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Veiled Vibrations: Vol. 11
Veiled Vibrations is a regular round-up of SoundCloud analog classics. Brought to you this week by Cactus-Mouth, Pasta Primavera, The Asclepiophone, and Magic Teepee. All my life the early sun...
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Magic Fades – “Obsession”
The new single from Magic Fades hooks a Brandy sample throughout the consistently stirring R&B production usually found from this Portland duo. Somewhere along the way, Mishka Records noticed the...
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Teen Daze – “Surface (FISHING Set U Freemix)”
Here’s a good game. Choose five Lefse Records artists and remix their music, then release an EP of all the remixes. That’s what Sydney based producers, FISHING, have done, and...
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Arca – “2 Blunted” / “DOEP”
A week and a half ago, Art Basel took over Miami. I had a few friends visit for the weekend. It was really fun to have a bunch of music...
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Blithe Field / Ricky Eat Acid – ‘S/T’ Split
Blithe Field and Ricky Eat Acid are no strangers to PORTALS, and if I was to make a list of “artists to watch” in 2013, these two artists would definitely...
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Hundred Waters: Stadium Red Sessions
Gainesville’s Hundred Waters stopped by NYC studio Stadium Red during the East coast stretch of their first tour months ago, where the group managed to give us an alternate take...
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Esprit 空想 -「girls only」
There’s mystery in these 7 pop-funk vignettes. Besides claiming residence in Singapore and establishing an appreciation for half-remembered culture themes from the 80s/90s (there’s a track called “Emerald Hill Zone...
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Quality Cinema – “r&r”
One of my favourite moments from the past year was seeing Majical Cloudz go from casual Grimes collaborator making songs heavy on reverb, to all out songwriter making some of...
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Campfires Announce ‘Tomorrow, Tomorrow’ LP, Share “Fortune Teller”
Fire Talk Records are back again, this time with the release of Tomorrow, Tomorrow, the ambitious debut full-length from Portland via Chicago’s Jeff Walls aka Campfires. The hefty 13-track vinyl,...
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Touchy Mob – “Stones”
Germany’s Touchy Mob (Ludwig) fashions lonesome folk streams with solitary electronic beats and waves. They are honest recordings mostly created in his home studio. That is, until this newest piece...
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Sofie Loizou – “Aphoria Horizonte”
Sophisticated future beats from Sydney solo-producer Sofie Loizou to wet the pallet and enliven the soul. Her latest release, a limited edition 10″ vinyl out on Radical Nature, has two spacious...
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mgkrp – “Just a Ghost”
[stick] is the new beat tape, from mgkrp, made up of Ricky Eat Acid / Cute Boy Kissing Booth samples. Previewed several weeks ago with “Long Farewells”, the five other edits now...
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Gems in Disguise: Vol. 14
Gems in Disguise is a regular round-up of SoundCloud’s finest electronic beats and bits, brought to you this week by East to West, Flashlight Tag, Life: Aquatic, and Smoke Don’t Smoke....
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Swing Delux – ‘Breezer’ EP
Swing Delux is a mysterious UK producer that first showed us what he was capable of with his debut EP back in September, triple water. There’s an emotional landscape that is...
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Solar Year Release ‘Night & Day’ B-Side
Just over a month ago, our good friends over at Berlin-based music blog No Fear of Pop unveiled the wonderful news that they were launching a new limited-run vinyl label...
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Cry Guy – “Gumdrop Wishes”
This new Boston-based boy/girl duo Cry Guy (the boy is Cam from Little Spoon, the girl is his friend Virginia) has got me completely swooned with their debut single “Gumdrop...
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Anunziata / Ghost In Salad Split CS
A few short months ago Anunziata (Matt Jugenheimer of Sore Eros) and Ghost In Salad (Jeff Johnson of Hunnie Bunnies) released this limited edition split cassette. Unfortunately it slipped past...
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EPISODES – “Maxwell’s Equations”
The experimental duo EPISODES have already reached the third installment of their Astrofunk series in a matter of three months. Some of the tracks from the series reach up to...
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Mountain Range – “It’s Lonely Around People, Too”
Stuart Thomas AKA Mountain Range is never one to back down from creating grand, sweeping soundscapes. He shuns minimalism for a more all-encompassing approach. Gentle beats softly intertwine with delicious backdrops...
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Perhaps – ‘Volume One’
With tons of electronic solo acts on the rise, it’s always refreshing to stumble upon some good, old fashion musicianship. Perhaps is the project of Berklee student, Jim Haney. Haney...
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Pascäal – “Lamborghini” / “Apollo”
Introducing Pascäal, a new side-project from Austin, Texas via Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Peter Wiley. Formerly of Subvader—a PORTALS favorite—Wiley aka Pascäal draws undeniable inspiration from all known corners of European...
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