The Walkmen - We Can't Be Beat
Bobby Rydell - Volare
Theophilus London - No Particular One
Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
Shine 2009 - Eurozone
Arcade Fire - "Her" Score Excerpt
Ben Browning - Feels Like
Wild Nothing - Paradise
Alan Braxe - Paradise
Young Galaxy - Cover Your Tracks (Dunez Remix)
VEGA - No Reasons
Jon Hopkins - Sun Harmonics
Arcade Fire - "Her" Score Excerpt
Vampire Weekend - Hannah Hunt
Oh snap, 500th post. It's been a pleasure. I'll be shutting down BT to work on some other sites (including Sketchy Santas, Sketchy Bunnies and Urlesque), but please enjoy this wintry mix + my other two favorites from this year. Be sure to sign up for email updates on the right for a few mixes in 2k10.
Tracklist:
1. The Avalanches - Little Journey
2. Royksopp feat. Fever Ray - This Must Be It (Thin White Duke edit)
3. Discovery - Osaka Loop Line
4. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Mingus Rude/Avalanches edits)
5. The Outcasts - Loving You, Sometimes
6. Okkervil River - On Tour With Zykos
7. The Zombies - I Can't Make Up My Mind
8. Benji Hughes - The Mummy
9. Ruby Andrews - You Made A Believer Out of Me
10. Q-Tip - Won't Trade
11. Avalanches/Daft Punk/Cut Copy - SuperNightVisions
12. VEGA - Kyoto Gardens
13. Mark Mothersbaugh - Look At That Old Grizzly Bear
14. Sufjan Stevens - That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
Tracklist:
1. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (Avalanches redux)
2. Instant Funk - Got My Mind Made Up (Avalanches redux + Spank Rock intro)
3. The Main Attraction - Everyday
4. Atlas Sound feat. Panda Bear - Walkabout
5. Beach Boys - You Still Believe in Me
6. Bullion feat. J Dilla - You Still Believe in Dee
7. Roy Ayers - Running Away
8. Kid Creole & the Coconuts - Stool Pigeon
9. Organ Morgan - Cocaine Afternoon
10. The Avalanches - Slow Walking
11. Tough Alliance - 25 Years and Runnin'
12. The Very Best - Yalira
13. Junior Byron - Dance to the Music (LCD Soundsystem redux)
New Holidays - Maybe So, Maybe No (1969)
Smokey Robinson - If You Can Want (1968)
Ruby Andrews - You Made a Believer Out of Me (1969)
The Jarmels - A Little of Bit of Soap (1961)
The Impressions - Seven Years (1969)
The Mad Lads - No Strings Attached (1969)
Betty Padgett - Sugar Daddy (1975)
Harvey Averne - You're No Good (1968)
Jackson Sisters - I Believe in Miracles (1976)
The Johnny Otis Show - Watts Breakaway (1969)
How many times can you listen to this song in a row? I start seeing unfavorable side effects around 38, but found the collective office threshold is much, much lower.
As coffee highs waned, bagel carbs crashed and the cube farm fell into silence, we enlisted Ronnie, Bobby, Rickie and Mike (+ Ralph) for a motivational experiment. Everyone knows playing New Edition's "Cool it Now" over the paging system provides a noticeable five-minute productivity bump (it's been in the effective manager's toolbox for years), but exactly how long could heightened performance levels be sustained? How would coworkers react to having their dopamine receptors milked repeatedly for hours?
Not too well, as it turns out. Although results were initially promising, the HR rep pulled the plug after an unfortunate "I'm so excited/scared" incident about 14 plays in, and for the rest of the day we were only allowed to listen to Sven Libaek's Open Sea Theme (via Life Aquatic). Please use the streaming dashboard below to discover your personal threshold and share the results.
Well, we can finally pursue other mysteries* - it seems Neon Indian is composed of none other than VEGA's Alan Palomo..."Orbiting around the themes of drug induced heartbreak, weary afternoons, and lost chances, this music provides a lush soundtrack to the deadbeat exploits of teenage ennui. Neon Indian's bedroom ballads have already forged the upcoming Psychic Chasms, the debut full-length, set for release this fall." Assuming ennui means lack of interest or boredom, then yes, this is an accurate description of what you're hearing. If VEGA is "dreamwave," then we will call this "chillbrocore."
*Here are some clues for the next mystery I'm working on: A tiny submarine that flies through the air...A half-dollar worth five thousand dollars...Some tipsy birds...A world that fits in the palm of your hand...And a case that turns out to be a real can of worms! (via Encyclopedia Brown on my summer reading list)
If you're not into chillbrocore, new unreleased VEGA joint "Kyoto Gardens" can be found in this mix courtesy of VEGA and Nicky Digital. "This was made in a single unit surrounded by kangaroos on the outskirts of Melbourne working with my dear friend Miami Horror. The frantic sound of hopping brought to mind the similar bubbling of arpeggiated basslines and bouncing tom fills. They made the mix; I was merely dictated by their beat-juggling nature. This mix also premieres my track 'Kyoto Gardens.' Enjoy! Or don’t." - AP
Miami Horror Vs. Dan Hartman - Starmaker Gary Low - You Are Danger (Romeo Erotic Re-Edit) B.W.H. - Livin Up (Putsch 79 Remix) Casco - Cybernetic Love Lifelike - L.O.V.E. Is What You Need New Edition - Cool It Now Alan Braxe/ Fred Falke - Arena VEGA - No Reasons Sebastian Tellier - Kilometer (Aeroplane ‘Itao 84’ Remix) Kano - It’s A War (Serge Santiago Re-Edit) Dynasty - I Don’t Want To Be A Freak (Lmr Edit) Breakbot - Penelope Pitstop Rhigeria - Vamos A La Playa Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Treasure Fingers Remix) VEGA - Kyoto Gardens (Unreleased)
Because it doesn't make sense that a song as crescenfresh as "All Too Vivid" should only be featured once. Because we made a sweet unofficial Vega-endorsed video for it. Because on a Friday night a long time ago, a GT Pro Freestyle and a Hutch Trick Star with Peregrine 48s met in the middle of a high school gymnasium.
Superman/Spiderwoman bollywood baile dance combo - make sure you get a child's smedium so it's fully fitted. Triple points if you replicate any of these sweet moves.
Because it's exactly what the world needs right now. Thanks to GvB we discovered VEGA, a new project from Alan Palomo (of Ghosthustler fame), and his newest beats remind us of the time when a GT Pro Freestyle and a Hutch Trick Star with Peregrine 48s met in the middle of a high school gymnasium on a Friday night just like this one.
Our Homecoming/Sadie Hawkins student committee hired this exact same 28yo stripper in the zebra tube to loosen everyone up at the beginning - well worth the investment.
