As some of you may know, I recently relocated to from Dallas to Los Angeles. Before I embarked on the 1500 mile trek I asked a few friends to make a mix. One friend in particular was Matt Foglton, a former resident of my new home. He churned out the best mix I’ve ever received, which he posted on his blog Bigger Splashes–a post-Empire musical hinterland full of whatever-he-wants. To say this man has influenced my musical tastes would be an understatement–i.e. he introduced my to both John Maus and Ariel Pink back when Bush started his 2nd term. These songs help to describe a city of many personalities–best listened to at night with a beer and backdrop of city lights. Here is what he had to say about the mix:
Some songs that remind me of LA, for Ryan. I came across a lot of these bands when I was around 21 and 22. It was a very confusing time in my life and this weird shit helped to confuse me even further, but without them I would not be the person I am today.
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Mad at myself for not putting this in the year-end favorites list. The riffs are crunchier than a handful of doritos.
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Remember that band Friends? I bet you do, that’s because there are two of them, one in Japan and one in Brooklyn. The former has recently changed their name to Teen Runnings to smooth out the situation and guess what? I like that better. They put up some new jams on their bandcamp and I scored one of the tracks from Nuravebrainwave. If you dig on some reverb, echo and other forms of bounce-back check out the song below.
Teen Runnings – Why Does Everybody Do?
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Apparently killing 2011 wasn’t enough for Tim Presley, and his plans for domination in 2012 have been revealed: Family Perfume. Set for a two part release this spring, White Fence’s third full-length will be a double album from Woodsist. I’m just going to be real here and say that being promised two White Fence albums in a single season is a lot like being promised two orgasms in fifteen minutes. Can most men pull that off? No. But Presley is not just any asshole you picked up at an open mic night. He’s seasoned, skilled and supremely styled. From the sound of Volume One‘s first single,”It Will Never Be (Edit)”, no one will be rolling over unsatisfied.
“I heard you have a baby, and you said you wished it was mine.” – Tim Presley
“Tim, I’m not pregnant but I still wish it was yours. XOXO” – Me
White Fence – It Will Never Be (Edit)
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Definitely my favorite track on the record. A$AP does it best when the beat is a fat glob of molasses. Clams Casino, of course, makes this happen. NSFW.
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This dreamy video starts off with a Mr. Sandman introduction featuring the members of Behavior dancing around in full colored outfits, crazy-synced crayon style. It was produced by Carlos Charlie Perez and the track is being re-released out now on the Permanent Record 12″ LP.
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