Posts Tagged ‘Electronic’
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Each week we’ll be picking selecting music from an independent artist who we’re excited about and bringing it to you, for free, as our Indie Spotlight Download. Though synth-pop suffers from a cold computerised stigma, Metronomy squeezes vintage keyboards for natural warmth, the way Giorgio Moroder did, and adds the spatial elasticity of Autechre. The result is an electronic groove that clicks on multiple platforms: the fashion-show runway, the crush-on-you playlist and the last 100 meters of a run. Check out this free Metronomy single, which appears on their latest album, The English Riviera
IMPORTANT: Downloads are only free on iTunes for approximately 1 week from this post date.
IMPORTANT: Downloads are only free on iTunes for approximately 1 week from this post date.
Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Before Dan Whitford formed Cut Copy, the nimble Aussie DJ fused new wave, trance, and techno with a sleight of hand. Cut Copy’s latest collage, “Need You Now,” flashes elements of ’80s-influenced synths and shoegaze, as electronica accoutrements ricochet throughout Whitford’s Philip Oakey-esque vocals.
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Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. When you’re looking to fill the void between the club and the home stereo, this track from Digital Daggers might be just what you need. Sounding like a dark synth-pop tune with big arena-pop aspirations, "No Easy Way" is moody and blue-lit — the ideal track for looking out the window at a vast urban sprawl.
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Can a song be shy? With its tentative, almost hesitant opening of syncopated guitars and hypnotic, subtle changes in percussion, “Push to Freeze” takes a while to come out of its shell. Gradually adding sonic layers while maintaining a spacey, wide-open quality, Sorcerer (a.k.a. Daniel Judd) shows a great flair for creating inviting atmospheres and scintillating textures – and breaking the ice, so to speak. If you like the track, check out the album.
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Owl City is the stage name of Adam Young, a Minnesota native plinking out dreamy tunes that meander down clever lyrical sidestreets. “Fireflies” melds a partly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-clearing attitude to a trance-pop beat. The result: an invigorating, feel-good electro-pop experience. Young has a bit of Death Cab for Cutie in his vocal timbre that, when pressed up against a synthesized beat, is so effervescent it could levitate Stonehenge. “Fireflies” appears on Owl City’s latest album, Ocean Eyes. If you like the track, check out the album which is now available exclusively on iTunes for next two week for just $7.99.
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Major Lazer is the dynamic DJ duo of Switch and Diplo, creating a distinct style of future-facing dance music. Diplo and Switch build a feverish pace on “Keep It Goin’ Louder,” chopping up baile funk beats and electro effects, while Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze watch over the packed dance floor doing play-by-play and color commentary. “Keep It Goin’ Louder” is an example of the collaboration-heavy Major Lazer debut, Guns Don’t Kill People Lazers Do. The album is stacked deep with guests like T.O.K., Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Turbulence, Future Trouble, Mr. Vegas, and . . . Andy Milonakis? You’ve been warned. If you like what you hear, check out the album.
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One first glance at Empire of the Sun – from their album artwork, style, and song titles, and you won’t be sure whether or not you want to listen to them or stand in line at the theater to watch them on the big screen. They came across as either sci-fi diehards or glam rock warriors from outer space. Let it be known that the mastermind behind the group’s David Bowie-in-Labyrinth style is one Luke Steele. Steele you may know from his one man psychedelic pop project, the Sleepy Jackson. Walking On a Dream is the full-length debut from his newest incarnation. It’s a breezy mix of disco-pop, indie funk, and discombobulated yacht rock. Think MGMT, Phoenix, Alan Parsons Project, Prince – all filtered through Steele’s melody-heavy mind. Check out the title track. If you like the track, check out the album.
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