Gone to California

June 13, 2008

I’ll be in Southern California for the rest of the month hanging out with Jenna and friends, I’ll do my best to put up some cool stuff from down here. But first, this sweet remix from the Verve collection…

California Soul (Diplo Remix) - Marlena Shaw

The Synchronicity Suite

June 10, 2008

Building on solid melodies and very accessible musical structures the album is a fantastic introduction to a diverse set of electronic music. I haven’t gotten much time to listen to the whole thing yet, but what I’ve heard is really good. The compilation is well formed; the song choices representing differing opportunities to dive deeper into their respective styling. The flow and order of the songs was also very well done. Full length streaming audio for some of the tracks is available here, and you can get the album here.

Press play to listen to the Sigur Ros’ new album “Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust” or “with a buzz in our ear we play endlessly” for all you non-Icelanders, or is it non-Icelandians? Pretty solid stuff, although I have no idea what the hell they are saying. Thanks to GvB for the tip.

Name That Tune!

June 8, 2008

This is pretty phenomenal. Give it a minute before you turn it off, trust me.

Thirstquenchin’ Asskickin’ Motivatin’ Goodbuzzin’ Cooltalkin’ Highwalkin’ Fastlivin’ Evergivin’ Coolfizzin’ Bad Ass. Use as directed:

Quiet Village - “Circus of Horror”

Notorius B.I.G. - “Party and Bullshit (Ratatat Remix)

Justice - Stress (Auto Remix)

Tragic Losses

May 10, 2008

Elliott Smith: “Angeles”

(Tip of the hat to Scott Hansen)

Jeff Buckley: “So Real”

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If only everything in life was as reliable as music. Here a few tracks that remind me of summer…

Spoon - “Don’t You Evah (Ted Leo’s I Want It Hotter Remix)”

The Notwist - “One with the Freaks”

The Black Keys - “Psychotic Girl”