Gumball Machine Weekend (Pollination Remix) By Yppah

What do I have for you today?

Why it's Psychedelic/Experimental/Acousmatic/Tape Music artist Pollination remixing Rock/Soul/Shoegaze artist Yppah. Dig it.

Downloadable: "Gumball Machine Weekend (Pollination Remix)" (box.net)

The original track for comparison purposes: "Gumball Machine Weekend" (box.net)

Pollination will be putting out an EP sometime in the near future. It will "probably" be on iTunes and "possibly" have a physical release through "maybe" Exponential Records. (Plus, Exponential Records SXSW 2009 Sampler is streamable... here).

Downloadable: "Sinister Skies" (box.net)

Yppah Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Yppah Imeem page is here.
Yppah eMusic page is here.
Ninjatune is here.
Day Of The Woman myspace page is here.
Exponential Records is here.
Pollination myspace page is here.
Low Scores myspace page is here.
Low Scores last.fm page is here.
Day Of The Woman is here.
10k Cities is here.

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- Check out some 1993 Braniac youtubeage plus an mp3 @ Catbirdseat... here.

- Raven Sings The Blues about psychrockers Weird Owl... here.

- Mid-Atlantic indie blog Instrumental Analysis posts a new new new track by US Royalty... here.

- Sadly, Increase Your Weirdness is closing up shop and posting one more Dead Kennedys track. Go get download some awesomeness while the links still work... here.

- one extra Gumball BONUS: "New Rose" (box.net) by Gumball

7 Albums From 2007 That Rocked In 2008

Just because a year ends doesn't mean you have to stop listening to albums from the past year (right?). I wanted to give some props to the following albums from 2007 that had some real staying power, well, on my ipod at least. Check 'em (and if you like buy 'em).



7 Albums From 2007 That Rocked In 2008:


The Forms by The Forms
Comment: This whole album is awesome. Every single track. Do you realize how hard it was to choose one track to post?
Listen: "Bones" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Mosaic by Love Of Diagrams
Comment: I don't know why this track was not included on the original release. Hopefully, the demos that were on the internet this year will make for another great album in 2009.
Listen: "Big Chord Champion" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here (without bonus tracks).
eMusic page is here (with bonus tracks).


The National Anthem Of Nowhere by Apostle Of Hustle
Comment: Andrew Whiteman (of Broken Social Scene) does it again. He should get his own "Broken Social Scene Presents..." album next, yo.
Listen: "My Sword Hand's Anger" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Ragged Rubble by Double Dagger
Comment: While I (unfortunately) missed every opportunity to see Double Dagger live this year, I am certain this will be rectified in the coming year. Plus, they should have a new LP out soon on Thrill Jockey. I mean, come on... look at them, how can you not love this?

Listen: "The Psychic" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Security by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Comment: This track really helped me get through the last year of the Bush regime.
Listen: "Filibuster XXX" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here (older material).


Weirdo Rippers of No Age
Comment: I had to listen to something while waiting and waiting for Nouns to leak, err, I mean get officially released by the nice people at Sub Pop.
Listen: "Boy Void" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


You Are Beautiful At All Times by Yppah
Comment: Great music for walking around the city in a daze. Try it sometime.
Listen: "I'll Hit The Breaks" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.
NOTE: This album was originally released in 2006, but when I first came up with this post I did not know that. I have decided to include it anyway.

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- Three. Count 'em. Three new Le Loup tracks have been recorded and are available @ Daytrotter... here. Awesome.

- FYI: Frisk Frugt is Anders from Kirsten Ketsjer. Indie encoding phenom PUKEKOS recommends you take a listen... here.

- Social Registry BONUS: "Hibernation/Ditch (Live @ SXSW 2008)" By Blood On The Wall

- Best Of 2008: BIGSTEREO's big best of post... here.

- Best Of 2008: Not your usual best of list. Clouds In The Head has four end of year mixes... here.

- Best Of 2008: Transmissions From Wintermute' Years Best New (for me) Music... here.

- Best Of 2008: Wow, that's it no more. Here are the rest of the Pop Tart Suck Toasted best ofs (unless there is like a best PTST videos post or something like that in the works)... Albums #1-2 (here) #3-4 (here) #5-6 (here) and Singles #1-10 (here) #11-20 (here) #21-30 (here).

- Best Of 2008: Tullycraft's Top Ten Songs... #5 (here) #6 (here) #7 (here).

- Best Of 2008: Surviving The Golden Age's Top Songs Part 1... here.

STREAM: Cheated Hearts (Yppah Remix) By Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Clicking around the internets I found this here streamable Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix by downbeatdj Yppah. Dig it.

Streamable:

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Also, according to the YYY's the new record is, well.... "NEW RECORD? NEW RECORD!! NEW RECORD IS GETTING CLOSER TO BEING DONE DONE DONE!" More of that... here.

More Yppah? Check out a streamable mixtape @ Nacho Pancho... here.

Ninjatune is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Imeem page is here.
eMusic page is here.
Old GT posts are here and here.
Day Of The Woman myspace page is here.

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- Essential Life Skills: Open a beer bottle with a piece of paper... here.

- Random REPOST: "Sharks" (box.net mp3) by Cadence Weapon

- This week in FORKCAST:
(Nick Cave interviewed)... here or here.
(New Titus vid)... here.
(New arstyfartsy Beck vid)... here (if their link doesn't work try here).
(New Los Campesinos mp3)... here.
(New Brendan Canning vid)... here.
(Mp3 from CMJ 2008 darlings DRINK UP BUTTERCUP)... here.

In My Drink By Yppah

This morning I am really in the mood for some jazz + beats. Which means I should probably listen to some Yppah (a/k/a Joe Corrales). You remember Yppah, right?

Downloadable: "In My Drink" (box.net mp3)

Streamable: "Gumball Machine Weekend" (myspace)

Ninjatune is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Imeem page is here.
eMusic page is here.
Old GT post is here.
Day Of The Woman myspace page is here.

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- Captain's Dead posts the IDM of I Am Robot And Proud... here.

- Wait, Itunes is NOT shutting down. More @ Gizmodo... here.

- Yes Yes, they are a bit late on this (but who cares), Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good has The "Stuff White People Like" Mix... here. Stuff White People Like is here.

- Party like it's 2006!! with Menomena... "Wet And Rusting" (barsuk mp3)

I'll Hit The Breaks By Yppah

If you like the instrumental goodness of Low Scores, you might like this post.

Joe Corrales is Yppah, and Yppah is from Houston, TX. He mixes guitars + keyboards + loops (sampled from real drums) to create mid to downtempo jazz/electronic/indie soundscapes. Way back in 2006, he put out You Are Beautiful At All Times.

Yppah says: "with you are beautiful at all times i was trying to combine all my influences plus the mood i had been in that past year i was writing it."

Take a listen...

Downloadable: "I'll Hit The Breaks" (box.net mp3)
Streamable: "Good Like That" (youtube)

Ninjatune is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Imeem page is here.
Day Of The Woman myspace page is here.
FYI: Day Of The Woman is Yppah + Low Scores + Stenographer
eMusic page is here.

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- PUKEKOS posts the We Got Communication EP by Aussie indie rockers Love Of Diagrams... here.

- Increase Your Weirdness posts some "old stuff"... here.

- Northwestern blog, lamestain posts a Nirvana boot... here.

- Sons And Daughters give a spirited yet muted performance of three songs @ daytrotter... here.

- 20 Jazz Funk Greats posts US Girls + Arch M + El Guincho... here.

- The Forkcast has New New New Tobacco of BMSR (here) + New New New Shaky Hands (here).

- The Octopus Project's new single "Wet Gold" is up @ Side One Track One... here.

- Vids Vids Vids... "Orphans" by Beck (here) and "Highways Of Gold" by Jaguar Love (here) + an mp3... "Highways Of Gold" (matador mp3)

- NEVVER has "The Sound Of Summer" (a la Art Brut) posted just for you... here.

- Finally, closing out this consider clicking is The Smudge Of Ashen Fluff who ripped The Go! Team's recent performance on The Current... here.