Autchre - Tri Repeatae++

crap, sorry i keep missing days, things are distracting >_<

anyways, today we've got a relatively popular glitch artist that most electronic music fans either love or hate (i tend to be the former). a mixture of glitchy digital noise, break beats rhythms, and occasional dance music influences, autechre somehow manages to be rather slow and minimalistic (a la steve reich, repeating shifting rhythms abound!) without becoming monotonous. i chose this album from their somewhat large discography because i found it the simplest to get into, because of its constant tempos, catchy basslines, and skeletal beats. listen for yourself... the repetition and shifting is rather infectious :)

Baths - Cerulean

huge overuse of compressors with high release and sidechaining leads to some of the heaviest beats ever created by human kind. though, somehow, through the madness, these beats are quite entrancing, and calming, and the melody somehow manages to blend through the heavy bass as well. its danceable, but you'll be too relaxed to get off your seat!

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

pulsing electronic music with a healthy dose of reverb and dancyness. one of those albums that tends to cross the line between noise and dance music.

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

man, I guess I am in a found-samples mood today. ok, i guess today is found-sample day. anyways, the avalanches use pretty much only samples, and they are from everywhereeeee in the music world. seriously, i only recognize, like, 2 of them. anyways they have a very good sense of melody, and their choices of samples are amazing. keep in mind these are pretty much only musical samples, nothing like the books, who use samples from pretty much anything. ok enjoy the music.

ps craziest music video ever 0_0