You Take the World's Weight Away

By The Flashbulb.

You Take The World's Weight Away by Midboss

Rainbow Voodoo

By Clark.

Nok E Nok

By Röyksopp.

Röyksopp - Nok E Nok by Midboss

Brokendate

By Com Truise.

Build Voice

By Dan Deacon.

The Internal Locus

By BT.

Back with Ice Cream

Hey Guys, I don't know if anyone is paying attention to this blog anymore, but I feel like updating again, not gonna bore you with why I've been gone, no reason to.

Heres a very quirky band with an incredibly different sound.  Very original and strange, I love these guys.

If you Like it, try Atlas, another of theirs.

Stellardrone

Stellardrone has the lunar-gazing side of ambient down to a tee. The kind of music I like to sit and watch the world go by to, stare out the window, or just escape to every now and then.

Amazing to think that Edgaras Žakevičius has only been producing since 2007. Sure the productions aren’t too complex, but Stellardrone is beautiful in its simplicity and ‘A Moment Of Stillness’ is no exception.

Edgaras has also put together the below video for ”Billions and Billions’ which is similar and just as good as the standout track from 2010′s Sublime (Forever).

Download "A Moment Of Stillness" here.  His other albums are also available for free on archive.org.

I don't even know

I found this song randomly whilst searching for Boards of Canada music on myspace.  It is labeled as "Oscar See Through Red Eye", but it very obviously is not.  As far as I can tell this isn't even one of BOC's tracks.

This song is fantastic and calming, One of my favorite tracks of all time and I don't even know anything about it.
Some Song I Found by Midboss

The American Dollar

The American Dollar’s tracks are unbelievably varied and addictive. With so many releases and no vocals to boot, you’d expect there to be some similarity, the same approach or re-used synth-lines, but not with these guys.  Drum solos, gazing guitars, melodic piano’s and glitchy electronic backgrounds make up a stunning discography and set each album apart from the last. Similarities lie with Hammock and Klimt and other post-rock/ambient producers, but I’m finding new and interesting sounds in nearly every other album.

Who Wants Cake?

I'm sure most of you have heard of Venetian Snares, and his outrageous spazztastic music, but you might not know about his recently released album.  Included is this absolutely ridiculous song about cake, which I verily enjoyed.

If you like it (you weirdo), check out the full album.

Chell in the Rain

Click here.

Infinite Scale

Very minimal post for a very minimal tune.

Listen to more of Infinite Scale here.

For Japan

After the devastation in Japan, hundreds of artists, labels and individuals came together to support and raise money for the relief effort. It’s humbling to see things like this happen, especially when it’s artists that I have come to love and respect for other reasons, and who then go the extra step to help those unfortunate enough to be affected by such disasters.

Several compilations have stood out for me, number one being the momentous effort from Keith Kenniff (aka Helios) and his wife, Hollie. Their compilation, ‘For Nihon’, is probably the best line up ever.  It’d be hard to talk about this compilation in its entirety because of the crazy amount of artists, so here’s just a few words which will hopefully help paint the picture. I’ve also included a few other great compilations set up specifically for Japan’s relief efforts.

For Nihon
The artists involved and the quality of the music is second to none. Ulrich brings in the shoegaze for this instrumental approach to Ulrich’s sound with more emphasis on the guitars. Rhian Sheehan and ambient veteran Biosphere contributes with a typically stripped back but hugely engrossing ambient number.Jon Hopkins treats us to one of his more ambient/soundtrack styled productions, but still manages to give it an edge.

You can purchase the compilation over on the Unseen website for a donation of $20, with all proceeds going towards the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.  Check here for the full tracklist.

A Collection Box 
If you enjoyed aus’ and Ametsub’s contributions to ‘For Nihon’, then you can also download their dedicated EP set up to support the Japanese Red Cross. They’ve put together a six track release which comes straight from the heart of three of Japan’s best loved experimental producers. Only Light To Clear Away
Compiled between June 2010 and January 2011 ‘Only Light To Clear Away’ is now committed to donating all proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross.  Specta Ciera has contributed, and we’re also lucky enough to see tracks from Loscil and Sons of Magdalene.

Ulrich's Remixes

While on the subject of good remixers, one of my favorite artists also happens to make loads of remixes.  Some really nice ones too, my 2 favorites are upbeat and cheerful, with the usual Ulrich "feel" to them.

The first is a remix of Chinese Letter by The High Violets.
The second is a remix of Strawberries by Asobi Seksu.

If you want to hear more, most of his remixes are available on youtube, the good ones anyway.

Pogo

I felt I should mention one of my favorite remixers.  This is no ordinary remix artist, he remixes sounds from movies and shows, except he is REALLY good at it.  This is actually music and although most of his are samey, a few are unique gems that really stand out.  Amongst a sea of mediocrity,  He towers above every other movie remixer, You just have to listen to his tunes to believe it.

My favorite by far.

With this in close second.

He has his best up on his youtube, but if you want to hear more check his website.

Joey Fehrenbach

Joeys music is pretty okay.  Its not super awesome or anything, but Its worth mentioning.

This track in particular, with haunting flute melodies and bubbly synth, left my ears tingling.

Joey Fehrenbach - Edison Cylinder by Midboss

If you like it, listen to more on his myspace.

Pale Blue Beats

Recently released by Milieu on his 2011 Sampler disk, Pale Blue Beats was my favorite track on the sampler by far.  Its very bouncy and dreamy, a perfect chillout tune.
Milieu - Pale Blue Beats by Midboss

Doss-House

Crafting the sound of childhood dreams has long been Doss-House’s mission. For nearly a decade Alexis Richard has been creating a sound that’s the perfect balance of sweet melody and precision beats.   Despite having quality tunes for free, he is quite unknown.  His music is purely IDM, with erratic beats and dreamy synths.  You might like him you might not.


Have a listen to my favorite of his:
Doss-House - Nephelion Transplant by Midboss


I found his albums whilst scrounging the internet for links.  Most of them are down, but If you ask him on his Last.fm profile, he will gladly provide a link.

aKido

My first thoughts upon hearing Akido’s Gamechanger, was how fresh it sounded. Still, I can’t quite pitch it up against anything similar. It’s electronica, with percussion as sharp as an electronic Caribou, chord changes as addictive as Gold Panda, the playfulness of Hess Is More and Moderat’s heavy rolling dub-step. And to top it off, aKido emits an accessible sound across them all, which will appeal to plenty.

If you listen and think I’m totally off the mark, I probably am. There’s quite a few elements going into these tracks, all of which creep in and out as you would expect from such a varied, yet honed and well produced electronica album.

The upbeat pings and weaving voices of Turnaround, the playful popness of Radium Girls, the looped vocals in Epoch (Get High), the atmospheric dubstep grooves of Carrousel, and gentle guitar & synth combo of title track, Gamechanger. There’s something in here for everyone.

Download the album for free on his website.