December 2011
2 posts
Auld Lang Syne 2011
My own curtain closer here, in the (corny, I know) form of Sides A and B.
Disclaimer: a few of these tracks are not from 2011, but they’ve been crucial to my 2011. Tracklist after the jump. Or? Enjoy.
Auld Lang Syne 2011 Side A
Auld Lang Syne 2011 Side B
Side A: TwinSisterMoon, jj, Korallreven, Purity Ring, Active Child, Ford & Lopatin, Trailer Trash Tracys, Dillard &...
Curtain Closers Commence
Aw man, picture is small. Anyway, check this list. Many good things.
My own year-end mixes to come soon / stay tuned.
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
WatchIs there a good reason I shouldn’t find this actually quite compelling?
Maus at Glasslands, via P4K.
May 2011
3 posts
Destroyer: 'It's Gonna Take An Airplane'
For all you Kaputt partisans out there, a throwback from Your Blues. That was last decade!
MP3: Destroyer: ‘It’s Gonna Take An Airplane’
譚順成: '愛你三百六十五天'
I gather it’s Tan Shun Cheng’s ‘Love You 365 Days’ - solid stuff as always from ASEAM.
MP3: Tan Shun Cheng: ‘Love You 365 Days’
Zomby x Panda Bear: 'Things Fall Apart'
In which a proper JAM ends my month away from X Tapes.
MP3: Zomby: ‘Things Fall Apart (Feat. Panda Bear)’
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April 2011
6 posts
West African Cosmos
Last up for today from AD, 2 tracks from West African Cosmos, recorded in Paris and London between 1975 and 1976.
MP3: West African Cosmos: ‘Wuye Wuye’
MP3: West African Cosmos: ‘Emeraude’
Woods: 'Pushing Onlys'
New album dropping on 14 June - album art above. First single here.
“Pushing Onlys” - Woods by forcefieldpr
Dillard & Clark: 'Don't Let Me Down'
Beatles cover from D&C - have been listening to this on repeat. Great hot season music.
MP3: Dillard & Clark: ‘Don’t Let Me Down’
Eddie Ray: 'You Got Me (Demo)'
Eddie Ray, little-heard soul artist from back in the day. From the Numero Group’s compilation Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label.
Via the good people at Aquarium Drunkard. More upcoming from them.
MP3: Eddie Ray: ‘You Got Me (Demo)’
Dirty Beaches: Badlands LP
The LP, finally released. For a drifter-exile like myself, a soundtrack of sorts. Very, very good record. And, great to finally hear it in full form. I’ve been crushing on it for a while, bit by bit.
MP3: Dirty Beaches: ‘Sweet 17’
Download the LP here.
Sampaguita: 'Tao' and 'Easy Pare'
Filipino hard rock, dig it. By way of ASEAM.
MP3: Sampaguita: ‘Tao’
MP3: Sampaguita: ‘Easy Pare’
March 2011
13 posts
Soviet Pop: 'To Die In The Country'
Back to Beijing, this being the ‘oscillator project’ of Li Qing and Li Wei Si.
To Die in the Country – Soviet Pop by Rose Mansion Analog
From Rose Mansion Analog, of course - see here.
Real Estate: 'Blue Lebaron'
New demo from the Ridgewood stalwarts. Not Beijing scenesters, admittedly.
Real Estate - Blue Lebaron by Real Estate
See hereabouts for more good things.
La Big Vic: 'Musica'
The music world is all up in Austin right now, of course - many sets there for LBV.
La Big Vic, “Musica” by The FADER
Good vibes from these guys, but honestly my mind’s still on the Chinese underground.
See here for more from LBV.
Hot & Cold: 'Uighur Pop'
Canadian brothers name-dropped in Dirty Beaches’ AZ guest spot below. Beijing scenesters?
Uighur Pop – Hot & Cold by Rose Mansion Analog
More on their Myspace.
Dirty Beaches on the Chinese Underground
A very solid guest posting on Altered Zones from Alex Zhang Hungtai of Dirty Beaches. Mainly he ends up repping the Beijing arts scene, and particularly this band The Offset: Spectacles. Have a listen below, and a read here. Also do have a look at Alex’s excellent Blogspot.
Meanwhile, jams. ‘Noir garage’, so it’s said.
MP3: The Offset: Spectacles:...
Prasan Wiangsima: 'Lum Sing...Mother In-Law Blames...
From Sam at ASEAM, of course. See here to download the record, which I’m in the process of doing myself.
When Saints Go Machine: 'Let Me Love You For...
Shout out to our people from København.
MP3: When Saints Go Machine: ‘Let Me Love You For Tonight (Kariya Cover)’
Ken Seeno: 'Driving Into Light/Blustery Day'
Ken Seeno-Driving into Light/Blustery Day by nnatapes
WatchAnother put together by Jamie Harley, def the master of found footage.
Nicolas Jaar: 'Keep Me There'
Been spinning this on repeat since the P4K coronation, must admit.
MP3: Nicolas Jaar: ‘Keep Me There’
WatchThe Sandwitches: ‘My Heart Does Swell’
Family Portrait: 'Other Side'
JAM (description + command)
From Ridgewood NJ via the Underwater Peoples operation.
MP3: Family Portrait: ‘Other Side’
Maria Minerva: 'Little Lonely'
New ‘eastern European supermodel goddess outsider blissco trance’, says Amanda Brown.
MP3: Maria Minerva: ‘Little Lonely’
February 2011
21 posts
Elite Gymnastics: 'Montana'
Nice cover art. But the music? Either way: from their Neu! ‘92 EP.
MP3: Elite Gymnastics: ‘Montana’
Lena Lim & The Stylers: ‘Luna,...
Lykke Li: 'Love Out Of Lust'
Lykke Li - Love Out Of Lust by LykkeLi
New Julian Lynch: 'Terra'
A lot from AZ today I know, but I can’t not post this - a solid indication of great things to come from Lynch’s upcoming third LP (out 26 April).
MP3: Julian Lynch: ‘Terra’
Sean McCann: 'Star Charge'
Big sounds from the EU, off of new LP The Capitol.
MP3: Sean McCann: ‘Star Charge’
Ted Lucas
Beloved by record diggers, I gather - the Motown string man who did folk like a pro.
MP3: Ted Lucas: ‘Plain and Sane and Simple Melody’
MP3: Ted Lucas: ‘I’ll Find a Way to Carry It All’
New Keep Shelly in Athens: 'Song To Cheer You Up'
MP3: Keep Shelly in Athens: ‘Song To Cheer You Up’
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The Sandwitches: 'Lightfoot'
New from GVB. Probably too much from there on here, but I don’t have the will power for otherwise.
MP3: The Sandwitches: ‘Lightfoot’
The Quests: Conquests EP
Hong Kong and Singapore in the late 1960s. Music in motion.
MP3: The Quests: ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’
MP3: The Quests: ‘What Is Soul’
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Young Galaxy: 'Cover Your Tracks' Remix EP
Download
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WatchVIA
That Ghost: 'Calls'
MP3: That Ghost: ‘Calls’
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Sometimes
The blogs get mixed up.
But I feel that America has been waiting.
'Still Sound' Remix: Coyote Clean Up X Toro y Moi
X
From the remix contest.
MP3: Coyote Clean Up X Toro y Moi: ‘Still Sound’
Woodsist: Rear House Studios
AZ always to be trusted with features like this. Jam of a label.
The Son of P.M. - Hey Klong Yao!
‘Essential Collection of Modernized Thai Music from the 1960s’ - ASEAM of course
MP3: The Son of P.M.: ‘Horse Step Dance (Guaracha)’
MP3: The Son of P.M.: ‘Talung Nang Yak (Talung)’
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Vivian Girls: 'I Heard You Say'
Serious side projects! - The Babies and La Sera.
But the third LP from Vivian Girls proper is still to drop soon. Impressive.
Share the Joy on 12 April.
MP3: Vivian Girls: ‘I Heard You Say’
January 2011
17 posts
La Sera: ‘Devils Hearts Grow Old’
...
Panda Bear: Cover Art!
Making the rounds. Can we have a leak now please?