books on tape - "prep school" (stream-only) Bomarr Blog superhomie Todd Drootin (aka Books On Tape ) recently released 2 songs on Bandcamp. These 2 songs were previously unreleased tracks from 2005, around the time he released his Dinosaur Dinosaur record. You can pay what you like for these 2 unreleased songs right here at his Bandcamp page .
gold zebra - "love, french, better" (download) Another impressive track from Montreal's Gold Zebra . I'm in love with this band. They released this one-off single back in July, with no hint of a full length on the way. I always look forward to anything new from them. bandcamp
telephone jim jesus - "dice raw (feat. yoni wolf & pedestrian)" (download) Somehow this record from one of my best friends and bandmates, Telephone Jim Jesus , has come up twice this week, so I thought I'd post one of my favorite tracks from it. "Dice Raw" features Anticon's Pedestrian and Yoni Wolf of WHY? on vocals, as well as a couple of tasteful "record drop-ins" from myself. I play drums on a few of the songs from [...]
mane mane - "skin fox (gobble gobble remix)" (download) Mane Mane is Atlanta's Cpowers and heRobust . They put out this 8-song remix EP for free back in January. It features remixes from Gobble Gobble , Dem Hunger , Dro Carey and more. Great stuff. Go support .
unknown mortal orchestra - "ffunny ffrends" (download) Unknown Mortal Orchestra started out as a one-man band, but after getting a bit of attention (mainly from Fat Possum, who UMO have recently signed to), founder Ruben Nielson decided to add a couple of members. The music is a mix of beats and psych-rock, and I've been loving it lately. This track was originally on their self-titled EP (pictured above), but it also showed up as the opening track [...]
sole & the skyrider band - "napoleon (feat. xiu xiu)" (download) Opening track from the new Sole & the Skyrider Band LP Hello Cruel World , which came out last week via Fake Four . Sole breaks new creative ground on this record, and enlists the help of Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu , Lil' B , Pictureplane , Sage Francis , Ceschi , Isaiah Toothtaker , Mestizo and [...]
ensemble pittoresque - "the mouthshut" (download) I don't really know anything about these guys except that they were a Dutch minimal synth group in the 802s. They appeared on this great De Wassenaarse Slag comp that the Crispy Nuggets blog posted a while back. Enjoy.
washed out - "you and i" (download) I was sort of over Washed Out for a while, after the "chillwave" genre got over-saturated and everyone was sounding like them. After taking a break for a bit, I gave this new record Within and Without a try and I ended up liking it a lot more than I expected to. It's still very Washed Out and "chillwave-y," but he's stepped up his game, and is still doing this stuff better [...]
starter - "baby" (download) GREAT minimal synth release from 1981. Starter was a minimal synth group from Switzerland that featured Claudine Chirac from Grauzone , Francis Foss and Jet Harbour. Definitely a MUST for any fans of early 802s synth music. I found this online a couple months back and was very happy to find out that Dark Entries just re-released it on vinyl. You can buy it direct from them here (it even comes with a [...]
mouth's cradle - "computer" (download) Pennsylvania duo Mouth's Cradle ( Mouf & Master Rogers ) recently released an EP with music sampled strictly from weirdo video fans Everything Is Terrible! Well done novelty rap. The EP can be downloaded right here .
radar - "china darling" (download) Obscure Italo-disco style track from 1983 courtesy of Canada's Radar . Unfortunately, I don't have any additional info about them. If you know anything about them, please let me know.
treacherous three - "yes we can-can" (download) From their 1984 debut record for Sugar Hill Records (although some might consider it an EP, since it consisted of only 6 songs). The Treacherous Three consisted of Kool Moe Dee , L.A. Sunshine , Special K and Spoonie Gee (who left in the late 702s). Classic old school hip hop.
sonic youth - "the burning spear" (download) It's hard to believe that Sonic Youth has been around for nearly 30 years now. Kim Gordon is nearly 60 years old , and Thurston Moore is 52 (believe me, I had to fact check those myself before typing this because it doesn't seem possible, that couple is pretty much frozen in time). Back in 1982 (yes, 29 years ago), they released this self-titled EP on Glenn Branca 's [...]
light asylum - "a certain person" (download) I had a hard time picking which song to post from Light Asylum 's debut EP In Tension . I'm not really sure how to describe them, but they are a duo from Brooklyn who make dark, almost gothic synth pop songs. They put on a high energy live show, and they've shared the stage with TV On the Radio, Salem and YACHT , to name a few. I HIGHLY recommend you pick up [...]
shocking blue - "love buzz" (download) Dutch rock band Shocking Blue had a knack for writing songs. So much so, that a couple of their songs ended up being covered by well known bands later on. "Love Buzz," for example, was covered by Nirvana on their Bleach record, and Shocking Blue 's hit "Venus" was later covered by Bananarama . This LP, At Home was released in 1969. buy
van halen - "sunday afternoon in the park" (download) Now hear me out.........I've been known to enjoy some early Van Halen here and there, but in general, they are not a band I would EVER consider posting on the blog. That being said, you would NEVER in a million years guess that this song was by Van Halen . This is a short, sludgy, synth-tinged instrumental track from their 1981 record Fair Warning . I swear, trust me here, just [...]
white russia - "well do you" (download) White Russia is my new favorite "old" band. I find out about them via the newly-released German Punk & Wave 1978-1984, Vol 1 box set. They stood out the most to me, and appealed to my taste in such bands as The Buzzcocks and Gang Of Four . It looks as though they only released two albums, one in 1981 and one in 1982. They're worth looking into more if [...]
final program - "phase one" (download) I don't know much about Final Program , but this song is from Volume 5 of Crispy Nuggets , the compilations put online for free by the blog of the same name. These comps are always impressive, gathering rare and never-released minimal synth tracks from around the world. Definitely check out his blog .
john talabot - "lamento" (download) John Talabot is a Barcelona-based producer who has worked with Glasser , and is releasing music on Young Turks , home to artists such as SBTRKT , The XX , El Guincho , Bullion and more. This is from his newest 123 EP Families. website buy
concorde - "prophet of life" (download) Classic Italo disco track from Concorde . Released in 1982 by Il Discotto Productions.
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