August 2007 Mix

Let's look back at August 2007.

One year ago.

Damn, it was pretty awesome (and HEALTH-y).

The zip: "August 2007 Mix" (sendspace zip)

The playlist:


The band links and mp3s:
1. Health - "Crimewave" (fanatic mp3)
2. Health - "Triceratops" (box.net mp3)
3. Health - "Triceratops (CFCF Remix)" (fanatic mp3)
4. A Frames - "Galena" (sub pop mp3)
5. Shepherdess - "Green Seat" (box.net mp3)
6. PORA! PORA! - "So Cinematic" (box.net mp3)
7. Architecture In Helsinki - "Debbie" (box.net mp3)
8. Shooting Spires - "Right" (shooting spires mp3)
9. Celebration - "Evergreen" (beggars mp3)
10. The Mary Timony Band - "Sharpshooter" (krs mp3)
11. Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (vampire weekend mp3)
12. The Deadly Syndrome - "Eucalyptus" (dim mak mp3)
13. The Black Lips - "Cold Hands" (vice mp3)
14. The Coathangers - "Don't Touch My Shit" (fanatic mp3)
15. Clockcleaner - "Vomiting Mirrors" (box.net mp3)
16. TheDeathSet - "Distressed" (morphius mp3)
17. Realistic - "The Camera Track" (fanatic mp3)
18. Yea Big + Kid Static - "Duck, Mother Fuckers!" (yea big mp3)
19. Aesop Rock - "Coffee (Feat. John Darnielle)" (aol mp3)

Consider CLICKing
- The blog skatterbrain posts a subjective best of slumberland records: 1990-95... here.

- Live from the internets... "Goat Hurt" (youtube vid) by No Age, AND "BEAD" (youtube vid) by Dinowalrus

- I almost forgot... some news-o-tainment and some advice.

Nova By NOMO

Lazy. Hot. Summer Saturday.

What to listen to? How's about some postafrobeat?

Yeah. Gonna listen to NOMO.

Downloadables:
"Nova" (box.net mp3)
"Three Shades" (box.net mp3) (Did you get this track already?)

Myspace page is here.
Ubiquity Records page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Consider CLICKing
- How's about some "hazy, hip-hop-based downbeat shit"? Stones Throw artist Koushik has a couple of free mp3s available in advance of Out My Window. One is a song... "Lying In The Sun" (stones throw mp3) and the other is a mixtape... "Koushik - Mixoremixes" (stones throw mp3) (tracklisting)

- Instrumental Analysis talks up B'more music fest, WHARTSCAPE 2008 (featuring Celebration, The Mae Shi, Double Dagger, Parts & Labor, and much much more) and a number of other Mid-Atlanic happenings this weekend... here.

- Speaking of Baltimore... check out this more-than-a-year-old compilation of local Baltimore music at The City Paper. Download The End, Part Two: The Beginning (The Wham City Compilation)... here.

- Do I even need to mention this?

The 47 Best Downloadables Of 2007

I know, I know you've been waiting. You want to download the some of the best songs of 2007 and simply don't know where to turn. The massiveness of the internets is overwhelming. Fear not. I have complied the best downloadable songs from GT this past year.

And yes, some of these songs were not officially released in 2007. So what? As for ranking, these songs are arranged using the power of the alphabet! Oh, don't be so obsessed with ranking things and just enjoy.

A

"Aly Walk With Me" (mp3 with a plug at the end of it) by The Raveonettes
Comment: Atmospheric + Wall Of Noise + Big Beats = Quite Kickass. Check out the Ruby Isle cover... here.

"Attitude (Misfits Cover)" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko
Comment: My favorite Misfits cover since Bratmobile did "Where Eagles Dare" (ysi mp3)

B

"Babies" (mp3) by Jana Hunter
Comment: When is Jracula putting a proper album out? Wait have they? Fuck! Huh?

"Black Mirror" (mp3) by Arcade Fire
Comment: Why does this song always make me think of Lost Highway?

"Bomb.Repeat.Bomb." (box.net mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
Comment: Wins the GT 2007 Award for Best Political Song. Watch the video... here.

C

"Capricornations" (mp3) by Mika Miko
Comment: You never forget your first Mika Miko song.

"Chromes On It" (mp3) by Telepathe
Comment: Looking forward to a full length.

"Cold Hands" (mp3) by Black Lips
Comment: The Black Lips doin' what they do.

"Crimewave" (mp3) by Health
Comment: Uberblogged band Health rip it up.

D

"Dead Sound" (mp3) by The Raveonettes
Comment: When will JAMC stop influencing bands? Not bloody soon, I'll tell you that.

"Don't Touch My Shit" (mp3) by The Coathangers
Comment: Don't Touch My Shit. Awesome.

"Drippy Eye" (box.net mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow
Comment: This is my cat's theme song. Is this your cat's theme song too?

"Dumb Luck (Remix)" (mp3) performed by DNTEL remixed by Low Scores
Comment: I like this more than the original.

E

"Evergreen" (mp3) by Celebration
Comment: Soundtrack for the end of the world.

F

"Flying To You" (mp3) by Unlove
Comment: Booming and anthemic, but not released this year. Fuck it.

"Fractured Skies" (mp3) by Parts & Labor
Comment: The postmodern postpunk anthem. Wins the GT 2007 award for Best Use Of A Dot Matrix Printer In A Song.

G

"Get Hurt" (mp3) by NO AGE
Comment: Sounds just like Wives... [snicker].

H

"Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse" (mp3) by Of Montreal
Comment: C'mon Chemicals... annoying and wonderful, at the same time.

I

"(I'm A) Donkey For Your Love" (mp3) by BOAT
Comment: Catchy as all... well you know.

"It Fit When I Was A Kid (Remix)" (mp3) performed by Liars and remixed by Crystal Castles
Comment: This song is like... ok, what if... Liars were cyborgs?? huh?

J

"Just As The Day Was Dawning" (mp3) by Big Business
Comment: You could say their sound is as "Big As A Mountain" (ysi mp3)

K

"Knowledge In Hand" (mp3) (source: myspace) by The Forms
Comment: Runner up for Song Of The Year.

M

"Mr. Prison Shanks" (mp3) by Made Out Of Babies
Comment: Fuck. Heavy. Fucking Heavy!

"(My Head)/R.I.P. Allegory" (mp3) by Times New Viking
Comment: Ohio Rocks! Warning... this is LOUD.

N

"Nobody" (mp3) by The Willowz
Comment: Sounds like a contradiction, but The Willowz total filter 70's arena rock through punk, and it works.

"No One Does It Like You (Demo)" (mp3) by Department Of Eagles
Comment: Best Grizzly Bear-related song this year. The Girl Talk wamp-wamping "Knife (Remix)" was a close second.

"North American Scum (Dunproofin's Not From England Either Mix)" (mp3) performed by LCD Soundsystem remixed by Dunproofin
Comment: Almost makes me proud to be a North American.

"Not A Problem (Live)" (mp3) by The Black Lips
Comment: The Black Lips put out what may not be the best live album ever, but it's realllly close. Maybe it is the best live album ever. I don't know.

"Now I've Got A Sword" (mp3) by The Muggabears
Comment: Love that Bayside shout out.

P

"Pace Or The Patience" (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
Comment: I can't believe I'm not sick of this song. I love it. I listen to all the time.

"Pinkies" (mp3) by The Big Sleep
Comment: What was it I heard someone call The Big Sleep? Bedroom Metal. That's it.

R

"Rafaga!" (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle
Comment: Wins the GT 2007 Award for Spanish Song Sung By A Canadian Band!

"Run To The Facts" (mp3) by Yea Big + Kid Static
Comment: Wins the GT 2007 Award for Best Use Of Samples From An Unreleased Album.

"Run To Your Grave" (mp3) by The Mae Shi
Comment: Run!

S

"See A Penny (Pick It Up)" (mp3) by YACHT
Comment: Awhh... come on. Who cares if it's "Miss You" in Jona clothing? Not me.

"Screendoor" (mp3) by Illinois
Comment: Don't forget to check out their Daytrotter Session... here.

"Sharpshooter" (mp3) by The Mary Timony Band
Comment: Mary's still got it.

"So Post All 'Em (Instumental)" (mp3) by YACHT
Comment: I've had it up to here with all those words. Bahh.

T

"The Pyramid" (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
Comment: Slightly slower awesomeness.

"The Underdog" (mp3) by Spoon
Comment: The Song Of The Year.

"They Might Follow You (Demo)" (mp3) by Tiny Vipers
Comment: Haunting.

"To Fix The Gash In Your Head" (mp3) by A Place To Bury Strangers
Comment: Uhhh... When will JAMC stop influencing bands? Not bloody soon, I'll tell you that (again).

"Too Cute To Puke" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko
Comment: If you didn't hear me say it on The Contrast Podcast Festive 50, this track is pure energy.

"Truck" (mp3) by The Octopus Project
Comment: Theremins are punk.

U

"Underwater (You And Me)" (mp3) by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Comment: Ok, I admit it. This is not my favorite Some Loud Thunder song. This is: "Yankee Go Home" (ysi mp3)

V

"Veni Vedi Veci (Remix)" performed by The Black Lips remixed by Diplo
Comment: Black Lips + Mad Decent beats = This.

W

"We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!" (mp3) by Le Loup
Comment: My eyes rolled the first time I saw the name of this track... then I heard it. My eyes later issued a rolling retraction.

"Witches Vs. Wolves" (mp3) by S-S-S-Spectres
Comment: The name says it all.

The End. More next year. And don't forget my previously look backs at 2007... here and here.

My post entitled Top 11 Downloadables That Were Not Freakin' Everywhere in 2007 is coming soon. It will be anagramed thusly... t11mp3twnfe2007.

Preview: "Luxury Condos For The Poor" (mp3) by Double Dagger
Comment: [you have to wait for that]

Lovely Allen By Holy Fuck

Holy Fuck! that's filled with postrocky goodness!

Downloadable: "Lovely Allen" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Beggars Group page is here.
Young Turks are here.

Consider Clicking
- 3hive has one post about former Helium-ite, Mary Timony (here) and another post about The Teenagers and their obsession with Scarlett Johansson (here).
- 20 Jazz Funk Greats posts the psychedelic horseshit of Psychedelic Horseshit (I kid, I kid)... here.
- The Sound Of Indie has posted a boot of Celebration live in LA... here.

Heaven Stems (Pink Skull Remix) By Health

Bleep Blorp ORP ORP! Time for a Health Remix.

Downloadable: "Heaven Stems (Pink Skull Remix)" (box.net mp3) (source: myspace)

Myspace page is here.
LOVEPUMP Records is here.
More Remixes... here.
Pink Skull is here.

Consider Clicking
- Jimmy Legs of Motico goes off on CMJ... here. Personally, I eschew CMJ. AND what is up with this sandal... um... scandal... that I missed last month? huh?
- More new mp3s from The Octopus Project... "Bees Bein' Strugglin" (mp3) and "An Evening With Rthrtha" (mp3)
- More Celebration remixes at MISSING TOOF... here.
- Black Kids take over The Yellow Stereo... here.
- Le Loup live at KEXP is now available at The Smudge... here.
- Le Tigre is wearing SUCKAPANTS... here.
- Enjoy some All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors over at BOAWS... here.

Evergreen By Celebration

Props to G vs. B for pointing out the new Celebration freebie from Beggars. I too shall post it... NOW.

Downloadable: "Evergreen" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Beggars page is here.
4AD page is here.
Emusic page is here.

BONUS: "War" (insound mp3)

Consider Clicking
- The internet blog Red Blondehead is back with a little new Via Audio... here. Here is some old Via Audio... "Developing Active People" (mp3)
- G vs. B has two tracks from MIA's recent KCRW set... here. The Smudge has the whole thing... here, and Bats For Lashes... here.
- Skatterbrain is psyched about Mika Miko coming East... here. NYC'ers should be too. Here's the Todd P info in a hyperlinked style with mp3s:

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Friday, August 17th @ DEATH BY AUDIO - 49 S 2ND

:: Aa aka Big A little a... "Thirteen" (mp3)
:::: Mika Miko... "Capricorinations" (mp3)
:::::: Shellshag... (no mp3)... "pogo" (mp3)
:::::::: Hand Jobs... (no mp3)

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