2010 May :: dipped in dollars

° Emay °
by Chief

Emay is a 19 year old producer from Toronto who recently sent over some beats from an instrumental album he made based off of the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack. These are some hot beats. I can’t wait to hear what his proper LP will sound like.

Emay – Furs

Emay – Capsize

May 27th, 2010 | Published in Music | 3 Comments

° Allure °
by Chief

Allure is an up-and-coming producer from Paris who recently sent over some new material he’s been working on. This is the first artist since LBCK to get me excited about Electro all year. His Sebastien Tellier remix is killing it.

Allure – Renaissance

Sebastien Tellier – L’Amour et la Violence (Allure Remix)

May 26th, 2010 | Published in Music | 2 Comments

° Mathemagic °
by Chief

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to discover Mathemagic, but these brothers from Ontario are making some intriguing sounds up North. Their warm, reverb heavy riffs, synths, and harmonies are creating quite the buzz around the internet. I think these guys are going to have a great summer. Bonus CFCF remix.

Mathemagic – Breaststroke

Mathemagic – High

CFCF – Big Love (Mathemagic Remix)

May 25th, 2010 | Published in Music | 1 Comment

° Blue Hawaii °
by Chief

This post was written by the lovely Tim and originally featured on his blog, smokeDONTsmoke (click here and your ears will thank you). He’ll be tuning in from time to time.

Well it looks like Canada has done it again, bringing us some the most breezy, emotive, music around. Montreal duo Blue Hawaii have an amazing new album out on Arbutus Records called Blooming Summer, and it’s free for download! A cassette version of the album is also available for just $5 (highly suggested).

I saw these guys explode all over the internet earlier this week, thanks to Gorilla vs. Bear, but didn’t get a chance to listen to the full album until later in the week. It’s breezy, light and fun, and has a strange way of pulling at your heart strings. Ra’s vocals are very reminiscent of jj and Elizabeth Sankey. Whatever the case, this eight track album is a gift. You definitely won’t be sorry about throwing it on repeat for the next couple of weeks.

Blue Hawaii – Lilac

Blue Hawaii – Blue Gowns