Keaver & Brause is the work of one man, Tom Keaver, who crafts primitively intrinsic electronic beats. I first heard about his work through a contribution on Bibio‘s The Apple And The Tooth, but 2009′s The Middle Way has been one of the best discoveries I’ve made all year. He’s currently releasing more uptempo rhythms as Neon Jung through Lone‘s Magic Wire Recordings imprint, and hopefully enough people are as into Just Can’t Leave It Alone as I am keep him on the scene. Be sure to check him out if he’s in your area.

Keaver & Brause – Awake

Neon Jung – Just Can’t Leave It Alone

May 31st, 2011 | Published in Music  |  1 Comment

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Through the request of a mutual internet friend Vahé and I decided to make a collaborative mix. I tend to think of mixes seasonally, but since I’m in the US and he’s in Australia, we were experiencing opposite ones. Naturally, we went with that tension and here’s what came out; a sonic journey that travels from anticipation to contemplation. Enjoy.

Tracklist

Spring Fever

Ellie Goulding – Under the Sheets (Chiddy Bang remix)
Purity Ring – Ungirthed
Vacationer – Trip
Bibio – Anything New
Clive Tanaka y su Orquesta – Neu Chicago
Salva – Beached
MOTHS – Summer
Taragana Pyjarama – Ocean
Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See (Datahowler mashup)
Shlohmo – Places
The Weeknd – What You Need

Autumn Leaves

Kyoto Jazz Massive – The Dawn (introduction)
DJ Mitsu – Night in Vienna
Native – Tradition
Booster – Mutation, pt. 1
Quantic & his Combo Barbaro – Cancao do Deserto
Bebo Best & Super Lounge Orchestra – Entao en Vou
Embee – Drop Me by the Stairs
Kaskade – Borrowed Theme
Acoustic Ladyland – Nagel

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heRobust has steadily been climbing on the beat scence since Albumin hit his bandcamp a few months ago, and he recently sent over a video SlurpTV made for Snail Gate. This celestial video collage comments on the liturgy of consumerism and is a perfect accompaniment to my favorite track on the EP. You can still snag Albumin for free on his bandcamp, and check out more unreleased material on his soundcloud.

heRobust – Snail Gate

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I was cruising through some old RBMA lectures recently when I stumbled across this Moderat (a collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat) video released a few years back. With a dreamy, melancholic chord progression under a driving synth bass and 6/8 drum feel, this track is hard to stop listening to. The three gents toured together through 2009 and some of 2010, with Resident Advisor voting them the best live act of 2009, and if their live shows incorporated a similar hypnotic blend present in this video of A New Error, it makes perfect sense. Information on the groups future plans is limited, but if you like what you hear you can check out their full release.

Moderat – A New Error

May 26th, 2011 | Published in Music  |  2 Comments

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