BALUE

Balue is a band from Denver.
Balue sounds like playing with Tinker Toys on a Lo-Fi beach.
Baluse sounds a bit like Beach Fossils/Heavenly Beat
Balue have a Tumblr.
Balue in this case is not the bear from Jungle Book.
Balue have a bandcamp page where you can download their EP for FREE!

 ENjO!

JULY 2011 BLOGMAIL MIX PART: 1 OF 2

 

 Just like I said with the last post, I would be making mini mixes on special occasions. Well, today is one of them with the holiday happening tomorrow. Enjoi this 10 song mix that fits perfectly with this outrageous photo I came across 2 months ago. Most of the songs are more experimental and...alien in nature. Have a great holiday everyone!

TRACKLIST:
1. Caveman - Old Friend (Some are saying this will be the album of the year)
2. Tumble Dry - Iceburg (Oh that grove is infectious!)
3. Son Lux - All The Right Things
4. SNOWMINE - Nervous
5. Great Marble - Lousiston
6. Nurses - Bright Ideas
7. Tennis - Is It True (Brenda Lee Cover)
8. Rites - Unlikely Rare
9. Memory Tapes - Offers
10. Ghost Crab - In Heat (sounds like early Department of Eagles)

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JUNE BLOGMAIL MIX 2011

The mix is coming out a bit early this month, boo, yea, whatever. Most of don't care, but I have a few followers that might lose their minds if I decided to stop doing these. I figured I already had 31 solid tracks and the art done since early this week so why not upload it today so people can let it soak in before the big holiday weekend. I hope you like the cover this month, I designed a couple different ones but everyone seemed to like the peacock one the best. Why have I never thought to combine peacocks and paisley before now? I might take out the type and do a limited run art print if anyone is interested??

Also, the rules have changed a bit. I will no longer be doing just one mix a month. I have been pondering this for a while and as of July you may or may not get more than just one mix a month. It really just comes down to that fact that i want to create more art than just one cover/theme a month. There could possibly be more mini mixes (probably nothing under 10 songs). But as of right now I have ideas for at least two for July. Better for you and more experimentation for me on the art front.

JUNE 2011 TRACKLIST:

1. Washed Out - Amor Fati (still the king of Chillwave)

2. Nurses - Fever Dreams

3. SBTRKT - Something Goes Right (is this guy related to James Blake?)

4. Future Islands - Before The Bridge

5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - An Ugly Person on a Movie Screen

6. Little Dragon - Nightlight (very excited for this album)

7. Givers - Saw You First

8. Triptides - Satin Skies

9. Holiday Shores - Spells

10. J. Irvín Dally - Teething

11. Jim Guthrie - Com64

12. High Highs - Horses (put out an album already!)

13. Seapony - So Low (what's with all the amazing Girl Pop this year?)

14. Night Shining - What I'm Told

15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Skeletons

16. James & Evander - Constellating

17. Mathieu Santos - I Can Hear The Trains Coming

18. Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs

19. Givers - Ripe

20. ABADABAD - California birds

21. Painted Palms - I Will Truck (Dirty Projectors cover)

22. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - If It Wasn't You

23. Beirut - East Harlem

24. Washed Out - Soft (best song ever for night runs)

25. Soda Shop - Longing

26. Summer Heart - Please Stay

27. SBTRKT - Pharoahs

28. Chad Valley - Now That I'm Real

29. Warm Weather - I Only Know

30. Lip Color - Wish You Were Dead

31. CANT - Ghosts

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MAY BLOGMAIL MIX 2011

So the covers are a bit of a remix on the July 2010 covers.  I wanted to do something with vintage photography. I was on some weird French ephemera blog and came across this strange board game where there were 4 face (2 men and 2 women) and then there were smaller cards with various various eyes, noses and mouths. I got everything into Photoshop and then just experimented with the many disturbing combinations that came to life. I then added a ink dyed kaleidoscope texture to make them feel more modern. I hope you like them. I have already received two comments on the subway about them. People seem a little freaked out by their subtle disturbing qualities. I like them a lot and I think they are the most conceptual of all the blogmail covers I have done. Enjoi them and the mix!

TRACKLIST:

1. Jeans Wilder - International Waters

2. ABADADAD - Park Slope (I'm Sorry)

3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Little Blu House (So stoked to hear the full LP)

4. Light Vibes - Wish We Had

5. Youth Lagoon - Daydream (Go Boise!)

6. Memory Tapes - Wait In The Dark

7. Junior Boys - Second Chance

8. The Republic Tigers - The Nerve

9. Solar Bears - Dream Valley (Young Montana! Remix)

10. Kauf- When You're Out

11. SLOWWAVE - Pour

12. Violens - Spectator & Pupil (RAC Remix)

13. Stealing Sheep - Noahs Days

14. Youth Lagoon - Afternoon

15. Saskatchewan - Dreamboat

16. Shades - Hard Fall

17. Friendly Fires - Running Away

18. Guards - Hear You Call

19. The Antlers - French Exit

20.  When Saints Go Machine - Kelly

21. motive - Now I'm A Stone

22. Hooray For Earth - Same

23. Youth Lagoon - Cannons

24. jj - No On Can Touch Us Tonight

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MARCH BLOGMAIL MIX 2011

I told you guys this months Blogmail would be epic! I probably spent way way too much time on the art this month but I love the way the covers turned out. Plus, it may be the best mix of music I have ever compiled.

TRACKLIST:
1. The Morning Benders - Excuses (RAC Remix)
2. Cults - You Know What I Mean
3. Generationals - You Say It Too (Love This Song!)
4. Chad Vangaalen - Beehives
5. Javelin - Estevez (Javelin made a Wild West Country album)
6. Mr. Little Jeans - Rescuse Song (RAC Remix)
7. The Holidays - Golden Sky
8. Gobble Gobble - Lawn Knives (Supposed to be the most exciting act at SXSW)
9. The Republic Tigers - Merrymake It With Me
10. POMPEYA - Power II (My new favorite Russian band)
11. White Denim - Anvil Everything
12. Architecture In Helsinki - Desert Island
13. The Holidays - 6AM
14. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way
15. RTP - All That's Left (RAC Remix)
16. Generationals - Tell Me Know
17. Chad VanGaalen - I'm A Witness
18. Here We Go Magic - Song In Three
19. Brown Recluse - Golden Sun
20. TV On The Radio - You
21. The Seedy Seeds - Run Down The Day
22. The Holidays - Indian Summer Anniversary
23. Javelin - Cowpoke
24. Idiot Glee - Don't Go Out Tonight
25. Gross Ghost - Soft Focus
26. Generationals - Ten-Twenty-Ten
27. POMPEYA - Untilted
28. Wildlife - Stand In The Water
29. Washed Out - New Theory (RAC Remix and better than the original)
30. The Strokes - Machu Picchu
31. Ra Ra Riot - Too Dramatic (Morning Benders Remix)
32. NewVillager - Lighthouse
33. POMPEYA - Cheenese
34. Generationals - Bobby Beal
35. Oregon Bike Trails - Swimsuit
36. POMPEYA - Inviters II
37. The One AM Radio - Sunlight
38. Claud Debussy - Clair de Lune (RAC Analog Synth Version - Beautiful synths!)


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Enjoi

FEBRUARY 2011 BLOGMAIL MIX

Sorry its so late, but I was out of town for over a week. When I got back I was overloaded with tons and tons and tons of new music to sort through. This month I have a cute fat cat on the cover. Despite his plump size, I feel like he can move at high speeds just by looking at those boots. But the real question is...is he wearing anything under that sign?

TRACKLIST:
1. High Highs - Flowers Bloom (one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard)
2. Metronomy - The Look
3. Pete & The Pirates - Winter 1
4. Billy Comfort - Wonder of We
5. Oregon Bike Trails - A Summer Thing
6. Panda Bear - Last Night At The Jetty (been there, seen that)
7. Sam Friend - Part of the Show
8. Bibio - Late Sleep
9. Mount Pleasant - Florida
10. Suuns - Up Past The Nursery (sounds like Clinic but better) 
11. Generationals - Greenleaf
12. Siriusmo - Idiologie
13. Secret Cities - Love Crime
14. FLASHLIGHTS - Holidays
15. Jamie Woon - Lady Luck (Post Dub-Step...yes please)
16. Puro Instinct - Silky Eyes
17. Bibio - More Excuses
18. Princeton - The Alps (not been there, not seen that)
19. Das Pop - The Game
20. FLASHLIGHTS - New hampshire
21. Widowspeak - Harsh Realm
22. Young Dreams - Young Dreams
23. Deerhoof - Super Duper Rescue Heads! (not a fan of Deerhoof...this song might change your mind)
24. The Black and White Years - Raised In Books
25. Oregon Bike Trails - Deep Sea Diver
26. Summer Camp - I Want You
27. Computer Magic - Grand junction
28. Toro Y Moi - Go With You
29. Moving Units - Until She Says -We Are Enfant Terrible Remix (think they took my GameBoy)
30 Oregon Bike Trails - Come On Come On


You might notice that the mix is a lot more beat driven than past mixes. I think it's just my Winter blues/Springtime angst coming through.


Enjoi friends!


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JANUARY 2011 BLOGMAIL MIX

I got a pretty big mix this month. It almost came to 50 songs but I ended up editing a lot out at the last minutes. The covers (35 different ones) are based on late 70's early 80's skiing and typography. Plus, some pretty epic gradients!

Here is the tracklist.

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Music for 20!!

Lots to get excited about this year in the music world. Can 2011 top 2010? Not sure, because 2010 was pretty epic for new music. Yet, this year has started out with a major bang (I'm talking about you Tennis). So here is a list of things that I know are coming out or TBA for this year. Anything that is in red has already leaked. If you want it drop me a line and tell me that I am your best friend.

JANUARY

Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean

MillonYoung - Replicants

Tapes n' Tapes - Outside

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde

Hercules & Love Affair - Blue Songs

Lower Dens - Batman 7"

Deerhoof - Deerhof Vs. Evil

Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours

Tennis - Cape Dory

(best album so far, should really hit its stride in the Summer months)

FEBRUARY

Star$@!?&@ - Reptilians

Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting

Brown Recluse - Evening Tapestry

Beach Fossils - What A Pleasure Ep

Toro y Moi - Underneath The Pine

MARCH

Noah and The Whale

Jeremy Jay - Dream Diary

Papercuts  - Fading Parade

Craft Spells - Idle Labor

Peter, Bjorn and John - Gimme Some

Dirty Beaches - Badlands

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Noah & the Whale - Last Night On Earth

Dodos - No Color

The Strokes - ?

Parts & Labor - Constant Future

APRIL

Anni Rossi - Heavy Meadow

Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion

Holy Ghost! - ?

MAY

Cults - ?

JUNE

Arches - ?

TBA RELEASE DATE

Cage & Aviary - Migration

Panda Bear - Tom Boy

Monster Rally - ?

Hands - ?

NewVillager - ?

Mister Heavenly - ?

Future Trends - ?

Blur - ?

Saskatchewan - ?

Man Man - ?

Idiot Glee - ?

Passion Pit - ?

Primary 1 - ?

The Rapture - ?

My Morning Jacket - ?

Puro Instinct - ?

Floating Action - ?

Franz Ferdinand

Fleet Foxes - ?

Shins - ?

Radiohead - ?

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - ?

The Antlers - ?

MAJESTIC DECEMBER 2010 BLOGMAIL MIX

Let's face it, the Holidays can be...kitchy. All sorts of cheesy traditions and decorations that are fun but when you really look at them, they are pretty tacky. Thus, the cover was born for the December mix. I looked at what I had and hadn't done art wise for the mixes and I hadn't really poked fun at anything. So, this cover was designed with a collage of snow animals and a super tacky font that just screams soap opera. It says December in the most majestic way.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and an ever more greaterer New Year.
Enjoi the mix.
Until next year.

TRACKLIST:
1. Beach House - I Do not Care For The Winter Sun
2. White Denim - Some Wild Going Outward
3. Sharon Van Etten - One Day
4. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band - Hurrah
5. Beach Fossils - Calyer
6. Young Galaxy - Cover Your Tracks
7. Smith Westerns - Only one
8. Anni Rossi - Crushing Limbs
9. White Hinterland - Moon Jam
10. Hooded Fang - Younger Days
11. Toro Y Moi - Still Sound
12. Foxes In Fiction - Bathurst
13. I Was A Fountain - Gaze
14. Hooded Fang - Straight Up The Dial
15. Blackbird Blackbird - Erasers
16. Anni Rossi - Land Majestic
17. Mean Wind - Kingdom Come
18. Jonquill - I Know I Don't Know
19. Smith Westerns - Still New
20. Hooded Fang - Green River
21. Teen Daze - Let's Fall Asleep Together
22. Boyscout Discovery - Shhhapes

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NOVEMBER 2010 BLOGMAIL MIX

I found putting a mix together this month quite stressful. I would search and search and come up empty. I would say 50% of the songs were found over the Thanksgiving break. The cover artwork was contributed by Maris Turner. I asked him to draw a curly horned ram. I tweaked the colors a bit, but its definitely a Maris original. Enjoi the mix ya turkeys!


TRACKLIST:
1. Painted Palms - Canopy
2. Cut Copy - Take Me Over
3. High Highs - Open Season
4. Tennis - Take Me Somewhere
5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me
6. Lord Huron - The Stranger
7. Body Language - Falling Out
8. Hands - Brave Motion
9. Saadi - Bad Seeds
10. The Black and White Years - Cold
11. Trophy Wife - Microlite
12. Lord Huron - Son of a Gun
13. Celebration - Battles
14. The Young Friends - Downtown
15. Painted Palms - All Of Us
16. The Russian Futurists - Walk With A Crutch
17. The Black and White Years - Unwritten
18. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home
19. Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow (Com Truise Remix)
20. The Black and White Years - Promises
21. Jim Noir - She Flies Away With My Love
22. Trophy Wife - Take This Night
23. High Highs - Live In Dreams (Wild Nothing Cover)
24. French Films - Golden Sea
25. The Black and White Years - Everything's Eventual
26. Restless People - Little Sky
27. Miniature Tigers - The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble)

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OCTOBER BLOGMAIL MIX 2kX

What a beefy mix this month! 38 tracks, 2nd biggest mix ever and maybe the best. The artwork is custom for each track but all with the theme of nostalgic Halloween costumes. Thanks Flickr.

Enjoi the mix and have a great Halloween.

TRACKLIST:
1. Arp - The Past (Studio Remix)
2. Small Black - New Chain
3. White Arrows - Save Me A Place
4. Young The Giant - Guns Out
5. Casa Castile - Time Machine
6. Botany - Waterparker
7. Sports - To Catch A Thief
8. Hooray For Earth vs Twin Shadow - A Place We Like
9. Millionyoung - Calrissian
10. Sean Nicholas Savage - Disco Dancing
11. Darkstar - Gold
12. Bishop Morrocco - Last Year's Disco Guitars
13. Small Black - Search Party
14. Hands - Onward Upward
15. Panda Bear - Alsatian Darn
16. Highlife - Burying Stones
17. Lord Huron - When Will I See You Again
18. Wave Machines - Keep The Lights Out (Artwork Remix)
19. Porcelain Raft - Tip Of Your Tongue
20. Shimmering Stars - East Van Girls
21. Museum of Bellas Artes - Watch the Glow
22. Young The Giant - I Got
23. The Holidays - Moonlight Hours
24. Darkstar - Dear Heartbeat
25. Avery Tare - 3 umbrellas
26. Band of Horses - Georgia
27. Cherry Chapstick - The Line
28. The Young Veins - Change
29. We Are Trees - Dear Chan Marshall
30. Dirty Gold - California Sunrise
31. Cursed Kids - Eugene
32. Deerhunter - Desire Lines
33. Evenings - Still Young
34. Cloudy Busey - Pound Your Town To Hell
35. Guantler Hair - Out, Don't..
36. The Rest - John Huston
37. The War On Drugs - Comin' Through
38. The Radio Dept. - On Your Side


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SEPTEMBER BLOGMAIL 2010

Could this cover possibly get any more epic? The answer is NO!


TRACKLIST:
1. White - Denim - New Coat
2. Young Man - Bright Lit Blue Skies
3. Voxhaul Broadcast - Rotten Apples
4. Warpaint - Undertow
5. Figurines - Hanging From Above
6. Belle & Sebastian - Come On Sister
7. Maximum Balloon - Young Love (Katrina Ford)
8. Ice Cream Shout - Tattooed Tears
9. Deerhunter - Helicopter
10. Crystal Stilts - Shake The Shackles
11. Soft Powers - Moon Culture
12. Beach Fossils - Face It
13. French Horn Rebellion - This Moment
14. Electric Sunset - Palace
15. Matthew Dear - Slowdance (Bear In Heaven Remix)
16. Selebrities - Time
17. Heavy Hawaii - Teen Angel
18. Electric Sunset - Future Dream
19. Navajo Bixby - Down Under Master
20. Tennis - Bimini Bay (Live Acoustic)
21. Clive Tanaka y Su Orquestra - Neu Chicago
22. Figurines - New Colors
23. Electric Sunset - Relay
24. Soft Powers - Diamond Daggs
25. Beach Fossils - Distance
26. Future Islands - In The Fall
27. Maximum Balloon - Communion (Karen O)
28. Sunset - Moonlight
29. Deerhunter - He Would Have Laughed
30. Houses - Soak It Up (Best end of Summer song ever)

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Enjoi!