Get it while it’s hot! Toronto-based artist (formerly of Portland) Pete Ellison has turned in a super hot freestyle-tinged remix of Microfilm’s “Boomboxx,” the...
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Schlammpeitziger: “Mausefaltenfripp” (Spacerokkmountainrutschquartier, Sonig 1997)Dreamy bedroom/laptop pop from Jo Zimmerman on his 1997 album as Schlammpeitziger, released 20 years ago.(Source:...
Colleen: A flame my love, a frequency (Thrill Jockey)I remember when I first heard the opening strums of Cecile Schott’s lo-fi debut, Everyone Alive Wants Answers (Leaf, 2003). It all felt...
The Juan Maclean: “Can You Ever Really Know Somebody” (DFA)Released back in March, this is the first of allegedly four new singles from The Juan Maclean that will precede their forthcoming fourth...
Young Magic: “Drawing Down the Moon” (Melt, Carpark 2012)I’ve always felt Young Magic deserve more attention for their interesting mix of sounds, each of their albums different from the others....
Lali Puna: Two Windows (Morr Music)Lali Puna has always skirted the periphery of IDM and indie-pop, never quite splashing in any way that’s yielded significant acclaim. And yet their music...
Carla dal Forno: “Better Yet” (Fast Moving Cars, Blackest Ever Black 2016)Gloomy, haunting bedroom pop from Carla dal Forno’s debut EP on Blackest Ever Black, released last year.(Source:...
Cornelius: “If You’re Here” (Mellow Waves, 2017)Brand new music from Keigo Oyamada a.k.a. Cornelius, his first new music for the project in over ten years. It will be available in Japan on June 28...
Jessy Lanza: Oh No (Hyperdub)Jessy Lanza’s second full-length album delivers on the promise of her debut and also incorporates contemporary flirtations with footwork, electro, and...
Moderat: “Eating Hooks” (III, Monkeytown 2016)The latest clip from Moderat’s third album, released earlier this year on Monkeytown, is pretty great.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Grimes: “Eight” (Visions, 4AD 2012)With Grimes’ latest looming in coming months (or so we hope), I revisited Visions today and fell in love with it all over again.(Source:...
Young Magic: Breathing Statues (Carpark) Young Magic is an act I stumbled onto after I saw their 2012 debut Melt highlighted on a year-end list. I really enjoyed that album’s rougher...
Fischerspooner: “We Are Electric” (Entertainment, 2009) Fischerspooner’s third album seemed to go by unnoticed in 2009, but it has some of their best tracks on it. I think their...
Portishead: “The Rip” (3, 2008) Happy belated birthday to Ms. Beth Gibbons, born 4 January 1965.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Ya Tosiba: Mollah the Machine (Pingipung) This 2-tracker from Berlin-based project Ya Tosiba sounds like the weird mutant offspring of skwee and grime, with chunky, crunchy beats, nods to...
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