Track Spotter

Greg Less - Pineapple Cuddle

2012-10-06T14:20:00.001+01:00

http://soundcloud.com/gregless/greg-less-pineapple-cuddle

Mt. Wolf - Life Size Ghosts

2012-10-04T21:02:00.000+01:00

I haven't posted anything on here for a while (mainly due to having no time to), but I had to post this, so all 3 people that view this blog can check it out. It's the best song I've heard in a while.

Life Size Ghosts by Mt. Wolf

I don't really know much about the band, but you can read their press release here. The 'Life Size Ghosts' EP is available on 12"on Two Sisters Records, which you can pre-order here. If you want to catch Mt. Wolf live, you can do so on the below dates:

29th September - Queen of Hoxton
30th October - EP Launch, Corsica Studios

Listen + download: Greg Less - Thank You For the Dove 2

2012-07-17T21:49:00.001+01:00

Greg Less - Thank You For the Dove 2 (Electronica Mix 090712) [Free Download] by Greg Less
Electronica Mix July 2012 Tracklist:
1. Atsuko & Ghost Ark - Empty Whispers
2. Aether - Echelon
3. Silent Strike - 27
4. Vacationer - Trip (Giraffage Remix)
5. Delta X - Stay With Me
6. Davwuh - Reflections
7. Burial - In McDonalds (Morning High Remix)
8. Ghosts - Open Your Eyes (Axel Thesleff Remix)
9. Segal - The Fens

Listen: Seams - Potential

2012-07-17T20:32:00.000+01:00

Seams is a Berlin-based electronic artist, who recently posted two new tracks on his website. 'Potential' above is one of them, and is taken from his forthcoming EP 'Tourist / Sleeper', which will be released on Full Time Hobby on 30th July 2012. Click here to pre-order, including a bundle option with a tote bag.

Watch: Erika Spring - Hidden

2012-07-10T21:38:00.000+01:00

Erika Spring is one of the members of Au Revoir Simone, who have released some great albums in the past. Erika wanted to explore more pop and dancefloor friendly sounds, which has led to the release of her self titled EP on the ever reliable Cascine label. Click here to order the 12".

Watch: Bloc Party - Octopus

2012-07-10T20:56:00.001+01:00

The first track to come from their forthcoming album 'Four', which is released on Frenchkiss / Cooperative Music on 20th August.

Watch: Bonde do Role - Brazilian Boys feat. Ce'Cile

2012-07-10T19:49:00.001+01:00

Taken from Bonde do Role's new album Tropicalbacanal - out July 31st on Mad Decent.
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http://www.avalanchetropical.com/
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Download: Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams

2012-07-09T08:49:00.001+01:00

NEW TAME IMPALA TRACK AFTER THE JUMP!

So, Tame Impala will be following up 2010's brilliant 'Innerspeaker' later this year with new album 'Lonerism' on Modular. 'Apocalypse Dreams' is the first taste of the new album, and by the sounds of it they haven't strayed too far from the winning formula that made 'Innerspeaker' such a success.

Tame Impala will be embarking upon a world tour later this year, and you can catch them on the below dates. Needless to say I'll definitely be getting to two or three of these, they're such an amazing live band.

July 28 - Splendour In The Grass Festival - Byron Bay, Australia

August 1 - Council Cluffs - Iowa w/ The Black Keys, USA

August 3 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, USA

August 5 - Osheaga Festival - Montreal, Canada

August 11 - Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, USA

September 29 - Parklife Festival - Brisbane, Australia

September 30 - Parklife Festival - Sydney, Australia

October 1 - Parklife Festival - Perth, Australia

October 6 - Parklife Festival - Melbourne, Australia

October 7 - Parklife Festival - Adelaide, Australia

October 14 - Gebaude 9 - Cologne, Germany

October 15 - Bataclan - Paris, France

October 16 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium

October 17 - Gruenspan - Hamburg, Germany

October 18 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway

October 20 - Debaser - Stockholm, Sweden

October 22 - Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark

October 23 - Postbahnhof - Berlin, Germany

October 25 - Fluc - Vienna, Austria

October 26 - Magazzini Generali - Milan, Italy

October 27 - Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland

October 29 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands

October 30 - Brixton Academy - London, UK

November 1 - Ritz - Manchester, UK

November 2 - Leadmill - Sheffield, UK

November 3 - ABC - Glasgow, UK

Delta X

2012-06-23T10:12:00.000+01:00

I love SoundCloud. I keep finding all these great producers.

Delta X - Indecision by Delta X

Click here to visit the Delta X SoundCloud and check out more tunes like the one above.

Two Door Cinema Club announce new album

2012-06-20T15:09:00.000+01:00

Two Door Cinema Club have just announced details of their new album 'Beacon', follow up to 2010's Platinum selling 'Tourist History'. Album trailer below.
The album is set for release on 3rd September on Kitsune / Cooperative, and was recorded in LA in April with producer Jacknife Lee. Alex Trimble of the band had this to say:

“Beacon is a much more intimate record than our first, but at the same time, it's much bigger and more inclusive. Trying to find that balance has been our goal for a long time and this record takes us one step closer to the band we've dreamt of becoming.”

“Working with Jacknife Lee was a joy and a pleasure. He shared our goals and played a huge part in putting the pieces together in the right way. This is an exciting time for us and we can't wait to share the songs with everyone.”

Click here to pre-order a signed copy.

Here's the album trailer:

Tyrannosaurus Dead

2012-06-18T22:15:00.000+01:00

Tyrannosaurus Dead are a 5-piece band from Brighton who tread a similar kind of path to Yuck, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Joanna Gruesome.

They've played a few gigs in Brighton and London, and picked up a couple of plays on the radio, and this Thursday they play the Source New Music Night at the Pavilion Theatre. They have a couple of tracks on an upcoming tape released by Reeks of Effort (along with GUM and The Hundredth Anniversary), and earlier this year they had their track '1992' featured on the One Inch Badge compilation 'Sea Monsters 2'. Stream that and new release 'Misery Guts' below.

Click here to visit the Tyrannosaurus Dead Bandcamp
.... and Facebook
... and Twitter

1992 by tyrannosaurusdead

Misery Guts by tyrannosaurusdead

One to watch: Haleek Maul

2012-06-18T20:05:00.002+01:00

At 15 years old I was drinking cider down the local park and being a bit of a nobhead. Haleek Maul is making badass hip hop. Stream his 'Oxyconteen' EP below.

He was named by Spin as one of their Top 5 artists to watch in June, Pitchfork have been posting about him, and in the UK he's been picked up by Merok management and they released his 'Oxyconteen' EP on Sunday. Stream it below and then click here to buy it. He'll be dropping a mixtape with Supreme Cuts (who produces some of the tracks on 'Oxyconteen') later in the year.

Oxyconteen by Haleek Maul

Max Fenton - Big Booty Party Mix

2012-06-16T19:28:00.000+01:00

Big Booty Party Mix by MaxFenton

A mix made up mostly of bootlegs and remixes, a fun party mix that you can play to your friends and pretend you're actually DJ'ing, a bit like Steve Angello does.

Krispy Kreme

2012-06-13T21:57:00.001+01:00

THE BESTEST.

Free MP3 Download: https://www.box.com/s/e25668553e4c47062a37

iTunes MP3 Download: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-baddest-single/id528185880?uo=4

Here is my face book: http://www.facebook.com/KrispyKremeRap

Here is my twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/KrispyKreme4eva

Beat By: Diamond Style Productions

Diamond Style Productions: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=749451

Contact Krispy Kreme's Manager: brettcaldwell2165@gmail.com

Vacationer

2012-06-13T21:25:00.000+01:00

Vacationer - Trip (MMOTHS Remix) by MMOTHS

Vacationer - Trip (Giraffage Remix) by Vacationer

Tennis - Petition (Vacationer Remix) by tennisinc

The Vacationer album 'Gone' comes out on Downtown / Cooperative on 25th June (UK) and it's a cracker - Hip Hop production style indie. It's better than my description of it anyway, by far. Above you can download two remixes of the song 'Trip', by Irish wunderkid Mmoths and another by Giraffage. As a bonus you can also download a Vacationer remix of Tennis.

Click here to check out the Vacationer Facebook page

Deep Time - Clouds

2012-06-13T00:25:00.000+01:00

Right click and save as... to download 'Clouds' for free

Click here to visit the Hardly Art label site and check out a load of other cool releases

Cypress Hill X Rusko feat Damian Marley - Can't Keep Me Down

2012-06-12T23:31:00.000+01:00

Cypress Hill & Rusko feat Damian Marley - Can't Keep Me Down by Damian Marley

Pretty big tune from Cypress Hill X Rusko feat Damian Marley. Looking forward to hearing the Cypress Hill X Rusko album later this year, the tracks I've heard so far are mega.

Naked Werewolf - W0lfman S4ys

2012-06-12T19:38:00.000+01:00

NAKED WEREWOLF - W0LFMAN S4YS by NAKED WEREWOLF

MASSIVE BOOTLEG ALERT! Check out the change up in the middle.

Mirrors - Hourglass

2012-06-10T17:19:00.000+01:00

Mirrors mk2 - less synth, more guitar, more strings. Undecided whether I really like this or really dislike this. Hmmmm, definitely look forward to hearing more new material though.

Greg Less indiepopgaragerock Mix June 2012

2012-06-10T16:19:00.000+01:00

J Kwon - Tipsy (Sonny Wharton Bootleg)

2012-06-09T14:06:00.000+01:00

Only one thing to say about this - where's the download link Sonny?!

Sonny Wharton recently mixed the first of the Skint Records Back to the Boutique mix series, which you can check out by clicking here. Keep an eye on his SoundCloud for more upcoming originals, remixes and DJ mixes.

Die Antwoord - Baby's On Fire

2012-06-09T13:56:00.003+01:00

I fucking love Die Antwoord.

Wooferface

2012-06-09T12:53:00.000+01:00

"Sammy Syphe is the man behind the face. The Wooferface."

I've recently been listening to a lot of 'Footwork' and 'Juke', mainly on SoundCloud. I'm liking the fast pace of it and how it can change from fast to slow and back, along with the the cut-up and distorted hip hop samples. I came across this guy on SoundCloud after listening to the below track in a group. Here's what his SoundCloud biog has to say:

"A drummer for many years, he has recently fueled his heavy metal urges into bass powered music. Having played alongside local and national artists from house parties to festivals, Wooferface is a heavy and high energy sound."

He's been featured on Mad Decent, Beantown Boogie, and Futuro Beat amongst others, and now obviously the amazing Track Spotter(!), and he also advises you to check out his blog posts on http://thenewphiladelphia.com/

Definitely a name to watch, especially as Footwork and Juke slowly makes its way into more 'popular' and mainstream DJ sets and genres become less and less strict and more varied.

CHIMS

2012-05-31T20:31:00.000+01:00

I came across CHIMS somewhere on SoundCloud when I was looking for tracks for a new mix, heard one or two tracks and clicked 'Follow' because I liked what I heard, and I felt an affinity after reading his "*First off..." comment (see below).

"*First off, don't be a cunt. Don't follow me in the hopes that I'll follow you back and then unfollow me. I don't follow cunts. And please don't promote/spam my tunes with your shit. Thanks :)*"

A sentiment I'm wholeheartedly behind, because I hate when people comment on your tracks asking to check out their music, or comment without even listening to the track. SoundCloud is rapidly becoming spam central.

But apart from that, and most importantly of course, I like the tunes. 'Chillstep' is the description on most of the tunes, and it describes it pretty well. From the mellow-Burial 'Last Known Surroundings' to the ambient 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' to more beat-driven and blissed out 'Hurry Up and Wait', all the songs have a nice chilled vibe. There's definitely something in the Scandinavian water, because that neck of the woods seem to excel at this sort of stuff.

The track below is an older one, but check the SoundCloud link underneath, because there's plenty of new stuff and it seems like there are new tracks added fairly regularly.

ChimsGrove - Hurry up and wait [Free DL] by CHIMS

Click here to check out the CHIMS SoundCloud

Click here to check out the CHIMS Facebook page

Greg Less - G Thang

2012-05-31T19:31:00.000+01:00

Everything But A G Thang

Greg Less - G Thang [Free download] by Greg Less

Click the little arrow to download.