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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Xela/Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love Is A Dream


XELA / JEFRE CANTU-LEDESMA
Love Is A Dream
2010
Type
[drone, ambient, noise]

MF (101 MB)

Bonus CD accompanying the excellent Love Is A Stream LP.

Gnaw Their Tongues/Lunar Miasma/Mrtyu/Xela - Gnaw Their Tongues/Lunar Miasma/Mrtyu/Xela


GNAW THEIR TONGUES / LUNAR MIASMA / MRTYU / XELA
Gnaw Their Tongues / Lunar Miasma / Mrtyu / Xela
2009
Insult
[noise, drone, experimental]

MF (99 MB)

Xela - The Divine


XELA
The Divine
2009
Digitalis Limited
[drone, ambient, experimental]

MF (65 MB)

RV Paintings - Samoa Highway


RV PAINTINGS
Samoa Highway
2010
Helen Scarsdale Agency
[drone, experimental]

MF (71 MB)

Altaar - Dødsønske


ALTAAR
Dødsønske
2009
self-released/Roggbif
[doom metal, black metal, drone, experimental]

MF (59 MB, rip: UAX)

Easily one of the best tapes released in recent memory. I attended these guys' very first live show back in early 2009 (supporting Stephen O'Malley), and they pretty much floored me. Expecting a lot from this band in years to come.

Video: Sean McCann - Over The Stars (There Is Rest)

Track from the new Sean McCann LP (Sincere World), to be released on Amethyst Records in early 2011.

Sincere World from sean mccann on Vimeo.

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Within Mirrors 3"


JEFRE CANTU-LEDESMA
Within Mirrors 3"
2010
Students Of Decay
[drone, experimental]

MF (35 MB)

Bonus 3" CD-R accompanying the DVD release he put out together with Paul Clipson earlier this year. Thanks to asleep for the link posted in the comments section.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love Is A Stream


JEFRE CANTU-LEDESMA
Love Is A Stream
2010
Type
[drone, ambient, shoegaze]

MF (101 MB)

This is fantastic. One of the best releases I've heard from 2010.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Emeralds - Lake Effect Snow/Science Center 7"


EMERALDS
Lake Effect Snow/Science Center 7"
2010
Wagon
[drone, experimental]

MF (16 MB)

Tuluum Shimmering/Cheb Samdoun/German Shepherd/Zac Keiller - For Gunde Svan


TULUUM SHIMMERING / CHEB SAMDOUN / GERMAN SHEPHERD / ZAC KEILLER
For Gunde Svan
2009
Sunrise Acoustics
[drone, ambient, experimental]

MF (83 MB)

Sean McCann/Black Eagle Child - New Molluska


SEAN MCCANN / BLACK EAGLE CHILD
New Molluska
2009
Roll Over Rover
[ambient, drone, experimental]

MF (89 MB)

Pine Smoke Lodge/Deep Magic - Pine Smoke Lodge/Deep Magic


PINE SMOKE LODGE / DEEP MAGIC
Pine Smoke Lodge / Deep Magic
2010
Sacred Phrases
[drone, experimental, ambient]

MF (146 MB)

Tuluum Shimmering - Heart Of Sky Heart Of Earth


TULUUM SHIMMERING
Heart Of Sky Heart Of Earth
2010
Housecraft
[drone, ambient, experimental]

MF (198 MB)

Concessionaires - Likely Vagrants


CONCESSIONAIRES
Likely Vagrants
2010
Dial Square Tapes
[drone, experimental]

MF (133 MB)

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Video: Locrian - At Night's End

Here's a track from the excellent new Locrian LP (titled The Crystal World), scheduled to be released on November 27.

Swanox - Dawnrunner


SWANOX
Dawnrunner
2010
Not Not Fun
[drone, experimental]

MF (50 MB)

Gas - Pop


GAS
Pop
2000
Mille Plateaux
[ambient, electronic, minimal techno]

MF (116 MB)

Manilapede - Manilapede


MANILAPEDE
Manilapede
2010
Turgid Animal
[doom metal, noise, experimental]

MF (93 MB)

Nihiti - Other People's Memories


NIHITI
Other People's Memories
2010
Lo Bit Landscapes
[experimental rock, indie rock]

MF (85 MB)

Mark McGuire - Let Us Be The Way We Were


MARK MCGUIRE
Let Us Be The Way We Were
2008
Wagon
[ambient, experimental]

MF (56 MB)

Mark McGuire - Vacation Days


MARK MCGUIRE
Vacation Days
2010
Wagon
[ambient, experimental]

MF (66 MB)

Gary War - Police Water EP


GARY WAR
Police Water EP
2010
Sacred Bones
[synth pop, electronic, experimental]

MF (50 MB)

A swirling mess. I dig it.

Tractor Pulling - Ghost Hungerland 7"


TRACTOR PULLING
Ghost Hungerland / Dynamite Highway 7"
2007
Ektro
[hard rock, garage rock]

MF (14 MB)

Another Circle side project. Doesn't sound much different than Mercedes Hell to me. I'm not sure if these EPs and 7"s are meant as a joke, but I'm enjoying them either way. This also reminds me that I once actually attended a tractor pulling show. Shit was just about as ridiculous as this single.

Mercedes Hell - Kingdom Together EP


MERCEDES HELL
Kingdom Together EP
2009
Ektro
[hard rock, garage rock]

MF (16 MB)

Circle side project.

Rangers - Volvo Jungle Mist/Concorde Breakfast


RANGERS
Volvo Jungle Mist / Concorde Breakfast
2009
As Above So Below
[psychedelic rock, electronic, lo-fi]

MF (55 MB)

Rangers - Street Smell/Europe On TV


RANGERS
Street Smell / Europe On TV
2009
As Above So Below
[psychedelic rock, electronic, lo-fi]

MF (43 MB)

Rangers - Low Cut Fades


RANGERS
Low Cut Fades
2009
Not Not Fun
[psychedelic rock, electronic, lo-fi]

MF (65 MB)

Monumenta Sepulcrorum - Watching The Nausea EP


MONUMENTA SEPULCRORUM
Watching The Nausea EP
2010
self-released
[funeral doom metal, lo-fi]

MF (23 MB)

New Abismo project. This is the sound of someone playing an amazing funeral doom metal record in the room next door. Excellent.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Lower Dens - I Get Nervous/Johnssong 7"


LOWER DENS
I Get Nervous / Johnssong 7"
2010
Gnomonsong
[dream pop, indie rock]

MF (14 MB)

EDIT: Apparently this was "removed from MediaFire for a violation of our Terms of Service". I thought the whole point of singles like this was to help promote the album. So much for free publicity, I suppose.

As an attempt to convince you to go out and buy the quite excellent debut album from Jana Hunter's new project Lower Dens (the album is called Twin-Hand Movement), I give you the lead 7" single, which also happens to be one of my favourites from the album.

Emeralds - Allegory Of Allergies


EMERALDS
Allegory Of Allergies
2007
Gods Of Tundra
[drone, ambient]

Part 1: MF (128 MB)
Part 2: MF (106 MB)

Very strong drone tape, today more or less considered a classic. Dive deep into this.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Ducktails/Rangers - Bored Fortress 7"


DUCKTAILS / RANGERS
Bored Fortress 7"
2010
Not Not Fun
[experimental rock, electronic]

MF (19 MB)

Hoping for a new Rangers tape soon. The song found on this single split (together with Ducktails) follows largely in the same vein as Suburban Tours, which of course was wonderful.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

San Francisco Photos





By Erin Ferucci

Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

I can’t wait to tell you about my recent trip to San Francisco. In the meantime, enjoy these great photos.









Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Élément Kuuda - Flight


ÉLÉMENT KUUDA
Flight
2010
Brise-Cul
[drone, ambient]

MF (90 MB)

Fuck, I know I haven't been posting a lot lately, but I just had to get this one out there as soon as I heard it. Really, really wonderful stuff. You can also download this album here if you want to, and name your own price. The money goes straight to the artist, one Christian Richer. If you like this stuff I strongly encourage you to do just that.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Wintour House

By Erin Ferucci

Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

Source: October's special edition- decorating issue of: " The World of Interiors" UK


photography by: Eric Boman

Who knew" the queen of mean"...(depicted in The Devil Wears Prada- played by Meryl Streep)

American Vogues' editor (A style icon herself) Anna Wintour's Long Island retreat...she’s owned for almost 20 years!



I was surprised to see the overall relaxed interiors in her double property on Long Island...
The not so fussy English style interiors, with a touch of the south of France..I loved how relaxed everything was...tons of books and throws everywhere...plenty of places to curl up by the fire!!


It's quite unbelievable that both properties can sleep up to 40!!!!! wow!

Her stepdaughter was married in the gardens this past summer and what extraordinary gardens they are!!!!!



Friday, November 5, 2010

Rizzoli










By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer

Mary and I have been good friends. I am so proud of her and all her accomplishments! I think her book is beautiful. We have so much fun together and are always laughing so much.

Interiors: The Allure of Style is a book by celebrated Los Angeles decorator, Mary McDonald.

In the book, she inspires readers to combine old-fashioned elegance with the joy of fearless, exuberant decorating. Now in her first book, McDonald explores the themes that inform her stylish sensibility. Exquisitely photographed, this vivid book is a must for anyone who loves sophisticated, ravishing interiors.

I highly recommend everyone has a copy of this book. I think it will make a great Christmas gift, too.

You can purchase the book on Amazon