Thursday, December 29, 2011

Throne of Blood Pulseradio.Net Podcast Mix


Throne of Blood Pulseradio.Net Podcast Mix by Throne Of Blood

JSILT - Top 20 Albums of 2011

20. Bon Iver - Bon Iver




19.Oneotrix Point Never - Replica
 Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica by Mexican Summer




18. Other Lives - Tamer Animals
 For 12 by Other Lives 




17. Blue Sky Black Death - Noir





16. Pictureplane - Thee Physical
 THEE PHYSICAL by PICTUREPLANE 




15. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy





14. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues





13. Austra - Feel it Break
 Austra - Beat and the Pulse by earwormdaily 




12. Panda Bear - Tomboy





11. SBTRKT - SBTRKT





10. Zomby - Dedication 
 Zomby-Dedication by bmrelyea 




9. The Field - Looping State of Mind





8.The Antlers - Burst Apart
 The Antlers - Parentheses by Frenchkiss 
  
7. Cut Copy - Zonoscope



6. Radiohead - King of Limbs 





5. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
 the weeknd by Navratilova 


4. James Blake - James Blake



3. Nicolas Jaar - Space is only Noise
 Nicolas Jaar - I Got A by CircusCompany 


 Nicolas Jaar - Problem With The Sun by CircusCompany 


2. Washed Out - Within Without



 Washed Out - Far Away by haibee_mirage 
1. M83 - Midnight City
 M83 - Intro (Feat. Zola Jesus) by edin2sun 


 Moi Une Histoire by icouldbeafish 










Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

Embrace (ft Fawn Myers) - Oliver Tank

Love Fawn Myers vocals on this track.



Check out the 22 year old Aussie, Oliver Tank, for a number of downloadable EP's on his bandcamp page.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

RollxPlae - DropxLife

Some sexy smooth beats from The Weeknd producer, DropxLife right here.



Download the mixtape for FREE here.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

"Dancing on Your Scalp" - Kate Wax

There's a very strong "The Knife" vibe going on with Kate Wax, but in a far more palatable version. Walking the line between singer/songwriter and electro pop.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Panda Bear @ La Gaîté Lyrique 11.29.11

If you've been actually reading this blog it would come as no surprise that I'm a massive Animal Collective fan. If not I'll help you out and refer you to my Coachella 2011 post here assuming I now have your attention. Upon booking my trip to Paris I stumbled upon finding that Panda Bear was going to be performing the day I had planned to fly home. Subsequently, I extended my trip for one day and then convinced my mother that she'd have a great time at a show I wanted to see. The venue was inside of what seems to be a modern art museum. Amidst some of the worlds most historic museums I was a bit surprised (and excited) to find that digital art had a home in Paris. I only wish I'd had more time to actually go and see the exhibits.


There are 2 music venues inside of La Gaîté Lyrique according to Wiki. Panda Bear performed in the "larger" of the two, with a capacity of 750. Wiki also told me "acoustic isolation was a high priority." (I nearly jumped out of my chair when I read this)


The projection screens behind the guys was likely larger than a movie theater screen. Combine that with a reputation for Animal Collective/Panda Bear/Avey Tare to have some of the most psychedelic visuals you've ever seen and prepare yourself to be in for a treat.





Thursday, December 1, 2011

Junior Boys Curated Show @ Showcase - Paris, France 11.25.11

Upon booking my Thanksgiving holiday trip to Paris with my family I quickly jumped on RA's Paris Event page to see if anything was going on while I was there. I mean, it's Paris, so of course something was. With a lineup like this I absolutely had to make this part of my trip. Since I was traveling with my mother I figured warning well in advance that I would be back to our apartment just before sunrise was a gesture in good manners. 


Bang & Olufsen aka Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip & Rob from Grovesnor (live set)
Diamond Rings (live set)
Junior Boys (live set)
Caribou (dj set)


Bang & Olufsen
I had no idea that Bang & Olufsen was a Hot Chip side project until I was able to Google it the next day. I kept saying to my brother "His voice just sounds so familiar??" I've also been frequently called out for referring to just about everything in the synth pop realm sounding like Hot Chip, so I refrained in that moment...ironically. Guitar work from Rob was spot on. An nice mix of indie rock with a dose of danceable electronic tunes. Overall, a really great performance.

Bang & Olufsen



Diamond Rings was not my scene. A little to in your face gay pop house music.




The crowd started to fill in, in anticipation for Junior Boys to take the stage. It was a nice feeling to see Parisian's just as excited as Seattleites for what was about to ensue. As can be expected, they pretty much nailed it. I don't think their show requires much else in the way of explanation. Loved every second of it.


Unfortunately for me, I missed most of Caribou. My American stamina peter'd out around the 4:30am mark when he took to the decks. From what I did hear, it was rather euro-techno, and not his style at all which is right where he needed to be to feed the crowd at that hour.