Violens - “It Couldn’t Be Perceived”

James Blake: “The Limit to Your Love (Feist cover)”, directed by Martin de Thurah.

I’ve been hoping and waiting for an official recording of this cover for over a year now, since first hearing and being crushed by the opening few minutes of James Blake’s contribution to the Electronic Explorations Podcast. So I’m incredibly thrilled to find out that it’s going to appear on his full-length debut early next year.

James now rounds off an unparalleled year of discovery by unveiling one of the most stunning male vocals to emerge this millennium. …Re-worked, recorded and produced entirely alone in his bedroom, this single is also the first time listener will have had the chance to hear James’ incredibly soulful voice. Matching a heart-stoppingly emotional delivery to a speaker-busting, foundation-crumbling bassline, this is a simply exceptional piece of music, the natural successor to Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Sympathy” as the ultimate expression of UK urban emotion. “Limit To Your Love” is more than just a cover, it’s a glimpse into James Blake’s world.

(quote from Altsounds)

(Source: pitchfork.com)

Homemade Spacecraft

Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized cinematographer Luke Geissbühler is really a science geek at heart. He and his 5-year-old son Max, along with a few friends, made a homemade spacecraft out of a Thai food takeout container, outfitted it with an HD video camera and an iPhone, and a few weeks ago used a weather balloon to launch it into the stratosphere.

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Here’s a mesmerizing new video for Violens’ track “Acid Reign (In the Trees Mix)”. It was directed by Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek, who you may remember already collaborated w/ Violens member Jorge Elbrecht for that incredible Bieber headtrip under the SGINNED psuedonym. Love the unwavering closeup, the bleached out colors and ghost trails. And that dangly earring, so very George Michael. Can’t go wrong there.

“Acid Reign” was the third entry in my Essential LSTN Series. But the song’s mix in this video, I actually prefer quite a bit. Those guitar licks are so damn sexy. The “In the Trees Mix” can be found on Violens’ new split-7” with Twin Shadow.

Washed Out “Hold Out”

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I’m honoured once more that Jamie Harley has brought my song to life. Here is ‘Rumours’.

Shalamar - Over and Over

This is how you record hit songs.

(via Terriblog)