Simian Mobile Disco Announce New EP, New Jessie Ware Single, a Whole Lot of Arthur Russell & More
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Matthew Dear will also be touring live, in support of his excellent new LP, Beams. [Ghostly]
This new Jessie Ware single "Sweet Talk" sounds big. Julio Bashmore really running with that "Well Wishers" guitar. "Well Wishers" 12". Ware's debut, Devotion, is out August 20. [YouTube]
The Red Hot charity and Pitchfork have partnered to release This is How We Walk on the Moon, a compilation of Arthur Russell covers, featuring Robyn, Washed Out, Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Twin Shadow, Jose Gonzalez, Sandro Perri and more. Damn, so many tracks we'd be interested to hear covered. [Pitchfork]
It's all Arthur Russell today, apparently, as the London's Go Bang! mini festival, which features Four Tet, Levon Vincent and Ben UFO has found a new venue for its Aug. 26 event. [Quietus]
Meanwhile, UK bass producer Greena has launched a new blog, Clean on Your Bean, a reference to Arthur Russell's Dinosaur L track, which will focus on "post punk, disco, synth, library and such." Check out his awesome new mix here. [FACT]
Ah man, this Steve Reich "Nagoya Marimba (HNNY Edit)." HNNY is definitely on the radar. [SoundCloud]
We're going deep this post. Synth pioneer Manuel Gottsching will be performing his hugely influential album E2-E4, one of electronic music's early masterpieces, live in Japan, at a charity event in aid of children orphaned by the tsunami. The event will be streamed live on Aug. 11 here.
What a day!
- Do: Get There Early
- DON'T: Go to the EDM Area Too Early
- DO: Keep an Eye Out for Cameras
- DON'T: Walk a Half Mile for a Set When You're Already Late
- DO: Let the Artists Climb on Things
- DON'T: Do This
- DO: Put Your Hands Up
- DON'T: Underestimate the Sun
- DO: Wear Disposable or Easily Cleaned Footwear
- DON'T: Think About What's in the Mud
- DO: Give in to the Filth
- DO: Try to Make Friends in the Pit
- DON'T: Wait Too Long Before Getting to the Porta Potties
- DO: Watch Behind You for Crowd Surfers
- DO: Mind the Schedule
- DON'T: Plan on a Quick Exit
- This Week in Music History: August 5 - 11
- August 5, 1966: The Beatles 'Revolver' Album Was Released
- August 6, 1973: Stevie Wonder Car Accident Leaves Him In Coma
- August 7, 1997: Garth Brooks Attracts More Than a Million to Central Park
- August 8, 1992: Guns N' Roses Cause Riot in Montreal
- August 9, 1995: Jerry Garcia Dies of Heart Attack at Age 53
- August 10, 1959: The Platters Arrested For Fooling Around With White Women
- August 11, 1976: Death Cab For Cutie Singer Ben Gibbard Was Born
- Lollapalooza 2012
- Dancin' in the Mud
- L.P.
- The Evacuation Begins
- All Hail Ozzy Osbourne
- Lolla Fans Lost Their Cool
- Dan Auerbach
- Die Anterwood
- Passion Pit
- Haley Reinhart
- The Calm Before the Storm
- Jamers Mercer
- Ageless Rockers
- Susanna Hoffs
- Joan Jett
- Bruce Springsteen
- Gwen Stefani
- Tina Turner
- Liz Phair
- Lionel Richie
- Grace Jones
- Gloria Estefan
- Sheryl Crow
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Shania Twain
- Olivia Newton-John
- Prince
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