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Be careful.

13 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

The sun was high. The warm sand felt good on your feet, and while you were watching your kids' cheerful games, the sound of gently breaking waves made you drowsy, guiding you into a relaxing nap on the beach. But the second you woke up, you realized something had changed, something was terribly wrong. Where had all the cheering gone? Where was everybody? And - what was that thing over there, slowly walking into the ocean?

Though we might be lucky and this poorest vision of a horror movie will never be actually shot, in any case, Santa Cruz, California's Austin Wood aka Atlantic at Pacific has already written the score. His debut Weddings is a stunning piece of twisted surf hypnagogia, laid back yet somehow enigmatically dark, as if Wood wanted to warn us not to trust the summer's amenities.

Weddings will be out August 24 on Alchemist Records.

Atlantic at Pacific - Drifting

Atlantic at Pacific - Weddings

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The sun was high. The warm sand felt good on your feet, and while you were watching your kids' cheerful games, the sound of gently breaking waves made you drowsy, guiding you into a relaxing nap on the beach. But the second you woke up, you realized something had changed, something was terribly wrong. Where had all the cheering gone? Where was everybody? And - what was that thing over there, slowly walking into the ocean?

Though we might be lucky and this poorest vision of a horror movie will never be actually shot, in any case, Santa Cruz, California's Austin Wood aka Atlantic at Pacific has already written the score. His debut Weddings is a stunning piece of twisted surf hypnagogia, laid back yet somehow enigmatically dark, as if Wood wanted to warn us not to trust the summer's amenities.

Weddings will be out August 24 on Alchemist Records.

Atlantic at Pacific - Drifting

Atlantic at Pacific - Weddings

Sensitive pachyderms.

13 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

It appears that Albuquerque, New Mexico has one of the most overlooked and underestimated music scenes in the States. Or, in any case, at least Bryce Hample and Emma Crane coalesce enough creativity to let any other state drown in jealousy. While the former has already stirred up everyone on this side of the good taste mark line with his drone ambient project Hedia, Emma aka The Arsonist has only very recently been introduced on these humble pages. Together, they make the most beautiful haunting folk as Elephant Paintings, sparsely orchestrated yet harmony driven gems that'll make you feel the hopelessness of life without leaving you in despair. Devastatingly gorgeous.

Edit: Elephant Paintings' self titled debut cassette is out on Featherspines and distributed via Bridgetown Records. There're only a few copies left, so waste no time.

Elephant Paintings - Hooves

Elephant Paintings - Rain

Elephant Paintings - Am

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It appears that Albuquerque, New Mexico has one of the most overlooked and underestimated music scenes in the States. Or, in any case, at least Bryce Hample and Emma Crane coalesce enough creativity to let any other state drown in jealousy. While the former has already stirred up everyone on this side of the good taste mark line with his drone ambient project Hedia, Emma aka The Arsonist has only very recently been introduced on these humble pages. Together, they make the most beautiful haunting folk as Elephant Paintings, sparsely orchestrated yet harmony driven gems that'll make you feel the hopelessness of life without leaving you in despair. Devastatingly gorgeous.

Edit: Elephant Paintings' self titled debut cassette is out on Featherspines and distributed via Bridgetown Records. There're only a few copies left, so waste no time.

Elephant Paintings - Hooves

Elephant Paintings - Rain

Elephant Paintings - Am

Passing Pluto.

12 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

I stumbled across this guy's bandcamp yesterday, and ever since that magical moment I've been wasting hour after hour just getting lost in Sherry's lonesome yet heart-warming cosmos of echo-laden washes of guitar and slowly captivating rhythm, topped by a forlorn astronaut's longing and crooning voice. Elen Never Sleeps is a 24 year old Tokyo citizen cryptically named "dlp", but as we all have learned, our shared cultural history is crowded with mysterious captains leading condemned ships into perdition - and though we are aware of the dangers, whatever galaxy you're heading to, we'll follow anyway. We know we have to.

Elen Never Sleeps - Sherry

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I stumbled across this guy's bandcamp yesterday, and ever since that magical moment I've been wasting hour after hour just getting lost in Sherry's lonesome yet heart-warming cosmos of echo-laden washes of guitar and slowly captivating rhythm, topped by a forlorn astronaut's longing and crooning voice. Elen Never Sleeps is a 24 year old Tokyo citizen cryptically named "dlp", but as we all have learned, our shared cultural history is crowded with mysterious captains leading condemned ships into perdition - and though we are aware of the dangers, whatever galaxy you're heading to, we'll follow anyway. We know we have to.

Elen Never Sleeps - Sherry

With Eyes Like Those.

12 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

According to Guerre's Lavurn Lee, "a filler song before the new EP". Well, we don't care what it is. The important thing is that it's just as beautiful as expected.

Guerre - With Eyes Like Those

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According to Guerre's Lavurn Lee, "a filler song before the new EP". Well, we don't care what it is. The important thing is that it's just as beautiful as expected.

Guerre - With Eyes Like Those

No words needed.

12 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

We couldn't find out anything about this beat wizard that records under the brief and rather mysterious moniker yuk., but after listening to the instrumental magic below which is slightly reminiscent of Flying Lotus you'll probably agree with me that in any case, suffice it to tell you that yuk.'s debut release A D W A is available soon via LA's wonderful Leaving Records. Go order.

yuk. - Adept-ation for Dev

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We couldn't find out anything about this beat wizard that records under the brief and rather mysterious moniker yuk., but after listening to the instrumental magic below which is slightly reminiscent of Flying Lotus you'll probably agree with me that in any case, suffice it to tell you that yuk.'s debut release A D W A is available soon via LA's wonderful Leaving Records. Go order.

yuk. - Adept-ation for Dev

In and out again.

11 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Our favourite Philly boy Yohsuke Araki aka recently introduced BAnanas Symphony returns to our realms with yet another dream pop gem, slightly more experimental than before but without giving up a single bit of beauty, Vino subtly meanders along until all of a sudden, you realize that its stupendous instrumentation and melody have just completely disarrayed you. We surrender.

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Our favourite Philly boy Yohsuke Araki aka recently introduced BAnanas Symphony returns to our realms with yet another dream pop gem, slightly more experimental than before but without giving up a single bit of beauty, Vino subtly meanders along until all of a sudden, you realize that its stupendous instrumentation and melody have just completely disarrayed you. We surrender.

Close your eyes.

11 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

In other respects dubbed "Vancouver's hottest and number one party band of the moment", we've fallen in love with Humans' comparatively downbeat album closer Montonton 2, a tune of almost Hot Chip-like pop quality, an opaque electro ballad drowned in heavy synth, and if you close your eyes while listening you will for sure see the slow and colourful laser beams wandering around the dance floor.

Humans' complete debut can be downloaded for free.

Humans - Montonton 2

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In other respects dubbed "Vancouver's hottest and number one party band of the moment", we've fallen in love with Humans' comparatively downbeat album closer Montonton 2, a tune of almost Hot Chip-like pop quality, an opaque electro ballad drowned in heavy synth, and if you close your eyes while listening you will for sure see the slow and colourful laser beams wandering around the dance floor.

Humans' complete debut can be downloaded for free.

Humans - Montonton 2

Don’t wanna be a tool.

11 Aug 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Minneapolis, Minnesota's Anders Carlson aka Love Lake sent over this wonderful little tune last week, and now it's finally up here for your delight. Curses is two minutes of lush marching band drumming, some nice sample works and an overall joyful feel, best ingested together with the wonderful accompanying video collage made by Carlson himself.

Curses is the first track from Love Lake's debut full length which is due in September.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9OGTwcgPB0]

Love Lake - Curses

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Minneapolis, Minnesota's Anders Carlson aka Love Lake sent over this wonderful little tune last week, and now it's finally up here for your delight. Curses is two minutes of lush marching band drumming, some nice sample works and an overall joyful feel, best ingested together with the wonderful accompanying video collage made by Carlson himself.

Curses is the first track from Love Lake's debut full length which is due in September.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9OGTwcgPB0]

Love Lake - Curses

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