Music
Originally published on Friday, 5th December 2008
Harlem, Austin Texas
Whether you’re an aural afficianado or just need some tunes to kick start the weekend, UJ’s sonorous sleuth scratches out the latest and greatest from the music scene for your listening pleasure.
Thavius Beck
Yet another chap hailing from the heated climes of HelLA. The beatsmith Thavius Beck (aka one half of hip hop duo k-the-I) has appeared on our radar after his intricate echo-bounce remix of Daedlus’ ‘Touchstone’ dropped on our desk. Rolling sooo deep with the likes of Gaslamp Killer and Subtitle., know this is future beats hip hop at its intelligent, chrome plated finest. HolLA!
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D. Lissvik
Isn’t weird how all that Swedish balearica business seems perfectly suited both for the summer and winter months? Anyhoo, Dan Lissvik one half of Swedish left of centre sensations Studio, has released the best DJ Harvey worthy piece of conceptual beat ridden disco pop to appear on the scene since A Mountain Of One. The album ‘7 Trx + Intermission’ is so very necessary. Like a holiday in January.
Harlem
…may have quite possibly made the best throwback garage rock album of ’08. And that’s saying something! The Austin trio’s Free Drugs ;-) LP takes, like, the best part of, like, The Pixies, The Velvets and somewhat debatably Dylan, rolls it all up in a massive duvet of post-post-post fun loving and runs with it. If the infectious rhythms and ramshackle recording quality doesn’t get you, the lyrics surely will. Really, buy the album.
Don’t forget to check the free download of their killer ‘South Of France’ single here mind.
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What UJ’s Loving Right Now…
Hot pop from old faves: Architecture In Helsinki ‘That Beep’ [Polyvinyl] - Bouncy Prince infused Aussie pop from the genius that is AIH. FREE RADIOCLIT REMIX RIGHT HERE
Music to travel to: Radiohead ‘Reckoner’ {SALEM Remix } [Merok] Thought provoking skittering aural tapestry. As if Burial never happened.
Music to reminisce to: Beppe Loda Presents Egotrya ‘Wind’ {Beppe Loda Mix} [People In The Sky] – Like an extended disco version of Channel 4’s late night Teletext service.
Moving delights: Alela Diane ‘White As Diamonds’ [Rough Trade] – The finest Americana I’ve heard for a minute now. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
Aural alchemy: Antikue ‘Mostly’ [Absent Music] – The mastermind behind Absent Music cooks up another semi-glitch pop masterpiece.