Flipsy and Rufus

Blouse - Videotapes

Baths - ♥

Ed Banger has done it again.  The small French label run by Busy P has found yet another amazing French electronic talent in Breakbot.  Originally at Moshi Moshi records, he has since moved to the French-electro factory.  His new track is guaranteed to get your feet moving.   The song starts light with pianos and drums, but quickly builds up with the addition of a groovy bass line, synthesizers, percussion, and guitar creating a symphony that is reminiscent of Stevie Wonder’s Part Time Lover, but still carries a lot of French-electro flavor.  The mix of Irfane’s smooth vocals and Breakbot’s funky mix in the back make for an unbeatable combo that makes for a great love song. Enjoy!

Sea Lions - I Should Be Sleeping 

Bayou EP

Caves - 1993 from Library Voices on Vimeo.

Arcade Fire - Abraham's Daughter (The Hunger Games)

Adventure Club’s dubstep remix of “Youth” reworks the talented Loui Rose Allen, a London music college-dropout-turned-pop-sensation who goes by Foxes. With their signature dubstep style, they turn the original into a track that is sure to blow up all over the blogosphere, and showcase further just how talented these two dudes are.

If I - Ashburner & Goli

Sister Wife is pop chanteuse Alex Winston’s 2011 mini-LP. It’s a tight, track-for-track showcase for the young Detroit native, fusing a feel for her hometown’s girl-group era with a distinctive post-Kate Bush soprano style and sticky-sweet, memorable choruses. “Sister Wife” the song is a more modern-backbeat affair, with a big, breezy hook and deceptively hefty lyrics fusing female roles a la Cass McCombs. UK producer Star Slinger (whose Soundcloud page is a fun wormhole for later) hones in on the song’s distinctive element and pulls it, swapping that backbeat for snares that pop like Bangladesh’s did on “A Milli,” adding keyboards that chill out in back, and arpeggiate rapidly in between, Alex’s sugary vocals. 

Money Bags - Mr. Dream

two of my favorite acts of the past year

Space is Only Noise if You Can See - Nicolas Jaar

another oldie, but goodie.

old, but wonderful.