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Crescendo + Ambient Moodcast + Mount Vision Mixes


January 20th, 2010

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Don’t you love it when you forget about certain tracks in your playlist and stumble upon them months later? It’s almost like finding gold, or better yet, greener pastures in music. I was fumbling through iTunes earlier this week and came across fellow designer and friend Alex Koplin’s extraordinary mixes. It’s been quite some time since I’ve relaxed to the soothing beauty of his Ambient Moodcast or the deep bass of the Crescendo Mix, but when I cranked up the volume, I realized I had to share their inspiration with you.

First up is a stunning creation that will make you want to jump about and start slappin’ da bass’. The mix is titled ‘Crescendo Deep House’ and is just over one hour long.

Crescendo Deep House Mix by Alex Koplin/h34dup

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Cover by Alex Koplin/h34dup

Wow, over an hour of the hottest cuts–didn’t you just love that mix? Next up is Alex’s amazing Ambient Moodgadget Moodcast. This is my favorite mix that he has created so far. When listening to this in the summer it gives off such a great vibe. I found myself often drifting freely out of mind but still maintaining complete focus on the work in front of me. The track list features Shigeto, A Setting Sun, Calmer and many more ambient favorites. You can check out the track listing here.

If you enjoy this mix as much as I do, let us know. Perhaps we can persuade Alex to create another.

An Ambient Moodcast: Presented by Moodgadget, Hosted by Alex Koplin/h34dup

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Photo by Alex Koplin/h34dup

Last but not least is the Mount Vision Mix. Even more ambient than the previous, this mix brings the sounds of nature into play. As I listen it conjures up ideas of meditation in wide open fields, birds chirping in the early morning sunlit trees, grass rolling in the breeze and thoughts of discovery as you walk through the forest. Even the faint voices in parts help shape the experience of Mount Vision–a place I’ve never been.

View the track list and more photos for this mix.

Mount Vision Ambient Mix by Alex Koplin/h34dup

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Lots of hard work and time went into the creation of these so lets give Alex a well deserved applause.

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The Dandy Warhols


January 4th, 2010

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Photo by The Dandy Warhols on Flickr

The tracks that I enjoy the most from The Dandy Warhols are the ones that probably have had the least amount of attention (with the exception of the third and fourth of this set). The first two tracks below, both without heavy vocals, seem to give off this worldly, almost meditative energy. Oddly enough I’ve found that I listen to them mostly when getting pumped up to go out and shoot photos or while editing photos. Also, ‘Sleep’ on high volume, is a great track to work to.

The Dandy Warhols – Mohammed from the Thirteen Tales album

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The Dandy Warhols – Sleep from the Thirteen Tales album

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The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You from the Thirteen Tales album

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The Dandy Warhols – The Gospel from the Thirteen Tales album

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Telepopmusik


November 19th, 2009

Telepopmusik on Wanken

Telepopmusik is a marvelous French electronic music trio. I was first introduced their music by the Robot Food Afterlame snowboard film as a kid and come to think of it, I think this movie itself has helped set my music preference to what it is today. There is a section in the beginning of the film that’s cut to the first track I’m listing, ‘Genetic World’. Ever since seeing this edit, I’ve always associated their music with snow even though the music doesn’t talk or involve it–must be a psychological thing. The second and third tracks, Dont Look Back and Mathematics, are two of my favorites followed by my third, Telepath Chromes DJA, a remix.

Telepopmusik – Genetic World

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Telepopmusik – Don’t Look Back

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Telepopmusik – 12 -p.-q=h-4p / Mathematics

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Telepopmusik – Telepath Chromes DJA Remix

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Songs For Singing + The Knife


November 11th, 2009

The Knife is one of those musical duos that never gets old. The duo is Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson. They are based in Stockholm, Sweden and have made music together since 1999. The most interesting part about The Knife is that their sound varies appreciably. On one hand you have fun, relaxing tracks and on the other you have deep, dark and mysteriously strange. I don’t plan on posting those tracks for the sake of maintaining this as a ‘Songs for Singing’ post.

The first track up is ‘Heartbeats’ followed by three others. For clarification, ‘Heartbeats’ was written by The Knife then later covered by fellow Swede José Gonzales. The Knife was at first concerned about letting José cover the song, but changed their minds upon the realization that the extra exposure could bring positivity to the label in the form of funding.

The Knife – Heartbeats from the Deep Cuts Album

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The Knife – Girls’ Night Out from the Deep Cuts Album

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The Knife – The Captain from the Silent Shout Album

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The Knife – Pass This On from the Deep Cuts Album

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Heist Series: Austin + Los Angeles + Brooklyn


October 26th, 2009

Austin: A Shawn Lee Heist

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Los Angeles: A Shawn Lee Heist

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Brooklyn: A Beastie Boys Heist

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Today is the perfect day to introduce to you three of the finest new Heist’s from Brian Gossett’s collection. If you’re just tuning into the blog, the concept behind each of these mixes is that they’re literally heist related tunes from heist scenes in random movies. Each of the mixes is accompanied by great use of clean typography layered on fitting photography.

More of the Heist’s are available on Brian’s website.

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Talkdemonic


October 8th, 2009

Talk Demonic

Talkdemonic has always been somewhat intimidating music wise. Especially track 11. This track is only a minute in length but the unique sound draws me in immediately. Such a great track for an intro–definitely my favorite of the batch. Just a quick interlude here:

Are any of you familiar with creating sounds like these and what goes into the making of it?

The group is comprised of Kevin O’Connor (percussion, synthesizer, piano, multi-instrumentalist) and Lisa Molinaro (viola, synthesizer) and to top it all, Talkdemonic is from nearby Portland, Oregon. Check out their newest release, Eyes At Half Mast. It can be picked up from their store. The following tracks below that I’ve selected are from the Mutiny Sunshine release.

Talkdemonic – The Last Untouched / Track 11

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Talkdemonic – Eardrum Symphony / Track 12

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Talkdemonic – When I spent October with Erik / Track 13

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Talkdemonic – The Snow Melted, It Was Goodnight / Track 14

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Ghostly Anniversary: Tycho live in Seattle 9/24


September 10th, 2009

Poster sourced from ISO50

Ghostly celebrates 10 years at this years Decibel Festival. The 2009 edition of Seattle’s Decibel Festival will take place September 24th through the 27th, and Ghostly is kicking it off at the SAM for the opening gala on Thursday the 24th. Tycho, one of my biggest favorites, along with Michna, will be playing this year at the festival. Good times and great tunes; hope to see you there!

Location:
Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA United States

Performing:
Lusine
Tycho
Michna
The Sight Below

September 24, 2009
6-9 PM All Ages
$10

More info at Iso50.com and here.

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Deelay Ceelay


August 19th, 2009

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Deelay Ceelay is a Portland, Oregon collaboration between videographer/musician Chris Lael Larson and percussionist Delaney Kelly. Together they combine live instrumentation with synced, projected visuals. The duo has had their work appearing at the Berkeley Museum of Art, the Portland Documentary & Experimental Film Festival, the Experimental Media & Movement Arts Lab, PICA, and the Northwest Film Center.

Note: Please don’t try to buy their album because its not for sale, instead download it here for free.

Deelay Ceelay – No Vex

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Deelay Ceelay – Tea Drinker

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Deelay Ceelay – The Deelay Ceelay Natural Anthem

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Deelay Ceelay – Speak Eagle

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Songs for Singing + Loch Lomond


August 17th, 2009

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Loch Lomond, a stunning effortless combination of symphonic chamber pop with raw, melodic acrobatics, employs the use of harmonic vocals, mandolin, theremin, bass clarinet, and other percussion minutia to foil the fascinating voice of lead singer/multi-instrumentalist Ritchie Young. Just the power and range of his voice was enough to lure me into the music.

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Songs for Singing + The Sounds


July 16th, 2009

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Since all of the previous Songs for Singing have had male vocals, it was time for a change.

For those who haven’t heard this band already, I introduce to you The Sounds, an alternative rock group formed in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1999. The band consists of Maja Ivarsson (vocals), Felix Rodriguez (guitar), Johan Bengtsson (bass), Jesper Anderberg (keyboards) and Fredrik Nillson (drums). They have released three albums from 2002 to 2009: Living in America, Dying to Say This to You and Crossing The Rubicon respectively.

They are truly an amazing group but may not be for everyone; only one way to find out, turn up the sound!

The Sounds – Midnight Sun

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The Sounds – No One Sleeps When I’m Awake

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The Sounds – Painted By Numbers (From Dying To Say This To You Album)

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