FUR

I've been loving these guys recently, make sure to check this one out.

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Black Castles EP

GRITT

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HELL YEAH EP

New Gorillaz track!!

This song gets a little weird for a bit but still I'm really excited for the new album, it's coming out march 8 and the tracklisting looks like this

01 "Orchestral Intro" (featuring Sinfonia ViVA)
02 "Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
03 "White Flag" (feat. Kano, Bashy & The National Orchestra For Arabic Music)
04 "Rhinestone Eyes"
05 "Stylo" (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def)
06 "Superfast Jellyfish" (feat. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul)
07 "Empire Ants" (feat. Little Dragon)
08 "Glitter Freeze" (feat. Mark E Smith)
09 "Some Kind Of Nature" (feat. Lou Reed)
10 "On Melancholy Hill"
11 "Broken"
12 "Sweepstakes" (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13 "Plastic Beach" (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon)
14 "To Binge" (feat. Little Dragon)
15 "Cloud Of Unknowing" (feat. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA)
16 "Pirate Jet"

Phoenix - Live & Unplugged

Tracklist:

1		1901 (Unplugged)	3:04
2		Everything Is Everything (Unplugged)	3:11
3		Lisztomania (Unplugged)	2:13
4		Long Distance Call (Unplugged)	3:07
5		Love For Granted (Unplugged)	3:15
6		One Time Too Many (Unplugged)	3:00
7		Armistice (Unplugged)	3:44
8		Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands - Bob Dylan Cover (Unplugged)	4:52

N-Joy (NDR Hörfunk, Hamburg) at 12th October 2009

Emancipator - Safe In The Steep Cliffs

I want to preface this by saying that "Soon It Will Be Cold Enough" is one of my favorite downtempo albums ever made. Ok that being said Emancipators long awaited and I mean loooong awaited follow up "Safe In The Steep Cliffs" is a wonderful little piece of music. One thing you'll notice right from the get go is the proliferation of live instrumentation and it really adds an amazingly "full of life" layer to the soundscapes he produces. While the album sounds a bit similar to SIWBCE you can really notice the higher production value and the subtle intricacies that give this release a wider and more developed sound. There are also some more horns on this album that are a real welcome addition and add wonderfully to the overall melancholy vibe of the album. All in all this a real solid release from a really talented up and coming producer. I really hope he has plans to make it to New York soon because I hear only great things about his live show.

Safe In The Steep Cliffs

Tears For Fears - Live from Santa Barbara

Tracklist:

1. I Believe

2. Head Over Heels

3. Woman In Chains

4. Year Of The Knife

5. Advice For The Young At Heart

6. Sowing The Seeds Of Love

7. Bad Man's Song

8. Famous Last Words

9. When The Saints Go Marching In

10. I've Got To Sing My Song

11. Shout

12. Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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Toro Y Moi

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Death by cubicle

I know it's been touched upon in many articles, movies and from friends but please what ever you do in your life try and stay out of a cubicle. Sitting in this little square for 8 hours a day really kills me, luckily I have an end in sight with only a week and one day left but god every day when I come home I feel on the verge of death. I work in customer relations for a major airline and thankfully you can't actually call us haha you have to write an email, fax or letter but I swear I feel like John Coffey from the Green Mile, absorbing all this negative energy from people. In the AM when the alarm blasts my head open like an axe swung by Barry Bonds I am immediately filled with rage and I want tell all the children of the world that Santa Claus is a fraud just so they can be as miserable as me. I literally do the same thing over and over all day long with minimal variation, I think that's close to the definition of insanity or something and it just really kills my motivation to do anything positive or creative. Anyway I know "cry me a fucking river" sorry for the rant, long day and I forgot my headphones, I guess I shouldn't complain too much since at the end of next week I'll be able to buy my Shambala tickets. Oh and isnt that pic^ awesome haha

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There is Love in You (promo mix 2010)

The Revenge - The Feel Up - January 2010

Tracklist:
01. Bobby Broom - Let You Go
02. Barbara Fowler - Come & Get My Lovin’
03. Tornado Wallace - Tornado Never Dies
04. The Soul Renegades - Darling
05. Joey Negro - Beyond The Dance (The Revenge Demo Mix)
06. 6th Borough Project - Hang On
07. Willie Hutch - In And Out
08. Q-Tip - Breathe & Stop (The Revenge RAE Version)
09. Mr White & Larry Heard - You Rock Me
10. Seal - Here I Am [Come & Take Me] (Jimpster Remix)
11. Cabin Fever - Acid Party
12. Khan - Say Goodbye feat. Julee Cruise (Losoul She’s Homeless Mix)
13. Jazzanova - I Can See feat. Ben Westbeech (AliOOFT & Telford “House Your Father” Dub)
14. Tele Music - Disco Free (Wolfy & Shady Re-Rub)
15. Pirahnahead - Inner Turmoil
16. Vance And Suzzanne - I Can’t Get Along Without You (Edit)

The Feel Up

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Tanlines

Nice fresh single from a new band with a lot of potential, the track starts with real infectious drums and bassline then some soaring synths ride in. I'm really liking this song and can't wait for their EP which is supposed to drop in April. Also included in this are two remixes of the song one being done by a favorite artists of mine, Memory Tapes !!!

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Real Estate - Live On The Radio

mmm vinyl, this band kicks ass, I know I wasn't gonna pick favorites for 2009 but if I had to their full length would be my favorite of oh 9. Anyway these tracks came from two different radio shows they played one being at UMass and the other at Vasser College, only 300 copies of this were released and sold at shows on this past tour. So since most of us couldn't get our hands on the vinyl I deliver it you in almost all its glory, even though its lost a bit of its feeling since being ripped these recordings sound really great and they nail their songs.

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Spaghetti Anywhere

I'm almost posting this for the amazing album artwork alone, there is something about the lighthearted personification of animals that really lifts my mood. Had another really strange dream last night that I may get into later but this EP was the perfect thing to put on when I awoke. Such a wonderful little indie folk/pop EP, brings a bit of nostalgia to your eye and makes you think of the better times behind and the better times ahead.

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Spaghetti Anywhere EP

TV On The Radio

This is TVOTR's first EP and to me their best out put to date, it came out in 2003 and has the song Staring At The Sun which got a ton of play on MTV2 at the time and is a really great video, simple but so fitting. Not to say that I don't like their newer stuff because I enjoy everything they have done for the most part but something about this record is so dark and raw, they could of put out all crap after this and I would still love them.

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Young Liars EP