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rain machine // give blood

TV On The Radio Alum Kyp Malone reinvents rock with Rain Machine.

Yeah, this song is more than a few days old (circa 2009) but it still rocks on so many levels. I was listening to old playlists and came across the album, at times the past is a great place to revisit. Although I haven’t heard anything new from Kyp Malone‘s Rain Machine I’m still chewing the fat of “Give Blood,” as well as other songs from the release. If you haven’t check out the rest of the self-titled debut album release on iTunes. Also, check out his guest DJ spot on NPR. Peace. Continue reading “rain machine // give blood”

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watercolours // under

A song so slow and sweet it leaves scratches upon my soul’s back.

Chelsea Jade Metcalf is Watercolours and the track Under, melts like slow dripping icicles licked tenderly by winter sunshine… GAH! Metaphors can be so naught,y but luckily the music is pristine and genuine. After the jump check out the lyrics too. Peace. Continue reading “watercolours // under”

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the weeknd // twenty-eight (explicit = nsfw)

More like forty-days and forty-nights of something totally intoxicating.

The Weeknd is a crooner par excellence and his track (and video) are no exception. If you are a fan of Mr. Abel Tesfaye, well, the song “Twenty-Eight,” has everything you’ve come to expect from this Toronto native. It is soulful, sexy and ringed by vocals that will send shivers across her erogenous zones (hey, less work for you right?). By the way this video is a bit explicit so handle your business and show some discretion. Peace. Continue reading “the weeknd // twenty-eight (explicit = nsfw)”

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psychic twin // strangers

A sexy albeit nerdy songstress makes music to woo your jaded soul back into a more innocent and optimistic shape.

The impetus, two and a half years ago, Erin Fein began drafting a series of songs that would eventually become the music of Psychic Twin. These songs were birthed with all the fragility of soul indebted personal, imbued with an all too human nervousness riding rhythms of thee ‘80s new-wave of her past. Check out ‘Strangers‘ which is a 7″ vinyl release set to drop April 2nd. For video for “Strangers,” is an all out acid trip and take a listen to the B-Side “Dream State“. Peace. Continue reading “psychic twin // strangers”

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box of wolves // boy (ft. christa vi)

I always wanted to go star gazing with a wondrous soundtrack to light my way heavenward…

From north of the U.S. border our brethren from Canada send us groove theory tidings in the form of a new single EP from Canadian producer Box of Wolves and London-based singer Christa VI. The track “Boy,” is all kinds of retro dance worthy. The EP release also features a B-Side titled “The Machine” and a remix by Toronto dance DJ/Producer Cyclist and fresh faced producer Summer Occasion. Peace. Continue reading “box of wolves // boy (ft. christa vi)”

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james blake + brian eno // digital lion

It isn’t such a long walk to romantic perfection after all…

Mr. James Blake is something of an anomaly in the world of music in that he approaches music with a masculine delicacy unlike any other. Yes, there are all sorts of seducers out here, but Mr. Blake delivers his brand of love potion number 9 without pretension and raises the bar with an authentic genuineness that is both subtle and positively endearing. His most recent offering song “Digital Lion,” doesn’t “try” to be anything other than what it is… abundantly beautiful. On the track “Digital Lion,” James Blake teams up with the iconic Brian Eno and the results are in a word, beyond effective. This song and 11-others comprise the forthcoming album ‘Overgrown‘which drops digitally April 9th, 2013. Peace. Continue reading “james blake + brian eno // digital lion”

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atoms for peace // ingenue

Don’t let the black and white photo fool you Atoms For Peace is a polychromatic wonderburst of kaleidoscopic proportions.

When it comes to modern contemporary pop music Thom Yorke has the Midas touch. Or so it seems. Mr. Yorke has a penchant for dance (the video for Lotus Flower anyone?. The Flea/Yorke project known as Atoms For Peace is anything but another permutation of Radiohead, it stretches and shape-shifts into ever interesting and enjoyable plateaus …well, let me shut-up and just let your ears & eyes enjoy the music. If you haven’t known the pleasure, you can cop the Atoms For Peace’s album AMOK here. Peace. Continue reading “atoms for peace // ingenue”

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beacon // bring you back

Pure free-form bliss…

The sun shines on us all at one time or another and listening to electronic-dream pop duo Beacon (Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett) has a similar warm sun-dappled feeling. Beacon will be releasing their shiny new LP on April 29th via Ghostly International bearing the title ‘The Ways We Separate.’ The release follows their head turning EPs ‘No Body’ and ‘For Now‘. Stream the lead track “Bring You Back” after the jump. Peace. Continue reading “beacon // bring you back”