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only pieces: august remix compilation

kingfisher — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:28:31 +0000

download: click me (215.5 mb)

disc1

1. adele – set fire to the rain (moonlight matters remix)

2. adrian lux – teenage crime (final djs remix)

3. calvin harris – feel so close (tabs bootleg remix)

4. foster the people – pumped up kicks (grouplove & captain cuts remix)

5. madison – lights low (wild cub remix)

6. beyonce + beastie boys – girls on girls (captain cuts remix)

7. battlekat – into the forest (dreamtrak diamond sound)

8. mayer hawthorne – a long time (chromeo remix)

9. darren hayes – talk talk talk (penguin prison remix)

10. metronomy – the look (fred falke remix)

11. niki & the dove – gentle roar (mylo remix)

12. m83 – midnight city (alcala remix)

disc2

1. alex winston – velvet elvis (rac remix)

2. toro y moi – new beat (star slinger dancehall mix)

3. the pains of being pure at heart – heart in your heartbreak (twin shadow remix)

4. porcelain raft – gone blind (memory tapes remix)

5. poolside – do you believe? (goldroom remix)

6. wolf gang – stay and defend (the magician caribbean disco remix)

7. polarsets – morning (midnight lion remix)

8. grouplove – colours (foster the people remix)

9. goyte feat. kimbra – somebody that i used to know (rufus re-edit)

10. bombay bicycle club – shuffle (bibio remix)

11. holy ghost! – wait & see (cfcf remix)

12. marina and the diamonds – radioactive (how to dress well remix)

so, i might have an obsession with alex winston remixes…

radical face – the bastards vol. 1 ep (2011)

nokonoj — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:47:37 +0000

ben cooper is back, and this is surely a thing of good, for you me and the whole world, which i’m pretty sure is where ben is from. an album gonna get released in early october titled roots, and you are going to want to watch out for it. here’s a song off a pre-roots ep, and another from one of his earlier albums, ghost. if you haven’t already, get into it. this ep is free with your most generous email address on his website.

radical face – all is well (goodbye, goodbye).mp3

radical face – wrapped in piano strings.mp3

links: radical face

canon blue – rumspringa (2011)

nokonoj — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:29:55 +0000

rumspringa is daniel james’ second full-length album, and what it lacks in originality when compared to his debut it makes up for in retaining his wholly unique sound of disjointedly rhythmic in-your-face percussion slathered over flighty vocals and willowy electronics. the lyrics, if anything, are the most disappointing aspect of the new album. they are easier to follow and unmistakably impersonal from his earlier music, which could very well appeal to the demographic james is seeking with a sound that screams pop a little too often throughout the first half of the album, but may leave fans, many of whom have waited four-plus years for the release of this album, wanting. it is surely unrealistic to expect an artist of such talent and youth to stay lost in his own mind over many years of touring and music-making with indie legends efterklang in the flowering icelandic independent music scene however, and thus the final thought from repeated listenings to the album over the past week is one of cautious optimism regarding an artist staying true to his aesthetic vision while searching for an organic evolution into commercial success. without question canon blue is an artist worth supporting whose future releases should be met with eager anticipation.

canon blue – heave heart (minneapolis a).mp3

canon blue – fading colors (bloomington).mp3

links: myspace | temporary residence limited

purchase: insound (vinyl)/(cd)

rubik – laws of gravity

nokonoj — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:58:17 +0000

Rubik – Laws of Gravity (music video, HD) from Pauli Olavi Ojala on Vimeo.

cant – dreams come true (2011)

nokonoj — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:30:34 +0000

chris taylor’s fingerprints are to be found on a number of musical projects since his graduating from nyu in 2004, although he is best known as the bassist and producer of grizzly bear’s post-horn of plenty albums. he has helped produce department of eagles’ in ear park, twin shadow’s forget, and dirty projectors’ rise above, as well as playing horns for tv on the radio’s return to cookie mountain and mastering canon blue’s debut lp colonies. needless to say he is building up quite a musical cv, and is releasing his solo debut under the moniker cant, dreams come true, on september 13th. it is not to be missed.

cant – too late too far.mp3

cant – bang.mp3

links: terrible records

purchase: amazon (vinyl)

continents – spiriting ep (2011)

nokonoj — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:15:24 +0000

jim button’s debut, land of plenty, from 2009 waxed easy intrigue at first listen but suffered from having too few standout tracks, and a production quality that spread more lo-fi than glo-fi. luckily however, this kansas city native’s subsequent output has produced not one standout and as such is a much more pleasing listen for this blogger. this ep does not figure to leave my computer turn table for many months, and why should it? the songs intoxicating, the flourishes austere, this ep is twenty minutes of firmly-rooted psych rock that flies by in a flash and leaves behind smears of synaesthetic sound

continents – child of no mans beliefs.mp3

continents – enlightenment.mp3

links: myspace | website

purchase: the record machine

only pieces: july remix compilation (x2)

kingfisher — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:06:50 +0000

alas! the july remixes have finally arrived! but this time around it’s a double edition of sorts; some of you more dedicated op readers out there (should you actually exist) might remember. there used to be a much greater percentage of dance remixes on these compilations and well, this month we decided to include a dance remixes package with your regular delivery of wonderful remixes.

2 for 1! yay!

download: 01 | 02 (may contain guilty pleasures)

disc1

1. classixx – i’ll get you (feat jeppe)(gigamesh remix)

2. noah and the whale – life is life (yuksek remix)

3. faker – dangerous (css remix)

4. scenic – another sky (the magician remix)

5. yelle – ce jeu (thunderlust remix)

6. penguin prison – multi-millionaire (shook remix)

7. chromeo – when the night falls (breakbot remix)

8. kimbra – camero lover (g.l.o.v.e.s. remix)

9. foster the people – pumped up kicks (gigamesh remix)

10. is tropical – the greeks (moonlight matters remix)

11. gypsy and the cat – jona vark (plastic plates remix)

12. icona pop – manners (step brother remix)

disc2

1. peter bjorn & john – second chance (rac remix)

2. memory tapes – wait in the dark (jensen sportag remix)

3. best coast – boyfriend (lindstrom remix)

4. alex winston – sister wife (ladyhawke remix)

5. grouplove – colours (xaphoon jones remix)

6. washed out – eyes be closed (lovelock remix)

7. theophilus london – why even try? (rac remix)

8. joakim – forever young (extended afro remix)

9. jessica jalbert – necromancy (kuhrye-oo remix)

10. litter dragon – ritual union (tensnake remix)

11. silverswans – secrets (letting up despite great faults remix)

12. young galaxy – we have everything (blue hawaii buh buh remix)

Never Pay Retail [an original compilation]

chieftan bonobo — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:24:28 +0000

Hey folks. I’m happy to share some bona-fide summer music. And, if you’re needing más, turn to Donald Glover, you don’t have to call him Childish. Heh. For a mixy-mix, hit the break for a tracklisting… or just download it! *I realize the image isn’t square: deal. Consider it a preview of things to come.

I’m calling it Never Pay Retail after the inspiration of friends. Thank you.

***edit: the .rar file is missing the fifth song. I’ll re-up it soon. e-mail me @ onlypieces [at] gmail if you want to be notified.

1. H-Town — They Like It Slow (Star Slinger Refix)
2. Bag Raiders — Shooting Star feat. Starlito
3. Future Islands — Before the Bridge
4. D/R/U/G/S — Love/Lust (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix)
5. New York Philharmonic — Someone to Watch Over Me
6. Bikini — R.I.P. (Grimes Remix)
7. Childish Gambino — Break (AOTL)
8. Solar Bears — Dream Valley (Young Montana? Remix)
9. Emay — Sleep
10. Modest Mouse — What People Are Made Of
11. Band of Horses — The Funeral (Butch Clancy Remix)
12. all liver no onions — Puddles (demo)
13. The Beatles — Happiness Is a Warm Gun
14. Wale — I’m On One Freestyle

Drake — Marvins Room

chieftan bonobo — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:02:38 +0000

Yes please. Also, my friend’s recognition that his The Weeknd was remixed Drake increased his appreciation. Lool, right?