While I've already heard probably a dozen different remixes of Banjo or Freakout's "Upside Down", this one from Italian post-rock disco duo Crimea X is definitely one of the best out there. It's a seven-and-a-half journey through space and beauty that leaves you mesmerized. Crimea X's beautiful tunes don't stop here. Head to their myspace where you can find other free downloads and such.
I'm on my second listen through of the new Cat Killer cassette, It's Saying Your Name, and I can't seem to stop. Alex over at Leftist Nautical Antiques was kind enough to let me post this new track that will hopefully persuade you to head here and grab a copy immediately if you haven't already done so. I should note that the tape is limited to 100 transparent sea green copies, so don't wait too long to order it.
The Lawds make the kind of fuzzed out garage rock I love. Their songs are addictive and I constantly find myself humming the tunes hours after having listened to them. Do yourself a favor, and let's cross our fingers that we get a full-length release from them soon.
Waylon Thornton and the Heavy Hands are still making his grimy garage pop even after just putting out their debut album, much to our delight. Waylon just sent over these two instrumental (I don't think howls count as vocals) jams that probably would have been great on Halloween but are still quite fun to listen to.
The have-fun-and-mess-around side project of Matt Sage and friends called Smelly Magic is quickly becoming one of the most enjoyable jam-psych projects out there right now. The 2nd Combing is such a progression from the first album that it's almost hard to believe that this is the same band, especially considering The Prim Encounter was made only 3 months earlier. The layering of sounds and exploration of simple pop music make this album explode into life. The 2nd Combing is available now from Patient Sounds.
Our buddy Trevor from Woodsman recently notified us that their new LP, Collages, is available now in mp3 form from the Mexican Summer webstore. From the looks of things the actual LP is already sold out, so unless you get one from the band personally this is your best chance to get a hold of one of the best albums this year. Trevor also sent me a new mp3 from the album to give out, in case you need a little extra push.
Woohoo y'all! I got picked as this weeks Blogger of the Week on BreakThru Radio! I'm so excited! For the next five days, starting with today, they are reposting one of my posts that I select. On Thursday I'm going to be on the weekly radio show Anatomy Of A Blogger, so I'll keep you posted on that as well.
Panagiotis Melidis (that's greek y'all) aka Larry Gus makes some of the hottest beats I've heard in quite some time, and he does it without a computer. His new album's title, Stitches, is quite fitting when you consider that he is doing exactly that: stitching together sounds in real time. I think it's safe to say that this dude might be the next hip-hop genius. Grab the sampler for Stitches, which drops soon on Cast-A-Blast below, and also make sure to check out the Weathers mixtape he made a couple months back.
Brave Radar makes soulful folk-pop with a psychedelic edge to it. Their songs bring memories of days on the countryside, climbing trees, and a beach not filled with tourists, when the water is still just a little too cold to swim. Not that we ever cared; we always swam in it anyway. Grab their newest release, A Building, from Fixture Records for only $9. This is one purchase you sure to not regret any time soon.
The fine folks at Mirror Universe recently sent over this jangly instrumental jam from Sacred Harp. Prior to now I'd not heard the band, and if you're in the same boat I highly recommend you grab this track and then head to his myspace to hear a few more awesome tunes. Sacred Hard is Fredericksburg, Virginia's Daniel Bachman creating jangly yet blissful psychedelic tunes, and he does it extraordinarily well. "Dogwood" comes from his upcoming Feast of the Green Corn cassette, obviously dropping on Mirror Universe. I'll make sure to keep you posted on the cassette's availability.
