Tuesday, March 24, 2015

MP3 blog 2015/03/24

blog 2015/03/24 - this will make you fall asleep

mostly because you can't stay awake forever I am sorry:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20150324.zip


Anna Of The North - Sway (The Chainsmokers Remix):  Oh god this hits all of the pleasure points at once.  I am rendered incapacitated.  Please don't tickle me in my moment of blissful paralysis.

Bleachers - You're Still A Mystery:  Like a throwback to 80s pop, from the album Strange Desire.

Blonde Redhead - No More Honey:  Perfect little subtle track from 2014's Barragán.

Cherokee - Don't Matter ft Darianna Everett:  The groove on this is just so addictive.  Those synth pads!  That funky bass guitar!  The vocals!

Dolor - Our Number:  Dark bass sex in the vein of FKA Twigs is always appreciated.

Dream Mclean - Network (Chase & Status Remix):  Every once in a while I indulge in a slice of well-balanced trap, and this hits so many of the right notes.

How To Dress Well - Precious Love (Cyril Hahn Remix)
How To Dress Well - Words I Don't Remember (The Range Remix):  My two favourites from the What Is This Heart? remix album.

Sam Smith - Stay With Me (Rainer + Grimm Remix):  Wasn't this guy nominated for some kind of award?  Ahh well, it's all about the remix here.

Spoon - Inside Out
Spoon - Knock Knock Knock
Spoon - Outlier
Spoon - They Want My Soul:  I saw a few glowing reviews about the new album They Want My Soul and so had my expectations up high.  And yes, it is a good album.  If you like Spoon, you'll probably love it.  And I do like Spoon!  But after listening a few times, I just didn't find a lot of NEW and EXCITE within it, and at the end I was left with a few songs I really digged and then moved on.

The Gnostic Trio - Gnostic Hymn
The Gnostic Trio - Into the Light:  Transmigration of the Magus is Zorn's eulogy for Lou Reed.  It's a lovely little album and has a quiet reverance.   It is not an essential Zorn piece for me though, as something about the textures and composition just doesn't make me want to spend more time around it.

Vince Staples - 65 Hunnid
Vince Staples - Blue Suede
Vince Staples - Hands Up:  Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Hell Can Wait is so damn good.  Beneath Run The Jewels, but def one of the highlights from 2014.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Anna Of The North - Sway (The Chainsmokers Remix)
Bleachers - You're Still A Mystery
Blonde Redhead - No More Honey
Cherokee - Don't Matter ft Darianna Everett
Dolor - Our Number
Dream Mclean - Network (Chase & Status Remix)
How To Dress Well - Precious Love (Cyril Hahn Remix)
How To Dress Well - Words I Don't Remember (The Range Remix)
Sam Smith - Stay With Me (Rainer + Grimm Remix)
Spoon - Inside Out
Spoon - Knock Knock Knock
Spoon - Outlier
Spoon - They Want My Soul
The Gnostic Trio - Gnostic Hymn
The Gnostic Trio - Into the Light
Vince Staples - 65 Hunnid
Vince Staples - Blue Suede
Vince Staples - Hands Up



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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

MP3 blog 2015/03/17

blog 2015/03/17 - imagine the last time everyone at this mall has broken down crying

Can we parse this as a totality or as a void?:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20150317.zip


99 Souls - The Girl Is Mine (radio edit):  Super sweet pop house edit.

Andrew Thomson - Bus Pass:  DEDICATED TO ALL MY TORONTO PEEPZ (especially those that ditched for BC…)

Ariana Grande - Problem ft Iggy Azalea (TKDJS Remix):  And now we're just back to the pop house.  What is wrong with me?

Autechre - 444:  While not a new track, this came around again as part of a bootleg 12" sided with some AFX.  Classic.

Captain Murphy - Cosplay:  NERD.

Curve - Falling Free (The Aphex Twin Remix):  Flipside bootleg release that went around!

Fractures - It's Alright:  The notes of Bon Iver shimmer for me.

Francisco The Man! - Loaded:  Jangling indie pop from the new album Loose Ends.

- deus sol invictus
- heliogabal I:  Heliogabal is from 2010 and it's a textural electronics playground.  Some joyous headphone listening that feels modern but also harkens back to the intrepid days of 1994.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Retreat!
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - We Get Along
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - You'll Be Lonely:  Give the People What They Want doesn't quite give me everything I want, but it has a few songs that connect with the groove I oh so love SJ for.  If you're a diehard fan, you'll love the new album.

Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July
Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens - The Only Thing:  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NEW SUFJAN STEVENS!!!  Carrie & Lowell is SO. GOOD.  I am missing the epic psych jams, but hey, a return to fine folk form is A-OK too.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The Districts - 4th and Roebling:  Perfect singalong bar rock.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

99 Souls - The Girl Is Mine (radio edit)
Andrew Thomson - Bus Pass
Ariana Grande - Problem ft Iggy Azalea (TKDJS Remix)
Autechre - 444
Captain Murphy - Cosplay
Curve - Falling Free (The Aphex Twin Remix)
Fractures - It's Alright
Francisco The Man! - Loaded
m² - deus sol invictus
m² - heliogabal I
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Retreat!
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - We Get Along
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - You'll Be Lonely
Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July
Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better
Sufjan Stevens - The Only Thing
The Districts - 4th and Roebling



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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

MP3 blog 2015/03/11

blog 2015/03/11 - the thaw reveals our shame

smile at the big reveal:  http://thetastates.com/mp3s/blog/blog20150311.zip


Aphex Waits - sampler:  Much more pleasing to me than the Aesop Waits crossover, this little dabbling mix works pretty great for me.

Born I Music - I Can't Breathe ft MacGuyver:  3 tracks in this update all entitled I Can't Breathe.  Motherfucking trigger warnings…

City Of Glass - Geographers:  I've loved pretty much everything I've heard from City Of Glass.  Just enough bombast in this pop.

Damien Rice - Long Long Way
Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Damien Rice - Trusty And True:  NOT GOING TO LIE, there are some many parts on My Favourite Faded Fantasy that I totally recognize as very much inspired by my favourite parts of 'O', but FUCK IT I DON'T CARE, this is what I want to cuddle with.

His Name is Alive - African Violet Casts A Spell:  Thumbs up for the splish splash production alone.  From the new album Tecuciztecatl.

Holy Ghost! - Bridge & Tunnel (a/just/ed Remix):  Unnnf just some great deep house grooves.

Lemongrass - Deep River (Ficture Remix):  Moody all over this one, and I just soak it up.

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Black Rage (sketch):  Oh god this is staggering.  And it is a total coincidence I have this in the same release as the 3 I Can't Breathe tracks, but OK it fits.

Pleq - Do You Remember Your Dreams:  Can I get nostalgic for 2009 dreamy IDM yet?

Pussy Riot - I Can't Breathe:  Ripped from their intensely claustrophobic music video, everything about this is staggering.

Sales - Chinese New Year:  ahhhh a perfectly sweet reprieve between renditions of I Can't Breathe…

We Are Temporary - I Can't Breathe (In Memory of Eric Garner):  Last one, still devastating.



THIS WEEK'S TRACKS

Aphex Waits - sampler
Born I Music - I Can't Breathe ft MacGuyver
City Of Glass - Geographers
Damien Rice - Long Long Way
Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Damien Rice - Trusty And True
His Name is Alive - African Violet Casts A Spell
Holy Ghost! - Bridge & Tunnel (a/just/ed Remix)
Lemongrass - Deep River (Ficture Remix)
Ms. Lauryn Hill - Black Rage (sketch)
Pleq - Do You Remember Your Dreams
Pussy Riot - I Can't Breathe
Sales - Chinese New Year
We Are Temporary - I Can't Breathe (In Memory of Eric Garner)



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