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Stream a Mix of Memory Tapes B-Sides, Remixes and Previously Unreleased Material
Via Soundcloud: all MT b-sides, unreleased tracks, bits from “Black Reel”, “Slaughtered” and “Grace/Confusion” as well as a couple recent remixes Check out more from Memory Tapes here, and be sure to watch out for his new album, Grace/Confusion, on December 4th through Carpark. Here’s “Displaced”…
LISTENING STATION: Five of FORMA’s Favorite Records
The last time we featured FORMA, the Brooklyn-based trio delivered a fitting tribute to Conrad Schnitzler right on the cusp of their promising debut for Spectrum Spools. OFF/ON takes their all-analog-everything attitude even further however, presenting a restless set of synthcapades that doesn’t just fetishize the group’s growing collection of Moogs. New York fans will […]
PREMIERE: Girls Names, “The New Life (JD Twitch’s Optimo Mix)”
Like Fort Romeau’s recent Frankie Rose remix, JD Twitch’s Optimo edit of Girls Names proves that the Slumberland sound don’t begin and end with the indie pop scene the label’s helped shape for the past 20 years. If anything, “The New Life” reminds us of how the Horrors went from being a trash can-tossing garage […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 114: An Exclusive Mix By … ADULT.
Words and Mix by ADULT. For the last two years we were doing construction work. This was partially because we were completely burnt out on music, and partially because we were in debt from the ADULT. films we made in 2010. This was an intense time for us. There were certain songs we would play […]
Stars of the Lid Ready Vinyl Reissue of ‘The Ballasted Orchestra’
Nearly five years after their last onstage reunion–a reunion we’re still kicking ourselves for missing–Stars of the Lid have announced the long-awaited vinyl reissue of their third album, The Ballasted Orchestra. Due out January 7th through their longtime label Kranky, the repressing was remastered by Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie. Check out a guide to film scores […]
Stream an Exclusive From the Japanese Edition of Ital’s New Album
If only we’d had Soundcloud back in high school; then maybe we wouldn’t have wasted all of our lawn-mowing money on import-only CDs at Media Play…
VIDEO: The Crystal Ark, “We Came To”
If you caught The Crystal Ark’s record release show last week, then you were probably treated to the world premiere of the group’s “We Came To” video as well. Directed by singer Viva Ruiz, it plays out like the fever dream of a Big Bang Theory character. Check it out below, alongside another streaming track […]