April 11, 2014
I thought it would be fun to highlight some of my favorite IDM artists. IDM = ‘intelligent dance music’ and its really hard to dance to. The beats are fast, a little outside the common vein and above all, creative. Behaving more like another instrument than the backbone of a song. I do enjoy this genre though, for its many colors and incarnations and its refusal to be simple & predictable. Enjoy!
November 29, 2013
It has been a busy week around the shop getting things in order to take a few days off. When work is stressful I tend to put one album on and listen to it over and over again until Wendy, our apprentice, gets annoyed and changes it to Bob Dylan. Blake Mills’ album Break Mirrors […]
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February 14, 2014
Lets keep it simple. Some favorite heartfelt songs about love, life and loss. Get your glass of bourbon or wine ready.
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May 30, 2014
There is something about electronic music that seems to welcome summer. It’s great to see some old favorites coming out of the woodsheds to release great summer albums, last year Daft Punk and this year Chromeo. I thought it would be fun to pool some favorite Chromeo tunes to make way for their new album […]
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October 10, 2014
Perfect for the rainy days of a midwest autumn, this weeks shop tunes features one of my favorites: Midlake. Dramatic, sensitive, euphoric even. They have always reminded me of fall and hunkering down. Enjoy!
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