Filed under: Beats, BRILLIANT, Chilled, Chillwave, Dance, Dubstep, Electronica, Experimental, Mellow, News, Noise, Psychadelic, Rock, Trance, Upbeat | Tags: A Bliss Abyss, Acid, appalachian trail, Brilliant, Dance, Deep, Electronic, Electronica, Guitar, music, Psychedelic, Rock, Soothing, Synth, travel
AND we are back to regular posting schedule. What better way to kick off the week by welcoming all the new members of the Fuck the Radio family to an old favourite; A Bliss Abyss.
The North-Carolina based musician/psycho friend of mine has up and left his friends and family to hike the Appalachian trail solo with little resources to seek solitude. It’s some serious Into the Wild movie style shit, and standing at roughly 2,180 miles- the Appalachian trail passes through no less than 14 American states, and is one of the longest marked hiking trails in the world. Only one-quarter of those who attempt to hike the entire trail succeed. The journey typically takes six months to complete.
Anyway, enough of the geography lesson, you’re here for music; and A Bliss Abyss is one of the most talented and brilliant producers I have ever met. He released his EP for free download off of his website and is surviving entirely on the donations of fans.
The Moksha EP itself is one of the most beautifully crafted records of the year. I can’t recommend it more highly. An amazing blend of electronic music combined with guitar, topped off with brilliant production skills and an ear for incredible detail- this is something to have on repeat for quite a while. Grab it for free off of his website:
Filed under: Ambient, Chillwave, Electronica, Psychadelic | Tags: ambient, beautiful landscapes, chillwave, dream pop, dreamy, music, northwestern passages, Psychedelic, Synth, visual
Canadian producer TAWD released his Northwestern Passages EP this time last month and I’ve finally gotten the chance to give it a listen-through. As the perfect counterpart for the dreamy Sleep ∞ Over or Boy Friend style chillwave records, TAWD hits the nail right on the head with his own label of ‘chillgaze’. Synth-heavy and atmospheric, much of TAWD‘s EP induces feelings of soaring through the pink sky over beautiful landscapes.When that last synth trail slowly fades to silence at the end of the EP’s last track Eight Years, it’s like you’ve finally waved goodbye and disappeared into the horizon riding on a magical cloud.
http://soundcloud.com/t-a-w-d/spotlight
Filed under: Ambient, Electronica, Psychadelic | Tags: Electronica, future beat, many moons, music, Psychedelic, science fiction masterpiece, Soothing, Synth
If music genres were the same as film genres, then Subvader‘s Forever Leaving EP would be right up there as a Science-Fiction masterpiece.
The whole EP is very well-crafted and atmospheric. Rather than a mish-mash of various tracks, the whole thing has a particular tone and theme but manages to express it in ways that do not get boring. I would have ordered the tracks differently, having it open with the swirling synth arpeggios of The Cave and then having it move in deeper- but there’s no use needling down criticism on small stuff like that when you have such a great overall piece of work.
Download:
Listen:
Filed under: Dance, Electronica, Party, Psychadelic, Upbeat, video, Vocals | Tags: Dance, Electronic, electronic pop, elizabeth rose, Pop, purple sneakers, Synth, synth-pop, Upbeat, Video, vocals
Thought I’d hit you up with something slightly different today; Elizabeth Rose is doing an Aussie tour, and since she’s already established herself as a local favourite on the Summer festival circuit, the news has a-lot of people excited. If you are keen you might want to check out the article I wrote for Purple Sneakers.
The video for her January single titled Ready got released earlier this month. It has lots of colours and seizure-inducing effects- and although I’m not usually a fan of videos that look like someone has vomited rainbows onto film and animated it- the music makes the clip well worth it in this case. Her electronic-pop fusion kind of nods towards the stylings of La Roux, but without sounding like 100 kittens drowning in a pool of acid. Check it.
Filed under: BRILLIANT, Chilled, Chillwave, Electronica, Psychadelic | Tags: Brilliant, Chilled, Deep, Electronic, florida, Hypnotic, music, Soothing, Synth, Video, visual
Such talent can and has come into fruition with the discovery of the ‘bedroom producer’ age of music. Age, wealth and status is no longer an issue, as demonstrated by the BRILLIANTLY (that’s right everyone! TAGGING THIS ONE AS BRILLIANT) chilled sounds of XXYYXX, an under-age talent out of Orlando Florida who; just like a Japanese baby playing Through the Fire and Flames on ukulele will shatter your dreams of ever being a good guitarist; his magnificent music will shatter any dreams you had of ever being a super-talented producer (what an obscure reference, even for me).
About You was released late march earlier this year, but the video above came out a few days ago and is pretty fucking awesome itself. The rest of XXYYXX albums are also as consistently amazing and well worth checking out if you dig this lo-fi mellow electronica. Get on it so you can be all like “I liked him before he was cool” because seriously, people will cream themselves over this stuff.
Filed under: Beats, Electronica, Experimental | Tags: acemo, beats, Electronica, glitch, Hip Hop, Synth, Trip-Hop
AceMo‘s Cuter EP is free off of his bandcamp and totally worth a listen.
There’s a swell hint of jazz mixed in with lo-fi electronica synths- it almost fits a verse-chorus style structure, as if the instruments are speaking amongst themselves. I haven’t heard anything like this is a-while.
The rest of the EP is equally as good, and he’s generous enough to be throwing it at you for free! So get on it!
Bandcamp:
Filed under: BRILLIANT, Chilled, Dance, Electronica, Experimental, Upbeat, Vocals | Tags: Brillian, Brilliant, Concrete, Electronic, experimental, Synth, Upbeat, vocals
Tree‘s music sits at the helm of a collaborative creative effort which also encompasses visual artists. Warrior comes from the upcoming (and much anticipated) album Splitting Branches, and contains a mish-mash of found-sounds including breaking-eggs, toasters and scissors, as well as a neat 8-bit style Gameboy solo.
Despite the typically non-musical sources of sound, Warrior still holds it’s own as a BRILLIANT (that’s right… it’s getting tagged as BRILLIANT) lo-fi synth-pop piece that’ll keep you coming back. Dreamy but not sleepy, upbeat but not twee, artistic but not pompous, Warrior‘s quality is accessibility through balance. Enough said; you need to listen:
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/themusictree
Filed under: Beats, Electronica | Tags: beats, Electronic, electronic music, Electronica, future beat, San Diego, shlomo, Synth
Great free release from Insightful, The San Diego-based producer signed to Soulection.
The 17-track album is grounded in future-beat, trip-hop and the other genres us radio fuckers love. However there’s a distinct twist in the sounds used which puts Feather’d Son out of the increasingly ubiquitous (yet still loved) realm of ‘triggering samples on an MPC’ and into ‘electronic music’. She Bad for instance, is less kick-snare driven than it is pulled along by the melodic synth- in a genre where rhythmic percussion dominates, it’s an interesting (and dare I say unconventional) take on the genre’s nuances.
Shlomo lovers will dig the creativity and electronic-fusion within the music, as will the masses of Flying Lotus and Nosaj Thing followers out there. Make sure you check out the full album (it’s free good music!)
Feather’d Son:
http://insightful.bandcamp.com/album/featherd-son
Filed under: Beats, Electronica | Tags: 80s, beats, cassette tapes, Electronic, free mixtape, Hip Hop, Synth, tape deck
Sonic Youth‘s Thurston Moore once said “I only listen to cassettes”, and I cannot really claim to have the same level of dedication and indie cred… But I do remember listening to tunes on my old tape-deck, and who doesn’t enjoy a little nostalgia once and awhile?
100 Akres is a beat-tape label, which puts out some consistently neat cassette tapes, as well as their digital download releases. Recently I got an email telling me that there was a free mixtape hidden somewhere on their website…
Anyone is one the tracks off of the hidden tape, a majority of my trip-hop collection comes from sampled jazz and soul tracks, but Anyone seems to shy away from that trend, bringing some neato 80s synth sounds into the mix. Give it a download, then while you listen, try to find the rest of the hidden tape at 100akres.com
Filed under: Electronica, Upbeat | Tags: Electronic, Electronica, glitch, IDM, Synth, visual
It seems as though I have recently discovered this amazing nexus of quality music in a place called the Netherlands. We could speculate why Fabled Enemies, Sick Lebowski and today’s post Julien Mier all come from the same country- ooorrr we could listen to the beautiful music they create without question.
As It Is is unique- not quite adhering soley into the genres of glitch or IDM.. is fits within the ever-growing and unspecific labelling of ‘electronica’. Don’t let this put you off- to the contrary; the sounds are delightfully familiar and accessible, without being boring and ubiquitous.
DOWNLOAD:
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SOUNDCLOUD:
http://soundcloud.com/julien-mier
Here in Melbourne Australia, I laugh while I watch high-school students scramble to get through the most terrifying, over-bearing and stressful time of their lives: End of year exams.
High School Exams are like a rite of passage… No matter how great or disappointing your result, the feeling of accomplishment granted on that final utterance of ‘pens down’ by the overly self-important pensioner paid minimum wage to supervise you is like no other. Angels fly down from the heavens and lift you into the clouds on a pure-white unicorn-fur blanket as you drift slowly-but-surely to your celebratory hangover the next morning. You awake with no memory of your post-exam drinks other than the fleeting moment of the night where you stood upon the tallest table you could find and shouted “I DID IT!”
Analogue Interrupt‘s beautifully composed Between the Stars is reminiscent of what the soundtrack would be to the aforementioned scene were it in an 80s teen-film.
Wide pads accompany a soft melody to create a Vangelis-like ambient piece. It’s a testament to Analogue‘s musical ability to create a peice as engaging as Between the Stars that at the same time retains it’s inherently ambient feel.
A song for high-schoolers to listen to while studying… and beyond.
Download:
Analogue Interrupt – Between the Stars
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/analog-interrupt/
Anti-Pop Consortium‘s alternative hip-hop sound is much underrated, especially at a time where artists such as Tyler the Creator and The Neptunes thrive. That said, I’m not making a direct comparison between the groups. Four Tet‘s remix of Volcano is a perfect addition to the Ninja Tune XX label’s catalog, whereas it may look a tad out of place on something like Interscope.
The tune is the prefect balance of lo-fi without sounding messy. The melodic arpeggiated synths remind me of something that you’d hear from Jarre or Vangelis, but that’s probably just me. The rap vocals are tight and flow well over the top, as you can expect from a group as reputable as the Anti-Pop Consortium, who have been doing their thing since the late 90s (not counting a 5-year hiatus from 2002-2007). Check it out:
Anti-Pop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet Remix)
Filed under: Chilled, Dance, Electronica, Upbeat | Tags: mellow, progressive, Soothing, Synth, Upbeat
Today we have something special from headline name Deadmau5.
Known predominately for his banging tech-house, Deadmau5 has been releasing more diverse material under the alias ‘fuckmylife’ on Soundcloud for quite some time.
This progressive gem grabbed about 58,275 plays in about 8 hours and counting.
Filed under: Acid, Dance, Electronica, January Tracks, Upbeat | Tags: Acid, Aphex Twin, Electronica, Synth, Upbeat, visual
The last of the 4 Aphex Twin tracks displays his acid brilliance in all it’s glory, with Cock-Ver 10.
Acid drums, acid basslines, excitement. I would list it under brilliance, but it’s not quite as accessible to virgin ears. I know it took me awhile to adjust to these sounds, but the experience is rewarding. Every listen is different. Give it a chance and I promise you’ll thank me later. And when you’re done, go back and listen to Avril 14th (you’ll find it a few posts on this blog back) immediately after, it tops it all off perfectly.
Filed under: Acid, Electronica, Experimental, October Tracks, Upbeat | Tags: Aphex Twin, Daedelus, Electronic, Electronica, experimental, Synth, Upbeat
Daedelus would have to be one of my favorite artists at the moment. His personality is as quirky as his music. Reminiscent of Aphex Twin meets The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, his live performances with the monome are so great I’ve posted a link to one as a bonus.
~I’ve been having some trouble with the audio streaming, sorry! Check out the download link bellow~
