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Out of Focus and in the Groove … Goldfrapp @ the Hollywood Bowl on 09.18.17
I'm starting this week a bit out of focus. Not just mentally, but literally. Plus, it's Tuesday. So I'm not even at the beginning.Anyhow, I have a bunch of these old shows that sound really good, but look like big fuzzy, hazy blurs of blown-out light ... and sometimes the dark version of that as …

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Keep Shelly in Athens’ “Deceivers,” featuring Astyplaz
Going to revisit some familiar territory ...Grecian chillwave act Keep Shelly in Athens have been a longtime fav of mine, spinning blissful beats of heavenly relaxation and horizontal retreat. I've written about them a few times, here, here, and here. So I'll keep the chit-chat to a minimum. And if you need to know more, …

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Mogwai’s Rework of Penelope Trappes’ “Burn On”

Penelope Trappes. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've been in a bit of a mood today, so I've been seeking something uniquely tuned to my tunneled outlook of fading light and tenuous balance. That's when Penelope Trappes stepped out from the Spotify shadows and into my churning, burning mindset.She's a Londoner, Aussie-born, and specializes in pinpoint-focused melodies of extreme minimalism and infinite …

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Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk’s “Amaris”

Ulrich Schnauss. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
"Amaris" is an adventurously grand track of dream-pop beauty from German electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss and Danish collaborator Jonas Monk. I heard it last week while running in the Ballona wetlands - which has since become my new scouting grounds for unheard music. It used to be my morning drives to work. But Covid-19 put …

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Jon Hopkins & Kelly Lee Owens’ “Luminous Spaces”

Jon Hopkins. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I wasn't expecting to post this particular track from English artist Jon Hopkins this afternoon, seeing that I actually featured it a few years back. It's a sprawling atmospheric electronic groove titled "Luminous Beings," and I first encountered it when I caught Hopkins' live at the Fonda Theatre on 09.18.18. Here's my old post for …

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