• Tracklist Oktober:

Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket Builder
Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic-born musician, composer and producer. He also runs the record label Kitchen Motors in Reykjavík, the art organization/think tank/record label which specializes in instigating collaborations, promoting concerts and exhibitions, performances, chamber operas, producing films, books and radio shows based on the ideals of experimentation, collaboration and the search for new art forms.
Stars Of The Lid - Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)
Since we know that people have been impatiently waiting for new music from the Lid for a long time, and since we also know that the April 2 release date of the new Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline album is still a long way off, we offer here a free taster from that massive work. Apreludes (In C Sharp Major) is one of the shorter tracks on the album, but that in no way implies that the emotional heft therein is diminished in any manner.
Mark Templeton - Holden Into Ryley
Blurred fragments of familiar sound layered with digital bits comprise Canadian experimental electronic artist Mark Templeton's work. His laptop compositions process the sound of acoustic instruments, field recording edits and sampled audio, creating melodies buried in layers of warm static. Check Anticipate for more infos and more Mark Templeton mp3s!
Fucked Up - Twice Born
Matthew Herbert Big Band - The Story (Edit)
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Everyone has and will continue to compare Passion Pit to MGMT (a comparison that initially dissuaded me from investigating PP further), but where MGMT combines what is essentially catchy, optimistic emo (face it) with an "artsy" and "progressive" mantra, Passion Pit brings the same infectious bells and whistles without all the pretense. No whining, no pandering to wayward and impressionable emotions... no overt passion (which in this case is a good thing). Just brilliantly catchy synthonics that sneak into the back of your mind without a message beating you over the head. iguessimfloating
Iran - Buddy
Empire of the Sun - Waking on a Dream (Neon Neon Remix)
Gruff Rhys & Boom Bip aka Neon Neon offer up the best remix yet of Empire of the Sun's single of the year candidate, "Walking on a Dream." Slightly extended and ready for the dancefloor and/or Delorean
Grails - Reincarnation Blues
Following up last year's Burning Off Impurities and their recent Take Refuge In Clean Living EP, Grails return with their darkest, heaviest record yet. Written and recorded over the last 18 months, Doomsdayer's Holiday delivers on the promises made by their previous albums, taking equal pride in smoky psychedelics and mountain-ascending riffs. With Faust, Earth and Sunn O))) collaborators acting as engineers - not to mention drummer Emil Amos having recently become the new other half of Om - Grails' avant-metal leanings are evident as always. But Doomsdayer's Holiday finds their already-broad palette continually expanding with 70s European film noir and cosmic free jazz explorations complimenting the Middle Eastern psychedelic folk-metal the group is already known for. After a wildly prolific three-year streak that saw the band ceaselessly pushing forward, Grails have finally made an album that pushes back.