Lokai's album Transitions begins with the sounds of creaking and clanging, reminiscent of a house settling into its foundation. And however much this first track, "Roads," expands into a song filled with both melody and a gentle beat, the ominous feeling present of a dark, empty old house still remains. In a way, this first track is a perfect instantiation of this entire album: as Lokai weave in and out of beautiful melodies and peaceful beats, there is an eerie element to the music always lurking in the background, which keeps the listener [...]
Warp's exuberant 20th birthday celebrations bring home the realisation that the same landmark is looming for another venerable independent. But while Thrill Jockey may date all the way back to Bettina Richards' bedroom launch in 1992, it's hardly showing its age - indeed, to these ears the Chicago label's hit a particularly rich, vigorous vein of form lately. Perhaps that has something to do with Tortoise 's emergence from hibernation. Certainly, the post-rock leviathan's first proper album in five years (see [...]
Subscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Lokai "Salvador" from Transition ( Thrill Jockey Records ) Buy at: ThrillJockey.com
Emotions can be good. Emotions can be bad. Lokai makes me feel alone and sad. I think that's a bad thing. I like to make other people feel good, so, Lokai? I think you have great depth and beauty, but we're too different and should definitely see other people. Sorry. Reminds us of: floating towards a black hole | loneliness | probable death Lokai: ( Label / MySpace ) lokai transition
Today's Mix/Cover/Live + MP3 Roundup includes HEALTH, The Maccabees, Castanets & Lokai. Remix MP3: HEALTH - Before Tigers (CFCF Rmx) Cover MP3: The Maccabees - Boom Boom Pow (Black Eyed Peas) Live MP3: Castanets - Untitled #1 (Live) [...]
Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 8/17-8/21 right here, right now. You can download the following mp3s individually OR play them all in a row. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [ [...]
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