Le Loup – Family

Even though Le Loup started as the solo project of Sam Simkoff, the band now emphasizes its identity as a family on their website, and the cohesion really comes through in the music. There isn’t a single element of the multi-layered tunes that overpowers the others; not even Simkoff’s vocals. Each member adds an equal contribution to the sound, and the result washes over in waves that are both complex and tranquil.

March 1st, 2010  |  by camden andrews  |  published in experimental, freak-folk  |  3 comments

Essential Sounds of Winter: Part 2 of 2

When we published Part One of this series, we had yet to live through the Snowpocalypse that engulfed DC. A work-from-home-days later (and snowball fights and keg drinking) later, and we’re ready for Part Two of our Essential Sounds of Winter series.

February 12th, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff, hannahsimon, J Meagher, Jess Alatorre, el gringo rico, taylor fife and camden andrews  |  published in playlists  |  8 comments

Essential Sounds of Winter: Part 1 of 2

Since the New Year, DC has been hammered. We toppled Christmas’s record, with nearby areas reporting up to 3 feet of the fluffy stuff. With another 10-20 inches predicted for Tuesday-Wednesday, we’re pretty sure it’s time to present our Essential Sounds of Winter. So join us as a few of Indie Shuffle’s contributors share the albums that they like to whip out when there’s no choice but to stay indoors.

February 9th, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff, Jess Alatorre, camden andrews, el gringo rico, taylor fife and J Meagher  |  published in playlists  |  2 comments

The Streets – Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix)

The two-step rhythm in The Streets’ “Blinded by the Lights” makes the song a perfect candidate for a dubstep remix. This new Nero remix doesn’t actually change much from the original, but the ground shaking bass and the trippy delay on the vocals makes for an entirely different listening experience, which is exactly what a good remix should do. Some moments are absolutely flooring. Find some good speakers or some good headphones, sit back, maybe light up a bit, and treat yourself to this bass assault.

December 23rd, 2009  |  by camden andrews  |  published in dubstep, hip-hop, remixes  |  5 comments

Essential Sounds of Autumn: Part 2 of 2

Indie Shuffle presents the follow up to Essential Sounds of Autumn: Part One, with ten more songs from albums that we like to pull out when the leaves begin to change. Similar to our last edition, you’ll find that we’ve continued the slow-down, switching from indie pop to folk, from glam rock to instrumental ambient.

October 16th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff, camden andrews, Jess Alatorre and el gringo rico  |  published in playlists  |  6 comments

animal collective – summertime clothes (dam-funk remix)

It’s amazing how the smallest tweaks in a song can produce something entirely different. Dam-Funk’s remix of “Summertime Clothes” is nothing drastic- the song structure stays nearly the same and he only replaces maybe three of the song’s existing layers with his own signature drum machine sound and some floaty synths.

October 12th, 2009  |  by camden andrews  |  published in remixes

Essential Sounds of Autumn: Part 1 of 2

As the air cools, the days grow shorter, and our hands grow colder, so too do we adjust our accompanying album shuffle. We switch from indie pop to folk, from glam rock to instrumental ambient. Indie Shuffle contributors have compiled their favorite albums for autumn.

October 9th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff, camden andrews, Jess Alatorre and el gringo rico  |  published in playlists  |  6 comments

dam-funk – toeachizown Vol 1: LAtrik

Dam-Funk creates a similar blend, mixing Kraftwerk’s robotic electro-pop with undeniably funk-influenced bass lines and wonky beats, while throwing in his own element of narcotic spacey-ness. The result is a sedative mid-tempo electronic album with a groove that is more likely to make your head bob than to put you to sleep.

September 24th, 2009  |  by camden andrews  |  published in electronic, funk, instrumental, house  |  6 comments