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11.16.2009

V/A - Cosmic Balearic Beats Volume 2

This compilation comes courtesy of the very awesome Eskimo Recordings, who specialize in releasing new cosmic and italo disco sounds. Lots of great stuff here (including that Hot Toddy joint that everyone's raving over), and all of it's exclusive and previously unreleased (even though some of it sounds like it could have been plucked right out of 1981). One of my favorite jams is below, lots of feel good chords and vintage synths (if you read this blog with any regularity, you should have learned by now that I'm a sucker for the pretty shit).

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Phelps - Pitfield Girl

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11.12.2009

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic LP

Really into this Memory Tapes LP this week, it's an incredible collection of dreamy synth pop that kind of gets dancey sometimes. It has that same "hard to pin down" genre that Air France has. The man behind the project is Dayve Hawk, who's also released music under the names Memory Cassette and Weird Tapes (this current name is a combination of the other two), and also handled vocal duties in the Philly band Hail Social. One of my favorites, "Plain Material," is below. I love how it transitions from shoegaze indie to electro pop, and I especially love the distorted lo-fi background vocals that come in come in about halfway through.

Memory Tapes - Plain Material

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11.08.2009

Clubroot - Clubroot LP

I'm usually not a big fan of dubstep, but I make exceptions when I come across tracks that lean more towards the ethereal, and less towards the WOMP WOMP. Clubroot's self-titled LP really took me by surprise recently; really nice, sparse tracks that are a bit Burial-esque, but without all of the crazy drum programming (which I found to be distracting at times, honestly). The whole LP is really great, but for a little taste, check out "Lucid Dream" below.

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NEWS/EVENTS MUSIC BIO/CONTACT CHRIS RECOMMENDS FACEBOOK TWITTER MYSPACE	11.16.2009 V/A - Cosmic Balearic Beats Volume 2 This compilation comes courtesy of the very awesome Eskimo Recordings, who specialize in releasing new cosmic and italo disco sounds. Lots of great stuff here (including that Hot Toddy joint that everyone's raving over), and all of it's exclusive and previously unreleased (even though some of it sounds like it could have been plucked right out of 1981). One of my favorite jams is below, lots of feel good chords and vintage synths (if you read this blog with any regularity, you should have learned by now that I'm a sucker for the pretty shit). Buy Cosmic Balearic Beats Volume 2 On CD Buy Cosmic Balearic Beats Volume 2 On MP3 Phelps - Pitfield Girl Labels: Music Posted by Chris at 6:01 PM permalink 11.12.2009 Memory Tapes - Seek Magic LP Really into this Memory Tapes LP this week, it's an incredible collection of dreamy synth pop that kind of gets dancey sometimes. It has that same "hard to pin down" genre that Air France has. The man behind the project is Dayve Hawk, who's also released music under the names Memory Cassette and Weird Tapes (this current name is a combination of the other two), and also handled vocal duties in the Philly band Hail Social. One of my favorites, "Plain Material," is below. I love how it transitions from shoegaze indie to electro pop, and I especially love the distorted lo-fi background vocals that come in come in about halfway through. Memory Tapes - Plain Material Labels: Music Posted by Chris at 1:45 PM permalink 11.08.2009 Clubroot - Clubroot LP I'm usually not a big fan of dubstep, but I make exceptions when I come across tracks that lean more towards the ethereal, and less towards the WOMP WOMP. Clubroot's self-titled LP really took me by surprise recently; really nice, sparse tracks that are a bit Burial-esque, but without all of the crazy drum programming (which I found to be distracting at times, honestly). The whole LP is really great, but for a little taste, check out "Lucid Dream" below. Clubroot - Lucid Dream Labels: Music Posted by Chris at 3:06 PM permalink	SYNDICATION! Click Here for the RSS Feed ARCHIVES February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010