We've hit our 84th edition of the Friday Mixtape and, for some reason, this particular version turned out to be quite stellar. Perhaps it's only appropriate given that next week we'll be unveiling our Top 100 Albums of 2009. So, like a big Friday segueing into a big week? You know? Anyhow, enjoy this week's mix of the best new singles, remixes, and covers along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out! NEW Singles: "Rather Be Dead" by Bottle Up & Go [...]
Asthmatic Kitty Records has some pretty cool stuff going on with their catalog series that includes a number of popular artists playing instrumental music based on certain themes (Insomnia, Tropical Savagery, Memory). Their hope is that this music will eventually play as background music for when you're doing dishes, commuting, cooking, sleeping (or trying [...]
Asthmatic Kitty released volumes 4-6 of its Library Catalog Music this week. The label describes the project as follows: Asthmatic Kitty's Library Catalog Music is a series of instrumental albums ... Continue reading "MP3: Lowell Brams feat. Sufjan Stevens, "Alpha to Theta"" >
Pssst! Want some free music? We won't tell. Here at Uncensored Interview we round up the best free downloads from across the blogosphere so you can download all in one place, guilt free. 1.Gorilla vs Bear Halloween mixtape The opening alone lets us know it's definitely the fall season, plus there's no track list which is kind of cool. You actually have to guess or humbly ask your friends like the old days. Download track via Gorilla vs Bear 2. Dam Funk - "Hood Pass Intact" This dude never [...]
Kissy Sell Out "Go Explode" Do you think this guy has actually accidentally lit a few girls' hair on fire while attempting to flirt with them? I really hope this is not a case of "write what you know." Then again, the clumsiness and anxiety in this song is so potent, it can't possibly come from anything but lived experience. The lovely thing about this tune, though, is that he's smiling cheerfully through his ridiculous awkwardness, and there's a genuine optimism about his ability to overcome it, and actually have some sort of moment of triumph, [...]
Asthmatic Kitty , the label home and Michigan outpost of Sufjan Stevens, has an interesting record series called Library Catalog devoted to music basically prepped for a utilitarian role. What that is, or turns out to be seems ambiguous. They write of series: "for possible use in films and television, background sounds for home or office, or personal needs, such as relaxation, stimulation, meditation, concentration, or elevation," or more specifically as "accompaniment to cooking, eating, sculpting, exercising, high stakes poker, soaking, panoramic landscapes, cuddling, car chases, drawing, knitting, bandaging, romance, playing chess, or planning the rest of your [...]
(Jason continues to breathe air into this blog while a rather busy time for work keeps me from doing much other than eating and sleeping.) I've been really delighted with Asthmatic Kitty's Library Catalog Music series, a set of instrumental albums designed by the label "for possible use in films and television, background sounds for home or office, or personal needs, such as relaxation, stimulation, meditation, concentration, or elevation," with specific uses such as "accompaniment to cooking, eating, sculpting, exercising, high stakes [...]
No other way of introducing this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape then to tell you we put together something particularly awesome for you guys. After all, names like Yorke, Snoop, Vampire Weekend, and Phoneix are included. So, enjoy! NEW Singles: "Ultra Violence and Beethoven" by Baby Monster "Gloomy Monday Morning" by The Black Hollies "The Laurels of Erotomania" by Cold Cave "Zombie" by Fela Kuti [...]
Sufjan Stevens ' month of October could not be more impressive yet clandestine at the same time. While everyone is expecting Sufjan to continue his gimmick of writing an album for every state, he is instead releasing two instrumental albums in the month of October and a contributed heavily to a third instrumental album to be released in December. These releases come amidst Sufjan's first tour in over twelve months, though Stevens is not performing these songs during the tour. One of these albums will be released under his name, while the other two will not. [...]
Lowell Brams Music for Insomnia (Asthmatic Kitty) Releasing: 8 December Sufjan Stevens has been busy lately, debuting new music and giving old projects a resplendent release, and here he is again as a guest on this album by his stepfather and co-founder of Asthmatic Kitty, Lowell Brams. Music for Insomnia also features Bryce Dessner of the National, and is part of a whole new series of background music. 01 Chattering Garden Trolls 02 Alpha to Theta 03 Short Circadian Partita 04 Hypnagogic Hallucination 05 Melatonin Lullaby 06 Horse Spindles 07 Dream About Vince Guaraldi 08 A Cross Section of Clown...
Few musicians have the ability to turn on and off their creative juices as easily as Sufjan Stevens. After all, following what was essentially a year-plus of silence, the acclaimed singer/songwriter has returned with three, count 'em three, studio releases. We already told you about Run Rabbit Run and The BQE ; now let us share details regarding Stevens brand new collaborative effort with his stepfather/Asthmatic Kitty owner Lowell Brams. On December 8th, Asthmatic Kitty will offer three more releases from its Library Catalog series, [...]
Sufjan Stevens pops up again on this album by Lowell Brams - Music For Insominiacs , as does Bryce Dessner of the National. The album is due out December 8 on Asthmatic Kitty Records 1. Chattering Garden Trolls 2. Alpha to Theta 3. Short Circadian Partita 4. Hypnagogic Hallucination 5. Melatonin Lullaby 6. Horse Spindles 7. Dream About Vince Guaraldi 8. A Cross Section of Clown Mountain Here is a song from that release Lowell Brams ft. [...]
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