CHAOS REIGNS

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Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

Techno as a word evokes a state of constants or sameness, repetition or maybe subtle alteration. If Destroyer’s Kaputt was married to disco, Impossible Spaces is in bed with with techno just not the kind that evokes any of those words. The only constant is change. These tracks although in constant state of flux also seem to seem like they are destined to arrive at a destination at the end and for the large part they do. I’ve been listening to Impossible Spaces for about four months now, very regularly and it’s starting to dawn on me how incredible it really is. I can think of fewer pleasantries than being on the desk of some big music magazine and having to review this. My album of last year, Kaputt, was the record it was because of it’s complete lack of contemporaries. This in many ways is it’s unexpected companion piece, if not for it’s complexity, beauty or density than for the ease in which it delivers it …

Yes to this record and this write up. Read the whole thing. The syncopated ramble of Changes, which embodies an easy-listening aura that’s part Paul Simon, part Cass McCombs, most directly confronts the idea of ‘Impossible Spaces’ i.e. those voids, darknesses and circular roads that make the process of moving forward that much harder. It’s an elaborate seven minute tangle of ideas and musical palettes, and seems endlessly caught in a sway of ebbs and flows. But as Perri ponders the elusive nature of change, his restful tone reassures.

‘Päivät valuvat’ by Regina

Who needs sun when we have Regina. More Summer vacationing in 16mm from director Osma Harvilahti.

bbook:

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters Trailer

Holy shit.

Holy shit x2!! When/where can I see this?

‘You’re So Party Tonight’ by MAKE OUT

How could you not love MAKE OUT’s high-pitched, bubblegum enthusiasm. Watch her break out an amazing Jennifer Connelly impression in this Labyrinth inspired video for You’re So Party Tonight, which sounds a bit like Andrew WK played at double speed.

‘You Bring the Sadness’ by Maribel

This is basically Julee Cruise + HEAPS OF SADNESS and Oh my God I need this in my life. Their whole album sounds like a tribute to David Lynch.

(via Ja Ja Ja)

‘Hazy Days’ by Yoofs

The Bournemouth band of yoofs convey post-millennial malaise with an appropriately woozy langour, but while the humdrum subject matter and lack of intelligence behind the lyricism can be a tad irksome, the bass-driven melody is quite lovely, and the shimmering distortion gives way to some pretty spectacular sounds in the effect-heavy closing. And it’s only like 50p on Bandcamp so WHATEVER, or something. /post-millenial

(via The Line Of Best Fit)

Interstellar by Frankie Rose (via SPIN)

Such a surprising record! Sonically expansive, and littered with allusions to stars, suns, moons and skies, the album feels celestial in scope.

‘Year of the Tiger’ by Fucked Up

Not one for small gestures, Fucked Up’s latest “single” takes the form of a towering, 15 minute meditation on animal nature, and features vocal contributions from both Jim Jarmusch and Annie-Claude Deschênes of Duchess Says. The song is part of Fucked Up’s career-long project based on the Chinese Zodiac (stream the four previous tracks in the series above), and if that wasn’t enough, they’re donating part of the single’s profits to Panthera’s Save the Tiger Fund. Whew. (via p4k)

‘Ever Stop’ by Young Montana?

This 20 year-old electrostep producer from Coventry has already had a pretty prolific 2011, with a number of remixes getting good rotation on Radio 1 and a debut album that was released last May. Ever Stop continues his impressive run with a funky, soul-sampling vibrance that diverges somewhat from his usual warped, post-dub shuffle.

la3eheure:

Ladyhawke: Black White & Blue - Video

PIP IS BACK! (she’s my McRib) This Eyes of Laura Mars inspired video was also directed by Queens of Noize DJ Tabitha Denholm.

Bill Frisell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (by nprmusic)

Watch the master solo guitarist work his alchemy on a trio of John Lennon songs. Such bewitching arrangements, delivered with an unmistakably Frisellian purity. It’s so beautiful to watch him work.

‘Like A Breeze (GonZo Hates Jazz Mix)’ by Furns

Furns strikes again!  Previously: Sparks, Haunt Me.

‘I Cant Stay (Juan Maclean Remix)’ by Ben Browning

The lead single from Cut Copy bassist Ben Browning’s upcoming EP gets scrubbed up for the dancefloor with a little help from Juan Maclean, who dials down the original’s afro-pop feel for something a bit more nu-disco.

mhisadj:

I fell in love with this from the very beginning. So wonderfully good.

It’s no surprise, though - “Jef Barbara is the new Sun King of electronic pop.”

la3eheure:

Jef Barbara: Larmes de crocodiles - Video

I wish I was this cool.

‘Moonstruck’ by The Megaphonic Thrift

The Norwegian super-group’s contribution to the current spacey zeitgeist (following on from Air, Frankie Rose, Newt Gingrich etc.) utilises glittery guitar effects and listless vocals to create a wonderful aurora of shoegaze. It’s a much more serene counterpart to the album’s aggressive and driving opener Tune Your Mind. You can stream the rest of their loud new debut at the source.

(via The Line Of Best Fit)

‘All Day Today (Live at WFUV)’ by Hospitality

With Amber Papini’s frivolously cheerful enunciations and a rhythm section that paces like flustered heartbeat, it’s hard not to fall for the lovestruck charm of All Day Today. The track closes Hospitality’s debut album on Merge, and is appropriately dedicated to the all-encompassing nature of infatuation. The feeling’s mutual, dudes.

(via The Alternate Side)

‘Interstellar’ by Frankie Rose

They weren’t kidding with the whole “new Frankie Rose” spiel. The grandiose title track to her upcoming solo record is a surprisingly dynamic, space-themed rock odyssey, and as such is galaxies away from the reverb-drenched lo-fi of Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls and The Outs. Interstellar forgoes dissonance, retro-fixations and traditional pop structure, and instead introduces us to vast oceans of new age synth which accompany Rose down ‘interstellar highways’, until an almighty cymbal crash launches her into the mammoth-rock stratospheres of song’s second half.

With her gaze fixed towards the stars you can certainly sense her lofty ambitions, but thanks in no small part to her producer Le Chev, who unsurprisingly has an electronic background as a remixer and member of Fischerspooner, Rose’s new trajectory is handled with a refreshing amount of restraint. Interstellar is big, it’s dramatic, but it’s also calculated, and that’s what makes this new direction seem like a refined extension of Rose’s sound rather than a revision or diversion.

‘Horses (Radio Edit)’ by Montevideo

Recorded in DFA Studios in New York and laden with retro-rific hooks, Horses channels everything from Kraftwerk to New Wave to Disco, and even Chicago House in it’s piano-hammering chorus.

‘Sewee Sewee (NPR Music Field Recordings)’ by Mountain Man

It’s like a homely campfire forms between them whenever they sing. Just look at how intently and lovingly they stare into each other’s faces!

(via NPR)