Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MP3 blog 2010/08/31

blog 2010/08/31 - the summer lives on in our cold cold hearts!

Funeral Party - NYC Moves To The Sound Of LA:  Oooh yes, let's kick things off with some ass-whooping dance rock.  Just as much fun as Lions At Your Door and other dirty rock poppers.
Take that, New York City!

Ideals - Love Song:  So many years later and the waves of The Cure are still being felt and enjoyed by fresh new generations!  Fabulous.

Lille - Tall Shoulders (Todd Buchler Remix):  The heavy bass pounding acts as a sarcastic counterpoint to the angelic echoed out voice.  Hey, I'm at least amused.

Local Natives - Wide Eyes (Fool's Gold Remix ft Aristotle Pop A Bottle):  Finger snaps!  Yes, we need more finger snaps in indie rock!!!  The new Local Natives is hot, and this remix just cements things.

Loch Lomond - Wax and Wire:  This one goes back to the 2006 album "Night Bats", but come on people, I can't listen to everything the moment it comes out.  I'll always be discovering older stuff that is just as fresh and important today.
Well ok, this is more old-timey than bleeding edge, but really, you are the victims of my whims and whimsy.

Monarchy - Black The Colour Of My Heart
Monarchy - The Phoenix Alive:  woah woah woah, hold the phone!  These are kind of sort of awesome!  Perfectly-based morsels of disco pop genius, I do declare.  A bit happy, a bit mopey, and totally worth the indulgence.

Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (Odd Year Remix):  wow, I haven't heard this classic in so many years!  thank goodness for crate-digging producers bringing us back the 80s gems for the kids these days.

Ra Cailum - Existence:  Sexy chopped vox and a plodding chill IDM beat?  Don't mind if I do. 

Sam Billen - To Kingdom Come (Passion Pit cover):  And it starts!  There is bound to be many more Passion Pit covers on the horizon, and oh I welcome them graciously.
Hard to hit with the same power as the original, but oh so fun.

Scorn - Take Someone's Eye Out:   New Scorn for 2010!!!  The album is "Refuse; Start Fires" and while I love Mick Harris with all of my heart, you know that with any Scorn release of the past decade you're just get sometimes amorphous darkcore breakbeats with a few standout tracks.
Well, this album is a bit beyond the previous one, and this track here for me is the take-home scorcher to be had.

Sleigh Bells - AB Machines (French Horn Rebellion Remix):  The funny thing is, this distorted remix  almost sounds like it cleans up the sound.
Either way, we can now take the distorted breaks goodness of scorn and move in to the totally fun pop realm!  yay!

Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version):  He's back!  It's what you've all been waiting for!  If last year's BQE album of contemporary classical didn't quite get your rocks off, and the Dark Was The Night track was just kind of annoying, take note!
Sufjan is back in strong form, with a new LP on the horizon.  But first, he has a new EP.  Well, it's SIXTY MINUTES, but it's still the "All Delighted People EP".  Hell, the main single is 12 minutes by itself.
Anyways, all that matters is that if you love Sufjan, time to get back on the wagon.  And he's even biting Simon & Garfunkel instead of Angelo Badalamenti, thank god!

Tanya Tagaq - Fire; Ikuma ft Mike Patton
Tanya Tagaq - Tategak
Tanya Tagaq - Want ft Buck 65:  I only recently got this 2008 album, because I just recently saw her perform (inexplicably) at Folk Fest.  "Auk/Blood" is kind of all over the place, but a must if you are a fan of avant-garde vocalists.
If you love Yoko Ono and Mike Patton when they get textural, or Tzadik mainstays like Makigami Koichi or the gutteral side of Keiji Haino, you'll probably really be in to this.

Tomoko Kaneda - Warunai Fever:  OMG WTF IS THIS?  I have no idea how I stumbled upon this but it is insane.  And awesome.
Apparently it's the theme song from an anime titled "SOS TV Walpurgis Night Fever", which itself is a fabulous name.
But I'm over 30, I haven't watched anime in many many many years.  Glad to know it's still got some zany shit going down.

Two Door Cinema Club - Come Back Home (Radio Edit):  And let's end things with the new single from Two Door Cinema Club!  Perfect.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Funeral Party - NYC Moves To The Sound Of LA
Ideals - Love Song
Lille - Tall Shoulders (Todd Buchler Remix)
Local Natives - Wide Eyes (Fool's Gold Remix ft Aristotle Pop A Bottle)
Loch Lomond - Wax and Wire
Monarchy - Black The Colour Of My Heart
Monarchy - The Phoenix Alive
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (Odd Year Remix)
Ra Cailum - Existence
Sam Billen - To Kingdom Come (Passion Pit cover)
Scorn - Take Someone's Eye Out
Sleigh Bells - AB Machines (French Horn Rebellion Remix)
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version)
Tanya Tagaq - Fire; Ikuma ft Mike Patton
Tanya Tagaq - Tategak
Tanya Tagaq - Want ft Buck 65
Tomoko Kaneda - Warunai Fever
Two Door Cinema Club - Come Back Home (Radio Edit)

It's not a mental health issue, it's a FEATURE!  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20100831.zip


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~CPI

Thursday, August 26, 2010

MP3 blog 2010/08/26

blog 2010/08/26 - There comes a time to rebuild and hope their is peace in the chaos.

Back with another pack for you, only you!



Antony and the Johnsons - Pressing On (Bob Dylan cover)
Antony and the Johnsons - You Are The Treasure:  Antony is back and as beautiful as ever.  Thank You for Your Love is the new EP, and like last year's Another World, and hell, all prior EPs, it is absolutely essential.
Just listening to these 2 songs fills my eyes with tears.
Whenever I have shakes or doubts, I can always listen to Antony and just be moved to the core, and come out feeling humble and loved.

Blackbird Blackbird - Hawaii (Niva Remix)
Blackbird Blackbird - Pure (Kohwi Remix):  At it's core it's fabulous low-key pop, but the glorious CHOP CHOP CHOP of the digital edits make it an addictive sugar-coated treat.

Buck 65 - Who By Fire (Leonard Cohen cover):  Buck is back, with a whole string of new EPs that will culminate in a collected album.  He starts with "20 Odd Years: Volume 1 - Avant EP".
As with pretty much all of his catalouge, there are gems hidden in the rough.  And this gem is obvious, sparking at the top of the pile:  WHY DID IT TAKE SO MANY YEARS FOR BUCK65 TO COVER LEONARD COHEN?
I mean holy shit, he's been trying to replicate the Cohen/Waits kind of spoken growl for years and years.  It's about time.
I hope to see some of the Tom Waits songbook on upcoming EPs.  Anyways, check it out if you've ever been a fan.  It's his strongest stuff since Talkin' Honky Blues.

David Lang - Wed:  I went out to Boomkat, one of my favourite music stores, and did a David Lang binge.  If you are a fan of glorious contemporary classical, wheterh it be Evan Ziporyn, Morton Feldman, Arvo Part or Rachel Grimes, you will love this man.
He even has a number of long compositions that have the blissful textural qualities of Terry Riley, Lamonte Young, or the best Feldman. 
This short track is from "Elevated", but dang people, get on top of this man.

Dirty Projectors & Bjork - No Embrace
Dirty Projectors & Bjork - On and Ever Onward:  These 2 avant-pop superheroes get together to save the whales!
Mount Wittenberg Orca was released as a fundraiser, and so you need to make things right in the world by going out and getting it.
If you like Dirty Projectors, you'll enjoy it.  If you like Medulla, you'll enjoy it. 
If you hate any vocals that are reminiscent of Jeff Buckley or Celine Dion, stay away.

Moloko - The Time Is Now (Sunshine) (Deadsteppas Boot):   Now here's a name I never thought I'd hear from again.  Moloko was always what news media meant when they said "electronica".  Total "Hackers" soundtrack fare.  But lo and behold, the ressurrection has twisted them into something evil and powerful!  RUN FOR THE HILLS!

The Pass - Trap Of Mirrors:  Super fun bouncey rock/pop.  For fans of The Rapture, Hot Chip, and all that mess.

The Rosebuds - Staying Alive (Bee Gees cover):  Taking disco all dark and moody?  sure thing!  Kind of creepy though, like a hungover stalker...

The Streets On Fire - Hard to Find:  From the new album "This Is Fancy", I just love the pounding drums here.  Fabulous energy and great grooves.

The XX - You Got The Love ft Candi Staton (John Roman Remix):  Follow along now children.  Florence And The Machine did the original, You've Got The Love.
The XX did a remix.  Then they covered it with Candi Staton.
And now John Roman is remixing it.
GOT IT?  THERE WILL BE A TEST.  BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING AWESOME AND YOU BEST PAY ATTENTION.

Typhoon - CPR, Claws Pt. 2
Typhoon - Starting Over:  "Hunger and Thirst" is the new album, and I can't wait to hear the whole thing.
The songs here given me that community-built singalong bush-bash feeling that I get from the likes of Bruce Peninsula, The Hidden Cameras, or The Acorn. 

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Peeling Off The Layers
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Course
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Tiny Boles In This World:  The new LP "Rivers" collects the two prior 5-song EPs that differ in sound, but are united by the seemingly arcane weavings of this difficult-to-penetrate-yet-breathtakingly-rewarding dark folk ensemble.
Highly recommended for fans of Bjork, Elizabeth Anka Vajagic, Rachel's, Woven Hand, etc etc



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Antony and the Johnsons - Pressing On (Bob Dylan cover)
Antony and the Johnsons - You Are The Treasure
Blackbird Blackbird - Hawaii (Niva Remix)
Blackbird Blackbird - Pure (Kohwi Remix)
Buck 65 - Who By Fire (Leonard Cohen cover)
David Lang - Wed
Dirty Projectors & Bjork - No Embrace
Dirty Projectors & Bjork - On and Ever Onward
Moloko - The Time Is Now (Sunshine) (Deadsteppas Boot)
The Pass - Trap Of Mirrors
The Rosebuds - Staying Alive (Bee Gees cover)
The Streets On Fire - Hard to Find
The XX - You Got The Love ft Candi Staton (John Roman Remix)
Typhoon - CPR, Claws Pt. 2
Typhoon - Starting Over
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Peeling Off The Layers
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Course
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Tiny Boles In This World


It's time to hide in a basement.  Bring pillows.  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20100826.zip


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~CPI

Monday, August 23, 2010

Divergence Movie Night events!

I've been working my buns off getting DMN back in gear. Still lots to do, but TOMORROW, we have a small event with Around The Rainbow, and we will be showing The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T, which is pretty much the best movie ever.


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Oh and guess what else is coming up???????

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Friday, August 20, 2010

MP3 blog 2010/08/20

blog 2010/08/20 - happy berfday to me!

OK, it's been a while.  There's a backlog.  So I am not pulling any punches here, it's time to get back in the swing of things!
On my birthday, here's a gift from me to you. xox




Amari - Tiger:  The vocals reminds me of They Might Be Giants on codeine, with an accent.  And the composition isn't far off, but the funky riffs come in a tad lighter than the TMBG funk does normally.

Boris Smile - Aurora:  I admit, I was snookered!  I originally put this song on because I thought it was Japanese progsludge band Boris.  And Boris does make me smile.
But, NO RELATION.
Instead we get some fabulous folk with wonderful echoey guitar sitting in the background, an astute horns section, and hell EVEN A SING-AND-CLAP-ALONG SECTION, which is always welcome.

Die Antwoord - Beat Boy (The Bobby6Killers & Guerilla Speakerz Remix):  If there's ever a song that desperately needed an edit it was Beat Boy!  An incredible song, but it's like 8 minutes of Ninja talking about his penis.
This doesn't capture the majesty of the original's bassline and chorus, but it's a worthy and useful rework.

DZ - Nevah:  The hot DZ singles keep coming and coming...  Another notch in an already stellar catalouge.

El Sueño De La Casa Propia  - Voluntad De Oro:  The backwards vocals here are total goodness.

Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum (Jai Paul Remix):  I hadn't heard much Torrini I've loved since her innocent deubt LP, but the synth bass on this one makes me really happy.

Foxglove - Don't Tread On The Cracks (Analogik Remix):  Oooo sassy lounge music!

Glass Vaults - Forget Me Not:  Gorgeous and brooding, for fans of The National and mellow Frightened Rabit.

Gold Panda - You:  You you you you?  Me me me me! 

I Blame Coco - Self Machine (Chew Fu Robotix Fix):  I found this band because of the collab they did with Robyn.  Sounds like the great band The Sounds from 2 years ago, with that top drawer radio pop sitting on fully produced electronic beats that don't overwhelm the vocalist.  The kind of thing that just begs for a Rex The Dog remix.

La Roux - I'm Not Your Toy (Nero Remix):  There are so many remixers that can take La Roux's complex vocals and really just make them slam so perfectly on their bass, and assuredly this is one of them.  Sick.  I just love Nero's work.

Memphis Bleek - Still Ill:  Normally I wouldn't listen to rappers like Memphis Bleek because ick, who needs the bullshit posturing?  But every once in a while a track is just so hot that your brain glazes over all the fucked-up stupid shit they say and it just becomes a hot track.

Nuyorican Soul - Runaway (Mongoloids in Space):  It's not often I'll put up a full length house track like this, but ah well, why not?  Classic big-room deep house with a funky bassline coming in halfway through.

Telepath - The Chaotic:  Some straight ahead slinky downtempo.

The Panacea - State of Extasy:  Ahhh Panacea!  I used to have all of the 90s 12" singles, so I had to of course check out the Rare and Unreleased collection.  post-rave tech-step jungle cheese?  Oh yes please.

Villagers - Home
Villagers - Set The Tigers Free
Villagers - That Day:  I couldn't feel the whole thing, but there were a few real gems on the new album "Becoming A Jackal".
Definitely check it out if you are a fan of The Morning Benders, Bruce Peninsula, Luke Temple,




THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Amari - Tiger
Boris Smile - Aurora
Die Antwoord - Beat Boy (The Bobby6Killers & Guerilla Speakerz Remix)
DZ - Nevah
El Sueño De La Casa Propia  - Voluntad De Oro
Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum (Jai Paul Remix)
Foxglove - Don't Tread On The Cracks (Analogik Remix)
Glass Vaults - Forget Me Not
Gold Panda - You
I Blame Coco - Self Machine (Chew Fu Robotix Fix)
La Roux - I'm Not Your Toy (Nero Remix)
Memphis Bleek - Still Ill
Nuyorican Soul - Runaway (Mongoloids in Space)
Telepath - The Chaotic
The Panacea - State of Extasy
Villagers - Home
Villagers - Set The Tigers Free
Villagers - That Day



It's time for deliciousness.  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20100820.zip



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~CPI

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

MP3 blog 2010/08/18

blog 2010/08/18 - oh shit, am I late?

GUESS WHO?  THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ME!!!
Did you miss me?

Shit, it's been over a month.  I got married, had some honeymoon, had some vacation...  and all of the sudden I was all "shit, it's almost mah birthday, time to get back in to the swing of things".
And so here we are again.  The face off.   Me staring at you through the screen, wondering if you will download this next update.
OMG CAN YOU STAND THE PRESSURE?

So I'm back.  And look out, as there's lot of catching up to do.

Did you all get the present I left for you?
Uhhh yeah you best go and check out http://thetastates.com/#anchor_20100701
193 minutes of summer dance madness!  GO GO GO GO!
CPI - Live for Original Plumbing & Toronto Pride, 2010-07-01
Seriously, it's kind of awesome.


Anyways, back to the mp3 blog!


Big Boi - General Patton
Big Boi - Shutterbugg ft Cutty:  Pretty much knocking every other party album squarely outside the fucking box, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is here and it's shaking ass left right and center.
I mean, holy shit.  Look out.

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise:  The guitar riffs just bleed summer lawnchair sex.
The vocals drip morning-after haze.  Total summer anthem blissout, from last year's album "Eating Us".

Blastronauts - Even the Score:  Sometimes it's best not to overanalyze rock and roll, and just enjoy the riffage, guilt free.  Movements?  Progeny?  Inspiration?  Who cares who came before, I'm rocking right now.
From the 2009 album "Galileo".

Chromatic Flights - Passagrille:  Marimba goes digital... electro-pop style!

Dirty Projectors - No Intention (Live on Sirius XMU):  It's always interesting for me to hear the Dirty Projectors, considering the complexity of their smash hit album last year.  It was so complex and intricate, you immediately wonder if it's studio wizardy.  But nope, you're just a cynical jerk, and they're just awesome.

Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane:  Of all the wheezy producers that I hate, I certainly hate Flying Lotus the least.  Boy has some skills on the bass.  And oh, nothing of his has made me smiles in years as much as this bouncey new single.  His production techniques were mostly taken from exagerated filter house in the first place, so it's about time we hear him knock back some straight beat goodness.

Guideo - Beautiful Complication
Guideo - Mad Sax:  Anidea is the name of the album, and hot sexy beats is the game afoot.  I listen to a LOT of electronic music, and mark my word, this album will put an ear-to-ear grin across your face.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.  If you liked the latest offerings of Bonobo, Mount Kimbe and DZ, get this one ASAP.

Guy Klucevsek - The Gunks
Guy Klucevsek - Wave Hill:  I had a flash of insight, and suddenly realized I had never posted any Guy Klucevsek on this blog!  A tragedy!  Especially since his 1996 album "Stolen Memories" was heavily rotated in the car for most of last year.  Klucevsek is an accordian master, and fans of instrumental music and jazz should definitely develop a relationship with his body of work.

Hudson Mohawke - Fuse:  Is there wisdom in naming your band off a bad Bruce Willis flick that no one remembers?  Awww who cares, time for some more sexy beats.

Junip - Rope and Summit:  Junip is, quite obviously, a new outing from Jose Gonzalez.  The new EP isn't exactly earth-shatteringly new, but if you love the cycles of Gonzalez's guitar and hypnotic vocal cycles, you'll just be greatful for the extra dose.  Thank you sir, may I have one more?

Magneta Lane - September Came:  Just some pure pop goodness, from last year's album "Gambling With God".

Michael Santos - Alphaville
Michael Santos - Magenta Dayline:  2 tracks of spacey and crackling ambience from the new album Memory Maker.  For fans of Belong, Klimek, Mountains, and all of those usual suspects.

Mitten - Cavalcade:  I've posted 2 of their songs before, but damn they are addictive.  Like The XX instrumentation mixed with the best of Kim Gordon low-key singing.  Delicious.

Wye Oak - Emmylou:  From the new EP "My Neighbor / My Creator", the same release that gave us the fabulous I Hope You Die, this track is more straight forward rocking, but almost as entirely satisying.  The EP itself is really interesting, and you should check it out before they drop something even more fabulous.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Big Boi - General Patton
Big Boi - Shutterbugg ft Cutty
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise
Blastronauts - Even the Score
Chromatic Flights - Passagrille
Dirty Projectors - No Intention (Live on Sirius XMU)
Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane
Guideo - Beautiful Complication
Guideo - Mad Sax
Guy Klucevsek - The Gunks
Guy Klucevsek - Wave Hill
Hudson Mohawke - Fuse
Junip - Rope and Summit
Magneta Lane - September Came
Michael Santos - Alphaville
Michael Santos - Magenta Dayline
Mitten - Cavalcade
Wye Oak - Emmylou


CALLING ALL CARS!  CALLING ALL CARS!  CARS CAN'T TALK, WHY AM I TALKING TO YOU?  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20100818.zip



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~CPI

Monday, August 2, 2010

oh Bleep.

Dear Bleep:

Your "Best of Bleep Top Fives" page is a ridiculous sausage fest.

Do you seriously not know any women?  1.65% (2/121) female representation, by my count.

Electronics doesn't have to be a penis party!

thanks,
~Caitlyn