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METV: Vol. 9: Ann Arbor Film Festival

30-Mar-12

50 minutes+ of all the Music Videos in Competition at the 50th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 27-April 1). New videos from Oneohtrix Point Never, Cults, J Mascis, Julianna Barwick, Matthew Dear, as well as past AAFF award-winning 1976 Devo music videos, and more.

Joy Division, Transmission (Playmobil Version) (D.O. Roth, Leipzig, Germany, 2011)
The Soft Moon, Circles (Ron Robinson, San Francisco, 2010)
Oneohtrix Point Never, Replica (Daniel Lopatin, NYC, 2011)
CAVE, Adam Roberts (Issac Sherman, Milwaukee, 2011)
J Mascis, Not Enough (Chad VanGaalen, Calgary, 2011)
Cults, Go Outside (Isaiah Seret, LA, 2011)
Matthew Dear, In The Middle (I Met You There) (Morgan Beringer, London, 2012)
Julianna Barwick, Envelop (Cam Archer, Santa Cruz, 2011)

Devo, “Secret Agent Man” and “Jocko Homo” from In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution (Chuck Statler, Minneapolis, 1976)
Devo, Mongoloid (Bruce Conner, 1978)
The Residents, The Third Reich N’ Roll (The Residents, 1976)

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This isn’t your mother’s “chant”

17-Mar-12

As I’ve composed my forthcoming mix (in the burning and packaging process) I’ve been reflecting on what exactly I find myself listening.  In terms of number of rotations it has to be the Monks and Metropolitan Choirs of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.  I was tempted to actually include such scared music on my mix but thought I’d just suggest it to everyone in this manner.  Check it out, even if your not especially religious it can’t be missed.

http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/monks-orthodox/hifi_play.html

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This Is My Jam

13-Mar-12

So for three weeks now I’ve been using This Is My Jam as a music sharing and discovery service, and I’m quite delighted with it. It is beta mode right now, but since we’re already sharing music, I welcome folks to jump in and start sharing along with me.

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METV: Vol. 8

18-Feb-12

Spend 25 minutes with a few artists from Bobby and Kevin’s mixes.

Carter Tanton (f. Marissa Nadler), “Fake Pretend” from Freeclouds (Western Vinyl, 2011)
Wye Oak, “Civilian” from THEY SHOOT MUSIC DON’T THEY (2011)
Megafaun, “Impressions of the Past” from Gather, Form & Fly (Crammed Discs, 2011)
Cass McCombs, “County Line” from Wit’s End (Domino, 2011)
Eels, “Unhinged” from End Times (Vagrant Records, 2010)
James Blake, “A Case Of You” from Enough Thunder (Atlas Recordings, 2011)

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Moonrise Kingdom

18-Jan-12

Moonrise Kingdom

So I forget how to embed a youtube video, so maybe Jon can help clean this up, but here is the trailer for the new Wes Anderson Movie.  Also I will be mailing my December mix either 1/19 or 1/20 sorry for the delay.  UPDATE:  Benjamin and I just got back from the post office so the mix is on it’s way.  Hope you enjoy.

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METV: Vol. 7

11-Jan-12

20 minutes of early 90s hip-hop. A handful of classics. Oh, snap.

Funkdoobiest, “Bow Wow Wow” from Which Doobie U B? (Immortal Records, 1993)
Paperboy, “Ditty” from The Nine Yards (Next Plateau Records, 1993)
Miilkbone, “Keep It Real” from Da’ Miilkrate (Capitol, 1995)
Pharcyde, “Passin’ Me By” from Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (Delicious Vinyl, 1992)
Da Brat, “Funkdafied” from Funkdafied (So So Def, 1994)

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Royal Headache / Royal Headache

10-Jan-12

Download (includes EP + LP)

Royal Headache is making some damn fine Australian garage-punk that you should know about. Soulful. Great vocals. Sincere stuff. Their self-titled debut came out last year, and had I spent the time with this I would of easily dropped into my year end list. Buy it.

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METV: Vol. 6

02-Jan-12

40 minute installment. Videos for tracks or artists featured in our year end lists.

Sandro Perri, “Love and Light” from Impossible Spaces
Colin Stetson, “Awake on Foreign Shores/Judges” from Take Away Show
Belong, “A Perfect Life” from Common Era
Shabazz Palaces, “Black Up Short Film”
Six Organs of Admittance, “Light of the Light” from Asleep on the Floodplain
Kurt Vile, “Baby’s Arms” from Smoke Ring For My Halo
J Mascis, “Not Enough” from Several Shades of Why
King Creosote & John Hopkins, “Bubble” from Diamond Mine
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, “NY Is Killing Me” from We’re New Here

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ME 11/11 On the Way!

31-Dec-11

I’m proud report that my November mix is completed and as soon as the Post Office opens on Tuesday, it’ll be in the mail.  Thanks so much for your patience on this one; I’m not one to be late with anything but November turned out to be a crazy month for me, closing and moving into my first house, a short sale that needed a bunch of work done right away.

The end of the year is a time of lists.  It was tempting to base my mix on the ubiquitous best-of lists that seem to come from just about every publication, but no one would want me to replicate NPR’s two-hour year-end program.  Don’t get me wrong, 2011 was full of great albums.  Some of my top picks were St Vincent, Stephen Malkmus, Wilco, m83, Real Estate… heck, I even liked this year’s Ryan Adams album for the first time since my college days.  Instead, I based my mix on the very detailed notes I took all year, cluing me into new tracks and albums to investigate, giving special consideration to those that, at least in my market, didn’t get the attention I felt they deserved.  Many artists have been snatched up by previous mixes; as you can see the tracklist is very fall/winter heavy.  A few tracks were released in previous years, but about 90% of them are late 2011.

I’d love to hear your feedback.  Enjoy the mix and have a great new year.

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Chris Sauchak / Favorite Tracks from 2011

15-Dec-11

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Chris so kindly shares with us a mix of his favorite tracks from the great 2011.

  1. Colin Stetson – The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man from New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation)
  2. Six Organs of Admittance – Hold But Let Go from Asleep on the Floodplain (Drag City)
  3. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – John Taylor’s Month Away from Diamond Mine (Domino)
  4. Kurt Vile – Baby’s Arms from Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador)
  5. Real Estate – It’s Real from Days (Domino)
  6. Raphael Saadiq – Just Don’t from Stone Rollin’ (Columbia)
  7. Shabazz Palaces – Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt) from Black Up (Sub Pop)
  8. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX – NY Is Killing Me from We’re New Here (Young Turks/XL Recordings)*
  9. Factory Floor – Two Different Ways (Original) from Two Different Ways (DFA)
  10. Cop City/Chill Pillars – Stuff Happens from Held Hostage on Planet Chill (Florida’s Dying)
  11. Apache Dropout – Teenager from Apache Dropout (Family Vineyard)
  12. Broken Water – Peripheral Star from Peripheral Star (Perennial)
  13. Ensemble Economique – To Feel The Night As It Really Is from Crossing the Pass by Torchlight (Dekorder)
  14. James Blake – I Never Learnt to Share from James Blake (Universal/Polydor)
  15. Bill Callahan – America! from Apocalypse (Drag City)
  16. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His International Brothers – Ajoyio from Nigeria 70/Sweet Times/Afro-Funk, Highlife & Juju From 1970′s Lagos Compilation (Strut)

*I realize this single was released in 2010, but I didn’t hear it until the album came out so I’m fuckin’ counting it goddammit!

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