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Chromatics are on the New Jersey based label, Italians Do it Better. A label that is in love witht he classic Italo-Disco sound pioneered by Giorgio Moroder. The vocals on their tracks remind me of the sexy. whispery vocals of Donna Summer.

Simple and catchy, yet dark and sophisticated:
Chromatics – I Want You Love

This track reminds me off a “Shadowplay” by Joy Division especially the lead guitar. This is like a sexy Joy Division cover band
Chromatics – Healer

Chromatics Myspace


This track exemplifies the amazing Italian Baroque sense of melody that The Bloody Beetroots have just like past Italian disco greats, Rondo Veneziano. They are a versatile duo that I believe are going to do big things in the future.
The Bloody Beetroots – Verra La Morte e Avra i Tuoi Occhi

The Bloody Beetroots PIG Radio DJ Set
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The Bloody Beetroots Myspace

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BTTLS: Pop Fractal Rock

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Paper Thin Walls: Exclusive track by track interview with Battles
United Visual Artists

Time Magazine’s Top 10 Albums of the Year

Striped V-Neck wearing indie kid: “Wow Time Magazine when did you get so indie?!”

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French Dynasty


1/2 JUS†ICE x 1/2 Daft Punk = Imagine the music they could make!!

Courtesy of the House Music Lovers Forum. Holla.

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NT89 & Fred Falke

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NT89 Myspace
NT89 is an up and coming Italian DJ who has done remixes for Justice, Boys Noize, and Busy P. His free ep that he just released online reminds me of Giorgio Moroder meets Kavinsky’s nostalgic 80s synth sounds cranked to 11. I love his disorted synth arppeggios. NT89 & The Bloody Beetroots are opening for Justice during their Italian tour dates.

NT89 – Killer 89 EP – Free Download

Kavinsky x Sega Genesis

Fred Falke Myspace
Fred Falke is the other half of another famous French duo, Alan Braxe & Fred Falke, another famous French Touch duo. Fred Falke was a funk bass player before he began to dabble in electronic music. You can hear his great funky compressed basslines on many of his own tracks as well as remixes such as the.

Fred Falke – Omega Man *Highly Recommended*

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Karlheinz Stockhausen – Helicopter String Quartet


Wow.

Karlheinz Stockhausen “Sounds”

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Radiohead: Avg $2.26 per album x 1.2 million

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Radiohead in the NY Times

The “Reckoner” that was part of the band’s live sets sounds nothing like the “Reckoner” on the album, which includes the lyrics “in rainbows.” When the band returned from touring, it decided the song needed a second part, and then a third one; eventually it discarded the original. For “All I Need,” Mr. Greenwood said, he wanted to recapture the white noise generated by a band playing loudly in a room, when “all this chaos kicks up.” That sound never materializes in the more analytical confines of a studio. His solution was to have a string section, and his own overdubbed violas, sustaining every note of the scale, blanketing the frequencies.

“The first time we ever did ‘All I Need,’ boom! It was up on YouTube,” Mr. Yorke said. “I think it’s fantastic. The instant you finish something, you’re really excited about it, you’re really proud of it, you hope someone’s heard it, and then, by God, they have. It’s O.K. because it’s on a phone or a video recorder. It’s a bogus recording, but the spirit of the song is there, and that’s good. At that stage that’s all you need to worry about.”
– Thom Yorke

Thomas Bangalter Pitchfork Interview:
Pitchfork: Speaking of the visuals, why isn’t there a DVD of this tour? Do you ever look up yourself on YouTube just to watch audience members go nuts?
Thomas Bangalter: We are really excited by the idea that so many different people captured a video of their experience of the show in their own way. The thousands of clips on internet are better to us than any DVD that could have been released.
Thomas & Thom both share a love for Youtube.

I’m sure all of you have seen this but I can’t get enough of how hilarious/genius it is.

From At Ease Web:
One of the goals set for ‘In Rainbows’ was to prevent the album from leaking on the internet beforehand, as had happened with the previous three albums.
Colin: “It felt like a gigantic risk. Like Mission: Impossible, almost. We destroyed all CDs after every day of recording. And on the master we’d always write a name which would probably nobody would listen to if we had lost it; ‘Eagles: Greatest Hits.’ ‘Kula Shaker Demo’s.’ ‘Phil Collins’s Hip Hop Covers
Ha!

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Sébastien Tellier – L’amour et la Violence

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Sébastien Tellier – L’amour et la Violence * Link Removed by Request*

Another new track off his up and coming album, Sexuality coming out next year, co-produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo. This is a fusion of his classic overcompressed piano with his new found love for 70s synths. Dark & epic.

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R.I.P. Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Karlheniz Stockhausen dead at 79 – NY Times

Stockhausen was a huge contributor to European Avant-Garde music and has had some lasting impact on todays musical landscape. Jonny Greenwood is a huge fan.

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Jonny Greenwood – Future Markets (There Will Be Blood Soundtrack)

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2008 Grammy Nominees Announced: The Grammys are giving a black man a chance.

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For all you who don’t remember here is Kanye’s VMA flip out.

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Kanye with Thomas & Guy-Man

Kanye West is in the lead with 8 nominations. Amy Winehouse comes in second wiht 6 nominations. Timbaland seems to have his hand in every category. Smart guy.

NY Times & The Grammys
2008 Grammy Nominess

Some of the categories:

Best Female Vocal Performances:
Christina Aguilera – Candyman
Feist – 1234 Feist – 1234 (Van She Tech Remix)*Better than the Original*
Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry
Nelly Furtado – Say It Right*My fav track off Loose*
Amy Winehouse – Rehab

Best Dance Recording:
The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again
JUS†ICE – D.A.N.C.E
Mika – Love Today
Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music
Justin Timberlake – LoveStoned/I Think She Knows

Justin Timerblake – LoveStoned (Justice Remix)

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Myth? Klaxons & Dr. Dre Collaboration in the Near Future

Dr. Dre & Klaxons

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“I want him to try to make black music with white boys from London.”
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