Sunday, November 25, 2007

Daft Punk

I first heard Daft Punk's song Technologic about a year ago. I thought it was clever but not that great, so I didn't listen to them again until a month or so ago. They're amazing. Most techno sounds a little amateur and experimental, but these guys have their sound figured out. If you've never heard them before, check out the song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. It's a mashup of several of their hits, and I've had it on repeat for the past couple of days.

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Monday, July 9, 2007

Whitey

Whitey was a pretty random find. I happened to stumble on his single Wrap it Up and I was entranced. He's a pretty crazy electronic solo project. He has toured with both Peaches and Iggy Pop (awesome!) who described him as "a friend of my son's. He's a tattooed biker-drinker-loser guy." I'm still exploring his stuff, but so far he's pretty cool. A lot of his songs are pretty quiet and trancy, which always makes for good electronic work. So try a link:

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Monday, June 11, 2007

Euphoria iMix #2

Hey people. I made you all a new iMix, so head on over to iTunes and check it out. Sorry for the wait, but good things take time. Featuring the last ten bands to appear here on Euphoria. So don't let me stop you...

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Saturday, May 5, 2007

Hot Chip

When I first heard Hot Chip I hated them. They sounded totally uncoordinated and random. Then about a week later, a I couldn't get Over and Over out of my head. I listened to it again and it's really good. They're very unusual, and they're hard to get used to, but they're really good. Many of their songs have a really cool laid-back vibe that keeps me coming back for more. Check them out.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Shiny Toy Guns

I heard about Shiny Toy Guns a while ago, even looked them up once, I think... But I heard they're playing at BFD this year so I figured they deserved another listen. I'm fairly picky about my more electronic music, but I have to admit that this band is growing on me. Their album We Are Pilots has some really good songs, including their (sorta hit) single Le Disko.

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Euphoria iMix #1

So... Today all you lovely people have the chance to check out all the bands on Euphoria so far... all at once! Yippee! Aren't you excited? Using the handy iTunes "iMix" feature I made you all a fancy new downloadable mix tape that you might be able to convince iTunes to fork over - for a small fee.

Take me to the goods!
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Goldfrapp

Fans of the sound of Goldfrapp's first album (Felt Mountain) might not immediately take to their latest effort: Supernature. Compared with Felt Mountain's pared-down style and simple arrangements, Supernature seems almost gaudy. Their new direction is good, though. It's more layered, complex and addictive. Don't listen to the critics. This synthy, swirling, very danceable band is going places.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Teddybears

The Swedish rock group Teddybears have managed to get their songs so firmly lodged in my brain that I think I'll be singing them when I die. Difficult to categorize, they started out as a hardcore punk band and slowly started adding every influence from the Dead Kennedys to Romanian Gypsy Brass. Five of the songs on their album Soft Machine are sung by guest singers.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Frou Frou

Frou Frou is perhaps best known for their song "Let Go" being featured on the soundtrack of the movie Garden State. Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth only made one album as Frou Frou, but that one album is amazing. Every song has a quiet intensity that carries you effortlessly across eleven impeccable songs. Both Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth continued on solo projects after this, but none of that beats Frou Frou.

Take me to the Frou Frou website!
Take me to the Frou Frou Myspace page!
Take me to the Frou Frou iTunes page!

Video for "Must Be Dreaming":









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