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stream: “My Mind Is Going,” by Clearside

You know how songs that are a little too short can get under your skin somewhat? It's fair to say that I've pretty much absorbed "My Mind Is Going" into my fundamental proteins. ...

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one-sheet week: “Black & White Mountains,” by Snowblink

One-Sheet Week is in the home stretch: -- In 2008, Daniela Gesundheit of Snowblink moved from San Francisco to Toronto, irreversibly altering Snowblink from a whimsical warm-weather band touting four male backup singers (two of whom were...

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stream: “Precipice,” by Matthew Collings and Dag Rosenqvist

Check out the delightfully unsimple "Precipice," from Matthew Collings and Dag Rosenqvist's forthcoming EP Wonderland. It is a lurking, now incendiary thing that marches on with dark clockwork. Mind the serrated guitar and...

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stream: “Sparkler,” by Atom Orr

July 4 saw the completion of Christopher Hoffee's forthcoming Atom Orr release Galaxies With Long Yellow Curtains. This time around the candles on the cake are actually sparklers. Stream it below: Hoffee's hymnal...

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stream: “Capsize,” by Big Black Delta

Sometimes all you need is a thick, muddy flatline of industrial dance. Stream Big Black Delta's "Capsize" below. There is more updated material at the Soundcloud, but its R-rating means you'll have to...

stream: “Capsize,” by Big Black Delta

Sometimes all you need is a thick, muddy flatline of industrial dance. Stream Big Black Delta’s “Capsize” below. There is more updated material at the Soundcloud, but its R-rating means you’ll have to click through.

No stranger to pushing boundaries, LA based Bates was until recently the driving force behind alt.rock favourites Mellowdrone, has been heavily involved in M83′s live and studio sound and has also worked with the likes of White Sea among others.

After leaving Mellowdrone in 2010, Bates bought a laptop from close friend Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails, SONOIO) and began sound-designing and circuit-bending. This musical re-discovery, combined with Bates’ favourite dinner table conversation, UFO folklore lead to the creation of Big Black Delta.

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