This is not a competition but I am winning

"I have this new strategy. It’s called no strategy"

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:46:00 -0700

“I have this new strategy. It’s called no strategy”

- Kanye West

Yeezus leaked. My Friday productivity has officially ended

Listening Too : Jagwar Ma - Howlin

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:16:00 -0700

I don’t know the first thing about Jagwar Ma to be honest. I just decided to stream it this morning over on 3voor12 to see what it was all about and I have to say it is pretty great. They sound like what the Chemical Brothers would sound like it they kept making rock and roll style big beat tracks like the songs ‘Life is Sweet’ or ‘Where Do I Begin’.

Long story short, this album is solid and I want to see these guys live because I am 100% positive they would absolutely kill it.

[ Update ] I sent this link to 3 people today and they all loved this LP. Long story short, if you are not Jagwar Ma you should listen to this album. If you are Jagwar Ma you should come to Seattle ASAP.

You can stream the album in full HERE

A$AP Rocky - Out Of This World Rocky’s flow on Out Of This...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:34:02 -0700

A$AP Rocky - Out Of This World

Rocky’s flow on Out Of This World is amazing and arguably the best he has ever put on tape. He just rides an almost effortless flow from start to finish. Love this track

FILTERED: These Photographs Of Tuesday’s Turkish Protests...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:57:00 -0700

FILTERED: These Photographs Of Tuesday’s Turkish Protests In Istanbul Are Off The Hook | Via : RYOT

Hermitude - HyperParadise [ Flume Remix ] I love this track....

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:50:38 -0700

Hermitude - HyperParadise [ Flume Remix ]

I love this track. Easily one of best beats i have heard in a long while. The hook has been stuck in my head on and off for the last few months.

TIFO from the USMNT WC Qualifier vs Panama on 6/11/13 “[It was]...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:15:45 -0700

TIFO from the USMNT WC Qualifier vs Panama on 6/11/13

“[It was] the best crowd I’ve played in (front of) in the United States, without a doubt. People don’t know what a difference it makes when you play in an atmosphere like this.” - Michael Bradley Via : ProSoccerTalk

Seattle held up their end of the bargain on Tuesday, attendance on the night was 40,847 which makes it the 7th largest home crowd for a home U.S. qualifying match. It was a great night and I was stoked to be a part of it. Still get chills thinking about those goals. USA! USA! USA!

For a better look at the TIFO check THIS out

Ty Segall - Wave Goodbye Live Today has been a rough one. I...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:38:52 -0700

Ty Segall - Wave Goodbye Live

Today has been a rough one. I needed some Ty Segall in my life. He is the man. I hope he comes back to Seattle again soon.

Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Funky Stuff

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:43:52 -0700

Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Funky Stuff

Fort Romeau - I Need U I completely missed Fort Romeau’s...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:05:00 -0700

Fort Romeau - I Need U

I completely missed Fort Romeau’s 2012 LP Kingdoms last year. I guess it never crossed my radar. Earlier this year I heard this track on a mix set somewhere and needed to know more. Fort Romeau makes great house tunes. If you like this track you will love Kingdoms so track it down.

For more info head over the the %100 Silk’s label page / blog HERE

Boards of Canada - Nothing Is Real

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:02:46 -0700

Boards of Canada - Nothing Is Real

Tonight is going to be fun. I’ll be 20 rows behind the...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:53:58 -0700

Tonight is going to be fun.

I’ll be 20 rows behind the USMNT bench rooting for victory.

USA! USA! USA!

Autre Ne Veut - Counting One of the best singles of 2013. This...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:04:16 -0700

Autre Ne Veut - Counting

One of the best singles of 2013. This track has been stuck in head for days

Jim Denevan

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:59:13 -0700

Jim Denevan

The Strokes - Under Control I just listened to ‘Room On...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:39:28 -0700

The Strokes - Under Control

I just listened to ‘Room On Fire’ for the first time in maybe a year or so and I have to say I completely forgot about how truly amazing Under Control is. This might be the stokes best written song ever and has to be one of Julian Casablancas best vocal performances ever.

this is going to be a fantastic week. and I am one lucky...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:01:33 -0700

this is going to be a fantastic week.

and I am one lucky dude.

bring it on monday!

Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing [ Side note ] If you have never...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:20:00 -0700

Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing

[ Side note ]

If you have never listened to Iggy Pop’s 1977 solo debut The Idiot do yourself a favor and make sometime to track it down and listen to it this week. You wont be disappointed. It’s a truly great record. Check out All Music’s write up of the album HERE.

Jungle - Platoon It’s Friday and this is pretty much how I...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:45:11 -0700

Jungle - Platoon

It’s Friday and this is pretty much how I feel

Lucrecia Dalt - Conversa | [ DL the track over at Dublab. Link...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:14:00 -0700

Lucrecia Dalt - Conversa | [ DL the track over at Dublab. Link HERE ]

I stumbled upon Lucrecia Dalt´s new LP Commotus [ Full album stream HERE ] this morning and have been really impressed. The album has a very odd sound to it, but not off putting or menacing, rather it seams to have an almost foreign quality to it. When I say foreign I do not mean exotic or that this sounds like it is the product of a far away land. Instead I use the term to describe its almost complete dearth of obvious influences and total disconnect to music being made right now. This is music from the inner workings of a great musical mind, a singular voice who is not concerned with the outside world, and therefor is not playing to it.

Sonically the album is very subdued and similar to the way that the low key crop of early folktronica albums released after the turn of the century were. That is not to say this is folktronica, but if I had to draw a liner connection I think that would be the most fitting. But it is not just the sonics that make this album great, what really struck me was feel the album left me with. While I was listening to it a few other albums came to mind :
- Juana Molina - Segundo & Un Dia
- Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
- Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place
- Herbert - Bodily Functions

These albums all sound [sounded in case of Bodily Functions 10 years on, but I digress…] like they were made by artists who were not paying attention to the popular music of the day and instead were paying attention to their personal voice. This is a tall feat to be sure, but it also is exactly what Lucrecia Dalt has accomplished on Commotus.

Because of these qualities the album does take a bit of getting used to. It feels like it takes a few tracks to really feel the album and get into its groove. You have to let down your guard to be swept away by Commotus and if you do it pays huge dividends. This is an album that deserves to be heard by many ears.

For a limited time you can stream the album in full over at 3Voor12 [Link HERE ] I highly recommend that you do. For more info about the LP head over to the Human Ear Music label site HERE.

Banks - Warm Water Wow this is pretty great. Such a beautiful...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:54:04 -0700

Banks - Warm Water

Wow this is pretty great. Such a beautiful voice along with the beautiful beat from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs AND a beautiful video to boot. Hard combo to beat.

Fyfe - Conversations

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:33:02 -0700

Fyfe - Conversations