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Max Tundra

12. September 2008

Back to school people. Sure, I haven’t had first day jitters in a long time, but I’m getting my Bugle Boys ready to impress nonetheless. Should I match with an OP or a Hobie t-shirt? Decisions, decisions. That’s how “Which Song,” the brand new Max Tundra single — from his forthcoming Domino LP, Parallel Errors [...]

Born Ruffians (Four Tet Mix)

3. September 2008

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Quick post today of a really nice mix done by Four Tet of a newish track from Warp Records Born Ruffians. I actually haven’t heard the original yet, but it’s always exciting when a Four Tet remix actually hits the mark and this one surely does. Builds upon a really clean, looping synth line [...]

Torche

12. August 2008

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When I decided to redesign scissorkick, I promised myself that I’d spend more time posting a wider variety of music. Because of the energy DJs employ to scour the web for new tracks, it’s been really easy to generate great responses to the more esoteric remixes, digitized vinyl and brand new cuts that I post. [...]

High Places (Allez-Allez Remix)

11. July 2008

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Back in the day — now easily over a decade or so — my old friend Sam and I used to share a kebab over at Crystal, skate around the Sommerset parking lot (badly) and engage in friendly arguments about music. While the doner ingestion (and resultant swamp-ass) and skateboarding have steadily slowed to a [...]

Human Bell

22. May 2008

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Introspective track today I guess. Just heard word that our friends Adam and Amy had a baby a few days ago and my old friends Pete and Tracy should be bringing their first into the world any minute now. All this new life, these literal positive changes in the fortunes of parents and their children [...]

Fleetwood Mac (Cut Copy Lifelike Remix)

14. May 2008

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My younger co-worker said something recently that caused quite a stir in the office. “John Hughes is totally overrated” or something similar to that. The more seasoned of us — nearly 10 years her senior — couldn’t believe the sentiment. No neophyte directors since have been able to come close to Hughes’ teen-oriented melodramatic comedy [...]

Kaki King

14. March 2008

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Really surprised and delighted by the newest record from guitarist Kaki King. Not being so in touch with the singer/songwriter set, I’m generally reliant on someone more knowledgeable to fill me in. To be honest, one of the few reasons I even gave this album a listen was because one of her older records (she [...]

Syme (remixed by Bjorn Torske)

25. February 2008

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I’m glad that advanced album PR seems to have shifted almost entirely to the digital realm. Sure, I still get the occasional CD or 7″ sent over, but the majority of correspondence has clearly moved toward email. It makes discovery that much easier, when all a prospective writer or blogger need do is follow a [...]

El Ten Eleven

22. January 2008

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Stumbled across these guys after recently watching the fantastic documentary Helvetica. You’d expect a full length feature about a font to drag, but the combination of compelling interviews and beautiful photography with a standout soundtrack made it one of my favorite documentaries of the year. Kristian Dunn, of Los Angeles-based instrumental duo El Ten [...]

Statehood

5. November 2007

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This is the first of two posts of bands with the word “State” in their names. Other than that, they have very little in common. First off, is Washington D.C’s Statehood, the newest project from former-Dismemberment Plan rhythm section Joe Easley and Eric Axelson, Vehicle Birth’s Leigh Thompson and vocalist Clark Sabine. I don’t [...]