I have a really exciting post for you guys tomorrow. Not that this is a post about which I’m not excited; I’m just a little time-pressed. So let’s speed this along:
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a2 – Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm (Max Cooper Remix)
3 May
Okay so the other day I stumbled upon something really, really beautiful. No, not Mila Kunis (although I can still dream). I was paddling around and surfing our beloved internet when I discovered a quite frankly gorgeous Max Cooper remix.
Summers Down – Blue Boats
1 May
I can almost feel/taste/smell/see/hear summer. All I need is a summer song to make me feel like I’m actually there. Summers Down is a rich-in-reverb number that will undoubtedly convince you that summer is on its way (despite relentless torrential downpours in London right now).
We Are Ready – Dancefloor Diplomacy
30 Apr
Dancey and diplomatic? Best thing since Chrismukkah, y'all.
Posting on a Monday morning always feels fairly Herculean in scope – I don’t really want to be here, and neither do you – because no-one really enjoys Monday mornings. And if they say they do, they’re lying to you. Anyway, I feel fairly secure in saying that I’ve succeeded in finding – or more accurately, succeeded at being pointed toward – a fairly flooring track for you at the start of this week. Dancefloor Diplomacy’s We Are Ready does something I haven’t heard for a while; combines familiar favourites (Britney’s Toxic, Hot Chip’s Ready For The Floor, Debussy’s Clair De Lune) and makes them feel fabulously, strikingly new. That it’s nine minutes long and I wasn’t bored at a single point speaks volumes of its wonder. Or chalk that up to the tediousness of the concurrent prep, whatevs.
Sandalwood, Sirens – Eppard
21 Apr
I’ve quickly realised that I will often oscillate between slightly dreamy and slightly rocky, with shades of music in-between; I guess that’s my sort of scene then? Haha. Anyway, it looks like I’m in a big dream-esque, grandiose phase in terms of music listening at the moment, so here is some nice chillwave from Eppard:
Tereza – Trails and Ways
20 Apr
I don’t like the Wanted as much as my fellow colleagues, it seems…So something suitably anti-Wanted? You bet! I have a secret fondness for general trivia, including stuff like being bilingual. Having said that, I think its super awesome that Trails and Ways’ latest album offering, Trilingual, in English, Spanish and Portuguese! Check out the first dreamy track below:
Bine – Arapaima
17 Apr
Sometimes on this blog, we give you underground music. Sometimes it’s so underground that we can barely find a picture even relating to the artist. Sometimes it’s SO underground that we can’t find a picture relating to the artist. Ladies and gentleman, today the latter applies. Indeed, neither the three topless individuals nor the worryingly large fish have brought you the song I am here to introduce you to today. (more…)
Where Have You Gone – Carousel
5 Apr
A happy coincidence indeed that this particular song title is suitably meta-textual, as I haven’t been posting for a bit. But with the onset of April, after equal amounts of soul-searching and movie watching, it’s time to continue on my merry way of sharing new music. I’d like to think of my 2 week break as Hank Moody-esque (à la Californication, Season 1), but indeed that is a mere fantasy. Ramblings aside, here’s a very mellow track from Carousel:
You’ve Got The Love – The XX (Theophilus London Remix)
15 Mar
You’ve Got The Love has been has been an undeniable success. However, The XX’s version featuring Theophilus London is a whole other ball game but don’t worry. I’ve got you covered (yes I just made that joke). Have the three-piece band (the fourth member in the picture is Baria Qureshi who left in late 2009) been able to replicate the same emotion that shone through in Florence’s version?
Archive 3: Surface – Teen Daze
7 Mar
Need something chilled to brace yourself for the mid-week slump? Guess it’s time to riffle through the archives again and produce this gem of a track from a dusty place! With a very trippy video background, the hazy sound of Teen Daze will zen you out:
Jonah McGowan
Michael Crewe
Henry Ellenthorpe
