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 [...]
Making an engaging electronic-based instrumental album can be a very difficult task. Just ask Crystal Skulls' Yuuki Matthews. The Seattle-based musician has just released an all-instrumental album Music for Savage Tropical Imagery. Matthews starts off on a promising note. The album opener "Villa" is a riveting back-and-forth. It's followed hotly with the post-rock tick tock of "HK Cinema
If my understanding of roman numerals is correct, this week's Friday Mixtape marks out 80th edition! 80... that's a big number! So big in fact that we felt it was necessary to celebrate by piecing together one hell of a mix of new singles, remixes, covers, and mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. Enjoy! NEW Singles: "I Don't Like Your Band" by Annie "Tiger Tamer" by Arms [...]
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 [...]
Mocky Phoenix Album: Phoenix Diary ( Free Downloads ) Label: Glass Note Phoenix - Fences (The Soft Pack Remix) Mocky: Album: Saskamodie (iTunes) Label: Crammed Discs Mocky - Birds Of A Feather (Feat. GZA) Yuuki Matthews Album: Music for Tropical Savagery : Volume 6 (Buy) Label: Asthmatic Kitty Yuuki Matthews [...]
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, [...]
Hip To Be Square
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Consequence Of Sound
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So Much Silence
Rollo & Grady
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