5. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues mp3: Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues 4. Wye Oak - Civilian mp3: Wye Oak - Civilian 3. Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital mp3: Handsome... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
All weeklong Everybody Taste will be reflecting and ruminating on 2011 with a serious of posts and lists dedicated to celebrating the best (read: our favorite) music of the year. When you think of the particularly prolific artists of 2011, Cass McCombs and Thee Oh Sees—both of whom somehow released two stunning and critically-lauded full-lengths this year—might come to mind. Or maybe it's Taylor Goldsmith, the star of the Middle Brother supergroup's debut LP and whose own Dawes released their boldest record to date. Or the Orrall brothers, Jake and Jamin. Sure, they [...]
The great Friends Records out of Baltimore released its second annual compilation of music from some of the area's best talents on Thanksgiving. The compilation—available now as a free digital download and as a limited edition cassette —features tracks from a host of ET favorites including Future Islands, Lonnie Walker, Moss of Aura, Celebration, and Lands & Peoples. But even more exciting is the potential for discovering new favorites, and for me, that's been the smokey jangle and strut of "Weepy Little Fingers" by Secret Mountains . Download the Friends [...]
I started writing a review on the new Future Islands album On The Water a couple weeks ago but was having trouble pinpointing exactly how I felt about the album and needed a little time for it to settle in. Overall it is a wonderful album, but have had some difficulty, until now, putting it into words. I'd say most reviews I have read say exactly the same thing in that the new album is a lot slower, but I can't really say that is what stuck out to me when first listening. Yes, the [...]
My focus is drifting. The waves are exceedingly high. These synthesizers are solar powered sea floor light generators. These melodies flood my eyes like they've always been there. Moss of... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Friends Records has announced that the Moss of Aura LP, The Wading , is in the process of getting a test pressing and is due out sometime this month. They posted a new song on their site , "Titan", that is available for download. Be sure to check out other recent news on their site, been a lot of decent music they have been putting out recently. Moss of Aura "Titan"
It's time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble ) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR you [...]
Moss of Aura, the side project of Future Island's Garitt Welmers, rides the line of 80s imitation on their newest cut "Titan" but there's a sincerity present that pulls them back from falling off. Certainly while listening to "Titan" you could crack a few Michelob Ultras, put on you white suit and purple tank top [...]
The good folks over at Friends Records in Baltimore are gearing up to release a string of albums by synth extraordinaire Gerrit Welmers. When not writing for and playing with Baltimore buzz band Future Islands, Welmers creates instrumental pop under the moniker Moss of Aura. On tracks like "Peat" and "Titan," Welmers utilizes washes of synthesized fuzz and playful drum machine percussion to create dynamic and ambient soundscapes. The songs don't simply play, they transport: from concrete cities and plastic cubicles to tropical paradises aglow with psychedelic-altered skylines and cool transparent waters. Along with Moss of Aura's first [...]
FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS COMPILATION Baltimore label Friend Records is offering this compilation of artists on the label and assorted friends as a free download . Tracks: 1. Weekends - A Defining Love (acoustic) 2. Future Islands – Virgo Distracts (live @ DubLab) 3. Height with Friends – Current Floor (King Rhythm Redux) 4. Winks - Sometimes I Can Fake a Smile 5. Daytime - Lights 6. Food For Animals – Dope (Jones Remix) 7. Sri Aurobindo – Don't Know (live @ WMUC) 8. The Violet [...]
Moss of Aura is Gerrit Welmers, synth mastermind Future Islands . Welmer's has been making music under the 'Moss of Aura' moniker for over five years, mostly under the radar in the local Baltimore scene. Moss of Aura's first vinyl LP will be released by Baltimore's Friends Records , entitled "Wading" This 11 song album will be limited to 500 copies, and available in August 2011. Friends Records will be archiving and sharing Moss of Aura's entire back catalog, dubbing each previously sold-out CDR to tape.The limited run of cassettes will be made available [...]
The barren two-week break must have been difficult for you all. Sometimes when something I love fails to show up for a week, I break into local shop windows, steal supplies, hide in my garden and pray to Buddah. I hope you didn't have to resort to this whilst the MFM Podcast went hideaway for a week. We're making up for our absence by UPPING THE QUALITY OF THE PODCAST in so many ways. First, the podcast you download won't be in shitty 128kbps anymore. It's now in 256kbps [...]
MFM014 - Music Fan's Mic Podcast - 13-07-2011 | Music Fan's Mic DOWNLOAD ( 63MB ) TRACKLIST 1 - Wooden Shjips - Lazy Bones - [Taken from West , out on Thrill Jockey ] 2 - Future Islands - Before the Bridge - [Out on a 7", with Thrill Jockey ] 3 - Cloudy Busey - Broken By Inertia - [ Soundcloud ] 4 - The Bilinda Butchers - Tulips - [Taken from regret, love, guilt, dreams - Bandcamp ] 5 - Space Ghost - Demo Beat - [Taken from a self-titled [...]
If you've had the chance to see Future Islands play over the past several years and checked out their merch table, chances are you spotted a few undisclosed CDRs under the 'Moss of Aura' moniker. The solo project of Gerrit Welmers, Moss of Aura has been turning out grossly underrated synthscapes via self-released CDRs since 2006. With five albums now under his belt, the vinyl debut and brand new full length is slated to drop this August on Baltimore's Friends Records. Moss...
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Well that was fun! Tune in every Sunday from 6-8PM PST for Public Education, two hours of new music, on Indie 1031 . Bleached - Think of You Bleached - Dazed Fanzine - Low Kids on a Crime Spree - Sweet Tooth So Many Wizards - Inner City So Many Wizards - Yeah Right Zola Jesus - Vessel Blood Diamonds - Grins Computer Magic - End Of Time [...]
Our pals over at Friends Records are always fire - and they continue to be with the announcement of Moss Of Aura's new LP Wading which will come out this August on vinyl. Not just that... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
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With Moss of Aura , you get what you hear: your favorite instrumental dub band is soundtracking an '80s B movie while the cast of Miami Vice dances around them banging on steel drums. Every track I've heard thus far from this band is either a party or driving music for the trip to the party. The synth-ace of the project is Garitt Welmers of Future Islands fame, and if you've heard both bands the connection is patently obvious. With the upcoming release of Wading , Moss of Aura will expand on the lush sound first widely displayed on [...]
Watch out. Chillwave is no longer safe. Rapdragons are on the attack and their first victim is Bmore's own Moss Of Aura. Check it: mp3: Rapdragons - Natural Born Chillers (Rapdragons x... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
After painstakingly putting together my top 2010 albums list a few weeks ago, I couldn't help feeling I'd left off some pretty dope music. In fact I've been listening to some of my... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
I haven't done a mix for a while so here are 13 gems i've tripped onto Enjoy. Download the entire mix as a .ZIP Tracklist: Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours (Aeroplane Remix) Nite Jewel - Am I Real? Mike Simonetti - Louie Louie Worship - Starcrash [...]
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