Audio Absinthe - Music » Empire of the Sun http://audioabsinthe.com/blog Mon, 07 May 2012 22:41:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Le Tane http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/le-tane/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/le-tane/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:56:51 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=1720 Le Tane put out an awesome summer mix called “The Thrill Of It” and I must say, it is pretty thrilling.  It’s an hour long set of hand picked electronic synth-rock and hipster pop, 80′s style dance tracks for the summer of 2009.  It really is great, check it out on his blog at KenyaDig.com.  I linked MP3′s for some of the tracks on the mix below. “If you like what you hear and interested in having me provide some sweaty jungle love at your kids’ birthday party, please email me at latane.hughes@gmail.com. ive done it before, and will do it again, but this time with music.” – Le Tane

Download the whole mix here: Le Tane – The Thrill Of It

Tracklist: stay dont stop til wet hot american summer intro vega – no reason (mj/muscles edit) MP3: bag raiders – fun punch futurecop! – n.a.s.a. (discoballistic remix) MP3: chromeo – tenderoni MP3: classixx – ill get you (royal rumble edit) MP3: kennedy – karate MP3: lifelike – so electric cut copy – lights and music (neomccarthyism edit) MP3: van she – strangers (yuksek remix) MP3: chemical brothers – star guitar little boots – new in town (fred falke remix) bag raiders vs. ting tings – nil by my name (le tane rjncjn spiced blend) fleetwood mac – you make lovin’ fun (trailmix edit) grafton primary – i can cook (miami horror radio edit) midnight juggernauts – shadows (knightlife remix) panthers – goblin city (holy ghost! remix) MP3: breakbot – penelope pitstop yelle – je teu voir black kids – i’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance (twelves remix) gunstar – dream machine miami horror – don’t be on with her autokratz – always more (yuksek remix) futurecop! vs. ciara – fast forward 1-2 step empire of the sun – walking on a dream (treasure fingers remix) cut copy – so haunted (knightlife sun soaked reprise) felix da housecat – ready 2 wear friendly fires – jump in the pool (thin white duke remix) michael jackson – p.y.t. (back to the future fade)

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]]> http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/le-tane/feed/ 1 Favorites from 2009 (so far) http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=1758 It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all.  In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…

Phoenix MP3: “1901” MP3: “Lisztomania”

Dan Auerbach MP3: “When The Night Comes”

Grizzly Bear MP3: “Two Weeks”

Wilco MP3: “Solitaire” MP3: “One Wing” MP3: “I’ll Fight”

Quantic and His Combo Barbaro Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”

Andrew Bird MP3: “Oh No”

Franz Ferdinand MP3: “No You Girls”

Doves MP3: “Jetstream” MP3: “Kingdom of Rust”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs MP3: “Hysteric”

Black Crowes MP3: “I Ain’t Hiding”

White Rabbits MP3: “Percussion Gun”

K’naan MP3: “Take A Minute”

Manchester Orchestra MP3: “I’ve Got Friends”

Mocky MP3: “Birds Of A Feather”

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Black Moth Super Rainbow MP3: “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” MP3: “Twin Of Myself” MP3: “Fields Are Breathing”

Animal Collective MP3: “My Girls”

Matt and Kim MP3: “Daylight”

Silversun Pickups MP3: “Panic Switch”

Curumin MP3: “Compacto” MP3: “Salto No Vacuo Con Joelhada”

Emiliani Torrini MP3: “Me and Armini”

Zion I MP3: “Coastin”

Junior Boys MP3: “Parallel Lines”

General Elektriks MP3: “You Don’t Listen”

St Vincent MP3: “Strangers”

Coconut Records MP3: “Any Fun”

Matisyahu “One Day”

Method Man and Redman MP3: “A Yo”

Tosca MP3 Link: “Joe Si Ha” MP3: “Fondue”

The BPA MP3: “Toe Jam” MP3: “He’s Frank”

Bishop Allen MP3: “The Ancient Commonsense of Things”

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Newer acts:

Band of Skulls MP3 Link: “Death By Diamonds and Pearls” MP3: “I Know What I Am”

Empire of the Sun MP3: “Walking On A Dream”

One eskimO Link to listen: “Given Up” MP3: “Givin Up (Don Diablo remix)”

Nickel Eye MP3: “Brandy of the Damned featuring Wale (Mark Ronson remix)” MySpace link to listen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

Mayer Hawthorne MP3: “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Zee Avi MP3: “Bitter Heart” MP3: “The Story”

Passion Pit MP3: “Moth’s Wings” MP3 link: “The Reeling” MP3: “Little Secrets”

Fight From Above MP3: “Between The Curves”

Vosotros Presents: The Years MP3 link: “Lose My Number” MP3 link: “Heartbreaker”

Daniel Merriweather MP3: “Change” featuring Wale

The Big Pink MP3: “Velvet”

The Temper Trap MP3: Sweet Disposition

Thenewno2 MP3 link: “Yomp” MP3 link: “Give You Love” MP3: “Crazy Tuesday”

Asa MP3: “Jailer” MP3: “Subway”

The Very Best MP3: “Warm Heart of Africa”

St Motel MP3: “Dear Dictator”

Danny Chaimson MySpace link to listen: “This Is Life”

Hey Champ MP3: “Cold Dust Girl”

Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Productions MP3: “Wrong Prayer”

Asher Roth feat. Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom MP3: “Lion’s Roar” produced by Oren Yoel

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Mixtapes:

Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature

TiRon – Ketchup Miguel featuring TiRon – “Go”

]]> http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/07/favorites-from-2009-so-far/feed/ 3 Weekly Dose (1/31/09) http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/01/weekly-dose-13109/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/01/weekly-dose-13109/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:28:46 +0000 Spencer http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=290 John Martyn who passed away this last Thursday.  In memory, Jason Bentley played “Don’t Want To Know” on KCRW Thursday morning and that was my introduction to the song.  I couldn’t find a link to any MP3 of the song, so here is the song in it’s entirety on YouTube:    

And here’s a cool MP3 I came across while I was searching for the first track- John Martyn covering Portishead’s “Glory Box” John Martyn - Glory Box

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Second song was shown to me by Oscar who had this to say about it:  Asa (pronounced “Asha”) is a Paris born Nigerian who can de described as a female Wyclef Jean, minus the entourage of celebrities. What separates her from the pack of many in her reggae/soul/jazz genre is the fact that she writes and performs damn good songs!  Blips of Afro-Beat blended with rustic guitar sounds and a jazzy finger snap rhythm- you just can’t go wrong.  One track in particular getting some attention is a song called “Jailer”, check out the song and video below. Since the release of the track, it has sparked some serious attention in her native Nigeria and has earned her the opportunity to open for Akon, John Legend, Beyonce and even Snoop.  Believe it or not MTV South Africa has made her the “ambassador” for the music network (whatever that means?).  Let’s just assume she is the face of Nigerian music right now and, from America, might be the best kept music secret in Africa.  -Oscar M- Asa - Jailer | Subway

Click here to see the music video for Jailer

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Third song is Emiliana Torrini’s “Me and Armini” which was released as the title track of her September 2008 album.  To be perfectly honest though, I don’t know much about Torrini, the album, or any other songs of hers.  I’m going to check that out and then maybe I’ll update this…

Emiliana Torrini - Me and Armini l_0d610cb0667e6cd01f464568f92664e4  Fourth song is “Walking on a Dream” by Empire of the Sun.  The song was actually leaked in June or July of last year but wasn’t officially available until August of ‘08.  And it’s great but the pictures (and music video) of the Australian duo that is Empire, Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore, are pretty weird and a little creepy (see below).  It’s like dark child fantasy weird, like Pan’s Labrynth characters or The Labrynth, especially since the main guy sports David Bowie style creepy makeup and some crazy looking gear.  Sorry, I kind of get thrown off and distracted by that kind of stuff, but at least the song is good. Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream l_6c55970dbc6b48bda1a1c1ff6e5a07d1

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