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LISTEN: LA Vampires + Maria Minerva, “Seasons Change (Sapphire Slows Remix)”

January 1st, 2013 | File Under: Listen | One comment

And our first post of 2013 is…an import-only remix of LA Vampires and Maria Minerva. Cut for the Japanese pressing of The Integration—apropos considering the producer in question, Sapphire Slows, is from Tokyo—”Seasons Change” is set against a misty backdrop of muffled piano house melodies, vaporized vocals and steam-pressed hi-hats.

Check it out below, alongside the original version’s video, and if you dig what you hear, Sapphire Slows’ latest 12”—a collaboration with her 100% Silk labelmate Magic Touch—is also available here…

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Read Our New Issue, F/ Le1f, Heems, Mount Eerie, and Many More

October 31st, 2012 | File Under: ST017 | Leave A Comment

Photo by Ysa Pérez

As you may have noticed yesterday, we’ve finally unveiled our fall issue, featuring a massive package on Greedhead Music—including cover stories on Heems and Le1f—and the following exclusives…

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PRIMER: 15 Records We’re Still Looking Forward to in 2012

October 26th, 2012 | File Under: Primer | 4 comments

In case you haven’t checked a calendar lately, there’s still two months left in 2012. So if you’re already compiling a Best of 2012 list, don’t, because the following records are worth your consideration as well…

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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Maria Minerva + Chase Royal, “Fire”

August 30th, 2012 | File Under: Download This Now | Leave A Comment

Check out more details and another track from Maria Minerva’s new album, Will Happiness Find Me?, here.

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Maria Minerva Announces New Album, ‘Will Happiness Find Me?’

July 19th, 2012 | File Under: Download This Now, News | Leave A Comment

When we last spoke to Maria Minerva, she promised a string of new releases this year, including collaborative records with LA Vampires and Ajukaja, and one-off sessions with the Pharaohs, Cities Aviv, Hervé and more. Now there’s this: the September 4th release of Will Happiness Find Me?, a freshly pressed album through Not Not Fun that “sees her synthesizing the dancier leanings of last November’s Sacred & Profane Love EP for 100% Silk and the avant-garde ground covered by the Cabaret Cixous double LP.”

The singer/producer also has a proper tour coming up this fall, including a must-see stop at MoMA’s PS1 Warm Up series that’s rounded out by Rustie, Holy Other, and an Atoms For Peace DJ set.

Check out complete details below, including a free download of the full-length’s first single, “The Sound”…

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UNSOUND SPOTLIGHT: 5 Questions With … Maria Minerva

April 22nd, 2012 | File Under: Unsound | One comment

Check out all of our exclusive Unsound Festival content—including interviews, mixes, and quick profiles like the Maria Minerva one below—on one tidy page here…

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2011 IN REVIEW: 40 Records Worth Hearing Beyond Our Top 10 Lists

December 22nd, 2011 | File Under: 2011 In Review | Leave A Comment

Photo by Samantha Casolari

As we continue to look back at the year that was, we’d like to take a moment to memorialize 40 records we haven’t already highlighted in our editors’ lists (available here, here and here) or album spotlights, starting with a stunner that soothed our caffeine-wracked nerves every time we had to deliver an issue on deadline…

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COMING SOON: Maria Minerva, ‘Sacred & Profane Love’

November 7th, 2011 | File Under: Coming Soon | Leave A Comment

The Artist/Album: Maria Minerva, Sacred & Profane Love (100% Silk, November 15th)

What To Expect: While her choruses are still partly cloudy, Maria Minerva’s fourth release of the year—arriving after an ether-clearing EP, limited cassette, and buzz-stirring album—is also her finest hour. Featuring six bass-heavy stabs at a dance floor that exists solely in Minerva’s mind, Sacred & Profane Love pulls its cues from dubstep, house, world music, pop and disco without ever fully subscribing to any sound in particular. The result is restless and as close to big room dance music as an underground artist could ever hope to be. Let’s just say that when Minerva says “Pump it!” with a smile as synths wash over “A Love So Strong,” we can’t help but to tear our speakers apart in turn.

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NOW PLAYING: Maria Minerva, ‘Noble Savage’ 12”

November 6th, 2011 | File Under: Now Playing | Leave A Comment

The Artist/Album: Maria Minerva, Noble Savage 12” (100% Silk, 2011)

A Short Review: Not Not Fun’s dance imprint gets its very own Donna Summer, an Estonian enigma with the beats to bust her out of the glo-fi ghetto. As muffled as Studio 54 missives get without losing sight of the hooks at hand, and a promising sign of what’s to come.

Available At: Amazon · iTunes · Midheaven

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