Just scored the first two Orange Juice LPs and some Chickfactor tix at #RSD13 (at Other Music)
Wow these Head On flyers for tomorrow I had made look awesome!
(Source: patakk)
Yes, I’m a week behind schedule as usual, but here’s my favorite songs of 2012, in Spotify mix form. I tried to load up the front with pop and the end with dance music, so if you have a strong preference for either, use accordingly. More faves below…
(link to the whole mix on Spotify)
1. Chromatics – Kill For Love
2. Bear In Heaven – The Reflection Of You
3. Moullinex – Take My Pain Away
4. Tanlines – All Of Me
5. Poolside – Slow Down
6. Van She – Jamaica
7. Jens Lekman – Erica America
8. Hot Chip – Look At Where We Are
9. Twin Shadow – Run My Heart
10. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Tapes & Money
11. World’s End Press – Second Day Uptown (Slow Hands Remix)
12. The Magnetic Fields – Andrew in Drag
13. Matthew Dear – Her Fantasy
14. Stars – Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It
15. Holy Ghost! – It Gets Dark
16. Saint Etienne – Tonight
17. Scissor Sisters – Let’s Have A Kiki
18. Little Boots – Headphones - Dimitri From Paris Remix
19. Icona Pop – I Love It - feat. Charli XCX
20. The 2 Bears – Bear Hug*
21. I:Cube – Transpiration
22. Bicep – You - Steffi Remix
23. Emotion II Emotion – Night & Day - Feat. Ryann
24. Peaches – You Can’t Run From My Love
25. Only Children – Down Fever - Original Mix
26. Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
27. Birdy Nam Nam – Cadillac Dreams - Original Mix
28. Airbird – Goodnight
My favorite songs not on Spotify:
“Gammy Leg” - Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
”Little Steps” - Computers Want Me Dead
”Slip Away” - Fashions
”Sugar” - Moon Boots
”Better Love” (Robotaki remix) - Ben Ivory
”1 out of 2” (Oliver remix) - Breakbot
”Guide Me” (Gigamesh remix) - James Curd
Favorite albums:
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
Moullinex - Flora
the Magnetic Fields - Love at the Bottom of the Sea
the 2 Bears - Be Strong
Twin Shadow - Confess
Chromatics - Kill for Love
Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn’t
the Van She - Idea of Happiness
Stars - The North
Poolside - Pacific Standard Time
All in all, a cavalcade of hits. Thank you, 2012!
-Brian Pennington / Brian Blackout
* - Yeah I know an EP with “Bear Hug” came out in 2011, but the album came out in 2012. If you don’t approve, substitute it for “Work.”
1980. The Cure releases their US Debut, Boys Don’t Cry, as they begin to explore offshoots of Punk and Post-Punk. Through this exploration they help define Gothic Rock and it becomes a thriving subculture, and Robert Smith is sad.
Also, hair.
I’m psyched that youdonthavetosettle gets to premiere the new single by our friends Fashions. You need to hear this, immediately.
I’m excited to be unveiling a brand new track today on the blog. Fashions are a new band based here in Brooklyn, and their debut single is catchy as hell. I got to help add to the huge chorus at the end of the song, which includes a children’s choir, so I’m very excited to get to tell folks about this tune.
“Slip Away,” is a bouncy slice of tropical electropop. We tested it out on a dancefloor a couple weeks ago and people started going nuts during the full chorus parts, I think you will too. The song is a free download on Fashions’ Bandcamp, so go grab a copy and start listening now. I warn you, it’ll be stuck in your head all day.
/// Brian Blackout
For my weekly stint as a music blogger for youdonthavetosettle, I had to gush a little about the newest from Chris Malinchak and French Express’ conveyor belt of stellar Balearic house.
Love Like This - the Establishment
French Express has been releasing great Balearic-influenced house all Summer, mostly via freely downloadable singles by artists like Isaac Tichauer and Jonas Rathsman. Late last night they dropped this new tune under ace producer Chris Malinchak’s new moniker the Establishment. Malinchak has been killing it all Summer, and this one has Ibiza 1988 written all over it. He starts with a feel good gallop, adds jaunty pianos and a beautifully chosen sample from the chorus to Exposé’s freestyle anthem Exposed to Love. Took me a little while to place it, but yet it felt so familiar, and so perfectly picked. It’s a nice change of pace from the mid-90s R&B samples that have been done to death recently. Follow the link in the song title for a free download from French Express, you can’t beat that for promotion.
While we’re at it, here’s the track the sample originated from, off of Exposé’s actual official Soundcloud, where you can stream most of their backcatalog. I hope more artists go this route. Plus you can pick up this and a bunch of their other 12” mixes on iTunes.
For my post this week on youdonthavetosettle I’m writing about one of my favorite Aussie post-punk songs, which I’ll be playing tomorrow night at our Olympics-themed dance party, the Midas Touch.
We’re coming to the close of the 2012 Olympics, and I’m prepping several sets of nation-themed dance music to play at tomorrow night’s party The Midas Touch here in Brooklyn. As soon as I found out I’d be getting to spin some Aussie music, this song leapt to mind. Long a favorite of mine, I don’t think I’ve ever unleashed it on an unsuspecting dancefloor.
By far the standout track on a strange post-punk record entitled What Is This Thing Called ‘Disco,’? “The Crush” is the album’s catchiest and most accessible high point. The track is a lo-fi shamble of a high energy disco romp, hiccuping synth arpeggios taking turns with free jazz saxophone blasts. What really sets this tune apart from similar stuff from the era like the Mo-Dettes is the singer’s disaffected and very Aussie sounding vocal, half-sung and half-spoken, much in the style of early 80’s post-punk.
Though this LP is long out of print, you can find this track on Chapter Music’s killer compilation Can’t Stop It II, along with many other great Australian post-punk songs.
/// Brian Blackout
Shockingly, in this week’s youdonthavetosettle I am talking about Italo disco and beaches. Well, and recommending you good tunes.
We’re thick in the sounds of Summer, and here’s one of my favorite Summer gems. This track has a great little arpeggiated synth bass augmented by some slap bass guitar. It’s filled to the brim with shimmery synths and ready to be cranked on your road trip of choice. Turas appears to be some kind of musical italo disco superhero. Based on this tune, his superpower is evidently to transport everyone to the beach for a super funky dance party. They forget to mention that his sidekick is Spuds Mackenzie. Grab this track and prepare to be transported.
While we’re on the subject of italo, here’s a dubbed out song to soundtrack your beach trips, courtesy of Expatmichael, an American living in Rome. Hipnosis are better known to disco nerds for their Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre covers. This track is an original, but is about as proggy and atmospheric as italo disco gets. Expatmichael posts loads of choice finds, I highly encourage you to follow him for more good stuff.
(Source: the60sbazaar, via mannequinfemme)
