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Saturday, April 17, 2010

My Side Of The City 4/17/10

Another one in the books, highlights include a couple of gorgeous songs from the likes of Daedelus, Mantler, The Tallest Man On Earh & Emiliana Torrini.   Modern Electronic offerings from Deastro via a Solvent remix, Lemonade & Uffie.  + Pavement followed by School House Rock, what?  Catch the remix below.  Give us a shout on facebook here.
- the City





Daedelus - Order Of The Golden Dawn - Righteous Fists Of Harmony - Brain Feeder

Kid 606 - Dim Ego Prelude - Songs About Fucking Steve Albini - Tigerbeat6

Caribou - Jamelia - Swim - Merge

Janka Nabay - Good Governance - Bubu King - True Panther Sounds

Tycho - Adrift (shigetos adrift a dream mix) - Horizon Line - Ghostly Int

Electric President - Circles - The Violent Blue - Fake Four

Decomposure - Whiteboard (tuesday) - North Carolina - Blank Squirrel

Tanlines - Real Life - Settings - True Panther Sounds

LoneLady - Intuition - Nerve Up - Warp

Deastro - Kurgan Wave Number One (solvent rmx) - Horizon Line - Ghostly Int

Ernest Gonzalez - Dancing In The Snow - Been Meaning To Tell You - Fof

Bonobo - Kong - Black Sands - Ninja Tune

MillionYoung - Weak Ends - Sundreamm Ep - Arcade Sounds

Rafter - No Fucking Around - Animal Feelings - Asthmatic Kitty

Lemonade - Banana Republic - Pure Moods Ep - True Panther Sounds

Vicnet - Up & Down - Mr. Hadopi - da!HeardIt

Uffie - Mcs Can Kiss - Mcs Can Kiss - Ed Banger

School House Rock - Unpack Your Adjectives - The Best Of School House Rock

Pavement - Cut Your Hair - Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement - Matador

Sunshine Factory - Jellyfish - Demo - S/R

Broken Bells - October - Broken Bells - Colombia

900X - Calsbad, 1982 - Library Catalog Music - Asthmatic Kitty

Emiliana Torrini - Fireheads - Me & Armini - Rough Trade

The Tallest Man On Earth - Love Is All - The Wild Hunt - Dead Oceans

Josiah Wolf - The New Car - Jet Lag - Anticon

Mantler - Mount Shasta - Monody - Tomlab

Shh.. This IS A Library - You're Real - Dream Big - ihadanaccident

Christ - Happ Four Twenty - Vernor Vinge - Benbecula

Torches In Trees - Carnivora - Carnivora - S/R

Miles Kurosky - Pink Lips, Black Lungs - The Desert Of Shallow Effects - Major Domo

Yppah - Playing With Fireworks - They Know What Ghosts Know - Ninja Tune

Monday, April 12, 2010

LA's Sunshine Factory

Beyond stoked that the guys from LA's Sunshine Factory will be stopping by the City for a live acoustic set on May 15.  That same night will find a cast of LA's finest unsigned acts including Tremellow, Chloroform Days, Sunshine Factory & yours truly supplying the soundtrack for the night at the Hyperion Tavern. 

Shaping up to be a fine night of music.  In the mean time listen & watch below & see why I'm loving the Sunshine!



Sunday, April 11, 2010

My Side Of The City 4/10/10

Sorry for the delayed post action, internet bugs to blaim.  Fun show this week, as back to the usual mix of electronics, acoustics & beats,  So eat it up!
- the City





Stuntman5 - Rate Your Feelings - Akolabuzi - S/R

Kavinsky - Nightcall (dustin N'guyen rmx) - Nightcall - Ed Banger

Rafter - No Fucking Around - Animal Feelings - Asthmatic Kitty

Yung Mars - Rollercoasters - Santa Cruz or Bust - Something Fresh Music

Actuel - Ors/Tuv - Habitat - Asthmatic Kitty

Monareta - Domingo Lovin Style - Picotero - Nacional

Lemonade - Banana Republic - Pure Moods Ep - True Panther Sounds

Tanlines - Real Life - Settings - True Panther Sounds

Sunshine Factory - Simplicity - Demo - S/R

The Radio Dept. - Heavens on Fire - Heavens on Fire - Labrador

Deru - Cottonmouth Lothario - Say Goodbye To Useless - Mush

Surfer Blood - Harmonix - Astro Coast - Kanine

Miles Kurosky - An Apple For An Apple - The Desert of Shallow Effects - Major Domo

Harlem Shakes - Nothing But Change Part II - Technicolor Health - Gigantic

Andrew Graham & The Swarming Branch - Take It Easy on Kathy At Least She Can Dance - Mexican Summer/Waterloo Comp - Mexican Summer/Waterloo

Monk Higgins - Little Green Apples - Blue Break Beats Vol. 4 - Blue Note

Happy Birthday - Perverted Girl - Happy Birthday - Sub Pop

Torches In Trees - Feeling Of A Figure - Carnivora - S/R

Quasi - Everything And Nothing At All - American Gong - Kill Rock Stars

Ape School - Thats Ok (andrew broeder rmx) - Remixes - Counter

She & Him - Home - Volume Two - Merge

Arliss Parker - Oh My - Handsome Like A Lion - Dag!

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Drying Of Lawns - The Wild Hunt - Dead Oceans

Ambarina - Cuando Ya Te Vas - Desde La Madrugada - S/R

The Depreciation Guild - Dream About Me - Spirit Youth - Kanine

NICE NICE - A Little Love - Extra Wow - Warp

Am Boy - A Place Of No Eyes - Horrible Orracle Blessedness - Attacknine

The Flaming Lips & Stardeath & White Dwarfs - Borderline - Covered - WB

Friday, April 9, 2010

Janka Nabay, Lemonade, Tamlines, True Panther Sounds

So True Panther Sounds will be releasing 3 pretty heavy releases all on the same day, April 13th.  Tanlines, Lemonade, Janka Nabay.  I had a chance to sit down with all three of these releases earlier this week & I'm still salivating!  The newest Ep from Lemonade could have been enough, but no throw in Brooklyn experimental pop duo Tanlines which sort of reminds me of El Guincho/Vampire Weekend or one of many dance acts to come out of Modular and you have 2 kick ass releases.

But True Panther didn't stop there, they finish off the trifecta with Janka Nabay's debut release in states.  Who the hell is Janka Nabay you say?



Here's the line on Nabay, refugee from Sierra Leone where he was a huge star, left after being persecuted by rebels, now lives in Philly where up to this point has survived on various odd jobs.  The music he makes is called Bubu, Bubu King is the first Bubu music released in the states.

All 3 releases are really dope.  Seriously you should pick them up. 
- the City

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Tallest Man on Earth

It's no secret that I've been telling anyone within ears shot that the new record from Sweedens Tallest Man on Earth is absolutely gorgeous & special.  The Wild Hunt, Matsson's sophmore release has just landed courtesy of Dead Oceans.  Now while most people swoon over the likes of Jose Gonzalez or the latest guitar plucking folk singer to stand in front of a mic, The Tallest Man on Earth is 100% real.  No gimmicks, no blog hype, no remixes, just straight ahead musical sincerity. 

Don't get me wrong, I love Gonzalez as much as the next guy, I just feel that Matsson deserves a bit of love.  Actually quite a lot of love.  So do yourself a favor & pick up a copy of the new record & do your part in thanking The Tallest Man on Earth for providing such an authentic soundtrack to an  already heavy populated genre.

Don't take my word for it?  Check prts 1 & 2 below & finish things off with a nice Jackson Browne cover while Mastsson cruises around the shop.





Friday, April 2, 2010

My Side Of The City 4/3/10

Nice pase to this weeks show, happy I finally got to squeeze in the Miles Kurosky record.  The Tallest Man On Earth record is quite amazing so you should definitely pick that one up.  Closing out the show with something from Mix Master Morris (The Irrestible Force) = Dopeness!  I'll tell you what else equals dopeness, bunny hoping around South Pasadena while listening to Granddaddy.  I highly recommend it. 
- the City, a.k.a the BMX kid.





Brian Grainger - Eight Thousander  - Wind Calmly Bands Our Hair - Attacknine

Josiah Wolf - Skull In The Ice - Jet Lag  - Anticon

Jason Lytle - Brand New Sun - Yours Truly, The Commuter - Anti

Quasi - Now What - American Gong  - Kill Rock Stars

Serena-Maneesh - Magdalena (Symphony #8)  - S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor  - 4AD

The Sight Below - Burn Me Out From The Inside - It All Falls Apart - Ghostly Int

Shh... this is a library - Dream Big - Dream Big - I Had An Accident

Nice Nice  - A Little Love - Extra Wow - Warp

The Radio Dept. - Heaven's on Fire - Clinging To A Scheme  - Labrador

The Depreciation Guild - Dream About Me - Spirit Youth - Kanine

Dum Dum Girls - Blank Girl - I Will Be - Sub Pop

Dosh - Henderson On - Triple Rock  - Anticon/DT

Atlas Sound - Shelia (CRACKS remix)  - a Cracks remix with love

Via Tania - Fields (Lemonade Remix) - Fields Remixes - The Hours

Remote Control Frequencies - Low Time (featuring PJ Sumroc) - Tempus - The Secret Life Of Sound

Surfer Blood - Harmonix - Astro Coast - Kanine

Miles Kurosky - Dog In The Burning Building - The Desert Of Shallow Effects - Major Domo

The Album Leaf - Blank Pages - A Chorus Of Storytellers - Sub Pop

The Bundles - Pirates Declare War - The Bundles - K

1990s - Tell Me When You're Ready - Kicks - Rough Trade

Free Energy - Dream City - Stuck on Nothing - Dfa

The Splinters - Sorry - Kick - Double Negative

Andrew Graham & The Swarming Branch - Take It Easy On Kathy At Least She Can Dance - Mexican Summer & Waterloo Compilation - Mexican Summer

The Mercury Program - Stand & Sing - Chez Viking - Lovitt

The Welcome Wagon - Deep Were His Wounds, And Red - Welcome To The Welcome Wagon - Asthmatic Kitty

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt - The Wild Hunt - Dead Oceans

She & Him - Lingering Still - Volume Two - Merge

Daedelus - Order Of The Golden Dawn - Righteous Fists Of Harmony - Brainfeeder

The Irrestible Force - Power - It's Tomorrow Already - Ninja Tune

Crime Sound - no track listing - Demo