[LISTEN UP] IDYLL / TROUBLE

New collaboration from Angelina Lucero (Pretty Good Dance Moves) and JoJo Yang who are IDYLL. Listen to the first track “Trouble” off of the debut titled 1, out soon.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.18.2014

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Joe Strummer and The Mescalero's / All in a Day / Streetcore
• The Knife / Girls Night Out / Deep Cuts
• Autre Ne Vuit / Counting / Anxiety
• Grizzly Bear / Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix) / 12" Single
• Scratch Massive / Golden Dreams / Nuit de Reve
• Kraftwerk / It's More Fun to Compute / Computer World
• Yoko Ono / She Gets Down on Her Knees / Season of Glass
• Telepopmusik / Breate / Genetic World
• Jerome LOL / Fool [ft. Angelina Lucero] / Deleted Fool
• Museum of Love / Down South / Single

Karin Skender of Two Carolines Guest DJ Set

• Two Carolines / Thirteen / Demo
• The Scientists / Frantic Romantic / Pissed On Another Planet
• Umpire / Streamers / Umpire
• Decoder Ring / Jet / Fractions
• The Drones / Sharkfin Blues / Custom Made
• French Rockets / Mandy Summers / Mandy Summers
• Tommy O'Donnell / Waking Up Wearing A Batcape / Pioneer Maintenance
• Chelsea Wolfe / We Hit A Wall / Pain Is Beauty
• Tomorrow The Moon / Pig Baby / Single
• Two Carolines / Good As Dead / Demo
• Veronica Falls / Broken Toy / Waiting For Something To Happen
• Pond / You Broke My Cool / Beard, Wives, Denim

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.18.2014 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 01.11.2014

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Prefuse 73 / Pagina Dose / Read the Books 
• Gill Scot Herron Jamie XX / New York is Killing Me / We're new here
• Flying Lotus / MmmHmmm / Cosmagramma 
• M83 / Kim and Jesse / Saturdays = Youth 
• Autumn Defense / Back of My Mind / Once Around 
• Midnight Juggernauts / Into the Galaxy / Into the Galaxy EP 
• Jim James / State Of The Art (A.E.I.U) / Regions of Light and Sound of God
• Belmont and Clark / Dark Compression / Single 
• Dirty Beaches / A Hundred Highways / Badlands
• Lolawolf / What Love is / Lolawolf
• Darkside / Paper Trails / Psychic 
• Boards of Canada / Dayvan Cowboy / Trans Canada Highway

Deanna Devore Guest DJ Set

• Deanna Devore / I Tried / X Number of Days 
• Toro Y Moi / Harm In Change / Anything In Return
• Cyril Hahn / Perfect Form (feat. Shy Girls) / Perfect Form EP
• Banks / Warm Water / Single
• Disclosure / What's In Your Head / Settle
• James Blake / Retrograde / Overgrown 
• Robert Glasper Experiment / Let It Ride (ft.. Norah Jones) / Black Radio 2 
• Something Goes Right / SBTRKT / Self-Titled 
• Deanna Devore / My My / Self Titled 
• Deanna Devore / Didn't You / X Number Of Days
• Lapalux / Guuurl / Nostalchic 

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.11.2014 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[PREVIEW] DISAPPEARS LIVE AT EMPTY BOTTLE DEC 12TH IN CHICAGO

For Kranky’s 20th anniversary they're hosting four shows in Chicago from December 12-15 and the 1st one is at Empty Bottle with Disappears, along with Lichens, and Implodes this Thursday Dec 12th. If you are not familiar with Disappears, they exploded on the Chicago scene back in 2008. They were so good in fact, they caught the attention of drummer Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth, who toured with them in 2011 following the release of their album “Guider”. They have a new record out titled “Era”, and will be playing this show in support of that record. They are known for their lives shows, and I’m sure will be melting faces Thursday night. It would be a pity if you could not make it and all your friends told you about how their faces got melted Thursday and it was totally wicked. So get your tickets now and we will see you at the Empty Bottle!!

Tickets can be purchased HERE. If your feeling lucky head over to our Facebook page now we are giving away a couple of tickets!

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[PREVIEW] CASS MCCOMBS LIVE AT EMPTY BOTTLE DEC 6TH

It’s Christmas time, and there is no better way to soothe your soul than by the musical stylings of Cass McCombs. I’ll have you know I am not so much a huge fan of folky acoustic music, but Cass seems to have found a way to transcend the typical mellow to almost ethereal levels. Besides being gifted with a sultry and serenade worthy voice, his songwriting skills are seriously top notch. His songs weave in and out of acoustic guitar, gentle feedback, and crooning vocals. With strong Chicago roots, there is no doubt he is going to bring a stellar performance to our fair city. Cass McCombs plays this Friday 12/03 at the Empty Bottle. This show comes highly recommended.

Tickets can be purchased HERE. If your feeling lucky head over to our Facebook page now we are giving away a couple of tickets!

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 11.30.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ABLUM

• Horrors / I Can See Through You / Skying
• Modern Lovers / Roadrunner / Modern Lovers
• Rey Pila / Alexander / Single
• Dress / Dark Alley / EP
• Twin Peaks / Fast Eddie / Sunken
• Cut Copy / Intro - Free Your Mind / Free Your Mind
• David Bowie / (Steve Reich Mix) / Single
• Talking Heads / Radio Head / True Stories OST
• Radiohead / Jigsaw Falling Into Place / In Rainbows
• Ejecta / Mistress / Dominae
• Darkside / Paper Trails / Psychic
• White Mystery / Secret Garden / Telepathic
• Quasi / The Star You Left Behind / Field Studies
• Kid Karate / Heart / Lights Out EP
• Cass McCombs / Pregnant Pause
• Lower Dens / Brains / Notropics
• Guided By Voices / Land of Danger / Forever Since Breakfast
• Lou Reed / This Magic Moment / Lost Highway OST
• Mazes / Run Downers / Mazes Blazes
• Blur / Black Book / Music is My Radar Single
• Nick Cave / Animal X / Single
• R.E.M. / There She Goes Again / Dead Letter Office
• Sleigh Bells / You Don't Get Me Twice / Bitter Rivals

THE MINIMAL BEATL 11.30.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 11.09.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Wilco / Misunderstood / Being There
• Talking Heads / Don't Worry About / 1977
• Arcade Fire / Here Comes the Nightime / Reflektor 
• John Maus / Head for the Country / We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves 
• Reputante / Deep Set Eyes / Oceanside 
• The Strokes / The End Has No End / Room On Fire 
• LCD Soundsystem / All My Friends / 7" Single 
• The Who / A Quick One While He's Away / Rolling Stone's Rock N' Roll Circus 
• Larry Gus / Figueroa Island (Hana Remix) / Single 
• MGMT / Kids / Oracular Spectacular  
• Cut Copy / Time Stands Still / Bright Like Neon Love
• Chromatics / I Want Your Love / Night Drive 
• Pussy Galore / HC Rebellion / Corpse Love: The First Year
• Albert Hammond Jr. / St. Justice / AHJ 
• Kurt Vile / Baby's Arm / Smoke Ring for My Halo
• Bebel Gilberto / Tanto Tempo / 
• Lolawolf / What Love Is / Lola Wolf
• Holy Ghost! / Dumb Disco Ideas / Dynamics
  

THE MINIMAL BEAT 11.09.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[EVENTS] ALL MY FRIENDS DANCE PARTY NOV 14TH AT BEAUTY BAR CHICAGO

This is #Happening November 14th at The Beauty Bar in Chicago. Gonna be playing records from the label DFA Records out of NYC and we are calling it #AllMyFriends...

Tell all your friends to RSVP via Facebook HERE or via Do312 HERE

Hosted Bar from 9-10PM

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.26.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Michael Jackson / Thriller / Thriller 
• Glass Candy / Halloween / Single
• Darkside / Freak Go Home / Psychic
• Crazy World Arthur Brown / Fire /
• White Stripes / Little Ghost / Get Behind Me Satan
• John Carpenter / Halloween (Theme Song) / OST
• Ministry / Everyday is Halloween / 
• Phantom Ghost / Nervous Breakdown /
• Charles Bernstein / Nightmare on Elm Street (Theme Song) / OST
• Chromatics / I'm on Fire / In The City
• White Mystery / Pumpkin & Cream / Blood and Venom 
• Wendy Carlos / Title Music From A Clockwork Orange / OST
• Goblin / Suspiria Theme Song / OST
• Har Mar Superstar / Twist and Shout (Demo) / Prisoner 7"
• Bobby Pickett / The Monster Mash / Single
• Smashing Pumpkins / We Only Come Out at Night / Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
• Ray Parker Jr. / Ghostbusters (Theme Song) / OST
• Aphex Twin / Come to Daddy /
• The Cramps / Goo Goo Muck /
• The Cure / In Your house / Seventeen Seconds
• Talking Heads / Psycho Killer / 77
• Gorillaz / Dracula /
• Friday the 13th Theme Song 
• John Cale / All My Friends / All My Friends 7" 
• Joy Division / Dead Souls / Unkown Pleasures

THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.27.2012 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 10.12.2013

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 09.14.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Kasper Bjorke / Animals / Standing On Top Of Utopia
• Blood Orange / Chamakay / Cupid
• Whilk & Misky / Wing Clipper / Single
• Twin Shadow / Old Love New Love / Single
• LCD Soundsystem / Disco Infiltrator / LCD Soundsystem
• Larry Gus / The Night Patrols (A Man Asleep) / James Pants Remix
• Arcade Fire / Reflector / Single
• Body Language / Just Because / Grammer
• Classixx / Rythem Santa Clara / Hanging Gardens
• Disclosure / When A Fire Starts To Burn / Settle
• G / K Queen / G
• Lorde / Royals / Single
• Lower Dens / Batman / Single
• Rathborne / Last Forgiven / Soft
• Peter Bjorn & John / I Know You Don't Love Me / Gimmie Some
• Toro Y Moi / Campo / Single
• Tame Impala / Mind Mischief / Lonerismn
• Savages / Shut Up / Silence Yourself
• Willis Earl Beal / Tame Me Aways / Accousmatic
• Jesse Owens / Gold In The Air / Get Your Burdens Lifted
• Cat Power / Evolution [ft. Ed Vedder] / You Are Free
• Chromatics / Camera / After Dark 2
• Joy Division / She's Lost Control / Unknown Pleasures

THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.14.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[ALBUM REVIEW] NEKO CASE - THE WORSE THINGS GET...

At first I thought it was going to be difficult to write an objective review of Neko Case’s new record titled The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, because although I am a big fan, I was in a crabby mood, and I was ready to tell you all about how it sounds exactly like her old records (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), but I was annoyed and lately I’ve been craving something different. And then something funny happened. I purchased the record, and 2 songs in, she serenaded the bad mood right the fuck out of me. I don’t know if it was the lyrics -“If I puked up some sonnets, would you call me a miracle?”-, or the twanged out treble on her guitar that always seems to hypnotize me if I’m not paying too much attention. She is no longer going for the straight up pop song like she did before, no real catchy hooks here that were present on her previous records. But in this maturity she manages to still really rope you in, and I’m not quite sure how she does it. It’s a curve ball that works so well it might strike out anyone who gives this record a chance. She’s in top form on this album, pure Neko Case, and I can honestly say it’s her best effort since Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Do yourself a favor and pick it up.

By; Randy Nieto 

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.07.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Mirage / Lets Kiss / After Dark 2
• Cut Copy / Future / Bright Like Neon 
• Blood Orange / I’m Sorry We Lied / Coastal Grooves
• G / K Queen / G
• Larry Gus / The Night Patrols (A Man At Night) / Years Not Living
• Holy Ghost! / Bridge & Tunnel / Dynamics
• Kasper Bjorke / Animals / Standing on Top Of Utopia
• Joe Goddard / Taking Over / Taking Over EP
• Farah / Law Of Life - After Dark
• Daftside / Get Lucky / Random Access Memories (Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington) 
• Twin Shadow / At My Heels / Forget
• Charleston / Piece By Piece / Single

Andy Rosenstein of JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound and Clip Art Guest DJ Set

• Clip Art / Death Vs Decline / Single
• Any Kind / Two Shakes / Any Kind
• Morrisey / The More You Ignore Me / Vauxhall And I
• Birdy On The Moon / Secret Words / National Endowment for the Brents Comp
• Dick Prall / The Last One / Inc.
• Os Mutantes / Baby / 
• Chairlift / Evident Utensil / Does You Inspire You
• JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Rouse Yourself / Howl
• Sheldon Miller / Wayzata / National Endowment for the Brents Comp
• Office / Ordinary Offices, Extraordinary Proposals /
• Lillys / First Half Second / Services For The Soon To Be Deceased
• Clip Art / Pains Of The Young /

THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.07.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.31.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Darkside / Golden Arrow / Single
• Disappears / Power / Era
• Jesse Woods / Gold In The Air / Get Your Burdens Lifted
• Daughan Gibson / Phantom Rider / Me Moan
• John Maus / Keep Pushing On / We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
• Ejecta / Jeremiah (The Denier) / Driftless Recordings
• Ruth / Roman Poloroid Photo / Roman Poloroid Photo
• Keep Shelly In Athens / At Home / Fly Over
• My Gold Mask / Severed / Single
• Gemini Club / Sparklers / Single
• MS MR / Think Of You (RAC Remix) / Think Of You (RAC Remix)

GUEST DJ SET JIMMY KAPS

• 6th Borough Project / If The Feelings Is Right / Delusions Of Grandeur
• Giorgio Moroder / To The Bridge / Cat People OST
• Grooveman Spot / Chocolate Funk / Jazzy Sport
• Twisted Wires / One Night At The Raw Deal /
• Black Merlin / Salute To The Light / New Jersey Records
• Nicholas / Depth Of My Soul / No More Hits
• Pablo Valentino / Like It Was 99 / Motor City Drum Ensemble
• Drrtyhaze / Hey Mama / Gomma
• Massimiliano Pagliara / As The Night Breathes / Live At Robert Johnson
• Eddie C / Let Your Mind bBe Free / Jiscomusic
• The Police / Voices In My Head /
• Suzanna Kraft / Morning Come / Running Back
• Bobby Browser / Smooth Cruise / 100% silk

THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.31.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[EVENT] ITALIANS DO IT BETTER VS DFA NIGHT (PART IX)

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

9pm; NO COVER

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.17.2010

ARTIST / ALBUM / TRACK

• Peter Gabriel / Intruder / Peter Gabriel
• Keep Shelly in Athens / In Love With Dusk / In Love With Dusk
• Austra / Woodstock / Lose It
• Junior Boys / Last Exit / Last Exit
• John Maus / Do Your Best / Love Is Real
• G / Move / G
• Midnight Juggernauts / Galaxy / Dystopia
• Blood Orange / I'm Sorry We Lied / Coastal Grooves
• Hercules and Love Affair / Athene / Hercules and Love Affair
• Savages / Husbands / Silence Yourself
• Disappears / Power / Era
• Glass Candy / Redheads Feel More Pain / After Dark 2
• La Machine / Rock Crash / Castleface
• u-Ziq / Funky Pipe Cleaner / In Pine Effect
• Sneaky Sound System / Big (Nicolas Jaar Remix) / Big (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
• College / The Zemlya Expedition / Northern Council
• Joe Goddard / Taking Over / Taking Over EP
• Thieves Like Us / Your Heart Feels / Your Heart Feels
• Washed Out / It All Feels Right / Paracosm
• The xx/ VCR / xx
• Isolee / Schrapnell / Famous When Dead 4

Show Coming Soon...

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.03.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Smith Westerns / Cheer Up / Soft Will / Mom 
• The National / Blood Buzz Ohio / High Violet
• The Foals / This Orient / Total Life Forever 
• Father John Misty / I'm Writing a Novel / Fear Fun
• The Cure / All Cats Are Grey / Faith 
• Charles Bradley / The World is Going Up in Flames / No Time for Dreaming 
• Beach House / 10 Mile Radio / Teen Dream 
• Lana Del Rey / Blue Velvet [Paradise Edition] 
• Phoenix / Lisztomania / Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 
• Disclosure / Latch Featuring Sam Smith / Single
• Ben Howard - Live from Lollapalooza
• Queens of the Stone Age / Monster in your Parasol / Rated R 
• Band of Horses / The Funeral / Everything All the Time 
• Vampire Weekend / Exit Music for a Film (Radiohead Cover) / Stereogum Sessions 
• Grizzly Bear / Yet Again / Shields 
• Cat Power / Cross Bones Style / Moon Pix
• Court Yard Hounds - Live from Lollapalooza
• Wild Nothing / Bored Games / Gemini 
• Nine Inch Nails / Sanctified / Pretty Hate Machine 
• Hot Chip / Ready for the Floor / Made in the Dark 
• New Order / Dreams Never End / Movement
• Crystal Castles / Courtship Dating / Crystal Castles 
• Siouxsie and the Banshees / Kiss Them for Me / Superstition

THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.03.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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