"You've got pretty good dance moves and white Converse shoes" -P.G.D.M. Nothing like a little electro pop on a breezy, sun drenched afternoon to get your feet tapping. Pretty Good Dance Moves are, well, pretty good at combining appealing electronic beats and loops with simple lyrics and back-and-forth female/male vocals. The electro-instrumentation is appealing enough to grab your eardrum's attention, but the polar opposite vocal effect of the standard male, light vocals of lead singer Jimmy with the smooth singing of Company Of Thieves (future post in the works) lead Genevieve Shatz. [...]
First up, a couple of recommendations sent in by readers of LV...Ervin and Erkki are the multi-instrumentalists that form the group Opium Flirt. They have a wonderful talent for creating beautiful melodramatic songs(which personally I've always liked) and their use of synthesizers, electronics, drums and flutes is seamless. You can close your eyes and easily find yourself lost in their work...headphones recommended! Opium Flirt : mp3 Saint European King Days (from 2005) :: [...]
Pretty Good Dance Move (PGDM) is a Chicago/Brooklyn trio (Jimmy, Aaron & Genevieve) who produce groovy electronica that reminds me of a mix of "Brazilian Girls" meets "The Postals Service". Check out the entire 5 song EP on their myspace page here to get the full effect. Pretty Good Dance Moves - Demons Dancing myspace
I need to get the fuck out of town edition : Life's been a little strange lately. Energy is incredibly hard to come by these days. I don't find myself as motivated to update the site as often as I normally do. Winter has taken its toll I guess. Ever find yourself laying around listening to Catherine Wheel records 'til you finally shut your eyes in the cupboard?! That's where I'm at and I can't say I plan to stay there any longer. I'm taking a few days off and traveling out of state with friends this weekend. [...]
Brooklyn, NY / Chicago, IL "Demons Dancing" Pretty Good Dance Moves on MySpace Pretty Good Dance Moves on The Hype Machine
SHOW NOTE: You'll notice an ad for the first time ever on the sidebar. I allowed this ad to be placed for two reasons. First, it's for show tickets, not penis enlargement, so it's the type of product I'm cool with. Second, my laptop just died and this blog is taking up more and more [...]
Here's a stomping track from the 2007 Six Degrees compilation Global Dancefloor: A Collection of Global Dance. The collection's lineup is about what you'd expect, featuring the likes of Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, etc., but this track in particular is...
i guess i'm floating
Local Vertical
Audio Drums
Rock Sellout
5 Acts
Berkeley Place
Comfort Music
Loreen - Euphoria
Pinkpop 2012 - The Highlights
Oh No – Dues n Dont’s ft. José James & Phife Dawg **Stream**
Listen: Summer Camp – Always
