbie and Hold Music. Enjoy.
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Tongues
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I like a good percussion project from time to time, and did I love Post rock band Tortoise’s Bumps project at Stonesthrow from a few months back.
Time for something new, actually Tongues is not a new release either but I never really got a chance to listen to it closely.
Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet, joins jazz drummer Steve Reid for a third time, after 2 live recorded improv EP’s.
Hebden’s epileptic kicks and electronic samples sound very well next to Reid’s laid-back drums. While some people might rate this very low for the lack of song structure, I applaud that thought, cause it’s not meant to be that kind of record. It’s more of an improvisational experiment and I think they’re just trying to show off their skills and let us know how great they work together.
Not for everyone though, also it might take a few listens to really appreciate it.
I do think at times Hebden went a little over the top with his electronic hums and clicks, but overall they succeeded in making a very enjoyable record for the novice jazz listener.
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid
Domino Recording Co
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