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Ryan Hemsworth – The Happy Mask Shop

Hems new “Last Words” EP is the shit. The EP features five new tracks and fresh new remixes from Shlohmo, Baauer & more. Our favourite track from the EP is the Earth-from-30,000-feet-above panoply of “The Happy Mask Shop”. Cop dat.

Ryan Hemsworth (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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08-21-12

CID RIM – Draw (Dorian Concept Remix)

Vienna producer & Ninja Tune artist Dorian Concept puts a heavy boom bap underneath his drummer/friend CID RIM’s recently release “Draw” track. Hammer champs.

CID RIM – Draw (Dorian Concept Remix)

CID RIM (Facebook)

Rating 8.2

reviewed by
08-20-12

AN21 & Max Vangeli ft. Julie Mcknight – Bombs Over Capitals

This official preview of AN21 & Max Vangeli’s “Bombs Over Capitals” just dropped in anticipation of their forthcoming LP People Of The Night, due September 3. Check it out.

AN21 & Max Vangeli (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.2

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08-20-12

Pennybirdrabbit – Treehouse

Skrillex collaborator Pennybirdrabbit has just released her debut solo EP treehouse. The EP’s title track showcases the young songbird’s knack for pensive electonic atmosphere and beautiful heartspinning (and sort Bjorkesque) vocals.

Pennybirdrabbit – Treehouse

Pennybirdrabbit (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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08-20-12

OUTSIDE LANDS 2012: Looking Back + Interview w/ Caveman

​Safely returned to the mid-August L.A. swelter, we took to the airwaves of Virgin Mobile Live on Friday to recap last weekend’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco. The beautiful cloudy chill of Golden Gate Park played gracious host to an immaculate lineup of artists from all eras and most genres past, present, and future. Check out our recap below featuring music from some of our favorite Outside Lands artists as well as an interview we did backstage on Saturday with New York band Caveman.

SETLIST

Little Stevie Wonder – Fingertips (Part 2) [extended edit] Tame Impala – Lucidity
MICS UP: Metallica – For Whom The Bell Tolls
Portugal. The Man – So American
Birdy – People Help the People (Cherry Ghost Cover)
Foo Fighters – Big Me
MICS UP: *Bruce Rave w/ Raves Fave
*Bloc Party – Team A
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
Caveman – Thankful
INTERVIEW w/ Caveman backstage at Outside Lands, SF 2012
Big Boi & Theophilus London – She Said OK (Feat. & Tre Luce) [Clean]

Click here for more coverage on Outside Lands 2012.

Outside Lands (Official)

reviewed by
08-19-12

Youth Lagoon – Daydream (Noah Hyde Remix)

Producer Noah Hyde puts on for his city remixing fellow Boisean?(Boiseite? Boisese?) Youth Lagoon’s great “Daydream”. Hyde selects for a deep subtle dance refashioning of the track that is really outstanding. Hat tip to our friends at Golden Scissors for the find.

Noah Hyde (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.3

reviewed by
08-17-12

The Cataracs – All You (Dstar & Benzi Remix)

Buffalo, NY DJ Dstar’s profile has certainly been rising in the electronic scene over the last year. Here, with an assist from Ann Arbor, MI DJ Benzi (rust belt connect!) Dstar takes that next step with a strong remix of The Cataracs’ Kaskade-sampling “All You” from earlier this year.

Dstar (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

reviewed by
08-16-12

Efterklang – Hollow Mountain

Inspired by a trip to the artic ghost town of Piramida, just a 1000km from the North Pole, Efterklang have a produced this rather grand first cut from their forthcoming album going by the same name. The results from sounds created with impressive findings like this, plus contributions from a number of other artists including a 60-piece girls’ choir, are somewhat impressive. The accompanying video for “Hollow Mountain” is directed by Oodls and is equally so… enjoy.

Piramida will be out on 4AD & Rumraket on September 24th and can be pre-ordered here. By Nathan Hetherington

Efterklang (Bandcamp)

Rating 8.3

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08-16-12

Spector – Never Fade Away (Benny Benassi Remix)

The famed Italian DJ gets Curiosity Rover type-galactic with Spector’s “Never Fade Away”. Martians get down, we get down.

Spector – Never Fade Away (Benny Benassi Remix)

Benny Benassi italy (Official) (Facebook)

Rating 8

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08-16-12

Starsmith – Zeros

Talented UK producer and Ellie Goulding-collaborator (he co-wrote 5 of the tracks on her Lights LP) Starsmith offers up latest track “Zeros”. “Zeros” is an approx. six minute barrage of cascading arpeggio walls and chunky big time beats that marks another sharp entry on the resume of this burgeoning producer.

Starsmith – Zeros

Starsmith (Facebook)

Rating 8.2

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08-16-12

Chris Malinchak – If U Got It

The French Express winning streak continues with the soulful sounds of “If U Got It” of New York artist Chris Malinchak. “If U Got It” comes nicely equipped with all the right upgrades and accouchements to ride out deep into the late summer.

Chris Malinchak (Facebook)

Rating 8.0

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08-14-12

Stealth Mode – Everybody

Canadian producer Stealth Mode dials up the feel good nu-disco vibes (and a really cool soul sample!) for his latest track “Everybody”. Try not and do what the song says.

Stealth Mode – Everybody

Stealth Mode (Facebook)

Rating 8.2

reviewed by
08-13-12