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Galapaghost

Galapaghost AKA Casey Chandler is truly a one man army when it comes to musical production. He hails from Austin Texas and to date has released 3 EPs which he has written, played and recorded himself....

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And now I’d like to introduce: DJ Shadow

If you haven’t heard of him, you have seriously been missing out. I remember my first time hearing Shadow, his album Endtroducing, in the basement of my friend’s cousin,  flipping out because we had...

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Bon Iver

Good Winter… Or not so much the case for Bon Iver, AKA Justin Vernon, when he initially came up with the name. He was stuck in bed fighting off a case of mono and watching old episodes of Northern...

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Gramatik

He hails from Slovenia, and in listening to this music, I get the same feeling as when I discovered RJD2‘s music… this is some really good stuff. Gramatik uses a unique blend of hip-hop beats and...

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Cubic Zirconia

Happy Saturday! Just stumbled upon this great, dirty club remix of Cubic Zirconia and it’s a doozie. The band, coming straight out of Brooklyn, classify their sound as ethnic disco and are made up of...

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The Deep End

Rediscovered this track the other day while helping a buddy move into his new apartment. During one of the trips, we were in his car when it came on his stereo and I said, “Damn this is good!”. It...

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Cut Copy

I have been meaning to make a post on theses guys for some time… My sister introduced me to Cut Copy when she arrived home from a year in Australia. She had them on a mix tape  (that’s right, a...

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Sébastien Tellier

Sporting his long hair, thick beard and signature sunglasses, he bears a striking resemblance to a futuristic Jesus. And really, that deserves props. Beyond the look, he always puts out solid music....

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Summer Sounds

Without being too English and going on about the weather, well I’m going to, so there, here goes. London has been ridiculously sunny the past few months. Yes, that’s right months, not days or even...

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That’s very kind of you. I assume you are our mysterious party crasher…

and that party crasher would be, Mr Hannes Fischer. I’m not normally keen on well known bands that get the dance remix treatment, but this works. I’ve been following Mr Fischer on SoundCloud now for...

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Robotaki

Wow… that’s all i can say about Robotaki. He comes to us from Montreal and Preston Chin, the 19 year old producer known as Robotaki can really put it down. This track is a piece of his most recent work...

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True Loves

This is the latest single from Hooray For Earth and I can’t seem to get enough of it. These gents from NY are currently touring North America after releasing this single and are set to release their...

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RAC

Remixing at its very finest… The Remix Artist Collective (RAC) is made up of three gents from around the world who share something in common, they love to put a new twist on an already great song. The...

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Dear Summer Sun:

We are all looking forward to your return. Hurry up already! So, its just about June now and we are all itching to get back to the amazing times that we have during the summer. The days are starting to...

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Hello Saturday, let’s be friends…

Here we are, the long work week is over and its time for us to get back to what we do best, enjoying ourselves! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are, and that you have some spectacular plans for...

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BAM BAM

A few weeks ago I was on one of my epic worktime Hype Machine tours and I stumbled across this track by Sister Nancy, which had a very familiar tune to it. It took me a week of listening to finally...

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Brasstronaut

It’s about time that I posted on these guys. They are a phenomenal local act that really needs some more visibility. Formed in 2007 and based out of Vancouver, Brasstronaut has a unique sound forged...

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The Night Out!

Martin Solveig – DJ, producer, international man of mystery, aspiring tennis player, and hopelessly lovestruck by a woman known only as SHE. Surely in your travels you have heard his smash hit “Hello”...

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Runrunrunrun!

Running… its a great way to get exercise, gather your thoughts and take some time to yourself. As much as you love running, you likely still need some motivation to keep kicking one foot out in front...

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Solstice

Its official, summer is here… Today marks the first day of summer with the summer solstice and in return we get the longest day of the year. There’s a lot of discussion around the interpretation the...

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The Friday night get downnnnnnnnn

James Brown welcomes you to the first Friday of your 2011 summer! Its time to get out of the office, get your shit together and get out for a rocking good Friday night. That’s right, get up and get...

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99 Problems

Much like Geordi LaForge just took the epic Jay Z track and threw his own spin on it, Hugo has done the same. Hugo, however, has thrown a blues rock feel to it rather than a Star Trek nerdy  one. Hugo...

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Calvin Harris

Disco was dead… but now it has become a zombie because of artists like Calvin Harris, who are steadily putting life back into it! His unique sound and signature vocals have carved out a place in the...

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After all this time

After many years of listening to this classic track by Cassius, someone has taken it upon themselves to bring it back into the spotlight. Sebastien Drums & Avicii have added a whole different spin...

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Friday night funk

Heard a laundry list of funk while out celebrating Jer’s birthday last night, so this post just had to happen. Once again we get the king of funk kicking off tonight’s post for some more getting down...

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New Mau5!

Caught wind of these new Deadmau5 tracks yesterday which were recorded live in Ibiza at Cream @ Amnesia. It sounds like it was a fantastic set and hearing the crowd in the background of the tracks has...

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Saturday + Sunshine

Good afternoon friends! Happy Saturday! And for any of you who like to sleep as much as I do, good morning! We’ve been having the most amazingly crappy summer so far on the west coast that it is a...

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August 8th

In light of today’s date, I want to take you wayyy back to 1996. This track brings back a lot of memories and makes it way onto my playlist every year at this time. NOFX – August 8th

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Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr

At first glance, you might think the title is a typo referencing the most popular driver in Nascar for 2010. I had the same thoughts at first, but upon listening I was pleasantly surprised. This was no...

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What do you get…

… when you take two of my favourite artists and mash them together? Pure awesome, that’s what! Here is a brand new mix by the French house master Breakbot. Enjoy his take on one of Chromeo’s latest,...

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Coeur de Pirate

Here we have the one of the latest additions from Béatrice Martin, aka Coeur de Pirate. Her band name itself translates into “pirate heart” and what does that mean? We aren’t really sure, but we are...

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Happy Violence

Heard the preview of this track last week and it became an instant favourite. I’ve been waiting anxiously to hear the complete track and today my wish came true! This is the latest piece by the...

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Holy Ghost!

A close friend of mine recently re-introduced me to Holy Ghost! by showing me this fonky fonky track of theirs while we were testing out some portable iPod docks. (thanks Chunk!) The combination of the...

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Florence + The Machine

Simply amazing.That’s all that really needs to be said when describing the latest release from Florence + the Machine. What The Water Gave Me is true to form for the band – it is filled with Florence’s...

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SKRILLEX

Really taken a liking to Skrillex lately. The LA native has a knack for taking the best parts of house and the grimiest bits of dubstep to create some truly amazing sounds that will get just about any...

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Coffee Break

Dubstep to get you going in the morning? You heard right. Here we have the latest from the Toronto natives DC and Hook, who combine to make Zeds Dead. They have been pushing dubstep in a new direction...

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Sparkle Party!

Do you like to dancey dance?Here’s something odd that someone showed me recently. Its a song by The Something Experience, a somewhat twisted electronic/hip hop comedy act from Oakland California. The...

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Riding for the Feeling…

is the fastest way to reach the shore.Heard this track recently and it stuck with me. The somber sound of Bill’s voice and the methodical pace of the track put my mind at ease when I needed it most. He...

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M83

Hello friends!  Today marks a day that we have been waiting on for a long time! M83 released their latest album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming!For those of you who aren’t familiar with the band, they are...

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And Justice for all

Today we have another exciting album release – Justice! After enjoying massive success on their debut album, †, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay went back to the studio and changed their game. Today...

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Old Amica

I just got some sounds in my inbox from a couple fine musicians in Sweden, so I’d like to introduce you all to Old Amica. It only took a short while to get hooked on their music and it’s been playing...

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Hundreds

Here we have another up and coming band which hails to us from Europe. This time we go to Hamburg, Germany to get a taste of Hundreds. The band definitely reminds me of Everything But The Girl. This is...

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On Repeat

Alright, like many people, when I find a song that I reeeeeeally like, there is a good chance that it will end up on my iPod on repeat for a couple weeks. The mark of a truly great song is when they...

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We Are Augustines

Discovered this gem during my last (4th) viewing of The Art of Flight. Its a fantastic song by We Are Augustines titled Chapel Song. In the track, headman Bill McCarthy speaks about seeing his girl...

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He’s done it again!

Hannes Fischer has indeed done it again. We covered him and some of his amazing remixes earlier this year, so when he sent me one of his latest, I couldn’t resist putting up more of his phenomenal...

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New Year’s Treasure

So, there was a rocking dance party in my apartment today thanks to Treasure Fingers, the man with the golden touch. Ok, maybe it was just me, but with these tracks, can you really blame me? Get your...

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Sunday Funday!

Full disclosure: I’m a sucker for disco. For your aural pleasure today we have some more amazing music coming from Europe! Everyone, this is Moullinex. Moullinex, these are our friends. Moullinex, aka...

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Hayden

This man is one of my all time favorite artists. Through good times, bad times, and even the worst of times, Hayden and his phenomenal music have been by my side. It all started in 97, I was watching...

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Oh hai!

Hello friends! Its been a long while since we last spoke and much has happened! Concerts, trips, adventures, mishaps, debauchery and a helluva lot of of fun. The important thing is that I am back, and...

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Snow

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