
The second volume of the Circle Into Square Compilation has been on constant rotation here at GIMME TINNITUS World Headquarters. It features a representative sampling of the artists on our favorite Portland-based record label, Circle Into Square (which is a partner label with Fake Four, Inc. ). Listen. Tracklisting: Big Pauper / Clinic Hours Loden / Hink Rickolus / Floating Is Better Big Spider's Back / [...]

bear in heaven - "lovesick teenagers (bomarr remix)" (download) Shameless self-promotion here, but I've just released this Remixes, Vol. 1 compilation for free via Bandcamp. It features official remixes I have done for Bear In Heaven , Tunng (Thrill Jockey), Pedestrian , Sister Crayon , Bleubird , Wallpaper and more. I created these remixes between 2005 and 2010, and I'm very proud of them. You can download this whole collection of songs for free via [...]

Yair Rubinstein a/k/a Big Spider's Back has a new LP which is set to be released by Circle Into Square on July 5th. The album is called Memory Man , and it features Rubinstein's dreamy downtempo pop. Here is one track from Memory Man . Listen. Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3) Streamable: Dead Channel (vimeo) Preorderage should be available soon @ circleintosquare.com/market . Big Spider's Back have a q and also a [...]
I had seen the name Cars & Trains posted elsewhere in the past, but for whatever reason I neglected to check out the music within the write-ups. And I am kind of kicking myself for that now after watching the Portland multi-instrumentalist build this sexy track live in the KPSU radio station last month. Dude uses a slew of electronics over the course of his 12-minute improvisational set. The only downside of watching this? You might want to open your wallet and purchase some of these gadgets for yourself. Hit the skip for Cars & Trains' live instrumental [...]
Feb 14, 2011, 7:24pm
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Cars and Trains just released this session of him playing on KPSU last week. The perfect way to start the week off.

It's time again to look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2010 Mix and find out. Downloadables: Neon Noose (mp3) by Golden Triangle I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls Nuke Duke 'Em (mp3) by Dinowalrus Acid King [...]

Next up in our best of 2010 coverage is our list of favorite remixes. Enjoy. Crawl Back In ( Baths Remix) (mp3) by Brad Laner Wide Eyes ( Suckers Remix) (mp3) by Local Natives (d/l the stems @ stems.heroku.com ) Silverfish ( Junk Culture Remix) (mp3) by Signals I'd Be Insane To Say It ( Ape School [...]

by teepoo I know its thanksgiving but I already did a playlist on turkey for Canadian thanksgiving so here's a playlist on planes instead. 1. M.I.A.- Paper Planes 2. B.O.B.- Airplanes (Featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams) 3. Human Hands- Trains Vs. Planes 4. Paperfangs- The Fastest Planes 5. Gary Allan- Watching Airplanes 6. The Innocence Mission- Small Planes [...]

We put this mix together for one of our favorite local bookstores, WORD . If you are anywhere near Greenpoint, you should probably go there right now and buy a book or two (if not, just go to their website and buy some online). This mix explores the more electronic/postrocky side of GIMME TINNITUS. We even went and dropped all the mp3s in a convenient zip file just for you. Download then listen. Downloadable: almost no WORDs Mixtape (mediafire) I also uploaded a few individual mp3s from the mix, [...]

factor - "every morning (feat. cars and trains)" (download) Canada-based producer Factor just released his new album Lawson Graham on Fake Four Records . The new record features guest appearances from Sole , Radical Face , Myka 9 , 2Mex and Bomarr Blog superhomie Cars and Trains, heard here. You can catch him on tour with Ceschi , Moka Only and Open [...]
After releasing a solo album and announcing a tour in March, WHY? drummer Josiah Wolf will play some of that solo stuff opening for some new WHY? tour dates. They've both extended their separate tours, which crisscross throughout the West Coast, as well. Wolf will open for his band on May 27th in Vancouver and the 28th in Portland, before joining the indie hip-hop group at Sasquatch . He will continue to open for the band on its three dates in California before going solo for a while. After crossing the [...]

Just in case you have not heard, the 1000th (non-spammy) follower of @GIMMETINNITUS is going to receive a bunch of prizes. If you are the lucky follower you will get... :: The 1928 Recordings' Golden Hour Box Set with 73s by Tijuana Panthers , Air Waves , and Gray Goods Listen: Sweetness (mp3) by Air Waves :: a CD-R of The Singles EP by Gray Goods [...]

Cars and Trains - Intimidated By Silence Cars and Trains är Tom Filepp från Portland, som bygger ihop sina små låtar med diverse instrument och ljud alldeles själv. Det är lite som ett beat men den akustiska delen gör att det samditigt blir lite indiepop över det hela. Låten finner ni på Cars and Trains debutskiva The Roots, the Leaves .

Too Portland bands in a row. Totally unintentional. Not that it can be helped. I think with my taste in music it is impossible to go a week without posting about a band from either Portland,Austin, or Brooklyn. This time around, the band is indie pop/lo-fi electronica act Cars And Trains. To me, they sound like a slightly more fleshed out Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. Pretty minimalistic, featuring sharp, clever lyrics. Their new record is called 'The Roots, The Leaves.' Here is a sample of what's in store for you should you check it out... [...]

You probably know Josiah Wolf best from the band WHY? , who he holds down the drums for. But did you also know that beyond being an incredibly gifted drummer, he also can play nearly any instrument you can think of? Well, he has proven that with the release of his first solo album "Jet Lag", which just come out on March 2nd via Anticon . He played every instrument and recorded all the vocals for this project, with production duties being handled by his brother Yoni Wolf. The result is a beautiful and unique psych-pop [...]

Is it time to start listing the best tracks of year already? Why yes, yes it is. Now, a lot of these tracks have been available for a while (e.g. last year or in the GT 2010 preview ), but they either had their official release this year or I just thought they should be on this list for some other reason or another. Without further ado, I give you the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2010. Downloadables: Spector (mp3) by Signals [...]
Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Cars and Trains Video: 'Intimidated by Silence' Highlight: Even a boring day alone looks interesting when you're going about it in stop-motion animation.
If you haven't already, you can become a fan at facebook.com/ThatSound , or follow me on Twitter @davecusick (artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info) Yeasayer - O.N.E. - Odd Blood Bryan Free - I'll Pull You Out - digital single Four Tet - Angel Echoes - There is Love in You Cars & Trains - Intimidated by Silence - [...]

Like my friend on the West Coast said, it was a big, big week for music. So big, in fact, that such notables as the new "Moonface EP" (from Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug ), "Casual Victim Pile" ( Gerard Cosloy 's Austin club band compilation), Corrine Bailey Rae 's "The Sea" and Basia Bulat 's "Heart Of My Own" didn't even register on the Drake 's radar. -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 01.26.10 And on the fourth Tuesday of January, 2010, let it be known that [...]