There's an irony to my roots. From Orange County to the Ozark Mountains... then San Francisco to Amherst... the split connection to city and country life. The 20,000 miles I've driven this year, from country home, through city streets, to office life and back again, has reforged a coursing rythym of circulating the fast and narrow, with the sometimes bitterly slow inching forward of the brakes.
Along my path I've gotten lost to the heavy beats of these tracks. Some slipped into my veins many moons ago, others only within a cycle or two. As I prepare to steer back toward my California homeland for a long overdue trip to the coast, I am reconnecting with that city side that knows the marching electronic pace of my past and growing present.
This mix is notably more up-beat than you may be used to hearing from me, maybe because of the increase in caffeine that's comes with the commuting lifestyle. But don't let the up-tempo fool you, this series is best enjoyed with the bass down low.
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PANG / Widow
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1. Pang is a noisy punk band from Buffalo, New York. https://pang.bandcamp.com 2. PANG is a Japanese RnB/Reggae artist. 3. Pang (UK) was a short lived electronic project by a teenager from the UK, released on enoughrecords. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Gotye / Hearts a Mess
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Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980 in Bruges, Belgium), better known by the stage name Gotye, is an indie pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Victoria, Australia. Backer was born in Belgium, but moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia when he was two. Originally a member of the indie band Downstares, Backer began performing under the name Gotye in 2001 when the band disbanded. Aside from his solo work, De Backer has been a member of the indie band The Basics since its formation in 2002. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Gabriel Rios / Gold
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Born in 1978 in Puerto Rico, Gabriel Rios soon chose a path which few from his kin before him did. A blonde angel whispered that he should follow her lead. Young Gabriel kicked his heels and travelled through turbulent clouds, ending up in a city that was not his, but which he embraced. Enter a new-found posse. Being a bunch of young wolves, they started playing music, created a way to communicate their thoughts to the outer world and christened themselves The Nothing Bastards. They toured the country. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Klingande / Jubel
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Formed in December 2012, Klingande consists of childhood friends Cédric and Edgar, two 22-year-olds from Croix in northern France who formed the duo after being united by their love of electronic artists such as Klangkarussell, Bakermat and Nico Pusch. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Yeasayer / Longevity
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Yeasayer was a band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in 2006 and consists of three core members, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder. They first came to attention after appearing at the SXSW festival in early 2007. Their debut album All Hour Cymbals was released in October 2007. Yeasayer described their music as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel". Live performances often include psychedelic visuals. Yeasayer released their second studio album Read more on Last.fm more...
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Ratatat / Cream on Chrome
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Ratatat, from Brooklyn, New York, United States is an electronic music duo: guitarist Mike Stroud and synthesizer driver and producer Evan Mast (E*Vax). Stroud and Mast originally met as students at Skidmore College, but did not work together musically until 2001, when their project was named Cherry (later the name of the final song on their debut album). Written and recorded in the bedroom of Mast's Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment, the band's debut album Ratatat for XL Recordings was released in 2004. Read more on Last.fm more...
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RJD2 / Smoke & Mirrors
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RJD2 is Ramble John Krohn, a hip-hop producer. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Until recently, he was part of the Definitive Jux label and produced tracks for many of its artists, as well as having a solo career. In 2006, RJ "ditched hip-hop" for the indie-rock label XL, releasing The Third Hand in March 2007. From 1998 to 1999, he saw success blossom as DJ/producer for the Columbus-based group the Megahertz, with two twelve-inch singles on Bobbito Garcia's legendary NY label, Fondle 'Em Records. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Glass Animals / Black Mambo
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Oxfordshire quartet Glass Animals are Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer and Joe Seaward. They grew up together from the age of thirteen and started working together when Dave showed Drew some tracks. They self-released a 5 track demo in 2012 which form the basis of the 'Leaflings EP', released via Kaya Kaya Records. It included 'Cocoa Hooves', 'Golden Antlers' and 'Exxus', later included on the 'Black Mambo / Exxus EP'. Having left the confines of their creative hub in the woodlands of Oxfordshire (referred to as The Shed) Read more on Last.fm more...
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Disclosure / You & Me
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Disclosure are Guy Lawrence and Howard Lawrence, brothers from Surrey, United Kingdom. Crafting their own lo-fi dream-dub sound, Disclosure effortlessly combine 2-step garage rhythms and dubstep basslines with their own rich musical heritage of soul, jazz and 90s hip hop. After their debut single on Moshi-Moshi Records in September 2010, the duo released a 4 track EP on Transparent Records the year after. 2012 saw the release of "Tenderly/Flow" and "The Face" EP on Greco-Roman. Read more on Last.fm more...
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FKJ / Instant Need
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Futuristically Classy, Vincent Fenton, French Kiwi Juice. Better known by the abbreviation FKJ, has mastered the sound of sophisticatedly, smooth electronic music. With serene sounds perfect for posh settings, FKJ with his strong catalogue of tracks has found himself on repeat in the dwellings of all Roche Musique alumni. Lying together his first track to hit the charts is built off of a mellow, heartfelt sample, and leyered with classic electronic keyboards, and a beautiful guitar bass. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Major Lazer / Lean On
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Years after the zombie apocalypse ravaged the galaxy, Major Lazer went into isolation after bringing peace and order to Earth. With the help of a mysterious shadow government called Cinco he was cryogenically frozen as a safeguard for the future’s wellbeing. Despite a great many years of pursuing peace on the planet, a new threat began to loom on the horizon and the commando was brought out of sleep by the Committee of Five. This intergalactic group Read more on Last.fm more...
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Sylvan Esso / H.S.K.T.
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Sylvan Esso is a Durham, NC, USA duo of vocalist Amelia Meath and electronic musician Nick Sanborn. Their début was the double A-side 12" Hey Mami / Play It Right (16 Jul 2013), featuring a capella and instrumental versions of each song. Meath’s powerful voice is front and center, unjoined by fellow harmonizers as it is in her folk group, Mountain Man. Sanborn, who plays bass in the genre-destroying Megafaun, creates intricate, pulsing grooves for Meath’s voice to inhabit. Sites: SoundCloud, Deezer, Discogs and BandCamp Read more on Last.fm more...
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Tune-Yards / Wait for a Minute
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tUnE-yArDs is the moniker of Oakland-based musician Merrill Garbus (b. 1979 in Connecticut, United States). To date, she has three full-length studio albums and is currently signed to the British independent record label 4AD. She was formerly a member of Sister Suvi. Her debut album BiRd-BrAiNs was first released on limited edition vinyl and cassette in June 2009, via the Portland-based imprint Marriage Records. In July 2009, it was announced that tUnE-yArDs had signed to 4AD Read more on Last.fm more...
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Grimes / Go
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The musician Claire Elise Boucher, better known as Grimes, was born on 17 March 1988 in Vancouver, Canada and is based in Los Angeles. Her music is an eclectic mix of styles which she described herself as "ADD music", because it shifts frequently and dramatically. She fuses contemporary instrumentation with classical vocal practices. Boucher was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2006, she moved to Montreal, Canada to attend Montreal's McGill University, studying Russian literature and later, neuroscience. Read more on Last.fm more...
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HAIM / My Song 5
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HAIM (pronounced HY-əm) is an American rock band hailing from Los Angeles, California. The band consists of sisters Este Arielle Haim (born March 14, 1986), Danielle Sari Haim (born February 16, 1989) and Alana Mychal Haim (born December 15, 1991), along with drummer Dash Hutton (son of Danny Hutton and previously a member of the bands Wires on Fire and Slang Chicken) and keyboardist Tommy King. Most frequently compared to Fleetwood Mac, HAIM's sound Read more on Last.fm more...
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Robin Schulz / Prayer in C
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Robin Schulz (born 28 April 1987) is a German electronic DJ and producer. In 2013, he remixed the song "Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist, Mr. Probz. Another equally famous remix was his 2014 remix of the Lilly Wood & the Prick track "Prayer in C" from their 2010 album Invincible Friends. Both remixes have charted in many European countries, leading to international recognition. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Flume & Chet Faker / Drop the Game
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Flume and Chet Faker have collaborated on several songs, three of which (including Drop The Game) have been released as the Lockjaw EP in 2013 on Future Classic records. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Gorillaz / Tomorrow Comes Today
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Gorillaz are a British virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. Canonically speaking, Murdoc Niccals formed the band. The band currently consists of four animated members: 2-D (lead vocals, keyboards), Noodle (guitar, vocals), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Their fictional universe is explored through animated music videos, interviews, and animated shorts. In reality, Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor, and often collaborates with other musicians. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Yahtzel / High With Me
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Yahtzel is a 19 year old australian from the small town of Ulladulla (pop. unknown) In the state of New South Wales. He is a "young producer to watch" as said in various music blogs and the australian music news site "InTheMix" There isn't alot of information on him as yet, Besides on his few sites including BandCamp, SoundCloud and Triple J unearthed. He takes his influences from underground Australian artists (mostly unexposed) He has gained alot of attention in the past year, Only time can tell what happens with this young artist. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Klingande / Riva
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Formed in December 2012, Klingande consists of childhood friends Cédric and Edgar, two 22-year-olds from Croix in northern France who formed the duo after being united by their love of electronic artists such as Klangkarussell, Bakermat and Nico Pusch. Read more on Last.fm more...
