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New Animal Collective Video

Posted by Scott





The Jack Kubizne directed video for Animal Collective’s “Brother Sport” came out earlier this month. The song is a favorite of mine but not since Blonde Redhead’s 23 has a video for a song I love met my expectations so I didn’t go into this one hoping for much. During the first minute or so I wasn’t sure how I felt; I’m not a huge fan of the MGMT / kids running amok / Where The Wild Things Are vibe that sort of got bludgeoned to death last year. But the song is so solid it works and the final freakout pulls it all together. All in all a nice trip. Although I think the animation would have meshed better if the live action was shot on film.

I wonder how much input the band had on this? I think I’d find it very difficult to hand over the reigns and let someone else interpret my music visually.

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DEMF Finale: Seth Troxler Mix

Posted by Jakub

Seth Troxler
With Detroit Electronic Music Festival over I needed to find a mix that summed how good it got at times and this recent Resident Advisor mix does a great job and I think some of you Tim and Eric fan might like the tracklist towards the end.
Seth Troxler has been the face of the new generation of DJs coming out the US that gets it because he has the depth when it comes to knowing new and old records, has the confidence to throw out that curve ball track to a full dance floor, and lives the lifestyle that many of us would just stare at and be floored that he can live thru it all by being able to DJ at 6pm or 5am or even noon the next day.

TRACKLIST
Home and GardenBroken (Brennan Green (On The) Reprise) – Icon Recordings
Omar-SI-Love-U-Alex – FXHE Records
Woolfy vs. ProjectionsThe Return of Starlight – Permanent Vacation
Beat HappeningOur Secret – K
ChromaticsIn The City – Italians Do It Better
Michael McDonaldI Keep Forgettin’– Warner
Talking HeadsSlippery People – Sire Records Company
Jimi HendrixCastles Made Of Sand – Polydor
Animal CollectiveProspect Hummer – FatCat Records
Cat PowerCan’t Get No Satisfaction – Matador
LouderbachAutumn – M_nus< David BowieSpace Oddity – RCA Victor
Arthur RussellYour Motion Says – Rough Trade
Marine Girls20,000 Leagues – Whaam! Records
Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolI’ve Been Thinking – Elektra
Home and GardenSexuality – Classic
Home and GardenBroken (Brennan Green (On The) Reprise) – Icon Recordings
Tim and EricUniverse – Adult Swim
The PackVans – Jive

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RA 156: Seth Troxler

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iTunes Artists Page photos

Posted by Jakub

Grizzly Bear
Animal Collective
Deerhunter
matthew dear
ITunes has a decent layout, I mean you can’t do much especially if you end up updating it weekly and the artwork can range from pretty good small album art icons to just awful ones. One way of making the pages on iTunes more appealing is these custom artist pages that iTunes staff picks out, the photos seem to be exclusive which is always a nice addition.

Animal Collective + Airiel + Juan Maclean

Posted by Jakub

Animal CollectiveFirst off, your going to have to excuse the cover choice but it was the best one out of the 4 songs for today. Let’s get right to it, there’s a new Animal Collective record coming out January 13th and from what i’ve read it sounds really promising. I listened to a lot of Animal Collective songs last night just to figure out what i’m attracted to in their songwriting and I noticed all the songs I do want to hear over and over like Leaf House, Grass, #1, Peacebone, Brother Sport and Visiting Friends all have either these driving low tom hits or have repetitive loopy melodies that I don’t mind hearing for minutes upon minutes. What I love about the new songs like “Bluish” and “Brother Sport” are the vocal styles though, like in “Brother Sport” the last 1:30 might be my favorite section of an Animal Collective song.

I found this Airiel song yesterday which i’m kind of on the fence about after I looked at their myspace. On one hand I wonder if this is the real thing meaning do they really love this style of music because their over stylized haircuts and upfront vocals make me think its just to get girls but the thought out catchy elements of the song make me love them, so I guess sometimes its best if I don’t meet the musicians and let myself just enjoy the songs.

I love The Juan Maclean, he doesn’t ever do anything that I dislike, from his remix of Matthew Dear to his classic sounding “Happy House” track to originals that put him on the map like “You Can’t Have It Both Ways”. This new remix for The Twelves has this unstoppable disco guitar and perfectly placed vocals in the mix because they’re never overpowering.

This A Sunny Day in Glasgow group out of Philly reminds me of Ulrich Schnauss at times but its like they only took a section of a song and repeated it unlike a growing shoegaze track. The mix of the song is a little rough too because the bassline that comes in is really nice but never really comes to life and that higher pitched synth note that comes in and out could be more drowned out. The girls vocal definitely has her moments 2 mins in and the overall dreamy effort makes me go back to it.

Animal Collective – Bluish

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Airiel – Cinnamon

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The Twelves – Be My Crush [The Juan MacLean’s Rio Mix]

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A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Watery

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