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VIDEO: Watch An Arty Das Racist Doc From Amsterdam
Watch a rather brilliant blend of live/rehearsal Das Racist footage, then read up on the trio’s tour guide to Queens if you haven’t already…
2010 IN REVIEW: Five of Solar Bears’ Favorite Films
Solar Bears first talked about their love of films in an exclusive self-titled mix earlier this year. In the following post, multi-instrumentalist John Kowalski shares his favorite movies of the year…
Watch Thurston Moore Interview Beck and Mike D
When Pitchfork reported on Beck‘s producer role in Thurston Moore‘s new solo album yesterday, they vaguely added that the alt-rock icons “are old buddies who have teamed up for occasional projects in the past.” Projects like Moore’s 120 Minutes stint, where he invited Beck right on the cusp of his “Loser” breakthrough and invited Mike […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Hudson Mohawke’s Remix of Games’ “Strawberry Skies” Single, Featuring Laurel Halo
Time to play telephone with Games and Laurel Halo, as remixed by one of Warp’s biggest breakthrough artists this year, Hudson Mohawke. Grab it after the jump (via FACT), right alongside the song’s bring-back-the-’80s video…
2010 IN REVIEW: Xela’s Exclusive Hip-Hop Mix
Words and Mix by John Twells 2010 has been an interesting year for hip hop; the genre is still melting in and out of genres thanks to Kanye West’s legacy and the man himself released his most widely acclaimed record to date. Some big personalities popped up from (almost) nowhere, and some previously derided ex-stars […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Dylan Ettinger, ‘New Age Outlaws’
Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: The A-Side of Banjo Or Freakout’s New 7”, a DFA Cover, and His Depressing Take On “Frosty the Snowman”
Here’s something we didn’t realize until tonight: Banjo or Freakout–the one man band who recently covered NDF’s stellar “Since We Last Met” single for DFA–is the other half of Walls, the Kompakt-endorsed duo who delivered one of 2010’s most satisfying astral plane albums. Got all that? Good. We’ve already talked about Sam Willis’ two side […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Oneohtrix Point Never, ‘Returnal’
[Photo by Shawn Brackbill] Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
2010 IN REVIEW: These New Puritans, ‘Hidden’
[Photo by Harley Weir] Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
2010 IN REVIEW: Swans, ‘My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope To the Sky’
Photo by Shawn Brackbill Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
FROM THE STACKS: Jatoma
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.