Electronic/Ambient
Recommended: Nattymari
The obvious influence is DJ Screw and his promethazine-addled pitch shifting, which lowered the beat to the pulse rate of coma patients and turned swaggering MCs into cocksure demonic forces sent from hell to inform you of their extraordinary rhythmic skills/success with the opposite sex/early years as a drug dealer.
Nattymari takes this and adds his own touches. Slowing things way down is a start, but it’s not as simple as that. You can hear the tape loop befouling of Chrome and Throbbing Gristle ricocheting around the soundscape, slipping off the spindle now and then with a burst of Chipmunk speed or getting hung up in the gears and grinding to a halt.
For example, take “K1LL K1LL”.
James Blake Announces ‘Enough Thunder’
Since unleashing his epic collaboration with Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon on the world,James Blake has stirred quite a bit of discussion about something new called Enough Thunder, which was included in the Youtube description for “Fall Creek Boys Choir”. Now we know that it is the name of Blake’s forthcoming EP, which will be released on October 10 via Atlas Records, the same independent label that released his critically-acclaimed self-titled debut this past February.
The six-track EP will include “Fall Creek Boys Choir”, a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”, and four new songs.
If you haven’t heard it already, you can listen to “Fall Creek Boys Choir” after the break. You can also grab it on iTunes here.
Check Out: The Feeling of Love – “No Fun (The Stooges)”
French no-wavists The Feeling of Love serve up this clattering, droning cover of an old Stooges favorite. Depending on the ear of the beholder, it’s either a brilliant re-imagining of the Stooges ugly as sin proto-punk or a smart-arsed piss take. It’s a bit of a sonic wreck, despite the use of supposedly “flawless” electronics, but I’m sure Iggy wouldn’t have it any other way. Perfect mood music for those “tail end of summer “days when all you want to do is cover yourself in peanut butter, roll around lazily on some broken glass and then, I don’t know, age somewhat gracefully into a pint-sized rock icon with the physique of Mr. Universe runner-up and the face of a 75-year-old Russian peasant woman.
MP3: The Feeling of Love – “No Fun (The Stooges Cover)”
Find this and much more (for free!) on Beko Box 2 over at Beko DSL.
Jamie xx’s BBC Essential Mix
There’s no denying that The xx‘s Jamie xx is an extremely talented solo producer. After producing The xx’s self-titled debut, the Mercury Prize Winner went on to remix the late Gil-Scott Heron on We’re New Here and then released a new single entitled “Far Nearer”. A few days ago, Jamie took over the DJ booth and spun a two-hour mix for the BBC Essential Mix series. You can listen to entire mix in full below, courtesy of Young Turks. There are some great songs included from such artists as Orbital, Wiley, James Blake, and ends with Jamie’s own mix of Radiohead‘s “Bloom”.
Full tracklisting for Jamie’s mix is available after the break.
Listen: M83 – “Midnight City” Remixes
If you’ve heard M83‘s new single “Midnight City”, there’s a good chance you’ve fallen in love with the song’s catchy synth production and mind-blowing sax solo. Even so, you may be in need of some new M83 to jam to, especially since the brand new double album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, isn’t due for release until October 18.
To make the long wait a tiny bit easier for you, I’ve compiled a list of four “Midnight City” remixes, all different in style and vibe. Check them out below.
Midnight City by M83
Listen: James Blake & Bon Iver – “Fall Creek Boys Choir”
James Blake and Bon Iver‘s first and widely anticipated collaborative track, “Fall Creek Boys Choir”, was just released by Blake on his Youtube page. Featuring production by Blake and vocals from Vernon, “Fall Creek Boys Choir” is a pretty minimalistic effort. Vernon’s signature auto-tuned falsetto meshes pretty well with the simple, thumping bassline throughout the song. My only complaint? Blake seems to be incorporating a random dog bark in the beat, which seems to disturb the flow of the song rather than help it. Give the track a listen below.
The track will be available for purchase on iTunes next week on August 29, 2011 and according to the Youtube page, “Enough Thunder – Oct 2011”. Could it be another new song or a full-fledged EP or album? No word yet, but any further efforts by these two should be of extremely high quality.
Bjork’s ‘Biophilia’ Tracklisting
Bjork‘s Biophilia now has an official tracklisting, according to this product listing on Play.com. The album is set to only include ten tracks, with three additional tracks featured on the digipack edition. You can check out the full tracklisting after the break.
You can listen to lead single “Crystalline” below.
James Blake and Bon Iver Collaboration on August 24
Now that Kanye West and Jay-Z have teamed up and released Watch The Throne, it seems like more superstar collaborations are in our future. Indie kings James Blakeand Bon Iver, who both released critically-acclaimed albums this year, have teamed up and will be releasing, well, something. Taking to his Twitter account, Blake posted the following cryptic message: “24th August 2011 – James Blake & Bon Iver ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir'”. Justin Vernon owns a studio in Fall Creek, Wisconsin and the two both have incredible singing voices. As for what this project will be? No real details have been revealed.
Listen: Casiokids – “Det haster!”
Casiokids return with a brand new track entitled “Det haster!”, the first single off their new album Aabenbaringen over aaskammen (“The revelation over the mountain”). Opening with muted birds chirping away in the background, the song quickly picks up with an overwhelming wave of synths and a throbbing, distorted bass line. Mesmerizing, dancey, and fun, “Det haster!” should be fairly representative of the rest of the album, out October 11th via Polyvinyl.
MP3: Casiokids – “Det haster!”
Listen: SBTRKT – “Up & Down (feat. Sampha)”
SBTRKT, the masked producer who is taking the music world by storm with his debut album, took to his Soundcloud to post a brand new live recording featuring vocals from Sampha. There isn’t much information behind this track, but the basic beat and signature synths blend well with Sampha’s vocals. Laid back and perfect for a relaxing Monday night listen. No download is currently available, but you can listen below.
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