With A Buzz In Our Ears

SIGUR ROS – MED SUD I EYRUM VID SPILUM ENDALAUST
My favorite Icelandic band is back with a brand new album! The title translates to “With A Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly.” Produced and mixed by the legendary Flood, Sigur Ros’s latest effort exposes a lighter side to the band, with many shorter, poppier songs. If you like the classic Sigur Ros sound, though, never fear – there are still a couple of the trademark lengthy, euphoric tracks the band is known for on here as well.

Check out the track Inní Mer Syngur Vitleysingur (Within Me A Lunatic Sings) here:


Get your own copy of "Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust" here.

Allien Planet

ELLEN ALLIEN – SOOL
The goddess of minimal techno is back. Join her for a tour of the imaginary planet Sool, which is “an array of positive energy and light.”

Check out the track "Freida" here:


Get your own copy of "Sool" here.

Ladytron - Velocifero

Back with their self-produced fourth album, the foursome continue where they left off on 2005’s “The Witching Hour.” Darkly sparkly, sleek and bleak, it’s everything you’d expect from Ladytron as they continue to evolve.

Check out my favorite track here:


Get your own copy of "Velocifero" here.

I need you to hold on while the sky is falling

There may be nothing I enjoy more than really good electronic music composed by someone with a lifetime of classical training. Kelley Polar grew up in rural New Hampshire listening to disco records on his Fisher Price record player. Beginning his serious musical studies, he took up the violin at age 3. By 18, he was a prizewinner at the William Primrose International Viola Competition. He continued his musical education at Oberlin and Juilliard. During his time at Juilliard, he met Environ Records owner Morgan Geist, and his foray into electronic music began. Check out my favorite track from his new album, "I Need You To Hold On While the Sky Is Falling," "Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)" here:

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:



Get your own copy of "Same As It Never Was" here.

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:



Get your own copy of "Sound Unbound" here.

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: