[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.19.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Darkside / Freak Go Home / Psychic 
• Daughn Gibson / Phantom Rider / Me Moan 
• John Cale / All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem Cover) / 7 Inch
• Boogarins / Luciferandis / As Plantas Que Curam
• Rey Pila / Alexander / Alexander Single
• Har Mar Superstar / Prisoner / Single 
• Billie Holiday / My Man ( Toro Y Moi Remix) / Verve Remixed The First Ladies
• Chromatics / Fade to Black / Kill for Love
• Keep Shelly in Athens / Fokionos Negri Street / In Love With Dusk
• Blur / Entertain Me / The Great Escape

Tom Schraeder Guest DJ Set 

• Reputante / Safe and Sound / Oceanside
• Charisma / Black Silk Stocking / Chinese Restaurant
• The Late Great Fitzcarraldos / City Sleep-in / 
• All Out Shelter / Elizabeth / All The Hype
• Glass Lux / In a Machine / In a Machine 
• Brighton MA / Sweet Delusions / Billboard Sun EP 
• Charlie XCX / Nuclear Seasons / You're the one EP 
• Ex Cops / Millionaire / True Hallucinations  
• G / Kqueen / G
• Tom Schraeder and His Ego / Chicago I Love You / Gush 
• Holy Ghost / Dum Disco Ideas / Dynamics
• Disclosure / When A Fire Starts To Burn / Settle

THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.19.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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LOU REED 1942-2013

Just a couple of weeks ago Lou did a photo session intended to become a print ad for his friend Henri Seydoux's French audio headphones company Parrot. The renowned photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino took the shots, and this was the very last shot he took. Always a tower of strength.

- Tom Sarig

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[LISTEN UP] REPUTANTE - DEEP SET EYES

Cult Records today announced that REPUTANTE's debut EP Oceanside will be released worldwide on November 11th! Pre-Order the EP now at Cult Records for only 2 bucks HERE. In the mean time to hold you over listen to the track Deep Set Eyes below.

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[LISTEN UP] SYMMETRY - THE HUNT

Taken from SYMMETRY's limited repress of The Messenger promo LP out now on Italians Do It Better.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.12.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Lorde / Royals / Pure Heroine
• OooOO / Sedsumthing /
• Belmont and Clark / Tight Lips / Manipulator EP
• Aerial M / Last Caress / October
• Cass McCombs / Pregnant Pause /
• Blouse / Time Travel /
• Cut Copy / Let Me Show You Love /
• Shit Robot / Space Race /
• Wild Belle / Backslider / Isles
• The Shins / Phantom Limb /
• Sparklehorse / Comfort Me / It's a Wonderful Life
• Tortoise / Djed / Millions Now Living N /

Handsome Tyrants Guest DJ Set

• Phlex / Stay Shady / Atta Atta (on Schematic Records)
• DMX Krew / Dependency Gap / Cities in Flight
• Anenon / This is What I Meant / Inner Hue
• Hologram / Skyrunner / Single
• Helado Negro / Ilumina Vos / Invisible LIfe
• Factory Floor / Beachcombing [ft. Peter Gordon] /
• Space Dimension Controller / BBD Alignment
• Mono/Poly / Needs Deoderant /
• Unlimited Touch / Searching To Find the One /
• Handsome Tyrants / Teen Lust / Common Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.12.2013 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.05.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Har Mar Superstar / Prisoner / Bye Bye 17
• Holy Ghost / Okay / Dynamics
• Reputante / Lock Me Up / EP
• Arcade Fire / Here Comes The Night / SNL Special Promo
• Arcade Fire / We Exist / SNL Special Promo
• Arcade Fire / Normal Person / SNL Special Promo
• Tensnake / See Right Through [ft. Fiora] / Medlar Remix
• Crystal Waters / Makin' Happy (Overstreet's Edit) / Remix
• Ben Pearce / What I Might Do (Karma Kid Remix) /
• Nicolas Jaar / Why Don't You Save Me (Dave Harrington Remix) / Trust Compilation
• Kasspar / Missin You [ft Mr. White] (Songleader Mix) / Stripped & Chewed Records
• Stella Maris  / Renaissance Tracks (Bell Boys Remix) / Stripped & Chewed Records
• La Femme / Sur La Planche / Le Poduim
• Cults / High Road / Static
• Giorgio Moroder / Baby Blue / Best Of Electronic Disco
• Chvrches / Recover / The Bones Of The What You Believe
• Classixx / Rythm Santa Clara / Hanging Gardens
• Chela / Romanticise (Boys Get Hurt Remix) / Romanticise (Boys Get Hurt Remix)
• Body Language / Social Studies (Plastic Plates Remix) / Remix
• Disclosure / When A Fire Starts To Burn / Settle
• Charleston / Piece By Piece / Single
• Pulp / Disco 2000 / Different Class

THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.05.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[LISTEN UP] REY PILA - ALEXANDER

In 2012, Diego Solorzano, Rodrigo Blanco and Andres Velasco aka Rey Pila moved to New York City to begin work on their sophomore release. With the help of producer Chris Coady (Beach House, Smith Westerns, Wavves), Rey Pila has created their second album which features "a synth-laden, guitar-driven collection of pop gems." Their first single, Alexander, is out now on Cult Records.

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VIDEO: TWIN SHADOW - SILENT ALL THESE YEARS

Twin Shadow AKA George Lewis, Jr. started a online video series called UNDER THE CVRS, in which he posts himself singing other people’s songs. So far he has posted 10cc’s “I’m Not In Love”, Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” and just recently “Silent All These Years” by Tori Amos. Watch it below and request a song HERE.

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VIDEO: BILLIE HOLIDAY - MY MAN (TORO Y MOI REMIX)

Toro Y Moi did a sick remix of a classic for Verve Remixed: The First Ladies, a collection of remixes from classic jazz standards. Here is the video for Toro Y Moi' remix of Billie Holiday’s “My Man,” bringing in director John Henry Hazeltine to tell the story of a spaceman on a planet  that has robots and weird eyeball-trees.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.28.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Chvrches / The Mother We Share (Moon Boots Remix) / Moon Boots Remix
• Soulwax / Another Excuse (DFA Remix) / DFA Remix
• RAC / Hollywood [ft. Penguin Prison] / Hollywood [ft. Penguin Prison]
• Albin de Simone / Adrienne / Bungalow
• Deerhoof / Milking / Milking
• California Wives / Blood Red Youth / Affair
• Lali Puna / Scary World Theory / Scary World Theory
• Goldroom / Embrace / Embrace
• Treasure Fingers & The Knocks / My Body (Justin Faust Remix) / Justin Faust Remix
• !!! / Slyd / Thr!!!er
• New Order / Temptation (7" Edit) / 7" Edit
• Prince / When Doves Cry / Purple Rain

Elaine Davis of Spaces of Disappearance Guest DJ Set

• Spaces of Disappearance / Strangers on a Train / Unhealthy Snacks
• Yip Deceiver / Get Strict / Medallius
• The Mast / Wild Poppies / Wild Poppies
• Kill Memory Crash / Crash V8 / American Automatic
• Heiroglyphic Being / Belief and Reality / So Much Noise 2 Be Heard
• Mr Lies / Magichour [ft. Knower] / Magichour [ft. Knower]
• Humans / De Ciel / Traps
• Spaces of Disappearance / Unsaid / Uhealthy Snacks
• Young Galaxy / Pretty Boy / Ultra Marine
• Mahjongg / Whoop / The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger

THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.28.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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VIDEO: KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - RECOLLECTION

Human lives are comprised of memories, and like bubbles they appear in all forms and colors, shifting shapes as they float. The video for "Recollection" is about confronting those memories, where we follow a world-worn woman along a very personal path. She has a story to tell, things to reconcile - like all of us. "Recollection" is from Keep Shelly in Athens' new album, At Home, out now on Cascine. The duo are currently on tour with label mates, Chad Valley, and stop at the Empty Bottle in Chicago this Friday October 18th and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway via our Facebook page HERE!

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VIDEO: ALBERT HAMMOND JR - ST. JUSTICE

Albert Hammond Jr. releases the video from his self-titled solo EP featuring Dutch model Nina de Raadt for the track "St. Justice". This is Albert's second solo release and as you may already know he is also the guitarist for The Strokes. The EP is available now via Cult Records.

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

Chicago I Love You, Do312 & The Minimal Beat Presents:

Italians Do It Better VS DFA Night (Part X)

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

10pm - ?

NO COVER

RSVP HERE

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[LISTEN UP] BADBAD - SOMEONE NEW

We posted a demo version of these dudes from BadBad a few months back and now they finally announce the official release of the single "Someone New". It's available for free download via Soundcloud... BadBad, is a electronic-soul duo consisting of singer-songwriter-producing partners Chelsea Tyler and Jon Foster. Formed in Brooklyn, New York in the summer of 2011 the group now lives in Venice Beach, Ca. Some really exciting sounds here go ahead and download it!

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.21.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Father John Misty / Nancy From Now On / Fear Fun
• Jesse Woods / Broken Bottle / Get Your Burdens Lifted
• High Highs / Horses / Open Season
• Juana Molina / Martin Fierro / Segundo
• Cornelius / Breezin' / Sensuous
• Steve Hauschildt / Batteries May Drain / Tragedy and Geometry
• Lolawolf / Wanna Have Fun / EP
• Charlotte Gainsbourg / Set Yourself On Fire / 5:55
• Sonic Youth / Teenage Riot / Daydream Nation
• Devo / Girl U Want / Freedom Of Choice
• The Crystal Ark / We Came To / The Crystal Ark
• Marvin Gaye / Sanctified Lady / Dream Of A Lifetime
• Michael Jackson / Shake Your Body / This Is It
• The Changes / Gas Station Girl / American Master
• The Sea And Cake / Four Corners / One Bedroom
• Julie Meckler / Forest / Queenshead
• Julie Meckler / Queenshead / Queenshead
• Top Sul Bah / Janka Nabay / Bubu King
• Moritat / Cats / Clill Blanzin
• Rod Stewart / Young Turks / Young Turks/Sonny
• Souxsie And The Banshees / Into The Light / Juju
• Pulse Programming / First They Fire / Pulse Programming
• Julie Meckler / Soul Love / Queenshead

THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.21.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[EVENT] CHICAGO, I LOVE YOU FESTIVAL OCTOBER 10TH - 20TH

Chicago, I love you...and Do312's "FREE WEEK" is a 10-day (October 10th-20th), entirely free festival celebrating hundreds of Chicago artists; in music, comedy, art, photography, film, and literature spread across various venues through-out the Chicagoland area.

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VIDEO: HAR MAR SUPERSTAR - PRISONER

I may be late in the game but Bye Bye 17 from Har Mar Superstar is probably my favorite album right now! The album was released this past spring on Julian Casablancas' label Cult Records and the second single features his bandmate Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes on drums, talk about keeping it in the family... Har Mar Superstar has an amazing voice and not to mention famous friends check out the video featuring the lovely Juliette Lewis while your at it pick up the album HERE.

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[EVENT] IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT & GORILLA VS BEAR PRESENT: FRESH MUSIC ON INSTANT FILM EXHIBITION

Impossible Project & Gorilla vs. Bear present: Fresh Music on Instant Film Exhibition, to run from October 10 through November 17 at Impossible’s NYC Project Space, featuring photos by Faith Silva, David Bartholow and Chris Cantalini. The opening reception takes place on the evening of Thursday, October 10 from 6-9 PM, and will feature a DJ set by Samantha Urbani of Friends. It’s FREE to attend;

RSVP to rsvp@theimpossibleproject.com.

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VIDEO: HOLY GHOST! - OKAY

Holy Ghost! just released there highly anticipated album Dynamics which is now out now on DFA Records to rave reviews. Now they just released the music video for 'Okay'.

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[LISTEN UP] REPUTANTE - LOCK ME UP

We here at TMB are big fans and have posted about these dudes before and now it’s official! REPUTANTE is now apart of the Cult Crew! Let’s celebrate! Chegg out the video for their new track LOCK ME UP and pick up a free download, too HERE!

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VIDEO: ARCADE FIRE - HERE COMES THE NIGHT TIME / WE EXIST / NORMAL PERSON

Its my great pleasure for me to introduce our favorite band with that sound we all really seem to enjoy Arcade Fire! Yes, thats right Arcade Fire is getting ready to release the follow up to The Suburbs later this fall titled Reflektor. They do it with a U2 inspired video that is weird but awesome at the same time...

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