Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Tub Time



Go home, run a bath, stick this tune on and get in.

Beach House - Gila:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/554523755f79019d/

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

J-Dilla Aka Jay-Dee

Three years ago to the day J-Dilla died. Arguably the best Hip-Hop producer ever and one of the most respected producers to also rhyme. He worked with various people from The Roots to Erykah Badu to A Tribe Called Quest and even grittier rappers like Guilty Simpson. Below is a few tracks that he produced and/or rapped in. Enjoy.





Friday, 6 February 2009

Deutsche Neue Welle




Drei Klangs Dimensionen - Rheingold (1980)

Wunderbar!

Thursday, 5 February 2009

Junior!!!!


Ive always seen oft-hyped Junior Boys as the kind of band whose tunes sound better remixed than they do in their original form, and this album would appear to confirm this belief. The opening track is excellent but then the album loses its way a bit, with the omnipresent Italo synths becoming a bit tiresome. Yet paradoxically, many tracks are only a tweak and a re-rub away from minor greatness.

This the first track from their third album, 'Begone Dull Care', which is not due out till mid-March but was leaked this week. Fingers crossed for some mighty remixes:

Junior Boys - Parallel Lines

http://www.zshare.net/audio/55141425c9bf2af9/

Homeless Beatboxer



This guy shits all over vocoders, auto-tunes and even some drum machines.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Telefon Tel Aviv-Charles Cooper R.I.P


Having only been introduced to the said electronic duo by a friend in the past few months, I was already keen to hear their latest album. Having just released it on Bpitch Control Records just a few weeks ago I'm sad to say that one half of the duo has passed away on the 27th of January 2009.

The sad news was released by Charlies TTA partner Joshua Eustis on their Myspace blog.



If you haven't checked them out already, do so now.



Telefon Tel Aviv Website

Myspace.com/telefontelaviv

Monday, 2 February 2009

To Be Still

To Be Still is the follow-up to Alela Diane’s follow up to 2006 debut The Pirate’s Gospel which brought the Nevada City songwriter to our attention. She has embarked on a US tour with Blitzen Trapper and sets foot on British soil in late March.

To Be Still is released Monday February 16th on Names

White As Diamonds - Alela Diane