Wave of Mute Elation
“Omaha Beach” by Gouts De Luxe “Made For Each Other (featuring Jan Hammer)” by Junkie XL “Wow” by Siriusmo “Uniform” by Faberyayo “O.N.E.” by Yeasayer “Quicksand” by La Roux “Heathen Child” by Grinderman “I Feel Better” by Hot Chip “Instant Love” by Sylvia Love “Various Sound Sculptures” by Zimoun
Cold Crush
Breakin’ (Lorenz Rhode Remix) by Strip Steve I like how electro’s coming full circle and it’s funky enough that old school heads can get down to it. The original was a boysnoize-y banger but file this one under “Cold Stone Crushery-1984.” (for more choice examples of this phenomena, don’t sleep on the above minimix aussie DCUP … Read more
Cosmic Summer
grace (teeth) by ryan mcginley Expansions by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes “Lines of flight are everywhere. They constitute the available means of escape from the forces of repression and stratification. Even the most intense strata are riddled with lines of flight.” -Miguel Rojas-Sotelo When it’s this hot, you gotta get deep. Waiting … Read more
Let’s Talk About The City Nights
Let’s Talk by Instra:Mental The sultry, jet-lagged tone of this futuristic slab of computer love describes the kind of commodified fantasies that can only happen in the movies or in a hotel room. Oh yeah and come to this party tomorrow night:
From the Love Side (Buffalo Wedding)
Me spinning Chuck Berry at Jake and Kasey’s wedding up in picturesque Topanga Canyon. After a close-call with a rattlesnake (nature’s no joke), the White Buffalo rhythm section jumped in and we did an impromptu TRVSDJAM (RIP) on some funk heavy hitters. Everyone got choked up and sang along when Jake serenaded Kasey with what may … Read more
Lynch Myths
Orpheus by Pariah My sister’s re-watching every David Lynch movie to warm up her new cabin in the woods. It’s strange but sometimes a spooky atmosphere can be comforting, in the same way that the familiar can be creepy or love can be lonely. Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil Lynch really wanted … Read more
How Soon Is Now?
Cloudbusting by Wild Nothing Gemini by Wild Nothing has so many good reference points that trying to list them all would be just dumb. Trust me, everything you like is in there-the alternative 80′s seen through the airbrushed surface of a rearview mirror, like The Mary Onettes (or Saturdays=Youth) without the muddy over-production and … Read more
Day Bow Bow
DIETER MEIER-millionaire industrialist, performance artist, professional gambler, music video director, one-time member of the Swiss national golf team, 1/2 of Yello! All things I aspire to in life. Night Flanger by Yello
