Generationals – Greenleaf (Navigateur Remix)
I'm not sure Generationals needed any more sugar-coating.
Ryan Solomon: The smartest Dude in the room
This is by far the most satisfying interview I have ever done. I had the privilege to correspond with Ryan Solomon of San Diego’s DUDES. Trying to label his work at all is pointless. At times it reminds me of Air France, or Animal Collective, or Neon Indian, or even Wise Blood. And then it’s nothing like...
Gremlins – Maim my bitch
Gremlins is a side project for a lot of people, some from respected acts like Ricky Eat Acid and Toro Y Moi. It’s reliant on a single, funky, loop; but has creepy hints of the rapegaze genre. Just imagine Wise Blood having to use his inside voice. You can name your price for their EP on their bandcamp. Just...
Automatic Lover – Dee D. Jackson
Is it a maxim of the loneliness and modern man's incessant quest for approval? Or can the androids just do things that modern men can't?
Slow Magic – Sorry Safari
Slow Magic is “an imaginary friend” according to his/her/their Facebook page, possibly from Iceland. There is little else to be divulged. This is from a collection of sun-warped tracks that I stumbled upon a few months ago while scouring YouTube for tracks that were above the radar. With a soft piano riff and grinding rhythm, “Sorry Safari” is neither...
Police Academy 6 – Run
There is very little information on Police Academy 6. I checked their bandcamp tags and all it says is “Iraq” and “hot ‘n fresh out the kitchen”. Not terribly helpful. Apparently this is one of many alter-egos of Joseph Volmer, a producer out of Nashville. I am convinced that we are in fact soulmates though. For one, it’s...
Navigateur – We Need The Beat
This is a new-ish track from our very own Navigateur. I think there’s a Madonna sample in there or something. It’s pretty damn catchy. All of this is a ploy to tell you to go to the Navigateur show on Friday the 27th at Crow Bar in Tampa. He’ll be performing with Tycho and Beacon. Come out of if...
Golden Ages – Africa
Yes. This is a Toto cover. Indulge me for a moment. If you left a tape of this single in a warm glove compartment for two decades, Golden Ages accurately recreated how it would sound. This take on “Africa” so perfectly epitomizes everything going on in indie electronic music now. A reversion to classic pop structures; severe, grainy, saturated production...
Kano – Cosmic Voyager
Kano was an italo-disco group formed in 1979. Many believe them to be the foundation of italo-disco. This track is uncharacteristic of their sound, which regularly focused more on dance-able music. This is more of an “I’m in the queue at an Epcot ride” type of sound. It’s hopelessly commercial but that’s also where the...
Kavinsky – Nightcall (Dustin N’Guyen Remix)
Nightcall (Dustin NGuyen Remix) by Kavinsky There’s a lot of hype around this Kavinsky track right now, primarily because it’s the title music for the film “Drive”. It’s synthpop ala College, Electric Youth, and/or Jupiter but with a distinctly mysterious vibe. The fact that this “Dustin N’Guyen” dude has absolutely no history or mentions outside of...
Class Actress – Weekend
I can see Crystal Castles opening for Class Actress one day, but only after the stage has been cleaned.
