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the mantles // long enough to leave

Today I received a copy of the San Francisco/Oakland-based The Mantles’ latest album Long Enough To Leave. I’m giving it two thumbs up. Why? Because it deserves it. I’ve been listening to it’s sparkling low-key 10-track, but brilliantly rendered LP. Song after song possesses a Beach Boy soft à la folkish rock quiality; both modernistic and contemporary. My favorites are powder soft Raspberry Thighs and the feisty Brown Balloon (the later track has a kinda sorta Black Francis/The Pixies vibe). Lead vocalist Michael Olivares delivers each song in his plaintive lovelorn voice, which makes each and every word sound authentically woeful, yet oddly hopeful too Continue reading “the mantles // long enough to leave”

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trails and ways // border crosser (the sheshen remix)

Like a tall cool drink of refreshing spirits, Trails And Ways are serving up round after round of 100-proof feel good music.

Oakland, California-based band Trails and Ways thought it would be a grand idea (and it is) to have all of the songs off their EP remixed by artists they admire and draw inspiration from like all good muses should. The band’s forthcoming remix EP, is set to drop January 8th, 2013. After the jump, check out the “Border Crosser (The Seshen Remix),” and “Nunca (The Highweights Remix).” Peace. Continue reading “trails and ways // border crosser (the sheshen remix)”

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naytronix // in the summer

oakland, california based multi­-instrumentalist/producer nate brenner (think tUnE-yArDs & beep!) is an alchemist of sound, in that he is more than able to adeptly fashion realities out of dreamscape. with his latest musical project naytronix he has explored the outer realms and returned with the 11-track debut lp ‘dirty glow‘. after the jump check out, “in the summer” & “baby don’t walk away” and be mesmerized by the confluence of hashish high and funk-soaked groove. peace. Continue reading “naytronix // in the summer”

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the soft moon // insides

san francisco-based indie artist the soft moon (luis vasquez) is riding a tear in the 80’s post-punk space-time continuum (think joy d,  biz-hous to the iz-hous and love & the rocketeers (if you need a translation shoot me an e-mail) to great effect. listen to the tracks “insides” and “die life,” you can practically feel the layers of reality peeling away one layer of sonic perception at a time. both tracks will appear on the october 30th (us) and november 5th (ue) sophomore album release ‘zeros‘. this is a whole lot of electric voodoo for your ear space. peace. Continue reading “the soft moon // insides”