Welcome back to the beach. This time though, it's supposedly not a sunny Californian one, but situated rather rimy on the shores of the Great Lakes. No worries, I know this is a sad cliché. The two brothers Evan and Dylan Euteneier from Guelph, Ontario, have formed Mathemagic to express their longing for summery feelings, at least that's just what their music suggests. They (more precisely he, as it was still Evan alone at that time) gained some early props from Transparent, and in the following months their warm and dreamy harmonies stirred up a considerable amount of blog buzzing, and rightly so. Last week, the siblings have finally released their debut Mathemagic EP on Paper Bag Records. It is to be filed next to all those glo-fi/chillwave/hypnagogic pop artists we've been loving so self-indulgently as of late.

The song posted below is one of the EP's tracks remixed by fellow Canucks Memoryhouse, another startling dreampop duo hailing from the northern realms.

Mathemagic - Breaststroke (Memoryhouse Remix) (via Pitchfork)

Welcome back to the beach. This time though, it's supposedly not a sunny Californian one, but situated rather rimy on the shores of the Great Lakes. No worries, I know this is a sad cliché. The two brothers Evan and Dylan Euteneier from Guelph, Ontario, have formed Mathemagic to express their longing for summery feelings, at least that's just what their music suggests. They (more precisely he, as it was still Evan alone at that time) gained some early props from Transparent, and in the following months their warm and dreamy harmonies stirred up a considerable amount of blog buzzing, and rightly so. Last week, the siblings have finally released their debut Mathemagic EP on Paper Bag Records. It is to be filed next to all those glo-fi/chillwave/hypnagogic pop artists we've been loving so self-indulgently as of late.

The song posted below is one of the EP's tracks remixed by fellow Canucks Memoryhouse, another startling dreampop duo hailing from the northern realms.

Mathemagic - Breaststroke (Memoryhouse Remix) (via Pitchfork)

After all that sun-drenched lo-fi happiness I've been bothering you with in the last couple weeks, let's get back to reality for once. Seattle's The Sight Below is composer Rafael Anton Irisarri's project, meandering somewhere between ambient, techno and shoegaze, a combination that's reminiscent of Ulrich Schnauss' oeuvre actually. Now accompanied by ex-Slowdive member Simon Scott, he has just released his sophomore album, It All Falls Apart, on Ghostly. The only non-instrumental track on the album is an intriguing version of Joy Division's New Dawn Fades, with vocals by fellow Seattle artist Jesy Fortino, better known under her moniker Tiny Vipers. A dark beauty.

After all that sun-drenched lo-fi happiness I've been bothering you with in the last couple weeks, let's get back to reality for once. Seattle's The Sight Below is composer Rafael Anton Irisarri's project, meandering somewhere between ambient, techno and shoegaze, a combination that's reminiscent of Ulrich Schnauss' oeuvre actually. Now accompanied by ex-Slowdive member Simon Scott, he has just released his sophomore album, It All Falls Apart, on Ghostly. The only non-instrumental track on the album is an intriguing version of Joy Division's New Dawn Fades, with vocals by fellow Seattle artist Jesy Fortino, better known under her moniker Tiny Vipers. A dark beauty.

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)

On September 5th, 2008, 80 camera teams under the supervision of French/German TV station Arte were busy for 24 hours to capture the lives of common and rather uncommon Berliners. The result is a stunning portrait of a metropolis struggling with the demands of the 21st century. Exactly one year after the shooting, the program was broadcast within 24 hours without interruption. For all those who missed it, it's available on DVD by now, and definitely worth the time.

Without any doubt, the one thing Berlin is known for musically is techno, so it appears as a matter of course that one of the principal heroes of the local scene was asked to compose music for the project. Thomas Fehlmann's Gute Luft, released on Kompakt, perfectly complements the program's mood, hence the city's, though a lot of the album's tracks weren't used for the documentary eventually. But after all, this doesn't affect the work's quality.

Thomas Fehlmann - Permanent Touch (via NME)