Hot Chip: Keep Quiet.
This is hauntingly pretty. Not like Hot Chip was ever anywhere near bad, but this is just beautiful. They’ve put out some solemn tracks before, but nothing this well-composed. Of course traditionally simple Hot Chip sounds abound (listen to the percussions about a minute in), but between the synth and vocals they really seemed to have pulled together a sound that is at the same time light and yet almost ominous. Love it.
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So I know the tract is older than dirt but I feel this remix added a lot to an already great track. On average I’m not as impressed by remixes as I am original content so I try to avoid posting them but this came up on Pandora today and made my bike ride home perfect. The drum beat, while nothing fancy per se, added the foot-tapability that the original Animal lacked.
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LCD Soundsystem - Us v Them (London Session)
I cant help it I have to post this one too. It’s just too funky not to.
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This just made my day. I was hooked from 3 seconds into it! Go to hypem right now and download as much of the London Sessions as possible (just search lcd london)
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (London session, 2010)
I haven’t read any of the press or hype for LCD’s “London sessions” but I figured it out as soon as I hit play: it’s James Murphy’s attempt at “the Peel session”. Dude’s a pretty fabulous producer but he knows how a great Peel session can bring out the best in a band. Here’s my top three sessions, while we’re on the subject:
- The Fall - New Puritan
- This Heat - Horizontal Hold
- New Order - 5-8-6
Anyway, if you ask me, this performance pretty handily beats the original recording. He actually seems excited about Daft Punk playing at his house; I never got that feeling from the original. I just thought it was Murphy being funny and name-dropping because that was his thing back then.
Uffie - Difficult (SebastiAn 2006 parties remix).
holy crap this is good
DAFT PUNK ENCORES FOR PHOENIX IN NYC
This just may have been the coolest thing that has ever happened.
Rubblebucket - Triangular Daisies.
New EP drops today from Brooklyn-based Rubblebucket: Triangular Daisies. Take a listen - this is a joyful sound. Underneath the spacy vocals and nonsensical lyrics lies a plethora of talent: an eight-piece orchestra ranging from baritone sax to a n’goni(?). I think one of the things that struck me most about Rubblebucket was how well put together a sound they have. While there is a lot happening in the song, none of it feels unnecessary or chaotic - something I don’t hear as often in music these days.
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