Music to be in the mood for
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drwexAnother mostly unclassifiable batch. Very different moods/sounds in here. Maybe you'll find something for you.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/UNKLE/track/The_Answer_Trentemoller_Remix
UNKLE (http://www.unkle.com/) are a bit hard to classify. They're more pop than trip, and much more trip/acid than your typical top-40s pop duo. I like them in part because they manage to do minor-key things without coming off as nasal or whiny and they're not your usual male emo popsters either.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Oh_Land/track/White_Nights_Max_Tundra_Remix
Oh Land (http://myspace.com/ohlandmusic) is an electropop vocalist with a penchant for staccato remixes. She's sometimes compared to Bjork, but she's much less weird/whiny and much more approachable. Again, you sort of have to be in the mood for smooth vocals with chop/cut remixing for this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRYaEmxRck&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm0v7Q5WcZY&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ94U8KFay0&feature=related
How is it possible I've never heard Beats Antique? Also, how is it possible that no one has put middle eastern and crunk together in my presence before? That alone is brilliant. It's also possible that someday I will get tired of staring at Zoe Jakes, but that day is not today. Uh, right, where was I? Oh, yes. Beats Antique is an amalgam of steampunk, traditional tabla, and modern electric tribal. Unlike Abney Park they're not overtly dressing the steampunk part, but the sounds and videos steal liberally from that stream. They're also more DJ/mixer focused. I'd love to hear a cleaner recording of them than I can find online; also, sadly, they don't seem to tour this far east. (h/t to DJ Purple)
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/03/sirens-opium-apathy-lp.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aejj6ch_-w&feature=related
Another thing that should have appeared on my radar long ago is the Sirens. They are three women (from Newcastle in the UK) who have a firm grip on both the disco sound and the glittery glam look. It is, as APC says, sugarcoated dance pop. It's not the sort of thing I listen to every day, but when I want some, these three are a hundred yards ahead of some of the more popular disco chicks (*coughkatyperrybleh*) that you hear more often. Maybe it's because they have more obvious R&B roots? I dunno.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/03/pozsi-basic-analog-cuvee.html
A brain-breaker. Let's take traditional Hungarian folk melodies and mash them with reggaton dubs, crank the BPM way up, and scratch a bit. DJ Poszi is one weird chap. Yeah, I got nothin'.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/UNKLE/track/The_Answer_Trentemoller_Remix
UNKLE (http://www.unkle.com/) are a bit hard to classify. They're more pop than trip, and much more trip/acid than your typical top-40s pop duo. I like them in part because they manage to do minor-key things without coming off as nasal or whiny and they're not your usual male emo popsters either.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Oh_Land/track/White_Nights_Max_Tundra_Remix
Oh Land (http://myspace.com/ohlandmusic) is an electropop vocalist with a penchant for staccato remixes. She's sometimes compared to Bjork, but she's much less weird/whiny and much more approachable. Again, you sort of have to be in the mood for smooth vocals with chop/cut remixing for this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRYaEmxRck&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm0v7Q5WcZY&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ94U8KFay0&feature=related
How is it possible I've never heard Beats Antique? Also, how is it possible that no one has put middle eastern and crunk together in my presence before? That alone is brilliant. It's also possible that someday I will get tired of staring at Zoe Jakes, but that day is not today. Uh, right, where was I? Oh, yes. Beats Antique is an amalgam of steampunk, traditional tabla, and modern electric tribal. Unlike Abney Park they're not overtly dressing the steampunk part, but the sounds and videos steal liberally from that stream. They're also more DJ/mixer focused. I'd love to hear a cleaner recording of them than I can find online; also, sadly, they don't seem to tour this far east. (h/t to DJ Purple)
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/03/sirens-opium-apathy-lp.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aejj6ch_-w&feature=related
Another thing that should have appeared on my radar long ago is the Sirens. They are three women (from Newcastle in the UK) who have a firm grip on both the disco sound and the glittery glam look. It is, as APC says, sugarcoated dance pop. It's not the sort of thing I listen to every day, but when I want some, these three are a hundred yards ahead of some of the more popular disco chicks (*coughkatyperrybleh*) that you hear more often. Maybe it's because they have more obvious R&B roots? I dunno.
http://audioporncentral.com/2011/03/pozsi-basic-analog-cuvee.html
A brain-breaker. Let's take traditional Hungarian folk melodies and mash them with reggaton dubs, crank the BPM way up, and scratch a bit. DJ Poszi is one weird chap. Yeah, I got nothin'.
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Date: 2011-03-28 05:43 am (UTC)thanks for taking the time to put them up.
You're welcome
Date: 2011-03-28 10:39 am (UTC)Re: You're welcome
Date: 2011-03-28 02:56 pm (UTC)Meant to add this link to my post. Group called Thunderball,song titled 12 Miles High. Sort of a middle eastern lounge vibe.