Bad feeling about today but no bad feelings about this song.
It’s My Life b/w Again, A Game…Again
Talk Talk, EMI Records America/USA (1984)
Little Boots - Headphones (Moon Boots Remix)
Just a bit more 80’s synth-swag in this remix. But whether it is this kickin’ re-do or the original, all’s good in the electropop world of Little Boots.
Get your groove on for free & check out the original while you are at it.
Night Moves - Headlights
Late-night twang for your aching hearts, pretty girls & boys… A soft touch of psych-rock in there, too.
Check out Colored Emotions when October the 9th rolls around.
Songs like this make me want to love the whole world. What a glorious return!
‘Oh My Beautiful World’ by Lavender Diamond
Despite a very long run with The Decemberists and a few Starkian tidbits popping up here and there, I’ve been crying, pining, praying for the return of Becky Stark’s starring endeavour Lavender Diamond for years, and now it’s finally happening and now everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
‘Oh My Beautiful World’ is taken from their follow up to 2007’s Imagine Our Love, tentatively titled Incorruptible Heart, which just about sums up the resilient mood she’s carried through the five year gap. Her soulful, textural howls are back, and so are the quasi-religious/quasi-hippie endorsements of love, positivity and togetherness, all set to a swaying, lullaby rhythm. Some psychedelic swirls come into play at a few opportune moments, as if to remind you that, like Stark herself, there are still some eccentricities behind the artistry. But until I get to hear more, I can only say: It’s so good to have you back, Becky. The whole you.
(via Stereogum)
Slow Magic - On Yr Side
Ahhh… just like a cool breeze over your heated face. This track is definitely on your side, too.
Run on over & get some Slow Magic while you impatiently wait for the next full length release.
Every once in a while, it sounds too good - then it wobbles & I adore it all the more.
‘Open’ by Com Truise
A brief glimpse into a glimmering, funk-filled, utopian future, from his new compilation of unreleased recordings In Decay. His impressive balance of beat-heavy, robot groove and peaceful electronic ambience has never been so assured.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Meet Your Creator
So, this is awesome all on it’s on & without a specific context. I mean, it is the sound of the future… from the past…
Know what I mean? Glorious!
But let’s put this coolness in context & take that amazement to new heights!
:PAPERCUTZ - Rivers (Synkro Remix)
Moody & perfect.
:PAPERCUTZ have a digital EP on the way & this track shall be on it. Keep your ears open for more…
Peaking Lights - Dreambeat
Hey kids! Guess what? You can get Lucifer now!
Totally diggin’ the vibe of this track & you can certainly glean the influence/inspiration of all those mixtapes they put up as an appetite-whetting.
Cuushe - I Dreamt about Silence
Not sure how I missed this but am so very glad that I found it.
Gorgeous, dream-wave magic… That’s exactly what this track is. Just wraps you up & takes you to the cosmos of your mind - which is the universe, all swirling and black and limitless.
Cheers to Pasta Primavera & go ahead, my dears, and get the whole thing.
