October 2010
4 posts
The End →
This is the last post on Thousound. I will post songs, videos, pictures and much more on my new blog.
"Two Teeth Missing" by D.D. Denham →
Just in time for Halloween. Radiophonic style, but made in 2010.
"Track 01" by Expressway Yo-Yo Dieting →
2010 style.
"Program 1" by Urban Tribe →
It’s a shame this is still only available on vinyl. It’s an interesting album to listen to, but not DJ friendly.
September 2010
1 post
"Groove On '07" by DJ Yogurt & Koyas Production →
Just FYI: At some point soon, I’m probably going to merge Thousound into another blog where I also post video and other stuff. A sincere thanks to anyone still following my feeble attempt at a music blog. :)
August 2010
3 posts
"Cowboy On The Beach" by Zeus →
via The Growing Bin
"Island Sunrise" by Software →
Synthesized relaxation.
"You (Full Vocal Mix)" by Mark E →
July 2010
6 posts
"Sunshine (Delorean Remix)" by John Talabot →
Blinding.
"Mpenzi" by Mim Suleiman →
Can’t resist posting another one…
"Hebu" by Mim Suleiman →
Futuristic Swahili funk produced by Maurice Fulton. Whole album is worth checking out.
"Poor People Must Work (Carl Craig Remix)" by... →
Someone I only recently heard this for the first time. Craig’s treatment of the vocal sample is impeccable.
"Pass It On" by The Backwoods →
Nice summery tune from their new album. Great things coming from the Ene label recently.
"X7RX7R (SFPV Edit)" by SFPV →
How was this not a gigantic hit in its day? As far as I know, the identity of this track is still kept a secret by the elite crate diggers who discovered it.
June 2010
3 posts
"Why Me?" by Rüdiger Lorenz →
This track is like a combination of the Twin Peaks soundtrack and the Cosmos (Carl Sagan TV series) soundtrack, both of which I love.
"The Great Electrifier (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)"... →
A second slow burner for you today. More on the minimal wave side this time. I really like how things close out in the last 1/4 or so of the track.
Tolouse [sic] Low Trax = Detlef Weinrich = member of Kreidler
"???" by ??? →
May 2010
3 posts
"Goin' Steady Ring" by The Mad Daddy →
"That's Dream" by Mark Lane →
Suicidally depressing. But… pretty.
"The Return of the Golden Age under the Power of... →
April 2010
2 posts
"Dance Of The Masks" by Andreas Vollenweider →
I love every moment of this track, especially the end. The New Age genre, in many peoples’ minds, represents some of the worst music ever made. And some of it is, but there are truly great works to be found in the genre too.
"Madison Avenue" by Gil Scott-Heron And Brian... →
March 2010
5 posts
"Mass" by E&E →
"The Better Idea" by It's Immaterial →
Give it a chance. It’ll grow on you.
"Mouse An' Me" by Maximum Joy →
Band definitely lives up to its name. Forgotten pretty much everywhere except Japan, which seems to be the case for many bands.
Produced by Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound, African Head Charge, etc).
"Ketamineaphonia" by Nurse With Wound →
"D.F.G (feat. Dr. Nishimura)" by COS/MES →
I’m not going to leave this track up very long.
So far, the album this track comes from has only been released on (sold out) CD in Japan and MP3 on Napster in the US (yeah, weird).
It will supposedly see a re-release in the US/rest of world soon, in the form of CD, vinyl, and remixes.
February 2010
6 posts
"Fast Cars (feat. Vincent Lawrence)" by Z-Factor →
"The 4.08 to Paris (Dompteur Mooner Edit)" by... →
Conrad Schnitzler was an early member of Tangerine Dream and of Kluster, which preceded Cluster.
"Heizgas Meter" by Lobt Noch Irrt →
An edit of “Plastic People” by Birth Control. One of my favorite edits ever.
"Trance Dance 2" by Green Nuns On Ice →
I also have to share one of the interlude tracks from the album, which feature an announcer in a fictional international trance DJ competition (listen closely, he talks fast).
On most albums, my instinct is to skip over the skit tracks, but the ones in this album are very, very funny.
"The British Are 'Avin A Laugh" by Green Nuns On... →
A track from psy-trance group Green Nuns Of The Revolution’s trance-free chill album The Pan Electric Variations, which I didn’t expect to like, but is actually quite nice. Very ’90s style, in a good way.
"Air On A G-String (J.S. Bach)" by Oto Gelb →
January 2010
1 post
"Plugged In" by Anthony "Shake" Shakir →
Finding myself in a bit of a musical drought these days, but I have been enjoying some of the tracks on Anthony “Shake” Shakir’s career retrospective album.
This track from 1997 takes me back to the days when I was listening to Daft Punk’s “Homework” on endless repeat.
December 2009
11 posts
"Someone To Pull Crackers With" by Das Wonderlust →
"Snowflakes And Frozen Lakes" by Pac-Man →
Terrifying.
"Gershwin's Pipe" by VED →
(Taking a quick break from the Christmas tunes.)
"Hopen (Track 3)" by Jaxson Payne →
"Hopen (Track 2)" by Jaxson Payne →
“Above the northern-most point of Norway, alone in the vast freezing Arctic Ocean and far from civilisation, is a tiny island of ice and snow called Hopen. A weather station with a staff of four persons is the only sign of life on this barren and bitterly cold island. The four solitary staff carry out meteorological observations, as well as maintenance of the station.” -...
"Santa Claus" by The Sonics →
Christmas in Tacoma, Washington, 1965.
Love the reverb around “nothing! nothing! nothing!” and the off-tempo guitar twangs.
"Let Me Be The Fairy On Your Christmas Tree... →
"Christmas On Earth" by Momus →
"Deck The Halls" by Hybrid Kids →
Is that Jello Biafra?
"Tyrannosaurus Rex For Christmas" by The Lovely... →
Rah!
"Opening Round" by Rotary Connection →
I’ll be posting Christmas or Christmas-esque music until the 25th.
(thanks to Neven for this track)
November 2009
1 post
"Jungle Taitei (Laughter Robot's Hemp Mix)" by The... →
Finally figured out what this psychedelic gem is. It turns out the version from the mix was edited down. The full-length version goes even deeper.
Original melody, it turns out, is the original theme to Jungle Taitei aka Kimba The White Lion by Isao Tomita.
October 2009
5 posts
"Baby, Please Don't Go" by Ballroom →
I’ve heard some pretty drugged-out 60’s tunes but this takes the cake…
"De Orient Swing" by Cybe →
Randomly found this on Megaupload last week… not sure where it was originally posted. Love the way the synth parts at 1:10 and 3:42 contrast with the rest of the tune.
"Run DNA" by The Avalanches →
Somehow hadn’t heard this early EP by The Avalanches… Fun stuff.
"Collapsing At Your Doorstep" by Air France →
Kind of like The Avalanches meets Ultramarine. Total 90s vibe, but released just last year!