December 2010
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Tropics December Mix
Tropics (December Mix) by Tropics
We’re running at breakneck speed toward the end of the year now, and everyone has been compiling their best-of lists with haste … but it’s entirely worth it to stop looking backward for this mix by Tropics. Granted, this is certainly a large slice of what I loved the most about electronic music from the last year, so forward and back are...
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Beach House Holiday Song - "I Do Not Care For The... →
It’s been nearly a year now since Beach House released their highly-acclaimed (and in these parts, heavily replayed) album, Teen Dream, so it was quite a lovely surprise today to find them sharing a new song, titled “I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun” via Twitter. Last Winter was so much more lovely when played to the tune of “Norway”, so a taste of something new is...
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A Guide to Roger Waters: The Wall Live →
A week ago, I had the very great privilege of getting to see Roger Waters perform The Wall Live in San Jose, after being gifted tickets by some very good friends who couldn’t make it. I’m still processing the sheer magnitude of the performance as everything else now pales in comparison—by quite a wide margin. Tonight is his final date in the states, so if you’re missing it,...
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Get the FM3 Buddha Machine iPad App! →
Holy what? Six Buddha Machines in one go?
Now we can all layer some Buddha! Robert Henke, eat your heart out.
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RA Poll: Top 20 labels of 2010 →
This reads like the sexiest label list ever. The catalog for pretty much every one is drool-worthy, and it’s deeply satisfying to have them all compiled in one place at the year-end when the next question is, “what happened in the world of electronic music in 2010?”
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Gary Wilson | "In The Night"
Gary Wilson - In The Night from Kyle McKeveny on Vimeo.
Okay, so maybe I’m weird for liking this one, but I think it deserves a little backstory. Back when I was still a wee teenager, I went to see Rilo Kiley (with regrets, now—ed.) at the Knitting Factory in LA, and Gary Wilson was the opener. I remember watching crazy drunk ladies in their mid-forties yelling, “WOO...