VIDEO: DISCLOSURE - WHEN A FIRE STARTS TO BURN

Disclosure releases the video to When A Fire Starts To Burn from the awesome debut album titled "Settle" out June 3rd via Universal HERE

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VIDEO: WHEREWOLF CITY - JUDGE JUDGE (EPISODE 5)

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VIDEO: GLASS CANDY - BEAUTIFUL OBJECT

Italians Do It Better band Glass Candy releases Martin D' Argensio's documentary footage of the group tracking "Beautiful Object" in their demo studio in Montreal. filmed during the "Body Work" sessions. The track is available now on the After Dark 2 comp via I-Tunes.

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[LISTEN UP] OUTSIDES - SEESAW

New music from Tim Ellis' new project called Outsides. The band hits the road for a couple of shows this summer and will head back into the studio to finish work on there debut album out later this year.

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R I P R A Y M A N Z A R E K

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[LISTEN UP] SMITH WESTERNS - 3AM SPIRITUAL

Taken from the Smith Westerns forthcoming LP Soft Will, out June 25 on Mom+Pop.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT - 05.18.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Guest DJ Pat Sansone from Wilco

• Wilco / Wilco (The Song) / Wilco (The Album)
• Dwight Twilley / Im On Fire / The Dwight Twilley Band
• The Stories / Love Is In Motion / About Us
• Prince / Tambourine / From Around The World In Day
• Mayer Hawthorne / Maybe So Maybe No / Strange Arrangements
• Kinks / Village Green / Preservation Society
• Pete Townsend / Melancholia / Scoop
• Guided By Voices / Hot Freaks / Bee Thousand
• Yes / Starship Trooper / The Yes Album
• XTC / Not Enough For Us / Skylarking
• Utopia / All Smiles / Defacing The Music
• Van Dyke Parks / All Is Golden / Song Cycle
• Miracle Legion / Paradise / Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
• R.E.M. / Gardening At Night / Chronic Town
• The Groundhogs / Part 1 / Split
• The Move / The Words of Errand / Message From The Country
• Paul McCartney / Another Day / 7 Inch
• Love / Daily Planet / Forever Changes
• Shuggie Otis / Outta My Head / Inspiration Information
• The Left Banke / Pretty Ballerina / Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina Big Star / For You / Big Stars 3rd
• Harry Nielsen / Together / Ariel Ballet
• Everly Brothers / Cathy’s Clown / A Date With the Everly Brothers
• The Who / Pictures of Lilly /7 Inch
• The Autumn Defense / I Want You Back / Unreleased

THE MINIMAL BEAT 05.18.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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WILCO'S PAT SANSONE RADIO TAKE OVER!

We are excited to announce that Pat Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense will be taking over The Minimal Beat tomorrow from 2-4pm CDT! You can listen LIVE on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or stream HERE

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[EVENT] SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL JUNE 21-23, 2013

FULL LINE-UP AND SCHEDULE ALONG WITH TICKET INFO HERE

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[LISTEN UP] RYAN HEMSWORTH - PERFECTLY

New one from Ryan Hemsworth, taken from his upcoming EP titled Still Awake which is out next week 05/23/13 via his website HERE. Sounds like the first day of of a very HOT summer!

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 05.11.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Miike Snow / Burial / Miike Snow
• Kasper Bjorke / Animals / Standing On Top Of Utopia
• Peaking Lights / Beautiful Dub / Lucifer In Dub
• Archie Bronson Outfit / I Was A Dead Duck / Dub Mix
• Chromatics / Looking For Love / After Dark 2
• The Smiths / Panic / Greatest Hits
• Rathborne / Last Forgiven / Soft
• Ford and Lopatin / Joey Rogers / Channel Pressure
• Cut Copy / Future / Bright Light Neon Love
• Larry Gus / Jaw Throb / Silent Congas
• The Cure / The Walk / Greatest Hits
• Plane / Western Ave / Hello More
• Eric Copeland / Wao Taor Combo / Waco Taco Combo

Guest DJ Kriss Stress of Notes + Bolts

• Oscillator Bug / Feel Rif / 7 Inch
• White Mystery / Secret Garden / Telephatic
• Drastics / A Sonic Black Hole / 7 Inch
• Ono / Punks / 7 Inch
• Blasted Diplomats / I Miss You Sweets / Latehe 7 Inch
• Heartsrevolution / Pop Heart / Flexi
• Le-Tour / leave Me Alone /  Latehe
• Population / Relic / Single
• Bumble Batt / A New You / Single
• Tal Sounds / Found / Single
• Future Cop! / Superheros [Ft.Kristine] / Single
• Gell Set / Disconnected / Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 05.11.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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ITALIANS DO IT BETTER FINALLY RELEASE AFTER DARK 2 COMP

Available on iTunes now. Physical copies “on the way…

01 Glass Candy: Warm in the Winter
02 Desire: Tears From Heaven
03 Mirage: Let’s Kiss
04 Appaloosa: Fill the Blanks
05 Chromatics: Looking For Love
06 SYMMETRY: Heart of Darkness
07 Chromatics: Camera
08 Twisted Wires: Half Lives
09 Glass Candy: The Possessed
10 Chromatics: Cherry
11 Glass Candy: Beautiful Object
12 Farah: Into Eternity
13 Appaloosa: Intimate
14 Mike Simonetti: The Magician
15 Glass Candy: Redheads Feel More Pain

” Italians Do It Better on the slight discrepancy between the tracklist that’s been floating around and the final tracklist:

“NIGHT SHIFT & JOHANNA WILL COME OUT EVENTUALLY. AND THE GLASS CANDY SONGS WILL BE ON “BODY WORK”. JOHNNY HAD 27 TRACKS MIXED & MASTERED FOR AFTER DARK 2. BUT THESE 15 WERE WHAT HE SAID …”COMPLETED THE ETIRE VISION OF THE RECORD”… FOR EXAMPLE, “CHERRY” & “LOOKING FOR LOVE” WERE BOTH RECORDED & MIXED BEFORE “KILL FOR LOVE” WAS RELEASED…BUT HE THOUGHT THEY FIT AFTER DARK 2′S PURPOSE MORE”

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[LISTEN UP] MIRAGE - LETS KISS

  AFTER DARK 2 OUT THIS FRIDAY FROM ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

“Let’s Kiss” was written the same week as “Under Your Spell” in November 2008. After a bizarre & beautiful twist of fate, I walked into a remote bar in Montreal where I met the love of my life. The next morning… Ida & I had to leave. We flew to France for a handful of sweaty club shows. On the train out of Paris, I realized my whole world had been permanently turned upside down. The rain was crashing against the windows… & I decided I wanted to make a record that felt like that moment frozen in time… “For Ever Ever”. That’s when After Dark 2 was born. The last five years have been a blur of art & parties. This record represents the people we’ve connected with along the way…in Moscow, in Mexico, in Barcelona, in London, in Portland, in Montreal, in Melbourne, in Houston, in Berlin, in Beijing, in Los Angeles, in Dublin, in Athens… I am so excited to finally be sharing it with you. In 20 minutes, Ida & I get on a plane to Warsaw for our first tour overseas with Chromatics. Even though she is on crutches thanks to a brutal Roller Derby pile up on Sunday… we can’t wait to see all of you again… it’s been way too long. After Dark 2 is out this Friday. 

It’s 78 minutes & 16 seconds. 

See you on the train! 

 xo Johnny Jewel”

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[VIDEO] KENDRICK LAMAR - BITCH DONT KILL MY VIBE [DIRECTORS CUT]

Kendrick Lamar releases the video for Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe from his album "good kid, m.A.A.d city" avalable via Reckless HERE. The last :50 sec features Schoolboy Q rapping over Chromatics’ “Cherry”. Directed by the Lil Homies & OG Mike Mihail.

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[VIDEO] HOLY GHOST! - DUMB DISCO IDEAS

Brooklyn-based synthpop duo Holy Ghost! are excited to unveil their new song “Dumb Disco Ideas.” “Dumb Disco Ideas” is a new song from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Dynamics, which will be released this fall via DFA Records. Dynamics will be the follow-up to the group’s critically acclaimed self-titled debut album which was released in 2011 and was hailed as a “classic pop album” by The Los Angeles Times. The video, directed by Ben Fries, features a plethora of colorful, synchronized lights and a backdrop of the New York City skyline from dusk until dawn. Watch the video below.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 05.04.2012

ARTIST / TRACK ALBUM

• Major Lazer / Get Free [ft. Amber Coffman] / 7 Inch
• The Weeknd / High For This / House of Balloons
• Surhan / Watching the World / Surhan EP
• Larry Gus / Figueroa Islands (Hana Remix) / Figueroa Islands (Hana Remix)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Subway / Mosquito
• MS MR / Hurricane / Second Hand Rapture
• A Year In A Day / Falling / Single
• R.E.M. / Bang & Blame / Monster
• Nicholas Jarr / Mi Mujer / Single
• Daft Punk / Get Lucky [ft. Pharrel Williams] / Single
• The Knocks / Magic (Viceroy Remix) / Magic (Viceroy Remix)
• Sinkane / Jeeper Creeper / Mars
• Keep Shelly In Athens / Madmen Love (Mike Simonetti Remix) / Madmen Love (Mike Simonetti Remix)

Chelsea Cankar from Stic of the Week Guest DJ

• Maps & Atlases / Winter / Beware and Be Grateful
• Gardens & Villa / Cruise Ship / Gardens & Villa / Gardens & Villa
• Hank & Cupcakes / Liquid Mercury / Naked
• Guards / Resolution of One / Guards
• Gemini Club / Nothing But History / Here We Sit
• Surfer Blood / Swim / Astrocoast
• Wild Belle / Keep You / Single
• Royal Teeth / Wild / Act Naturally
• California Wives / Purple / Art History

THE MINIMAL BEAT 05.04.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[LISTEN UP] RATHBORNE - LAST FORGIVEN

Last Forgiven is the single from the new album by Luke titled "SOFT" by his band Rathborne. "Last Forgiven" is a song that came to me all at once, like a dream," says Rathborne. "It's about redemption and becoming free. Like riding some strange wave into the sun." The album is due out July 2 on Dillettante.

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12 YEARS OF DFA: TOO OLD TO BE NEW, TOO NEW TO BE CLASSIC

Red Bull Music Academy spotlights DFA Records, the iconic NYC record label that got the indie kids to dance in this fresh video, featuring music and appearances from James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Holy Ghost!, The Juan MacLean, Shit Robot, Sinkane, YACHT and many more.

“DFA is a family,” says Jonathan Galkin (DFA’s Co-Founder) in the video. “Dysfunctional is a good word.”

But what puts the “fun” in it? “The fundamental element of the DFA sound tends to be the way the kickdrum works, which tends to be a steady fork,” says composer Peter Gordon. Another “fun"-fused word.

And for every release the folks at RBMA throw a bangin' party to go with it. On May 25th, Red Bull Music Academy takes overs Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall for a seven-hour, multi-room celebration of the label’s 12th anniversary. The night will see performances by James Murphy and over 15 more live acts and DJs spanning the entire history of DFA, including some first ever US performances.

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[LISTEN UP] ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT - I WAS A DEAD DUCK

Speedy Wunderground release their second single, ‘I Was A Dead Duck’ by the Archie Bronson Outfit on May 6th. The track will be available as a limited edition 7” and includes a dub of the track on the B-Side.In keeping with the label’s ‘manifesto’, the single was recorded and produced by Dan Carey in his South London studio during the course of one day and mixed the following day. The track was recorded live in the dark with smoke and lazers and features the Swarmatron - the ‘label ruling’ of ‘no lunch break’ had to be relaxed during recording when members of the Archie Bronson Outfit complained of hunger.

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[LISTEN UP] THE XX - TOGETHER

The xx are probably my favorite band right this moment! Together is a truly majestic song Listen Up below and go see them on tour this summer.

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VIDEO: VAMPIRE WEEKEND - YA HEY

Here is the latest single from Vampire Weekend's new album Modern Vampires of the City. I personally can’t wait for this record to drop in a couple of weeks (May 14) via XL – until then I am just gonna put “Ya Hey” on repeat.

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[LISTEN UP] A YEAR IN A DAY - FALLING

Falling is the first song from Chicago band A Year In A Day featuring Christine on vocals, Eric on drums, Scott on synths. More info HERE

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.27.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX / Im' New Here / We're New Here
• Disclosure / Latch [ft. Sam Smith] / Single
• Spoon / Don't Make Me A Target / Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
• Daft Punk / Get Lucky / Single
• Little Dragon / Ritual / Single
• Kasper Bjorke / Sunrise [ft. Jacob Bellon] / Fool
• Larry Gus/ Her Arms Held High/ Silent Congos
• Holy Ghost / Do It Again / Holy Ghost
• Lcd Soundsystem / Daft Punk Is Playing At My House / 7"
• Archie Bronson Outfit / Cherry Lips / Derdang Derdang
• White Rabbits / Heavy Metal / Milk Famous
• Loyal Divide / Vision Vision / Bodice Ripper
• Twin Shadow / When We're Dancing / Forget

Mixtape by Billeh Ocean A/P/R/I/L/F/L/O/W/E/R/S/

• Ghost Loft / So High / Single
• Darkside / A1 / Darkside
• Acid Pauli / Requiem For A Loop / MST
• Surahn / Guilty / EP
• Wilk & Miskey / Wing Clipper / Single
• Nicolas Jaar x Grizzly Bear / Sleeping UTE / 12"
• Charleston / Piece By Piece / Single
• The xx / VCR / xx
• Nicolas Jaar / I Got A Woman / Space Is Only Noise
• Chromatics / In The City (Low Motion Disco Edit) / In The City (Low Motion Disco Edit)
• Peaking Lights / Beautiful Dub / Lucifer In Dub
• Soul Clap / Twist / 12"

• Cars / Panarama / Panarama
• Roxy Music / More Then This / Avalon
• Spaces of Disapperance / Disappear -/ Single
• Pavement / From Now On / Westing By Musking And Sextante
• Pavement / Angel Carver Blues - Mellow Jazz Docent / Westing By Musking And Sextante
• Clinic / Porno / Three Eps
• Portishead / The Rip / Three
• Albian De La Simone / J'avais Chud - Bungalow
• Pulp X Soulwax - After You / 12"
• De La Soul  / Me Myself & I / Greatest Hits
• The Pixies / Dead / Doolittle
• Donnie Hathatway / Jealous Guy / Live
• The Jam / Start / Single
• Guided By Voices / Unabainted Vicar Of Scortched Earth / Tonics And Twisted Chasers
• Purity Ring / Ungurthed / 7"
• The Mighty Diamonds / I Need A Roof / I Need A Roof
• Lou Rawls / You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine / Single
• XTC / General And Majors / Black Sea
• Pylon / The Human Body / Gyrate
• Jesus and Mary Chain / Taste of Cindy / Barbed Wire Kisses
• Wilco / Handshake Drugs / Enhanced EP
• Chandeliers /  / Founding Fathers
• Kurt Vile / KV Crimes / Wakin' On A Pretty Daze

Shawn Rios Guest DJ Set

• The Moody Blues / Lovely To See You / On The Thresehold of A Dream
• Marvin Gaye / Symphony / Dream of A Lifetime
• The Moments / If I Din't Care / A Moment With The Moments
• The Who / Eminece Front / It's Hard
• David Bowie / Stay / Station to Station
• Office / Sleep Walking / Mecca
• Devo / Uncontrolable Urge / Are We Not Men, We are Devo
• Jim O'Rourke / Memorey Lane / Insignifigance
• Pulse Programing / First They Fire / Pulse Programing
• Michal Jackson / Baby Be Mine / Thriller
• Prince / The Beautiful One / Purple Rain
  
  

THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.27.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[LISTEN UP] LARRY GUS - SILENT CONGAS REMIXES

The tribal glitches of Larry Gus’ 2012 full-length Silent Congas find new life in this pair of remixes, from Hana and Hello Skinny. Gus’ peculiar aural language and sampladelia makes for pleasantly askew structures, with “Figueroa Islands” leaving gaps of space percolating expectantly over the two-note synth foundation and vocals delayed into gobbledygook. Hello Skinny tosses in squalls of chuckling over the tubular propulsion, with belching fuzz leaving plenty of dust on the staircases of baroque scales. Available now digitally as high-quality downloads from DFA HERE and also available at all other places digital music are sold.

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[EVENT] ITALIANS DO IT BETTER VS DFA NIGHT [PART VI]

Who will prevail? Who fuckin cares! Come dance the night away with some sweet, sweet tunes by LCD Soundsystem, Chromatics, The 2 Bears, Mike Simonetti, Shit Robot, Benoit & Sergio, The Crystal Ark, Glass Candy, Farah, Desire, Hot Chip and much more from the labels Italians Do It Better and DFA and some super hip Garage Disco!!

DJ 's BILLEH OCEAN, RANDY NIETO w/ special guest DJ JIMMY KAPS

RSVP at Do312.com HERE through Facebook HERE

9pm; NO COVER

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[LISTEN UP] KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - MADMEN LOVE [MIKE SIMONETTI REMIX]

The first single from the long-awaited debut full-length album by Keep Shelly in Athens is equal parts sinister and syncopated. On this remix, Mike Simonetti of Italians Do It Better takes the track in an even darker direction. Winding its way through an urban landscape of flickering lights and downward glances, 'Madmen Love' builds slowly upwards, bursting into a procession of drums and angular guitar chords, before slinking back to its staccato footsteps. Keep Shelly in Athens' album will launch this Fall on Cascine. Listen to the original track at HERE. It's also available to buy now via Sixteen Tambourines as a limited edition 7" which you can order HERE.

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