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Soul Clap Valentines Day Mix

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:17:17 +0000

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 to the deep baritone croon of Barry White.”

“The Soul Clap guys – Charles Levine and Eli Goldstein – had this to say about their mix: “This year for valentine’s day we’ve done something a little different. Instead of a mix to share with two we’ve made it for one. A three part story for all your intimate bedroom fun.”

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SONGS4VIBRATINGTIMEZ by Soul Clap by Oki-Ni on Mixcloud

Sunday Bliss with Helios

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:14:25 +0000

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…

Mint Julep-Days Gone By (Helios Mix)

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Preview Kindred: New Burial EP

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:08:23 +0000

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.

Burial- Ashtray Wasp

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Bonobo: Black Sands Remixed

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:34:45 +0000

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. Black Sands was something of a milestone- a commercial and critical success. Now you hear his songs everywhere from Starbucks, at the lounge or at the salon.

The remixes come from a variety of producers, but mostly from the leaders of the new UK bass scene like machinedrum, fattyDL, and floating points. Follow this link below to listen to samples, check tourdates and buy the record.

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Dialect Tonight at MOA + New Dialect Podcast

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:40 +0000

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.

Tracklist-

Morgan Page- In The Air

Autokratz- Last Show

Twin Shadow- Castles In The Snow

Gotye- Somebody that I Used To Know

Seven Saturdays- Early Morning Fog Bank (Sun Airway Mix)

Beacon- Exhale

Stacey Barthe- Without You feat. Frank Ocean

The Weeknd- Go Outside

Quadron- Wounds (Unreleased)

Outkast- You May Die

M83- Wait

Cherry Ghost- A Month Of Mornings

Feist- Cicadas and Gulls

Bon Iver- For Emma

Explosions In The Sky- Postcards from 1952

Future Islands- Balance

Blue Sky Black Death- Sleeping Children Are Still Crying

Florence and the Machine- Shake It Out

Gorillaz to collaborate with James Murphy & Andre 3000

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:52:50 +0000

Via Consequence Of Sound:

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. The gorillaz are also creating a limited edition shoe for Converse.

“According to The Sun‘s Bizarre blog, those are the three artists to take part in the latest installment of Converse’s “Three Artists. One Song” project. Their track, entitled “DoYaThing”, will be available on Converse’s website starting February 23rd.

Bizarre adds that the “DoYaThing” has a similar beat to tracks on Gorillaz’s most recent LP, Plastic Beach, and sees Damon Albarn rapping the opening two verses. There’s also reportedly a 12-minute explicit version, which will be released at a later date.

To go along with the track, Gorillaz’s Jamie Hewlett has created a music video featuring “a baboon in a martial arts outfit and a masked topless bloke.”

We can’t wait.

Dialect Vol. 10

drew — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:55:03 +0000

Dialect. This is the language we speak.
Twilight Notes is proud to present our newest Dialect compilation, the tenth in our series. The Dialect podcast is released to coincide with our Dialect event, which brings together an eclectic array or artwork and live performances. Dialect is about our personal expression. We created the Dialect series to showcase music that would not typically be included in one of our Dj mixes.

Each month, Adam Foster painstakingly selects and sequences our favorite tracks across all genres, where the cutting edge meets the timeless, and each song tells a chapter in our story. This music is who we are.

This is our sound. This is your sound.

Indie.Electronic.Dream-pop.Soul.Ambient.Lo-Fi.Post.Rock

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Download/Stream directly from our Podomatic Site

Tracklist-
Fujiya & Miyagi- Collarbone

Phantogram- Don’t Move

Body Language- Social Studies

M83- Raconte-Moi Une Histoire

Talking Heads- Totally Nude

Miike Snow- Animal

Queen of Hearts- Spanish Sahara

I Break Horses- Winter Beats

Mr. Little Jeans- The Suburbs

Sigur Ros- Glosoli

Tycho- Elegy

Fuzzy Lights- The Sea & The Heather

Iron & Wine- Sodom, South Georgia

Youth Lagoon- July

Foals- Blue Blood

Little Dragon- Ritual Union (Maya Jane Cole Mix)

Boom Bip- Automation

Vetiver- You May Be Blue (Neighbor Mix)

Dialect. This is the language that we speak.

A Strangely Isolated Mix

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:19 +0000

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.

Podcast #24 features artists like Bjork, Brian Eno, Leandro Fresco, Pass Into Silence, and Pantha Du Prince. This meditative, lush, spaced out mix is perfect compliment to your winters night reading or your trip to the beach. Depends on where you are reading this from. Either way do yourself a favor and take a listen…

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Dialect: Movement This Thursday at MOA

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:46:25 +0000

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. This is our second event to be held at the Museum and we are very excited to be partnering up again with All Together Now, the Museum’s group of Young Professionals. Music will be provided by Adam Foster alongside Ocean’s Deep, Miami’s new Dj trio featuring Brendan Eldom, Stell*r, and Soul Harmony exploring afro, latin, and house rhythms. Read on for more info…

Dialect: Movement Thursday, February 9, 2012

7:30pm-10:00pm Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale

One East Las Olas Blvd.

Twilight Notes and All Together Now are proud to present “Dialect,” at its new location at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale. This edition of Dialect is a one-night-only happening that explores movement through music, dance, performance art, and video. Twilight Notes will continue to bring its signature sound to the event by collaborating with Oceans Deep from Miami and showcasing a “case study in Afro, Latin, and house rhythms.” Guests are encouraged to participate in local artist Luke Jenkins’ performance intervention, which creates emotional architecture through the themes of achievement, affiliation, power, self-esteem and uniqueness.

The official after party will take place at Yolo’s O Lounge on Las Olas Blvd. immediately following the event, featuring DJ sets from Adam Foster and the Twilight Notes DJ Collective. The first 50 guests from Dialect will receive a free drink at Yolo.

Installation & Performance by:

Luke Jenkins

Dance Showcase and Cyphers throughout the Event

Videos by:

Jillian Mayer

Kyle Walling

John Rasmussen

Peter Symons

Brinson Renda

Dark Intersection

The XX: New Sketches, New Inspirations

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:18:11 +0000

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.

To keep us up to date on new song sketches, pictures, and inspirations the XX started this little blog. Head on over to listen to a few new demos plus a ton of great tracks from diverse artists like Interceptor, Marvin Gaye, Sade, The Streets, Casino Times, Martina Topley Bird, Cymande, Little Dragon, and more.

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Noir Recommends…

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:17:46 +0000

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 us details from each release. In his words:

Get into the world of
what Noir likes
what Noir plays in the clubs and
what Noir thinks you should play too.

Noir Recommends // January 2012 (episode 9) by Noir

The National Debut New Song

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:47:12 +0000

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.

In my opinion, in twenty years we will look back on The National as being one of the greatest songwriters of our generation. Get ready for another American classic. Check the new song below, and take a listen to the Barbican Podcast as Aaron Dressner discusses his ongoing multi-media project, The Long Count, which brings together singers, songwriters, video artists, and a 12 piece orchestra.

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January 2012 – Aaron Dessner, Robyn Hitchcock, Michael Gordon by Barbican Music

Future Islands Making Moves

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:20:00 +0000

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. This is one of those songs. Great video too.

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Future Islands – Balance from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Bag Raiders January Podcast

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:13:41 +0000

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.

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More – Nils Frahm
Baby I Got It – Miguel Campbell
I Can’t Sleep At Night – Daniel Bortz
U Got Me – Lee Foss
Tobago – Jonas Rathsman
Akabu – Life Is So Strange
Rock Me – Russ Yallop
Want You In My Soul (Hot Toddy dub) – Lovebirds
See Blind Through (Mic Newman remix) – Canyons
Love In Me (Maceo Plex remix) – Laura Jones
Mhm, Yeah Yeah – Lazaro Casanova
Home (Tim Green Remix) – M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade
Snooze 4 Love – Todd Terje
Nightwish – BS1
Space Ballad (TEED Remix) – Fur Coat
Better (Arto Mwambe Remix) – Viadrina
Hurting (Tensnake Dub Remix) – Friendly Fires
Get Together – Rene Amesz
Whipped Cream – Homework

Bag Raiders Monthly January Edition 2012 by bagraiders

Listen: Deepclass Radio January Mix

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:47:48 +0000

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

Marvin Gaye Vs. MLK- What’s Going On (Jask Mashup)

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:50:10 +0000

Excellent production featured today from one of our favorite producers- Tampa based deep house producer Jask. To celebrate today’s holiday Jask created a soulful house track featuring elements of Martin Luther King’s infamous “I have a dream..” speech and the Marvin Gaye classic “What’s Going On.” Enjoy.

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In loving memory of Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968

Marvin Ft. MLK Jr.-What’s Going On-Jask Tribute Mix by djjask

Eric Prydz Remixes M83′s Midnight City

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:06:00 +0000

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. This is a match made in heaven, as both artists have a flair for creating epic, synth driven electronic music. M83 is slower, better suited for personal and home listening while Eric Prydz makes peak hour tracks built for the club. The resulting remix gives a nice dance floor feel to M83′s hit from last years “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” album, one of our favorite releases from 2011.

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Check it: Days Go By Joe Maz Remix

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:34:34 +0000

Check this remix of Dirty Vegas’ classic dance anthem “Days Go By” from South Florida Dj/Producer Joe Maz. Joe’s remix adds a harder electro edge to the track while keeping the sexy, sensual, hedonistic feel of the original. Check out his tourdates below and if you live in South Florida, lookout for his upcoming appearance at Vibe Las Olas on February 17th.

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Dirty Vegas – Days Go By [Joe Maz Remix] – support from A-Trak by joemaz

Sunday Bliss- Blue Sky Black Death

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:35:50 +0000

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.

For this week’s edition of Sunday Bliss we are featuring Blue Sky Black Death, who were originally crate digging hip hop/downtempo producers, but on their latest album, “Noir,” Blue Sky Black Death have expanded their sound into an epic, sprawling soundscape built almost entirely from samples. We featured their track “Sky With Hand” as the closer to Vol. 8 of our Dialect compilation series (link below) and today we have another one of our favorites to share.

Listen. Drift.

Blue Sky Black Death- Sleeping Childen…

Bassnectar explains Dubstep

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:28:02 +0000

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.

New Year, New Jamie Lidell Album

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:22:11 +0000

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.
Another reason to love this guy:

“There has never been a store at jamielidell.com before so to celebrate Jamie has signed ALL of the current inventory of CDs and Vinyl! Every single one is different cuz Jamie is nuts and spent many many many hours making them special. Most even have lil drawings and face graffiti so if you don’t like that sorta thing- beware!” - xoLidell HQ

To hold you over, here is one of our favorite tracks from Lidell’s 2010 album, “Compass,” remixed by Beck.

Om Records 2012 Winter Sampler- Free Download

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:39:42 +0000

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..

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Watch: Fred Falke- Aurora

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:03:01 +0000

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..

Fred Falke’s Aurora from Hugo RedRose on Vimeo.

Please allow me to introduce myself…

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:04:41 +0000

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.

Its a beautiful wednesday afternoon here in South Florida and I thought I’d share one of my favorite opening tracks- a soulful, spoken word house workout, perfect for ending the night or warming up the dance floor. Listen below to “These Walls,” from Fresh Sol- released on Oscar P’s Open Bar Label. Deep.

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The Weeknd- Echoes Of Silence

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:57:20 +0000

The weekend just released the final chapter in his mixtape trilogy, this one called “Echoes Of Silence.” Follow the link to download…

At this point, his work needs no introduction- his last two mixtapes have been smash hits for tastemakers all over the map, and his recent collaborations with Drake have been him on the radar of a more mainstream audience. Thursday and House of Balloons have both been stuck on repeat for us over the last few months, nonstop.

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David Byrne Sonic Installation

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:58:28 +0000

New A/V interactive art installation from renaissance man David Byrne- on display now in Tokyo.

“An interactive art piece consisting of a grid of 96 guitar effects pedals that are wired together, as well as a guitar and an amplifier. As people step on the different pedals they activate various effects, which multiply over one another, creating a dynamic sonic experience.”- DB

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Interactive Guitar Pedal Art Installation — by David Byrne from Todo Mundo on Vimeo.

Chicago Tour with Kanye and Jay-Z

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:31:21 +0000

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.

The Chi by toobu13

Common: The Dreamer feat. Maya Angelou

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:36:07 +0000

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 this track is any indication, this record might be a return to the Common we first met during the late 90s neo soul revival. Album released next tuesday Dec. 20th. Buy it.

Common- The Dreamer (feat Maya Angelou)

Seth Troxler + Danny Daze: Set on Dec. 18th

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:15:28 +0000

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.

Seth and Danny are some of the hottest names is house music right now, Seth’s Visionquest label one of the biggest in the world, and Danny just being named number 55 in RA’s top 100 djs poll. We saw Danny tear it down at the Get Lost party during Art Basel last week, his live set is not to be missed. Take a listen to his “Lazy Daze Galactic Radio Mix” below for a taste.
Danny Daze – Lazy Daze (Hot Creations Galactic Radio Mix) by Danny Daze

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Jonsi: We Bought A Zoo

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:25:15 +0000

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.

“Original soundtrack to the 2011 motion picture composed by Sigur Ros main man Jon Thor Birgisson AKA Jonsi. Written and recorded in short order, over four months this summer/fall at the famous Village Studios in Los Angeles and at the singer’s home studio in his native Iceland, the soundtrack to We Bought a Zoo comprises more than half-an-hour of brand new music from Jonsi, including two full songs and nine achingly beautiful themes, plus songs from Jonsi’s acclaimed solo album, Go, as well as what might well be regarded as Sigur Ros’ most memorable tune, in ‘Hoppipolla’. Orchestral arrangements on the score have been handled by previous Jonsi working partner, and ‘Reader’ soundtrack composer, Nico Muhly, who brings his quixotic genius to the string and brass sections.”

Twilight Notes

Soul Clap Valentines Day Mix

Sunday Bliss with Helios

Bonus:

Preview Kindred: New Burial EP

Bonobo: Black Sands Remixed

Dialect Tonight at MOA + New Dialect Podcast

Gorillaz to collaborate with James Murphy & Andre 3000

Dialect Vol. 10

Dialect. This is the language that we speak.

A Strangely Isolated Mix

Dialect: Movement This Thursday at MOA

The XX: New Sketches, New Inspirations

Noir Recommends…

The National Debut New Song

January 2012 – Aaron Dessner, Robyn Hitchcock, Michael Gordon by Barbican Music

Future Islands Making Moves

Future Islands – Balance from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Bag Raiders January Podcast

Listen: Deepclass Radio January Mix

Marvin Gaye Vs. MLK- What’s Going On (Jask Mashup)

In loving memory of Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Marvin Ft. MLK Jr.-What’s Going On-Jask Tribute Mix by djjask

Eric Prydz Remixes M83′s Midnight City

Check it: Days Go By Joe Maz Remix

Dirty Vegas – Days Go By [Joe Maz Remix] – support from A-Trak by joemaz

Sunday Bliss- Blue Sky Black Death

Blue Sky Black Death- Sleeping Childen…

Bassnectar explains Dubstep

New Year, New Jamie Lidell Album

Om Records 2012 Winter Sampler- Free Download

Watch: Fred Falke- Aurora

Please allow me to introduce myself…

The Weeknd- Echoes Of Silence

David Byrne Sonic Installation

Interactive Guitar Pedal Art Installation — by David Byrne from Todo Mundo on Vimeo.

Chicago Tour with Kanye and Jay-Z

Common: The Dreamer feat. Maya Angelou

Seth Troxler + Danny Daze: Set on Dec. 18th

Jonsi: We Bought A Zoo

In loving memory of Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968

Marvin Ft. MLK Jr.-What’s Going On-Jask Tribute Mix by djjask