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blog 2011/09/15 -  hey, who wants an mp3 blog? Hey.  Hey you.  Did you know a new mix is out?  Yes yes indeedy.  Check it, get it, spread it around... CPI - Glittering, Waiting (chosen families 2) http://thetastates.com/mp3s/CPI_-_Glittering,_Waiting.mp3 dreamer beats 67 minutes, 153 MB 01) The Residents - Temple of Dragan 02) Gilbert & George - Twisted And Aggressive 03) Discuss - One Thing In Its Right Place 04) Bjork - Who Is It (Bell Choir Mix) 05) Your Infamous Harp - You Are The You 06) Sofalofa - Block N Oar 07) Murcof - Como Quisiera Decirte (Remix) 08) Psapp - Calm Down 09) Baths - The Nothing 10) Tim Koch - Blue And Grey 11) Minotaur Shock - Repertor 12) Saycet - 15 13) Saycet - Daddy Walks Under the Snow 14) Nguzunguzu - Wake Sleep 15) Andy Stott - Execution 16) Ulrich Schnauss - Sunday Evening In Your Street 17) Porcelain Raft - Talk To Me (Pierce & Pierce's Epilogue Remix) 18) Alessandro Bosetti - Laida and Mikel looking for rhymes 19) Andre...

blog 2011/09/06 - the saving grace of this window of opportunity Daedelus - My Beau ft Erika Rose and Paperboy:  Shocking, simply shocking!  Daedelus, producing something so damn smooth and slick and almost... dancefloor friendly?  Woah.  King of the quirky beats still maintains some odd bass squelch, but the RnB here is ready for the primetime. Debbie Neigher - Home:  I don't normally go for typical jazz vocals, which this reminds me of at first, but then it gets all folksy and whimsical and then BAM, that chorus swoops in like a sip of a wine you've never quite tasted before.    From the self-titled new album. DJ Rob 3 - Township Funk:  The CLASSIC South-African dance stormer gets my favourite re-flip.    No muss, no fuss, no nonsense. Emmy The Great - A Woman, A Woman, A Century Of Sleep:  Emmy's songs are the diaries of a drama-rich life and certainly not everyone's cup of tea.  The new album is Virtue and slide ...

blog 2011/08/30 - the exhaustion creeps in and you know you've done OK Well, I did it!  I finally managed to catch Colin Stetson live, and it was awesome, and I now have a signed copy of his amazing new album on my record wall. All it took was having an excruciatingly exhausting 15 hour day of Ottawa Pride activities and that included me performing twice.  Totally worth it. Check him out while you can.  The pieces are very difficult, the physically massive, and the strain on his (well-toned) body quite evident.  I don't think he'll be able to perform like this in 5 years from now, so enjoy his current work while you can. Anyways, 'tis a new week, 'tis a new update! Air France - It Feels Good To Be Around You:  Super sweet pop music mixed with the best of modern hipster beats and chillwavey production.  Amazing. Archie Pelago - Prospect Dub:  SAXOPHONE & DUBSTEP, 4-EVA! Barn Owl - Turiya:  An amazing pulsing instrumental rendering from the new ...

blog 2011/08/25 - oh we're almost there! Summer winds down!   The weekend approaches!  Time for one more quick update because I've discovered the world is filled with goodness! Alexander Turnquist - Spherical Aberrations:  Hypnotoad wants YOU! Analogmonks - Echoes of the Summer:  More new epic synthrock instrumenta action! Apricot Rail - Surry Hills:  Oh what's that?  More gorgeous instrumental music?  Well you are very welcome indeed. Babe Rainbow - Chains:  The instrumental glory continues with this amazing new tracks from the Endless Path EP.   Just synth and spooky vocal sample. Baobinga & I.D - Want It:  OK, enough with the epic instrumentals, time for the dancey-pants instrumentals! Class Actress - Keep You:  26.5 minutes in and still no pop lyrics?  Well here's Class Actress to clean things up and get you focused again.  From the new album Rapprocher.  Like a cross between Ladytron and Young Galax...

blog 2011/08/23 - salve for the weary-eyed nighthawks Abigail Washburn - City Of Refuge:  From the new album City of Refuge, I love the energy and urgency of this track. Black Eagle Child - Families Get Together Black Eagle Child - The River's Course:  The new album Lobelia is full of down-home instrumentals and wonderful arrangements.  If you used to be all sludge rock and post-rock and then discovered how awesome Earth are, then this would be your next logical progession in life.  And if you're already there, well, this band won't replace your hard-on for The Dirty Three, but it's still a darn good album. Black Fabio - Black Fabio ft J. Moore :  Sick sick beat, great flow, total package. Dark Mean - Smoke Lake:  Contemporary indie rock from the self-titled album, for fans of Sloan... and fun. DJ Fresh - Louder ft Sian Evans ( Flux Pavilion & Doctor P Remix):  Oh so anthemic, I couldn't reist. Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down:  Off the new album "...

blog 2011/08/16 - there are so many other reasons to celebrate, yes. Arp & Anthony Moore - Spinette:  Ecstatic looped instrumentation, for fans of Hauschka. Björk - Crystalline:  New Bjork single.  NUFF SAID.  New album soon... Bright Archer - Hidden Systems:  Classic singer/songwriter pop from the long-tread tradition, expertly accomplished and perfectly delightful.  Frida Sundemo - I Was Surrounded:  More amazing female pop bliss. Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard - Slogans:  "'Em Are I" (ooo clever I see what you did there) came out in 2009, but I just found this now.  This is the same guy that put out the brilliant cover of End Result, and it has a similar hypnotically enchanting quality.  A certain niavete that you can't help but go with, like Daniel Johnson. John Lamonica - Wolf Protestor:  Whispy multi-tracked folk goodness. Nguzunguzu - Mirage ( Brenmar Remix):  Nguzunguzu is fast becoming one of my favourite produce...

blog 2011/08/10 - In the absence of effort, you can give it all up and find this. Action Bronson - Shiraz Action Bronson - Moonstruck Action Bronson - The Madness:  Did you ever think "I love Ghostface, he's oh so skilled, but he is SUCH a doucebag.  Why can't he rhyme about something awesome, like food?"  Then ACtion Bronson is your dream come true.  He's ace on the mic, and apparently saving up for gourmet cooking classes.  Dude likes food, and I think that's fucking awesome.   The beats are so fun, the rhymes are so tight, it makes it easy enough to glide past any ignorant ish he says.  One of the best hiphop releases of 2011.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Arcade Fire - Culture War Arcade Fire - Speaking in Tongues ft David Byrne :  New Arcade Fire single!  And thank goodness they unlocked the secret achievement:  Get drunk, wake up naked in studio, find David Byrne there for some reason.  Pro skills, baby.  Pro skills. Bab...