The Minimal Beat

VIDEO: THE WEEKND - THE BIRDS PT. 2

2012-03-02T14:57:00.001-06:00

The Weeknd - The Birds Pt. 2 from Tamara Hahn on Vimeo.

Fan made music video for The Weeknd's track The Birds Pt. 2 off of Thursday. You can DWLD the three album trilogy for free HERE

WHITE MYSTERY DROPS NEW 7" TITLED PEOPLE POWER AND TOUR

2012-03-02T14:16:00.001-06:00

White Mystery are embarking on a big tour that'll have them visiting cities and towns across North America with a stop in Austin for SXSW. Check out the full Tour Dates HERE.

White Mystery Returns! from GONZO CHICAGO on Vimeo.

VIDEO: GRIMES - OBLIVION

2012-03-02T11:55:00.000-06:00

Grimes new album Visions LP is available now on 4AD via Insound HERE. Tour Dates HERE

VIDEO: NITE JEWEL - ONE SECOND OF LOVE

2012-03-01T15:59:00.001-06:00

One Second of Love by Nite Jewel from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

Nite Jewel's latest One Second of Love is now available via Secretly Canadian HERE

VIDEO: VACATIONER - GONE

2012-02-28T12:50:00.000-06:00

Vacationer - Gone from Vacationer on Vimeo.

Vacationer drops there debut album on Downtown Recordings on 03/20/2012 Pre-Order VINYL HERE

VIDEO: THE 2 BEARS - WORK

2012-02-25T13:19:00.001-06:00

The 2 Bears amazing full length debut Be Strong is available via DFA HERE

VIDEO: WILLIS EARL BEAL - EVENING'S KISS

2012-02-23T12:21:00.000-06:00

New music video made from awesome drawings by Willis Earl Beal to the song Evening's Kiss off of his new debut album Acousmatic Sorcery out sometime in 2012 via XL Recordings/Hot Charity.

VIDEO: GEMINI CLUB - BY SURPRISE

2012-02-22T22:15:00.002-06:00

Download the new Single by Gemini Club titled Surprise for free HERE. Pre-Order Here We Sit EP HERE

VIDEO: CRYSTAL CASTLES - SUFFOCATION

2012-02-22T21:42:00.003-06:00

Crystal Castles - Suffocation on Vimeo.

Crystal Castles latest is available on VINYL via Insound HERE

[SUCH A SCENE] WILLIS EARL BEAL

2012-02-22T12:41:00.000-06:00

Wills Earl Beal Live at Coles - Chicago, IL 02.21.2012

VIDEO: LOWER DENS - BRAINS

2012-02-21T19:22:00.002-06:00

Here is a new video from Lower Dens first single Brains off of Nootropics that will be released on CD, double LP, and digitally May 1st in North America and April 30th throughout the rest of the world. In addition, a limited edition pre-order of Nootropics is available on gold colored double LP with black swirl now, along with the 'Brains' 10″ featuring album track ‘Propagation’ and exclusive b-side ‘Hours’. All this and more HERE

VIDEO: CHROMATICS - LADY

2012-02-21T19:14:00.004-06:00

The latest track unveiled from the Chromatics newest Kill For Love which is will be available any day now is titled "Lady". The album when released will be available via Italians Do It Better HERE

[ALBUM REVIEW] SUMMER TWINS - SUMMER TWINS

2012-02-21T18:19:00.000-06:00

Back in the heyday of Myspace, I became friends with a "Chelsea Brown". She was a California cutie…in a band. As a band-less girl in the middle of nowhere, I'll admit that I was a wee bit jealous. Later on, along with her sister, Justine, the two formed Summer Twins. Their new, self-titled album (released through Burger Records) is a lo-fi, surf rock romp. Like unwrapping a lovely homemade gift tied with a pretty lace bow, tracks such as "I Will Love You" open up the the dreamy sound world of the classic 60's girl groups. The songs make me think about hanging out with the Summer Twins, drinking coke out of bottles, talking about cute boys we hate, and riding bikes through a graveyard. Summer Twins will be at the Empty Bottle, March 25th supporting Peter Case & Paul Collins.

By Natalie Burris; February 21, 2012

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.18.2012

2012-02-20T11:19:00.000-06:00

ATRIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Wooden Shijips / Motorbike / Dos Vol. 1
Ford & Lopatin / Joey Rodgers / Channel Pressure
Peaking Lights / Marshmellow Yellow [Ital Remix] / 936 Remix
Pretty Good Dance Moves / Movement 2 (1000 Sasa) / Limo
Darkside / A1 / EP
Dirty Bird / Natural Instict / Promo
Ellen Allien / Washing Machine Is Speaking / Thrills
Electric Indigo / Beautiful Angelica / EP
Bazille Noir / Elctro Nippes / Turblaser
Depeche Mode / Sea of Sin (Sensoria Mix)
The Flirts / Helpless (You Took My Love) / 12 Inch
Divine / Jungle Jezebel / 12 Inch
Perspects / The Wake (Clocked) / 12 Inch
Si Begg / Hornsby Slap / Hoods Up Mix
Komtur / Hans Von Stoffeln / 12 Inch
Liasons Dangereuses / Los Ninos Del Parque / 12 Inch
Yazoo / Don't Go (Tee's TNT Radio Mix) / 12 Inch
The Space Invaders / Alien Communication Alien Beats / 12 Inch
Panda Bear / Slow Motion / Tomboy
Willis Earl Beal / Take Me Away / 7 Inch
Pretty Good Dance Moves / Movement 7 / Limo

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.18.2012 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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VIDEO: TENNIS - ORIGINS

2012-02-18T14:48:00.001-06:00

Tennis - Origins (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from RichsLaw on Vimeo.

Young & Old is out now via Fat Possum and is available at Insound HERE

VIDEO: FRANKIE ROSE - GOSPEL/GRACE

2012-02-16T13:00:00.000-06:00

Frankie Rose - Gospel/Grace from Slumberland Records on Vimeo.

Frankie Rose releases Interstellar via Slumberland on 02/22. Vinyl, CD and MP3 available HERE

VIDEO: CHROMATICS - INTO THE BLACK

2012-02-15T23:12:00.004-06:00

Chromatics release their music video for the second single, Into The Black – a Neil Young cover – off of their upcoming album Kill For Love which is available on Italians Do It Better HERE.

VIDEO: COASTING - SAME OLD SAME OLD

2012-02-09T15:28:00.000-06:00

Coasting "Same Old Same Old" from alice cohen on Vimeo.

New music video from Coasting's underrated 2011 LP You’re Never Going Back titled Same Old, Same Old. You can the VINYL from there label M'LADY'S HERE

[LISTEN UP] BLKDYK - LIMBLESS IN TULSA (HITLERS IN SPACE)

2012-02-08T12:40:00.000-06:00

World Premiere of the track "Limbless in Tulsa (Hitlers in Space)" from the BLKDYK (pronounced Black Dyke) from Jimmy Giannopoulos of Pretty Good Dance Moves and Leanne Macomber of Neon Indian.

[LISTEN UP] KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - JUST LIKE HONEY

2012-02-08T11:54:00.003-06:00

UK blog/podcast Just Like Honey have compiled 11 different covers of the Jesus and Mary Chain classic that inspired the site’s name. All proceeds from the compilation benefit Breast Cancer Care. More info HERE

RECORD STORE DAY APRIL 21, 2012

2012-02-08T11:43:00.000-06:00

Iggy Pop - Reminiscence from Record Store Day on Vimeo.

Record Store Day is proud to announce the appointment of IGGY POP to the post of Record Store Day 2012 Ambassador.

A person should have a personality. You won't get one dicking around on a computer. It helps to go somewhere where there are other persons. Persons who are interested in something you are. That's how a record store or any shop that's got some life to it should work. It's not about selling shit. I got my name, my musical education and my personality all from working at a record store during my tender years. Small indie shops have always been a mix of theater and laboratory. In the 50's and 60's the teen kids used to gather after school at these places to listen free to the latest singles and see if they liked the beat. You could buy the disc you liked for 79 cents and if you were lucky meet a chick. Clerks in these places became managers, (like Brian Epstein), label heads, (Jack Holzman) and Faces on album covers (like me). Personally I feel best in a store that, while staying small and socially relaxed, still keeps a complete variety of music types and non musical recordings on offer. I'm aware though that a lot of great places are genre-specific, like dance hall shops in Jamaica or Compas here in Little Haiti. In Europe and on the West coast the same goes on for Punk and Goth. All of this is cool and has a much bigger future than most people realize today. When the record and record store businesses began to die at the turn of the new century, they deserved it because they got too big too boring and too plastic. As Record Store Day Ambassador for 2012 I feel like a representative from some exotic jungle full of life and death and sex and anger, called upon to wear a leopard skin and translate joy to the world of the dead.

-- IGGY POP

VIDEO: THE SHINS - SEPTEMBER

2012-02-08T11:36:00.004-06:00

The Shins: “September” (B-Side of “Simple Song” 7”) from Record Store Day on Vimeo.

James Mercer is back with a brand new album titled Port of Morrow with his band The Shins to be released on Record Store Day this year. In advance of the album the 7 Inch will be released next week that will feature the tracks "September" and "Simple Song". Pre-Order HERE

VIDEO: PRETTY GOOD DANCE MOVES - MOVEMENT 2 (1000 SASA)

2012-02-07T15:31:00.000-06:00

Pretty Good Dance Moves, Sabina Sciubba
Get More: Pretty Good Dance Moves, MTV Hive

Limo is available now via Insound HERE

[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.04.2012

2012-02-07T13:18:00.001-06:00

Artist / Track / Album

Vampire Weekend / Contra / Contra
Lower Dens / Batman / 7 Inch
Ryan Adams / The Drugs Not Working / Rock N Roll
Junior Boys / Parallel Lines / Begone Dull Care
Nicolas Jaar / Materials / Marks & Angles
DJ Shadow / Building Steam From A Grain of Salt / Entroducing
Neon Indian / Fallout / Era Extrana
Spoon / Cherry Bomb / Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Architecture / Different City [Modest Mouse] / Unreleased
Elephant Gun / Lighting Bugs / Kid Scissors
The Shams Band / The Des Plains River / The Shams Band
The Damn Choir / Virginia - Untitled
Elephant Gun / The City Wins / Kid Scissors
Architecture / I'm With You / When We Were Young EP
Split Enz / I Got You / True Colours
Keep Shelly In Athens / Just Like Honey / Single
Peter Bjorn And John / I Know Your Don't Love Me / Gimmie Some
The Pharmacy / Dig Your Grave / 7 Inch
White Mystery / White Mystery / Blood & Venom
Nirvana / Love Buzz / Bleach
Rambos / Nothin To Say / Rock And Roll Monsters
M83 / Kim And Jessie / Saturdays = Youth
Cat Power / King Rides By / Digital Single

THE MINIMAL BEAT 02.04.2012 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[ALBUM REVIEW] PRETTY GOOD DANCE MOVES - LIMO

2012-02-06T22:35:00.000-06:00

I could not keep myself from thinking of video games while listening to the new album from Pretty Good Dance Moves which features vocals from Sabina Sciubba. It would be the perfect soundtrack for a quest; prancing through mystical forests, trying to rescue princesses or smashing psychedelic fruits with over-sized hammers.There are new discoveries with each play as if I am starting the game over again in search of hidden gems. Their electronic sound, drawing from elements such as Bjork's "Homogenic" as well as dashes of Krafterwerk and Cluster, is augmented by 70's horns and a French/European influence. Give Limo a listen and choose your own adventure --no cheat code required.

By Natalie Burris; February; 6, 2012

Limo is available for now on Vinyl via Insound HERE