tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54632762012-02-27T09:25:56.278-06:00<center><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_v6QAgvDKNdE/SPoMWCp53BI/AAAAAAAAAv8/RUYd8ho4DwM/s400/siart33.jpg" border="0" width="640" alt="silence is a rhythm too"></center> <b>An audioblog documenting one guy&#39;s music obsessions.</b>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.comBlogger9841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-64385495053919542962012-02-02T17:37:00.002-06:002012-02-02T17:41:20.594-06:00

Sure by I'm in You

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-53274653542757009822012-02-02T15:00:00.003-06:002012-02-02T15:07:37.299-06:00

Headnodic's Funky Star WarsA 40 minute mix of the funkiest Star Wars cover tunes of the 70's & 80's. You know you need it...

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-20241369932805368622012-01-31T15:36:00.002-06:002012-01-31T15:45:40.418-06:00

The Mary Onettes - Love's Taking Strange WaysSweden's The Mary Onettes have a new EP coming out on February 28th. Called Love Forever, it features production by Dan Lissvik. It will be available as a digital download as well as a limited edition vinyl (1000 copies). Pre-order yours here!

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-41672368088418497342012-01-30T15:20:00.002-06:002012-01-30T15:27:11.064-06:00

Here are a few new bits of music floating around the interwebs today. Shigeto has a mini LP which is lovely and Huron River Drive should prove it to you. Also enjoy a St. Etienne remix of The 2 Bears, as well as a spaced out Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas remix of Roxy Music's Avalon. Excellent.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-57124767834384049182012-01-26T16:13:00.003-06:002012-01-26T16:23:43.493-06:00

Barry Adamson - Destination (Mush Remix)From his forthcoming 10th album I Will Set You Free (2/14/12 - Central Control)Barry Adamson

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-59831610305209058852012-01-24T16:31:00.002-06:002012-01-24T16:41:37.495-06:00

Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Brugada A new track taken from the forthcoming album Crown and Treaty (out 4/16/12), the follow up to their Mercury Music Prize nominated album (Twice Born Men - 2009).Sweet Billy Pilgrim / Facebook

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-71927183821110976952012-01-19T16:46:00.003-06:002012-01-19T16:50:25.254-06:00

Miike Snow - Paddling OutMiike Snow are finally putting out their new album Happy to You on March 27th. This is a little taster of what is to come - nice, house-y feel to it.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-72166983915687947402012-01-18T18:35:00.003-06:002012-01-18T18:44:41.776-06:00

The return of Santigold! Here is the video for her new song Big Mouth, produced by Switch & Buraka Sound System. Can't wait to hear more new music... Santigold - Big Mouth

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Gomma All Stars feat. Peaches present: Casablanca Reworks4 tracks from the classic '70s label Casablanca Records. The songs were originally performed by Stephanie Mills, Skatt Bros, Donna Summer and Michael Sembello, and are interpreted here by Telonius, Moullinex, Munk and The Phenomenal Handclap Band - with some help from Peaches. Very entertaining!

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-29514821536365972902012-01-10T15:20:00.001-06:002012-01-15T16:22:58.164-06:00

The Sevateem - Blast Blast by The SevateemSevateem are the husband and wife duo of Christian Erickson and Janey Winterbauer. Minneapolis scenesters for some 20 years now, they used to have an electro pop band called Astronaut Wife. This track is their first new venture in a while, and continues their sweet electro pop experimentation.

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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-57348176690248176122011-12-24T09:07:00.004-06:002011-12-24T09:11:24.365-06:00

Enjoy this little Xmas mix tape. It has a bunch of fun holiday music, both traditional classics and some leftfield gems too. A great soundtrack for whatever you are doing - decorating, dinner, cocktails. Happy holidays from SIART!Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene LoveChristmas in Hollis: Run D.M.C. - Very Special ChristmasWhite Christmas - The DriftersHappy Christmas - John & Yoko and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-33592983717981303722011-11-07T15:42:00.002-06:002011-11-07T15:48:19.141-06:00

Oceans vs Mountains by Dear DataNew music from the Minneapolis band formerly known as Yasercise, now known as Dear Data. Delightful.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-54979844189561528672011-10-27T16:45:00.000-05:002011-10-27T16:47:43.500-05:00

Orbital have reformed and are putting out a new album next year. Here is a new track for your downloading and listening pleasure. And yes, it sounds like Orbital. Orbital - NeverOrbital

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-28807446825261011822011-10-16T14:27:00.000-05:002011-10-16T14:28:55.534-05:00

Autumn House by MSD

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-65590767517156475362011-10-09T15:15:00.000-05:002011-10-09T15:19:57.049-05:00

Groove Armada & Bryan Ferry - Shameless DubTim Love Lee founded the Tummy Touch label back in 1996, and immediately established a presence in the dance music world with Groove Armada. In the last few years has brought us Tom Vek and The Phenomenal Handclap Band. He also found time to record several fine albums and curate a few compilations. 15 years later he is commemorating his label with Fully

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-30835825642851424392011-10-06T17:25:00.003-05:002011-10-06T17:35:45.989-05:00

St. Vincent - She Is Beyond Good And EvilSt. Vincent covering Bristol post-punk heroes The Pop Group? Yes please! Want some more St. Vincent covers? Check out this page over at You Ain't No Picasso for covers of Big Black, The Beatles, The National, Tom Waits, Neil Young, INXS and Dolly Parton.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-42852082599373598622011-10-05T14:50:00.001-05:002011-10-05T15:00:41.185-05:00

Daphni is the alias of Caribou frontman Dan Snaith. He's done edits of tracks and also has recorded some new music, some of which has surfaced in the last couple of days. It is playfully funky and geared more to the dance floor. Delicious! Daphni - Yes, I Know Daphni - Jiao Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-67133625429952804162011-09-30T16:15:00.000-05:002011-09-30T16:24:12.108-05:00

The beats for your feets are here - a wicked Greg Wilson mash-up of Fujiya & Miyagi’s ‘Ankle Injuries’ and Madonna’s ‘Ray Of Light', a nice edit of a Lou Rawls classic, an 808 State anniversary remix, and tracks from Korallreven & Recloose. _________________Fujiya & Miyagi vs. Madonna - Fujiya & Madge (Greg Wilson Mash Up)Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Womack ReWork)808

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Thread EP by I'lls'I'lls' ("isles") are a Melbourne trio that are starting to make a bit of a splash lately. They played at the big Parklife in Melbourne yesterday alongside such notables as Diplo. Gossip, Lykke Li and Little Dragon. They play a lovely mix of music which veers from electro to ambient folk to indie to shoegaze-y pop and back again. Skittery programmed beats mesh with guitars and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-80567909894354137172011-09-09T17:45:00.002-05:002011-09-09T18:04:19.210-05:00

Time to put some funk in yer Friday. Enjoy a bunch of stuff covering all kinds of styles. If these don't get your feet moving then forget you!John Foxx & The Maths - Watching A Building On Fire (Andy Gray Remix)Joey Negro ft. Gramophonedzie - No Sugar feat Shea Soul (Le Crayon Remix)Midnight Magic - What The Eyes Can't SeeBullion - Time For Us All To LoveCud - Magic (SirBilly ReStart)Glass Candy

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-91430135086228188382011-09-06T17:22:00.002-05:002011-09-06T17:22:48.841-05:00

Can - Bring Me Coffee Or Tea Spoon Records and Mute are set to release the 40th anniversary edition of the classic Can album Tago Mago on November 15, 2011. It comes packaged in the original UK artwork for the first time since 1971, and includes a bonus CD featuring 50 minutes of unreleased live material from 1972, all remastered in 2011. Tago Mago was the first album with Damo Suzuki on

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-40175856603863598032011-08-30T16:45:00.000-05:002011-08-30T16:50:08.717-05:00

Damon Albarn recently traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a bunch of his muso friends - T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Rodaidh McDonald and Kwes. They all made the trip with a plan - to make an album in 7 days and release it for charity through Oxfam. The DRC is home to one of the world's

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-45084210045807244412011-08-26T15:00:00.001-05:002011-08-26T15:12:24.479-05:00

A fine selection of tunes to get your groove on to - a few choice remixes, a couple of covers of Nirvana & Donna Summer songs, two hot Euro jams and the Chaka anthem, written by Ashford & Simpson - RIP Nick Ashford, who passed away his week. Dennis Coffey - All Your Goodies Are Gone feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Shigeto Remix) Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (Time & Space Machine Remix) Grace Jones -

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John Foxx & The Maths - Evergreen John Foxx & The Maths - Have A Cigar As I've mentioned in the past on this blog, I spent 6 years in the UK in the late '70s and early '80s. Those years had a major impact on my musical tastes, especially when it comes to anything synth driven. One of my favorite acts of that time is Ultravox. Not the Midge Ure version mind you, but the John Foxx era. They were

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-72010259233742291762011-08-19T15:50:00.001-05:002011-08-19T15:56:55.407-05:00

The beats to move your feets are here. Today's selection is a little bit of everything for everyone - enjoy! Here is your Funky Friday play list on Spotify. Featuring... Malcolm McLaren, Brand New Heavies, Ford & Lopatin, Donna Summer, Lupe Fiasco, Cannonball Adderley, Colourbox, Barry Adamson, Paul Haig, Soul II Soul, The James Gang, Jill Scott, Washed Out, Raphael Saadiq & Yukimi Nagano, Cut

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-34534353565410133092011-08-08T12:33:00.002-05:002011-08-08T12:43:50.086-05:00

Paul Weller - Starlite (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)Paul Weller's new single is a straight up return to the sweet, funky sounds of his old band, The Style Council. Listen to the original on the Soundcloud player, then nab the Drop Out Orchestra remix - they smooth it out, add the slick disco vibes, strings and bongo goodness. I think I like this remix better than the original!

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-6946252751376419162011-08-06T12:55:00.000-05:002011-08-06T13:00:32.378-05:00

Neon Indian - Polish GirlNeon Indian's new album Era Extraña is out on September 13th. He has already leaked one song - Fallout - and today brings another. Polish Girl is quite the little pop song - not as dreamily abstract as what you might have expected. Still has that Neon Indian sound though, so fans should like it!Preorders here...

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-2289021487976434262011-08-05T22:35:00.002-05:002011-08-05T22:38:03.579-05:00

A slightly different approach to Funky Friday today - a Spotify playlist! A few vintage jams, some remixes and a bunch of current faves. Fire up your Spotify and get the beats to move your feets!

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-55645038935709931182011-07-29T10:35:00.001-05:002011-07-29T10:38:59.098-05:00

It's baaaaaack! After a long break, it's the return of Funky Friday. Today, a fresh crop of beats for your feets - new Neon Indian, Rapture and Holy Ghost! (with Michael McDonald!), a couple of bitchin' covers of Duran Duran (Tinpong) and Cherelle & Alexander O'Neal (Toro Y Moi), and a groovin' Adele remix by the Buffetlibre team that bumps up the dance factor. Oh yeah - DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah have

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-65369830204506469582011-07-25T15:00:00.000-05:002011-07-25T15:02:54.967-05:00

Your Loft by Death In VegasYour Loft is the new single from the forthcoming Death In Vegas album Trans Love Energies. It features Katie Stelmanis from Austra on vocals, and marks a return to the dark electro sounds of their early career. The album drops on September 26th on Drone Records.Death In Vegas / Facebook / Soundcloud

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-77697648376299580272011-07-20T16:00:00.002-05:002011-07-20T16:31:15.031-05:00

Ford & Lopatin - Emergency RoomMy new favorite record this week is Ford & Lopatin's Channel Pressure. Formerly known as Games, Joel Ford & Daniel Lopatin have created the '80s record of your dreams. They've taken all of the sounds that were so revolutionary back in the early '80s and made one hell of a groovy pop record for the oughties. I hear echoes of so many good things - Scritti Politti,

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-18018152872669268622011-07-18T14:33:00.005-05:002011-07-18T14:44:50.258-05:00

Billy Super Duper by T.RexThis is a great find for you T.Rex fans - free T.Rex! Billy Super Duper is Marc Bolan's unfinished rock opera. Some of the songs have been previously released, and a few have never been out before. I am totally digging it. It has all of the glam-tastic riffing you love, and some of this stuff is also pretty damn funky - which I love. Anyway, listen, and if you like go to

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-43669755877348857462011-07-13T21:03:00.002-05:002011-07-13T21:22:24.358-05:00

Toro Y Moi - Saturday LoveI am a big fan of Toro Y Moi, the nom de plume of musician Chazwick Bundick. His music reminds me of MGMT, but a kinder, gentler, and much funkier version. His latest album Underneath The Pine came out in February and I have been playing it ever since. He is about to drop an new EP called Freaking Out, and it features a bitching cover of a Minneapolis funk classic

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-2530196678992560062011-07-11T15:15:00.001-05:002011-07-11T15:24:55.190-05:00

Yasercise are a relatively new band that has popped up from Minneapolis' always fertile rock scene. They have played a few shows around town over the last few months, and have also been spending some time in the studio recording. These two tracks are the first to leak out from those sessions and they are pretty sweet. Both are cool, atmospheric indie rock songs topped off with the lovely and

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-59069095752822959332011-06-30T16:38:00.002-05:002011-06-30T16:58:16.203-05:00

Grace Jones - Sunset SunriseHallelujah! Grace Jones' 2008 album Hurricane is finally being given a US release on September 6th by PIAS (America). Produced by Jones and Ivor Guest, it marked a pretty successful return to form. I bought the EU import version a couple of years ago and loved it. It might not be a classic like Nightclubbing but it covers a lot similar ground. There are plenty of tough

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-42624025100352526672011-06-23T17:30:00.001-05:002011-06-23T17:57:15.434-05:00

Halloween, Alaska - Dance By AccidentThe Minneapolis quartet is gearing up to release it's 4th album in August. Called All Night The Calls Came In, it sees the band moving further away from the electronic, ambient soundscapes they are known for and into more of a live band driven, ever so slightly rocking direction. Dance By Accident is a tightly grooving beast. Dave King's drums drive everything

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-11258716329085894912011-06-09T17:31:00.007-05:002011-06-09T19:13:21.516-05:00

Joakim - Forever Young (Discodeine Remix)French producer and artist in his own right Joakim is putting out a new album in September called Nothing Gold. I'm a big fan. My first exposure to him was as the producer of Panico, and over the years I have grooved to his remixes for the likes of Goldfrapp, Late of the Pier, Cut Copy and Friendly Fires, as well as his stellar production of Poni

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-8514559302175284692011-06-07T15:15:00.001-05:002011-06-07T15:21:53.808-05:00

Yelle - Safari Disco Club

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-26885063687246777142011-06-06T15:45:00.000-05:002011-06-06T15:58:10.960-05:00

One of the great music producers of the '80s died this week. Martin Rushent started out as working as an engineer on records by T-Rex, ELP, Yes and Fleetwood Mac. However it was a producer that he made his name. He helmed the first 3 Stranglers albums, as well as records by The Buzzcocks, 999, Generation X, XTC, The Rezillos, Téléphone and Rachel Sweet. He produced Altered Images, Intaferon,

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-27287652446258048032011-05-23T14:35:00.005-05:002011-05-23T14:50:15.826-05:00

Depeche Mode - Master and Servant (RSS Remix)Remixes 81 - 11Out June 6thDepeche Mode

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-15842732517521339752011-05-21T13:12:00.004-05:002011-05-21T13:19:38.812-05:00

Faux Pas - General PracticeA nice bit of dreamy, blippy ambient with guitars added.______________Faux Pas / Soundcloud / Facebook

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-87928724535838846292011-05-14T16:45:00.000-05:002011-05-14T17:10:38.681-05:00

SirBilly is a long time fave here at SIART. He remixes almost exclusively '80s music, often by some relatively obscure acts. I have enjoyed pretty much everything he has ever sent to me. I was very happy to hear from him again, especially considering the song he has remixed is Heaven 17's Let Me Go. It is a stone cold classic tune - a tight groove and some deliciously rubbery wubba-wubba synths

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-79025548131148385562011-05-14T10:39:00.005-05:002011-05-14T10:49:01.099-05:00

Box Codax is the new project from Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy. He has enlisted the help of his wife Manuela Gernedel and friend, poet and singer Alex Ragnew. Their new album Hellabuster is out now on Gomma. It features some production by Metronomy, and it is really quite delicious. It kicks off with the very Franz-ish title track, morphs into some tasty disco, then into some lovely

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-45378759240043748662011-05-11T16:20:00.001-05:002011-05-13T13:56:14.255-05:00

NYC based combo Violens are my current obsession. Born from the ashes of Miami art collective Lansing Dreiden, they pick up from where that band left off. LD mixed art rock and prog with idyll pop, and slathered it in the gloss of the '80s. Violens retain all of those elements, but they punch it all up a bit more. Their debut album Amoral came out at the tail end of last year and it is chock full

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-18454194374442165772011-05-10T17:30:00.000-05:002011-05-10T17:48:50.874-05:00

It recently occurred to me that I've been doing this blog for 10 years now. When I started in 2001 I was a relative newbie to the web. I used Yahoo's GeoCities as my first foray into audio blogging. The name of the page was The Rezidence. It was a lot of writing and a few mp3s. Over the first 4 years I really dug into posting, and enjoyed seeing my readership grow. By 2004 I was stymied by

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-52602567121986216072011-05-04T17:15:00.000-05:002011-05-04T17:23:15.797-05:00

Kauf - When You're OutRonald Kaufman is LA based one man band Kauf. Recording out of his bedroom studio, he has just released his second single When You're Out. It is a delicious slice of mid paced bump and grind disco, all smothered in tasty synths and sequencers. He is currently putting together and EP for Fall release, and then plans to tour with a band. Fans of Miike Snow, Neon Indian

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-10336645347908753842011-05-03T16:35:00.003-05:002011-05-03T16:43:55.696-05:00

Alexander Turnquist - Spherical AberrationsHallway of MirrorsOut May 17thVHF RecordsA lovely bit of acoustic guitar driven systems music.

Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272824073535549235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463276.post-37326665654095922772011-04-17T12:00:00.000-05:002011-04-17T12:23:58.758-05:00

Cymbals Eat Guitars - GleemerLa Sera - Watch Me JumpstartWestern Civ - My Valuable Hunting KnifeReleased yesterday for Record Store Day, Sing For Your Meat: A Tribute to Guided By Voices is a compilation of GBV songs covered by a multitude of hipsters who have been moved by the influence of GBV. Released by No More Fake Labels it represents the the many facets of GBV's work, from lo-fi, scrappy

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A funny thing has been happening in my music world this year. Many of the bands I was listening to 30 years ago have been resurrecting their careers and recording new albums. While this is not uncommon in music history, what has been surprising is the general quality of these new records. That is to say, they do not suck. Here are a few examples...In January seminal post-punkers Gang Of Four put

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Wagon Christ - Toomorrow (Megamix Album Preview) The return of Luke Vibert's Wagon Christ is always a welcome thing in my world. The man is prolific, recording under many aliases. His beats always get my head bobbing, and his samples range from zany to delicious. His new record Toomorrow is out now and is a must have for fans of left field hip hop beats and quirky downtempo. Enjoy this 15

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John Legend - Rolling In The Deep Feat. Kenton Dunson (Kenton Dunson Remix)This is a pretty sweet take on the Adele hit - kind of church. I like John's voice a lot, and the rap is pretty good too.

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Need You Now (Architecture in Helsinki Version) - Cut CopyThis is just awesome. Architecture In Helsinki have completely altered the vibe of the original from dance floor stomper to Roy Orbison/Chris Isaak-y crooner ballad. And it really is quite lovely. Really.

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Hammocks and Honey - Toolz (Faux Pas Remix)Spellbinder is the first release from Aussie electronic duo Prudence Rees-Lee and Alex Nosek - Hammocks and Honey. Prudence is a classically trained cellist turned synth obsessive, while Alex is a member of experimental electronic outfit ii. Baroque chord progressions collide with hypnotic, pulsating beats, tropical percussion and the purest of pop

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Land of Bingo - Bottle It In Land of Bingo - Headwarmer The Knocks - Aint Too Proud To Beg Boombox Saints - Bringin' The Boom Back Bangers & Mash! - Switch (Remix) Phoenix - Lisztomania (Daze Remix) Albert - Murder Laden Indie Finger (Take A Biff Off) GAYNGS - Coercion Van (MK Larada Regrind)

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The Idle Hands - Socialite Death Squad________________My favorite Twin Cities band The Idle Hands are springing back into action with a new EP, Life Is Beautiful. Fans of Brit pop and danceable indie rock should check these guys out. The Pretty Kids Collective / Twitter / Facebook

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The Cars - Blue TipMove Like ThisOut May 2011

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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (COPYCAT'S Slight Re-edit) Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight (COPYCAT'S Re-edit) The O'Jays - For The Love Of Money (COPYCAT'S Re-edit) Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (COPYCAT'S Slight Re-edit) De La Soul - Say No Go (COPYCAT'S Slight Re-edit) Herbie Hancock - Rockit 2.002 (COPYCAT'S Slight Re-edit) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (

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Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Cousin Cole Remix)

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My current music crush is Phantogram, a duo from Saratoga Springs NY consisting of guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. Their debut album Eyelid Movies originally came out November of 2009, then got reissued in February of 2010 by Barsuk and Ghostly International. Somehow I completely missed them on my usually trusty muso-radar. In December my brother posted his top records of the

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Moving Units - Pink RedemptionOne of my favorite bands to came out of the oughties' post-punk rebirth movement was Moving Units. I was a huge fan of their debut album, 2004's Dangerous Dreams. Taut grooves, snotty guitars and danceable beats made it an oft played record that year. 2007's Hexes For Exes further refined their style. Now they are poised to return, releasing a new EP, Tension

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Born from jam sessions in the aftermath of punk, Pigbag gathered steam after convincing Simon Underwood to join the fun following his departure from The Pop Group. The band signed to Dick O’Dell’s Y Records. Their first single was 1981's instrumental classic called “Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag”, a stonking tight groove with skronky horns and a title that gave a "wink, wink" to James Brown. It

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ESG - Dance To The Beat Of My MoodyLondon’s Fire Records has released a great two-disc compilation - Dance To The Best of ESG - from New York's legendary punk/funk family band ESG (Emerald, Sapphire and Gold.) Covering their earliest Martin Hannett produced tracks such as "Moody" and "UFO" right through their latest releases from the oughties, this compilation leans heavily on the foundation

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Cut Copy - Take Me Over (Thee Loving Hand Remix by Tim Goldsworthy)

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Tis the season for best of lists. SIART listened to and loved lots of music this year. Below is a list of 50 records that rocked my year. They aren't in any order - these are the 50 that got the most play. There are a couple of reissues on it. Little Dragon's Machine Dreams and Lindstrøm & Christabelle's Real Life Is No Cool from 2009 should be on here too - I discovered both in 2010 and played

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Duran Duran's new single is being given away free on iTunes today. All You Need Is Now is the title track from their forthcoming Mark Ronson produced album. It is quite delicious, hearkening back to the band's glory days. The album is out digitally on Dec. 21st with a physical release in the new year.

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Discodeine feat. Jarvis Cocker - Synchronize (Radio Edit)Pentile + Pilooski x Jarvis Cocker + DFA = fabulous.__________Facebook / MySpace / DFA

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Röyksopp are giving away a nice freebie today. It is their cover of Le Cantique de Noël aka O Holy Night. It is a dreamy, atmospheric version and I love it. But then I love Röyksopp a lot. Here is their little PR blurb..."This time around, on the receiving end of our special treatment we find an instrumental ‘harp only’ version of a well known Christmas song, the very old-school Le Cantique

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Anyone who knows me knows that I love Duran Duran - always have, probably always will. For those of you who didn't know, the band's new Mark Ronson produced album All You Need Is Now hits digital outlets next week with a physical release in February. I came across this remix of Rio today by Fare Soldi and it is bitchin'. LOVE it.

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I put this little Xmas mix tape together last year. It has a bunch of fun holiday music, both traditional classics and some leftfield gems too. A great soundtrack for whatever you are doing - decorating, dinner, cocktails.Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene LoveChristmas in Hollis: Run D.M.C. - Very Special ChristmasWhite Christmas - The DriftersHappy Christmas - John & Yoko and The

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Raashan Ahmad - Beautiful UglyFor What You've Lost_____________Facebook/Twitter/Myspace/BlogCrown City Rockers

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The Human League - Night People (Villa Remix)New music from the Human League!

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Robyn - Indestructible (A-Trak Remix)Robyn's Body Talk album is in stores today.

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Cut Copy - Take Me OverZonoscope

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The Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Journey To Serra Da Estrella (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix) RemixesOut Now on Friendly Fire

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Mark Ronson - Somebody To Love Me (Rhythm Plate's Jack Mix '87)

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Gruff Rhys - Shark Ridden WatersProduced by Andy VotelHotel ShampooFebruary 14th 2011____________

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Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Somebody To Love Me (Holy Ghost! Remix)

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I've been spending some quality time with Bryan Ferry's new solo album Olympia. The first few listens left me feeling a bit meh. I kept listening. Now I can say with some certainty that I like it - I like it a lot. Is it a paradigm shift in sound or style? Absolutely not. It sounds just like a Bryan Ferry or Roxy Music record should. The cast of players on it is mindbogglingly huge and ranges

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Ruby Isle - Welcome To The JungleMinneapolis music legend Mark Mallman has a synth pop band called Ruby Isle. They have covered the Guns N' Roses album "Appetite For Destruction" in it's entirety. Without G N'R's approval. Sounds like drama in the making...Read more here...

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New Ladytron single!

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Anoraak - Don't Be Afraid (feat. Sally Shapiro)Wherever The Sun SetsOut October 26th on Naive Records

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Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk? (SirBilly Hobo Version Edit)

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Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix)Fader Label is reissuing Neon Indian's Psychic Chasms. There are 9 additional songs being added as Mind Cntrl: Psychic Chasms Possessed. Remixers include YACHT, Bibio, Anoraak, and Dntel. Out now on iTunes, out September 28th on CD.Waxx Maxx - PhenomenaMaximum Balloon - Groove Me feat. Theophilus London (Alex Metric Remix)

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Goldfrapp - Believer (Little Loud Remix)__________Goldfrapp / Little Loud

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Maximum Balloon - Groove Me (feat. Theophilus London) (Jneiro Jarel Remix)Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub)Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon (Sir Billy Extended Edit)Apache Beat - Another Day (Blood Diamonds Remix)The Three Degrees - Collage (Peter Dragontail Edit)Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep (Instrumental)Yeasayer - O.N.E. (Peter Dragontail Mix)The

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Concretes - Good EveningThe Concretes are back. A new record called WYWH is coming out November 8 on Friendly Fire Recordings. After the departure of singer Victoria Bergsman, drummer Lisa Milberg has stepped up as the new vocalist. The band is also sporting a slightly new sound, one influenced by disco - dreamy and beautiful, but with a pulsing, hypnotic backbeat. With less guitar, more

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Chromeo - Don't Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane Remix)____________Preorder Chromeo's new album Business Casual

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Mutantek is a musician & DJ from Guadalajara Mexico. He is part of the Mix Le Fun collective. He sent me a few tracks - a bangin' electro original and a couple of remixes, including a pretty nifty rework of Psycho Killer by Talking Heads. I like 'em, so now I pass them on to you - Mutantek - Do It RightKavinsky - Nightcall (Mutantek Remix)Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Mutantek Remix)Mutantek on

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Raphael Saddiq - It's a ShameRJD2 - A Moment Of WeaknessCaribou - Sun (Mondkopf Remix)Lindstrom & Christabelle - Baby Can't StopCassette Jam - Speed Of Light (Filthy Dukes Dub)Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (Streetlab Mix)Data - A-O (No Bungalow) (SirBilly No Bungadub Edit)Daft Day - Phoenix Keep Pushin' (Ben Gomori Bootlegdit)Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix)Stardust

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hopeless - Lies, Lies, Lieshopeless is back with another great '80s cover tune. In May I posted his version of ABC's classic Tears Are Not Enough, and today I give you his take on the 1982 Thompson Twins single Lies. In his usual style he has stripped it down to bass and beats and cowbell. And as usual he has accompanied it with a great little press release/story...Unlike my previous single,

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Dennis Mpale - OrlandoNext Tuesday sees the release of Strut Records' third and final volume of the excellent Next Stop… Soweto series. The first two covered township jive and R&B and psych funk. Vol.3 is subtitled "Giants, Ministers and Makers - Jazz in South Africa 1963-1984" and it chronicles the jazz musicians who did not leave the country during the dark years of apartheid. They stayed and

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John Samels is Minneapolis beat maker Paper Tiger. He is one of the primary beat crafters for the Doomtree crew which includes P.O.S., Dessa and Sims. He is also Doomtree's live DJ and resident graphic designer. And somewhere in between doing all of that he has managed to find the time to record an album of his own. Made Like Us hits record stores today. It is a sweet set of hip hop tunes with

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Dave Wrangler - I'll House You x One Touch (LCD Soundsystem x Jungle Brothers)Diplo vs. Don Diablo - Make You Pop (Don Diablo Dubstep Mix)Tracey Thorn - Why Does The Wind? (Morgan Geist Remix)Gary Numan - White Boys & Heroes (A.D.A.M.BABY! RMX)Bryan Ferry - You Can Dance (Richard Sen Dub)Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - ElectriconeM.I.A. vs. Congorock - Steppin' On BabylonColourbox - Manic (

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Waxx Maxx - Celine And Julie Go BoatingIf you live in Minnesota you've probably heard of Mark Mallman. He's sort of a MN music institution. He is now part of a new band called Waxx Maxx. It is a collaboration between him on guitars and synths, singer Nicole Godiva and her sister, drummer Alyssa Brenny. If you're looking for some summery electro pop dance goodness you're in luck. Their debut song

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Back in April I wrote a post about Spanish DJ/production team Buffetlibre. They had just put together a musical project called Peace to support Amnesty International. The deal is simple. There are over 180 songs from some established stars and a bunch of up and comers. New songs and covers in all shapes and sizes. You pay a pittance and get to download the whole lot - 320 kpbs mp3s, credits and

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Murder Mystery are an up and coming NYC indie pop/rock group. They sent me an e-promo and when I read lead singer and guitarist Jeremy Coleman's descriptions of the songs I knew I had to give them a listen...I Am If You Are "sounds to me like an unlikely collaboration between Stereolab and Madonna, layering pulsing synths, shimmering guitars and dancey percussions on a foundation of pop

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Ratatat - MandyCee-Lo - I Like ItIt's A Fine Line - Do The Hot CarM.I.A. - XXXO w/ Jay Z (Ben Allen Mix)Bibi Tanga and The Selenites - Be AfricaFoals - Spanish Sahara (BangaTang Remix)Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (SirBilly Space Dub Rework)TC James & The Fist O'Funk - Get Up On Your Feet (Walter Gibbons Mix)

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Cee-Lo has a new album coming out soon. This is not it. This is a "mixtape" that has surfaced on teh interwebs recently. It is fabulously good fun. Samples from Heart. Check! Samples of Nick Cave? Check! Guest appearances by The B-52s, Teddy Bears and Goodie Mob? Check! The music on this is seriously all over the place - funk, pop, rock and hip hop mash up against chanson and '60s cinema music. I

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Byzantine Beatbox - River Crossing__________A lovely bit of instrumental goodness from Christian Erickson aka Byzantine Beatbox. Synths abound on this warm bit of downtempo - a kinder, gentler, less shoe-gazy Ulrich Schnauss if you will. Perfect warm, summertime evening-with-a-drink listening. Brought to you by the always excellent Minneapolis label Susstones.

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