[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.23.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Kurt Vile / Wakin On A Pretty Day / Wakin On A Pretty Daze
• Shintaro Sakamoto / In A Phantom Mood / How To Live With A Phantom
• The Late Great Fitzcarraldos / Listen To The Sound
• Lower Dens / A Dogs Dick / Twin Hand Movement
• Ex-Cops / The Millionaire / True Hallucinations
• The Crystal Ark / Rhodes / Crystal Ark
• Disappears / Kone / Kone EP
• Keep Shelly In Athens / Madmen Love / Single
• Nirvana / Lounge Act / Nevermind
• Lou Reed / Vicious / Transformer
• The Horrors / Still Life / Skying
• Richard Hawley / Tonight The Streets Are Ours / 7 Inch
• Nick Cave / Jubilee Street / Push The Sky Away

Casey Meehan from Chicago Mixtape Guest

• Santah / Springfield / Single
• White Mystery / Secret Garden / Telepathic
• Animal City / Worst Kinda Crush / Single
• JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Alright / JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
• The Congregation / You Always Told Me / Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.23.3013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[LISTEN UP] KURT VILE - WAKIN ON A PRETTY DAY

Kurt Vile will be releasing Wakin on a Pretty Daze April 9 on Matador. To hold you over here is the nine-minute album opener "Wakin on a Pretty Day" below. (Yes, the track is "Wakin on a Pretty DAY" while the album title is Wakin on a Pretty DAZE.) Check out the video below and DWLD the track HERE

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.28.2012

Artist / Track / Album

Peaking Lights / All the Sun That Shines / 936
Acid Glasses / Jpeg Hoarder / 45
Velvet Underground / Beginning to see the Light / Velvet Underground
Stars / Changes / The Five Ghosts
Kurt Vile / Jesus Fever / Smoke Ring For My Halo
Bailff / When I leave You Will Still Stay / Red Balloon
Bon Iver / For Emma / For Emma, For Ever
Talking Heads / Burning Down The House/ Speaking In Tongues
Dillon/ Tip Tapping / The Silence Kills
Best Coast / Boyfriend / Crazy For You
Disappears / Replicate / Pre Language
The M's / Break Our Bones / The M's
Bachelorette / Blanket / Bachelorette
Keep Shelly In Athens / Struggle With Yourself/ Campus Maritus EP
Afrosound / Jungle Fever / The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol 1
The Walkmen / Angela Surf City / Lisbon
Grimes / Vowels = Space and Sound / Visions
We Are The Arm / So Intelligent / Togetherness
Black Joe Lewis / Big Booty Woman / Tell Them What Your Name Is
Blonde / Tide Is High / Greatest Hits
Wilco / Dawned On Me/ The Whole Love
Charles Bradley / Stay Away / Heartaches and Pain EP
Broadcast / Pendulum / Haha Sound
Moderne / Switch On Bach/ L’Espionne Aimait La Musique
M83 / Steve McQueen / Midnight City
REM / King of Comedy / Monster
White Rabbits / While We Go Dancing / Fort Nightly
Smiths / Ask / Louder Than Bombs
Tame Impala / Lucidity / Innerspeaker
Sonic Youth / Dirty Boots / Goo
The Soft Moon / Alive / Total Decay EP
Snowy Red / Wardance / Right To Die
Can / Mushroom Head / Tago Mago
Wooden Shjips / For So Long / Dos Vol 1
Yeasayer / Ambling Alp / Odd Blood
Joe Pug / Hymn 101 / Nation Of Heat
The National / Fake Empire / Boxer
Fleet Foxes / Montezuma / Helplessness Blues
Ex Cops / Broken Chinese Chairs / White Women

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.28.2012 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.15.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Small Black / Camouflage / New Chain
Ford & Lopatin / Surrender [Remix Peaking Lights] / Channel Pressure Remixes
La Femme / Sur La Plache / Le Podium
Absolute Body Control / Shake / Absolute Body Control
Neon Indian / Fallout / Era Extrada
Justice / Civilization / Audio, Video, Disco
R.E.M. / Crushed With Eyeliner / 12" Single
Thom Yorke / The Hollowed Earth / 12" Single
Iron & Wine / Such Great Heights / Give Up
Jonny Rumble / Stumped / JR
Wu Lyf / Dirt / Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Black Sabbath / Sweet Leaf / Best Of Black Sabbath
C Average / Dr Laura / C Average
Archie Bronson Outfit / Hoola / Sharks Tooth
Dum Dum Girls / Always Looking / Only In Dreams
Ramones / I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend / Ramones
Hovercraft / Thixotropic / Hovercraft
Philippe Laurent / Distortion 1985 / Hot Bip
LCD Soundsystem / Freak Out Starry Eyes / 45:33
Eric Copeland / Krankendudel / Waco Taco Combo
Lou Reed / Perfect Day / Transformer
Sonic Youth / Dirty Boots / Goo
The Horrors / I Can See Through You / Skying
Kurt Vile / Smoke Ring For My Halo / Smoke Ring For My Halo

The Minimal Beat 10.15.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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SUCH A SCENE: KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS

Kurt Vile & The Violators Live at Pitchfork Festival 2011 - Chicago, IL

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LIVE STREAM: PITCHFORK FESTIVAL 2011

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PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011

Pitchfork Music Festival 2011, which takes place this Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th at Chicago’s Union Park is less then 24 hours away! Plan accordingly; there are so many must-see acts this year that getting high and sitting under a tree most of the day is just not an option. Limited Tickets are still available and can be purchased HERE

2011 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JULY 15 – gates at 3pm

8:30 (GREEN) Animal Collective
7:30 (BLUE) James Blake
7:20 (RED) Neko Case
6:30 (BLUE) Das Racist
6:25 (GREEN) Guided By Voices
5:30 (BLUE) Curren$y
5:30 (RED) Thurston Moore
4:35 (GREEN) Battles
4:30 (BLUE) tUnE-yArDs
3:30 (RED) EMA
3:20 (BLUE) Gatekeeper

SATURDAY, JULY 16 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) Fleet Foxes
7:40 (BLUE) Zola Jesus
7:25 (RED) DJ Shadow
6:45 (BLUE) Twin Shadow
6:15 (GREEN) The Dismemberment Plan
5:45 (BLUE) The Radio Dept.
5:15 (RED) Destroyer
4:45 (BLUE) OFF!
4:15 (GREEN) No Age
3:45 (BLUE) Wild Nothing
3:20 (RED) Gang Gang Dance
2:50 (BLUE) G-Side
2:30 (GREEN) Cold Cave
1:55 (BLUE) Sun Airway
1:45 (RED) Woods
1:00 (BLUE) Chrissy Murderbot Feat MC ZULU
1:00 (GREEN) Julianna Barwick

SUNDAY, JULY 17 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) TV on the Radio
7:40 (BLUE) HEALTH
7:25 (RED) Cut Copy
6:45 (BLUE) Toro Y Moi
6:15 (GREEN) Deerhunter
5:45 (BLUE) Kylesa
5:15 (RED) Superchunk
4:45 (BLUE) Baths
4:15 (GREEN) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
3:45 (BLUE) Shabazz Palaces
3:20 (RED) OFWGKTA
2:50 (BLUE) Twin Sister
2:30 (GREEN) Kurt Vile & the Violators
1:55 (BLUE) How to Dress Well
1:45 (RED) Yuck
1:00 (BLUE) Darkstar
1:00 (GREEN) The Fresh & Onlys

For all the latest up to date info visit www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.09.2011

ARTIST/TRACK/ALBUM
*Guest DJ Casey Meehan of Chicago Mixtape w/ Tom Schraeder.

Absolute Body Control / Figures / Figures
Deux / Decadence / Decadence / Decadence
Ford & Lopatin / Channel Pressure / Channel Pressure
Ruth / Roman Polaroid Photo / Cold Wave and Electronics Vol 1
Pretty Good Dance Moves / I Wonder Why? / Limo
La Femme / Sur La Plache / Le Podium #1
John Maus / Quantum Leap / We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Snowy Red / Euroshima (Wardance) / The Right To Die
Eric Copland / Wao taor Condos / Waco Taco Condos
Stereo / Somewhere in the Night / Cold Wave and Electronics Vol 1
Shit Robot / Answering Machine / From The Cradle To The Rave
Oppenheimer Analysis / Radiance / Minimal Wave Tapes Vol 1
Jonny Rumble / Cox Road / JR
Baby Teeth / The Part You Play / Hustle Beach
Bobby Conn / United Nations / Rise Up!
White Mystery / Blood and Venom / Blood and Venom
Bailiff / Curtains / Red Balloon
The Record Low / Immediate Family / The Record Low
Baby Teeth / The Birds Are Crying / Hustle Beach
Tom Schraeder & His Ego / Needle Will Bite /
Jonny Rumble / Toe The Line / JR
Bobby Conn / Baby Man / Rise Up!
Kurt Vile / Baby’s Arms / Smoke Ring From My Halo
Pete Townsend  / Sheraton Gibson / Who's Next
Velvet Underground / Here She Comes / White Light - White Heat
Woods / Hand It Out / Sun & Shade

The Minimal Beat 07.09.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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VIDEO: KURT VILE - BABY'S ARMS

* Todd Cole shot this video entirely on a Windows 7 Cell Phone! Watch him explain more about the making of the video HERE.

"Smoke Ring for my Halo" from Kurt Vile is now available via MATADOR HERE

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.30.2011

ARTIST / ALBUM / LABEL

• Kraftwerk / The Robots / The Man Machine
• Beastie Boys / OK / Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
• Deux / Ministry Of Love / Decadence
• Battles / Ice Cream Ft. / Gloss Drop
• Peaking Lights / Tiger Eyes (Laid Back) / 936
• New Order / Extacy / Power, Corruption And Lies
• Twin Shadow / Castles In The Snow
• Jonny Rumble / Stumped / JR
• Cass McCombs / Saturday Song / Wit's Song
• Tame Impala / Desire Be Desire Go / Innerspeaker
• Disappears / Brother Jolene / Eco Canyon EP
• Fugazi / Facet Squared / In On The Kill Taker
• The Holiday Crowd / Painted Like A Forest / Demo
• Sleater-Kinny / Jumpers / The Woods
• Peter Bjorn And John / Eyes / Gimme Some
• Kurt Vile / Baby's Arms / Smoke Ring For My Halo
• The Velvet Underground & Nico / Femme Fatale / Andy Warhol
• Keep Shelly In Athens / Song To Cheer You Up (Maria Minerva Remix) / Remixes EP
• White Stripes / You're Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Remix) / 7 Inch
• Panda Bear / Tomboy / Tomboy
• Ford & Lopatin / Emergency Room (Gavin Russom Remix) / Emergency Room 12 Inch
• Teddybears / Punkrocker Ft. Iggy Pop / Softmachine
• Teddybears / Ahead Of My Time Ft. Daddy Boastin / Softmachine
• The National / Brainy / Boxer
• Pretty Good Dance Moves / I Wonder Why? / Limo

The Minimal Beat 04.30.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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