August 30th, 2010 | by Kelly Scott | published in electronica, experimental, folk and acoustic | 4 comments
In 2005, Chad Vangaalen first came onto the scene with his kaleidoscopic debut, Infiniheart. Inspired by his animations and illustrations, Chad intrinsically weaves strings of electronica and folk into one endearing pattern, all by himself.
Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (MiMOSA Remix)
August 19th, 2010 | by Kyle Suss | published in electronica, remixes, trip hop | 2 comments
If you haven’t yet heard of MiMOSA, keep him on your radar because he is blowing up fast. His newest release, the Your Love EP, is a testament to his progression as an artist into a more mature sound than his earlier work.
August 16th, 2010 | by Kyle Suss | published in ambient, dubstep, electronica | 3 comments
The first single, “Cloudlight,” is a magical exploration of uplifting yet seemingly dark electronic sounds paired with soothing vocals. Sit back and enjoy as you’re taken into the depths of your senses where imagination trumps reality.
Trentemøller – Into the Great White Yonder
June 24th, 2010 | by Taylor Fife | published in electronica, instrumental, house, techno | 4 comments
For his second long play, Trentemøller mostly leaves the techno club behind, pick up some instruments and follows the trend Four Tet, The Glitch Mob, and RJD2 started this year. Instead of pandering to the masses with face melting crowd slayers, he keeps it artsy with more serious and thoughtful compositions drawing from a variety of influences.
The Glitch Mob – Drink The Sea
June 8th, 2010 | by Taylor Fife | published in electronic, electronica | 4 comments
Although The Glitch Mob has been dropping beats for some time, “Drink the Sea” is their first full-length album of originals. For those used to the epic drops and glitchy bass behind hip-hop, this album will be a bit of an adjustment. It’s still chock full of lows, and the beats are downright furious, but there’s an ethereal quality about this album that makes it more appropriate for the bedroom than the dance floor.
May 25th, 2010 | by camden andrews | published in electronica, experimental, jazz | 3 comments
There’s a good chance you’ve already heard the hype for Flying Lotus’s new album by now. If you’ve ignored it, don’t. This is the real deal. For those of you who haven’t: Flying Lotus, or Steven Ellison, is an experimental electronic producer who’s beats you might recognize form Adult Swim’s trippy late night image freezes in between commercials. “Cosmogramma” is his third full-length release, which Warp Records has been calling a “space opera.”
May 17th, 2010 | by Josh Nagle | published in electronica | 6 comments
I enjoyed this album, and I would recommend it to anybody who is a fan of Ratatat, even more so if you’ve never heard them at all. For the hardcore Ratatat fans, if you’re expecting the next, new, big, different thing from Ratatat you’ll be let down. If you’re waiting for closure after LP3, however, you’ll probably catch yourself doing what I did at the end of the album: taking a nice deep breath.
The Girls Can Hear Us – Every Day
May 4th, 2010 | by b aiken | published in electro pop, electronica, hip-hop | 13 comments
I’m wagering that a fair amount of the Indie Shuffle audience may not be interested in this genre, but if you’re a fan of dance-pop and hip hop, you will love this album. “Every Day” comes with (and certainly deserves) an explicit rating; the FCC should consider the addition of a warning concerning the likelihood of it causing spontaneous orgy outbreaks.
Radiohead – Kid A (DangerDAN Remix)
April 6th, 2010 | by camden andrews | published in electronica, progressive house, remixes | 8 comments
A few days ago, a virtually unknown British producer by the name of Danger Dan released a remix of Radiohead’s “Kid A” on an Erol Alkan message board, and it’s quickly becoming one of the most talked about tracks in the music blogosphere. It’s amazing how fast a good track or a remix of a familiar song can put you on the map these days.
Blithe Field – Beautiful Wave ’74
March 25th, 2010 | by Jason Grishkoff | published in ambient, electronica, experimental | 3 comments
The best headache defense albums are ones that push a fair amount of repetition but introduce enough modulation to keep things interesting. The repetition helps me relax, while the modulation gives me something to focus on. My two go-to albums are Brightblack Morning Light’s eponymous debut and The Books’ “The Lemon of Pink”. Blithe Field’s latest album, “Beautiful Wave ’74″, is now among that rarefied bunch, an album that relaxes and focuses me enough to fend off a gray after-work headache.
