A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars

I MONSTER - A DENSE SWARM OF ANCIENT STARS
Jarrod Gosling and Dean Honer met in the record section of the Sheffield City Library in the early 1990s. They would later become I Monster, specializing in psychedelic, electronic-tinged pop confections that are often based around samples from easy listening records and other unlikely sources. Their new release is “A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars.”

Check out my favorite track, "A Pod Is Waiting," here:


Get your own copy of "A Dense Swarm Of Ancient Stars" here.

I'm In Love With A German Record Label

KOMPAKT - TOTAL 10

Cologne, Germany based Kompakt records celebrates its tenth year in business with the double-CD release "Total 10." Specializing in microhouse and minimal techno, Kompakt has been described by music critic Simon Reynolds as the "label that's contributed more than any other to Germany's dominance of electronic dance music this decade."

Check out my favorite track here:


Get your own copy of Kompakt's "Total 10" collection here.

The Bachelor

PATRICK WOLF - THE BACHELOR
“The Bachelor” is the fourth studio release from Patrick Wolf. Originally titled The Battle, Wolf enlists the help of noise terrorist Alec Empire, actress Tilda Swinton as well as Eliza Carthy and Matthew Herbert to create a magical and individual album. An intelligent, versatile and textured record, this demonstrates why Wolf is lauded as one of the last great British musical hopes.

Check out the single, "Vulture," here:


Get your own copy of "The Bachelor" here.

Don't hate the auto-tune

DISCOVERY - LP

Discovery is a nifty pop / electronic collaboration between Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend and Wes Miles of Ra Ra Riot. LP features guest vocals from Ezra Koening of Vampire Weekend and Angel Deradoorian of Dirty Projectors.

Check out my favorite track, "Osaka Loop Line," here:


Get your own copy of "LP" here.