The Soft Moon - Insides

The Soft Moon does it so right. "Insides" has been stuck in my head for days, heck, for weeks.  The tune is a churning, dark glistening gem that will leave you wanting more (and dancing alone in your room as the drums come hurdling in - or is that just me?). The Soft Moon is a darkwave, post-punk, post-apocalyptic (as their Facebook page states) trio from San Francisco. They were founded in 2009 as a solo project of singer/songwriter Luis Vasquez.  "Insides" is a cut off their new LP, Zeroes, out on October 30th (in the US) and November 5th (in Europe) via Captured Tracks. Oh, and it's a free download too! Check it out below!

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Best of Digital Dreams Fest

Last weekend I spent in Ontario’s capital, Toronto, for Digital Dreams Festival.   The inaugural two day fest was held on the Flats in Ontario Place.   The picturesque postcard view was adorned with four stages, each pumping out premium tunes that got your feet moving (one even on the beach, where the sun’s rays set into the warm sand beneath your feet).  The weather was perfect, the music was magical and the atmosphere was electric.  Below are my favourite songs from the fest.

Martin Solveig – The Night Out (A-Trak Remix) Kaskade feat. Skylar Grey - Room For Happiness (Gregori Klosman Remix) The Naked And The Famous - Young Blood (Tiesto & Hardwell Remix) Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay - In My Mind (Axwell Mix) Steve Aoki vs Mr. Hudson – Forever Ladi Dadi (Ken Loi Mashup) Miike Snow - Devil's Work (Dirty South Remix) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso – Calling (Lose My Mind) Alesso – Years Major Lazer – Get Free Kaskade ft Minday Gledhill - Eyes Kaskade vs Nicky Romero - Turn It Down Toulouse Deniz Koyu - Tung! Kaskade & Deadmau5 - I Remember (Vocal Edit)

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A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That Mix

An assortment of songs that have been keeping my iTunes very busy as of late.

The Naked and Famous - Young Blood (Tiësto and Hardwell Remix)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Stronger

Lotus Plaza - Come Back

Florence and the Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix)

Summer Camp - Life

Tom Vek - A Chore

Body Language - You Can

Gossip - Perfect World (RAC Remix)

Metric - Youth Without Youth

M83 - Reunion (Mylo Remix)

Holograms - Chasing My Mind

Beat Connection - Palace Garden, 4am

Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built

Young Galaxy - Shoreless Kid

Crystal Fighters - Earth Island

St. Lucia - Closer Than This

Au Palais - Tender Mercy

Weeked - Wild Child

Beach House - Other People

Ghost Beach - Miracle

Passion Pit - Take A Walk

Purity Ring - Obedear

Trust - Candy Walls

Joy Formidable - Whirring

Adventure Club - Wait

Elite Gymnastics - Life/Trap

Orbital - New France (ft. Zola Jesus)

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It's Almost Summer Mix

Summer is getting close and the weather today was (and still is) beautiful - high 80's and blue skies. I loved being able to sit outside in my bathing suit and listen to some music. So I randomly decided to make a mix of some of my favourite songs of summer and sun. These songs are, to me, perpetually "summer"(plus most of them have summer or sun in their titles, but that's just an added bonus).  Listening to them makes me think of those summer sunrises, sunsets - purples, pinks, blues and oranges all intermixing to create that summer sky. Plus that summer heat comes to mind and just that feeling of...the sun on your skin, the rays sinking in...

What are some of your favourite summer songs?

Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes

Brothertiger - Summer House

Com Truise - Sundriped

Dirty Gold - California Sunrise

Washed Out - Feel It All Around

Delorean - Stay Close

Millionyoung - Hammock

Crystal Fighters - In The Summer

Tame Impala - Sundown Syndrome

Caribou - Sun

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The Early April Mix

I'm on no sleep but I managed to put together a mix of songs I've been addicted to as of late.

TOPS - VII Babies

Pandercakes - I Paint By Numbers

Reptar - Orifice Origami

Ty Segall and White Fence - I Am Not A Game

Lands and Peoples - I Tried

The Hudson Branch - Periodic Table Of Elegance

Teen Daze - Fantasy

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ProleteR - April Showers

Ahh it's April already?

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Skrillex - Bangarang

I have no idea why I haven't posted this. I've been loving it for a while now.
 

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Alesso - Years

New track from Swedish DJ Alesso.

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NEW Van She - Idea of Happiness

New track from Australia's Van She. Their sophmore LP of the same name, Idea of Happiness, comes out July 6th on Modular Records. Check out the title track below!

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Saint Saviour - Midnight City (M83 Cover)

A lovely cover of M83's "Midnight City" by Saint Saviour.

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KO KO - Float

Wonderful mellow indie track from Californian brothers Ryan and Taylor Lawhorn of KO KO. This one will get stuck in your head. Guaranteed.

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Regina Spektor - Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)

From the forthcoming album What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, out May 29th.

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Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built

  I cannot get enough of the first single off Canadian rockers Japandroids upcoming new album Celebration Rock. Celebration Rock comes out on June 5th via Polyvynal.

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NEW Hoodie Allen - No Interruption

Hoodie Allen just dropped a new track "No Interruption" from his upcoming EP All American (due out April 10th). Check out the video and track below!

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Wolfgang Gartner - Push and Rise

I am incredibly addicted to Wolfgang Gartner's "Push and Rise" (originally released in 2009) and a new remix out by PrototypeRaptor at the moment. Enjoy below!

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NEW Hot Chip - Flutes

New Hot Chip. Amazing as always.

The London electronic indie group's new album, In Our Heads, will be released on June 11th on Domino Records.
 

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REMIX: Beni - Last Night (Brodinski Remix)

Perfect banger for a lovely Sunday afternoon.

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Shuffled: Cut Copy - Far Away

My love for Cut Copy is immeasurable. So glad this one came up on shuffle. Get dancey.

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Shuffled: The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health

From the LP Silent Shout (released in 2006).

The Knife recorded a new album last year and it is due for release sometime in 2012.

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A Massive Chad Valley Post

I've been a fan of Chad Valley for some time, so I am always excited when he releases new material.  Recently, he remixed Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" into a tropical, the-sun-is-about-to-set, I'm-walking-through-the-sand-as-the-sky-turns-blues-and-purples tune.

So who is Chad Valley?  Chad Valley (real name Hugo Manuel) hails from Oxford, England and is one part of British six-piece group Jonquil (who describes themselves as "Paul Simon's take on The Smiths").  He makes balearic lo-fi experimental chill pop. It's like you are standing on the shores of a beach in Ibiza watching the sun set...or something like that (he does list "sunset at Cafe Del Mar as one of his 'influences' on his Facebook page). Chad Valley has released two EP's: Chad Valley EP (2010) and Equatorial Ultravox (2011). The remix of Lana and some Chad Valley tracks are below (with his signature dose of tropcalia!)

Some originals...

Chad Valley - Shapeless
(can you ever 'hear' the beach on this one...)

Chad Valley - Up and Down
(please take me to a beach...)

Chad Valley - Now That's I'm Real (How Does it Feel?)
(on a boat, sailing through the crystal clear blue water as the sun hangs above near the horizon waiting to set...)

Chad Valley - Anything
(get down, get funky...in the sun)

Chad Valley - I Want Your Love

Chad Valley - Fast Challenges

Remixes...

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Chad Valley Remix)

The Drums - Money (Chad Valley Remix)

And a little Jonquil to whet your appetite...

Jonquil - Mexico

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