Microcosmix http://microcosmix.com a big sound from way out Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:20:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Younger Brother http://microcosmix.com/?p=21 http://microcosmix.com/?p=21#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:08:00 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=21 Younger Brother is Benji Vaughn (Prometheus) and Simon Posford (Hallucinogen, Shpongle). They’ve put together a few very interesting tracks that comprise The Last Days of Gravity. I can’t find enough good things to say about the quality of this album. It’d be pointless for this post to contain only one song. I’m not sure how long it’ll take for me to get sick of it, but at the rate I’m currently beating it to death, a really long time probably. There is just so much going on from one second to another. Different planes of sound, morphing, phasing sonically, taking shape and becoming textures that you can almost taste. Smooth as melted butter. Sharp as a razor, with the clarity of Venus on a cold night. By all means, turn up the volume, start Milkdrop (v2) and loose yourself for about an hour. If you like this CD, I definitely suggest that you support the interests of the artists. Our friends over at Psyshop can help you with that. Read their review.

01. Happy Pills

02. All I Want

03. Elephant Machine

04. Your Friends Are Scary

05. I Am a Freak

06. Ribbon on a Branch

07. Sleepwalker Part I

08. Sleepwalker Part II

09. Psychic Gibbon

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=21 2 Radiohead http://microcosmix.com/?p=20 http://microcosmix.com/?p=20#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:20:57 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=20 I can’t begin to express all my gratitude for this band, and Nigel Godrich for producing yet another masterpiece. Radiohead is peerless (through my eyes). Their music is cerebral and far-reaching, yet inaccessible to many. In addition to artists like Prince and NIN, Radiohead proves (beyond the shadow of a fucking doubt) they can and will do without an “ostrich hiding its head in the sand” that is the music industry. They are in absolute control, essentially ‘leaking’ their own album at their own will, at no predetermined price to you. Most profits will be derived from an upcoming, TBA sold-out tour that follows. God bless Radiohead for these 10 tracks called In Rainbows.










]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=20 0 Deep Space Network http://microcosmix.com/?p=19 http://microcosmix.com/?p=19#comments Wed, 16 May 2007 02:19:04 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=19 Big Rooms is one of my favorite DSN albums. The first track Zenn La has this really sweet vibe. At nearly 8 minutes long, it makes a great song for highway traveling or just listening to in general. You’ll know what I mean after hearing for yourself…

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=19 1 Thievery Corporation http://microcosmix.com/?p=18 http://microcosmix.com/?p=18#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 05:02:27 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=18 The Cosmic Game is amongst my favorites from this duo.  We’ll definitely be hearing more from this album. The track Ambicion is a nice, chill composition. Necesito mejorar mi español.

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 1 Rob da Bank http://microcosmix.com/?p=17 http://microcosmix.com/?p=17#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 04:49:35 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=17 From Fabric 24, for whatever reason…

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=17 0 Amy Winehouse http://microcosmix.com/?p=16 http://microcosmix.com/?p=16#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 04:13:08 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=16 Happy hour at your place before a night out? Here’s the perfect record. Amy sounds good, real good. Definitely some jazz diva influence there. She’s so fine. Explicit lyrics, groovy rhythms and nothin’ here but soul, baby. This is number two from Back to Black.

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=16 0 Fujiya & Miyagi http://microcosmix.com/?p=15 http://microcosmix.com/?p=15#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:06:08 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=15 Transparent Things is a rockin’ good album. I’d say this Brittish duo has released something to the likes of LCD Soundsystem and Stereolab, complete with cerebral melodies and good vibes overall. Numero cinco.

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=15 0 Sunday Jazz http://microcosmix.com/?p=14 http://microcosmix.com/?p=14#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:16:56 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=14 From his 1959 vinyl release Sketches of Spain, Miles does a complete 180 with style. This album was actually arranged for an orchestra. Have a listen to the first track, Concierto de Aranjuez.

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=14 0 Solitary Experiments http://microcosmix.com/?p=13 http://microcosmix.com/?p=13#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:16:14 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=13 The 2003 German release Advance Into Unknown offers some pretty good electro/industrial tracks. The first, A Passage Beyond, seemed appropriate for Friday the 13th.

]]> http://microcosmix.com/?feed=rss2&p=13 1 Thom Yorke http://microcosmix.com/?p=12 http://microcosmix.com/?p=12#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:10:57 +0000 admin http://microcosmix.com/?p=12 Have you ever thought about something so much, to the point where it no longer made any sense? Total analysis paralysis. Well a great musician named Thom Yorke felt compelled to write a song about it.

Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite tracks on The Eraser. The rhythm has that Yorke bedroom-rocker syncopation feel to it. Though it’s minor tone is typical of something from the depths of Thom’s mind, in addition to the yearning, oppressive lyrics, the synths soar and drift about as the bass just walks all over the place. A fine composition I must say. He feels quite helpless here, and I can relate.

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