Posts Tagged: Bloc Party

Album Reviews / Music — 21 Comments
14
Oct 09

Tiësto – Kaleidoscope, Album Review

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Kaleidoscope

Ultra Records
out October 6th

70/100
[Rating Scale]
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Album giveaway details at the end of the post

[rating:70/100]

Poor Tiësto. He’s got 4.5 continents at his feet, he’s headlining DJ gigs in stadiums, he’s smashed up the worldwide charts with his trance albums, but there’s that glittering jewel of America that’s always just out of reach. Springsteen and Bono can fill stadiums in the U.S. Heck, the Oakland Raiders can fill a stadium. But the kids just aren’t into trance music here.

Tiësto’s closest equivalent is David Beckham. Both have had a fantastic decade, and both are some of the biggest names in their respective fields—fields which the U.S. happens to care very little about.

Mr. Beckham tried to take over America by ditching the prestigious football clubs in Europe and coming stateside to win us over. It didn’t really work. Tiësto’s going on offense in the U.S. by getting every indie-music darling he can find to sing on his latest album, Kaleidoscope (available in the U.S. on October 6th). Will it work? Continue reading →

Feature / MP3 / Music / Reviews — 285 Comments
5
Oct 09

The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (75% of it)

The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (75% of it) featureArtwork by the talented and generous Adam Sparpalius.
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Album Reviews / MP3 / Music / Remixes / Reviews — 18 Comments
16
May 09

Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed, Album Review & Giveaway

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Intimacy Remixed

Wichita
Out May 12th

[72]
[Rating Scale]
Buy it at Insound!

[rating:72/100]

After the success of Silent Alarm Remixed I think Bloc Party (pretty clearly) wrote Intimacy’s songs with the back-of-the-head idea that they were also gonna get the remix treatment. I mean, listen to the original “Mercury.” It’s full of loops, sequencer beats, and vocal cuts. It’s a pretty good idea, although the source material still needs to be strong for it to actually succeed. Continue reading →

Listen / MP3 / Music / Remixes — 8 Comments
4
May 09

Bloc Party – Signs/Phoenix – 1901 (sayCet Remix)

Bloc Party Signs/Phoenix 1901 (sayCet Remix) listen
I liked Bloc Party’s Intimacy. And as far as I can tell, I am in the minority. “Signs” was always one of my favorite tracks from the album, because its twinkling synths and ballad pace pulled the whole album together. It was the epitome of Intimacy. Ambient Parisian masterminds sayCet took “Signs” and made it even better. Unlike Armand Van Helden’s dance-floor remix of “Signs,” found in the remix album, Intimacy Remixed, sayCet’s remix expands on the idea Bloc Party originally ran with. They added synths that are more impressive, more starry and more twinkly.

This is a bit older, but it’s still worth saying that sayCet also remixed Phoenix’s “1901.” Catch both remixed after the jump. Continue reading →

MP3 / Music / Podcasts — 18 Comments
19
Apr 09

pmaCAST #11: Smile! It’s Longer (Your Mom Did)

pmaCAST #11: Smile! Its Longer (Your Mom Did) mp3

pmaCAST #11 The “Smile! It’s Longer (Your Mom Did)” Episode Tracklist
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Giveaways / MP3 / Music / Podcasts — 157 Comments
29
Mar 09

pmaCAST #10: This Time You’re Gonna Break Down The Walls

pmaCAST #10 Tracklist
Don Diablo – Get On The Floor (Don Diablo’s Just Begun Remix)
Ace of Base – All That She Wants (The Disco Villains Remix)
Sam Sparro – Too Many Questions
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – With A Heavy Heart (I Regret To Inform You)
Bloc Party – Ares (Villains Remix)
Britney Spears – Circus (Villains Remix)
Robyn – Bum Like You
Robyn – Who’s That Girl
N*E*R*D – You Know What
Wale – Chillin’ (feat. Lady GaGa)
Kid Cudi – Sky Might Fall
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Listen / MP3 / Music / Remixes — 8 Comments
18
Mar 09

Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed

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This may be day-before-yesterday’s news, but I’ve been really busy. Bloc Party have announced that they will be re-releasing their latest LP, Intimacy as a remix album on May 11th. The remix album, dubbed Intimacy Remixed, will feature remixes byVillains on “Ares,” Filthy Dukes on “One Month Off,” No Age on “Better Than Heaven,” Mogwai on “Biko,” and Arman Van Helden on “Signs”. The latter will serve as the remix album’s lead single and will be released on April 27th.

Although we already have a nifty video and a few mp3s for you. Continue reading →

Gigs — 19 Comments
18
Mar 09

GIVEAWAY: BLOC PARTY IN NYC 3/24

Bloc Party w/ Longwave @ TERMINAL 5 on March 24th at 7pm

Want to attend with a guest?

Leave a comment w/ your name and your guest’s name and your email address (in the provided field, you don’t need to share your email address to the world).

Random Winner will be contacted on 3/24 at Noon. Check your email.

Listen / MP3 / Music / Remixes — 4 Comments
10
Feb 09

Spank The Monkey

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Heartsrevolution & Spank Rock – Ultraviolence

I have quite a few years of being an electronic music fan, and the general consensus is this: dropping a Spank Rock verse or two over an illy beat like “Ultraviolence” computes only one outcome: awesomeness. Which is defined as ‘the quality of being awesome’ or the quality of being highly enjoyable, and this is it. So double KU-dos to Heartsrevolution — whose PMA-cherries I have just popped — for snapping up this nifty track for us so we can all bask in its awesomeness.

Filthy Dukes – This Rhythm

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Speaking of popping PMA-cherries, Filthy Dukes are another fun act riddled with bouts of awesomeness. Example of said awesomeness can be seen in their bumpin’ single “This Rhythm.” Another great example is their music video for “This Rhythm” (it’s up there). The beat is a little erratic, but the bass does a fantastic job is stabilizing and unraveling the song. I can totally see this song scoring yet another student-teacher sex scene on Gossip Girl — I can’t forgive you Lonely Boy, you’re an asshole.

Oh, and before I forget, the Filthy Dukes remixed the hell out of Bloc Party’s newest single “One Month Off” — oh, how I love the original, but the Filthy Dukes did nothing but add to the song. Fantastic!

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MP3 / Music / Remixes — 12 Comments
27
Dec 08

Stereogum & team9 Present… MySplice III

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III mp3

Stereogum and team9 have teamed up for a third year in a row to bring us their MySplice III mashup compilation. The mix includes 2008 blog staples like Bloc Party, Lykke Le, of Montreal, Beck, and Crystal Castles mashed with 2008’s ineluctable pop hits (Britney Spears, Rihanna, Kanye, Katy Perry). Oh, and they through in some oldies as well (Cyndi Lauper, Guns N’ Roses, etc).

I don’t know if you guys feel it too, but I can’t help but think this is the best MySplice yet.

Stream the whole thing here, and download the mp3s below the player.

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