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03/08/2010

foals – spanish sahara

Despite hearing some songs by UK band Foals here and there, I never really paid much attention to them. But then I happened to catch them at Lollapalooza 2008 during one of those “I’m not really a fan of any of these bands, so I’ll just pick one” time slots in the early afternoon all by my lonesome. And it was only then that I realized that I enjoyed their unique sound, as they’re one of those groups where you pretty much can always pick out a Foals song when you hear one. That is, of course, until I heard this song.

“Spanish Sahara” is the first single off their upcoming album “Total Life Forever”, released on May 10. In stark contrast to their last album which was very in your face in a good way with its heavy beat and loud staccato guitars, this track starts out silently and is all about the buildup. And even then it doesn’t get to the levels that I have come to expect from them. I’m very interested to see how this translates into the rest of the album but I’m definitely looking forward to it. The song is beautiful, and the video is also beautiful/eerie. It reminds me of a combination of “Man vs. Wild” and the Sigur Ros documentary “Heima”. You can also get a free remix of this song on their website in exchange for your email address.

Foals – Spanish Sahara

And as a special bonus, below is a great subtle Foals remix of one of the first tracks we ever posted here — “The More that I Do” by The Field. See the original post here

The Field – The More that I Do (Foals Remix)

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09/04/2009

tiesto (feat. tegan and sara) – i feel it in my bones

dj tiesto

tiesto featuring tegan and sara? hows that for an awesomely weird combination to kick start this long holiday weekend? well, as it turns out, the upcoming tiesto album, “kaleidoscope”, features tons of combinations such as this with great indie artists including jonsi from sigur ros, kele okereke of bloc party, nelly furtado (not so much indie but just someone we really like) and emily haines of metric/broken social scene fame. it promises to be a pretty cool album and if all goes as planned, ill be going to see tiesto in either toronto or chicago, both on saturdays so it could actually work. of course there are no shows in detroit because no tours ever stop in detroit any more.

ive obviously been on a huge electronic kick lately and ive always liked tegan and sara so this is a pretty great combo for me. there are tons of haters who disregard tegan and sara, but honestly theres no denying that they are just a bunch of great little songwriters. people discredit them for writing pop music, but i dont think those people realize how their songs differ from most of the prefabricated pop that dominates the airwaves these days. the other cool thing about this track is that i think it was written postal service style. that is, tiesto did the music, sent it to tegan and sara, and they wrote/recorded the lyrics and sent them back. thats probably pretty interesting for an dj because im sure when the dj lays down the track they have some idea in their heads about what lyrics could go over it, and im sure what they get back is always completely different than what they were thinking. in this case, it definitely works.

tiesto featuring tegan and sara – i feel it in my bones

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06/24/2009

climax week day 1 – sigur ros – glosoli

sigur ros live

after much waiting, here we are at our first theme week. why am i starting a theme week on a wednesday in the middle of the week you ask? mainly because i can. im hoping to do theme weeks from time to time so figured might as well start now. the next theme week i have planned is requests, but i still need a few more to complete the whole week (hint hint). but back to the week at hand. this weeks theme is…wait for it….the climax. this week will feature songs that start out quiet and innocent but build up into something much bigger. it will also probably gratuitous sexual innuendo. you probably have heard most of the songs that will be featured this week, but i dont really care, cuz i like them anyway.

the first entry for climax week is glosoli by sigur ros from their stellar album “takk”. there are a few random accent marks in the song title, but i dont really feel like figuring out how to make them, and i clearly hate proper grammar anyway, so i guess its not a big deal. i think many of you are probably familiar with sigur ros, but in case you arent, they are a crazy good icelandic group, perhaps the second most famous icelandic musicians right after my girl bjork. what i like most about them is their wall of sound. i think it was phil spektor that created the concept of the wall of sound back in the day. but sigur ros really does a great job with it. its one of the great things about seeing them live, its kind of sensory overload at times in a really good way. if youve never heard them before, just go into it with an open mind and accept that the lyrics are in a language you most likely dont understand.

the first time i saw sigur ros live, they opened with this track and it was the start of something great. they played the whole track behind the sort of curtain thats in the picture above, with all kinds of crazy visuals being displayed in front of their shadowy silhouettes. maybe the concert was so great for me because i left work that day, went straight to the show, and left the following morning for 4 days in vegas, so i was in a pretty good mood. but, i saw them again last fall and it was just as good. their lights/visuals are pretty outstanding too, and they usually have a nice little string section accompanying them. the fascinating thing about sigur ros is i have no idea what any of the songs are about, but the music is captivating enough that it doesnt matter. of all the songs im planning on sharing with you in the next week, this one probably best exemplifies building up into something huge from almost nothing. pretty good climax, right?

ps. you should all check out the sigur ros documentary entitled “heima”. it will pretty much for sure make you want to go to iceland with a very expensive camera.

sigur ros -glosoli

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buy this track on itunes