The Minimal Beat: A Daily Journal of Music

The Past, The Present and The Future

2014-03-31T20:40:00.000-05:00

Hello, friends as some of you may have heard we are at a crossroads here at The Minimal Beat... We have reached the end of our experiment with our blogger page and to be totally honest I never thought it in my wildest dreams it would become what it has! I started this blog about 3 years ago to share music that I like and enjoy and for a place for me to post my radio show that I host weekly on WLUW 88.7FM in Chicago for you guys to listen to. This site would be nothing without all of you guys coming back day after day reading and listing to the stuff we blog about and sharing it with your friends and I really mean that... So with that said, we have decided to break up with Blogger and move on to bigger and better things. In the coming days you will be seeing a brand new designed site linked to www.TheMinimalBeat.com with the same format however, we added some really cool new features that I know you guys will really enjoy. We will be monitoring the new site closely and continue to listen to what you guys have to say and do what we have to do to evolve and take the steps that we think we need to take to become the ultimate tastemakers in music... I seriously would not have been able to do this without the help of a few of people that I would like to acknowledge and say thanks you to! You guys have been nothing but supportive and I really enjoy working together and hope to continue to work together in the future... In no particular thanks Randy Nieto, Burlington Bar, Radio One Chicago, Jimmy Giannopoulos, Casey Meehan, Italians Do It Better, Jimmy Kaps, Stina Kaczmaryn, Isidro Hurtado, Ten Club, Chicago Mixtape, Natalie Burris, Lauren Cole, Tom Schraeder, Philip Stone, Danielle Gunn, Reakt, Empty Bottle, WLUW, Charleston Bar, DFA Records, Cimm Fest, Pitchfork and to those who I may have missed I really am sorry... Thank you all soooo much!

Peace and Love, Bill Ocean

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[#TBT] THE CHARLATANS UK / THE CHARLATANS (1995)

2014-03-13T11:43:00.004-05:00

THE CHARLATANS UK - THE CHARLATANS (BEGGARS BANQUET) 1995

By; Randy Nieto

The self titled album from the Charlatans was their fourth effort and last record they released before the death of their original keyboardist Rob Collins. This record really shows how much of a key player Rob Collins was in the band, as most of the songs prominently feature leading riffs on the Hammond, Wurlizter, D6, clavinet, and piano. Initially a part of the British psychedelic shoegaze craze of the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Charlatans were now showing musical influences from reggae to gospel, but still managed to keep a Brit Pop guitar sound in league with Blur and Oasis. Tim Burgess’s vocal melodies on the record are infectious, and he hits high notes and falsettos with ease. Martin Blunt bass work is heavy and deep, it’s clear the band was listening to a lot of dub and hip hop around this time. Their subtle blending of different styles with heavy Brit Pop overtones has made this record a favorite among many music lovers. Unfortunately their most excellent drummer Jon Brookes passed away just last year. Check out Nine Acre Court Below (the song starts about 1 minute in).

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.22.2014

2014-03-06T20:08:00.005-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Cut Copy - We Are Explorers (Larry Gus Remix) - We Are Explorers (Larry Gus Remix)
Mother - Easy - Single
Beth Orton - Thinking About Tomorrow (IPG Dub Mix) - Thinking About Tomorrow (IPG Dub Mix)
Glass Lux - Esther - Single
Scratch Massive - Golden Dreams - Nuit de Reve
Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough (Holy Ghost! Bootleg) - You're Not Good Enough (Holy Ghost! Bootleg)
Animal Collective - My Girls - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Stars - Changes - The Five Ghosts
Haim - Forever (Giorgio Moroder Mix) - Forever (Giorgio Moroder Mix)
Lana del Rey - Blue Jeans (RAC Remix) - Blue Jeans (RAC Remix)
Chikita Violenta - Roni - Tre3s

Guest DJ Rocket Miner

Rocket Miner - Gold - Elegy
A Place To Bury Strangers - I Lost You - Onwards To The Wall
Chromatics - Cherry - After Dark 2
M83 - Sitting - M83
Crosses - Death Bell - Crosses
Tycho - Awake - Awake
Whirr - Hide - Pipe Dreams
Sonic Youth - Cross The Breeze - Daydream Nation
Junius - The Time Of Perfect Virtue - Days Of The Fallen Sun
Sigur Ros - Kveikur - Kveikur
Rocket Miner - War Room - Elegy

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.22.2014 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

[VIDEO] SHIT ROBOT - DO THAT DANCE (FT. NANCY WHANG)

2014-03-06T19:42:00.002-06:00

I cant wait until this records is out! Check out the new track from Shit Robot' sophomore LP 'We Got A Love' out 3/18 on DFA Records, featuring vocalist Nancy Whang from LCD Soundsystem.

[LISTEN UP] IDYLL / TROUBLE

2014-03-01T12:52:00.000-06:00

New collaboration from Angelina Lucero (Pretty Good Dance Moves) and JoJo Yang who are IDYLL. Listen to the first track “Trouble” off of the debut titled 1, out soon.

[#TBT] CAN / FUTURE DAYS (1973)

2014-02-27T18:06:00.001-06:00

CAN - FUTURE DAYS (UNITED ARTISTS) 1973

By; Randy Nieto

Can is one of those bands that sound like a bunch of guys who love Fela Kuti smoked pot in their garage and made music on the instruments their moms bought for them from Montgomery Ward. Actually, members of the group were classically trained German musicians, but a trip to New York City “corrupted” founding member Irwin Schmidt, as he put it. (You’re not the first, Irwin.) Irwin wanted to foray into contemporary music, which at the time in Europe was composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez. Boulez and Stockhausen were actually doing pretty cool stuff, but after you smoke a joint with Andy Warhol and Lou Reed, you realize how relative “cool” really is. At times Future Days sounds a lot like Air’s Moon Safari, but without the heavy bass or serenading vocals. Melding tropicalia, krautrock, afrobeat, and classical influences, Future Days served to really cement together genres and create a mellow yet highly progressive sound. Moonshake is the only song on the record that really serves to fit a typical pop song formula. This doesn’t mean the rest of the album is sub-par, in fact quite the opposite. Future Days exemplifies how disciplined these guys really were. This record belongs in every music lover's collection. Check out Moonshake below.

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.15.2013

2014-02-21T18:33:00.003-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Casey Meehan of the Chicago Mixtape co-hosts with me for the 1st hour.

The Juan McClean - Get Down With My Love - Single
Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp - Single
Quarter Mile Thunder - Down The Drain - Unreleased (Chicago Mixtape 158)
Mig Mora - Down To The Ground
The Hood Internet - G-Unit Spinner Chain
JWF - Life Long Catsatrophy - Kong Frederick
Thomas Comerford - Sugar Baby - Unreleased (Chicago Mixtape 158)
T.L. Williams - Days of Our Lives - Chicago Mixtape 158
Hologram Kizzie (AKA Psalm One) - So Silly - Hug Life
Erin Caffall - Parachute Among Anchors - Chicago Mixtape 158
Robbie Skye - Living Dangerach

The Lucky Dutch Guest DJ Set

The Lucky Dutch - What Do I Mean To You - EP
Zachary James and The All Seeing Eyes - Outta Space
Zachary James and The All Seeing Eyes - That's Just Life
The Frowning Clouds - Propellers - Whereabout
The Frowning Clouds - Bad Vibes - Whereabout
Temples - The Guesser - Sun Structures
Temples - The Golden Throne - Sun Structures
Rival Sons - Gypsy Heart - Pressure And Time
Rival Sons - Wild Animal - Head Down
Tyler Bryant - Say A Prayer - Wild Child
Grace Potter And The Nocturnals - Sugar - Live At Sun Studios
Jimi Hendrix - Power Of Soul - Crash Landing
The Lucky Dutch - Heartbreak - EP

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.15.2014 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

[REMIX] LARRY GUS X CUT COPY / WE ARE EXPLORERS

2014-02-20T20:42:00.001-06:00

Greek electronic producer and DFA Recording artist Larry Gus' takes Cut Copy's song "We Are Explorers," from their fourth album Free Your Mind, and makes it his own with some really cool bells, cymbals and a variety of other percussion instruments that make for a very much euphoric listening experience.

"To me, this remix epitomizes everything that is incredible and unique about Larry Gus. He is a master at collaging together obscure sounds and live percussion to create something magically evocative and new. And with this beautiful remix he has turned 'We Are Explorers' into something we would never have expected."

-- Dan Whitford of Cut Copy

VIDEO: SAM ROBERTS BAND - SHAPESHIFTERS

2014-02-20T20:04:00.000-06:00

Sam Roberts Band released Lo-Fantasy earlier this month and now they just dropped the official video for the single "Shapeshifters". The video features Sam Roberts driving around the different boroughs of New York in a yellow cab with band mate James Hall in the back playing along... As they drive around they pick up some local street dancers from the New York subway and make their way to Coney Island check it out below! Lo-Fantasy is out now on Paper Bag Records.

[#TBT] WIRE / PINK FLAG (1977)

2014-02-20T14:53:00.001-06:00

WIRE - PINK FLAG (HARVEST RECORDS) 1977
By; Randy Nieto

Just two months after the Sex Pistols released Nevermind the Bollocks, Wire released their debut album Pink Flag. Lauded by critics and musicians, Wire never really achieved the same the level of notoriety in punk circles as The Clash or the Sex Pistols. The 21 songs on Pink Flag are short little punk gems, blending pop, art, and punk in a way that was unheard of at the time. Not quite as angry as the Sex Pistols, but with just as much attitude, the songs were undeniably catchy and spawned covers from R.E.M. to Minor Threat. In the years to come Wire would explore more Avant-garde territory in the albums Chairs Missing and 154, but there is no doubt that Pink Flag would shape the landscape of punk, Brit pop, post punk, hardcore, and indie music that was to come. Since not a lot of my friends listened to Wire, I felt a twinge of excitement and validation whenever my favorite musicians like Robert Pollard or Jeff Tweedy would remark that Wire was an influential part of their musical education. Having come full circle and playing festivals like Pitchfork, I guess you could say Wire are finally receiving the recognition they deserve in the indie world. Let’s hope that flame burns bright and long. Below is the album in its entirety.

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.08.2014

2014-02-18T23:06:00.002-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Blood Orange - Chamakay - Cupid Deluxe
The Walkmen - Blue as Your Blood - Lisbon
Air - Sexy Boy - Moon Safari
Sinkane - Jeeper Creeper - Mars
Angel Olsen - High Five - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - Listen to the Sound - Listen to the Sound
Wilco - Far, Far Away - Being There
Dum Dum Girls - Too True to Be Good - Too True
Glass Lux - I'm a Machine
Toy - Endlessly - Join the Dots
Junior Boys - Double Shadow - So This is Goodbye
Daft Punk - Instant Crush - Random Access Memories
The XX - Night Time - XX
Austra - Woodstock - Feel It Break
Autumn Defense - Calling Your Name - Fifth
Joe Goddard - Taking Over - Taking Over EP
Broadcast - Before We Begin - Haha Sound
Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You - Channel Orange
Doves - Break Me Gently - Lost Souls
Tom Schraeder - Pat Baby - Once Lace, Now Cotton
Ducktails - Killin' the Vibe - Acrade Dynamics

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.08.2014 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

[LISTEN UP] MOTHER - EASY

2014-02-18T19:02:00.004-06:00

There’s a new mystery band in town. They’re called Mother, hail from Brooklyn, and that’s about all you need to know for now. Fortunately debut single “Easy” speaks volumes on its own, the kind of brooding, concrete jungle noir-wave that’s right up our street. Fully loaded with airtight guitars, smoked-out vocals, and icy synths, it comes together perfectly all wrapped up in a weathered leather jacket under the neon lights of the city. Don’t miss Mother make their live debut at Popshop West in LA this Friday at the Echo, tix still available HERE.

[LISTEN UP] GLASS LUX - ESTHER

2014-02-18T19:00:00.003-06:00

Glass Lux just sent us there new single titled Esther. It's probably the best stuff they released so far! Kinda reminds me of Depeche Mode meets The Knife... This ones on repeat here at TMB HQ so Listen Up!

[EVENT] THE CHICAGO MIXTAPE CELEBRATES 3 YEARS AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE!

2014-02-18T18:41:00.003-06:00

Chicago Mixtape is growing up so quick! It's already 3 years old! In celebration of 3 years, 157 mixtapes featuring 786 bands, Chicago Mixtape will be throwing an unprecedented mash-up of Chicago music Saturday February 22nd at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. 100% unique musical performances will be curated by some of Chicago's most interesting artist collectives, including THE HOOD INTERNET, CIMMfest, PIEHOLDEN SUITE and TEEN RIVER! The evening's event will feature appearances by members of THE HOOD INTERNET, members of VERMA, QUARTER MILE THUNDER, Sabers, The 1900s and Mazes, along with artists PSALM ONE, BEN CLARKE, JASON FREDRICK and many, many, many more... There will be DJ sets throughout the night by JiveFresh and The Minimal Beat DJ Billeh Ocean.

Tickets are available now at Empty Bottle HERE and make sure to sign up for your weekly mixtape HERE

PATRICK TSOTSOS OF THE LUCKY DUTCH TALKS TO THE FROWNING CLOUDS

2014-02-17T20:37:00.000-06:00

We reached out to friend and local musician Patrick Tsotsos of the band The Lucky Dutch and asked him what kind of stuff he is listening to at the moment. He quickly responded; The Frowning Clouds from Geelong, Australia! So we checked them out and really liked what we heard. We then set up a interview for Patrick with Nick, Zak, Daff, Jake and Jamie of the band and here is what was said...

Who creates your album artwork?
Whereabouts lp: Jason Galea, Propellers 7": John Waddell, All Night Long 7": We did it ourselves and Listen Closlier lp: Saturno Records organized it

What's your favorite pedal, guitar or piece of gear to use in the studio?
3 chorus pedals plugged in to each other. I really like tape tricks and the idea of doing all that stuff manually but its so expensive

What's next for TFC in 2014?
Probably eat some more raw broccoli and pig cheek & hopefully get another album out and maybe more. We did some overdubs today on new recordings so hopefully it's all usable and fushional. We're trying to tee up another Euro tour with our Spanish cohorts around mid year.

What's the most ridiculous thing to happen to you guys so far on tour?
We played a show at a brothel, Daff got naked and started playing a guitar solo between his uncovered thighs and a stripper fainted.

Marry, fuck or kill: Anita Pallenberg, Francoise Hardy, Pattie Boyd.
Kill em all. and anita twice. then get down with keith serge and george and be a toy boy for the rest of life

What's your dream gig, and what two bands would you have share the stage with you?
The Kinks and The Monks are probably the two bands that all 5 of us rate unbeatable.

If someone wrote a biography about you, what would the title be?
Once a $100 support band, always a $100 support band.

Make sure to check out the new album "Whereabouts" from The Frowning Clouds via Anti Fade in Australia and Saturno in Spain.

[LISTEN UP] WHITE MYSTERY - UNTEDDY

2014-02-17T18:57:00.001-06:00

Chicago brother-and-sister duo White Mystery are getting ready to release a new record on and that's right, it's gonna be released on 4/20/14 again this year. It's titled Dubble Dragon and it is a double LP—one half is a new studio album, the other has songs recorded live at Chicago's Double Door. The first single is "Unteddy" go ahead and listen to it below and visit there website for pre-order information HERE.

<a href="http://whitemystery.bandcamp.com/album/dubble-dragon">DUBBLE DRAGON by White Mystery</a>

[LISTEN UP] LITTLE DRAGON - KLAPP KLAPP

2014-02-15T11:03:00.000-06:00

Almost three years since the release of their 2011 album, Ritual Union, Little Dragon is proud to announce their highly anticipated album, Nabuma Rubberband. Check out the video for for the single "Klapp Klapp" via YouTube below. Nabuma Rubberband is out on May 13th via Loma Vista Recordings.

[ALBUM REVIEW] SAM ROBERTS BAND - LO-FANTASY

2014-02-06T19:52:00.000-06:00

After agreeing to write this review, I hesitated. Being a fan of Sam Roberts Band for years now (and having previously praised them on this very blog), I was convinced that this would be difficult to write… worried that I would only be able to describe the album as "Sam Roberts-y". Luckily for new listeners and old fans alike, the band has given us a new experience. The opening number, "Shapeshifters", is an upbeat dance track unfurling a gateway of musical exploration that is Lo-Fantasy. It gives listeners a fresh taste for what the rest of the record holds. Experimentation with 80's synth fills the intro to "Metal Skin" and leads us to the most addicting song on the album with an upbeat, sunny California beat. The 80's influence appears once again later, and much heavier, on "Chasing the Light". This Tears For Fears inspired track sets a perfect scene for your John Hughes prom-scene fantasies. We all have those, right? Not to say they steer too far from their traditional sound… Anthems such as "The Hands of Love" and "We're All In This Together" (which premiered on opening night of this past NHL season) remind us that the band has not forgotten their classic rock roots: A pinch of psychedelica and a dash of rock n roll mixed together to create their magic. Guitar riffs that grab your interest, and Roberts' lyrics that capture and keep your attention. With songs already being selected as Best New Songs of the Week most recently on Esquire Magazine, perhaps this is the record that will break in America and give them the recognition they so deserve. Listen to the opening track Shapeshifters in it's entirety below. Lo-Fantasy is set for release Feb 11th on Paperbag Records HERE. Catch them on their upcoming US tour HERE

By Natalie Burris

[#TBT] AIR / MOON SAFARI (1998)

2014-02-06T12:17:00.001-06:00

AIR - MOON SAFARI (VIRGIN) 1998
By; Randy Nieto

Little did Air know that when they released their first major full length debut Moon Safari on Virgin records, that they would be unleashing a maelstrom of electro bands that would follow in the millennium that was to come. They landed on the scene as music was just starting to take a decisive turn back to the synthesizers of the early 80s, a reaction to the years of grunge and hard rock we were all forced to endure, and Moon Safari was poised to turn things back around. I remember whenever I put on ‘Le Femme D’Argent’ my girlfriend would always remark “Oh, you’re putting that song from TAXI on again.” Looking back now I guess the keyboard solo does sound a little bit like the TAXI theme song. Regardless of my girlfriend’s zingers, this is an amazing album. The bass lines on this record dance around the songs slow and beautifully, transcending to an ethereal level when combined with the wash of the synthesizers. Beth Hirsch’s vocals on All I Need are haunting and reminiscent of Beth Gibbons of Portishead, but with less kill myself and more let’s make love. These guys are like Portishead after years of therapy. Just listen for yourself. Below is the entire album for you to relax in the tub with a glass of wine. Enjoy!

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.25.2014

2014-02-05T18:30:00.001-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Tame Impala / Be Above It / Lonerism
Thom Yorke / Analyse / The Eraser
Larry Gus / With All Your Eyes Look / Years Not Living
Moderat / A New Error / Moderat
JD Samson and Men / Making Art /
Light Asylum / Heart of Dust / Light Asylum
Lolawolf / Too Lovely / Unreleased Single
Roisin Murphy / Dear Miami / Overpowered
Bon Iver / Lump Sum / For Emma Forever Ago
Throwing Muses / Counting Backwards / The Real Ramona
Solange / Losing You / True
Je Suis Le Vent / Working for A Nuclear Free City / Businessmen & Ghosts
Mike Watt / Big Train / Ball Hog or Tugboat
Bonobo / Kiara / Black Sands
Gorillaz / Double Bass / Gorillaz
Deadmau5 & Kaskade / I Remember / Random Album Title

Briar Rabbit Guest DJ Set

Briar Rabbit / So Long / From Your Bones
Al Green / Hold Your Hand /
Rabbit Hole / Julia Klee / Rabbit Hole EP
Todd Kessler / Oh Brother / Sea Fever
The Valley / The Dirty Pigeons / The Dirty Pigeons EP
Michael Kiwanuka / Home Again / Home Again
Jared Bartman / In Belize / Misery Makes Strange Bedfellows
Indian Summer / Briar Rabbit / From Your Bones

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.18.2014

2014-01-28T21:24:00.000-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Joe Strummer and The Mescalero's / All in a Day / Streetcore
The Knife / Girls Night Out / Deep Cuts
Autre Ne Vuit / Counting / Anxiety
Grizzly Bear / Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix) / 12" Single
Scratch Massive / Golden Dreams / Nuit de Reve
Kraftwerk / It's More Fun to Compute / Computer World
Yoko Ono / She Gets Down on Her Knees / Season of Glass
Telepopmusik / Breate / Genetic World
Jerome LOL / Fool [ft. Angelina Lucero] / Deleted Fool
Museum of Love / Down South / Single

Karin Skender of Two Carolines Guest DJ Set

Two Carolines / Thirteen / Demo
The Scientists / Frantic Romantic / Pissed On Another Planet
Umpire / Streamers / Umpire
Decoder Ring / Jet / Fractions
The Drones / Sharkfin Blues / Custom Made
French Rockets / Mandy Summers / Mandy Summers
Tommy O'Donnell / Waking Up Wearing A Batcape / Pioneer Maintenance
Chelsea Wolfe / We Hit A Wall / Pain Is Beauty
Tomorrow The Moon / Pig Baby / Single
Two Carolines / Good As Dead / Demo
Veronica Falls / Broken Toy / Waiting For Something To Happen
Pond / You Broke My Cool / Beard, Wives, Denim

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.18.2014 by T H E M I N I M A L B E A T on Mixcloud

[#TBT] THROWING MUSES / THE REAL RAMONA (1991)

2014-01-23T04:20:00.000-06:00

THROWING MUSES - THE REAL RAMONA (4AD/SIRE RECORDS) 1991
By; Randy Nieto

Our throwback piece this week is for Throwing Muses’ “The Real Ramona”. I remember not too many years before it came out we were reading Ramona Quimby books in school, and I always wondered if this record was named after those books. This is the last album the Muses made before Tanya Donnelly left the band to form Belly and took bassist Fred Abong with her. The first song on the record, Counting Backwards, starts with a loud snare roll and cascading guitars. Seriously, just the words “cascading guitars” is enough to make me excited and curious to listen to any song. Kristen Hersh’s vocals somehow manage to be dry yet menacing at the same time, like an ex-girlfriend delivering the punchiest zingers about you to her friends. In the second song, “Him Dancing”, she hits the high notes and falsettos just right, and adds a bendy twang at just the right spots. The album production focuses heavily on guitars and drums, ala Steve Albini. Which makes sense, because these guys were tight with the Kim Deal, who worked with Albini on Surfer Rosa and used him on the Breeder’s debut “Pod”. Kristen and Tanya are incredible songwriters, and it is clear this pop-rock record was an immediate precursor to grunge and all the crap that came after. It’s unfortunate the record companies were still creaming their pants over shitty two hit wonders like Bryan Adams and C+C Music factory and not pushing guitar pop aficionados like Throwing Muses and the Pixies. I guess it doesn’t matter because everyone is downloading music now and those A&R nerds are out of a job, right? Right? Please, let us not get into that dirty talk. Instead, let’s just listen to the beauty that is the Throwing Muses below.

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.11.2014

2014-01-18T12:07:00.000-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Prefuse 73 / Pagina Dose / Read the Books
Gill Scot Herron Jamie XX / New York is Killing Me / We're new here
Flying Lotus / MmmHmmm / Cosmagramma
M83 / Kim and Jesse / Saturdays = Youth
Autumn Defense / Back of My Mind / Once Around
Midnight Juggernauts / Into the Galaxy / Into the Galaxy EP
Jim James / State Of The Art (A.E.I.U) / Regions of Light and Sound of God
Belmont and Clark / Dark Compression / Single
Dirty Beaches / A Hundred Highways / Badlands
Lolawolf / What Love is / Lolawolf
Darkside / Paper Trails / Psychic
Boards of Canada / Dayvan Cowboy / Trans Canada Highway

Deanna Devore Guest DJ Set

Deanna Devore / I Tried / X Number of Days
Toro Y Moi / Harm In Change / Anything In Return
Cyril Hahn / Perfect Form (feat. Shy Girls) / Perfect Form EP
Banks / Warm Water / Single
Disclosure / What's In Your Head / Settle
James Blake / Retrograde / Overgrown
Robert Glasper Experiment / Let It Ride (ft.. Norah Jones) / Black Radio 2
Something Goes Right / SBTRKT / Self-Titled
Deanna Devore / My My / Self Titled
Deanna Devore / Didn't You / X Number Of Days
Lapalux / Guuurl / Nostalchic

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.11.2014 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

VIDEO: LOLAWOLF / WHAT LOVE IS

2014-01-12T20:39:00.001-06:00

Lolawolf just uploaded a video for the song "What Love Is" onto Youtube off there new EP out in Feb on Inn It Recordings. Lolawolf is includes singer Zoe Kravitz, James Levy, Raviv Ullman and Jimmy Giannopoulos (who produced the record). Jimmy, James and Raviv are also in the band Reputante which recently signed to Julian Casablancas label Cult Records.

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.04.2013

2014-01-08T18:33:00.000-06:00

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Quasi / Sound and Vision / Crash Course for the Ravers (David Bowie)

Pavement / What Goes On / Live from Tibetan Freedom Concert (Velvet Underground)

Massive Attack / Be Thankful for What You've Got / Blue Lines (William DeVaughn)

Yoshida Brother's / National Anthem / Prism (Radiohead)

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros / Redemption Song / Streetcore (Bob Marley)

R.E.M. / Dream / Athens GA, Inside and Out Soundtrack (Everly Brothers)

Tom Waits / Turn of Jacky and Judy / We're a Happy Family Tribute to the Ramones (Ramones)

Twin Shadow / I'm not in Love / UNDER THE CVRS (10cc)

Aerial M / Last Caress / October EP (Misfits)

Wilco / Thirteen / Big Star, Small World Big Star Tribute (Big Star)

Pearl Jam / Love Reign O'er Me / Holiday Single (The Who)

Tennis / Tell Her No / 7" Single (Zombies)

Jon English / Hollywood Seven (Mike Simonetti & Jonny Jewel x Alides Hidding Version)

Peter Bjorn and John / Is this it / Stroked: A Tribute to the Strokes (The Strokes)

Tame Impala / That's All for Everyone / A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac (Fleetwood Mac)

The Cardigans / Iron Man / First Band on the Moon (Black Sabbath)

Charles Bradley / Stay Away / Spin Presents: Newer Mind Tribute to Nirvana (Nirvana)

Nick Cave / Disco 2000 / Single (Pulp)

Robert Palmer & The Power Station / Get it On Bang a Gong / The Power Station (T Rex)

John Cale / All My Friends / All My Friends Single (LCD Soundsystem)

St Vincent / Dig a Pony / Live All Points West Festival (The Beatles)

Donny Hathaway / Jealous Guy / Live (John Lennon)

Chromatics / Into the Black / Kill for Love (Neil Young)

Pixies / Winterlong / Dig for Fire single (Neil Young)

THE MINIMAL BEAT 01.04.2014 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud