Broken Bells - S/T (2010)
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Showing posts with label Electronic. Show all posts
13 May 2010
16 February 2010
Kellee Maize
Kellee Maize - Aligned Archetype (2010)
"Rarely are music listeners presented with the opportunity to dance (which becomes a sort of compulsive urge when listening to Maize) while being intellectually stimulated in the process. Some tracks are designed to blow the linguistic mind and fulfill the inherent desire we all have to hear words fall together to build a colossal tower of meaning and delicious sound. Some are designed to remind you you're a woman, and if you're not to appreciate being in the presence of one. Some are indicative of Maize's five different archetypes, which if you doubted the sense in before listening to the album, chances are you no longer do. All are designed to inspire you, physically, emotionally and intellectually."
15 December 2009
09 December 2009
26 October 2009
14 October 2009
Fever Ray with Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid
Fever Ray with Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid -
Stranger Than Kindness/Here Before LP (2009)
29 September 2009
23 September 2009
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30 July 2009
Neon Indian
Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms (2009)
“Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, Dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts. Forged after a hazy winter gathering in Texas, this initial batch of tracks were the result of field recordings, record samples, a collection of bizarre synth sounds. Orbiting around the themes of drug induced heartbreak, weary afternoons, and lost chances, this music provides a lush soundtrack to the deadbeat exploits of teenage ennui.”
29 July 2009
Atlas Sound
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Atlas Sound - Logos (Unmastered) (2009)
here's some background information on this release. it will be officially released on october 20. bradford cox (atlas sound, deerhunter frontman) has this to say:
My last album was a bedroom laptop type thing. Very introverted. Logos is an album that was recorded all over the world. It’s not about me. There are collaborations with other musicians. The lyrics are not autobiographical. The view is a lot more panoramic and less close-up. I became bored with introspection. This was also the case with Deerhunter’s Microcastle LP, which was written during the same period.
I started recording December of 2007. I recorded the first version of the album, which was not intended for release. Due to some unfortunate mistakes on my part, this ’sketch’ of the album was leaked. Many of the songs where simply ‘placeholders,’ songs I created quickly to help design the ‘arc’ of the album.
I did not react well to the leak, in retrospect. It became the kind of internet-fueled drama that I was quickly learning to despise. I had always desired to speak through music, not blog posts and interviews, etc. I considered abandoning the project.
I toured for a period in Europe with Animal Collective, whose band dynamic was very inspirational to be around. On the bus, we often played improvised iPod games. We would take turns formulating a theme or unifying concept and then play three songs. The goal would be for everyone to try and figure out the theme. During one of these games, someone played ‘What Am I Going to Do’ by the Dovers. I was amazed at the hook– a weird organ thing with drums and electric bass. I mentioned to Noah [Lennox] that someone should really sample that riff. He agreed and he taught me a little about sampling and matching up beats. This ended up as the collaborative effort ‘Walkabout’.
Each song on the album has a similar story. That might be my favorite thing about the album. It’s a collection of songs. There is no ‘filler.’ There are little scrapbook details everywhere. Sasha Vine [of Sian Alice Group] provided a double-tracked improvised violin part to ‘Attic Lights’ which was recorded backstage at a Deerhunter/Sian Alice Group show in Brighton. It might be my favorite moment of the album. I played it for some younger friends of mine. They cringed. They wanted more songs like ‘Walkabout’. Something with a big beat. I told them when they get older they will appreciate things like harmonicas and violins more.
Laetitia from Stereolab, who I idolized as a teenager and would later befriend on tour, contributed words and vocals to ‘Quick Canal.’ The song was originally about 15 minutes long. I had zero ideas for vocals and asked if she could give it a shot. Andy Ramsay [drummer for Stereolab ] took a dub of the original and recorded Laetitia’s vocals at his Press Play studio in London. It was quite a treat to hear the finished product, now at an economical nine minutes.
Almost everything you hear on the album is a first take. This makes it almost like a ‘live album’ where a band sets up in a studio and just rolls tape. There are songs on here I don’t even remember recording.
this unmastered release, though unfinished and not the final tracklist for the official release, is reeeeally good.
21 July 2009
Discovery
Discovery - LP (2009)
Side projects are often insipid and indulgent wrecks-- random noise/techno/weird experiments tossed off by people who should know better. Thankfully, Discovery-- featuring Vampire Weekend keyboardist/producer Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles-- is not one of those side projects. Started as a fun, electro-pop hobby four years ago, the duo are finally ready to release their debut album, simply called LP, on July 7 via XL.
i'm a little late on this one... get it while it's here.
18 May 2009
11 May 2009
28 April 2009
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