AM & Shawn Lee
Dark Into Light

“Dark Into Light is apparently a collaboration between Los Angeles songwriters AM & Shawn Lee. From the very first listen I loved the lilting soft vocals contrasting with the growling bass during the verse. It depresses me, makes me feel tired, and somehow brings up memories that I haven’t thought about in years. I’d say thats a big accomplishment for something as simple as a song. I think electronic music’s biggest challenge is finding a way to sound as intimate as a guy with a guitar can sound. This song accomplishes just that, and its something I wish a lot more artists would strive for.”
via - Binary

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Angus and Julia Stone
Big Jet Plane (Michael Brun btlg)

"I recently shared the Adam G remix of Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone’s folk epic “Big Jet Plane.” Well, DJ/Producer Michael Brun decided to give the song a whirl, adding some crunchy synth drums, quickening the pace, and some blips and bloops for good measure. The remix is further proof that you can never have too much of a good thing."
via - All Things Go

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Big Jet Plane (Michael Brun Bootleg)

Agnes Obel
Brother Sparrow

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Brother Sparrow

M83
Fall

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Fall

Rainbow Arabia
Without You

"Tribal synth duo Rainbow Arabia released their new album Boys and Diamonds earlier this month. I’ve just decided to hit the “repeat all” function in my iTunes since it is all I’ve wanted to hear lately. I’m especially obsessed with the single “Without You”. Blending their trademark percussive sound with a nostalgic 80’s synth line and dramatic vocals that recall Fever Ray/The Knife, “Without You” hits on everything I love about electronic/pop music."
via - The Sky Report

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Yacht
Dystopia

"Portland, Oregon’s electro-pop darlings YACHT have announced that their new album Shangri-La is landing June 21st 2011. The first single Dystopia is their supercharged, post-apocalyptic anthem, virtually a warrior’s cry warning of the impending inferno of mother earth; all the while beating the drums of self-empowerment in the face of doom and leading the listener towards the kinetic potential within."
via - MOKB

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Holy Other
YR Love & Touch

"Our man Holy Other back in the biz with “Touch”, this gorgeous, cavernous new haunting from his forthcoming “With U” EP – due soon through our friends at Tri Angle. Building on the red-lit, other-worldly sexuality of the We Over / Yr Love 7” we issued last year, “Touch” delves even deeper into the heart of the night, with all its desire and fear, than ever before. Keeping it locked devotedly for the other new W/U songs to drop in June."
via - Transparent Recordings

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Touch

Painted Palms
Water Hymn

"This one comes off of Painted Palms Canopy EP, which you grab for free here. Definitely getting some Animal Collective vibes coming from this, albeit more tropical and blissful. Makes a good transition from winter into spring."
via - Music Pat Likes

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Keep Shelly In Athens
Fokionos Negri Street &
Running Out Of You

"Keep Shelly in Athens has an extremely limited tape coming soon from Japanese cassette label Sixteen Tambourines, featuring some of the songs from KSiA’s debut Forest Family 12″ EP In Love with Dusk, plus exclusive new track “Yellow Man.” Listen to that one below, and pre-order the tape here."
via - GvB

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Fokionos Negri Street

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Running Out Of You

Yelle
Que Veux Tu (Madeon remix)

"Wait, Madeon is 16 years old? I know a lot of young amateur DJs who call themselves “Producers”. There are far too many that whip out some bland bass-snare beat underneath some sort of hip song, calling it there own. There’s absolutely no sense of ownership to it. So all these so-called “musicians” can barely compare to the talents this kid has shown in his remix of Yelle’s Que Veux Tu."
via - Space Toasters

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