Setlist: Preoccupations

October 29, 2018July 23, 2020

Setlist: Preoccupations

Preoccupations @ Desert Daze on 10.14.18.

Here's a playlist of Canadian post-punk outfit Preoccupations' setlist from Day 3 of Desert Daze on 10.14.18. Their set includes material from their last two albums, as well as when the band was known as Viet Cong. Check it out.

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October 19, 2018July 13, 2020

Caribou’s “Can’t Do Without You”

Caribou's 2014 album "Our Love," featuring the single "Can't Do Without You."

Seeing that the previous post was all about Daphni, let's make this one about Dan Snaith's other project, Caribou. "Can't Do Without You" is the big single, but I won't hold that against him. This song sounds just as great today as it did when it was released four years ago. And I was reminded …

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October 19, 2018July 13, 2020

Daphni

Daphni's Dan Snaith. Photo sourced from Paradigm Talent Agency's Website.

This epic 7.5 hour DJ set from Daphni is an eclectic, eccentric, and exhilarating journey through the mind of one of electronic music's most influential artists. Daphni is the brainchild of Canadian artist Dan Snaith, who some might recognize for his other stage alias Caribou.This mix is from the 2012 album release party in London …

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October 18, 2018June 4, 2020

deadmau5’s “Pets”

deadmau5's 2014 album "while(1<2)," featuring "Pets."

I fucking love this song. It's what I'd like to feel like all the time … if such a thing were possible. Not sure why it's called "Pets." Don't really care. It's by the one and only deadmau5. Enjoy! "Pets" from the 2014 album "while(1<2)."

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October 9, 2018July 18, 2020

Preoccupations’ “Doubt”

Preoccupations. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.

"Doubt" reminds me of what alternative rock used to sound like. Back in the late '80s-early '90s, alternative music was often darker and dirge-ier in nature, somewhat gothic and rougher around the edges. With this track from their 2018 album "New Material," Canadian artists Preoccupations seem to be channeling those lost sounds from the past. …

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