Milky Chance
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Expect big things. German singer songwriter Milky Chance will be releasing his new album “Sadnecessary” June 1st in Germany, although I couldn’t find any info on a North American release date. Funky riffs, raspy vocals and a reggae background make this my newest summer jam. Seriously, dancing in my chair right now.
Challenge of the day: Try, just try to not like his music. Get back to me
Flashed Junk Mind
Stunner
Stolen Dance
Sweet Sun
Emily Kai Bock
01 month ago
by jeremy
in Uncategorized
Our sincerest apologies from us a FFF for our lack of new material being put up on the blog as of late. We were having some technical difficulties. None of us here claim to be computer whizzes or software engineers, just over exuberant lovers of music.
So with that being said I would like to introduce you to a very talented lady by the name of Emily Kai Bock. Emily (as far as I know) doesn’t sing or play any instruments, but her work has a profound effect on the music being released. Emily is a talented director based out of Montreal. One of my favourite new bands “Majical Cloudz”, also out of Montreal have a song/video out called “Childhoods End”. I was immediately drawn in by the black and white video to its portrayal of an artist, largely shunned by society, and his struggles with emptiness, feeling apart from the rest of the world and his struggles to express himself through his art. The more I dug into her work, the more I realized that some of my favourite new videos were also shot by her. She has done work with Grimes, Doldrum, Sebastian Schuller, Grizzly Bear to name a few.
Making a music video that works is no easy task, and Ms Bock pulls it off with visual ease and sophistication.
**a side note here: the actor in this video is Kenneth Welsh, the father of Devon Welsh from Majical Cloudz. See Emily’s interview here
Personal favourite “Nightlife” by Sebastian Schuller. Really captures the loneliness in a big city
With 6.5 million views this is perhaps her most well known work. Grimes – Oblivion
One of my all time favourite bands Grizzly Bear
Please check out her website, and send her some love!
http://www.emilykaibock.com/
Snow
05 months ago
by grock
in Electronic
No white chocolate in this post, sorry yall.
One of the quintessential pieces to a day of snowboarding is a stellar playlist. With the right beats, you can live out your own video and conquer that hill.
Before you ask “Shouldn’t you be listening for people around you?” – 1) I’m a music junkie, and 2) I do a heck of a lot of shoulder checking to ensure that I’m well aware of my surroundings.
This year Chunk and I picked up season’s passes to our local hill – Whistler. Its been a wild year, with tons of snow, tons of good times and especially tons of great music. I’ll have more pictures as we progress through the year. Each week I’m going to give you a taste of whats new on the Snow playlist and keep you up to date on any stories that come out of the madness.
Here’s a few that were added for today’s session:
Ryan Hemsworth – BasedWorld
Feed Me – Trichitillomania
Wolfgang Gartner – Fire Power (Original Mix)
Nicolas Jaar – And I Say (Xinobi Edit)
Oh hai!
05 months ago
Hello friends!
Its been a long while since we last spoke and much has happened! Concerts, trips, adventures, mishaps, debauchery and a helluva lot of of fun. The important thing is that I am back, and here to stay.
Big shout out to Jer and Kyle for keeping things rolling in my absence, and to all of you for coming back day after day to read our words. 
I’ll leave you with some tracks that have kept my headphones bumping and my heartbeat pumping over the last few months.
Flume – Sleepless (feat. Anthony For Cleopatra)
Bonobo- Silver (Krizz Luco Edit)
Last Lynx – Killing Switch
ON AN ON – Ghosts
Ultraista – Gold Dayzz Maribou State Remix
More to come! Stay tuned…
Merchandise
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Sounds like – The Smiths
Feels like – I didn’t even notice I was dancing to this
This Tampa trio has got some big names backing them. Tastemaker music website Pitchfork gave the group a 2,500 word review of 2011 album “Children of Desire” and are now featuring their new track “Anxiety’s Door” ahead of their upcoming “Total Nite” EP. They will be in Vancouver March 29th. I’ll be there.
Flight Facilities – Clair De Lune
17 months ago
by jeremy
in Electronic
I tend to drown myself in music these days. Skipping from websites, to blogs, to friends recommendations. There is a seemingly endless amount of content out there, and it takes something remarkable to catch my ear. Flight Facilitie’s “Claire De Lune” does just that. If a movie soundtrack could be put into a 7:42 minute disc, this would be my vote for best score. Stunning as she is talented, Christine Hoberg’s elegiac lyrics float on the soft strings and drums. If you close your eyes for a second, you might think you’re in this movie.
Find a quiet place, click play and let this song envelop you. And for God’s sake, don’t play this through laptop speakers.
Father John Misty
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Joshua Tillman is an American folk singer currently using the moniker of Father John Misty. Previous to his solo career he was a member of Saxon Shore and Fleet Foxes. Being brought up in a christian household, he describes himself as a fairly unmotivated child who originally wanted to be a pastor, as per his parents guidance. While Father John has around been a while, I’ve only recently stumbled upon his music. The more I listen the more I wish there was more of him out there. His music has a raw honesty to it, a story-telling ability that evokes emotions. His live performances on youtube are just as good as any studio recording, that is, of course if you can put up with the Fathers’ insistence on awkward dancing. It looks about as natural as watching a family member break it down at a cousin’s wedding. Stick to singing Father, stick to singing.
The first gem I stumbled upon was “Only Son of the Ladies Man”. A true tribute to a man who had a way with women all his life, even up to the seemingly tragic end of his life.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings – Another tragic Hollywood song about planning an early exit and picking out their own casket.
On a little lighter side is “Writing a Novel”. Another brilliantly written story of a person taking an unknown drug from a Canadian shaman. I was laughing the first time I heard this…”I’m no doctor, but that monkey might be right!”
can’t think of a title!
09 months ago
It has been a GREAT few weeks for new music. Friends have been sharing, websites have been showcasing, and more importantly, the musicians have been creating sweet sweet sounds that make this world a better place. I’ve been so crazy busy lately, I haven’t had a chance to sit down and do my homework on bands but I feel like these new finds need to be shared. And so, without further ado, and without any real introduction…..here you are 
Alabama Shakes: from, you guessed it. Hugely underplayed group. Brittany Howard’s voice – nuff said, have a listen.
Sr. Sly – Found you out
Mysterious group releasing no names or band photos. Rumours said to contain singer from FTP. What do you think?
Revenge song with lots of collected anger
GriZ – Smash the funk
21 year old Michigan DJ with an absolute banger. *looks into crystal ball* I see a very bright future for this young man. Also just released his new album “Mad Liberation” for free here (,)(,)
C2C – Arcades
Four piece turn table group from France. You be forgiven if you thought you landed in, perhaps, the best Zelda level ever. Very talented group, and a largely kept secret outside of France. Great artistic video to go with. Cutting mad shapes!
Brilli∆nt
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Hello everyone,
I’m very excited to share with you, ∆ (Alt-J). A group of 4 young men who met while attending Leed’s University in 2007. Now while we could dig very deep into the meaning of this chosen symbol for a band name, it may indeed come down to the triangle being the band (or at least the lead singers) favourite shape (refer to Tesselate). The first song of ∆’s that I heard was “Fitzpleasure”. A puzzling song in the traditional sense, it is a showcase of their eclectic tastes and ability to capture your attention. Seemlessly frolicking between genres and keeping your ears on edge, their new album “An Awesome Wave” does not dissapoint and has been met with critical acclaim.
First up, “Tesselate” where we first hear of the bands love for triangles and probably the only musical group to use a mathematical term of repeating shapes, as an innuendo of sorts. This soulful enigma comes with an amazing video, directed by Alex Southam and is a modern-day gangster remake of Italian Renaissance painter Raphael’s ‘The School of Athens’.
Second is another song that has been paired with a equally pleasing video. “Taro” has been combined with the 1988 film “Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation”. The dialogue free documentary focuses on third world countries in conflict. The song and video work perfect with the Bhangra sound giving it that worldly edge. I truly did get shivers the first time I watched this.
And of course, Fitzpleasure.
The rest of the album is available to listen to here, orrr you can buy it on itunes
Port St. Willow
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Port St. Willow is a melancholy, slow-burning, indie band currently based in Brooklyn, NY and the name Nick Principe assigned to his musical ventures. He released his debut full length Holiday, and it is fantastic. A lesson in musical impressionism, Holiday is born out of atmospheric comings and goings. A musical tide that at certain moments brings a wave of falsetto driven, multi-layered crescendos and at other times a textural dissipation of soft fuzz and subtle guitar plucks. Two stand out tracks, “Consumed” and “North” are perfect entry points into Holiday as a whole. They are saturated songs building slowly off muted coos and finishing in dense horns and pulsating percussion, walking a thin line between a parade piece and a funeral march. The ambiguity fits well for an album that drives on with immediacy but is unpretentiously singing to itself.
Port St. Willow – “Consumed”
Port St. Willow – “North”
Holiday is out now and was self-released, support the cause and buy it here.
