Washed Out - Life Of Leisure EP

With summer coming up and spring here, this will be getting some definite play. As another blogger stated, I don't think I could do any better than the brevity and accuracy of the official description:

"Washed out is Ernest Greene, a young guy from Georgia (via South Carolina) who makes bedroom synthpop that sounds blurred and woozily evocative, like someone smeared vasoline all over an early OMD demo tape, then stayed up all night trying to recreate what they heard."

1. Get Up
2. New Theory
3. Hold Out
4. Feel It All Around
5. Lately
6. You'll See It

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Pretty Lights - Passing By Behind Your Eyes

Pretty Lights is the music moniker of one Derek Vincent Smith. I was recently made aware of him as an artist (I had seen the moniker floating around for the last couple years, and have seen the name listed at a ton of festivals both this summer and last), and I have to say... I am an instant fan!

ALL of his music is available for free download with links on both his website, and his Myspace, but donations are encouraged (and once you hear how sick this cat is, I think you'll want to donate a little coin to the cause as I did).

My roommate described the sound as "DJ Shadow/RJD2 meets The Glitch Mob", and while I wouldn't say EVERYTHING he does sounds like that, it's quite an accurate description. Derek's music is emotive, deep and intelligent electronic music, straddling multiple genres and winning new fans with every listen.

This is the album that has stuck out from the hundred of MB's of downloads available on his site (for me at least), but DEFINITELY check at least this one out, if not all of them. Then, about an hour later when you're thinking how awesome his music is, you should hit that Paypal button and donate a little bit of $ for what you're listening to. :)

WEBSITES:

http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/#/home

http://www.myspace.com/prettylights

1. World Of Illusion
2. Sunday School
3. Short Cut_Detour
4. If I Could Feel Again
5. Someday Is Everyday
6. Fly Away Another Day
7. Can't Stop Me Now
8. Let Em Know It's Time To Go
9. Lonesome Street
10. City Of One
11. Dark As The Sky
12. Keep Em Bouncin
13. Ask Your Friends

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Flake Music - When You Land Here It's Time To Return & Spork E.P.

A friend asked me for music by Flake yesterday, so this morning instead of just sending it to her, I decided to post it. Without going into too much detail, this is basically The Shins, before they were The Shins... the one & only full length album (as well as an EP) from Albuquerque's own, Flake Music.

I remember seeing these guys at the Golden West, a few times actually (as well as buying Video Games from Marty Crandall when he worked at some game store in Winrock)... and I can't help but wonder how many Shins fans haven't heard these guys.

Anyways, here's one of the most underrated albums of the 90's (and the only full length from Flake Music), as well as the Spork EP... ENJOY!

1. Spanway Hits
2. Blast Valve
3. Roziere
4. Structo
5. Untitled
6. Deluca
7. Mieke
8. Untitled
9. The Shins
10. Untitled
11. Vantage

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1. Pulling Out Of Your Head Size
2. Dying Lack Of Spirit
3. Totto
4. Nuevo
5. Dilly Dally
6. Untitled

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Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Slept on this album last year, and have just finally got around to listening to / getting into it. Sounding a lot like Passion Pit's "Manners" to me, it's sounds like PP was jamming this album while recording Manners (or vice-versa). In my opinion, the songwriting here is more refined, and there's less synth clutter in Phoenix's music. Easily the most listenable album that Phoenix has released, and obviously a logical step from (if not also a combination of) their last two albums.

1. Lisztomania
2. 1901
3. Fences
4. Love Like A Sunset Pt. 1
5. Love Like A Sunset Pt. 2
6. Lasso
7. Rome
8. Countdown
9. Girlfriend
10. Armistice

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Eric Avery - Help Wanted

Eric Avery, the original bass player for Jane's Addiction, has a solo album out. After a couple listens, it's sinking in, and I'm enjoying it. Weird space rock, with hints of psychedelia... and a ton of guests. 

Pretty good stuff!

1. Belly Of An Insect
2. Beside The Fire
3. All Remote and No Control
4. Revolution
5. Maybe
6. Unexploded
7. Walk Through Walls (The Man Who Can Fly Pt. 5)
8. Philo Beddoe
9. Chicken Bone (The Mon Who Can Fly Pt. 2)
10. Porchlight
11. Song In The Silence (The Man Who Can Fly Pt. 7)
12. Sun's Gone

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Groove Armada - Shameless (feat Bryan Ferry)

I've been feeling this tune the last couple weeks. Hints of Joy Division & Bauhaus, rolled through 80's inspired electro... it sounds like something you would hear in a David Lynch movie for some reason (and I mean that in a good way). 

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The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium

Been listening to this album a lot recently... and it still sounds as fresh as the day it was released.

1. Son Et Lumiere
2. Inertiatic ESP
3. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
4. Tira Me a las Aranas
5. Drunkship of Lanterns
6. Eriatarka
7. Cicatriz ESP
8. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed
9. Televators
10. Take The Veil Cerpin Tax

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d'lex - 'It's Dubstep - Who Cares?!?' Mix

A pretty wicked Dubstep mix, containing a lot of big tunes from the last 6-12 months. Been really feeling this one the last few weeks. 

1. D’lex – Tim Westwood’s “It’s Dubstep, who cares!?!” intro
2. SBTRKT - Rundown
3. Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
4. Cotti Feat. Doctor - Rise The Temperature
5. Rusko – Woo Boost
6. The Others – King Pin
7. Kid Sister – Right Hand Hi (Caspa Remix)
8. Deadmau5 (Feat. Rob Swire) - Ghosts N Stuff (Nero Remix)
9. Sidney Samson – Riverside (Breakage Remix)
10. Sub Scape – Nothings Wrong
11. Trevor Loveys – Organ Grinder (High Rankin Remix)
12. Giant – Drumstick
13. Breakage feat Newham Generals & David Rodigan - Hard
14. Lowpass – 789
15. 12th Planet – 68
16. Miike Snow - Black & Blue (Caspa Remix)
17. Unitz – Things Go Wrong
18. The Streets – Blinded BY The Lights (Nero Remix)
19. Doctor P – Badman Sound
20. Caspa – Louder VIP
21. Mr Hudson – White Lies (Rusko Remix)
22. Cookie Monsta – Frontline
23. Skream – Filth
24. DZ - Old Timers
25. Nekka – Heartbeats (Chase & Status Remix)
26. Doctor P – Sweet Shop
27. Rusko – Cockney Thug (Caspa Remix)
28. The Specials – Ghost Town (DJ G Bootleg)
29. Bob Marley – Is This Love (Logik Remix)
30. Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
31. Sub Focus – Move Closer
32. Emalkay – When I Look At You
33. Trolley Snatcha – The Future
34. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares
35. Deadmau5 – I Remember (Caspa Instrumental Remix)
36. Chase & Status – Saxon


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