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The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin 4 Mar 2013 | 10:55 pm
This album is GOD. I haven’t been back to Optimistic Underground in a while. There has been a lot going on in life but as always I’m continuously immersed in music. Lately, with a few notable except...
Destroyer – The Laziest River 16 Jan 2013 | 02:39 am
When I purchased the 2lp edition of Destroyer‘s 2011 pop masterpiece Kaputt, I had no idea that the bonus track promised on side C would slowly become the languid circulatory system of the entire albu...
Best Songs of 2012, part 2: “N.E.W.” 29 Dec 2012 | 03:07 am
This will loop indefinitely over the Elysian fields of an afterlife of my design. Actress (aka Darren Cunningham) redefined ambient beauty with this piece, lighting the spiritual wires from the organ ...
Best Songs of 2012, part 1: The internet can be pretty cool. 27 Dec 2012 | 10:13 am
Before sharing a list of my favorite albums in 2012, I’d like to spread my love for the select tracks feeding my addiction throughout the year. These are the tunes flying above and beyond their album...
Good Christmas Song #1 23 Dec 2012 | 04:05 am
I decided to post a series of Christmas themed tunes which I can not only stomach, but enjoy thoroughly. Here’s the first, a classic Flaming Lips tune from 1995. What could be more festive than a son...
Andy Stott – “Numb” 22 Dec 2012 | 12:08 am
I can’t stop this ringing in my head. With new album Luxury Problems, Andy Stott effectively rendered his pair of groundbreaking 2011 EPs irrelevant. It takes all of ten seconds for this, the opening...
Demdike Stare – Erosion of Mediocrity 18 Dec 2012 | 03:58 am
This video. This massive tune. I don’t really have anything to say about this today. Just… Edit: Ok, I will at least mention that this is one of my favorite moments from one of the best albums of 2...
Atlas Sound – Te Amo (live on KEXP) 7 Dec 2012 | 03:02 am
I’ve been depressed lately. Melancholic. In this state I gravitate toward music that either obliterates with minimalism or force, for the most part. I can drown myself in a long piece from Oren Amb...
Flying Lotus – Tiny Tortures (video featuring Elijah Woods) 30 Nov 2012 | 10:57 am
This arrived today and it is beautiful. Echoing Akira (and Tetsuo) and some of the brilliant, creepy videos from Aphex Twin, it’s a dark, cinematic corkscrew in psychedelic miniature. There are few ...
Shabazz Palaces – Live on KEXP 3 Nov 2012 | 10:53 pm
I must begin with a heartfelt thank-you to Kevin for sharing this with me. Thanks, Kevin! Shabazz Palaces crafted possibly the best hiphop album of the new millennium with Black Up, something I’ve do...
