Here's a fragile, ghostly new song from Balam Acab , taken from his forthcoming album WANDER / WONDER , out August 29 on Tri Angle . Balam Acab says of the new record: "It's an open ended album, and I think individuals should make their own meaning of it so that it is something actually real to them. It's not classical music, but in the tradition of a classical work like a Bach Cello Suite, I see it as more of [...]
Oh, Why is the first song to surface from Balam Acab 's debut WANDER / WONDER . Quite soothing and sweet until those hollow echo'ing beats kick in. WANDER / WONDER drops on August 29 via Tri Angle. mp3 Balam Acab - Oh, Why 1. Welcome 2. Apart 3. Motion 4. Expect 5. Now Time 6. Oh, Why 7. Await 8. Fragile Hope
William Cody Watson may have put the wraps on his Pink Priest project, but for the moment, it lives on with this remix by Tri Angle Records artist BALAM ACAB , who takes the original's alien, ethereal tones and soothes them with some aqueous bubbling. Tell Me Something Awesome Before I Go To Sleep (BALAM ACAB Remix) by BALAM ACAB
Frustratingly short and intriguing teaser clips for the new Balam Acab single(?) WANDER / WONDER , "coming sooner" on Tri Angle : WONDER: WANDER: __________ previously : mp3: Balam Acab :: See Birds
The eminent dreamscaper, Balam Acab , dropped some free material earlier last month on his facebook , under the name Etherea. I know I'm a tad late on this one but it's far too good not to be shared. From chiming bass refrains to feel good instrumentals, it maps out to be some of young Koone's quality works. Reworking some of the finest; Snoop Dogg, Animal Collective, St.Vincent, and DOOM; its a platter of absolute greatness. Get in those summer vibes. Download the whole Free Etherea tape below and some of my [...]
When Tri Angle Records recommends music via Twitter , I tend to listen. So it was Saturday, when Tri Angle tweeted about an Alex Koone-curated remix of Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams' "Drop It Like It's Hot," that I found myself doing some moderately intense searching on Google. Soon enough, though, I was listening. Koone is perhaps better known to the world as Balam Acab , but it appears his Etherea moniker existed first. His edit of "Drop It Like It's Hot" contains many of the same sonic elements as [...]
You probably associate Ellen Page with Moldy Peaches, but as she told EW , Juno's listening to ghostly, hypnotic, claustrophobic music when not carrying Michael Cera's baby: (Via @ TriAngleRecords ) Based on what she likes about Balam Acab and Salem, she should dig into some atmospheric black metal next.
I recently had a chat with Alec Koone, aka Balam Acab, for a feature on Altered Zones which you can...
It is such a rare pleasure to hear dub done right, as it is on the debut EP by Balam Acab. If you have heard the term witch house and wondered what it was referring to, then this is your answer right here, though none of what I've heard of it matches up to the uneasy nocturnal stagger of See Birds (moon) . It's got the rhythm of a body swaying back home after a long evening drinking, and the bleary chorus of the first light of dawn. It's unaffectedly breathy and strangely intimate, and if [...]
1. Balam Acab- What A Life I Dream (The Goat Remix) (bandcamp) 2. Toro Y Moi- Still Sound (Knight Stalker Remix) 3. James Blake- Limit To Your Love (Lucid Rhythms Remix) 4. Tanlines- Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix) -
Balam Acab 's "See Birds (Moon)" in a L'Oréal commercial. Unreal.
In a year already defined by minimal, 140bpm structures, Balam Acab 's 2010 release will resonate long into the new year. The techniques employed within Balam 's material are some of the most advanced ideas occurring compositionally at the moment, with pitch shifted samples woven into eloquently loose, reverb heavy works. This form provides a rich environment for exploration, and See Birds is an influential example of where electronic music is going. You should go grab this wherever you can. [...]
| 30| "Def Surrounds Us" DJ Shadow | 29| "Slowdance" Matthew Dear | 28| "Taxi" Ski Beatz ft. Mos Def & Whosane | 27| "Nobody Gets Me But You" Spoon | 26| "Mad Sax" Guido | 25| "F.I.L.A." The-Dream ft. T.I. | 24| "She Makes Me Feel Alright" Freeway & [...]
27 Hooray for Earth - Momo 26 Piresian beach - Parttalan 25 Tanlines - Settings 24 Clive Tanaka y su Orquesta - Jet Set Siempre 1° 23 Summer Camp - Young 22 †‡† - CDR 21 Sail A Whale - A Documentation 20 The Hundred in the Hands - This Desert 19 Laurel Halo - King Felix 18 Janka Nabay [...]
We close out 2010 with a series of shout outs to the great and the good that have a special bond with 20JFG. From guest writers who've put out spectacular albums to alumni that have hopped the fence and started their own labels, with this post we salute you because we love you and we kinda' feel all proud about what you've gone and done. 20JFG doesn't do nepotism. If we did you'd see through it a mile off for we would present the damning mp3 proof with every post. So, this isn't an infected zone of back slapping, this [...]
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The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a schemeBeach House - Teen dreamDarkstar - North Balam Acab - See birds EP El Guincho - Pop negro Sleigh Bells - Treats Best Coast - Crazy for you The Fall - Our future, your clutter Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II Mount Kimbie - Crooks and lovers Roll The Dice - Roll the dice Rita Indiana Y Los Misterios - El juidero Kanye West - My
Starting off the LivingEars Favorites of 2010, first come the EPs. I've never compiled a favorites EP list as most years I don't find as many as I like. This seemed like the best way to showcase some lesser known, great music that would not make it on my albums list. The song selections for these EPs that I have provided for download are not necessarily my favorite track from the EP but these are songs the label's have shared. In some cases I didn't want to post my favorite here because they will show up on my favorite [...]
It's never easy to narrow down all the songs from an entire year into one, pretty brief cumulative list and this year, the task hasn't gotten any less difficult. The songs that you find below may have been featured under our "Fresh Tracks" section earlier in time, but these are the ones that pulled me in the most. Some left me on my bed bewildered by their sheer awe and beauty, while others just made me want to get out, to anywhere, as long as it was away from where I was at the specific moment. That sort of revisiting [...]
I'm a little late on getting to Balam Acab , but this 19 year old electronic producer from Pennsylvania is making beats that need to be heard. There is a loose, eery quality permeating throughout all of his works that transforms into an oddly beautiful sound when complemented with pitch-shifted textures. His debut EP was released through Tri Angle / Rough Trade and can be yours for only £8.99. Balam Acab - See Birds Balam Acab - Regret Making Mistakes
Gorilla Vs. Bear
disco naivete
Casket Crash Vigil
THAT'S DECK
Stereogum
Don't Die Wondering.
Doklands
The Needle Drop
Boy Attractions
dipped in dollars
A.M. 180
20JazzFunkGreats
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Living Ears
Neon Musical Insight
Ghost...
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