Tuesday, August 30, 2011

NEON INDIAN DEBUTS "PAL198X" IN SYNTHFOMERCIAL VIDEO

Neon Indian - Step Into the World With Your PAL198X from Neon Indian on Vimeo.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

JAMES MURPHY DJ SET ON "BEATS IN SPACE" WNYU-FM 89.1


A few weeks ago James Murphy took to the tables on WNYU’s station Beats in Space to perform over two hours of music.

PART 1 > DWLD HERE

1. Herb Alpert - Beyond  
2. Todd Terje - Ragysh  
3. Bunnydrums - Too Much Time
4. Oppenheimer Analysis - The Devil’s Dancer  
5. Bill Nelson - Connie Buys A Kodak 
6. November Group - Work That Dream
7. DJ Steef - Black Savates  
8. DJ Steef - Triolisme  
9. Sylvester - I Need Somebody To Love Tonight  
10. Pollyester - German Lover Letter (Hal Tabac Mix)  
11. 112 BPM - Automan 6
12. Queen Samantha - Take A Chance  
13. L.B. Bad - The New Age Of Faith (Rong Music Version)  
14. Azari & III - Reckless With Your Love (Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt Remix)  
15. Love Unlimeted Orchestra - Welcome Aboard

PART 2 > DWLD HERE

16. Burnt Island Casuals - Truth & Temptation
17. Woolfy - Looking Glass  
18. Rhythim Is Rhythim - The Dance  
19. Steve “Silk” Hurley - Jack Your Body  
20. Klein & MBO - The MBO Theme  
21. ?
22. Brenda Russell - Way Back When (Underdog Edit)
23. NDF - Since We Last Met  
24. Allez-Allez - Seven Down Six Across  
25. Gavin Russom - Night Sky (The Mutant Beat Dance Adjustment)  
26. Prince - The Future - 
27. ?
28. Bermuda TriangleBlack Cock
29. Charanjit Singh - Rafa: Bhairav 
30. Christiane F - Wunderbar 
31. Plez - Can’t Stop (Acid Rain Forest Mix)  
32. Brian Brain - Fun With Music! 
33. Fred Palakon - I’m Not Here  
34. Laid Back - Fly Away  


James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem, DFA) on BIS - part 1 from Tim Sweeney on Vimeo.


James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem, DFA) on BIS - Part 2 from Tim Sweeney on Vimeo.


James Murphy (LCD Soundystem, DFA) On BIS - Part 3 from Tim Sweeney on Vimeo.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

[LISTEN UP] KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - OUR OWN DREAM


Our Own Dream is the title track of Keep Shelly in Athens’ new 12” on Forest Family, set for a Fall release.

DWLD MP3 HERE

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.27.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Peter Bjorn & John / I Know You Don't Love Me / Gimmie Some
Keep Shelly In Athens / Our Own Dream / Our Own Dream [Single]
Keep Shelly In Athens / In Love With Dusk / In Love With Dusk
Gorillaz / Double Bass / Gorillaz
Peaking Lights / Amazing & Wonderful
Tame Impala / Desire Be Desire Go / Innerspeaker
The Bird & The Bee / Private Eyes / Interpreting...
Magic Wands / Teenage Love / Teenage Love [Single]
Shit Robot / Take em' Up / From The Cradle To The Rave
Purity Ring / Ungirthed / Ungirthed [Single] 7'
Glasser / Apply / Ring
Sparklehorse / Comfort Me / It's A Wonderful Life
The Horrors / Endless Blue / Skying
Jesus & Mary Chain / On The Wall / Barbed Wire Kisses
Ivy / Keep Moving / Keep Moving (Single)
Brian Eno & David Byrne / The Carrier / My Life In The Bush of Ghosts
New Young Pony Club/ Get Lucky / Single
Philippe Laurent / Exposition #5 / Hot Bip
Fatboy Slim / Praise You / You've come a long way, baby
Small Black / Despicable Dogs [Washed Out Remix] / Single
Loyal Divide / Vision Vision / Vision Vision [Single]
Snowy Red / Madam / Right to Die
Autumn / I Say You Hello / Synthesize
The Cure / A Forest / Standing on A Beach: The Singles
Symian Mobile Disco / Hustler / Attack Decay Sustain Release
Prefuse 73 / Pagina Dose / Surrounded by Silence

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SUCH A SCENE: P B J





Peter Bjorn & John Live at Empty Bottle - Chicago IL 08.24.11

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

I'm pretty stoked to present to you the first single off of Keep Shelly In Athens new EP titled Our Own Dream which will be released this fall via Forest Family; listen to the haunting, sumptuous, melancholy disco title track:

Keep Shelly in Athens - Our Own Dream by Keep Shelly in Athens

If that's not enough the Grecian duo KSIA, will also hit the road on their first ever North American tour this November.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

VIDEO: OCTO OCTA - HIGH REFLECTION

OCTO OCTA - HIGH REFLECTION teaser from 100% Silk on Vimeo.

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.20.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Supersuckers / Devil Doll [ft. Eddie Vedder] / Free The West Memphis 3
The Clash / Know Your Rights / Combat Rock
Franz Ferdinand / Fire / Franz Ferdinand
The Cure / The Walk / The Singles
Kurt Vile / Baby's Arms / Smoke Ring From My Halo
Peter Bjorn & John / Just The Past / Living Thing
Lana Del Ray / Video Games / Video Games 7" Single
Woods / Who Do You Think I Am / Sun & Shade
Nick Drake / Black Eyed Dog / A Introduction to Nick Drake
Memory Tapes / Wait In The Dark / Player Piano
LCD Soundsystem / Bye Bye Bayou / 12" Single
Maria Minerva / Disko Bliss / Noble Savage 12"
Wu Lyf / Lyf / Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Broadcast / Pendulum / Ha Ha Sound
New Order / Temptation / Substance
The Rapture / How Deep Is Your Love? / In The Grace Of Your Love
Philippe Laurent / Indusrieuse 3 / Hot Bip
Ford & Lopatin / Emergency Room [Gavin Russom Remix] / Emergency Room 12" Single
Washed Out / Echoes / Within And Without
Ruins / Sexual Desire / The Art Dance
 The Walkmen / The Rat / Bows + Arrows
Yacht / Tripped & Fell In Love / Shangri-La
Midnight Juggernaughts / Come As You Are / Spin Presents: Newermind

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[LISTEN UP] THE WEEKND - THURSDAY


The Weeknd have been teasing us with tracks like The Birds (Part 1) and Rolling Stone, but their latest mixtape released last week titled Thursday is finally available. Grab it over at their website FREE.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.13.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

The Clash / London Calling / Greatest Hits
Wu Lyf / Dirt / Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
The Smiths / Panic / Louder Than Bombs
Snowy Red / Euroshima (Wardance) / Ready To Die
Pure X / Easy / Extacy
Keep Shelly In Athens / In Love With Dusk / In Love With Dusk
Neon Indian / Local Joke (Dntel Remix) / Mind Ctrl: Psychic Chasms
Kraftwerk / The Robots / The Man Machine
Nicolas Jarr / I Got A Woman / Space Is Only Noise
Philippe Laurent / Exposition 5 / Hot Bip
New Order / Extacy / Power Corruption Lies
Philippe Laurent / Et Hop 1983 / Hot Bip
Portishead / We Carry On / Third
Pretty Good Dance Moves / Alive Tonight / PGDM
Peter Bjorn & John / Inland Empire / Seaside Rock
Ford & Lopatin / Emergency Room (Gavin Russom Remix) Emergency Room 12'
Twin Shadow / I Can't Wait / Forget
Peaking Lights / All The Sun That Shines / 936
Woods / White Out / Sun & Shade
La Vampires Goes Ital / Tons Of Love / Streetwise
Eric Copeland / Wao Taor Condos / Waco Taco Combo
Stereo / Somewhere In The Night / Cold Waves + Electronics Vol 1
Dantons Voice / I Hear Bells / The Hidden Tapes
Deux / Game & Performance / The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 1
Disappears / Revisiting / Guider

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Friday, August 12, 2011

ENDTRODUCING... FRANCIS LUNG

"I have known Francis for most of my life, but I only ever seem to be in contact with him when he really needs me. I don’t mind it, because I know what he’s like. I think I’m the only guy he’ll talk to, but he’ll talk to every girl. Francis does alright. Here are his demo’s. He is making an album, and he might tell me when it’s ready"
- Tommy G (Wu Lyf)

Here are some recent Demos. Album soon? Hopefully YES!















More info here  www.francislung.tumblr.com

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

WHITE MYSTERY SHREDS THE NATION TOUR


If you're a fan of stripped down garage rock, loud drums, and/or redheads, meet your perfect match. White Mystery is hitting the road again and the Ultra Lounge in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood will be there send off! White Mystery is the two-piece brother/sister duo of Alex and Francis White. Alex is best known as the guitar rockin' front women of Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra, but with her latest venture with brother Francis, she strips it down to a guitar and heavy-handed drum garage rock sound

RSVP HERE

WHITE MYSTERY SHREDS THE NATION

08-12 Chicago, IL - Ultra Lounge
08-13 Chicago, IL - Built Festival
08-15 Minneapolis, MN - Memory Lanes
08-16 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
08-18 Missoula, MT - Total Fest X
08-21 Seattle, WA - The Funhouse
08-22 Portland - OR - East End
08-24 Oakland, CA - The Stork Club
08-25 San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock
08-29 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
08-30 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
09-02 Austin, TX - The Smell
09-03 Houston, TX - The Mink
09-06 Atlanta, GA - The EARL
09-09 Brooklyn, NY - The Rock Shop

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

VIDEO: NORSE HORSE - SWELLS

Norse Horse "Swells" from alice cohen on Vimeo.

LONDONS BURNING


As the London riots continue so does the destruction... A 200,000 square-foot Sony/PIAS distribution warehouse in North London was completely destroyed when it burned down to the ground early this morning. More than 150 independent record labels-- including XL/Beggars, Warp, Rough Trade, Domino, 4AD, Sub Pop, Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, Drag City, Thrill Jockey, FatCat, Kompakt, and Soul Jazz-- have lost merchandise to the flames.

In an effort to recover from their great loss, A fundraiser has been organized by PIAS; you can get involved by donateing
here, or send an e-mail.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

SUCH A SCENE: VIDEO PORTRAITS
















Photographers Sanchez + Kitahara shot these amazing video portraits with some of the artists playing Pitchfork Music Festival this past July. The images below include Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Cut Copy, Kurt Vile, HEALTH, No Age, Shabazz Palaces, Zola Jesus, Twin Shadow, Toro Y Moi, Das Racist, EMA, Cold Cave, the Fresh & Onlys, the Radio Dept., and Julianna Barwick. These are truly amazing! I have never seen anything like this eva...

VIDEO: DOMINANT LEGS - HOOP OF LOVE

Dominant Legs - Hoop of Love from Eugene Kotlyarenko on Vimeo.


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Saturday, August 6, 2011

SUCH A SCENE: I LOVE TORONTO





ARCADE FIRE RELEASES "SCENES FROM THE SUBURBS" TRAILER



The Suburbs Deluxe Edition is available with two new songs and a film directed by Spike JonzeThe Suburbs reissue will include new tracks Speaking In Tongues and Culture War. The package includes Scenes From The Suburbs, a 30min short film inspired by The Suburbs album. Directed by Spike Jonze and co-written by Jonze, Will Butler and Win Butler. CD: The Suburbs album, plus a new extended version of album track Wasted Hours and 2x bonus new tracks Speaking In Tongues and Culture War; and a 76 page booklet.

More info about Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Re-Issue available HERE

PETE BJORN & JOHN MAKE VIDEO FOR ALL OF GIMMIE SOME



Gimmie Some Available on VINYL via Star Time International HERE

Friday, August 5, 2011

LIVE STREAM: LOLLAPALOOZA FESTIVAL 2011



Check out the schedule below & visit www.youtube.com/lollapalooza for the LIVE stream.

Friday, August 5th

1:30 p.m. The Vaccines
1:45 p.m. TAB the Band
2:15 p.m. Delta Spirit
2:30 p.m. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
3:00 p.m. Foster the People
3:30 p.m. Smith Westerns
4:00 p.m. White Lies
5:00 p.m. Two Door Cinema Club
5:30 p.m. Mountain Goats
6:00 p.m. Naked and Famous
6:30 p.m. Bright Eyes
7:00 p.m. The Kills
8:15 p.m. Coldplay

Saturday, August 6th

1:30 p.m. Grouplove
1:45 p.m. J. Roddy Walston & The Business
2:15 p.m. Walk the Moon
2:30 p.m. Fitz & The Tantrums
3:00 p.m. Black Lips
3:30 p.m. Mayer Hawthorne & The Country
4:00 p.m. Death From Above 1979
4:30 p.m. Big Audio Dynamite
5:30 p.m. Local Natives
6:00 p.m. Ween
7:00 p.m. Beats Antique
8:00 p.m. My Morning Jacket

Sunday, August 7th

1:30 p.m. Imelda May
1:45 p.m. The Joy Formidable
2:15 p.m. Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses
2:30 p.m. Noah and The Whale
3:00 p.m. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
4:00 p.m. The Cars
4:15 p.m. Flogging Molly
5:00 p.m. Portugal. The Man
5:15 p.m. Cage the Elephant
6:00 p.m. Arctic Monkeys
6:15 p.m. Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley & Nas
7:00 p.m. Explosions in the Sky
8:15 p.m. Foo Fighters

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.30.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Doris Norton / Personal Computer / Personal Computer
LCD Soundsystem / Tribulations (Cass Version) / Single
Harold Faltermeyer / Axel F Theme / Axel F Theme (Single)
Washed Out / Wicked Games (Chris Issak) / Single
Beastie Boys / Shake Your Rump / Paul's Boutique
La Vampires Goes Itl / Tons of Love / Streetwise
Black Kids / I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance WIth You / Single
White Denim / Drug / Drug Remix [Bjorn Yttling]
Franz Ferdinand / All My Friends / All My Friends Single [LCD]
New Order / Temptation / Temptation (Single)
Gil Scot-Heron and Jamie xx / I'll Take Care of You / We're New Here
Shout Out Louds / Man on the Moon / Stereogum Presents: Drive XV
Japanese Motors / Singlefins & Safety-Pins / Single
Peter Bjorn & John / Is This It / Stereogum Presents: Stroked
Ramones / Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio / End of the Century
The La's / Timeless Melody / The La's
Ruins / Shortwave / The Art Dance
Depeche Mode / Personal Jesus / Single
Deux / Decadence / Decadence
Black Devil Disco Club / To Ardent (Ft. Nancy Sinatra) / Circus
Vampire Weekend / Contra / Contra
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin / Orang-outang / Single
Beach House / 10 Mile Stereo / Teen Dream

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VIDEO: TORO Y MOI - HOW I KNOW

Toro y Moi - How I Know from Jordan Kim on Vimeo.

VIDEO: BEST COAST - OUR DEAL