Thursday, July 31, 2014

Movement by Dam Mantle

Gorilla vs. Bear: "Movement is the soaring and cinematic closing track from First Wave, the new album from Glasgow’s Dam Mantle."

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/13-Movement.mp3

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Illinois, Illinois by Tiny Folk

While I look back wistfully on my time there, Illinois, Illinois has Tiny Folk looking forward to a future in a new place.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/5154a4023c7abd1c6cf5a08c57feb664b58f81da

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Deprived Of Oxygen by That Crooner From Nowhere

Deprived of Oxygen is haunting and mercifully brief.

https://archive.org/download/thatcroonerfromnowhere_thisisvocaltronicaLP/10_Deprived_of_oxygen.mp3

Monday, July 28, 2014

Glaucoma by Daniel Bautista

Guitars dance about thundering drums and piano passages in five minutes of playful Glaucoma.

Try it in vorbis

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/recyclebin2/05.glaucoma.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/recyclebin2/ogg/05.glaucoma.ogg

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Find Me by Chenard Walcker

Find Me constructs a wistful, melancholy ambiance from a load of samples.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_08-chenard_walcker-find_me.mp3

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Drug by White Denim

Hear about what various folks do for Drug. It sounds like a rocking good time.

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/White-Denim-Drug.mp3

Friday, July 25, 2014

Springtime Hibernation by Parts And Labor

I like the building grainy guitar intro to Springtime Hibernation, and I like its sudden stop.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/be8a520cc11c2bc29470c05b4f7db51d7ee9adc4

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Urnack by Mike Reed's People, Places, And Things

People, Places, and Things is the second ensemble led by Chicago's Mike Reed to be featured on this blog, and Urnack is delightfully playful jazz.

http://umbrellamusic.org/sites/default/files/07%20Urnack.mp3

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

At The Hyatt by Anchorsong

At the Hyatt is short and sweet, with a bold beat and a catchy groove.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/Anchorsong-At-the-Hyatt.mp3

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Broke Your Promise by State Shirt

Broke Your Promise starts with a starts with a whisper, then builds to a fuzzy crescendo only to fall apart in a moment.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/videosongs/stateshirt_brokeyourpromise.mp3

Monday, July 21, 2014

Our Own Dream by Keep Shelly In Athens

Our Own Dream is a seductive and romantic spell.

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Our-Own-Dream.mp3

Sunday, July 20, 2014

an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum by Shabazz Palaces

Shabazz Palaces put out strange experimental hip-hop, forging loops you won't hear elsewhere, creating an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum.

http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/9026.mp3

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Teardrop Windows by Benjamin Gibbard

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie gives us the sort of sad, pleasant pop we expect in Teardrop Windows.

http://mp3s.barsuk.com/BenjaminGibbard_TeardropWindows.mp3

Friday, July 18, 2014

Whistle Work by Podington Bear

Whistle Work advertises its cute tricks in its title.

http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Joyful/WhistleWork.mp3

Thursday, July 17, 2014

I Take That Back by Caravan Ray

Today is something goofy from a Song Fight: I Take That Back.

http://www.songfight.org/music/i_take_that_back/caravanray_ittb.mp3

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Keep Time by Gauntlet Hair

Keep Time is booming rock that sounds like it was recorded in a cavern.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/01-Keep-Time.mp3

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Je Veux by Zaz

Aurgasm on Zaz: "Her music evokes vintage nostalgia, with passion and zest. Je Veux and Ni Oui Ni Non express this perfectly."

http://aurgasm.us/music/Zaz-JeVeux.mp3

Monday, July 14, 2014

Towering Inferno by John Benjamin Band

What starts as a little guitar lick quickly explodes into Towering Inferno, a dramatic march that quickly burns itself out.

http://johnorama.com/songs/feel_things_deeply/toweringinferno.mp3

Sunday, July 13, 2014

White Kross by Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth drives sludgy, noisy sounds out their amplifiers as they aim White Kross at a crowd in Irvine, California.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/white_kross_irvine.mp3

Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Glass Main System Hub by Cherly KaCherly

Hear robots read your Creative Commons licensing options as you pass through The Glass Main System Hub.

The angular harmonies are better in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/CherlyKacherly-MisadventureOfAMeatyMachine/09_Cherly_KaCherly-The_Glass_Main_System_Hub.mp3
https://archive.org/download/CherlyKacherly-MisadventureOfAMeatyMachine/09_Cherly_KaCherly-The_Glass_Main_System_Hub.ogg

Friday, July 11, 2014

Gbe Mi Lo by Ofege

Gbe Mi Lo lays out a funky groove with sizzling guitar work mutating over top of it.

http://www.nowagainrecords.com/audio/gbe_mi_lo.mp3

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Visions, Movement 2 by David Cope

Much like the first movement, the second movement of Visions starts in a cacophony, but then it simmers and stews in mounting tension.

ftp://arts.ucsc.edu/pub/cope/visions2.mp3

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Breaking The Ice by ADD

Hear ADD Breaking The Ice in the 2012 Nur Ein contest.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/add_bti.mp3

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Moonlight On Verlaine by Atlas Sound

The title Moonlight on Verlaine captures the ethereal ambiance of this piece.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/9a8428070a3c3befc1a7498590473ed94a78b40d

Monday, July 7, 2014

Clear As Water by Una Mas Trio, remixed by Mo' Horizons

German DJs Mo' Horizons crafts a compelling dance tune from Clear As Water's equatorial jazz.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Una%20Mas%20Trio%20-%20Clear%20As%20Water%20(Mo'Horizons%20Restyle).mp3

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Lonely Man by SackJo22, remixed by The Ghost Kollective

CCMixter snowflake: "With hypnotizing rhythm, crunchy guitars, ethereal soundscape, and sensual melody, Lonely Man sings to the Soul and moves the body. A must listen."

http://ccmixter.org/content/Ghost_k/Ghost_k_-_Lonely_Man.mp3

Saturday, July 5, 2014

George Square Thatcher Death Party by Mogwai, remixed by Justin K Broadrick

Justin Broadrick of Godflesh put his hand to George Square Thatcher Death Party and the result is an ethereal track where the computer strangled vocals become just another harmonic instrument.

http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/12414.mp3

Friday, July 4, 2014

Wake Up Kiss by Snowflake, remixed by Zep Hurme

Zep Hurme creates a compelling march around the seductive borderline madness of snowflake's Wake Up Kiss.

http://ccmixter.org/content/zep_hurme/zep_hurme_-_Wake_Up_Kiss.mp3

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Leaving by Andy Stott, remixed by Recycle Culture

Gorilla vs Bear: "Recycle Culture drops a dizzyingly blissful 'uplift' of Andy Stott‘s haunting Luxury Problems closer Leaving".

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Leaving-The-Recycle-Culture-Uplift.mp3

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Megamix (East Tapes Remix) by Lucky Dragons

This East Tapes Megamix is a carnival of sound parading around a thumping pulse.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/mini_dream_island/Megamix%20(East%20Tapes%20Remix).mp3

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Jefferson Walk by Forensic, mixed by Rey Izain

Rey Izain's rocking riffs add to the swagger of Forensic's Jefferson Walk.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Rey_Izain/Rey_Izain_-_Jefferson_Walk.mp3