Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 9, 2012, 9:36 am
Philly’s Weathervane Music recently released the free Shaking Through Soundtrack series which has selected tracks from artists who participated in the annual documentary series.  Two of these artists, Snowmine and Twin Sister, decided to go a little further by releasing a double remix single with...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 7, 2012, 12:00 pm
There I was a few nights ago trolling around the “Baltimore” tag of Bandcamp…and WOW.  Ragdoll.  Intense intense overdrive punk fury.  Loved every ounce of fuzz dripping from their newest S/T release. mp3: Ragdoll – Cowboy Killer and a explosive Joy Division cover for good measure: mp3...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 7, 2012, 9:00 am
Austin’s Milezo aka Miles Kelley just dropped a new digital freebie with his Echoes Depict the Kid EP.  This solid dream psych pop is killing my ears right now with Kurt Vile-esque vibes burning hot.  Go grab it here fast.   Meanwhile… mp3: Milezo – Echoes Depict The Kid mp3: Milezo - G...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 6, 2012, 3:35 pm
Over the last few months so blogging pals and I have been hard at work on PORTALS, a new music blog collective/community. I super excited and proud to be a part of this!  Please take a moment to see/hear it: www.portalsmusic.com Also to help celebrate the launch there is a new monthly mixtape up ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 3, 2012, 3:33 pm
Brooklyn’s Young Heel have just released the Falls EP (go get it), and if you’re in need for some electronic popish mellowing, consider giving it a spin.  Falls is 5 slow current synth jams that border on R&B and occasionally remind me of Mr. Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel – that’s a good ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 2, 2012, 1:54 pm
Lissy Trullie just dropped another song off the upcoming S/T LP (out April 10th on Downtown Records) with “It’s Only You, Isn’t It”.  This one gets back to a bit more of the energy of the Self-Taught Learner EP (that being said –  ”Madeline“‘s slow burn is one of my faves of the ye...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 1, 2012, 12:00 pm
Teen Daze just dropped his first single from the upcoming Lefse LP All Of Us Together (out May 22nd) entitled “Brooklyn Sunburn”.  It has the Teen Daze electronic vibe poured all over it, but powered even higher with the cut up vocals of Steffaloo.  Check it: mp3: Teen Daze – Brooklyn Sunb...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Feb 1, 2012, 10:00 am
The yesterday Zen Tapes turned me onto Melbourne’s Major Napier aka Johnny Ross.  He’s got a free EP, Major Soldier, up on bandcamp, and its comprised of some shadowy trail worn beats with his harmonized vocals over top.  It’s unique and raw…and dope.  Apparently he has “no interest in ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 30, 2012, 4:08 pm
Somedays I look at my inbox and wonder why the hell I ever started this confounded music blog.  Then there are days like today where I’m thankful that I did.  As of late you might have noticed some posts on Poor Spirits, a rad electronic pop artist that I really know nothing about.  But yet thr...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 30, 2012, 9:00 am
Alex Moxam, who, if you’ve been reading this blog since November of 2010, produced delightful lo-fi folk tunes under the moniker Triangle (he was also the live drummer for Philly’s Arches).  That was then.  That was during his time in Honduras.  Now he’s back in the US and back in Bmore and...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 28, 2012, 1:55 pm
Y’alls probably know by now that I’m a big ole fan of the Crash Symbols label as well as their blogarific counterpart Decoder.  Well on their recent elite comp Dope Mountain Fuck Vol. 2 there’s a brilliant track from Oakland’s Some Ember.  This electronic gold is the star of my stereo on t...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 26, 2012, 9:37 am
In March we get the debut LP from Lissy Trullie, and I’m super pumped about it ever since hearing the first single “Madeline” back in November. Now we have two delightful remixes of that track. The first is a glamourous electronic sparkle from Selebrities. The second is a haunter by Jewellers....
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 25, 2012, 9:00 am
Atlanta’s MOOD RINGS have just dropped an early demo for their upcoming LP, Dream Infinity Live In Fantasy.  This is a slow burner, mood mellower.  Really quite different from the previous stuff on Sweater Weather Forever – I dig. mp3: MOOD RINGS – Come Lay Down In Lined Arrangements ext...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Jan 24, 2012, 7:56 am
Plymouth, UK’s Gorgeous Bully make…well gorgeous lo-fi rock and roll.  Play it loud.  Play it proud. mp3: Gorgeous Bully – Never Cry That track is from their upcoming Art Is Hard release, The Young Obese, that comes in the super-awesome cigarette cassette box format.  Get it here.  There...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Nov 2, 2011, 12:00 pm
I’m totally soaked in the UK’s Calaca Strides and their midnight folk candlelit Quiet Haunt EP. Stream it on SoundCloud. Buy it on Bandcamp. Taste some right here: Graves by calacastrides Daugher Moon by calacastrides Calaca Strides Links: Website | SoundCloud | Bandcamp | Twitter | Faceboo...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Nov 2, 2011, 10:20 am
Pitchfork just premiered a new cover of Robert Palmer from Kisses.  I always seem to forget how much I enjoy Robert Palmer tunes. Judging from this song I apparently need to investigate his earlier stuff.  I never forget how much I enjoy Kisses tunes.  I would have never paired the two without he...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Nov 2, 2011, 9:00 am
Look what’s been unearthed from my slogged up inbox – Gelatin Kids – some rich broken noise pop.  Raw psych swirled with 4track hissed samples growing into something unaccustomed.  Grab the 3 track cassette via Lillerne or stream it here. mp3: Gelatin Kids - Streetsweeper mp3: Gelatin Kid...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Nov 1, 2011, 12:00 pm
Acephale Records has a new artist, Estasy, and a new upcoming release LOCUS SOLUS (out in early 2012).  The first single, “Wild Wants”, is a stunning haunter. mp3: Estasy – Wild Wants
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Nov 1, 2011, 9:00 am
Pressed And, the smoking combo of It is rain in my face. and Arnhao, have a ear dissolving mind skewing kind of album coming out in a few days on Crash Symbols entitled Imbue Up, and they’ve just released a new single from it.  ”Parties” is a drift.  A mechanical spiritual.  A boiler room ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 31, 2011, 12:00 pm
UK’s The Black Tambourines have just put out, “A Lot of Friends”, a fuzzed garage dream just in time for some hooliganated shenanigans tonight.  This is an off-cut track from their upcoming December EP out on Art Is Hard Records. mp3: The Black Tambourines – A Lot Of Friends Get this tr...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 31, 2011, 11:15 am
One of my faves, Geoffrey O’Connor, gets disco-housed by Melbourne’s Hidden Suns.  Check it: Geoffrey O’Connor – So Sorry (Hidden Suns Remix) by Hidden Suns Get Geoffrey O’Connor’s Vanity Is Forever right here.
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 31, 2011, 9:15 am
LA’s Aaron & The Sea have started off my Halloween morning right with the subtle haunting electronic pop on Vudu, a free download via Bandcamp.  Check it: mp3: Aaron & The Sea – Slow Murder mp3: Aaron & The Sea - Déjà Vudu Aaron & The Sea Links: Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter | Website | T...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 28, 2011, 4:02 pm
Sorry for the delay on posts today…I’ve been wrapped up in work as well as completely zoning out to High Places’ Original Colors.  If ever there was an album to get lost in, this is the one.  My focus seems to just drift into their diverse pounding beats, make a wrong turn into darkness, the...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 27, 2011, 12:00 pm
Atlanta’s deadCAT make exquisitely charred noise pop.  deadCAT is Britt Teusink and sometimes his music sounds like that beautiful miracle of when two radio signals cross, but instead of being garbled nonsense, the beats match up and fiery rainbows burst from your stereo.  There’s a good chun...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 22, 2011, 9:24 am
Flashing Red Lights aka Mack Slevin has just put out a new three song EP Faster Horses.  With this release Slevin continues his stunning craft of hauntingly beautiful and personable electronic pop tunes.  Perfect for the night time…so download this for free or more and save it for the evening. ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 21, 2011, 9:00 am
Romantic States, the sweet shoegazed out electronic project of ex-Videohippos Jim Triplett has a new LP out (for free) entitled A Shell Is Born.  I am really starting to dig this sound.  The Beko-DSL Still Petals EP is a beauty in its own right, and A Shell Is Born continues that notion.  Throw ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 20, 2011, 12:37 pm
There’s a certain attitude pouring out of the synthed out jams of Dream Love.  Somewhere in there brews the flare of an of Montreal.  Then it’s counteracted by some serious punk bravado.  Dream Love aka Taylor Ross will release his debut LP on Two Syllable Records on October 25th (pre-order)....
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 19, 2011, 8:36 am
I’ve posted on Phantom Power a number of times and its clearly evident that Eric Littman is clearly a robot of ome kind.  A soulful robot cranking out psyched out and synthed grooves at an alarming rate.  I mean no human could do this…could they?  Forever Underground is the newest jam, so jam...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 pm
Illinois’ Harrison Atkins aka gsstoak breathes out harmonies and inhales samples, breathes out pop, inhales avant garde, breathes in electronica, breathes out lo-fi bedroom folk.  An amalgam of sounds that all fit.  Grab a host of swell tunes on Bandcamp, namely his Mt. Internet LP. mp3: gssto...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 18, 2011, 11:52 am
A little beauty for your midday meditation by NYC’s High Highs from their Small Plates EP.  Check it: High Highs – Ivy by dangervillage The EP is out on November 22nd. Pre-order it now via Small Plates.
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 18, 2011, 9:00 am
If you didn’t catch this, the other day your new favorite song was dropped – Grimes‘ “Oblivion” via Arbutus Records.  It’s off of the upcoming Visions LP (out on January 31st).  Grimes aka Claire Boucher has been getting a lot of hype from her previous efforts and deservedly so – so...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 17, 2011, 3:20 pm
It’s Monday afternoon, seems like as good a time as any to break out this solid synth pop from Dublin, Futures Apart.  They’ve got a four part EP in the works, Uncharted, and this is the first taste from it: mp3: Futures Apart – Night Flight Futures Apart Links: Bandcamp | SoundCloud  | F...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 17, 2011, 3:14 pm
I just received a succinct email with some delightful lo-fi scattered minimal electro noise folk by Polimar.  It’s like Four Tet decided to go bare bones in Japan. mp3: Polimar – Hur #1 Polimar Links: Bandcamp
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 17, 2011, 9:00 am
Hey.   Good morning.  Here’s some chilled out soulful hip hop burned electronic sample laden instrumentals to help slow down what is usually a crazy busy day (for me anyway) courtesy of Columbus, Ohio’s Dose and his Moments EP. mp3: Dose - All The Beauty And Wonder mp3: Dose - Life Can Tak...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 14, 2011, 9:16 am
This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a pretty solid show at the Ottobar.  Other Lives and YAWN, two bands I’ve talked about before, sounded great on record and backed it up live.  Big big sounds from those two.  Mates of State are just good.  Their live show is tight and energetic...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 13, 2011, 12:00 pm
For a while I thought the whole chillwave movement had gone by the wayside.  Toro Y Moi had a full band and that sea coated electro-bliss a taken a turn for the sunset.  But Richmond’s Underwater Seacreatures have resurrected it and amalgamated some glo-fi funk on top of it for some chill vibe...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 13, 2011, 9:00 am
Pittsburgh’s Good Sport aka Ryan Hizer aka one half of the fabulous Librarians has just dropped a new free EP And Now We Are Talking via Garbage Days..  The sound is something similar to Librarians…sweet electronic psych pop, but a bit more samples, twists, and darkness clouding over it.  Grab...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 12, 2011, 12:00 pm
Minnesota’s Phantom Vibration have release the second part, GROWING, of their three EP project.  These folks play some pretty sweet guitar pop rock and have seemingly amped up the energy for this EP as compared to the first KIDS EP.  You can grab both for free via Bandcamp. mp3: Phantom Vibrati...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 12, 2011, 9:00 am
Bass.  Super bass.  Super badass bass.  Super badass crazy hypnotic rollercoaster flip my mind and start dancing bass.  Colton Sparks aka Denver’s GUIDES knows how to lay the bass down in the few electronic jams on his SoundCloud.  Love it.  Thanks to Tyler of Flashlight Tag for bringing thi...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 11, 2011, 3:17 pm
I don’t know how I missed the news on this, but Minks has a new single, “Araby”, out on Captured Tracks today.  The phenomenal Weekly Tape Deck has both tracks up for all to enjoy.  The B-Side “Little Fawn” is the shimmering soft jam that’s finding a good place in my stereo right now. ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 11, 2011, 3:07 pm
Ann Arbor’s Macklin Underdown aka fthrsn (also of the super sweet Zen Tapes) has just put out Hysteria on Speaker Snacks.  It’s a good one filled with big electronics coupled with distant croons that seem inspired by 50s pop ballads. Kind of like a simpler version of the Tough Alliance…which...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 10, 2011, 12:00 pm
Our pal Mr. Engelhardt aka Ra Cailum has been doing some serious soul searching music wise over the last year or so.  He traversed some mountainous sound ranges through the journey and, judging from his newest single “You Won’t”,  has seemingly ended up in a pretty rad place.  He’s taken ...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 10, 2011, 8:35 am
With this weekend being as non-stop as possible, seems like a good idea for Monday to be a chilled out sort of day (that is, if your work allows it to be).  So what fits perfectly with that mood?  How about a nice little tune Sam Ray aka Ricky Eat Acid dropped in my inbox over the weekend.  He’...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 8, 2011, 9:03 am
Austin duo James Marshall and Reid Comstock play some exceptionally fun rock and or roll (or the self-describes “cosmic surf rock”) in the form of Tiger Waves,  Their fun translates to happy ears.  Check out a wide selection of rock that could be played in the garage, beach, bedroom and many o...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 7, 2011, 12:02 pm
I’m in debt to No Fear Of Pop for posting this foggy lakeside folk gem frombones, a new mysterious project from Saskatchewan’s Julie Kell and her friend Matt.  Check it: mp3:bones – Meet Me There, On A Hillbones Links: Julie Kell’s Myspace
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 7, 2011, 11:55 am
I’ve never seen tUnE-YarDs live, but many people speak highly of her performance.  Most being entranced by how she builds her unique sound through a series of delay pedals/samplers, etc (take a look at her Yours Truly Session).  Find out for yourself tonight at the Ottobar.  The openers aren�...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 7, 2011, 9:02 am
New Brunswick’s Eric Sarmiento and his new Alchemist Records release The Friend Is This Animal is a dark bedroom rock treat.  I’m totally caught up in it right now – check the crooning on this jam: mp3: Eric Sarmiento – These Little Winters Eric Sarmiento Links: Bandcamp | Facebook
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 6, 2011, 1:19 pm
One of those rare events is taking place tonight at the Talking Head.  Don’t miss out.  Trans Am will be performing their classic album Futureworld (which has just been re-released/re-mastered via Thrill Jockey) in its entirety.  Throw some Dope Body on top of that and look out for one friggin�...
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 6, 2011, 12:00 pm
California duo Peaking Lights gets the chill bass groove EXACTLY right on this psyched out re-work of the Smith Westerns.  Check it: mp3: Smith Westerns – End Of The Night (Peaking Lights Remix) Peaking Lights Links: SoundCloud | Facebook | Last.fm
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Laurent H. posted an article on Pasta Primavera - Oct 6, 2011, 8:58 am
I’m in a lo-fi frame of mind right now and Boston’s Orca Orca have two fuzzed out jams that are hitting the spot.  Check it: mp3: Orca Orca – Get Up (Get Out) mp3: Orca Orca – Change Of Pace Orca Orca Links: Bandcamp | Tumblr | Facebook
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