Same As It Never Was

THE HERBALISER – SAME AS IT NEVER WAS
The Herbaliser is back! With their shared love of jazz, funk, and hip-hop, West London duo Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba have contunially evolved over the past 15 years. On their latest album, they hit a new peak. With a new label, a new main vocalist, and a new focus on soulful songwriting, this is their richest and most diverse record so far.
Check out the track "The Next Stop" here:



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That Subliminal Kid

DJ SPOOKY – SOUND UNBOUND
Released in conjunction with his book Sound Unbound, which explores the state of contemporary digital music and its cultural context, this CD mashes and mixes a huge cast of artists, including Aphex Twin, James Joyce, Erik Satie, Sun Ra, Steve Reich, Sonic Youth and Iannis Xenakis. All of the material used was culled from Belgian ambient/industral label Sub Rosa's extensive archives. Check out my favorite track here:



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Welcome To Dreamland

Forming in 2005, Soundpool is a NYC-based 5 piece shoegaze/space rock act with sweet, ethereal vocals, saturated guitar noise, and lush synths. I first heard them on the “Secret Garden Vol. One” compilation, which featured the title track from their debut release, “On High.” The newest release, “Dichotomies + Dreamland,” is great from start to finish. Check out the track "Do What You Love" here:

Up, Up, and Away...

MATMOS – SUPREME BALLOON
Over the last nine years, M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel have used the recorded sounds of amplified crayfish nerve tissue, the pages of bibles turning, a bowed five string banjo, slowed down whistles and kisses, water hitting copper plates, the runout groove of a vinyl record, a $5.00 electric guitar, liposuction surgery, cameras and VCRs.
Now floating in a new direction, SUPREME BALLOON was recorded using no microphones at all, instead relying on a plethora of exotic and antiquated synths from Arp, Korg, Roland, Waldorf, and Moog. Check out the track "Polychords" here:



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