So we are a day late on this one, but its too good to ignore- Soul Clap released this mix yesterday in honor of valentines day. Fortunately for us (and you) we choose to celebrate V-day for a whole week- at least. Thanks to Oki-Ni for sponsoring this release, full of slow jams, bossa-nova, funk, soul, and disco.
"With a love of funk, disco, house and everything else in between, the pair have raided their respective record collections for songs that vibrate at a certain romantic frequency. The result is 59 minutes of aural sex, spanning the vocal spectrum from the high sensual wail of Prince...
Keith Kaniff is the man behind both the Helios and Mint Julep projects, as well as composing music for countless movie soundtracks. Today we are featuring his remix of Mint Julep's "Days Gone By" track for our this installment of our sunday bliss series. Mint Julep is the electro-pop project that Kaniff created with his wife Holly. Ive got to imagine if youre ever going to get married, this is probably the way to do it...
We here at Twilight Notes are not huge dubstep fans, but we have always had a soft spot for Burials dark, shadowy, soulful compositions. Burial's last full album release was "Untrue" in 2008- since then we have been patiently waiting for a sequel and grabbing up all of his collaborations, b-sides, and remixes. Anyway, until that release finally comes here is a small taste from Burial's forthcoming EP. Enjoy.
Bonobo set to release a new collection of remixes from his Black Sands album, released last year on Ninjatune. We have been listening to his records since "Dial M for Monkey," when his sound still being developed. He has gone from Dj Shadow style sample based downtempo/instrumental hip hop to becoming a composer and songwriter, stitching together samples with new compositions and guest musicians and vocalists.
Putting the final preparations together for Dialect tonight at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and releasing our brand new dialect compilation to accompany the event.
Dialect 11 continues the conversation from the previous volumes, compiling our favorite tracks from the indie, dance, soul, ambient, lo-fi, electro-pop genres into one complete statement, one complete thought. Take a listen below, and if you make it to the event drop by and grab a cd copy.
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Talk about a dream team.... looks like the Gorillaz are teaming up with icons James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Andre 3000 (Outkast) for a brand new track to be released in two short weeks. I dont know if I could think of three people Id like to see working together more. Thanks to converse and their ad budget for making this possible- looks like art and commerce can coexist.
Check this beautiful podcast from ambient/electronic/shoegaze/techno/IDM blog A Strangely Isolated Place. The name comes from Ulrich Schnauss's landmark album, defining the genre as well as the feeling that goes along with it.
Twilight Notes is proud to announce that Dialect is returning to downtown Fort Lauderdale this week. Thursday night we take to the Peck Terrace at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale for another huge night of art, music, video installations, sculpture, dance, and performances.
The XX, who are responsible for our favorite album of 2010 (which we are still listening to) are hard at work on their new record. Great news for us, considering their epic "Stars" is currently number one on my itunes most played list.
Check this recent podcast from red-hot Dj/Producer/Label Owner Noir, head of Noir music. This man, along with guys like Lee Foss, Soul Clap, and Danny Daze are the tastemakers responsible for funky, sexy, slow motion, deep house young and hip again. In small clubs worldwide, these guys are bringing deep house back to the forefront of electronic music. They are even beating out massive stars like Swedish House Mafia and Freddie Le Grand on the Top 10 downloads at Beatport, no small feat. (Buy Here)
On January's edition of Noir Recommends, he shares some of his recent favorites and gives...
One of our long running favorite bands, The National, have debuted two new songs last week on Q tv at the Glenn Gould studio in Toronto. These songs are true to form, wistful, heavy, emotive- and would sound right at home on Boxer or High Violet. The National have also announced that they are ready to start recording their next album.
We first heard this track on Broke Mogul's How To Make It In America Season Two Mixtape (R.I.P), but it wasn't until recently when we sat and listened to their "On The Water" album that we re-discovered this amazing song and album. With such a steady stream of new indie bands to check out with similar names and even more similar sounds, every so often a great song pops up and sticks around in your head for awhile.
So the Bag Raiders, Autstralia's indie/electro-pop geniuses behind "Shooting Stars" have made their first in a year long series of mixtapes. The January edition is a nice, well rounded mix of nu-disco, funk, and deep house. Tracklist below. Listen after the jump.
Check out Fer Ferrari's latest mix for his Deepclass Radio show. Fer is a great dj, label owner, and producer specializing in deep, atmospheric house. His monthly radio show is syndicated on stations all over the world, and is an excellent listen and resource for finding new tracks. Just our speed.
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DeepClass Radio Show - Fer Ferrari mix (Jan 2012) by Deepclass Records on Mixcloud
Nice treat for you guys today... one of our favorite indie/electronic artists M83 gets remixed by one of our favorite progressive house producers, Eric Prydz.
Hope you are enjoying you afternoon as much as we are. Every Sunday we are sharing our favorite ambient, electronic, lo-fi, and post-rock tracks from our library.
We here at twilight notes are not the biggest dubstep fans, or the biggest bassnectar fans for that matter, but we are all about education and this is a very interesting breakdown of the history of electronic music, hip hop, and the beats that keep us moving.
Very exciting but somewhat limited news coming from UK soul singer and Beck collaborator Jamie Lidell- Jamie has a new album due out soon... details at this point are limited, but you can check out his brand new website (fresh from 1996) and stay tuned right here for more details.
Follow this link to grab a free download of Om Records Winter Sampler. San Fran's Om is one of our favorite labels and lifestyle brands releasing some of the industry's best house, downtempo, and hip hop. Their early releases from Kaskade, Miguel Migs, and Fred Everything helped to establish deep house as a genre. Grab this sampler for tracks from Dirty Vegas, Body Language, J. Boogie, Crazy P and more..
Watch: Incredible new video from filmmaker Hugo Redross. This music video for Fred Falke's "Aurora" from his debut album "IV," features shots from the film "Beginners." Had a hard time finding info about the video, but for now just watch and enjoy..
Happy holidays from us here at Twilight Notes... we had such a huge year in 2011, and we are so excited for 2012- can't wait to see you guys out on the dance floor. As always, thanks for your support- hopefully one day we can make it up to you.
Excellent video from VOYR featuring Kanye and Jay taking a tour of chicago, a quick trip down memory lane, and some backstage footage of the Watch The Throne tour with Spike Lee.
Preview the opening track from Common's new album, The Dreamer/The Believer. "The Dreamer" features Maya Angelou singing and reciting poetry with classic common verses and soulful production from No I.D. ...
If you're in town this sunday join us for Seth Troxler and Danny Daze as they take over Set Miami this sunday night for their weekly Movement party, alongside resident Louie Dee.
More new material from Jonsi of Sigur Ros; this time a full soundtrack for the 2011 picture "We Bought A Zoo," starring Matt Damon and our number one celebrity crush, Scarlett Johansen.
