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Monday, February 11, 2008

Newish Music: Dan le Sac v. Scroobius Pip

Letter From God to Man

This song is called “Letter From God to Man” and was posted on their website as a free download, so I hope they don’t mind that I post it on here. Check it out:

Hey There, how, how’s it going?
Long time no see.
I know I haven’t been around much lately
But…it didn’t seem like you wanted me to be
The last time I sent down a message you nailed it to the cross
So I figured I’d just leave you to it, let you be your own boss

But I’ve been keeping an eye on you, I have, and it’s amazing how you’ve grown.
With your technological advances and the problems you’ve overthrown,
And all the beautiful art you’ve created with such grace and such finesse,
But I admit there are a few things I’m afraid have impressed me less.

So I’m writing to apologize for all the horrors committed in my name,
Although that was never what I intended, I feel I should take my share of the blame.
All the good I tried to do was corrupted when all the religion got into full swing,
What I thought were quite clear messages were taken to unusual extremes.
My teachings taken out of context to meet the agendas of others,
Interpretations taken to many different ways and hidden meanings discovered

Religion became a tool, for the weak to control the strong
With all these new morals and ethics, survival of the fittest was gone
No longer could the biggest man simply take whatever he needed
‘cause damnation was the price if certain rules were not heeded

Some of the deeds committed in my name just made me wonder were I went wrong.
Back at the start when I created this, the foundation seemed so strong.
See all the elements were already here, long before I began, I just kind of put it all together
I didn’t really think out a long-term plan.

I made the sun an appropriate distance and laid the stars across the sky
So you could navigate the globe or simply watch the sun rise
I covered the earth with plants and fruits,
Some for sustenance and some for beauty
I made the sun shine and the clouds rain so their maintenance wasn’t your duty
I tried to give each creature its own attributes without making them enveloped
I gave you all you all your own space to grow and in your own way space to develop

I didn’t know such development would cause rifts and jealousy
Cause you to war against each other and leave marks on this planet indelibly
You see, I wasn’t really the creater, I was just the curator of nature
I want to get something straight with homosexuals right now: I don’t hate ya
I was a simple being that happened to be the first to wield such powers
I just laid the ground, it was You that built the towers

It was You that invented bombs, and the fear that comes with them
And it was You that invented money, and the corrupt economic systems
You invented terms like just-war and terms like friendly fire
And it was You that didn’t know when to stop digging deeper, when to stop building higher
It was You that exhausted the resources I carefully laid out on this earth,
And it was You that even saw these problems coming but accredited them little worth
It was You that used my teachings for your own personal gain
And it was You that committed such tragedies, even though they were in my name

So I apologize for any mistakes I made, and when my words misconstrued
But this apology’s to mother nature, cause I created you.
DISCUSS.

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Monday, February 04, 2008

Episode XXV

Episode XXV

The New Balearic is still healthy at the quarter-century mark. Apologies for another delayed episode. I’ve been busy with lists, mixes, and whatnot.

25 is medicine for your ears. There’s nothing too inaccessible on this mix, and features beautifully swooning tracks from Modelselektor, Minilogue, Pantha du Prince, and Radiohead. Music from Pale Young Gentlemen, The Magician (formerly El Mago), and Sea Wolf fulfill my folk obligations on this effort, and Monosylabikk, Sixtoo, and Punkt perform some fantastic electro-jazz for your listening pleasure.


Tracklisting: (1 hour, 20 minutes)

Hot Chip - ‘Made In The Dark’ (
EMI)
Pantha du Prince - ‘Saturn Strobe’ (Dial)
Minilogue - ‘The Leopard (Extrawelt Remix)’ (Traum Schallplatten)
Why? - ‘Close To Me’ (Anticon)
The Magician - ‘Seven Seas’
(White!?)
Sea Wolf - ‘Middle Distance Runner’ (Dangerbird Records)
The Chemical Brothers - ‘Battle Scars (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)’ (Freestyle Dust)
Moonbeam - ‘Cocoon (Moon Mix)’ (High Contrast Records)
Mark Mendes - ‘Beneath You (Original Mix)’ (Starter Records)
Hercules & Love Affair - ‘Blind (feat. Antony Hegarty)’ (DFA)
Punkt - ‘Speechless’ (Punkt Recordings)
Sixtoo - ‘Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man Part 9’ (Ninja Tune)
Monosylabikk - ‘Et (Original Mix)’ (Kitty-Yo)
Modelselektor - ‘The White Flash’ (BPitch Control)

Radiohead - ‘Reckoner (Self-Released)
Arve Henriksen - ‘Leaf and Rock’ (Rune Grammofon)
Pale Young Gentleman - ‘Fraulein’ (White)
The Dodos - ‘Fools’ (French Kiss)

Photo: James Moes, All Rights Reserved. (…and yes, I realize that’s four photos in a row from James… His photos are just that damn sexy! Thanks, James.)


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Friday, January 25, 2008

Mixes for the Moeses.

Newlyweds

On Monday, January 21, 2008, my long time friend, cousin-in-law, and former roommate got married. I was in Korea. It sucked. But I made him some mixes for his wedding. Unfortunately, only a few minutes of one mix got played before the Keith Urban and Weezer requests began to flood the DJ.

BUT rather than let these mixes drift into the abyss, I figured I’d post them here for your enjoyment, and also as a toast to the newlyweds. The first mix is more vocal-based and includes alot of the groom’s favourites. The second mix is purely for the floor. Enjoy.

Cheers, James & Katherine.


Mix 1: The Singing DJ (22 minutes)


Cat Empire - ‘Hello’
Jolly Music/Erlend Øye - ‘Radio Jolly/Prego Amore (Acapella)’
Dragonette - ‘I Get Around (Midnight Juggernaut Mix)’
LCD Soundsystem - ‘Tribulations’
The Rapture - ‘WAYUH’
Gorillaz - ‘DARE’


Mix 2: For The Floor (35 minutes)


Dominik Eulberg - ‘The Bionik Motor (Noah Gibson Edit)’
Booka Shade - ‘Mandarine girl (album version)’
The Sky Patrol - ‘The Ultraviolet Catastrophe’
Slagsmålsklubben - ‘Sponsored By Destiny’
Guns ‘N Bombs - ‘Crossover Appeal’
Maxime Dangles - ‘Plane’

Photo: Jonathan Maryniuk, All Rights Reserved.


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Monday, January 14, 2008

NB//MMVII

The top tracks of 2007 in just under two hours. Too long for a mix in my opinion, but maybe you’ll enjoy it anyways, or at least parts of it. Cheers to 007! These songs aren’t in the actual order, but I think they maintain sort of chart-like cohesiveness.


Tracklisting: (1 hour, 20 minutes)

Burial - ‘Etched Headplate’ (
HyperDub)
Radiohead - ‘House of Cards’ (Self Released/XL Recordings)
Gui Boratto - ‘Terminal’ (Kompakt)
Maxime Dangles - ‘Love Water’ (K2)
Lusine - ‘Auto Pilot (Deru Remix)’
(Ghostly International)
Stimming - ‘Getting Out Of Something’ (Diynamic)
Matthew Dear - ‘Don & Sherri (Hot Chip Remix)’ (Ghostly International)
The Junior Boys - ‘In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)’ (Domino)
Amon Tobin - ‘The Killer’s Vanilla’ (Ninja Tune)
Panda Bear - ‘Comfy In Nautica’ (Paw Tracks)
Thomas Fehlmann - ‘T.R.N.T.T.F.’ (Kompakt)
Burial - ‘Ghost Hardware’ (HypderDub)
Okkervil River - ‘Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe’ (Jagjaguwar)
Shugo Tokumaru - ‘Button’ (p-vine)

The Martinez Brothers - ‘My Rendition’ (objektivity)
The Sky Patrol - ‘The Ultraviolet Catastrophe’ (Tide Pool)
Slagsmålsklubben - ‘Sponsored By Destiny’ (Dolores)
Bloc Party - ‘Where Is Home (Burial Remix)’ (Wichita)
Radiohead - ‘All I Need’ (Self Released/XL Recordings)
Panda Bear - ‘Take Pills’ (Paw Tracks)


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Saturday, January 05, 2008

Thanks for the music, 2007.

2007 was another big year for The New Balearic. I can’t believe this has been going on for almost 2 years now. Thank you for listening. Tell your friends!

As a neat way to wrap up the year, I decided to compile a list of my fifty favourite tracks of the year, and my ten favourite albums of the year. Original? No. Necessary? Absolutely!

I couldn’t devote enough time to the year-end-list (compared to last year), so as a result the list may be a little half-assed. I don’t think there are any glaring omissions…

Top 50 Tracks of 2007

50. The Lightning Bolt Situation - Message to Myself After Franny Was Born
49. The Field - A Paw In My Face
48. Spoon - Don’t You Evah
47. The Good, The Bad, & The Queen - A Soldier’s Tale
46. You Say Party, We Say Die - Monster
45. Panda Bear - Good Girl/Carrots
44. The Cinematic Orchestra - Breathe
43. Shugo Tokumaru - La La Radio
42. Radiohead - 15 Step
41. Maps - You Don’t Know Her Name
40. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
39. Lupe Fiasco - Superstar
38. Devendra Banhart - Seahorse
37. Great Lake Swimmers - I Am Part of a Large Family
36. Gui Boratto - Xilo
35. Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe
34. The Good, The Bad, and The Queen - Nature Springs
33. Animal Collective - Derek
32. Black Kids - I’m Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
31. Grand Archives - Sleepdriving
30. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
29. Maxime Dangles - Plane
28. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home (feat Patrick Watson)
27. Caribou - Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)
26. Gui Boratto - Gate 7
25. Dragonette - I Get Around (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
24. Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (Rory Phillips Remix)
23. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
22. Matthew Dear - Deserter
21. Panda Bear - Take Pills
20. Mathhew Dear - Don & Sherri (Hot Chip Remix)
19. Maxime Dangles - Love Water
18. Gui Boratto - Terminal
17. Radiohead - House of Cards
16. Junior Boys - In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)
15. Burial - Etched Headplate
14. Lusine - Auto Pilot (Deru Remix)
13. Stimming - Getting Out Of Something
12. Amon Tobin - The Killer’s Vanilla
11. Panda Bear - Comfy In Nautica
10. Thomas Fehlmann - T.R.N.T.T.F.
9. The Martinez Brothers - My Rendition
8. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not A Movie, Or Maybe
7. Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored By Destiny
6. Bloc Party - Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)
5. Shugo Tokumaru - Button
4. Burial - Ghost Hardware
3. The Sky Patrol - The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
2. Radiohead - All I Need
1. Panda Bear - Bro’s

Top 10 Albums of 2007

10. Lusine - Podgelism
9. Maps - We Can Create
8. The Cinematic Orchestra - La Fleur
7. Thomas Fehlmann - Honigpumpe
6. Matthew Dear - Asa Breed
5. Shugo Tokumaru - Exit
4. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
3. Burial - Untrue
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
1. Panda Bear - Person Pitch

A mix of the top twenty tracks (in random order) is on the way…

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