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LISTEN: Purity Ring, “Cartographist (Daedelus’ Pacific Labyrinth Remix)”
Via Daedelus: Purity Ring’s “Shrines” is a sounding board of this passing Summer; perhaps more a Ouija board in fact. I’ve been listening with curious ears, and fell into a remix of Cartographist. I do hope you enjoy this terrible perversion of their lullingbyes into a more brooding and ominous clouding. Uping tempo. Check out […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Regis, ‘Hidden Summer’ Mixtape
As August winds down and summer begins to fade into our collective rear view, we welcome mixtapes like the following moody collection from Regis of Sandwell District and Downwards fame…
VIDEO: Julia Holter, “Goddess Eyes I”
Here’s how director Jose Wolff sees the latest video from Julia Holter’s Ekstasis LP: The first thing that came to mind was an image that gradually deteriorates with visual noise, echoing the sonic noise present in the song. We go from lightness to darkness, away from a structured, fabricated place and into raw territory. Check […]
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: A$AP Mob’s ‘Lords Never Worry’ Mixtape, F/ Danny Brown, Raekwon, Clams Casino, AraabMuzik + More
We thought we’d save you the trouble of a crash-prone Livemixtapes.com site by downloading A$AP Mob’s Lords Never Worry and sharing it on via our Soundcloud. Listen/lap up every last track below…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Blue Sky Black Death, ‘Aquatic Reverie’ Mixtape
As longtime listeners of our Needle Exchange mixtape series know, Blue Sky Black Death started cutting melancholic hip-hop beats years before folks like Clams Casino went that route. For further evidence, check out the Aquatic Reverie collection the duo dropped via Behold the Destroyer today…
Neurosis Reveals Cover Art, Tracklisting For Their First New Album in Five Years, ‘Honor Found in Decay’
While we still haven’t heard an actual song from it, Neurosis have revealed a few more key details about their first new album in five years, Honor Found in Decay. Due out through Neurot on October 30th, the seven-track effort is the band’s fifth in-studio collab with Chicago’s most infamous engineer, Steve Albini. Check out […]
Stream the New Swans Album and Read Michael Gira’s Commentary
Words by Andrew Parks Michael Gira turns 60 in a couple years, which shouldn’t matter given that the average American male lives to be about 80, but then again, the average American male doesn’t play in a band like Swans. Since its reactivation in 2010, the post-punk pioneers have balanced a tireless tour schedule–sets that […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Aaliyah + Drake, “Enough Said (Shlohmo Remix)”
In the syrupy spirit of his “Crew Love” edit for the Weeknd, Shlohmo has dropped an unofficial remix of Drake’s comparatively questionable track with Aaliyah, “Enough Said.” Grab it below…