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Air - “Universal Traveler”

The week is coming to an end and it’s time to unwind. We all just need to sit back and chill out for a few minutes and listening to Air is the best way I know. From their first EP Premiers Symptômes in 1997 to last year’s Pocket Symphony , Air always seems to create a beautiful backdrop of sound.

From their 2004 release Talkie Walkie, “Universal Traveler” is another beautiful song with a vagabond message.

However, if you’re in a more upbeat mood go check out the previous Tuneage post for Air’s “Kelly Watch the Stars”.

Comments (View) and 448 plays since courtneyj posted this on 27 Jun 08

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Ladytron - “Tomorrow”

In comparison to their 2005 effort The Witching Hour, Ladytron’s latest release Velocifero ambles its way through the darkly hip and sinister rather than exploding with electro-dynamite. The album finds its strength in soft and romantic goth-pop flourishes rather than in the band’s signature stark and immediate synth hooks.

The light and airy chorus of ballad “Tomorrow” finds its weight in the subtle melancholy of Helen Marnie’s voice achieving a dramatic fullness that owes more to man than machine. Ladytron still keep you in the dark, but they might offer a flicker of light every now and then.

Comments (View) and 265 plays since foryourpleasure posted this on 03 Jun 08

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Ratatat - “Shiller”

Ratatat have a new album due in July, which we’re looking forward to, as huge fans of Ratatat. But July’s a long way away, so to whet your appetite, here’s their first single from the album, that was released at the beginning of May, called “Shiller”.

“Shiller” is rather a long shot from the Ratatat existing fans will be used to — compare it with “Seventeen Years”, for example — but it’s not a bad thing. If the rest of the album is like this, it will make a great Summer album.

Comments (View) and 576 plays since nostrich posted this on 23 May 08

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Chemical Brothers - “Star Guitar”

In almost every description of this video I’ve seen, someone uses the word “hypnotic”, and that’s precisely what this video is. Directed by the always-awesome Michael Gondry, everything in the video syncs up to something in the music. I’ve watched this video dozens of times and still catch something new each time.

Watch this video, be completely hypnotized by it (see what I did there?), then watch the making of video to see just how intricate this video really is.

Comments (View) since cubicle17 posted this on 20 May 08

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Jonny Greenwood - “Prospector Arrives”

The There Will Be Blood OST is a rhythmic, atonal, jarring musical experience that fits its film’s dark, mysterious, and suspenseful nature.  Trains chug across the desolate turn of the century nation as black smoke billows out of the engine.  At the same time, cellos and basses strum short, staccato, Jaws-esque lines.  A baby is symbolically baptized with recently unearthed crude oil.  Violins and piano play countermelodies that while soothing for an instant, stir up anticipation of evil.  Greenwood leaves any semblance of Radiohead’s style aside to create a masterpiece of a soundtrack evoking despair, frustration, a little hope, and a lot of greed.   

Listen closely and enjoy. 

Comments (View) and 353 plays since thisstuffisinteresting posted this on 15 May 08

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Ratatat - Seventeen Years

We posted Ratatat remixing Björk back in February, but we haven’t posted an actual Ratatat track yet, which seems like a huge oversight. So here’s Seventeen Years from their self-titled first album.

They’ve got a new album known only as LP3 due in July, the first single of which, Shiller, they released two days ago on 7”, and can be ordered from here.

Comments (View) and 319 plays since nostrich posted this on 08 May 08

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Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes

Some might think it odd that Tuneage has made no mention of Santogold yet, given all the hype, but measures had to be taken to ensure it lived up to the hype, and the official Tuneage diagnosis is that it does.

So here’s L.E.S. Artistes, the second single off Santogold’s self-titled debut, which came out last week in the US (you’ll have to wait a couple of weeks if you’re in the UK with me).

And once you’re finished with this post, I recommend heading over to RCRD LBL’s website, where they’ve got an exclusive Santogold track that’s not on the album.

Comments (View) and 524 plays since nostrich posted this on 05 May 08

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M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Holy Fuck Remix)

The weekend is almost here which means it’s time to let your hair down and go a little crazy to… well, how about a remix of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”? You know, The One With The Gunshots.

This remix is courtesy of Holy Fuck, who we posted a few weeks ago.

• Download it if you like it.

Comments (View) and 456 plays since nostrich posted this on 02 May 08

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M83 - Up!

M83’s new album Saturdays=Youth takes heavy cues from the dreamiest of the 80’s canon including the Cocteau Twins and a bevy of New Romantic optimists.  This particular track, “Up!”, is clearly a tribute to the inimitable Kate Bush down to the vocal; there’s even a lyrical reference to the “hounds of love.” Yes, it’s all very obvious but the song gently envelops you in its gossamer synth bliss and reminds you of first crushes of the school year, golden autumns, and the gilded age of youth. Oh, to be young again and in the 80s…it’s everyone’s dream.

Comments (View) and 251 plays since foryourpleasure posted this on 24 Apr 08

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Stream Portishead's Third

Looking forward to Portishead’s latest album? I know I am. But there’s still a little under a week before it’s released. In the meantime, you can stream the full album on Third’s page on last.fm.

Bonus: Here’s a link to Sasha Frere-Jones’ excellent review of the album in the New Yorker.

Comments (View) since nostrich posted this on 22 Apr 08

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