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Sounds of Summer II: Chief & Crimson

Chief — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:14:01 +0000

This has been a good year for Dipped in Dollars. From getting a mention in the Guardian, previewing Jai Paul‘s album in XL’s New York office, interviewing artists like Gilles Peterson, Jensen Sportag and Onra to premiering exclusive mixes by Solar Bears, Teams, and Streets Of Beige, our second year has been filled with lots of fun. Hopefully we’ve been able to influence a few record purchases as well. There already are some big things in store for our third year, and Crimson and I have also made mixes to thank you all for the good times.

Sounds of Summer 2 (Chief) by Dipped in Dollars

Kona Triangle – Mango Rubicon
Shabazz Palaces – Are You Can You Were You (Felt)
#Primitives – Junior
Machinedrum – Sacred Frequency
Letherette – Fyrth & Myre
Fatima feat. Floating Points – Mind
Jamie xx – Far Nearer
Four Tet – Ribbons
SBTRKT – Hold On
Long Arm – The Waterfall Inside Me
Shankles – 6, 10, Half The Other (S.maharba Remix)
Discodeine – Falkenberg

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Sounds of Summer 2 (Crimson) by Dipped in Dollars

Bibio – London Planes
Surface – Falling In Love
MGMT – Siberian Breaks (Breakbot Remix)
Flakes – Sugar Frosted Lover
High Fashion – Next To You
Electric Mind – Summing Up
Paul White – Let Your Imagination Go
Cecile & Venice – Rimmel
David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)
Fat Larry’s Band – Party After Midnight
Miami Horror – I Look To You
Letherette – No Point
Onra – Mechanical
Young Montana? – Sacre Cool
Andre Kostelanetz – Lure Of The Tropics (Side B)
Daedelus – Fin De Siecle

Cornelius

Crimson — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:11:52 +0000

It’s high time I brought some of my favorite poly-rhythmic, stereo-emphatic Cornelius jams your way. He has long been one of my favorite composers/producers that I keep turning back to, and some of his recent work has reminded me of his knack for turning out gems. Bearing a truly one-of-a-kind style, Cornelius has made strong statements across five full length albums, three EPs, and a flurry of remixes over the years. His ability to synthesize dissonant and harmonic sound over an odd meter feel is a treat for the ears, and there are also some more great videos accompanying his work. Let these tracks simmer as you give them a listen.

Cornelius – Breezin’

MGMT – Brian Eno (Cornelius Remix)

Cornelius – Sleep Warm

MGMT, “Flash Delirium”

Chief — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:01:08 +0000

I have no idea what to expect from MGMT‘s Congratulations. Oracular Spectacular was very hit-or-miss for me, and I think there may be too many influences going down in Flash Delirium. They’ve decided not to release any singles for the album, hoping it will be seen as a complete body of songs. It’ll be interesting to see how things turn out. Congratulations drops on April 13.

MGMT – Flash Delirium

BreakThru Radio

Chief — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:21:56 +0000

Dipped in Dollars has been enjoying a week long feature on BreakThru Radio, where you can now listen to/download our “Anatomy of a Blogger” radio show. We picked a lot of our favorite songs of the year and weaved them together with Danger Dome/Chief interviews over Comanche beats. We tried to make it something you could thoroughly enjoy from start to finish. Tracks listed below for anyone interested. Check it out by clicking the Anatomy of a Blogger link on BreakThru‘s program guide.

00:00 Alex Bleeker – These Days (DJ Mimi intro)
00:41 MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
06:05 Comanche – Ivory (Danger Dome interview)
07:19 Hudson Mohawke – Overnight
10:04 Bibio – Lovers’ Carvings
13:55 Comanche – On the Floor (Danger Dome interview)
14:22 The Cool Kids – Pennies
17:22 Washed Out – Feel It All Around
20:26 Comanche – Light on the Nile (Danger Dome interview)
20:52 Warpaint – Billie Holiday
27:25 School of Seven Bells – Iamundernodisguise (Alternate Version)
30:49 Comanche – Octubre (Chief interview)
31:15 Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move
36:30 Animal Collective – What Would I Want? Sky
43:15 Mountain Man – Animal Tracks
45:35 Comanche – These Birds (Danger Dome interview)
46:05 CFCF – Half Dreaming
51:30 Real Estate – Snow Days
55:48 Alex Bleeker – These Days (DJ Mimi outro)
56:46 Beach House – Used to Be

MGMT Remixes

Chief — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:02:26 +0000

I’ve been busy recording my half of the D.I.D. feature for Breakthru Radio, so please enjoy these MGMT remixes while I get my shit together.

MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix)

MGMT – Electric Feel (Aeroplane Remix)

MGMT – Kids (Bukez Finezt Dubstep Bootleg)

Kid Cudi feat. MGMT & Ratatat, “Pursuit of Happiness”

Danger — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:36:11 +0000

So in hearing about this track, the first words that came to mind were hipster orgy, and for that I apologize. I have a lot of thoughts about this. I think the video is beautiful, that combination of various playback speeds and that one moment where it speeds up right on the beat is perfection. Despite that, the rest of the video is mostly just silly, and frankly, a little boring. My views on the track itself are kind of along the same lines. These three mega powers together seem like they could have produced something phenomenal, but this track is just kind of ok. While the message is nice, Cudi‘s vocals just don’t cut it for me (though the beat is a little bit awesome), and I think it would take a killer remix to rescue it for me. Have to admit, I expected more.