Dirty Beaches – Lone Runner 7″

DIRTY BEACHES (or Alex Zhang Hungtai) just released his first 7″ from the Suicide Squeeze label in Seattle, adding some live material to an extensive discography that only continues to grow. Continue reading “Dirty Beaches – Lone Runner 7″” →

Grouper – Water People 7″

Adding another 7″ to her discography last month was GROUPER. This is the first 7″ from Liz Harris this year, coming from the Ballroom Marfa organization in Texas in an edition of 500. Continue reading “Grouper – Water People 7″” →

Still Corners – Cuckoo 7″

Just released at the end of June is the first single from London’s STILL CORNERS on the Sub Pop label, which is where their full length “Creatures of an Hour” will come from later this year. Continue reading “Still Corners – Cuckoo 7″” →

Phantasmagoria – Amalgamation 7″

Here’s a post consisting of things we’ve never had on our radar. PHANTASMAGORIA are an electronic duo from Detroit who just dropped their first 7″ on Five Three Dial Tone Records, a label also based out of Detroit. Continue reading “Phantasmagoria – Amalgamation 7″” →

Mutual Benefit/ Holy Spirits – Mutual Spirts 12″

Here we’ve got the first release from Father/ Daughter records since the turn of the new year. Featured on this split 12″ are two names that you should have no trouble grouping together, including MUTUAL BENEFIT and HOLY SPIRITS. Continue reading “Mutual Benefit/ Holy Spirits – Mutual Spirts 12″” →

Song of the Day #14: TRUST

If you’re like us, then you can’t seem to get enough of TRUST. The Canadian duo has only released one 7″ to their name thus far and then there’s the lone track “Not a Waste of Sky” within the Sacred Bones Todo Muere compilation. While those three songs really aren’t enough to keep anybody satisfied, neither is this fourth track “Gloryhole” I’m going to send your way, but we hope it partially helps subside your Trust fever.

Like the other three tracks, there’s a dark and dire trance wave that extends itself through this inexplicably sexy dance anthem. However, it’s a rewarding song because even though they stick to their “grave wave” aesthetic, it doesn’t sound remotely close to the other three songs that you can potentially unearth from Trust. In other words, all of these tracks vary greatly while managing to stay within the darkly brooding and troubling realm that is Trust. Lead singer Robert Alfons sounds cold and haunted in “Gloryhole”, and although this one features minimal vocals (see “Not a Waste of Sky” for the opposite), he still manages to send a shivering chill up your spine whether you like it or not. At this point we can’t exactly say what’s to come next, but we can at least keep our eyes on Sacred Bones who looks to be releasing their debut long player sometime in 2011.

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Genre/ Tags: Electronic, Synth Pop, Trance, Dance, Ambient

BUY the Candy Walls 7″ from Insound
BUY the Todo Muere SB Comp. – an RSD ’11 exclusive limited to 900!
DOWNLOAD “Not a Waste of Sky” (different from Todo Muere version)
Hear a brand new demo “The Dazzle” on the Trust Myspace
An insightful TRUST Interview from WOW Magazine

Past Related Posts:
Candy Walls 7″
Todo Muere Vol. 1 Compilation

Woodsman – Insects 7″

Here’s one we should have covered months ago, but due to issues at the pressing plant Fire Talk had to postpone it’s release. It’s a 7″ single from WOODSMAN, featuring the opener from their 2011 album “Rare Forms,” and a previously unreleased B-side. Continue reading “Woodsman – Insects 7″” →

The Holydrug Couple – Ancient Land EP

We’ve covered a handful of releases from the Sacred Bones camp recently, and here’s one more you can add to the list. Hailing from Chile, the HOLYDRUG COUPLE just released their debut EP in the new year, and this is just more proof that there’s plenty to obsess over from the mysterious Chilean underground. Continue reading “The Holydrug Couple – Ancient Land EP” →

TRUST – Candy Walls 7″

Coming from the Sacred Bones label is a brand new debut 7″ from TRUST. Right now there doesn’t seem to be much other than this from the Canadian duo, but they played at SXSW and have a short string of shows coming up in New York in April. Continue reading “TRUST – Candy Walls 7″” →

Song of the Day #3

Coming from the Bathetic Records imprint towards the end of the month is a brand new 7″ from HIGH WOLF. By now most of you probably know the story of this French-born, seemingly nomadic psychedelic mastermind, and this is his latest work to date. “Free Your Energy Field” is a looping psychedelic mess that sounds both equally ritualistic and ethnic, and is clearly heavy on the repetition. It’s not a surprise if you get lost in the buzzing drone and the relentless swirling of so many sounds – the surprising part would be if you were actually able to make sense of it all. If you’re looking for something obscure yet minimal that also seems strikingly complex, look no further.

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