Chris CLARK has EP Available for Free Download

And this is the page:
http://throttleclark.com/iradelphic-sessions/

I haven't heard this yet, but on some level I've really enjoyed everything he's put out.  In particular, I recall that Herzog off of 2006's "Body Riddle" had a particularly mystic/religious effect on me.
Here's his discogs page.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+Clark

If'n you like this, you might also really enjoy the last Bibio record, "Mind Bokeh".

New Kurt Vile is really really good

Took a minute to warm up to it, then I listened to it 4 times in a row yesterday.

dc

Ween - Now I'm Freaking Out

Zell Black

 Here's another stone jam... I had never heard this break before.

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Pretty

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 This is the jam.

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Turntable reccos?

Just discovered this place in my new town:
http://hymiesrecords.com/

So... Time to buy a turntable. I'm no audiophile, but I'll want something okay. Anyone got tips? 

Good Article

Good article on Spotify, state of music industry, labels, etc., etc. dc

SXSW radio page

http://sxsw.com/fm

Kind of digging this. It's basically a radio station of SXSW bands. I like that I can't skip ahead, skip back, etc. Forces one to not indulge in low-attention-span listening.

DC Mega Post...

... the blog post also known as "all this shit is on Spotify (tm)."

DJ Day

DJ Day (or just "Day" if you are searching on Spotify) is dope.  The Turntablelab quote said: "taking what Dj Shadow did with Endtroducing and throwing it into a mixing bowl with Sungoddess era Ramsey Lewis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and YNQ era Madlib."  Uh... yes, please?  Almost played this one out already, so good.  There is a limited edition vinyl version but so far I've been able to stay away from it.  Actually, I still have that Turntablelab gift cert I got at Christmas...

Witch

Now Again, the Stones Throw subsidiary run by Egon Alapatt, put out this ridiculous record by a band Witch called "We Intend To Cause Havoc!"  Man, so good.  It's a band from Zambia from 1972-77 that is trying to sound exactly like the Rolling Stones (and succeeding, too)  It's a 4 CD set (!) so there is all kinds of goodness, although I guess what would be CD#1 is a solid gold jam for the whole family.  This is my 4-year old's #1 jam of the moment:



Dirty Beaches

The only thing I knew about Dirty Beaches was that garage rock joint that Bill Zink posted a few years ago (that was awesome).  They (he?) has a new one called "Water Park O.S.T." that is super ambient.  It's guitar, harmonia, mellotron, ambient sounds, all for a documentary about a water slide park in a mall in Minnesota, I think?  Whatever, this CD is dooooope for the mellow ambient tip.

Troubleman

Marvin Gaye's soundtrack for blaxploitation movie "Troubleman" has been a favorite for me since college, not kitschy funk, but an actual deep record I enjoy (plus the breakbeat classic "T Plays It Cool").  I'd say this is up there with "Superfly" for blaxploitation flick soundtracks that break through to "Art".  Anywho, Spotify has the 40th anniversary edition with a whole second CD of outtakes and alternate takes and shit!  This was a major score for me.  Here's "T Plays It Cool":



Oh man, I got so much love to give.

Later dudes.

dc

Iroko Records

I've championed a few labels on here in the past, most notably Jahtari, but now I have a new label to proselytize about - Iroko Records from France.  They are pressing some very high quality reggae reissues.  The tunes are deep deep roots.  Very nice.

The Haxan Cloak

Has anyone else heard this guy??? Pretty incredible.

Here's an interview on Pitchfork (i know, i know) that has some audio to listen to as well...

http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9070-the-haxan-cloak/

Soundgarden at Wiltern

No opening act. 28 songs in about 2 hours 30 minutes. The first thing to say is that the Badmotorfinger and Superunknown songs are badass live. Jesus Christ Pose, New Damage, Rusty Cage and Like Suicide are rockin songs. Hearing the chest pounding drums on Like Suicide was freedom rock man! Matt Cameron's drumming is insane, and he sings all of the backups. The Kim Thayil buzzsaw guitar is still in full effect. Cornell plays guitar on most of the songs, so with the twin attack riffage you get your guitar fill for sure! The bass playing is fine, but when Ben Shepherd hits the fuzz pedal the bottom falls out a little, and I'm never impressed with wrecking amps and smashing guitars. The set was from the last 4 albums only. I would have liked to hear some older tunes, they played Louder Than Love tracks the following night. The new songs were mostly good, but Live to Rise was flat and should have been left out. Cornell can still belt 'em out, but he has lost a little, "off the fastball". You gotta give the guy props for even attempting some of the ridiculous high notes of Outshined. I can't even imagine a whole tour of trying to hit all those high notes. Overall it was a great show and worth the price of admission.

We Buy White Albums

Peculiar + fascinating.

via Varnish Studio

Batman Vs. Sun Ra

I got that Batman record with Sun Ra and The Blues Project playing on it for $1.00 at an Estate Sale.

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What does this song remind me of?

This whole album is pretty solid, by the way.  Prince Rupert's Drops, "Run Slow".

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waiting for sugarman

Anyone seen "Waiting for Sugarman?" I had heard a lot about it, and saw the 60 Minutes segment, but I saw the movie last night and it was incredible, great story. Been listening to his album "coming from reality" since seeing the movie, amazing that this record came out and no one heard it in the US.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL5TffdOQ7g

R.I.P. Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot from The Ohio Players died last week.  Sad news.

Definitely a funky dude...

Worth noting that The Ohio Players "Honey" (this very copy with "Raynette Freitas" written on the chick's arm) was one of the first 5 records I ever owned.

R.I.P.

dc

Boduf Songs

Boduf Songs has a new LP out, "Burnt Up On Re-entry"


Mat Sweet, the guy behind Boduf, also made the video below.  Enjoy.

I've got so much love to give today

This song is totally awesome.  I don't know anything about it.

dc

Lucifer in Dub

I’m a big fan of Peaking Lights.  I think "936" may have gotten best of honors for 2011 from me?  Last years’ “Lucifer” was a really good one as well.

They made a dub album of Lucifer, called “Lucifer in Dub” (natch).  Aaron Coyes, the main music maker of the duo, takes tracks from the album (which are pretty dubbed out to begin with) and gives them the full King Tubby treatment.  Dope.

It’s on Spotify, or you can buy it or steal it.

Good day, gentlemen.

dc

Peter Hook

There's going to be a streaming Peter Hook interview tomorrow. I find him to be a bit of a douche, but New Order was/is one of my favorite bands... so I'll give a listen.

This is pretty bananas

Shout to Pete the Professor for the tip.

dc

The Good Times

Color Me Obsessed

Here's a fun documentary of fan recollections of the Replacements- an entire documentary about a band without any footage or music of that band. I caught it at the film forum here a year or two ago, and now VICE is hosting it.

Another Best of 2012

Various Artists: MOJO Magazine’s Power, Corruption & Lies Covered (+ Blue Monday 12″ Revisited, + Bonus Tracks)
Red Fang: Murder the Mountains
Bottomless Pit: Lottery 2005-2012
Tycho: Dive
Kindness: World, You Need a Change of Mind - This is Jesus Jones meets neo-R&B, and somehow that's good.
Matthew Dear: Beams 
Lotus Plaza: Spooky Action at a Distance - 2012 is the year when Deerhunter became the side project of two side projects.
Shabazz Palaces: Live at KEXP - I had no idea until recently this was Doodlebug Butterfly from Digable Planets. http://youtu.be/djFrCb03-OI
Errors: Have Some Faith in Magic
The British Expeditionary Force: Chapter Two: Constellation Neu
Jason Lytle: Dept. of Disappearance
Autopark: Autopakao
Metronomy: The English Riviera - A 2011 record, but I only listened to it last year.

BEST OF 2012 post

I'm sick at home with loads of time so here it is....my faves of 2012:

 Geti Beats by Odd Nosdam

Old-skool breakbeats meets bit-crushed freak out bliss.

 Luxury Problems by Andy Stott

Micro-house? Ambient techno? Whatever you call it, it's sparse, rhythmic and amazing.

 Lost In The Glare by Barn Owl

It's a 2011 album, but fuck it.  It's been on heavy rotation all 2012 for me.  Amazing desert drone rock.

 Home Again by Michael Kiwanuka

Groovy soulful sounds meets top quality songwriting.

 Psychic Love Damage by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Better than their LP....this EP is short, sweet, weird, and catchy as hell.

 Internal Memo by Boduf Songs

Dark brooding singer/songwriter with an affinity for weird sounds and weirder Victorian England imagery.  Perfect for late-night existential crises.

 Hallelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

The triumphant return.

 Until The Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus

DC already talked this one up.  Total beat-making mastery.

 Hello Skinny by Hello Skinny

Weird Residents covers meets electronic music meets jazz improv meets heavy drumming.

The Killer by Shed

Berlin-based electronic music producer...like Andy Stott or Vladislav Delay, best described as micro-house or ambient techno.  

Truant/Rough Sleeper EP by Burial

You know the deal with Burial...this is one of his best so far.

But the #1 of 2012 for has gotta be:

LONERISM by TAME IMPALA

Perfectly done psych-rock replete with fuzzed out guitars, weird sounds, vintage synths and keyboards, Beatles-esque singing and lanky white dudes with long hair. Check out the colorful trippy video!

Too Future

Not sure if y'all saw this....

Shadow got kicked off stage in Miami for playing this set:

http://pitchfork.com/news/48970-watch-dj-shadows-set-in-miami-cut-off-by-promoters-for-being-too-future/

They said it was "Too Future".

Yo, in the club's defense, it's some pretty crazy shit, but I dig it.  Here's the story:

http://pitchfork.com/news/49027-listen-dj-shadow-shares-the-too-future-mix-that-got-him-kicked-offstage-in-florida/

Shadow was like "I'll never compromise my art!!!"  But I feel like a true DJ plays to the room, kind of like a graphic artist does what's best for the client vs. what an "artist" does for himself.  Dig?

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Angel Olsen--Halfway Home

Been listening to this album a lot the past couple of days, very mellow, dark, kind of country. If you like Jana Hunter or Sun Kil Moon you'll probably be feeling this.

Flyin' the Flannel

As some of youse with whom I'm facebook friends know, I've relocated from DC's village of Maplewood to the village of Minneapolis. This is a return home for me (grew up here, but haven't lived here since the summer of 1985!!).

Been here about a month, starting to hunt around the music scene a bit. It seems to be quite happening, especially in the hip-hop vein (Brother Ali, Atmosphere, and on and surprisingly on). One band I've happened on that I kind of like is Story of the Sea (Story Of The Sea – Story of the Sea). Instrumentals, mogwai-ish... well played.

If anyone is hip to bands from here, please let me know.

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