One of the main records taking up space in the company ipod is Nortec Collective’s Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3. Volume 2 got confiscated at the border, but there’s an mp3 from Volume 1 floating around on Epitonic. Download and enjoy.
The Double mp3 and Video
The Double have been giving certain Brooklyn girls weak knees for a few years now, and they’re finally ready to inflict their skewed pop sensibilities on the rest of the nation. Their new album, “Loose in the Air” just dropped courtesy of Matador Records. For a preview, download this mp3 and watch the video.
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Luomo mp3
Luomo has perhaps one of the best electronic albums of the year (for us it’s between his record and Vitalic’s, so far) and thanks to our friends at Epitonic you can download a remix of one of the album tracks. This has been around (like many of the tracks on Luomo’s Vocalcity comp.) since 2004, but it’s a good remix of “Tessio”.
More info and streams available here.
Citroën of the Month: 1977 Ami 8
The Ami 8 doesn’t easily fit into the rest of the 70’s Citroën pack, but it’s the wildcard that helps unify the deck. Somewhere between a 2CV and a DS wagon, with a touch of Mehari, lies the Ami 8.
While not everyone appreciates it, (British humor site UglyCars.co.uk says “The Citroen Ami 8 is to automotive design what Yasser Arafat is to glamour modelling.”), it has its legions of fans, including the owner of the lovely beige model above. You can see more of his pictures (he’s owned dozens of Ami 8s) at his site, Ami8.com
Damian Marley Audio
The Marley offspring have never quite lived up to Bob musically, but then again neither has anyone else.
However, the new album from Damain “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jamrock, is almost surely the best non-Bob Marley offering to date. The first single is “Welcome to Jamrock” and it sounds great.
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If you’re in NYC, don’t miss Damian at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square at 11pm on September 12th.
Dungen mp3 and Tour Dates
Dungen has announced a tour to support the breakout success of their album, “ta det lugnt” in the USA. The record was tearing up CD players and IPODs all over the world before it was even officially released, but if you haven’t heard it yet, here’s an mp3 of the very first song on the album:
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Director’s Label DVD
The first director’s label DVD was a huge success, showcasing videos by Spike Jones, Michel Gondry, etc. The new edition, Director’s Label Vol 4-7 cover the works of works of Anton Corbijn, Jonathan Glazer, Mark Romanek and Stéphane Sednaoui. If you don’t know these names, you will soon as these are the hottest music-video directors on the scene. Some of their credits:
Bjork “Big Time Sensuality”
U2 “one”
UNKLE with Thom Yorke “Rabbit In Your Headlights”
Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity”
Jay Z “99 Problems”
Johnny Cash “Hurt”
You can get a peak at the DVD, which has alternate takes, commentary, and more here: http://www.directorslabel.com/