WHUS Top Adds – 11.6.13

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Very Warm

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10364-lanterns1. Son Lux – Lanterns
Elaborately composed chamber pop with an equal amount of winds, strings and electronics. The songs are very rich and dense, ripe with oozing emotion and fervor. Sounds a bit like Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens.

Ducktails_WishHotel_608x6082. Ducktails – Wish Hotel EP
Lead guitarist of Real Estate’s side project takes it easy once again by crafting a short EP of bright, sun-soaked tunes that are super easygoing. Synthesizer is featured more on this EP, but it’s still chilled out and ready to relax.

Juana-Molina-Wed-213. Juana Molina – Wed 21
Molina has created an experimental pop album with inventive layers of vocals, minimal percussion, and muted guitar and synth lines. It sounds like a fantasyland at night, where giant mushrooms are chairs and fireflies light the midnight parties.

russian-circles-memorial-600x6004. Russian Circles – Memorial
The fifth album by this atmospheric instrumental metal outfit, this album can pummel the heck out of the listener, but also lift them up and help them soar. Moments of intense clarity and beauty are paired with times of crushing grief and heaviness, which makes this album a thrill ride not worth missing, metal fan or not.

M.I.A.-Matangi-608x6085. M.I.A. – Matangi
Female hip-hop/internet politics icon has returned with a return to form after her mixed bag album MAYA in 2010. This album is full of glitchy, hook-filled, electro-leaning hip-hop tunes that deal with politics and M.I.A.’s background.

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WHUS Radio Playlist – 11/5/13

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Very Warm

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I have a radio show on UConn’s radio station WHUS, but this time I did a fill-in for a friend’s show. Personally I think this is one of the best sets I’ve ever done. Lots of songs flowed together effortlessly, which is always super satisfying. The set had an overall feeling of moody and soulful electronica, centering around lots of bass, put forth by the Arca and Blank Banshee. If you listened, hope you enjoy. If you didn’t, you can check out these songs for yourself. I hope you have a great night. Happy listening!

Title Artist Album
B:/ Infinite Login Blank Banshee Blank Banshee 1
Eco Zones Blank Banshee Blank Banshee 1
Wayfinder Infinity Shred EP 001 (Gnar Dream)
547 Lee Bannon Never/Mind/The/Darkness/of/it…
Fossil Arca &&&&&
Nigori Springs (Night Park Remix) Holly Waxwing Goldleaf Acrobatics
It Is What It Is Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe
LSD Polyphony Blank Banshee Blank Banshee1
Harness Arca &&&&&
His Kiss Octo Octa Between Two Selves
Footsteps Cut Copy Free Your Mind
The Forest At Night CFCF Outside
Blank Refraction Tim Hecker Virgins
Incense at Abu Gharib Tim Hecker Virgins
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FKA Twigs – EP2

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Very Warm

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Yo if you call this chick the new Grimes I’m gonna get rid of ya.

So normally I would be featuring just individual songs on here that have been driving me wild, but this whole EP is bonkers.

I haven’t really posted on here for a while, especially not about newer stuff, but something I’ve been digging on a whole lot lately is FKA Twigs’ “EP2.” The entire thing is dripping with darkness and sex, put forth by Twigs’ melting vocals, the woozy instrumentals by up-and-coming producer Arca, and especially the lyrics. But getting back to Arca; if you don’t know this dude’s music yet, get attuned to it. His biggest breakthrough this year was being credited as a co-producer on Kanye West’s new album “Yeezus,” and his signature prod. style definitely mirrors that. It’s ominous, dark, a bit glitchy, and reminds me a bit of Clams Casino, in a cloud-rap sort of way. He also released a mix called “&&&&&” earlier this year, which is like if someone took a bunch of hip-hop instrumentals and ambient electronic pieces, tore them up, and created a semi-cohesive collage of their parts into a new whole. It’s a bit jarring on the first listen, but the deep bass and unique styles of instrumentation might win you over.

If I were to harken any comparisons to this EP, it might be trip-hop artists like Portishead and Massive Attack, but for the tumblr generation. Check out “How’s That” from EP2 and the “&&&&&” mix below. Have a good day.

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Ultrademon – “The Bayou”

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Very Warm

This song is one of the most interesting, different, and cool pieces of electronic music I’ve ever encountered. It’s got spitfire drums, crazy efx, steel drums, ahhh it’s just good. Weird, but good. Check it out.
But you also have to get this dude’s album that accompanies it as well, since it’s equally as different and inventive. Hell yeah.

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Beck – “Defriended”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Very Warm


If you know my music tastes or have known me for a while, you know that I cannot get enough of Beck’s music. So when I found out that Beck is releasing TWO albums this year after not doing anything substantial for about five years, you could say I was a bit elated. What added to this joy was that the first single he put out from this duo of albums is STELLAR. It’s crazy how Beck can put out a song that doesn’t sound like any of his other material but instantly when you hear it it has that signature Beck sound on it. It features some rolling snare hits, a twinkling synth melody, a bouncing bassline, and pretty reverbed vocals from Beck. If I were to compare it to an era of Beck’s sound, I’d probably liken it closer to Modern Guilt and The Information than anything else. I’m really glad he’s going in that direction (based on this song) because even though I enjoyed the super country leaning single he put out last year on Third Man, I really enjoy his more modern sounding material. No release dates have been set, but when they do come out I’ll be a happy little boy.

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Fuck Buttons – “The Red Wing”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Very Warm

Not only is it named after my favorite NHL team, it’s a damn good piece of experimental electronic/noise. Hell yeah. Fuck Buttons’ new album “Slow Focus” is great and y’all should listen to it immediately. If you haven’t heard of Fuck Buttons, look up their album “Tarot Sport.” That’ll do the trick.

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New: Hot Chip – “Dark & Stormy”

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Very Warm

Hot Chip have a new song out, you can preorder a 10″ they’re releasing later this year over at Domino. It’s a pretty killer track, like most of Hot Chip’s discography. The chorus has a great, epic dance groove. I wonder if Hot Chip has anything else up their sleeves for this year, even though they released a stellar album last year, “In Our Heads.”

Woo

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Hudson Mohawke – Thunder Bay

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Very Warm

Wooooof. One half of TNGHT. Makes interplanetary bangers.

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Boards of Canada – Roygbiv

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Very Warm

Boards of Canada are one of the best music groups of all time.

New album on Warp coming June 11th, called Tomorrow’s Harvest.

Pick that shit up.

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New Merchandise – “Anxiety’s Door”

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Very Warm

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Merchandise if you are unfamiliar, are a new wave/post punk band based in Tampa, FL with members from many of the most prolific punk bands in Tampa’s scene. Their LP they released last year, “Children of Desire” placed in my Top 20 Albums of the year and their song “In Nightmare Room” placed in the Top 20 Songs of 2012 as well. They’re also my sixth most played artist on my Last.Fm. (Which is http://www.last.fm/user/BadGeist if any of y’all want to check it out) Needless to say, but they’re effortlessly becoming one of my favorite bands of the moment.  When I heard that they’re releasing an EP this year, I got pretty excited. That excitement was only encouraged when the first single, “Anxiety’s Door” came out.

The song is classic Merchandise, solid drum machine beat backing up the thorny, winding guitars that snake throughout the background of the song, giving a backdrop of feedback along with pushing the song forward. The vocals are as great as ever, crooning out and dripping with romanticism and abandon.

Well, check it out when you can. Also, first post of 2013! Woo!

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