Cube - Concert Boy
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Cube - Concert Boy
Photo by alohadave
Mogwai - Sun Smells Too Loud
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Mogwai - Sun Smells Too Loud
Photo by historygradguy
Tags: experimental, historygradguy, mogwai
Andy Duguid - Wasted (Feat. Leah)
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Andy Duguid - Wasted (Feat. Leah)
Photo by mono1980
Tags: andy duguid, mono1980, tiesto, trance
Le Castle Vania + Computer Club - The Messiah
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Le Castle Vania + Computer Club - The Messiah
Photo by gato acosado
Tags: computer club, electro, gato acosado, le castle vania
Anoraak - Endless Summer
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Anoraak - Endless Summer
Photo by historygradguy
Tags: anoraak, electro, historygradguy
SHOCKING!!!
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Music
Minotaur Shock (that’s d edwards) has been making a some albums, and Amateur Dramatics is his third. It’s been out for a while now, and you’ve probably heard it before, but I think it’s nice, so here’s some tracks.
Minotaur Shock - Zookeeper
Minotaur Shock - Beekeeper
Tags: Amateur Dramatics, Electronic, Minotaur Shock
STARTED SOMETHING NEW
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Art, Music
I was bored tonight, so I decided that I’m going to be posting one song a day over at my new blog, Dreams In Neon. If you tumble, let’s be tumblr friends okay?
SUBTLETIES
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Music
Subtle is a band that makes music that I really enjoy. I recently acquired a copy of their new album, ExitingARM, and it’s been on heavy rotation. Their latest album is a blend of hip-hop, avant-garde electronica, pop, and indie rock. They use layers of dense sound to create otherworldly pop soundscapes, telling the continuing story of Subtle’s main character, HourHero Yes. I’ll admit, this album is the first I’ve heard of Subtle, so I don’t really know much about the story going on here, save that the main character has basically fallen into an evil alternate world and is kept captive, writing perfect pop songs without the use of the word “I.”
Bizarre, I know, but it’s all part of the charm. I have to admit that I have a thing for sprawling musical epics, though. I used to really enjoy Coheed and Cambria (yes, take away all of my cred), but Subtle’s got something really cool going on here, instead of a ludicrous sci-fi monstrosity that hasn’t really gone anywhere.
I like this. It sounds so different and unique. I hope Subtle makes it to Boston so I can tell them how much I enjoy this album in person.
Subtle - Exiting Arm
Subtle - Hollow Hollered
Tags: Electronic, Hip-Hop, Music, Subtle
MIXA+
Posted by andyleclair | Filed under Music
I’ve just gotten back to Maine today from my lovely Pennsylvania vacation, and what do I see on one of my favorite places on the whole wide internet? Mixa! I think that this is pretty cool, but I don’t think that it’s cool enough. My idea: take a 1-gig mp3 player, add the slidy-functionality (or find one with slidy-ness) and then package it into a cassette adapter, thus allowing for your Mixa+ to play through a real tape deck!
Thoughts?
Tags: Awesome, Hype Machine, Mixa, Project
WAIT, YOU CAN RAP?!?!
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It’s said that the best things in life are free. My fellow Northeastern brother proves that proverb to be right on the money. Jelani has just released his first full album, a free download, on his website. What does your $0.00 get you? A damn fine rap album, that’s what. Damn fine.
I’m not going to go into Jelani’s backstory of how he came up in Harlem, or about his dad, Dapper Dan, I’ll leave that to him. I wanna focus on what’s important here - a fucking fantastic rap record. Wait, You Can Rap?!?! is dripping with sincerity, and what I mean by sincerity is that you can tell that this record is really the culmination of a life’s effort devoted to making something wonderful. He says it better than I can, so instead of trying to paraphrase and losing the meaning, just take a look at the first lyrics of this record:
There’s nothing anyone can say or do to me to stop the music, the product that I’m gonna put out, and at the end of the day, the talent will overcome anything. To have the right to talk about what I want, to have the right to give my opinion, because I back everything up. You all thought I was talking !$#? when I first came out? Now y’all see I back everything up. Back to back to back to back to back. So, basically, shut the #$&! up. Stop talking to me. And I’m not coming on some ‘Do you want me to do music? Do you want me to not do music? ‘ I want to do music, because I know people need my music.
Speaking of music, let’s talk about that. This album has some decidedly tight beats, from the simple piano and drums of “The Proposal” to the sample of “Stand on the Word” by Celestial Choir playing in the background of “Pain.” I particularly like the “Stand on the Word” sample. Listen to what the song is about, and tell me that a chorus of “That’s how the good Lord works” isn’t perfect.
Now, I’ve got to be honest, Jelani’s style isn’t my usual thing. I’m more of an Aesop Rock/MF DOOM kind of hip-hop guy, but I’ll make an exception for this album. I’ve already recommended it to all of my friends, and really, it’s a great album, and it’s free! Go download it now! If you dig it, leave Jelani some love on his MySpace, and tell him Andy sent you.
Tags: Jelani, Northeastern, Rap, Wait You Can Rap?!?!
