I tell you man these Swedes are unstoppable with this music thing, I can’t tell you how many times a good song leads me back to the good ol’ Landet lagom. In fact, I just found out Sweden is the third largest music exporter in the world, surpassed only by the U.S. & UK, thank [...]Related posts:Kleerup – Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li)Royksopp – Miss It So Much (Feat. Lykke Li)Lykke Li –
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The Twelves have released 3 fantastic mixtapes and so far I’ve posted two and it’s been one of the most downloaded files on this site. The time has come to complete the series with the with yet another jewel, Episode II. Aside from Steph Lund’s Le Miel du Mois (recently crowned mixtape goddess on The [...]Related posts:M.I.A. – Boys (The Twelves Remix)The Twelfth HourDaft Punk – Nightvis
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say again, Skidmore is on the rise. With Micah Sloat getting his huge break in Paranormal Activity and Ratatat placing two songs on Kid CuDi’s debut I’d say we’re doing pretty good. So what better time to feature some Skidmore music on EMPT.? On top of that G.O.V. sent [...]Related posts:Ratatat – WildcatThe FADER presents: Ratatat Design ContestRatatat –
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If you ask me the psychedelic, art and glam rock movements contributed to many aspects of music that people don’t really recognize. Musically these guys pushed and explored without boundaries which pissed off a lot of people but ultimately led to some amazing discoveries. However, I think the my favorite contribution from these movements was [...]Related posts:Midnight Juggernauts – Shadows/Ro
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So I’m doing my usual rounds on the internet and start checking up on Neon Gold records, the label responsible for Passion Pit, Marina & the Diamonds, Ellie Goulding, The Sound of Arrows and most recently Penguin Prison. I was familiar with all but the last so I did a little research and ran into [...]Related posts:Animal Collective – In the FlowersAnimal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavil
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This is going to be another quick weekend post. I’m writing this from the back patio at El Biet in Williamsburg, the weather is incredible, I’m with a good friend, the blog is doing great and I couldn’t be happier – La vie en rose. Anyways, as I sit here waiting for my next meeting [...]Related posts:The Velvet Underground – HeroinThe Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The ManThe B
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Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.” – John LennonLots of work to do on a Saturday so here’s a quick post for all the people who hate on sampling. Long story short Edwin Birdsong was so inspired by this beautiful girls figure that he felt compelled to write [...]Related posts:Metric – Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Remix)The Pains Of Being
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Once again I have to take a moment to recognize some amazing production. This time I have to give it up to Bloodshy & Avant aka producers of Miike Snow, many Britney Spears and Madonna to name a few. The new sound they’ve cooked up for Miike Snow is really impressive. The synth and sample [...]Related posts:Vampire Weekend – CampusMiike Snow – AnimalHot Chip & Peter Gabriel – Cape Cod Kwas
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So I’m shopping around in the iTunes world section and I run into an album called Inspiration Information 4 by Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen, both pretty bad ass old school artist so I had to pay respect. Turns out the album is awesome and I find my latest favorite song Selfish Gene. For those [...]Related posts:Lily Allen – WomanizerLily Allen – Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs Cover)Lily Allen – Nan
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Everything’s easy when you never have to choose.”Four months and hundreds of remixes later, the day has finally come when I can listen to Manners again and actually enjoy it. In terms of modern song writers Lykke Li is my muse but Michael isn’t too far off. The introspect, love and energy he captures is [...]Related posts:Passion Pit – Smile Upon MePassion Pit – SleepyheadPassion Pit –
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I’ve been listening to a lot of ’60’s French Pop and ran into this amazing song about one of the worlds most common creatures – the flip flopper. While a serious topic indeed this song makes light of the consistently inconsistent nature of some people and I couldn’t agree more with that approach. Recently I’ve [...]Related posts:Make The Girl Dance – Baby Baby BabyJay-Z: I’m Off Th
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How important is a producer to an artist? Well, the Michael Jackson sound we all love wouldn’t really exist without Quincy Jones. The psychedelic pop genius of Oracle Spectacular wouldn’t be nearly as adventurous without the vision and direction of producer Dave Fridmann. Would there even be Snoop Dogg without Dr. Dre? M.I.A. without Diplo? I [...]Related posts:Brigitte Bardot – Tu Veux Ou
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I’ve listened to a lot of music in my day but when it’s all said and done I still come back to Michael Jackson’s Thriller as my favorite album of all time. The reasons are endless but it’s mainly because of the vibe and energy Quincy Jones was able to capture in those records. The [...]Related posts:David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix)The Black Ghost – It’s Your TouchKate Bush –
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By now I’m sure most of you have heard about the new Julian Casablancas album Phrazes For The Young, and if you’ve heard the whole thing I’m curious to know what you think about it. I posted 11th Dimension and we all know how great that song is but I can’t say the rest of [...]Related posts:Julian Casablanca – 11th DimensionDaft Punk – Nightvision (The Twelves Cover)Daft Punk – Night
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And you can stand right there if you want, but I’m going on…You know Crazy was such a monstrous hit that it’s hard to say Cee-Lo is overlooked or underappreciated as a writer but he really is. There are some good writers out there but not many have the insight and soul like him.The touch and [...]No related posts.
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Holy shit it’s November and I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is another year has nearly passed and you feel like you haven’t done crap with you life – lame. The good news is that Steph Lund has been kind enough to provide you with some new inspiring music [...]Related posts:Le Miel du Mois by Steph Lund: OctobreLe Miel du Mois by Steph Lund: SeptembreLe Miel du Mois by S
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I’m so ready for summer, this cold ass weather thing is not cool man. All these great sounding summer bands aren’t helping either.Last week it was The Drums, Generationals and The Noisettes and today its Florida’s Surfer Blood adding on to my post-summer withdrawal. Floating Vibes makes me want to leave NY, move to a [...]No related posts.
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The sceney New York City nightlife is nothing short of comical. I make it a point to stay away from any place that will involve me saying anything more then my name to a bouncer. But every so often we still end up having one of those plastic conversations with these guys as they judge [...]Related posts:Feist – Sea Lion Woman (Chromeo Remix)Chromeo – I Can’t Tell You WhyChromeo – Rage!
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I’ve been hesitant to post anything from Illmatic because like anything of good quality it’s not a quick fix one night stand, you have to listen to the whole album many times to really understand and appreciate all of it’s beautiful details. Also, Illmatic is so complex in terms of rhyme patters, expression, insight and [...]Related posts:Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will RollBat For Lashes –
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I was at a party at the Tribeca Loft’s last night and I literally heard every song I’ve ever posted here played in succession, on top of that the drinks were courtesy of Cognac Tesseron and let me tell you my friends, music is quite a different experience when you have 25 year old Cognac [...]Related posts:Lykke Li – Breaking It Up (Punks Jump Up Remix)Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (Dat
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