new Bjork video: "wanderlust"

It's like Where the Wild Things Are meets Captain EO. Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn't yet offer a 3-D option:



Directed by the geniuses from Encyclopedia Pictura. Watch a bigger, prettier version here, and get your free 3-D glasses here. In other Bjork news, Stereogum posted up their tribute to Post, featuring some pretty badass contributions from El Guincho, High Places, Dirty Projectors, Ed Droste/Final Fantasy, No Age, and more. Download it here.

back in the go go

wale :: noise pop 2008

Tune into Sirius Left of Center today at noon eastern (and again at midnight) for this week's episode of gorilla vs. bear blog radio. Today's show features exceedingly awesome new shit from xxxchange, Quiet Village, PRGz, Girls, Hercules & Love Affair, and more, including "Back in the Go Go," from Wale's upcoming mixtape about nothing. The kid -- call him Wale Ovechkin -- holds his own with Bun B + Pusha T on this one:

mp3:
Wale :: Back in the Go Go (feat. Bun B + Pusha T)

If you don't have Sirius, listen online for free right here. Full playlist and some mp3s after the jump...

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GORILLA VS BEAR :: SIRIUS BLOG RADIO :: MON. 3/31/08

1. Girls :: Hellhole Ratrace
2. El Guincho :: Cuando Maravilla Fui
3. Caetano Veloso :: Alfomega
4. Esau Mwamwaya :: Chalo
5. Panda Bear :: Comfy in Nautica (xxxchange remix)
6. Santogold :: L.E.S. Artistes (xxxchange remix)
7. Paper Route Gangstaz :: Bama Gettin Money (Diplo remix)
8. Big Boi :: Royal Flush (feat. Andre 3000 and Raekwon)
9. Wale :: Back in the Go Go (feat. Bun B and Pusha T)
10. Kid Cudi :: Day'n'Nite
11. M.I.A. :: Paper Planes (Holy Fuck remix)
12. Neon Neon :: Raquel
13. Hercules & Love Affair :: Iris
14. Quiet Village :: Free Rider
15. Steve Terebecki Group :: I've Got Snap on My Hips Baby
16. Ghosthustler :: Someone Else's Ride
17. The Knife :: Take My Breath Away
18. Sticken City :: Better as a Girl
19. Girls :: God Damned
20. Lykke Li :: I'm Good I'm Gone
21. The Muslims :: On My Time
22. The Tallest Man on Earth :: I Won't Be Found
23. Beach House :: Astronaut
24. Fight Bite :: Swiss Ex-lover
25. Amanaz :: Khala My Friend
26. Devotchka :: The Clockwise Witness
27. She & Him :: Sentimental Heart
28. White Denim :: IEIEI

quiet village

I was going to attempt to write about Quiet Village's mesmerizing new LP, Silent Movie, but I decided that the above image from the duo's myspace page sums up their exotic collage aesthetic better than words. I will say that the LP, which is built upon a foundation of seemingly random but perfectly inspired sources (from Moroder and Alan Parsons to Captain & Tennille and bizarre laugh tracks), plays out like a blissful and surreal waking dream.

mp3:
Quiet Village :: Free Rider

Silent Movie is out in April in some places, and this summer in others. Philip Sherburne speaks far more eloquently on the album here.

the muslims

the muslims

One band I already regret missing at SXSW this year is San Diego's the Muslims. After listening to the ridiculously infectious set of Modern Lovers-esque jams on their myspace page, I immediately purchased their seven-song 12", which comes complete with a bullethole-ridden sleeve, shot up by a former NYPD cop. Awesome(?). Moving on, here are a couple of tracks from the record; you'll be into these if you're a fan of Modern Lovers (duh), the later Velvet Underground stuff, or even King Khan or the Black Lips:

mp3:
The Muslims :: On My Time
The Muslims :: Bright Side

Download more here and/or here. Grab that holey 12" here.

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Here's the newest mix from our friends Nature, Sober, Select, + Klassen, aka The Party. Features some new shit I've been listening to obsessively lately, including Kid Cudi, Ghosthustler, Esau Mwamwaya, 77Klash, Santogold, and more...

mp3:
The Party Vol. 7 :: Breakout (45 mb)

Full tracklist after the jump...


THE PARTY VOL. 7 :: BREAKOUT

1. Missy Elliott - Ching-A-Ling
2. Ricky Blaze - Wifey
3. South Rakkas Crew - Madd Again
4. Faux Fox - Dirt City Rollers
5. Ghosthustler - Someone Else's Ride (10" Version)
6. Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite (b/w) Crookers RMX
7. 77Klash - Brooklyn Anthem (feat Jahdan)
8. Mykal Rose - Police and Theives
9. Santogold - Shove It (Switch RMX)
10. Dark Again - The Party RMX
11. Chino - Punga Don A Pebble
12. Dr. Evil - See Dem A Pree
13. Vybz Kartel - Send Fi Mi Army
14. Esau Mwamwaya - Chalo
15. Santogold - Creator
16. Blaqstarr - Shake It To The Ground (Switch Santogold RMX)
17. Mapei - Date Rape
18. Decale - Alaji
19. BLK JKS - Lakeside

new ghostface killah / pase rock

I guess these two jams have been floating around for a bit, but I just got word today that you can download the whole things for free, courtesy of Scion's A/V thing. Both are pretty nice and dancefloor-ready, both have tight cover art, and both get even better when you factor in the "free."



mp3:
Ghostface Killah :: Charlie Brown (DJ Mehdi remix feat. Mapei)



mp3:
Pase Rock :: The 900 Number 2K8 (Eli Escobar remix)

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Here are the links to download the full zip files:

Ghostface Killah :: Charlie Brown + remixes.zip
45 King (feat. Wale + Pase Rock).zip (62 mb)

XXXChange remixes Panda Bear

panda bear :: dallas, TX

XXXChange (dude is on a roll lately, by the way) becomes the second member of the Spank Rock crew to remix Panda Bear's "Comfy in Nautica" (sort of). This one is a more dramatic, dancefloor-ready, robot-rock overhaul than Devlin's re-edit, though. I imagine about half of you guys will hate this, but for the rest of you, enjoy:

mp3:
Panda Bear :: Comfy in Nautica (XXXChange remix)

And of course, the original:

mp3:
Panda Bear :: Comfy in Nautica

come on and laugh with me

girls

Christopher Owens + Chet JR White are new San Francisco duo Girls. The boys would like to "to conjure up auditory memories of listening to a Beach Boys song out of an old car speaker," and their beautiful lo-fi pop actually comes pretty close to that. This is some of the most starkly honest and affecting stuff I've heard in a while, like a more relatable, hopelessly romantic version of Ariel Pink (related side note: Owens also plays in Holy Shit). The four songs over at their myspace page are all worth your time, but the sincere longing and sort of sad hopefulness they convey on these two gems is what won me over (thanks to Jennifer for the tip):

mp3:
girls :: hellhole ratrace
girls :: god damned

Girls' limited Hellhole Ratrace 7" is due this spring on True Panther Sounds. The first 100 copies allegedly come with custom corsages, so get on it early. Girls also expect to have a full-length out this summer, and will play the French MIDI Festival in July.

new Diplo remix: bama gettin $

paper route gangstaz

Last week I mentioned Paper Route Gangstaz' upcoming Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas mixtape that's due out next month on Mad Decent. What I forgot to mention is that the the PRGz are so hood that they can make a Weezer sample sound kind of hard (see "Grind Baby"), and Diplo further reiterates that fact by dropping a total what-the-fuck Wham sample on this still impossibly ill remix of "Bama Gettin Money" (via Mad Decent).

mp3:
Paper Route Gangstaz :: Bama Gettin' Money (Diplo remix)

Grab the Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas sampler here.

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Potential good news for our Sirius show, and all Sirius/XM subscribers.

africa

My weekend listening consisted mainly of songs from this new super-limited reissue of early '70s Zambian hard-psych from Amanaz, a band described in the press materials as "an African version of early Cream." If you like your obscure, fuzzed-out stoner jams to transport you to another time and place, this is absolutely that. The whole thing gets better with each listen, plus a couple of these songs (not this one, though) sound like they've got an extremely high Dikembe Mutombo on vocals, which is just an added bonus.

mp3:
Amanaz :: Khala My Friend

Get Amanaz's Africa LP on 180g vinyl here; there are only 450 of them in existence though, so I imagine they'll be gone soon.

better as a girl

Thanks to the always great Pinglewood for turning us on to London's Stricken City. The band's lo-fi demos vaguely recall the new-wave pop of Love Is All and Holy Hail, and their allegedly irresistible live show has already earned frontwoman Rebekah Raa hasty comparisons to Siouxsie (okay), Kate Bush (maybe?), and Bjork (nah). Here are a couple of ultra-catchy pop jams which may or may not appear on their upcoming debut EP:

mp3:
stricken city :: better as a girl
stricken city :: tak o tak

Stricken City's Factory Sessions EP is out soon on Adventures Close To Home (also home to Holy Hail).

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Early contender for hip-hop single of the year: Big Boi's "Royal Flush," featuring Andre 3000 + Raekwon, from Big Boi's upcoming Sir Luscious Left Foot LP. Get it.

new white denim video: "ieiei"

Here's the brand new video for White Denim's "IEIEI." The footage was shot by the band with a few of those disposable CVS camcorders while out on their first North American tour, then edited/animated by our kind of weird friends over at Birds on Fire. Pretty tight, but we're big fans of cheap-ass photographic equipment:



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WD goes to Europe the first week of April for some shows. If you're in London or Paris, go see them.

intended play

Matador Records has just released their annual Intended Play spring compilation, highlighting the label's recent and upcoming releases. This is the first time they've put it out digitally, though, and it's available for free download over at the matablog. Among the standouts: unreleased tracks from Jay Reatard, Matmos, and Shearwater, as well as tracks from the recent Cat Power, Malkmus, and Times New Viking records (full tracklist here). Here are a couple joints from the comp:

mp3:
Jay Reatard :: Always Wanting More (from 7-inch #3, out June 17)
Cat Power :: Metal Heart (from Jukebox, out now)

Or if you prefer, the whole thing:

Matador Records Intended Play Spring 2008.zip (66 mb)

holy f**k: live

holy fuck: climbing walls @ gorilla vs. booze '08

One of the bands that literally everyone seemed to love at SXSW was Toronto's Holy Fuck. My ears are still buzzing from their face-meltingly awesome set inside the sweaty shoebox that housed gorilla vs. booze, and Brooklyn Vegan and YANP loved them, too. If you missed out on HF at SXSW, Dublab has the next best thing: a nearly 40-minute-long live session from the band, which you can download for free here. Here's the hit:

mp3:
Holy Fuck :: Lovely Allen (live on dublab)

Grab the rest at dublab.

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elsewhere:

Today's the biggest day of the year if you're a college hoops fan, as March Madness officially gets underway. Stay up on the proceedings at Sports Illustrated's NCAA Tourney Blog, and while you're over there, download an mp3 a day, as selected by us. So far, the playlist includes jams by Grizzly Bear, Del, Black Lips, and more.

nite nurses

It's been a few months since we heard anything new from Glass Candy (purveyors of one of my favorite albums of '07), which is a relatively long dry spell for them. Thanks to Discodust, then, for this posting this new rough demo of "Nite Nurses." I swear there was a video for an older version of this song floating around, but it seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the internet...but it's possible I'm just imagining that. Either way, the duo brings their stellar "mystical death disco" as usual on this one:

mp3: Glass Candy :: Nite Nurses (rough)

sxsw in photos: part III

Okay, now this is seriously the last SXSW photo post from us. But first, I just wanted to shout out some of the best things we saw last week, which included amazing sets from bands I'd seen before (White Denim, the Cool Kids, Holy Fuck, Clipse, She & Him, and tons more), as well as a surprisingly high number of newer acts that exceeded lofty expectations and were even better than advertised (Santogold, Lykke Li, Bodies of Water, Blk Jks, and El Guincho all stand out). On to the pictures: these were all taken with our $30 toy camera, and the results look like 1979. Click for larger image (photos by David):


the peacock


dancer. with diplo and santi


the cool kids at gorilla vs. booze


el guincho's first U.S. show


blitzen trapper @ hot freaks


white denim @ hot freaks


the cool kids dodging chandeliers @ the peacock


santogold @ iheartcomix/mad decent blowout

More photos after the jump...



mas el guincho


white williams washed out by the light


blitzen trapper: hot freaks set


the peacock has a lot of chandeliers


mikey rocks the peacock

lykke li: live at hot freaks '08

Lykke Li's set at our Hot Freaks party was one of the best things I saw at SXSW '08, and I would be fairly shocked if she doesn't end up being one of the break-out artists from this year's fest. Luckily, our Dallas homie Lullabyes was in the building that day, and he captured some great audio of her performance (and countless others). You've probably seen the video for this song by now, but here's "Little Bit" as it sounded at Club Deville on Saturday afternoon. As you'll hear on the recording, those in attendance absolutely loved it, prompting a "Go Texas!" from Ms. Li.

mp3:
Lykke Li :: Little Bit (live at Club Deville)

Download the rest of Lykke Li's Hot Freaks set at Lullabyes.

new Panda Bear song. sort of.

I want Visionaire 53: Sound. Yeah it's a little steep at $250, but there were only 4000 made, and it includes over 100 minutes of sound on five 12-inch vinyl picture discs, featuring original sound pieces from the likes of Panda Bear, the Knife, Cat Power, Spank Rock, David Byrne, Mike Skinner, the Go! Team, Sonic Youth, the weirdest Fergie song you've ever heard, and tons more. You also get a sick little MINI Clubman "vinyl killer": a "battery-operated toy car that acts as a portable record player." And it all comes in a shiny dome container that looks like some kind of future space cocoon.

Like most of the tracks included here, Panda Bear's original contribution isn't a fully realized song, but it is a dreamy little minute-long diversion that could act as a segue between Young Prayer and Person Pitch.

mp3:
panda bear :: untitled (from Visionaire 53: Sound)

Go here to listen to snippets from Visionaire 53: Sound. Or, if you have 250 extra bucks lying around, buy it here.

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She & Him's debut record finally comes out today on Merge, and after seeing Matt & Zooey play live 4 times in the last couple of weeks, these songs -- which recall everything from Dusty Springfield and Carole King to Brian Wilson and '60s girl-group pop -- have really snuck up on me. Read a spot on review of the record from Dusted Magazine here.

mp3:
She & Him :: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

paper route gangstaz

I've mentioned the Paper Route Gangstaz a number of times here on the blog, and their upcoming Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas mixtape -- presented by Diplo & Benzi and featuring remixes from Flosstradamus, Krames, and Diplo -- is one of my most anticipated hip-hop releases of '08. The PRGz recently posted up this link to download a sampler of what's to come, and it doesn't disappoint. That Diplo remix of "Bama Gettin Money" is just ridiculous. Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas comes out in April on Mad Decent, and the shit is going to rule:

mp3:
Paper Route Gangstaz :: The Mixtape Sampler (23 mb)

Check the tracklist after the jump...

Paper Route Gangstaz :: Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas

Intro
Rollin' (Flosstradamus remix)
Woodgrain
Bama Gettin Money (Krames remix)
Naturalz Pt. 2
Streetz
Shots
Grind Baby
Bama Gettin Money (Diplo remix)
Alabama

sxsw in polaroids: part II

malice and pusha t of clipse in the mohawk's green room


amanda blank + mc spank rock


ice cube relaying some sort of message in sign language


the legendary darondo. kiss the rings, bitches


she, of she & him fame. in a parking lot.


santogold with diplo just moments before she fired his ass, only to rehire him later that day


white denim at hot freaks


the clipse kicking it with the re-up gang at the mohawk


xavier of justice wanders the streets of ATX


the beautiful and talented queen majesty


the always jovial thurston moore

More photos from SXSW '08 after the jump...


santogold's dancers get down, public enemy style


the cool kids freestylin' for MTV2 outside gorilla vs. booze


j mascis


bodies of water play the secretly canadian showcase at the mohawk


danny masterson


clipse tearing up the mohawk's patio stage


casey dienel of white hinterland @ hot freaks


vampire weekend and press. stubb's.


a kid. crowdsurfing during Flosstradamus' set.


zooey deschanel (she) & m. ward (him)

trilla

We ran into NYC's Queen Majesty down in Austin at the Central Booking party, and she hooked us up with a copy of Trilla, her ill selection of "Jamaican dancehall covers of American '80s & '90s songs." In addition to the amazing album art and title, the whole mix is surprisingly great; highlights include covers of "Fast Car," "What's Love Got To Do," "Maniac," and a handful of Michael Jackson jams. It's safe to say this thing is going to be the soundtrack for at least a few BBQs and pool parties this summer:

mp3:
Little Kirk :: What's Love Got to Do

Buy Trilla from Turntable Lab for only 9 bucks.

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elsewhere:

The New York Times gives SXSW-related shouts to two of my favorite bands: White Denim ("a rocketing, punk-speed take on twangy Texas garage-rock") and Bodies of Water ("a starker Arcade Fire").

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brand new:

Check Diplo's official remix of Kanye's "Flashing Lights."

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finally:

Sports Illustrated asked us to curate their official NCAA Tourney playlist, and of course, we obliged. SI's Luke Winn will be posting an mp3 a day along with his unbelievably in-depth tourney coverage. Yesterday's pick: Del's "Bubble Pop," naturally.

sxsw in polaroids: part I

We had a unreal time at SXSW '08, and I think we also used up what was left of Polaroid's film. For more in-depth coverage of the week's events, check the excellent posts that've already been thrown up by our friends at Chromewaves and Stereogum. Here's the festival as seen by me and David; more coming tomorrow...


santogold repping phuket, thailand. flanked by her crew


m. and zooey/she & him


diplo on top of austin


the clipse on the roof of the mohawk


half of blk jks @ the central booking party


the lovely lykke li preparing to scale the rock wall at deville


dizzee rascal. flushing emcees down the loo.


one of the mohawk's resident dead bears


peter


GvsB endorses this poster


that kid from vampire weekend

More from SXSW '08 after the jump...


the re-up gang at the mohawk. not as mean as they look.


man man


some rad little kid at the mohawk watching the clipse


{{{sunset}}} after the asthmatic kitty show


el guincho on sixth


nathan followill of kings of leon


unidentified badass dancer with diplo + santi


the main dude from zz top. allegedly.


santogold's set, as seen from the rooftop pool


blk jks vs. central booking

wired

flossy d + chuck of the cool kids get down with the ice cream man outside gorilla vs. booze [photo]

Man, what a week. We've got mad SXSW photos/coverage coming in the next day or two, including shots of Santogold, Clipse, She & Him, Dizzee Rascal, Lykke Li, Ice Cube, and many more. In the meantime, check this extremely nice review of our Gorilla vs. Booze party from Wired mag. Thanks, Wired, glad you guys had fun.

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More Gorilla vs. Booze '08 props:

Paste Magazine
The Times London
LA Weekly
NME
Denver Post
Idolator

AM

SXSW is still in full effect -- highlights from yesterday included sets from No Age, Clipse & Re-up Gang, and Cut Copy at the Rhapsody thing, the Stereogum party, and a cool Lou Reed tribute featuring MMJ, Moby, and the man himself. Photos to come, but for now, a song:



AM is Karl Blau's "psych-folk ode" to Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne. I haven't listened enough yet to pick up the connection there, but Blau's adventurous lo-fi pop has made a great soundtrack for cruising around Austin. Unfortunately, I missed both his official showcase and his set at We Shot JR's day party, but hopefully you can catch him at some point on his current tour.

mp3:
Karl Blau :: Lake King's Daughter

AM is out March 18 on Whistler Records.

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If you're in Austin today, come on out to the Mohawk + Deville for our Hot Freaks party. We nixed that RSVP bullshit, so everyone is welcome to roll through until we hit capacity. See you there.

gorilla vs. booze 2008 in polaroids

The second annual Gorilla vs. Booze unofficial sxsw day party was one of the more memorable experiences we've had since we started this thing. The bands were amazing, the room was beyond packed, and everything just sort of fell right into place. Thanks to everyone who came out, everyone who played, Bill, and the Peacock. We're a little tired for a proper recap, so check the photos (by David).


the cool kids at gorilla vs. booze


el guincho. loosely translates to "the guincho"


bodies of water


the whole of white denim


holy fuck


ghosthustler


white williams


the cool kids on a music television station. outside the Peacock


nature. the party


cut copy


{{{sunset}}}



More photos from Gorilla vs. Booze after the jump...


el guincho. u.s. debut


the peacock is in east austin


james petralli of white denim


the cool kids




the cool kids

today: gorilla vs. booze

the cool kids will be there (barack obama not included)

Hope to see you all you SXSW-ers at the Peacock (515 Pedernales) this afternoon for gorilla vs. booze 2008, featuring performances by El Guincho, White Denim, White Williams, Ghosthustler, Cut Copy (DJ set), Bodies of Water, Holy Fuck, and of course, the Cool Kids. In that order.

There will be (free) beer, the the Party DJs will be spinning between sets, and we'll have a ton of free stuff to give away (t-shirts, cds, vinyl, etc.) for the early-comers, courtesy of Beggars and Cornerstone. And again, no RSVP or badge/wristband necessary, but the joint is tiny, so show up early. Here's the schedule:



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related:

Here's a playlist featuring some of the other bands I hope to catch this evening at SXSW.

new holy fuck video: "Lovely Allen"

If you've never seen Holy Fuck's mind-blowing live show before, tomorrow afternoon would be a really good time to get on that (and stay one step ahead of Rachel Ray). Their brand new video for "Lovely Allen" will give you a vague idea of what you're in for:

(via Brooklyn Vegan)

mp3:
Holy Fuck Lovely Allen (No Age remix)

beach house: live at good records

beach house :: dallas, tx

Beach House stopped by Dallas' Good Records on Saturday for the only in-store performance on their current tour (thanks to our friends from the Grizzly Life). After seeing a handful of stunning performances from the duo over the last couple years, they've become one of my favorite live acts, and this set (though a bit short) didn't disappoint. The setlist was perfect, as the band played four of the best songs from their lovely new Devotion LP -- still my favorite record of '08 so far -- and a couple of classics from their self-titled debut. Thanks to Marcel Maitland for shooting the performance in HD, and to Lullabyes for capturing the sound. Here's "Gila," live at Good Records:



Catch Beach House on their current tour, and order the beautiful 2xLP gatefold edition of Devotion here. View the setlist from Saturday's in-store, and a few more polaroids of Alex + Victoria after the jump...

Beach House : Live at Good Records : 03/08/08

Gila
Wedding Bells
D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
Apple Orchard
You Came to Me
Master of None

el guincho

el guincho and little guinchos

As we might've possibly mentioned once or twice, Barcelona's El Guincho will be making what I believe is his North American debut at 12:30 PM on Wednesday in Austin at Gorilla vs. Booze 2008. In preparation, we've been listening to quite a bit of this stellar summertime mix that the man himself made for the Fader recently, featuring tracks from some of his biggest influences. At the very least, this'll give us something to talk to the guy about:

mp3:
Various El Guincho's The Fader mix (63 mb)

Here's the full tracklist for the mix:

El Guicho :: The Fader mix

Souley Kanté - Fanga
Bainito Muyanda - Kibaji
Balla et Ses Balladins - Sara 70 (edit)
Los Zafiros - Mirame Fijo
Caetano Veloso - Viola Meu Bem
Milton Nascimento - Saidas e Bandeiras nº2
Marconi Notaro - Desmantelado
Alton Ellis - These Eyes
Adoniran Barbosa e Demonios da Garoa - Saudosa Maloca
Jorge Ben - Barbarella
Lord Kitchener - Kitch You're So Sweet
Damiao Experiença - A Vida É Sempre Assim (edit)
Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

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related:



In other El Guincho news, he's among the first group of confirmed acts for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, to be held July 18-20 in Chicago's Union Park. Other acts include Public Enemy, Animal Collective, Spiritualized, Dizzee Rascal, and more...

the tallest man on earth

Here's a little change of pace: how about some authentic Scandinavian Americana, courtesy of Sweden's The Tallest Man on Earth. Regardless of how apt it might be, no one wants to hear another Dylan comparison; so instead, think Clarence Ashley, Dock Boggs, and other assorted banjo-playing Appalachian-folk legends you might find on the Anthology of American Folk Music. The whole Shallow Grave LP (his debut, by the way) is fairly outstanding if you're into this sort of thing, but this one is my current favorite:

mp3:
The Tallest Man on Earth I Won't Be Found

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Shallow Grave was released March 5 in Scandinavia. No word yet on a U.S. release. Listen to a couple tracks here.

sirius blog radio: The Party

sober + nature of the party

Something a little different for this week's episode of our PLUG award-winning Sirius show: we'll be hanging out with Nature, Sober, and $elect from Dallas' own The Party, and they'll be putting together some exclusive mixes featuring the likes of BLK JKS, Santogold, Ghosthustler, Kid Cudi, South Rakkas Crew, and more. The show airs today at noon + midnight, EST on Sirius Left of Center. Listen online here. View the full playlist for this week's show after the jump...

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related:

Speaking of BLK JKS, the South Africans will be appearing at SXSW, but they'll make their TX debut tomorrow night here in Dallas, courtesy of Central Booking:




1. The Party mix
Ghosthustler - Only me to trust
Ghosthustler - Busy Busy Busy (Klassen)
Vybz Kartel - Girls Dem Anthem
2070 Ridden Mix
Dr Evil - Stamina Man
Vybz Kartel - Brukout
Voicemail - Get Down on it
Vybz Kartel - Miss Bootleg
South Rakkas Crew - Lately

2. The Party :: Nature's Taxi-Fare mix
Ricky Blaze - Cut Dem Off
Alliance - Deadly Alliance
Dark Again Riddem
Chino - Punga Don a pebble
Dr evil - see dem a pree
Vybz Kartel - send fi me army

3. The Party :: $elect mix
Esau Mwamwaya - Chalo
Santogold - Creator
Blaqstarr - Shake it to the ground (switch & santogold remix)
Mapei - Belly (Boodie B remix)
Mapei - Date Rape
Unknown - Aladji

4. The Party :: BLK JKS mini-mix
Blk jks - Lakeside
Blk jks - Transit Camp
Blk jks - mzabalazo

5. San serac - "nihilistic love"

6. The Party :: SOBER mix
Faux fox - dirt city rollers
Ghosthustler - someone else's ride
Kid Cudi - day n nite 69

7. The Party :: NATURE Ricky Blaze mix
Ricky Blaze Megamix
Ricky Blaze - What a Piece of Ting
Ricky Blaze - Jolly My Baby

8. The Party :: Nature's Republica Dominicana mix
Miti Miti - Darte
Miti Miti - Miti Miti in A House

9. The Cool Kids--"Gold and a Pager"
10. Esau Mwamwaya--"Tengazako"

2080

Thanks to Chryde for sending over this brand new Take Away Show, featuring one of the best songs of 2007, performed on piano in a tiny (apparently lift-less) 11th-floor Paris apartment. Starring a wonderfully amateur choir -- led by Chryde himself -- on the song's rousing chorus:



EDIT: That song at the end is a new, unreleased song called "Tightrope." Watch another Yeasayer concert a emporter here.

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Nah Right has a new Rza track (featuring Inspectah Deck) from his upcoming Bobby Digital LP, Digi Snax.

chalo

I was mostly unfamiliar with Esau Mwamwaya before last night, having only heard that recording of him singing over "Paper Planes" that's been floating around for a while. So big thanks, then, to the central booking kids for introducing me to this demo version of Mwamwaya's "Chalo," which I've had on repeat all morning and afternoon. Radioclit -- who produced this amazing Afro-pop gem -- has dubbed Esau "the African Phil Collins," because, among other reasons, apparently dude can drum. You can forget about the language barrier here, this song is for everyone:

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Esau Mwamwaya Chalo (demo)

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Check the cover story on Mr. Mwamwaya in the new "Africa issue" of the Fader. Here's that previously mentioned "Paper Planes" re-interpretation:

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Esau Mwamwaya Tengazako

recording tap

"This is the darkness at the edge of the dance floor, that which the gleaming reflective light of the disco-ball barely touched."--Numero Group



Our beloved Numero Group changes it up a little from their always impeccable Eccentric Soul steez on this one, the first in their sure-to-be-incredible Don't Stop series. This one is a collection of awesome and sometimes weird disco, post-soul (disco-soul?), and early hip-hop, resurrected from the vaults of Jeremiah Yisrael's Tap Records archive. Highly recommended, especially for those that feel like the new Hercules & Love Affair album just isn't quite dramatic enough:

mp3:
Arnie Love & the Lovettes We've Had Enough

Read more about Don't Stop: Recording Tap here. The CD is out now; however, I recommend holding out for the limited triple-LP, due out April 8.

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nice 'stache, Ed

Grizzly Bear on late night TV. With giant fake moustaches. In other Grizzly Bear news, this new song is haunting my brain:

mp3:
Grizzly Bear While You Wait for the Others (Live on KCRW)

summer lovers unlimited x SXSW

Thanks to our friends from Summer Lovers Unlimited for sending over this SXSW sampler, featuring mp3s from all of the bands playing the label's official showcase at Beauty Bar on Saturday, March 15. The Tough Alliance alone makes this a must-see party for me, but there's something here for everyone:

mp3:
Summer Lovers Unlimited Records SXSW Sampler.zip (28 mb)

Or if you prefer, the individual songs:

mp3:
The Tough Alliance Silly Crimes
Dandi Wind Adolescent
Apache Beat Tropics
The Homosexuals Let's Celebrate
Twin Crystals Two Girls
Cap & Jones 1970s Heron Flow

breakout

Excuse the abundance of SXSW posts around here lately, but we're just trying to help you out as you plan your itinerary, and there's some great stuff that we still haven't mentioned yet. Like this rad day party on Saturday, presented by Dallas' own Central Booking, and featuring BLK JKS (all the way from South Africa), San Serac, Ghosthustler, Devlin of Spank Rock fame, and way more...



As we've already mentioned, this will be your first chance to cop Ghosthustler's extremely limited (500 copies) debut 10", featuring "Someone Else's Ride" and "Only Me to Trust."

mp3:
Ghosthustler Someone Else's Ride
San Serac That Obscure Object of Desire

BLK JKS :: "Lakeside"



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So while I haven't seen the Breeders since Lollapalooza '94, I'm still kind of inexplicably interested in checking them out at SXSW this year. Plus this short little barebones ditty -- the first to emerge from their upcoming Mountain Battles LP -- is kind of tight:

mp3:
The Breeders Bang On

the Clipse to play the Mohawk at SXSW

Whoa, this was sort of a surprise. It'll be crazy to see these dudes at the Mohawk. No word on if they'll be joined by Skateboard P. Good luck getting in!

mp3:
Re-Up Gang Roc Boys

new Santogold video: "L.E.S. Artistes"

As I mentioned yesterday, Santogold will be playing the IHEARTCOMIX vs. Mad Decent Austin Blowout! party at SXSW on Friday. We just posted the badass remix for this song the other day, and now comes the Nima Nourizadeh-directed video for one of the best songs of '07. No clue what's going on here -- mostly just Santi sitting on a horse, then a bunch of bizarre shit goes down -- but it's still pretty awesome:



Check a higher quality version here.

(via The Fader)

austin blowout 2008!

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Whoa. We are psyched to be a small part of the IHEARTCOMIX vs. MAD DECENT Austin Blowout 2008!, featuring the most insane lineup ever, including: Diplo, Matt & Kim, Santogold, Simian Mobile Disco, Switch, Cut Copy, Flosstradamus, Hood Headlinaz, Blaqstarr + Rye Rye, and so much more. The party goes down Friday, March 14, from 2 PM to 2 AM, in a motherfu**ing parking garage. Free with RSVP at austinblowout.com. See you there.

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Santogold LES Artistes (XXXChange remix)
Paper Route Gangstaz Rollin'
Spank Rock Put That Pussy on Me (Diplo remix)
Walter Meego Forever
Burial Archangel (Boy 8-Bit re-edit)

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sxsw preview: bell

olga bell. of bell. stacking papers.

Although I was initially slightly underwhelmed by this year's SXSW showcasing artist list, you can always bet there'll be a few unknown gems that emerge in the weeks leading up to the festival. Near the top of that list this year is New York's (via Alaska via Russia) Bell, who I've added to my "must-see" shortlist based mostly on the strength of a hand-drawn, six-song cd-r that she sent over recently. A cursory listen to the debut EP makes it clear why the Bjork comparisons are rampant, but the last 3 minutes or so of the record's closer are more engaging and affecting than anything Bjork has put out in a (few) minute(s).

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Bell chunk. [link removed]

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Buy the six-song EP here for only five bucks. Bell is playing a number of shows at SXSW, so I'm sure you can catch her/them at least once. Here's a Radiohead/Thom Yorke cover that Ms. Bell performed recently for PRI's Fair Game:

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Bell Videotape/The Eraser

bright blue dream

{{{Sunset}}}'s upcoming Bright Blue Dream LP is a dense and adventurous affair that finds Bill Baird exploring his wide-ranging sonic influences, from Syd Barrett-esque experimental pop to expansive ambient noise soundscapes that recall Eno and Morricone (see "Moebius"). "Man's Heart Complaint" is the obvious standout, a powerfully earnest and moving journey that not only represents a huge leap forward for Mr. Baird, but signals a clean break from his tenure as the unspoken leader of Austin's Sound Team:

mp3:
{{{Sunset}}} Man's Heart Complaint
{{{Sunset}}} Moebius

Bright Blue Dream is out March 25 on Autobus Records. Pre-order here for only $8.99.