The Minimal Beat: A Daily Journal of Music: glass candy

Monday, October 14, 2013

[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

Thursday, September 5, 2013

[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

Sunday, August 25, 2013

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.24.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Entrance Band / I want You / 7" Single
Tortoise / Whitewater / 7" Single
Gang of Four / I Love a Man in a Uniform / 7" Single
XTC / Life Begins at the Hop / Single
Angelo Badalementi / The Pink Room / Soundtrack to Twin Peaks
Pixies / Wild Honey Pie / Hey 7" Single
Pixies / In Heaven / Hey 7" Single
Davids / Iranian / 0613 EP
Nite Jewel / One Second of Love / One Second of Love
Glasser / Apply / True Panther Sounds
Desire / If I Can't Hold you Tonight / 7" Single
Pulp / After You (Remixed by Soulwax) / 12" Single
Glass Candy / Beatific / Beatbox
Chandeliers / New Times / Founding Fathers
Autechere / Pen Expers / Confield
Panda Bear / Bros / 12" Single
REM / Stumble / Chronic Town
Aphex Twin / On / Single
Glass Candy / Warm in the Winter / 12" Single
Glass Candy / Beautiful Object / 12" Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 08.24.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Thursday, August 22, 2013

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER RELEASE AFTER DARK 2 INSTRUMENTALS

“Due To Popular Demand From Djs, Designers, Directors, Dancers, & Debutantes…
We’re Posting The Instrumental Version Of “AFTER DARK 2” For Everyone To Cut Up For Their Mixtapes, Runways, Films, Stages, Parties, Etc…”

Download all of the instrumentals from After Dark 2 for free HERE, courtesy of Italians Do It Better.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

VIDEO: GLASS CANDY - REDHEADS FEEL MORE PAIN

Italians Do It Better's After Dark 2 is finally available on iTunes still waiting on vinyl, which means we can expect a slow trickle of new videos from Johnny Jewel and his collaborators. The latest is a clip for "Redheads Feel More Pain," the Glass Candy track that closes the compilation. Check it out below!

Friday, July 26, 2013

[SUCH A SCENE] PITCHFORK MUSIC FEST 2013

Photos (C) by Such A Scene / Samantha Abernethy / William Giannopoulos

Monday, July 22, 2013

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.20.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Phosphorescent / Song For Zula / Muchacho

Chromatics / Cherry / After Dark 2

The Breeders / Iris / Pod

Nicolas Jaar / The Ego (ft. Theatre Roosevelt) / Single

Bjork / Mutual Core (Remix by These New Puritans Featuring Soloman Is Song) / Bastards

Chairlift / I Belong In Your Arms / Something

Savages / I Am Here / Silence Yourself

Frankie Rose And The Outs / Girlfriend Island / Frankie Rose and The Outs Friday

Metz / Headache / Metz

Pissed Jeans / Half Idiot / King of Jeans

El P / Tuned Mass Damper / Fanatasic Damage Definitive Jux

Solange / Losing You / True

Waxahatchee / Dixie Cups and Jars / Ceruleon Salt

Daughn Gibson / Tiffany Lou / All Hell

Toro Y Moi / Lessen 223 / My Touch

Mike Simonetti / The Magician / After Dark 2

Glass Candy / Beatific / BeatBox Blue Stage

Yo La Tango / Moby Octopad / I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Foxygen / In The Darkness / We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

Blood Orange / Champagne Coast / Coastal Grooves

MIA / Paper Planes / Kala

Merchandise / Who Are You / Night People

Wire / The 15th / 154

Angel Olsen / Tiniest Lights / Strange Cacti

THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.20.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Friday, July 19, 2013

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.13.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Solange / Losing You / True
Hnny / Boy / Single
Toro y Moi / Say That / Anything In Return
Glass Candy / The Possessed / After Dark 2
Savages / Husband / Silence Yourself
Pearl Jam / Mind Your Manners /
Frankie Rose and the Outs / Must Be Nice / Frankie Rose and the Outs
The 1975 / Sex / The 1975 EP
Angel Olsen / Tiniest Seed / Halfway Home
Woods / Out of the Eye / Sun & Shade
Belle & Sebastian / Lazy Jane / The BBC Sessions
Paper Thick Walls / Liar's Lawyer / AudioTree Live Session
Foxygen / San Francisco / We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Wilco / Dark Neon / Wilco (The Album) B- Side
Wire / Ex Lion Tamer / Restless
The xx / Chained / Coexist
Yo La Tango / Is That Enough / Fade
Vampire Weekend / Hannah Hunt / Modern Vampires of the City
Pissed Jeans / Cafeteria Food / Honeys
Lana Del Rey / Blue Jeans / Paradise
Holy Ghost! / Teneagers In Heat / Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.13.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Thursday, July 18, 2013

PREVIEW: 15 BANDS TO SEE AT PITCHFORK MUSIC FEST 2013

This year, Pitchfork Music Festival has maybe its best line-up yet... With over 40+ bands playing over 3 days we understand that it can be almost impossible to try to see them all. So we put together a list of 15 bands you should definitely try not to miss! Check it out below...