
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Les Balayeurs Du Desert - Decollage

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Channels - To The New Mandarins

Their first full length album hits stores today, entitled Waiting For The Next End Of The World, and it sounds remarkably similar to Burning Airlines. It features much of the same slightly warped sense of melody and off-time rhythms, but with an interesting new dynamic provided by the female vocals of bassist and wife Janet Morgan. Drummer Darren Zentek (Kerosene 454, Oswego) is also an ideal choice to round out the trio. While this album is probably a little too thick for the indie rock crowd, and a bit too poppy for the hard rock crowd, somewhere in between there Channels will find their niche.
» Bonus Track: Mayday
» Buy it on Amazon
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Pattern is Movement - It's the Wine

Bonus Track - Maple
Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya (Outkast Cover)
I know that most of you probably come to this site for the straight up punk music. But even as an aging, hardcore-punk fan, there's some things that just pull at my heartstrings. This Obadiah Parker cover of "Hey Ya' somehow really gets to me. He totally changes the song, making it sound perfect for a late summer romance. I could totally see it appearing on The OC this season (eg. Kaitlin falling for some emo guy waring a P!ATD t-shirt at the Peach Pit while this song is playing. Awwwww!). That is, only if this song was less ironic, no wait, more ironic.
Akron/Family - Blessing Force

Since then I've been anxiously awaiting another full-length release from the band, and unfortunately it looks like I'm going to have to wait a bit longer as their latest disc, Meek Warrior, technically qualifies as an EP. The good news is that it's a 35 minute EP, with some songs clocking in at over 7 minutes. The recording sessions for Meek Warrior were reportedly a feverish blur, with the band members battling bronchitis and sleep deprivation in between stops on a U.S. tour. Some additional recording was later done in Canada with contributions from members of Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.
The resulting album has a trippy Beatles White Album kind of feel, featuring freak out noise jams juxtaposed with quiet, unassuming acoustic hymns. Great stuff... but I want more! Apparently they will have another collaboration with Angels of Light out early next year. In the meantime, Meek Warrior will be available on September 25th through Young God Records.
» Bonus Track: Love and Space
» Pre-order it on Amazon
Monday, August 21, 2006
Of Montreal - Chrissy Kiss The Corpse (Nils Lannon Remix)

Most of the tracks maintain the catchy vocal tracks of their predecessors, but insert new backing music that is wildly different in tempo and rhythm -- and yet somehow, for the most part, it gels. The album may be a little too chill for some people on the whole, but I'd say it's one of the better remix albums I've heard as of late. Satanic Twins features remixes from both The Sunlandic Twins and Satanic Panic In The Attic, and is available on vinyl or via digital download as of tomorrow.
Stream the entire album here.
» Bonus Track: Requiem for O.M.M.2 (United State of Electronica Remix)
Muzak For Cybernetics Mixtape #3



Playlist:
The Robocop Kraus - After Laughter Comes Tears
Os Mutantes - Ave, Lucifer
Akron/Family - Raising The Sparks
The Raconteurs - Store Bought Bones
Tokyo Police Club - Cheer It On
Eric Bachmann - Lonesome Warrior
Swan Lake - All Fires
Chad Vangaalen - Clinically Dead
Crooked Fingers - Under Pressure
Jim Guthrie - Hands In My Pocket
Beatles - Mean Mr. Mustard
Beach Boys - You're Welcome
Animal Collective - College
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cheated Hearts (Peaches Remix)
Free Blood - Quick and Painful
Headlights - TV
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Eric Bachmann - Liars and Thieves

» Bonus Track: Carrboro Woman
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Rappers Delight Club - First Ladie's Anthem

Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulders (Ghislain Poirier Remix)

Poirier's most recent album is entirely a remix album. He uses some incredibly popular songs (ie. Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes) along with some songs that used to be popular (ie. Vanilla Ice). But you really got to hand it to him for remixing "Dirt Off Your Shoulders" a song that probably has the sickest beat ever created. While, I don't think he makes the song better, he makes it different, and I absolutely love it. Whereas the original beat was highly overproduced, Poirier's is much simpler, and part of the pleasure of it is hearing how much simpler it is. However, this Busta Rhymes remix below is just plain crazy.
Bonus Track - Busta Rhymes
Sloan - Who Taught You To Live Like That

But I'm not here to be a naysayer, I'm here to present you with the first single from the album, "Who Taught You To Live Like That". For those familiar with Sloan, it's a tune from Jay Ferguson (who always seems to get the shaft when it comes to the singles) and although it's kind of middle of the road, it does leave me feeling somewhat optimistic about the album. And am I crazy or am I picking up faint echoes of Bob Dylan's "Caught In The Middle With You" buried somewhere in there? Never Hear The End Of It hits stores on September 19th.
Monday, August 14, 2006
DJ Cyber-Rap - Stylin' '06 (Profile of a Mac)
Okay, I'll admit that I found out about (stole?) this from Carl at Zoilus, but I just couldn't ignore this one. There's some discussion over at the Zoilus site about who really is DJ Cyber-Rap, but that's not important. For me, there's something deeply pleasurable about hearing a 59 year-old man rap about hipster clothing like Chuck Taylors, argyle socks and Eddie Bauer sweaters (?), not to mention the constant references to downtown Toronto. Sure, it's kitschy, but who ever said we're above kitsch.
the Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health

Bonus Track - Neverland
Sunday, August 13, 2006
A.C. Newman - Transcanada

» Buy it on iTunes
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the Experiment

Bonus Track - Be Good
Fergie - London Bridge

Monday, August 07, 2006
Zao - Physician Heal Thyself

Bonus Track - American Sheets On The Deathbed
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Muzak For Cybernetics Mixtape #2



And here's this week's playlist:
Danielson - Did I Step On Your Remix
The Futureheads - Let's Dance (Bowie cover)
The Jam - Saturday's Kids (Live @ The BBC)
Field Music - Alternating Current
Causey Way - Compound Lessons
Lady Talk - Hold Up
Ghislain Poirier - Don't Smile, It's Post-Modern
Apostle of Hustle - 24 Robbers
Lady Sovereign - Hoodie (Spank Rock Mix)
Beck - Cell Phone's Dead
Junior Boys - The Equalizer
Eastern Youth - The World Shatters and Resonates in My Ears
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Thunderbirds Are Now! - Ppl R Anmls

Make History was produced by Enon's John Schmersal, and it has drawn me back in with its many hooks and melodies. However, the aloof nature of some of the lyrics leaves me again feeling a bit annoyed. I remember this particular song "Ppl R Anmls" being played live when I saw them earlier in the year, and its refrain of "People don't impress me much" seems to go along with their condescending tone. That said, it's still a pretty catchy song and the album is sounding generally impressive, although maybe a little rushed. I still need to give it a bit more time to sink in. Anyone else have thoughts on the album?
You can hear a couple more songs over at Pitchfork and Spin respectively.
» Bonus Track: Sound Issues, Smart Ideas
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
The Album Leaf - Always For You

» Bonus Track: Into The Sea
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Parts & Labor - Stay Afraid

Bonus Track - New Buildings
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