When"Nu Disco" started out, it was all about the random samples-artists picking extremely obscure Disco and R&B songs and making their own, modern interpretation-these songs would open my eyes to artists I never knew/blow my mind. While the genre remains in full force, it's definitely seen a bit of a watering down over the years, as artists have veered towards sampling more popular artists and using what feel like the same, recycled loops. Enter the homies Falcon Punch & Roller Radio, who display a reverence for Vinyl and suave beats as they ensure the disco never dies. They [...]
They crammed all my favorite bands into Saturdays line-up, so I was left with no choice but to watch the Chili Peppers. One of the best things about Coachella is guessing with iconic band will reunite for that year's show. This list taps into the wet dreams of all the indie kids heading out to the desert every year. For a list of the best bands who are still together that have never
Atmosphere reigns supreme on Nostalchic , the lush debut album from UK-based electronic producer Stuart Howard , a.k.a. Lapalux . Weaving elements of deconstructed R&B, soul, hip hop, and jazz with his astral, deeply textured production, Lapalux galvanizes a gorgeously infectious mood. Lopsided beats stutter and spin over layers of warm, airy loops. In the hands of a less-experienced captain, the weight of these multiple layers would sink the ship. But Lapalux skillfully adds and subtracts each layer to craft one of 2013’s most exciting electronic albums. The Essex-born producer’s navigation of complex mixes was [...]
A couple of recent shoegaze album lists from Sounds Better with Reverb and Surfing on Steam prompted me to recall those heady days of shoegaze between 1988 and 1994. My recollection wasn't about the great albums, though there were some, but about the EP's. Those of us there at the time know that it was all about the EP. Albums were slow to come and often disappointing but the EPs came quick and were often a band's pinnacle. Often a band would do a brilliant EP and then never reach the same heights on the album, or never [...]
I saw this list the other day and felt compelled to make a more comprehensive, accurate, and essential rundown of albums that have truly stood out in a musical and historical sense. Albums that are influential, groundbreaking and still memorable. And let's be clear that bands like Galaxie 500, Mercury Rev, Verve, Mazzy Star, etc., these are all great bands that have produced some astounding work, but they are definitely not shoegaze. It's obviously way too early to rank the new MBV album so I'm not even gonna go there. [...]
We can agree to disagree, but the rainy and grey United Kingdom has produced several of the most evocative and influential bands of the past century, extending far past The Beatles and The Smiths to contemporary experimental acts. The problem, however, is that a good number of them have an irksome tendency to become insular, preferring to stay close to home. True, it’s at times more cost-effective and far easier to schedule, but that doesn't help us fans here over in the States. With that in mind, here's a list of UK acts we’d love to see in the near [...]
White Blush , aka Los Angeles-based dream pop artist Carol Rhyu , is originally from Chicago and was in film school when she began playing in synth bands around Los Angeles. In February, she began recording under White Blush drawing from old J-horror, anime, and Julee Cruise. Her favorite artists also include Grimes, Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, and The Soft Moon. In her old tiny apartment, she remembers anxiously recording in different rooms without doors and the paranoia of being heard between the walls or small cracks in the floor, “It always felt like someone was coming, [...]
Death And Vanilla is the Malmö, Sweden duo of Marleen Nilsson and Anders Hansson. If you find their music haunting, you’re onto something. D&V are known for creating “dark, arcane popsongs.” Their initial recordings were laid down during the fall of 2007 in an attic that overlooked Malmö’s largest and oldest graveyard. Music Player: [...]
If you're like us, you're probably pretty darn excited about the news that a new My Bloody Valentine album might be out by the end of the week — after all, we've been waiting for new material from the shoegaze luminaries since 1991. To celebrate the possibility that the wait might finally be over, we thought we'd take a look back at shoegaze in all its reverb-laden, hypnotic glory. We've flipped lovingly through our record collection to pick ten essential examples of the genre, both old and new, encompassing both the 4AD/Creation-centric glory days of the early 1990s [...]
For as much of my life is steeped in musical ventures, journeys and, yes, hassles and busy work, too, The Capsules are one of those bands that, upon discovery, made my heart flutter for music all over again. In that regard, I’m happy to share with you the premiere of The Capsules’ single, “Time Will Only Tell,” from their brand new LP, Northern Lights & Southern Skies . My peers say Northern Lights & Southern Skies lends itself to more of an electronic base than The Capsules’ previous material. Having discovered them less than [...]
En un día como hoy, pero de 1962, nació en Escocia, Reino Unido, Robin Guthrie , mejor conocido por haber sido uno de los fundadores de los gran Cocteau Twins , cuando apenas contaba con 19 años. Sin embargo, la carrera del músico ha abarcado incontables instrumentos, bandas, proyectos paralelos, producción, ingeniería y hasta sellos disqueros, lo que le ha permitido convertirse, con el paso de los años, en uno de los referentes de la música actual. Hoy celebramos los 50 años de este grandioso guitarrista con una mirada, por giros, a [...]
The white witch really comes out in the track "True Luv" in an album that is very casio driven and at times a bit raw. Several of the dozen or so listens gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling just like down-under favorites Rites Wild . I am definitely getting a commitment phobia vibe courtesy of Carol Rhyu the voice behind White Blush: Basically I was on this train and it was coming along until one day it totally derailed. We were probably going to get married, but I guess I [...]
The white witch really comes out in the track "True Luv" in an album that is very casio driven and at times a bit raw. Several of the dozen or so listens gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling just like down-under favorites Rites Wild . I am definitely getting a commitment phobia vibe courtesy of Carol Rhyu the voice behind White Blush: Basically I was on this train and it was coming along until one day it totally derailed. We were probably going to get married, but I guess I [...]
![[Hip-Hop] Styles P – Lush Styles (Prod. Lushlife)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4639174_lg.jpg)
Legendary emcee Styles P has been taken an indie approach to the game these days. From working with rising internet stars like Azealia Banks on "Nathan" to dope lyricist Action Bronson , SP the ghost is beginning to appeal to a new rap generation. With the release of the AraabMuzik produced single "Araab Styles" off his new LP The World's Most Hardest MC Project , Philly indie/hip-hop artist Lushlife remixed and renamed it "Lush Styles". Adding a hazy and atmospheric new beat while keeping P's dope verses, the mix is [...]
Lo primero que uno nota al ver el video que presenta el proyecto Beautiful Noise es que, a diferencia de muchos otros en Kickstarter , éste parece tener invitados de lujo y material que en verdad demuestra que hay una muy buena cantidad de trabajo detrás del documental que intentan fondear. Básicamente, Beautiful Noise se centra en la historia de My Bloody Valentine , Cocteau Twins y The Jesus and Mary Chain y en cómo estas bandas influenciaron a muchas otras a pesar de nunca haber vendido [...]
Lushlife (a.k.a. Raj Haldar) remixed Styles P and AraabMuzik's collaboration "Araab Styles" (from the album The World's Most Hardest MC Project ). However, Raj has put his own dope spin on it (of course) and renamed the track "Lush Styles," which premiered today via Stereogum and you can check it out below. Enjoy!
Neandertal adam dünyada ilk kez göründüğünde maymunlar gülmeyi biliyorlardı mutlaka. Üst düzeyde uygarlaşmış maymunlar daldan dala zerafetle atlarken Neandertal adam beceriksizce yerlerde sürünüyordu. Doygun ve barışçıl maymunlar birtakım hoş oyunlarlarla vakit geçirir ya da felsefi bir dalgınlıkla sinek avlmakla oyalanırken, asık suratlı Neundertal adam elinde sopa oraya buraya vurarak dünyada kendine yol çizmeye çalışıyordu. Maymunlar dalgalarını geçerek ağaç tepelerinden onu seyrediyor, arada kafasına ceviz falan atıyorlardı. Bazen de dehşete düştükleri oluyordu: [...]
Hint: Set volume at hearing-damage levels. Dude srs don't u wish a genre of metal were based on this song by '90s UK shoegazers Lush? It's probably not too far away, as extreme metal and spacey, atmospheric rock continue to amalgamate and borrow each other's moves, from Jesu and Alcest to Cave-In and Dredg and [...]
![[MPMF 2012] Artist Capsule: Lord Huron](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4527520_lg.jpg)
NPR: "For the L.A. band Lord Huron , there's far more to music than merely playing sweetly summery, rhythmically inventive pop. There's also an air of mystery: a desire to tell stories, play with identities and craft visuals to complement its sounds." Lord Huron's gorgeous atmospheric pop is ideal for helping you transition from summer to fall. Frontman Ben Schneider's background in visual arts is reflected in Lord Huron's music, as one listen of their upcoming full-length album Lonesome Dreams instantly paints a lush and vivid landscape of the West. In a [...]
Explore a journey from loss to the hopeful light at the end of the tunnel through End of Daze, the new EP from Dum Dum Girls.
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