[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.08.2014

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Blood Orange - Chamakay - Cupid Deluxe
• The Walkmen - Blue as Your Blood - Lisbon
• Air - Sexy Boy - Moon Safari
• Sinkane - Jeeper Creeper - Mars
• Angel Olsen - High Five - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
• Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
• The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - Listen to the Sound - Listen to the Sound
• Wilco - Far, Far Away - Being There
• Dum Dum Girls - Too True to Be Good - Too True
• Glass Lux - I'm a Machine
• Toy - Endlessly - Join the Dots
• Junior Boys - Double Shadow - So This is Goodbye
• Daft Punk - Instant Crush - Random Access Memories
• The XX - Night Time - XX
• Austra - Woodstock - Feel It Break
• Autumn Defense - Calling Your Name - Fifth
• Joe Goddard - Taking Over - Taking Over EP
• Broadcast - Before We Begin - Haha Sound
• Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You - Channel Orange
• Doves - Break Me Gently - Lost Souls
• Tom Schraeder - Pat Baby - Once Lace, Now Cotton
• Ducktails - Killin' the Vibe - Acrade Dynamics

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.08.2014 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

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[#TBT] AIR / MOON SAFARI (1998)

AIR - MOON SAFARI (VIRGIN) 1998
By; Randy Nieto

Little did Air know that when they released their first major full length debut Moon Safari on Virgin records, that they would be unleashing a maelstrom of electro bands that would follow in the millennium that was to come. They landed on the scene as music was just starting to take a decisive turn back to the synthesizers of the early 80s, a reaction to the years of grunge and hard rock we were all forced to endure, and Moon Safari was poised to turn things back around. I remember whenever I put on ‘Le Femme D’Argent’ my girlfriend would always remark “Oh, you’re putting that song from TAXI on again.” Looking back now I guess the keyboard solo does sound a little bit like the TAXI theme song. Regardless of my girlfriend’s zingers, this is an amazing album. The bass lines on this record dance around the songs slow and beautifully, transcending to an ethereal level when combined with the wash of the synthesizers. Beth Hirsch’s vocals on All I Need are haunting and reminiscent of Beth Gibbons of Portishead, but with less kill myself and more let’s make love. These guys are like Portishead after years of therapy. Just listen for yourself. Below is the entire album for you to relax in the tub with a glass of wine. Enjoy!

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