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02/12/2010

lo-fi-fnk – marchin’ in

Ever find one of those songs that just makes you smile from the first moments the song begins? Thanks to Lo-Fi-Fnk, I’ve now got another one of those songs in my arsenal. I know next to nothing about Lo-Fi-Fnk, but from what I’ve been reading around the internets, it sounds like their older tunes are way dancier than this one and some were a bit put off by the chillin’ nature of this one, but I’ve got absolutely nothing to compare to, and I’m 100% on board with everything about “Marchin’ In”.

As soon as the song starts, there’s this jubilant sort of synth riff that carries throughout the song. Then it’s layered over a heavy bassline, and the whole song seems to get louder and louder as it goes along. Overall, it’s maybe the happiest sounding song I’ve heard in recent memory. There’s also a really beautiful video that goes along with it, which I’ve included below. I think the visuals perfectly match the tone of the song. You can download the song for free from their website here.

Lo-Fi-Fnk – Marchin’ In

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02/11/2010

bad veins – dry out

Today marks the start of a 10 stop tour for Cincinatti band Bad Veins, made up of Benjamin Davis and Sebastian Schultz, along with Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks. I first told you about Bad Veins back in September when I posted their beautiful tune “Go Home” (also reposted below), which just grabs you from the first notes, and today I’ll share with you “Dry Out”, a song that reminds me a bit of The Strokes.

The tour kicks off in NYC at the Bowery Ballroom. The rest of the tour dates are as follows:

2.11 – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
2.12 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
2.13 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
2.14 – The Middle East – Cambridge, MA
2.15 – The Knitting Factory – Brooklyn NY
2.17 – Casbah @ The Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
2.18 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
2.19 – The End – Nashville, TN
2.20 – Maxine’s Pub – Hot Springs, AR
2.21 – Hailey’s – Denton, TX

I’ve heard nothing but great things about these guys live, so make sure to check them out if they are coming to a venue near you. Sadly there is no Detroit tour stop but I’m sure I’ll be catching these guys live some time in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy the two tracks below.

Bad Veins – Dry Out

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Bad Veins – Go Home

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02/10/2010

tensnake – coma cat

Today we’ve got yet another fantastic find that I’m pretty in love with at this moment, once again courtesy of Mr. J. Alexander, esquire. This time, it’s a track from Tensnake, a producer out of Hamburg who looks just as cool as his music. His music is definitely inspired by early 80s disco groove, and that is clearly evident in today’s track, “Coma Cat”, from the EP of the same name.

This is another one of those tracks that starts out very unassumingly, but then at about 1:30, you get bitch-slapped with the 80s disco groove that I was telling you about. And it only gets more prominent as the 6+ minute track goes on. I would be willing to make a wager that when you’re done listening to this song, you would be more inclined to move around than you were before you listened to this song, or even just after the song began. I’m just going to make it a gentleman’s bet though, because it would be far too difficult to collect all those winnings from the 5 readers out there.

Tensnake – Coma Cat

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02/09/2010

owen pallett – lewis takes off his shirt

Owen Pallett, the artist previously known as Final Fantasy, recently released his first album “Heartland” under his new moniker, which is actually his original moniker before he had a moniker in the first place. Got all that? But really, what’s in a name anyway? Not a whole lot, as long as the music is creative, full of depth, and, of course, enjoyable to the ears. Luckily for Owen Pallett, he not only meets but surpasses all of these requirements.

The interesting thing is, I actually already posted an epic, rain-filled live performance of this very song, before I even knew what this song was. Now we are lucky enough to have a well produced studio version of this track, and I’m including the live video again just for good measure, because it’s a great example of talent and passion. Yet another Coachella artist that I’m hoping to be able to catch.

Final Fantasy @ Hillside from NOW Magazine on Vimeo.

Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

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02/08/2010

massive attack – paradise circus (gui boratto remix)

brazils gui boratto released one of my favorite tracks of 2009, the ebbing and flowing “no turning back”. he does a great job of managing listener expectations. things always seem to start out a bit slower, so that you know right away not to expect an 8 minute banger. but then they unexpectedly build up, giving you that nice surprise in the middle that you didnt know you were hoping for, and then just as suddenly he backs off again.

the same is true of this remix of “paradise circus” off the latest massive attack album “heligoland”. althuogh it doesnt turn into as much of a dancer as some other boratto tracks, it definitely has its fair share of welcome highs and lows and becomes really unexpectedly beautiful in the last few minutes, all while maintaining the eerie integrity of the original song. i think mr boratto needs to come to the states some time soon.

massive attack – paradise circus (gui boratto remix)

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02/07/2010

friendly fires – strobe

every so often (probably more “often” than “every”), im going to throw up a bonus sunday track, just to whet your appetites for the coming week. im not really going to talk about it much, so you wont have to read much more of my worthless drivel. this one is by friendly fires and its been swirling around in my head a lot lately. im not sure why. please enjoy on this most sacred of manly holidays.

friendly fires – strobe

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02/06/2010

information society – whats on your mind

lets flash back to the 80s today. this is a tune that i randomly remembered one night while we were prepartying for another fantastic thursday night at luna (this was pre-tv screens, when they could play whatever songs the djs wanted to play, rather than only playing songs that had an accompanying music video. things were better back then). you know, one of those classics that always seems to be left out of the mixes prepared for every 80s party, forcing them to slip even further into obscurity.

i know nothing of information society other than the fact that they have incredible 80s hairdos. but i do know that i requested it that night and it was a hit with the crowd. the real crowd, before the place was overrun with bachelorette parties and the like. enjoy the song, and remember the good times.

information society – whats on your mind

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02/05/2010

delphic – counterpoint

the third album released this year that im kind of obsessed with right now is “acolyte” by uk band delphic. special thanks to peabs for telling me about them in our pre-coachella preparation of excellent bands we need to catch. this album is an excellent example of pitchfork completely missing the mark. i mean, the production on this album alone is worth the 5.0 rating, without even taking the songs into account. in other words, this album takes on a whole new life when listened to with headphones. nice job being terrible, pitchfork. i, for one, would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys friendly fires or cut copy or having fun. im hoping that the low pitchfork rating will turn people off to them so that we will have a clear path to the front of their crowd for their coachella performance, because i think its going to be a good one, perhaps reminiscent of last years legendary 12:30 PM friendly fires set on the hottest day of the whole damn year. we almost passed out in our dance storm, but it was oh so worth it.

the song that i seem to find myself always listening to from the album is “counterpoint”, which i believe is the first single released last year prior to the album. it seems to be a sort of breakup song, with a man seemingly wandering around town aimlessly, telling himself over and over that nothings wrong. the lyrics are a great contrast to the music, which is upbeat and danceable and electro-pop-y like no other. if you like any of the groups i mentioned above, i dare, nay, double doggy dare you, to not love this one.

delphic – counterpoint

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