PRESENT: Chicago Shags - Family Album EP [2012]

Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt teams up with Orgue Electronique for a new EP on M>O>S.

PAST: Susumu Yokota - Symbol [2005]

This Japanese producer has been DJing since the 80s but his style gradually developed into something elegant and abstract. This album is my favorite of his. It heavily samples classical music and is beautiful and strange. Also check out his 1999 album Sakura and his new album Dreamer on Lo Recordings.

PRESENT: Roman Flügel - Cookie Dust [2012]

German producer Roman Flügel has dropped his new record Cookie Dust on Live At Robert Johnson. This new track "Girls With Status" is nice. Smooth. Sexy. Simple.

To stream the full track continuously, check out the thoughtful Little White Earbuds coverage.

Sorry again for the lack of regular updates. Not having a computer with sound makes things difficult. Posts will pick up again soon, on my honor.

PAST: The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic [2003]

Ok so I don't know how people get off getting all up on tumblr and stating their vehement hate for this obviously brilliant band so fuck you if you don't know real punk even while it's repeatedly kicking you in the gonads. Their story is not important. If you can't find something in this to relate to you were never a teenager or at least never a very cool one.

PRESENT: JAP MUTATION BOOTYISM - Japanese Juke & Footworks Compilation

Much thanks to a friend at Mortigi Tempo for pointing this one out.

So within the past couple years juke and footwork blew up in Chicago and of course the internet is the great equalizer so now it seems that Japanese folks really like footwork and are really fucking good at making it. I guess I'm no footwork expert but I'd much rather listen to this compilation than say the Bangs and Works stuff with all due respect. Granted, this is a different scene, but the size of this compilation and the breadth of number of contributors and the quality of material indicates to me that the Japanese are really kicking this music into overdrive.

PAST: Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart / Nothing Can Stop Us

Lest we forget that this little London band made this kind of glitz cool to begin with. Haven't listened to the new record. Apprehensive but willing.

PRESENT: Locked Groove - Different Paths EP [2012]

The internet fairy finally came but hopefully you already found the full stream of the new Locked Groove EP on XLR8R. The record drops on Turbo in five days, and on June 18th he'll release yet another EP on Hotflush. If you like the aggressive stuff Andy Stott has been doing lately or you dug the Ugandan Methods videos I posted a while back, you'll enjoy this.