WEEKEND BLEND #1

Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero once proclaimed "No sane man will dance". Clearly, old Cissy missed out. For all the insane out there, here are a few tracks to start the mental breakdown. I expect Robyn-worthy moves from each and every one of you.


Bag Raiders-Shooting Stars


La Roux-Bulletproof (Glasnost Remix)


Foster The People-Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh Remix)


Treasure Fingers-What Am I Supposed To Do


Daft Punk-Digital Love (ALGERONICS Remix)

Album: You Are All I See

There is some ridiculously beautiful stuff happening in Active Child's upcoming debut album "You Are All I See". It's an ambient treat, full of airy vocals and harp-adorned passages courtesy of Pat Grossi-Active Child's creator and sole member. Grossi has stated in an interview with LA weekly "I put more of myself in this next album. There is more of my personality in it than the EPs" and you can hear it. There's a genuine and clear quality to the album, in spite of it's dreamy instrumentation.  Stream the album on his site before it releases, or see him live at the Echo's Monday Night Residency in LA this month.

Active Child-You Are All I See

Artist: tUnE-yArDs

Front runner of tUnE-yArDs, Merrill Garbus, has a voice in a category all it's own; folks, it's huge. She loops it's raspy power to create a sound unique to tUnE-yArDs. Tracks from their latest album "w h o k i l l " out last April exemplify these voice and beat loops in repeating patterns as Merrill sings over with a demanding and soulful flavor. I came across them not too long ago and I'm hooked, namely to the two tracks "Bizness" and "Gangsta". They're seriously rad, and I don't even use that word. Check out the video for "Bizness" below

Washed Out: Within and Without

In an effort to cling to the remains that mid-summer feeling, that heart flutter when the sun hits your face just right, I've been skimming my music for a resemblance of such. It has surfaced out of Washed Out's newest album Within and Without so appropriately released in July. The down-tempo, meditative tracks of Within and Without have captured and enraptured my ears this week. Although the album as a whole doesn't offer tremendously diverse sounds, it is (what I imagine to be) the soundtrack to a dream about a trip to the beach. And there you have it.

Thanks to Sarah Lee (www.vivantvie.com) for the header of the post and background to this site.

Here's the opening track "Eyes Be Closed"