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[ellis]

This might be obvious but check out Balam Acab's See Birds EP and Salem's new album.  they don't sound exactly the same, but they are working in that "with house" thing that everyone calls them but the artist's themselves seem to dislike.  I like Salem quite alot and Balam Acab is cool but the EP is too short for me to really judge.

oOoOO - oOoOO EP

Diggin' this actually - got any more?

[KvP]

Ripzzzz


Sun Son Sun - Lady Wind

A mere thirty copies of this cassette are in circulation, so you'd be advised to act fast to secure one - it's already sold-out at source to boot. Sun Son Sun is the recording guise of Yonkers resident James Zandoli, whose dark, foggy soundscapes are the product of bass clarinet and tape manipulations. You'll scarcely have heard anything quite so from-beyond-the-grave sounding as this terrific C30; it manages to be impressionistic and loaded with darkest-ambient atmospherics whilst also presenting a substantial, very musical lead presence. The crumbling, delay-treated phrasings of 'Up In The Manor' prove especially good, bringing Zandoli's clarinet performance up-close in all its sinister glory.

Heavy Clarinet Music.

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Kasper Bjorke - Heaven (Prins Thomas Mix)

Prins Thomas, Muzzle Flash and Nicolas Jaar rework 'Heaven', taken from Kaspar Bjørke's 'Standing On Top Of Utopia'. Top of the pile is the Prins Thomas mix for that guttural, swinging bassline and deftly chopped disco guitar, but all the hip nu-disko freaks will probably get a kick out of the two mature mixes on the flip, too.

In a nutshell, pretty great Dexter-style Disco/House functions. Restrained, tight, forceful.

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[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

Astronautalis - dancehallhornsound

(a new song and old ones with "new" lyrics...)

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[debaser]

god dammit I have to fucking download that

[ellis]

that's pretty much the best album cover ever.

[Wasteroo]

holy shit that Sun Son Sun cassette is incredible

[Theriandros]

it's the second thing ever on these threads to sound interesting enough to me that I'd listen to it

[Orcusmars]

can you teach me how to be hard core too

[JD]

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[E. Spaceman]

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remixes of a killer track. Worth it even just for the tensnake remix which uses a C+C Music Factory sample.

[JD]

Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School[2010]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?ucihcemc2qx93dvNothing But Us feat. Curren$y and Smoke Dza
(Ski Beatz is one of Jay Z's producers and it really shows on this, his debut album.)

Curren$y - Pilot Talk[2010]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mbn2lx4165l6w6bBreakfast feat. Mos Def

[KvP]

DJ Rashad - Itz Not Rite EP

Planet Mu's commendable Juke and Footwork agenda turns out a heavyweight EP from scene lynchpin, DJ Rashad. With his releases on Juke Trax and Databass plus countless DJ spots around Chicago, Rashad advanced the Booty styles of his peers, DJ Funk, Gantman, Paul Johnson and DJ Godfather, to form Juke as we know it today. Following DJ Nate's awesome album, Rashad drops six heavily functional heat generators, from the taut, bombastic velocity of 'Itz Not Rite' to the hyper-bounce of 'On Da Cush', the rampant acid tweak of 'Who Da Coldest' and the centrifugal soul samples of 'Baby'. Make no mistake, this is fiyah for the dance!!!

Like a less raw, more polished big brother to DJ Nate's frantic hip-hop dance tracks. Pretty great.

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Tropics - Soft Vision EP

Planet Mu enter that parallel '80s zone that's seemingly swallowed up half the youth of today, presenting the emotive debut release from Tropics. This melancholy young man has already been touted by the likes of Pitchfork and XLR8R and caught the attention of Lucky Dragons, who asked him to remix their 'A New' with lovely results. Over these three tracks Tropics taps into that nostalgic vibe but with a more muscular, modern lean, acknowledging IDM programming dynamics to articulate his style. 'Give It Up' jams on a cosmic disco soulboy flow with gorgeous twinkling melodies and haunting Annie Lennox-alike vocals, while 'Melorr' approaches the same slo-mo boogie spot as the Thriller edits and the immensely popular ' Soft Vision' sounds like a widescreen version of the Games tracks. We can imagine this fella turning out a fairly wicked album...

The title track dropped on XLR8R a few months back and it was one of the songs of the Summer, in my opinion. Cavernous and warm, like Brainfeeder stuff sans all the amphetamine jitters. Another big score for Planet Mu.

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I've got much, much more coming later today. Sit tight.

[KvP]

Julio Bashmore - Chazm / Footsteppin'

Brizzle's Julio Bashmore impresses yet again with two tracks for the Ten Thousand Yen label, fresh outta Swansea's burgeoning Bass music scene. Apparently these tracks were inspired by Julio's recent trip to Finland, where he competed in the International Amateur Rifle shooting championships. He was victorious, in case you're wondering. Most notably this release includes the magical 'Footsteppin' jam, a true anthem in the making, full of Deep House sensuality and infectious garage swing. Currently on rotation with Brackles and TRG among others. The more tribalist 'Chazm' takes the flipside, smoothly blending sub-loaded, cruising rhythms with a hovering tropical synthline to brilliant effect. Choice!

It's UK Funky but it's good! Hooray!

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Dødpøp Vol 2

Dødpøp provide an outlet for the freakiest Norwegian strains of Skweee with their second label compilation, featuring 15 tracks from Beatbully, Sprutbass, Spartan Lover, Daniel Savio, Rigas Den Andre, and Marcus Price, among others. The production values are noticeably elevated for this installment, not that it was ever a bad thing, it just seems like they've all consciously upped their game is all - and with ace results. The choicest selections come courtesy of Niño and his G-Funked roller 'Get On The Floor', from Marcus Price (he of 'Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed' fame) and his crumbled crunk joint 'Negro Cookies', and definitely Slow Hand Motëm & Beatbully's 'Expecting Company', a drugged-off slowstyle R'n'B song with arcing arpeggios and brilliant lyrics. That's totally not to discount other winners like Beem's 'Manka' and tru-core 8-bit Skweee like Sprutbass's 'Alley Oop Es' and Slugabed's teeth-grindingly discordant remix of Melkeveien's 'Yo!', because they're all good too! Highly Recommended.

Skweee is not dead! It is alive and cold!

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Isaac Himself - Kunst

Crushing, dubstep-inspired 'tronics from Isaac Himself, founder of the Analogue Quadrant label. 'Kunst' lays a framework of cavernous halfstep drums to hold a surge of melodic energy, next to the razored synth progressions of 'Cohort Grammer', dischordant power-IDM on 'Youths Abundant Fruits' and DMX Krew alike electro in 'I Request An Audience'. Recommended!

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[minus_the_david]

Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown (2010)

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[the_pied_piper]

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?bhs2y26f3q5fszv
remixes of a killer track. Worth it even just for the tensnake remix which uses a C+C Music Factory sample.

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[Avec]

Could we get some more hip hop here?

[KurtMcAllister]

Ned Oldham - Let's Go Out Tonight

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Simple, stripped-down Americana from the brother of Bonnie "Prince" Billy. (Available pretty cheap on vinyl here: http://gold-robot.com/records/index.php?/project/grr015-ned-oldham-7/ )

[scarred]

SURPRISE

the octopus project - hexadecagon (2010)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?2uu1xr2d036jc2b

now i'm all stoked to see them open for starfucker in 15 days

[KvP]

Monolith - Volume 1

Excellent 4-tracker from Rephlex, introducing a new name to their roster - David Barnard aka Monolith. Over the duration of Volume 1 he keeps impressively close to the Rephlex aesthetic while really bringing something unique to their table. With 'F-Tron' he gives a restless acid hyper-jacker with sumptuous harmonic idiosyncracies, while 'Vigton 3Stun' strikes a tender nerve of early rave soul with Aphexian breakbeats and lovely Detroit riffs. 'Syphonic Flash' is our favourite, reminding of Premiere Class's synthpop obscurity 'Poupee Flash' gone 3D, while '22 Livingstones' gives another AFXian display of adroit IDM construction. Aces.

A definite must-have for anyone who ever enjoyed the Analord series. Pitch-perfect acid techno.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?nj8x91jpcx7513s

[Gridgm]

(Ski Beatz is one of Jay Z's producers and it really shows on this, his debut album.)

i can't tell if that's a compliment or an insult

[TheFuriousWombat]

Originally posted on Tonal Bride but this one needs more exposure:

MUSIC ON THE DESERT ROAD: TURKEY, SYRIA, JORDAN, IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA. A SOUND TRAVELOGUE BY DEBEN BHATTACHARYA

This sampler of sounds was recorded during an overland journey that looped from England to India and then back again, ending in Paris. Although kicking off without any music from the UK, and ending without any from France, it is nevertheless a stunning collection of field recordings from a 1955-56 excursion by Deben Bhattacharya.

Published by Angel Records (mainly a classical label), this 1956 release must have been a mesmerising snack plate for the armchair traveler/world music enthusiast. There are some stunning performances here that range from unaccompanied vocals to instrumentals with vocals, in particular the last track from India where a father and daughter sing a heart wrenching duet tapping cleanly into the source. In spite of the seemingly diverse range of music, you hear all the common threads you might expect from regions that, although politically and geographically separated, share common roots serving as a testimony to the beautifully interconnected patterns of the almighty folk continuum. From the liner notes:
“The music on this record represents selected pieces from a collection of over forty hours of recording made during an overland journey to India. The journey started from London in the middle of August, 1955, and ended in Paris by the following March. The rate of progress was fairly slow and my plans flexible in order to cope with the caprices and spirit of the musicians whose greatness lies in their skill in improrvising within traditional themes. In every country though which I passed, I found a living tradition of folk music, each folk musician leaving his individual mark upon the music of the country. These continuous but small additions and alterations are the natural spirit and life of folk song and music. Rigid laws and revivalism seem to push it towards artificiality and destruction.”

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[ImRonBurgundy?]

Ned Oldham - Let's Go Out Tonight

I regret that I will never be able to scroll down onto this album art for the first time ever again.

[KurtMcAllister]

These New Puritans - Navigate, Navigate

Spanning an audacious 12 and a half minutes, "Navigate, Navigate" is not the work of a polished young band, so much as a wildly ambitious one. Not content to spread their ideas out over the greedy runtime, vocals constantly overlap and interrupt each other, rendering everything an extremely messy but nearly harmonic jumble. The magic trick here is that there aren't any big structural changes as the song progresses; there's similar guitar scrapes coming and going and the same brittle drumbeat throughout. All that happens is that the pieces subtly slide to recombine in an ever changing pattern, but it's magnetically compelling anyway. Twelve minutes of skittish beats and impenetrable bleats, held together with nothing but patches of empty space. Yet, it rules.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?fxtzxzy4fm014pd

[KvP]

Enabl.ed - Dips33 EP

Fresh in from Concrete Plastic, six-track EP of acrobatic digital IDM from Jimmy Batista aka Enabl.ed. These six tracks hark back to the spirit of Ae circa LP5 or the hardcore glitches of Richard Devine, arranging complex feats of programming dexterity with a lushly melodic core powering the whole thing forward.

It's like Planet Mu IDM circa 2003 all over again, but with better production. Pretty ace!

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?a9oavwd1qcdcac4

[gospel]

Stumbled upon these Aussies while browsing through Black Cab Sessions.
http://blackcabsessions.com/sessions.php?id=1279378626&type=1

Cloud Control - Bliss Release

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http://www.mediafire.com/?qj2astcjdfs5iawmyspace
"There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight" (youtube)

[Scandanavian War Machine]

oh snap new Cloud Control

it's my lucky fucking day, I tell you what

[ADRIAN WOODHOUSE]

ANTITAINMENT - ich kannte die da waren die noch real (i knew them when they were still real)


sounds like: atom and his package / horse the band / louis c.k. in a post-punk-band

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[JD]

Aloe Blacc - Good Things[2010](320kb/s)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?ekrehngv3p53m2iI Need A Dollar
Femme Fatale

[Zingoleb]

I got bored and uploaded the rest of my Iron and Wine live bootlegs. Some are acoustic, some are with a band, some are split between Iron and Wine and Iron and Wine w/ Calexico. I don't remember which are which.

Live at the 9:30 Club 9/29/2007

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Live at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 10/5/2008

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Live at Headliner's 4/20/2008

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Live at Messiah College 2/10/2007

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Live at Pabst Theatre 2/8/2007

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Live at Paramount Theatre 5/4/2010

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Like at Roseland Ballroom 10/21/2005

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Live at Triple Door 10/22/2005

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Live at Union Chapel 9/14/2010

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http://www.mediafire.com/?71o9wa6676zlr7a
Any missing/corrupted tracks, post about it, or PM me, I don't check this thread much...or ever. Um, if I get anymore (that last one I only got last night) I'll post them up here.

[Avec]

That Aloe Blacc record is funky.

Edit: I hope this starts a soul music trend.

[DavidGrohl]

That Aloe Blacc record is funky.

Edit: I hope this starts a soul music trend.

Agreed.  The whole sound feels fresh.

[JD]

Hey you guys remember that P.S. Eliot band that I posted a while ago? Well the vocalist and her sister made a demo and it is fucking awesome.

Bad Banana - Crutchfield[2010]

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http://www.mediafire.com/?y62nl1b9nh1xgs3

[blaha 41]

Just reminded by KurtMcallister's avatar that the awesomeness of High Violet is not going to fade in the next few months and that there's a possibility a few people on the board might have missed The National's earlier, way more I'm-in-my-head-and-can't-get-out-even/especially-though-the-drinks-at-this-gallery-opening-I-snuck-into-are-free work. So here they are:

The National- Alligator:

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What I love about Alligator is that I hated it the first twenty or so time I listened to it, but then as soon as the first prickly October night hit, I couldn't put it down... and even more so how I bought a physical copy for everyone I knew, and how they hated it the first twenty or so listens, but that they all got it right around Thanksgiving.

The National- Cherry Tree EP:

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This EP is more for people who are slightly familiar with the band. "Can we show a little discipline" (and the musical parts that disagree w/ the request) is a line that completely sums up the dynamic of the band imho.

[KvP]

Jodey Kendrick - Plus Ten (Vinyl EP)

I received this in the mail not knowing that there was a digital album of the same name - downloading the entire thing was cheaper than just buying the "extra tracks" by themselves, so I downloaded the whole thing and was surprised to find that aside from their shared first track, the vinyl EP and the digital album are entirely different. I haven't been able to find a proper tracklisting from the Rephlex site or Discogs or retailers, either. So I've just marked them by their position on the tracklist.

Ace six-tracker of classically-informed Rephlexian electronics from Jodey Kendrick. The fiends will surely have picked up on his 'I.S.C' 12" last year, and most likely devoured his +10 back catalogue for Napalm Enema, so no need to go there now. Over the course of these six cuts Jodey undoubtedly sounds a lot like AFX's 'Analord' series, but there's a couple, like the pounding EBM cut that opens the B-side, and the DMX Krew-style electro that follows, which obviously don't sound like AFX. For the true-skool 'tronica heads this is 12" is an absolute peach. Big tip!

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Jodey Kendrick - Plus Ten (Digital LP)

Aside from the first track, this is completely different from the EP, even though they're both very much similar in terms of Acid Techno sound.

Now this dude really is something. Rephlex laid virtually dormant for a while because they just don't follow the fashion train whatsoever. They gave the world the seminal Grime comps then they left it all the heck alone. I feel that's because they don't want to compromise the classic Rephlex sound. Now, Jodey K IS the Rephlex sound, his last EP was a cracking collection of hyper-catchy acid house & sharp electro-ish tunes & so is this 6 track beauty. He molds Chicago House, Detroit Techno & that distinct squiggly "braindance" groove into fresh, funky shapes without too much technical trickery or flash stuff drowning out any of the flow and vibrancy. He keeps it pure, infusing each track with lush synth lines and undeniably tasty rhythms. His stuff isn't remotely samey either - each track has a strong individuality and many work in multiple ways - they could straddle various disparate DJ sets much like AFX himself, or Drexciya. This is totally brilliant gear, my favourite label coming up trumps again with one of the finest contemporary producers out there!

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Zhou - Zhou EP

Not a lot out there about this particular artist. I've been listening to a lot of the second track, "Prayer", and it reminds me of Subeena, were she to shake her house leanings and go full-on dubstep. Blue tinted music, pretty good.

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The Artificial Arm - Re-Arm EP

Aggressively tuneful electro-acid in the Ceephax mold. If you like sleeker takes on chiptune this one's for you.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?1mmxolbsdbcln5h

[StaedlerMars]

My friend has been raving about that Aloe Blacc album for some time, so I guess I'll check it out!

I Need A Dollar is definitely a funky song. eh eh.

[minus_the_david]

Hey you guys remember that P.S. Eliot band that I posted a while ago? Well the vocalist and her sister made a demo and it is fucking awesome.

Bad Banana - Crutchfield[2010]

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that's some good stuff!

[youthcant]

I bought that Curren$y album a while back. The bass is hits so hard and long in "Audio Dope" that it made my brother-in-law's 12subs come out of their box, and it made the light cover on my back hatch of my bronco II pop out of the headboard.

here's my favorite hip-hop record of the year, thus far:

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Big K.R.I.T. http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yhymyolly2y
and i recommend buying it, and if you go to a record store and be sure to search for it as Big K.R.I.T., music stores won't pull his work up if you just put BIG KRIT

[Avec]

White Denim - Last Day of Summer [2010]

http://whitedenimmusic.com/

I can't stop listening to this.

[valley_parade]

Hey guys, remember Hanggai? That Mongolian folk band we all loved back in 2008? They're back. They also re-recorded two songs off of "Introducing", and the new version of "Borulai" is absolutely beautiful.

Hanggai - He Who Travels Far (320kbs)

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http://www.mediafire.com/?b86cnftgfcc4t6k

(For some reason when I bought it from their Bandcamp, it was tagged with the album titled "Four Seasons".)

[KvP]

Fucccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

[KvP]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[KvP]

(Fuck mediaf!re go pay for that shit, you people)

[gospel]

Yeah, the average Mongolian makes $1.25/day.

[JD]

That said they're actually from Beijing.

[JD]

Working For A Nuclear Free City - Jojo Burger Tempest[2010]

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http://www.mediafire.com/?o455j1da6kpodrcAlphaville

[pat101]

I bought that Curren$y album a while back. The bass is hits so hard and long in "Audio Dope" that it made my brother-in-law's 12subs come out of their box, and it made the light cover on my back hatch of my bronco II pop out of the headboard.

here's my favorite hip-hop record of the year, thus far:

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Big K.R.I.T. http://www.mediaf!re.com/?yhymyolly2y
and i recommend buying it, and if you go to a record store and be sure to search for it as Big K.R.I.T., music stores won't pull his work up if you just put BIG KRIT

+1 Great record (Curre$y one as well)

[pat101]

 I couldn't possibly say enough good things about this album

Binary Star - Masters Of The Universe (2000) [192kbps]

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from allmusic

Any lucky owner of Binary Star's limited-distribution pressing of the 1999 LP Waterworld would already be familiar with most of the material on Masters of the Universe. It has everything a great hip-hop album requires, with varied beats, differing rhyme deliveries, and content you'll find yourself thinking about long after it's been said. Unfortunately, without a huge marketing budget from a major label, this album will probably fail to reach the level of success it deserves, but then again, Binary Star isn't necessarily after the typical ideal of success. With quotes like this -- "Rap's got 'em brainwashed with cash that don't last/And five minutes of fame, that's when it's a shame/Seein' real MCs try to imitate rappers/If you ask me, they goin' out ass-backwards/Tradin' in respect just to push a phat Lex/And Puffy rhymin' on the remix, what's next?!" -- it's easy to see why this is a refreshing alternative from the mainstream of rap.

[gospel]

That said they're actually from Beijing.

I think my point still stands. :p

[KvP]

Arandel - In D#3 EP

Luxurious set of remixes from Bruno Pronsato, Sinner DC, and Manvoy de Saint Sadrill, all working with original material from Arandel's disciplined 'In D#3' album. The elevation and expansion of Bruno Pronsato's minimalist subtleties are clearly evidenced on his two mixes, erring ever closer to the organic sound and structure of Ricardo Villalobos with tender drones and constantly evolving rhythms arranged with a truly masterful touch. Meanwhile, Sinner DC's remix rises from a cluster of classical strings to embark on a slow house drone mission, while the impressively titled Manvoy de Saint Sadrill remix reduces everything to pulsing, bubbling electronics with an engrossing compositional arc reminiscent of Alva Noto, or perhaps more to Radovan Scascasia's The Ends. Arandel's own 'In D#2 (Bonus Track)' moves on its own axis though, with a plush sound sphere crafted from "real" instrumentation and deft sparing production.

"In D#2 (Bonus Track)" reminds me a lot of a more house-oriented Quiet Village, and in general this is the sort of serene, "organic" dance music that really takes to me when the air gets cold and dry.

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[KvP]

New ripsssssss


Silkie - Bass Junkie / 80's Baby

Silkie on a mission here, dropping two anthemic rollers for the next round of 'City Limits Vol.1.2'. 'Bass Junkie' is unquestionably one of the heaviest dubstep/rare groove/jungle fusions we've heard this year, smashing out bassbin-wrecking subs and tightly tucked drum rolls with an acidic lick of boogie for acute balance. Guaranteed ruffige in the dance! '80s Baby' on the flip rolls with that flagrant purple gangsta lean, all extra-Funked up synth riffs, floating chords and busy-but-coool rhythms to find help find your step while not spilling your drink on those luminous Air Max's you just shelled out on. Badass!

Includes a 33 RPM fuckup rip of "80's Baby", which sounds awesomely like a lost Autonomic cut.

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Keith Fullerton Whitman - Disingenuity

Keith Fullerton Whitman has consistently blown our tiny minds this year with a stream of utterly crucial releases. Whether morphing the Arabic Oud into majestically ornate formations or commanding his self-generating hybrid analogue/digital modular setup into unimaginable arrangements, we're witnessing the culmination of years of dedicated research and experimentation blossoming into tangible, cherishable productions in 2010. Arguably, he's saved the best for this LP, using masses of recordings gleaned from live improv and studio sessions between 2007-08 as the raw material for these compositions, created between 2008 and spring 2010. In the seventeen minutes of 'Disingenuity' we're subject to a cataclysmic display of cosmically attuned imagination, conjuring myriad configurations of textures, shapes, contours and tones with the constant ability to shock, seduce and tear us apart at will. Within the ever shifting dimensions of his arena, sounds are generated from his Doepfer Hybrid Modular Synth and made to radiate and ricochet from every surface, returning to our ears in a different shape and space each time, violently unstable and cosmically chaotic, yet hopelessly engrossing, kinda like hearing a field recording from the big bang. If that was the genesis, then 'Disingenuousness' is what came after, as the constellations settle into place and the excess energies disperse with reduced velocity, homogenizing into alien harmonic structures and nuclear melodies with the deft electro-acoustic rendition of pioneers like Pierre Henry, Bernard Parmegiani or Tod Dockstader, whose work he effectively continues today. If you love experiencing visceral, thrilling electronics that sounds like the music of the stars, you simply owe it to yourself to listen to this album, you will thank yourself afterwards. **Please be aware, this album is strictly limited, housed in custom printed outer-pvc with a design aesthetic worthy of the music contained within** ESSENTIAL.

Just broken up into an A Side and B Side. As per the usual for long-range shipping, the PVC slipcase for the album seems to have warped in transit Still smells like a new car, though.

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