Life Aquatic Records Release :

[LA002] Albatross : Murder / Casper’s Theme

Its finally time to announce our next 7” vinyl release: Albatross’ Murder / Casper’s Theme double A-side. One of the most exciting acts to emerge from Sydney in the last year has definitely been Albatross.. They take their time perfecting their sounds and hence have not released a great deal of mp3s, so it makes this 7” all the more special. The amazing album art was made by the talented Jacob Ring, who we hope to work with again in the future.

It has been a pretty complicated few months with Lucas (head of Life Aquatic Records) and I only seeing each other once in the past 6 months, when I just got back from Europe and as he was leaving to Europe. We managed to still hustle up the funds to pay for this wax release and we are pretty proud of it. The mp3s are free but you can pre-order the 7” vinyl from our Bigcartel page. There will only be 250 copies of these bad boys so get in there quick before they run out.

The full release is availible on their Bandcamp long with two incredible remixes by Guerre and Dro Carey.

[LA002] Albatross : Murder

Persona La Ave // Spirits High

Its been too long since Persona La Ave has graced this blog. He came from lofi live recorded sample based funk hop and has landed here and some more hi fi sounds, but he still keeps his reverb bottle handy to soak things with. This track is a hit. Full of funk. [photo]

mp3 : Persona La Ave // Spirits High

Geoffrey O’Connor // So Sorry (The Townhouses Remix)

The Townhouses gives Melbourne’s Geoffrey O’Connor’s So Sorry an unapologetically tropical redo. The Townhouse’s calling card has got to be those soft  keys that he gives all the room in the world to breath before he lathers on some vocal samples and double bass. On Friday this fine remix will find itself among other remixes by Guerre and Oliver Tank as a collaboration between our buddies Yes Please and Chapter Music and will be available from Geoffrey’s Bandcamp.  [photo]

mp3 : Geoffrey O’Connor // So Sorry (The Townhouses Remix)

An exciting new blog collective consisting of 16 blogs from all across the globe that will be introducing a lot of new creative ideas and will hopefully be changing the way music is discussed online (at least a little we hope). It will also include a travelling showcase that will begin in the USA and hopefully eventually arrive in the land down under, with East To West and I running a show here. On top of all that juice there will be a monthly mixtape where each blogger provides an exclusive track from one of their favourite artists. Become a fan of our facebook page, follow us on twitter, click the image above to go to our website and download our mix. Holla!

Mattron // Themones

Mattron has been one of my favourite beat makers in the last few months. Every time I see a new piece pop up on his cloud I immediately stop everything I’m doing (eating cereal) and take a deep breath. He is more than just a beat maker, he creates dense moods. Mattron makes his samples ooze out of their shells. Download his new tape which everyone has really been itching for called Personaltape / Pants Morgan Money Tape from here. [photo]

mp3 : Mattron // Themones

The-Dream // Fast Car (Exeter Delorean Edit)

This edit of The-Dream’s pop r&b jam Fast Car exploded in my soundcloud dropbox this morning thanks to Toronto native Exeter. The track uses some harsh and choppy sampling, but it still somehow keeps a smooth flow for maximum head nod. The most satisfying parts of the edit come when it suddenly drops into plain synth chords and the samples slowly build up again. Exeter’s production style reminds me of certain sounds produced by Purity Ring. [photo]

mp3 : The-Dream // Fast Car (Exeter Delorean Edit)

Similar Objects // “a small chord like a spider web.”

Similar Objects is from the Philippines. He has become one of my favourite ambient experimental artists after his previous album release which I posted about here. This new release still carries his strong attention to percussion, with this strangely titled track being a good example of that. The melodic elements are polite visitors in a kick and snare dominated world. Download the full album Finding Astral Lovers for free from the Philippines Label Number Line Records. [photo]

mp3 : Similar Objects // “a small chord like a spider web.”

Kwala // Tobias

A month or two ago I started following the sounds of Kwala and was excited to receive a heads up by Jake Martin, from the delightfully forward thinking blog Speaker Snacks, about a recently released free EP called Projectionss. It was really difficult to find a track off there that I liked more than the others. I finally chose Tobias. With its underlying sound of trickling water it mixes an array of percussion instruments with a soft bass line and crisp powerful vocal samples. The EP was released by FreeForm Records and is downloadable here for a price of your choice. [photo]

mp3 : Kwala // Tobias

Joseph Stallion // How I Won The War

A mind boggling submission arrived this morning from Joseph Stallion (Max Petrek). His already incredible production ability comes second to his taste and arrangement in vocal samples. Joseph Stallion has managed to create a haunting maximalist journey using stunning female vocals and a great set of percussion samples which get screwed and reversed at points. It feels like its a large rich painting where you dont know where to look. I can’t figure out where to listen. [photo]

mp3 : Joseph Stallion // How I Won The War

Sloslylove // Adore

I’ve just stumbled upon this terrific slow motion dance funk album by Wisconsin’s Sloslylove. The album consists of dreamy muffled out samples on top of crisp quantised percussion and one of the best bass sounds I’ve heard in a while. He uses that bass patch in a lot of his tracks, I can’t get enough. Download the album for free from his Bandcamp. [photo]

mp3 : Sloslylove // Adore