Yeah, I said it's a classic, I don't care if it came out last year, Legowelt's 'Elementz of Houz Music' is a stunning submarine voyage through ocean depths and spinning galaxies, and one of the most immersive and poignant bits of house slash techno ever made. Now it's been remixed twice by Actress, a being who is literally not of this world, as is evident from his music. Gorge yourself on these samples, until the release on Clone Jack For Daze in mid-March. [...]
There are three categorizations of DJs: overrated, underrated, and properly rated. Categorizing DJs usually causes commotion because it's hard to agree on who goes where, and more importantly, why they go there. Maison and Dragen are outliers (thank you Malcolm Gladwell), because they are easy to categorize. To simply put it, they are so drastically underrated it's a crime. Case in point: A-Trak and Madeon's remixes to Martin Solveig's " The Night Out " received all the acclaim, but Maison and Dragen's remix could arguably be the best out of the bunch. Progressive fans should have no fear, because if [...]
Something good must be going on in Finland, as more producers are coming onto our radar from the small Scandanavian country. Influenced by Axwell, Eric Prydz and more, duo Maison & Dragen create progressive house treats that bring you up high and down low with their touchy feely melodies and bold synths. Today we bring you the teaser video for their new single 'Wet Dreams' out exclusively on Beatport May 21. Past hits include ‘Rio de Janeiro’ which had a place on the Beatport Top 10 for weeks and club fave ‘Another Dimension,' so get [...]
It was only a few hours ago I was leaving the office listening to Cities Aviv's debut Mixtape, ‘ Digital Lows ’. When I got home his new track, ‘ Flex your gold ’, was sitting in my inbox. That’s what you get for rinsing records. The follow up to his self-released single, ‘ Wet Dream ’, is a remarkably lo-fi endeavor. Reverberating moans and rattling beats form the bulk of the sonic sphere, with Aviv ’s vocals near but consumed [...]
It shocked me to find that a band with 'Phoenix' in their name could be from New Zealand. However, their nationality doesn’t stop them making harmonious, multi layered, tense, building music that would give the likes of Doves a wet dream. There’s an element, as w... Read more..
Former punk rock singer/current talented Memphis rapper Cities Aviv seems poised to gain notoriety in the coming months. On the heels of his solid Digital Lows album released earlier this year, Aviv’s name began to make waves in the sorts of internet circles inclined to check former punk singer turned rappers. An increased public appetite for genre-pushing rap artists unwilling to be sonically pinned down to a geography (for the better) makes him a particularly interesting rapper at this moment. While certain internet-friendly rappers may appear to push the “weird” envelope for weirdness’s sake, [...]
The Memphis rapper Gavin Mays, more commonly known as Cities Aviv , has recently released a new track titled "Wet Dream." I suppose that the track is appropriately titled, as the production on the track may have that effect on one. I heard about Cities Aviv a little while ago when he came out with "Float On (after the jump)," a spaced-outreworking of the Modest Mouse song of the same name, and I've been hooked since. He's got a brutish, straightforward rap flow, but it's his taste for the slightly abstract that sets him apart. "Wet Dream" can be [...]
Gavin Mays, aka Cities Aviv ’s debut album Digital Lows is fast becoming one of my favorite hip-hop albums of the year. From its impeccable production to it’s spaced out yet frank and discussion-like lyrics, unless something dramatic happens in the next 2 months, it’s very likely to make my end of year list. One of my favorite tracks was a smooth little gem called ‘Meet Me On Montrose (For Ex Lovers Only)’ . It took a perhaps overused sample (Alessi Brothers – [...]
Some are finding comfort in calling Memphis born rapper/ producer Gavin Mays, a.k.a Cities Aviv , chillwave rap, but be careful if you float that word anywhere near the guy, or he might show you just how unchill he can be. The house beat that is teased on "Wet Dreams", the cautionary tenor in his voice, and the sunny sample (that's " Lori " from The Alessi Brothers) all weave together for something far more interesting and unique than "chill." Give tit a spin below. Cities Aviv - "Wet Dream" The track [...]
Memphis's Cities Aviv creates dense, style-sampling rap music and his new song, "Wet Dream," is another example of his experimentation with unconventional production, beats teeming with texture as Cities flaunts a hypnotizing flow pattern. It certainly can fall under the veil of " cloud rap ," but it's a little edgier and sharper on the edges. Download the track below. Read More...
Das "Wet Dreams Tee" und noch weiteren heißen Shit gibt es auf Married to the Mob .
Delicately pressed piano keys serve as the intro for "Wet Dream" - a song by Irvine, CA artist Nima , from her recent Bridgetown cassette release. But it doesn't take very long for a tidal wave of feedback and a muddled drumbeat to transform delicate keys into a propulsive force on this disarmingly beautiful track. As pianos press on increasingly faster and drums march through the song's three minutes, Nima's light and echoing vocals weave through "Wet Dream"'s interlocking parts. She demands that some unknown entity acknowledge or answer her repeated statement/question, "I hope you don't mind/I [...]
Completely ravished by the fragile and enchanted, pristine lo-fi pop by Irvine, California's Kristine Lirio aka Nima , who just released her debut cassette Demon + Wet Dream via our cherished Southern Californian imprint Bridgetown . The C25 is filled with slow, ethereal casiotones and hushed, reverberated piano melodies driven by simple rhythm patterns seemingly recorded on the cheapest drum machine available, a fact that gives the whole thing that kind of honest bedroom feel that so many young talents fail to fake nowadays. The most outstanding, almost devastating feature however is Lirio's frail yet assertive [...]
Morlix pays tribute to an old friend, with impressive results. When Blaze Foley was shot to death in 1989 at the age of 39, little if any of his music was in print. He and his songs left enough of an impression that John Prine covered "Clay Pigeons" and Merle Haggard recorded "If I Could Only Fly". He also inspired songs like Lucinda Williams' "Drunken Angel", Townes Van Zandt's "Blaze's Blues", and Gurf Morlix's "Music You Mighta Made". On Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream, Morlix...
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El Guincho - Bombay from CANADA on Vimeo . Ever had one of those dreams where you couldn't quite remember where you are but it's oddly familiar? Well this isn't that dream. This is the dream with so many strikingly visual distractions your tits will thank you. And when I say your tits, I mean all the tits in this video. Enjoy.
Mermaids Well all summer we’ve heard of how gloriously blissful it is to be alive in summer, cackling wah-wah’s and chamber pedals attacking like pesky mosquitos, but no one knows summer quite like the sun empire that is Turkey, and this one-person band from there approaches the theme less from the ‘beach-surf’ aspect, but from the more head-reeling, delirious side of what the Fresh Prince once described as ‘Summer Madness’. This is spacey and droney, but at the same time tightly-knit and congested, kind of like a Fiery Furnaces [...]
Each number is a solid pop ditty, well-aged and well worth the wait — even if you weren't waiting.
The Deerhunter blog is a bizarre and wondrous thing. With a band whose sound is so thick and evocative, you'd think that demystifying it with day to day ramblings would be detrimental. But the site has gone so far past demystification that it has almost thickened the mystery. From keeping a journal of band members' bowel movements to posting lengthy diatribes on homoerotic fantasies, from posting exhaustive lyrical explanations and guitar tabs to elegies for deceased band members and well remembered acid trips, the level of intimacy allowed to the group's fans is flatly unprecedented and really quite strange. [...]
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Dancing Astronaut
Electronica Oasis
Crack In The Road
Never Enough Notes
Quit Mumbling
Pigeons and Planes
Consequence Of Sound
Stereogum
So So Yeah!
Visitation Rites
No Fear of Pop
PopMatters
Don't Die Wondering.
Crib Notes
Merry Swankster
Daft Punk: When anonymity goes wrong
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