Pt. 1 The 2009 Brazil tour through the eyes of People Under The Stairs, shot entirely by PUTS and edited by Thes One. Part one of a 4 part series Pt. 2 The 2009 Brazil tour through the eyes of People Under The Stairs, shot entirely by PUTS and edited by Thes One. Part two of a 4 part series. Pt. 3 The 2009 Brazil tour through the eyes of People Under The Stairs, shot entirely by PUTS and edited by Thes One. Part three of [...]

Minimal Mondays More minimal for this Monday eve with a driving house number from Kevin Griffiths working with Amsterdam's Julian Chaptal . Released on Tsuba records alongside other VR favorites like Zoo Brazil, Danton Eeprom and Motorcitysoul its no surprise that we get down to this. DL : Kevin Griffiths - Oh Yeah (Julien Chaptal mix) Next up is a little Move D to get things going a bit faster and funkier. His work here with DJ Late is perfect [...]

A few days before next month's SXSW Festival here in Austin, there's another festival going on a few hours up the road in nearby Denton. Set to take place on March 11th-14th , the NX35 Music Conferette boasts an impressive lineup with the likes of Midlake , Neon Indian , Pattern Is Movement , Pomegranates , The Black Angels , Via Audio , The Flaming Lips , and many others. Single night all-venue tickets are only $20, with the all-access tickets going for $65. Purchase [...]

Where to begin. Where to begin. We all know that Miley Cyrus is a lost cause. It's only a matter of time before she's dancing at Scores for Busch Light coupons and has that Menthol drawl to her voice. But now comes word that her nine-year-old sister, Noah, is launching a lingerie line. Huh? Surely that little chickadee must have thought lingerie was a french word for diaper or onesy. Right? Word has it that she'll be launching a legitimate lingerie line for Ohh! La, La Couture with her best friend. [...]

Madonna has moved on from robbing the manger of its baby Jesus. What I like about this happy ending is that they each realize simultaneously that they belong with their own kind. Jesus Luz has ended his icky old lady fetish faze and gone back to play slap and tickle with the other models in Brazil. Madonna on the other hand has gone back to making gross sexy times with fellow elders. While it's true that Madonna and Jesus Luz, her [...]

Savoir Adore & Circadian Rhythms took the stage at Kung Fu Necktie this week to mark and early start to my weekend. Circadian Rhythms has been on my list for some time now so I was pleased to finally be able to catch them. Unfortunately, their set left me a little underwhelmed. While I definitely heard the potential for greater things down the road they are still in need of a little refinement. Each song dabbled in a new genre from blues tinged alt country to psych pop and each had its strengths - a brave approach to [...]

Being that I'm not exactly the biggest jazz-head on the scene, I had some trepidation about giving a review of Boca Negra , the new Thrill Jockey album from the post-bop Chicago Underground Duo . I know my basics when it comes to jazz – Coltrane , Miles , Bird – but I don't venture their way that often anymore so I felt a little rusty going in. Add "post-bop" to the mix and I had no idea what to expect. Alas, what I found was much more "in there" than "out [...]
As many of you are well aware, Denton, TX 2nd Annual NX35 Music Conferette is fast approaching. March 11th-14th to be precise. It is a time of complete wonder and beauty and wonderfully beautiful music all around you. If you missed it last year… well, just don't make that mistake again this year. Many agree that it might just be the best damn thing that has ever happened to this sleepy little town and, really, the general region of north Texas all together. Many more bands have submitted from the previous year, and many have [...]

from the press release: Although summer's long gone Brooklyn's DJ Nickodemus is ready to heat up your soundsystem with Sun People Remixed. As the title suggests, this release brings together some of the world's finest and most eclectic remixers for brand new interpretations of original tracks culled from Nickodemus' critically acclaimed sophomore artist album Sun People. Earthrise Soundsystem's take on the title track is a tribal moment; packed with West African chants, while The Spy From Cairo brings a deep island reggae sound to "Just Move Feat Kwasi" Next, The Pimps of Joytime [...]

H ard to believe Peru actually had a rock scene! When one thinks of Peruvian music, they think obviously of traditional Incan music, played on panpipes, charango, quena, etc. But in the late '60s and early '70s, there was a band from Lima called Traffic Sound, and they hardly played traditional Andean music by any stretch of the imagination. They were instead a fantastic rock band! Their music was heavily influenced by American and British rock acts, and when Santana started becoming popular, they started adding Santana-like Latin rock elements as well. They managed four albums in their lifetime, A [...]

It's too hot to move today. It's 41° here in Melbourne, the air conditioning and I are no longer on speaking terms and my laptop feels as though it is about to melt into my legs. I'm stuck to the point where I'm praying as i write this that I'm not doomed to be part man, part machine. This does though, give me the opportunity to start my first post for circle.square.triangle blog and let you guys know what I've been stuck listening to since the dawn of the new year. [...]

Edu K - pioneer of Rave Zombie Electro is especially well known for his percussion inspired tech house Edu K - ja mann (original mix) ysi 320 a cheeky minimal track filled with energy and plenty of drum rolls. Kind of makes me Wants to make me buy a ticket to Brazil for carnivale Edu k - Jumpin n pumpin (original mix) ysi 320 a crazy, horn-fuelled number that doesn't know when to quit. reminds me a little bit of Jesse [...]

Despite the lamentable fact that you can't dance there, some of my favorite Pink Martini performances have happened in the august confines of the Schnitz — their gigs with the Oregon Symphony (to be released next spring), the New Year's performance featuring PM pianist Thomas Lauderdale's high school choir and Portland-born 1940s-50s film star Jane Powell and conductor Norman Leyden. This night, they have a serious challenge: keeping me awake despite immoderate doses of decongestants (for my cold and sore throat) and martinis (which just seemed appropriate to the occasion and were forced upon me by friends at a New [...]

10. Best of Bonga, by Bonga (Angola) So I cheated the system. Since I couldn't include Bairro, Bonga's greatest CD of recent times, since it was released late last year, I can however talk about Best of Bogna. This little talked about record released by the label Lusáfrica contains songs from Bairro and other epic Bonga albums as well as a rare remix of his song Kapakaio only available on the Comfusões compilation, and a rare version of Mulemba Xangola featuring Lura. Zukada is a song [...]

01 Alex Gopher – Handguns (Dada Life Remix) 02 Little Boots – Earthquake (Ali Wilson Tekelec Remix) 03 Gui Boratto – No Turning Back (David Tort The Mansion Remix) 04 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Under The Water (6AM Terrace Mix) 05 Stefano Noferini – Cool Summer (Dirty Mix) 06 Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People (Wawa Remix) 07 Mr. Hudson Feat. Kanye West – Supernova (Calvin Harris Remix) 08 Deadmau5 – Brazil (Second Edit) 09 La Roux – In For The Kill (Tristan Ingram & Black Russian [...]
At least we arrive at the top 25 tracks for 2009. Up front warning: Most of these tracks were released in 2009, but a few were actually released earlier but I found them in 2009, hence them showing up on the list below. 25. PET SHOP BOYS In 2009 we saw the the tenth studio album, "Yes", from the Pet Shop Boys. And in true PSB manner, they delivered a well crafted synth pop track in "Love etc..." [...]
Well this list was hard. Last year I did a top 20, this year it's a top 10 + 10. The top 10 will not be ranked, however there will be two tiers, my top 10 and my +10. This list probably doesn't even include everything; I've probably missed songs that I like more than some of the songs on the list. I lost a lot of music this year with the crashing of my hard drive into a metaphorical wall. In any case I went through my iTunes and pulled out a handful of the songs that hit me [...]
OURS FOR YOURS: Having already exhumed our jazz picks for the year , here's a list of off-topic items that have excited us over the last 12 months. A peek behind the curtain of our other interests. We're also extremely curious about what's affected you this year. We look forward to reading your highlights in the comments. DREW LeDREW (aka JEFF GOLICK): SCOTT PILGRIM [...]

Hi guys. I hope your holidays are going well. I have been kicking it summertime style here in Buenos Aires for my annual migration South visiting the fam and eating fatty steaks++ My connection has been a little jank here because I'm (shhhh) stealing internet from the neighbors... so I'm taking a brief hiatus from my music acquiring. I'd instead relish the opportunity to hook you up with some of my favorite producers out there.... AND they're my current neighbors from Brazil: they're the Twelves . I first discovered them a few years back from [...]