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As Lunice prepares to unleash “One Hunned” on LuckyME here is the first track off the EP, “Glow” featuring a video of Lunice paying tribute to the fallen #SWAG with his amazing footwork.

Cloud Boat first caught my ear with their tune “Lions on the Beach” which is finally getting its release on R&S Records this fall. Sam & Tom were kind enough to answer some questions about themselves and their music in hopes of painting a clearer picture of Cloud Boat, but I think their blurry and reverb soaked sounds are all you need to understand them.

RS1105 – Cloud Boat by R & S Records

Asian Dan Q&A : Cloud Boat

1. Who is Cloud Boat? How would you describe your music?

We’re Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke, and we live in North London. Describing music with words is always difficult, even more so when it’s our own. We just try to make emotional music without constraints in a way that feels right.

2. What is your first musical memories?

Sam – My earliest memories include an assortment of children’s TV themes, video game soundtracks and 70s/80s compilation tapes in my Mum’s car. I’d say beginning to listen to and be involved with classical music were the first instances that began to shape who I feel am musically today.

Tom – One is my dad singing Irish songs at parties when I was young, it never embarrased or annoyed me and I always listened intently. Another being me and my sister recording ourselves trying to harmonise nursery rhymes and singing songs in weird accents onto tape with an old knackered stereo that I still have. We’ve both recently realised that we were really fucking weird.
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This Sunday August 21, 2011 Emil & Friends, Leisure and Slam Donahue shall be taking the stage at Littlefield. Come join us for a night of good music.

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Brought to you by Sweet Touch Records, Littlefield, and Asian Dan.

PS I will be joining Emil’s friends as I saddle up for bass duty once again 😉

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Blood Orange is the latest incarnation of the musical chameleon that is Dev Hynes. The first impression I had of Blood Orange was via his track “Dinner” a very tasteful nod to 90s RnB but that was not a barometer of what his full-length “Coastal Grooves” would sound like. Instead “Coastal Grooves” is a homage to 90s Alternative rock with its heavily guitar-driven songs. I particularly love how Dev uses percussive and cyclical guitar riffs to create a hypnotic and apathetic 90s vibe. “Forget It” with its pieced together guitar solo, “S’Cooled” with its early Phoenix-wannabe-RnB groove and “The Complete Knock” with its galloping bassline are all highlight tracks off the LP.

Your Truly presents a mixtape compiled by Dev himself featuring some songs that seem to have influenced his latest sound, listen and download it over @ yourstru.ly

Flying Lotus lends his hands to his right-hand man, Thundercat for this 30 min mix of Thundercat tracks in honor of “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” which is out 8.30.2011 on Brainfeeder. This is 30 mins of pure #summervibes – dive in y’all.

Download: THUNDERCAT ‘SHENANIGANS PT.1′ MIXED BY FLYING LOTUS

via brainfeedersite.com

Whoa whoa this is way too smooth for the web. Bravo Mayer Hawthorne for bringing back the ways of Yacht Rock. I see what you did there Mr. Hawthorne with the little musical allusions to The Spinner’s “I’ll Be Around” and Steely Dan “Do It Again”. I know your secrets…

Download:
When The Night Falls (Mayer Hawthorne Cover) by Chromeo

Steely Dan – Do it Again
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/AUG%202011/01%20Do%20It%20Again.mp3]

The Spinners – I’ll Be Around
[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/AUG%202011/03%20I’ll%20Be%20Around.mp3]

Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard embraces his UK House side with his new track “Gabriel”. Everything about this track is so “UK” with its emotional broken 2-step beat and murky bassline with an angelic female pouring her heart out onto the dancefloor.

Joe Goddard – Gabriel (Feat. Valentina) by DFA Records

Bibio graces the British popsters, Bombay Bicycle Club with his music magic. Everything down to the vocals sound like Bibio himself. What more can I say than, Bibio is the truth.

[audio:http://diestruktur.com/asianmandan/music/JULY%202011/Shuffle%20(Bibio%20Remix).mp3]
Bombay Bicycle Club – Shuffle (Bibio Remix)