GIMME TINNITUS

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let’s look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the April 2011 Mix and find out.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Downloadables:

1. Brat Mouth (mp3) by Hunters
2. Same Old (mp3) by NT

   [d/l the Was 7" @ ntnt.bandcamp.com]

3. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
4. In The Guts (mp3) by Quilty

   [d/l the Brooklyn Heat Mixtape @ brooklynheat.bandcamp.com]

5. Would You Wait For Me Too? (mp3) by Bad Sports
6. Ever Falling In Love (mp3) by Times New Viking
7. Evil City Music (mp3) by Archers
8. Forever In Armitron (mp3) by BOAT
9. Grandma (mp3) by Skeletons
10. Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart (mp3) by Antimagic

    [d/l the Shake Shake Shake/Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart 7" @ antimagic.bandcamp.com]

11. Watch Me Jumpstart (Guided by Voices Cover) (mp3) by La Sera
12. Shredder (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood
13. Sons Of Stone (mp3) by The People’s Temple
14. Watusi (mp3) by Heavy Cream
15. White Rune (mp3) by Iceage
16. The Condition of Nothing (mp3) by White Hills
17. Generation (mp3) by Liturgy
18. Tides (mp3) by PC Worship
19. Electricity Turns Them On (mp3) by Wires Under Tension
20. Plussed (Back To The Future The Ride remix) (mp3) by YVETTE

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single Monthly Mix.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

And, if you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other Monthly Mixes.

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let’s look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the December 2010 Mix and find out.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Downloadables:

1. Young Bodies (mp3) by ADULT THEMES

   [d/l Four Fires/Young Bodies 7" @ adultthemes.bandcamp.com]

2. Jersey City (mp3) by hilly eye

   [pay-what-you-want for Fireworks @ hillyeye.bandcamp.com]

3. The Primitives Talk (mp3) by Zach Hill
4. Shake Shake Shake (Single Edit) (mp3) by Antimagic

   [d/l Shake Shake Shake/Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart Single @ antimagic.bandcamp.com]

5. End Times (mp3) by Weekend
6. Run From The City (mp3) by Purling Hiss
7. i am the least of your problems (demo) (mp3) by Future Of The Left
8. Whitewash (mp3) by MYTY KONKEROR
9. Raise Your Gaze (mp3) by Tristeza
10. The Grey Man (mp3) by True Womanhood
11. Hotel (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR

    [d/l Twins/Hotel 7" @ happynewyear.bandcamp.com]

12. Chasing Planets (mp3) by Campfires
13. This Buildings On Fire (mp3) by Skeleton$
14. Back to the Future IV (mp3) by Diehard
15. Serfer (mp3) by Woodsman
16. Mountain (mp3) by Su

    [d/l 123 @ sulala.bandcamp.com]

17. Still Sound (mp3) by Toro Y Moi
18. Cops Eat Flowers (mp3) by Big Pauper

    [d/l Cops Eat Flowers @ bigpauper.bandcamp.com]

19. Kobra Klutch (mp3) by Wudos Band
20. Gut Feeling vs. It’s Just a Ride (Devo vs. Bill Hicks) (mp3) by The Death Set

    [d/l Мишка Presents Artificially Sweetened Mixtape @ mishkanyc.com]

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single Monthy Mix.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

And, if you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.

Mr. Ted McGrath of the now hiatused Antimagic (and ex-These Are Powers) has put together an album under his solo moniker ATM. The EP is called The Slow Fade, and is being released by Temple South (cassette) and Creative Capitalism (digital).

McGrath has fused together numerous influences from punk, no wave, glam, postpunk, art rock and experimental pop to form these sometimes-gritty, sometimes-scary, sometimes-bleak sounds. Two floor toms (one treated, one normal), a snare, an Alesis SR-16 drum machine, a Boss SP 202 sampler, a Fender Jazzmaster, a borrowed bass and other “sundry electronics” are in use here. This is side one, track one.

Listen.

Downloadable: Bad Blood (mp3)

The The Slow Fade cover art looks like this.

You can purchase the digital of The Slow Fade @ atmatm.bandcamp.com right now for a mere $3, or for $2 dollars more you can preorder the “good old fashioned analog high bias tape” which should ship on or around November 21st. If you absolutely can’t wait for the 21st, then you can get one a few days early when ATM plays Death by Audio with Parts & Labor (details below).

And if you have not heard ATM‘s first 7″ you should really remedy that, d/l the A-Side, “Always On Time From Now On”… here. Plus, you can grab the B-Side at the bottom of this post.

Upcoming Shows:

• November 18th @ Death by Audio w/ Parts & Labor (performing songs from Mapmaker) + Knyfe Hyts + Zulus (rsvp)

ATM is on the internet
ATM is on Bandcamp
ATM is on Facebook
ATM is on Twitter
ATM is on Temple South
ATM is on Creative Capitalism

BONUS: Try Harder w/ Brain (mp3)

I recently heard that Parts & Labor are going on an “extended hiatus”. Here is their statement regarding the hiatus…

Dear friends,

This January, Parts & Labor turns 10 years old. We’re planning a string of celebratory shows, in which we play selected material from all of our full length albums, leading up to a big 10th anniversary blow out on February 24th, 2012.

Following these performances, we’re going to take an extended hiatus. We feel incredibly fortunate having had a decade of amazing experiences — making records and new friends, performing with so many killer musicians and artists. But it’s time for each of us to focus on personal projects for a while. We’re all going to continue to make music through other endeavors.

We’d like to thank everyone who’s supported us, bought our albums, seen us live, offered us a floor to sleep on. We love y’all. As a token of our esteem, we’re giving away a final song called “No Nostalgia (featuring Todd Bailey and Where’s The Party At)”, which was recorded during the Receivers sessions, but suddenly seems all too prescient.

Love,
Dan/BJ/Joe (Parts & Labor)

Here is that final song.

Listen.

Downloadable: No Nostalgia (mp3)

I don’t know about you, but when I heard the epic “Fractured Skies” for the first time I swear my brain melted. I had to find out who was playing, and I needed to hear more of it. This song restored my faith in punk rock. I hope it does the same for you.

Downloadable: Fractured Skies (mp3)

Instead of getting bummed out, we should all get excited for what Dan, BJ, and Joe will be creating in the future.

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• October 19th @ Union Pool (performing songs from Receivers) Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian/Dead Oceans CMJ Showcase w/ Exitmusic + Gauntlet Hair + Porcelain Raft + A Place to Bury Strangers
• November 18th @ Death by Audio (performing songs from Mapmaker) w/ Knyfe Hyts + Antimagic + Zulus
• December 16th @ Knitting Factory (performing songs from Stay Afraid) w/ Pterodactyl
• February 24th, 2012 @ 285 Kent Ave. (10th Anniversary Fest/Last Show) w/ Oneida + Talk Normal + more TBA

Parts & Labor are on the internet
Parts & Labor are on Facebook
Parts & Labor are on Twitter
Parts & Labor are on elbo.ws
Parts & Labor are on Hype Machine
Parts & Labor are on Daytrotter
Parts & Labor are on Sound Opinions
Parts & Labor are on Jagjaguwar
Parts & Labor are on Brah
Parts & Labor are on Cardboard
Parts & Labor are on Narnack
Parts & Labor are on Plastic Records
Parts & Labor are on Pukekos
Parts & Labor are on Other Music
Parts & Labor are on Insound
Parts & Labor are on Amazon MP3
Parts & Labor are on eMusic

BONUS: Changing of the Guard (Daytrotter Session) (mp3)

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. ( ) (mp3) by The Men
2. “Bang.” (mp3) by Antimagic
3. Think of You (mp3) by Bleached
4. City Is Dead (Kids cover) (mp3) by Obits
5. In Shrouds (mp3) by Ghost Animal
6. The Way (mp3) by Magnetic Island

   [d/l the Keyboard EP @ magneticisland.bandcamp.com]

7. Weave It (mp3) by Yalls

   [pay-what-you-want for the Yalls @ yalls.bandcamp.com]

8. WALK ALL OVER ME (LIVE) (mp3) by SNEAKPEEK
9. Rational Anthem (mp3) by cars & trains

   [d/l Circle Into Square Compilation Vol. 2 @ circleintosquare.com]

10. Voices (mp3) by Purling Hiss
11. Lazy Bones (mp3) by Wooden Shjips
12. Slime (mp3) by Sleeping Bag
13. Baldessari (mp3) by Fair Ohs
14. Come On Over (mp3) by Veronica Falls
15. Blue Flower (mp3) by Frankie Rose
16. Pigeon Suit (mp3) by Translations
17. Sleep Rules Everything Around Me (mp3) by Wugazi

    [d/l 13 Chambers @ wugazi.tumblr.com]

18. 3D Voices (mp3) by Grooms
19. Gold Medallion (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
20. I Don’t Mind (mp3) by Teen Witch
21. Silverado (mp3) by Magical Beautiful
22. What Smarts (mp3) by Your Youth

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.