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BEAK> - BEAK>

2009-11-01T20:33:11Z

BEAK> - BEAK> [Invada, 2009] Sensation of (help me here) year/season/whatever… BEAK> (mentioned in August) is a trio with Portishead’s Geoff Barrow as the centerpiece, with Billy Fuller who’s been performing with Massive Attack, and Matt Williams (Team Brick). Looks like for Barrow it’s a step away or vacation from Portishead approach. The music for BEAK> was [...]

Hauschka - Small Pieces EP

2009-11-01T19:55:22Z

Hauschka - Small Pieces [3''] [Secret Furry Hole Recordings, 2009] Volker Berterlmann (a.k.a. Hauschka), a pianist and composer from Dusseldorf, is the most talented composers of today. His every work, be that LP or EP, makes my universe a bit more balanced and good. This 5-track, 3” will refine your life for fifteen minutes of its length. [...]

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic

2009-11-02T11:19:43Z

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic [Sincerely Yours, 2009] Memory Tapes is an ailas of New Jersey DJ Dayve Hawk. Actually, one of his many aliases - Memory Cassette, The Banker from Deal Or No Deal, Weird Tapes. His twitter cutely starts with “found a skull”. He demonstrates, and sometimes gives away his new things on his [...]

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

2009-10-27T12:33:15Z

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport [ATP, 2009] Fuck Buttons are definite followers of the new noisy stream in music started most prominently by Animal Collective. (At the same time, they’re pretty close to Mogwai.) Noisy, wild, the rhythm is the king. It’s drawing you inside, it’s pressing heavily on you, aggressively and animalistically. The sophomore album of [...]

Spotify commercial

2009-10-26T13:55:45Z

The first commercial of Spotify, my favorite service that gives me a chance to listen to Four Tet, Kim Hiorthøy and other joyful things at work. (And I’m sorry I’m on U.S. AppStore which doesn’t have Spotify Mobile.)

Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom EP

2009-10-08T16:23:26Z

Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom EP [Virgin, 2009] Massive Attack are back after six years of silence with not yet an album, but an EP that’s worth several albums. Splitting The Atom resembles a hard, serious book - you don’t get the essence all at once, but after the sevenths read. (I might be overrating here, [...]

Islands - Vapours

2009-10-01T08:17:59Z

Islands - Vapours [Anti-, 2009] New album by Canadian indie-rockers Islands is a definite joy. Easy but not airy, cheerful but not too noisy. On their third LP we’ll notice the return of the drummer J’aime Tambeur (who wasn’t there on the second album). By the way, compared to their sophomore Arm’s Way (2008), Vapours sound more [...]

Air - Love 2 minimix

2009-09-29T19:14:32Z

October 6 a new album by French dreamers Air, Love 2, will be released on Astralwerks. The minimix is already available for listening. Air // Love2 mini-mix by Stayloose

Koushik - Beep Tape (free download)

2009-09-29T19:18:39Z

Stones Throw offers (a one-week only) free download of Koushik’s new album, “Beep Tape”. The review coming soon! Koushik - Beep Tape

GusGus – 24/7

2009-09-11T08:11:05Z

GusGus – 24/7 [Kompakt, 2009] Ladies and gentlemen, we’re now at the unique object of the vocal dance minimal, the 6th studio album by the Icelandic band GusGus (Daníel Ágúst, Veiran and President Bongo). What I love the most about it is these groovy funnels that appear in the metaphysical space of this type of music. Most [...]