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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Diplo’s Rare ‘AEIOU’ Mix
From Diplo: i made this mix (the original AEIOU mix) like 8 yrs ago! it was when me and my boy triple double ran an illegal fight club out of the basement of silk city somewhere between funk and rock and soul and dumb stuff mixed live at a wwe raw show:. we disregarded mixing […]
NOW PLAYING: Deaf Center, ‘Pale Ravine’
The Artist/Album: Deaf Center, Pale Ravine (Type, 2006) A Short Review: Exactly what we want to hear as our window shifts into snow globe mode and the slush outside turns to ice. It’s certainly more fitting than hearing another human being utter the word snowpocalypse. Hear what we mean with a full album stream after […]
VIDEO: No Age, “Fever Dreaming”
Everything In Between is available now through Sub Pop. For more from No Age, head here.
EZRA THE INTERN INTERVIEWS … Electric Wizard
Our intern’s name is Ezra Teboul. He was born in Bordeaux, goes to school in Massachusetts, and thinks Dopethrone is the greatest album of all time. Dude’s an enigma, in other words. With that in mind, we recently asked Ezra to interview the grand sorcerer himself, Electric Wizard frontman Jus Oborn. The only problem? His […]
The Dirtbombs Cover Detroit Techno Icons Like Cybotron and Carl Craig, Get Remixed By Kyle Hall, Omar S and Ectomorph
Detroit’s two enduring exports–techno and garage rock–converge on the Dirtbombs’ new Party Store LP, a guitar-guided tour of such dancefloor demigods as Cybotron, Derrick May and Carl Craig. Available next Tuesday through In the Red, it can be sampled after the jump, as we share the band’s A Number of Names cover (the skeletal punk-funk […]
VIDEO: Patrick Wolf, “The City”
Read our lengthy Patrick Wolf interview from self-titled‘s fourth issue below. Expect more info about his Lupercalia LP in the coming weeks…
NOW PLAYING: Lone, ‘Emerald Fantasy Tracks’
The Artist/Album: Lone, Emerald Fantasy Tracks (Magic Wire, 2010) A Short Review: The sleeve of Lone’s latest mini-LP screams “Remember (Walking In the Sand),” as refracted through Boards of Canada’s cracked prism. And yet the record itself is as restless and ready-to-rave as a Manchester warehouse, circa 1989.
TEST PRESSING: Stream Two New Cut Copy Songs, “Take Me Over” and “Need You Now”
Time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag and say that Cut Copy will be on the next cover of self-titled, due to hit digital stands in mid-March. In the meantime, here are two songs from their first full-on pop record, Zonoscope…
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 053: An Exclusive Mix By… Demdike Stare
Words and Mix by Demdike Stare This mix represents some of the least obvious, and further reaches of Demdike Stare’s music tastes. The main tracks are described below, which are mixed with anonymous loops and effects for added atmosphere… Opening up with the industrial/political machinations of Matthew Herbert’s Radioboy project, this leads to probably the […]
COMING SOON: Panda Bear, ‘Tomboy’
The Artist/Album: Panda Bear, Tomboy (April 12, Paw Tracks) The Details: Using a series of limited singles as the template for his fourth solo album, Panda Bear recorded a couple more cuts at his Lisbon studio and asked former Spacemen 3 guitarist Sonic Boom to mix the entire affair. The result elevates the sample-driven pop […]
NOW PLAYING: Sonic Youth, ‘Simon Werner a Disparu’ Soundtrack
The Artist/Album: Sonic Youth, Simon Werner a Disparu (SYR, 2011) A Short Review: Well there you have it: Sonic Youth’s SYR imprint isn’t as strictly experimental as you’d expect. Take this French film soundtrack, for instance. Aside from a few chalkboard-scraping high notes and feedback flareups, Simon Werner a Disparu is driven by welcome departures […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: How To Dress Well’s Wire Magazine Mix
Check out the tracklisting (via The Wire) after the jump and How To Dress Well‘s non-musical influences feature here…