Stumbleine - Fade Into You (featuring Steffaloo) [chillwave]

Can't find much info on this UK artist, Stumbleine. His music falls under the categories of ambient, chillwave, and downtempo. This is a musically simple song executed to great effect: "Fade Into You", featuring Steffaloo (lo-fi, folk artist from LA). The song can be found Stumbleine's latest LP Spiderwebbed (2012).

Well, turns out this is a cover of a Mazzy Star song from 1993. Funny thing about Mazzy Star and its lead singer Hope Sandoval, I tend to really like covers and remixes of songs she's done but not the originals (i.e. "Suzanne" by Asobi Seksu and the Gui Boratto remix of "Paradise Circus", which she did with Massive Attack). Oh well, great song, original also.

Roald Velden - For You [progressive house]

Roald Velden is the project of Roald Boesveld, electronica artist from the Netherlands. I first heard of his stuff from some progressive mix a while back. I'd say his music generally gives a washy, summery, carefree vibe. Well, at the very least, that would describe the song below as well as its music video.

When I watch videos like these, I often wonder if maybe through those endless nights in the library and endless summers in those summer jobs, that I somehow missed (in the progressive tense of the verb too) something crucial. I'm not getting any younger and I can't say that I have too many memories where I'm really "letting loose" and "enjoying the moment". Makes me wonder if I've gone ahead and pissed away something important.

Russian Circles - Melee [post-metal, post-rock]

Russian Circles are a post-metal/post-rock band from Chicago. Since their inception in 2004, they have released a total of four albums and a handful of EPs. The band has been been notable in their ability to replicate their album sound in their live shows, particular with their first two albums. However, the band has stated they've moved away from that to have a greater focus on creating "compelling albums" starting with their 2009 album Geneva.

Although they've released an album since (Empros, 2011), this post is about song from Geneva: "Melee", marked by heaviness but careful never to drown out the melodies and harmonies.

Tame Impala - Why Won't They Talk To Me? [psychedelic, dream pop]

Lonerism is the second LP released by Australian psychedelic group Tame Impala. The tracks vary across the rock and pop spectrum but all carry a definite psychedelic vibe. I've yet to delve much into the roots of this genre from the 60s/70s but I'd hazard a guess to say that they are faithful, though there's a definite modern feel to it also.

Well, that's enough yammering, it's not like I'm some reviewer for Pitchfork. What do I really know about music beyond the thoughts and feelings they evoke within that aggregated mess of thoughts that is my consciousness?

The album itself is chock full of great songs and I don't want to post Youtube links to 10 different songs so I'll just pick one in a not-so-random manner. This is "Why Won't They Talk To Me?" (I've recently started using an online dating site and so this song seems particularly relevant to the current me). But, on top of this, I'll just also quickly link to "Endors Toi" and "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" (the latter of which actually has an accompanying music video).

Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (featuring Hope Sandoval; Gui Boratto Remix) [progressive house, trip hop?]

I actually really like progressive house, though I never post that stuff here. What it does for me lies in its simplicity and slight repetitiveness. I find progressive house really gives me time to appreciate its various layers as well as to have my own thoughts float around while the song does its own thing in the background.

Well, something like that. It's never been particularly easy for me to translate those thoughts I have into words.

Anyway, here's a remix of a Massive Attack song that I heard off of a set the other day: "Paradise Circus". The singer for this song is Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star, a dream pop band that achieved some fame in the 90s. The song is remixed by Brazilian electronic music producer Gui Boratto. The original song can be found on the Heligoland album from 2010 and the remix on the Heligoland Remix EP also released in 2010.