I wish I still had my Sabrina LP

Why isn't Luomo's 'Smiling Off' mix leaking?
Cos Murphy is probably sitting on it with his fat ass. Somebody steal his iPod.

Afrirampo - 'I Did Are'
Ok I get it, cute Japanese chicks who rock the fuck out. But what, please tell me, is so appealing about these Japanese sisters and what do they have that Deerhoof has not? Apart from this rifftastic wreckage it just won't hit me in the face like it should.

Mt. Eerie - 'Uh Oh It's Morning Time Again'
Very charming guy, I never knew until I saw him perform. He comes across as the shy intelligent kid but once he starts joking, it's on. No Flashback dissapointed me, as well. As it does to so many other Microphones devotees probably. This tune is from his forthcoming Singers album and jesus this is 100 x better. Sounds like he's sitting around a campfire with friends and an electric guitar. Believe it or not; the tracktitle is the hook. Uh oh!

Odd Nosdam ft. Jessica Bailiff - 'Untitled Three'
Oh Jessica! See, Odd gets it right here, he backs off and lets Jessica do the magic. Throws in a modest beat, static droning on, picture perfect. It's a shame he doesn't give her this kind of space on the rest of the e.p.

But whatever, get that new Pelt album, it's huge!

Shine like an '84 jheri curl

Boards of Canada - 'Chromakey Dreamcoat'
Biiiiig metallic synths, shuffling beats, all turning into big clouds of brooding atmosphere. Like a hot and foggy summer day. I can't really remember what seasons MHTRTC or Geogaddi evoked but Campfire Headphase has summer written all over it.

Boards of Canada - ''84 Pontiac Dream'
This sounds really Fennesz-y. Like cathedrals of static caving in slowly while creating gorgeous dust clouds. It's pretty much a chill out track, like a slowmotion beachwalk.

Goldfrapp - 'U Never Know'
I'm not impressed by 'Oh La La' at all. To me Goldfrapp has to seduce me and not lay some kind of party track right in my face. This is more like it. Alison croons her way through a sentimental little vibe. It's more like a mix between Felt Mountain and that one that came out last year or whatever...

Everybody a pimp

Devendra Banhart & CocoRosie - 'Little Monkey/Step in the Name of Love' RENEWED pt. 2
Bianca told me she turned Devendra onto hiphop again. Dude sure looks like a gypsy pimp. He nicks a small cut of R. Kelly's 'Step in the Name of Love' and makes it something entirely of his own. Yeah, those lyrics are so universal, man.

Max Richter - 'Sarajevo'
Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps. Goosebumps.

Bloc Party - 'The Pioneers (M83 remix)'
Kele's dramatic voice really goes well with the haunting strings spiralling up and down. This is just trademark M83 stuff, those bombastic washes, like aural waterfalls rumbling through your ears.

edit: I've just put a new ysi of devendra steppin in the name of love on
edit 2: re-upped again

Lowtones 0.01

My first attempt at mixing, ever. Maybe an assemblage is more appropriate. I've stuffed some avantronics up front, sliding into techtrancy stuff by way of Colder and Ciaraaaaaaahhhhh.

Gimme thumbs up if you like it, or take me down if you don't.

1. Todd Dockstader – ‘Aw’
2. Alva Noto / Ruychi Sakamoto – ‘Morning’
3. Amina – ‘Hemipode’
4. Reuber – ‘Überlandweg’
5. Colder – ‘Wrong Baby’
6. Ciara ft. Ludacris – ‘Oh’
7. Studio Pankow – ‘Zitadelle’
8. Ferenc – ‘Diplodocus’
9. Baxendale – ‘I Built This City’ (Michael Mayer remix)
10. Marc Houle – ‘East to West’
11. The Psychonauts – ‘World Keeps Turning’ (Highfish & Zander remix)
12. Superpitcher – ‘Tell Me About It’
13. Holden & Thompson – ‘Come to Me’ (last version)
14. Isolée – Pillowtalk

Download here (74:00 192 kbs)

Chirp motherfucker

Animal Collective - 'Grass'
Ok. This destroys everything. Just when you began wondering how they were gonna evolve from Sung Tongs they blow your brains out with this over the top psychedelic little piece of ruckus. By far the most Here Comes the Indian-like track on the new album. Insanity, yo!

CocoRosie - 'Tekno Love Song'
Hey, at least they admit to being gimmicky. Yeah that's right, playboy, they use hiphopslang in weird folksongs. They paint moustaches on their lips, don't shave their armpits and remain sexy at the same time. Not even Ciara can pull that off. 'Tekno Love Song' is an ode to their past as ravers, being happy hardcore fans. Yeah, wtf. Can't really hear that in the song either. Crunchy acoustic guitar chords sounding like coming out of clockradio speakers dribble by. Intimate. Sierra nails it here with her breezy soprano, can't really compare it to anything. Billie Holliday sure ain't as freaky!

Devendra Banhart - 'Heard Somebody Say'
This is a million miles away from the answering machine tapes he recorded Oh My Oh My on. Pacing along with a candy coated piano melody and sweet haa haa haaaa's. Sounds like Devendra doing an impression of a Magnetic Fields song. Really though, his world is so colourful. Even when he keeps it simple it's gorgeous, this is not simple, imagine the beauty.

Represent from midnight to high noon

With two amazing compilations already in this year 2005 is shaping up to be the year the free spirited end of music is proving it's longevity. By The Fruits You Shall Know The Roots (3CD) (a collaboration between Time Lag and Eclipse) and The Tone of the Universe (= The Tone of the Earth) (2CD)on Pseudo Arcana (buy that shit) represent the best of everything otherwordly.

The Skaters - 'Between Land and Cloud Galloping Through Her'
Going by their name you'd expect punkpop anthems on skipping classes, late night skating sprees through shopping malls or whatever the fuck more. Not these Italian guys though, here they weave vocal loops into a cute and compact four minutes. Should've really been longer. I'm very curious to hear how their approach evolves on a complete album.
On The Tone of the Universe (= The Tone of the Earth)

Birchville Cat Motel - 'I Am But Dust'
I'd imagine the land of The Ring to sound like this. New Zealand's Birchville Cat Motel craft drones that buzz like a swarm of entranced bees. In the distance a steady drumbeat creates a surreal backbone, like there's nothing special going on it keeps a steady pace while in the foreground drones build up to an ecstatic heaven where Loveless quietly enjoys it's influence.
On The Tone of the Universe (= The Tone of the Earth)

Six Organs of Admittance - 'If There's Time, Sing! Sing! Sing!'
You could give Ben Chasny a few broken strings and he'd still be able to hypnotize you with them. This eightteen minute long epic shimmers with acoustic hums and strums while never losing focus and inbetween he sticks an actual song or three. Beautiful stuff.
On By The Fruits You Shall Know The Roots