Archive for August, 2010
Video: Brad Laner “Eyes Close”
Noticing lots of great video recently.
Love this helicopter ride over an abstract city of the future. Goes great with the tune.
Brad Laner – Eyes Close from Josh Laner on Vimeo.
Video: Blonde Redhead “Here Sometimes” 4AD session
Nice live rendition that captures the mood of the track. This was featured back on Audiocast40.
Soundtrack2 Audiocast 43: Sunburn
Autolux, Tamaryn, Starflyer 59, Film School, No Age & more
1. No Age – Glitter
Didn’t like this one so much initially, but it grows. Distorted noises make this track.
2. Film School – Heart Full Of Pentagons
New track that sounds very New Order. Nice though.
3. Heartbeat Hotel – Fins Of A Shark
Now we’re talking. Dreamy shoegaze, available at the Toronto band’s Bandcamp.
4. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing (Raveonettes Remix)
Summer’s in full swing with this righteous garage rock tune. Recommend you follow it with “Surfin’ Bird” on your next surf mix.
5. Party Photographers – Piano Vache
Philly band deliver some reverb ringing guitar.
6. Rancho Relaxo – Black Nectarine From The Simian Heart
Now these guys are interesting. Straight outta Norway, with lots of good songs. This one’s inspired by 90s BJM.
7. Tamaryn – The Waves
Heavy drone rock from the streets of San Francisco.
8. Swirlies – Pancake
Note to self: play way more Swirlies. Marvellous noisy midtempo shoegaze.
9. Autolux – Census
Ode to Canadian PM Stephen Harper’s showdown about data collection? Or the latest claustrophobic transmission from a long-forgotten space outpost? You decide – and check it out on Transit Transit.
10. Beat Connection – Sunburn
Groovy mood piece that seems to keep coming back. Surf Noir EP is free from their Bandcamp.
11. The CQ – Dreaming
Shoegaze of the MBV variety. Love the vocals and chorus. Props to WGWB.
12. Laboratory Noise – The Value Of Experiments
These guys are clearly Doves fans, but that’s not a bad thing if they make an epic rock tune this good.
13. Starflyer 59 – You’re Mean
Rejected for our first episode, this slacker-gaze track works itself into the mix.
14. Eternal Summers – Pure Affection
Lazy but slightly dreary tune suggests that – despite the title – summer is winding down.
15. Tracey Thorn – Kentish Town (Walls Remix)
Oddly compelling ambient remix that bubbles under with MIDI snaps, sequencer chimes and dissonance. It’s a long way from EBTG.