ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS

04.21.11

[ELECTRONIC POP] Digits – Pale Green Morning Electronic Music, Electropop, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS | (0)
Long before anyone had dared utter the words 'James Blake', Toronto resident Alt Altman had been creating delicate, minimalist synth-pop with R&B overtones for several years under the name Digits -- Continue Reading...
04.04.11

:: Music Monday :: Chateau Marmont – One Hundred Realities #mm DISCO!, Electro, Electronic Music, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Music Monday | (0)
Sometimes I get around to things fast, and sometimes I wait for them to simmer. It's never really my intention to forget bands that are headed to SXSW. But Paris-based Chateau Marmont's songs have been in rotation here since the end of February, and it probably should have been much sooner. Continue Reading...
03.31.11

[Thursday Throwback] Donna Summer – Sunset People Afterparties, DISCO!, Electronic Music, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Thursday Throwback | (0)
Of all the classic disco songs I've mistakenly attributed to being written by Giorgio Moroder, none is more important (in my mind) than Donna Summer's "Sunset People". Continue Reading...
03.21.11

[Mixtapes] Xxxchange x Devlin x Darko – Couche Tard Collaborations, DISCO!, DJ Culture, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Funky Breaks, Hip Hop, Mashterpiece Theater, Mixtapes | (0)
In it's original release, the now-classic (and still bumping as f**k) mixtape Couche Tard pulled together elements from all over the place -- an untouchable generational and cultural crossbreed mixing tracks from Spank Rock with comedy drops, jazz, reggae, disco, funk, breakdance and even doo-wop, the crew of Xxxchange, Devlin and Darko completely outdid themselves. Continue Reading...
03.21.11

[VIDEO] The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Indie Rock, Maximum Rock & Roll, Pop-Punk | (0)
Speaking of anticipated new albums, The Strokes new album is due out tomorrow, 22 March 2011. To put it mildly, Angles [Amazon] is freaking everyone out. Continue Reading...
03.09.11

[Album + Video] Destroyer – Kaputt DISCO!, Easy Listening, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Musique Non Stop, On Tour | (0)
I don't have the patience or time to regulate overused cliches explaining why this is my favorite album of the moment. Words don't fairly express the sentiment revealed to me via Destroyer's masterwork of musical sensuality, Kaputt. Continue Reading...
08.13.10

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Sink/Let It Sway + Everlyn ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, indie pop, Indie Rock, Musique Non Stop, Ones To Watch | (2)
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08.03.10

Air – Sister Bessie + Man Is Free ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Funky Breaks, Prog Jazz, Soul Sides | (1)
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07.06.10

The Roots – Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS) A Northern Soul, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS, Hip Hop, New Age Soul, Ones To Watch | (0)
The Legendary Roots Crew are called that for a reason. You know, these cats didn't really have to prove it to anyone, but they did: they're much bigger than hip-hop. The Roots have always been the unique light that shone from within hip-hop, the ones whose solidarity as a musical unit profoundly demonstrates that hip-hop holds a much greater power than its humble beginnings of MC's and a DJ. The Roots as a band, intentionally or unintentionally, represent the struggle of real musicians & artists to stick together through whatever may come, seeming to remain friends and ...
06.23.10

Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game (12″) Back In The Day Buffet, DJ Culture, Electropop, ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS | (0)
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