May 2012
31 posts
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Psychemagik :: Valley of Paradise
Psychemagik :: Valley of Paradise
from Valley of Paradise 12” self-released
Psychemagik on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
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The Cake Shop needs your help
For a variety of reasons, I tend to dislike pleas for crowd-sourced help for the arts. I’m not against the method of funding all together, but its become a lazy and indulgent means in many cases.
This is not one of those cases.
As the New York Times reports, the Cake Shop has fallen on hard times after a whirlwind combination of fines, back taxes and additional security expenses....
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Airhead :: Wait
Airhead :: Wait
from Wait/South Congress out via R&S
Bonus: RA.304 by Airhead
Airhead on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
RETHINKING SECURITY: COINage 2: Electric Boogaloo →
rethinkingsecurity:
I recognize my last missive, scribbled in a bit of haste, might have seemed a bit opaque. I was in a bout of intense frustration and simply wanted to get something out before I returned to analyzing the intricacies of the G.O.O.D. Music vs. YCMB beef, (big hint: I’m rooting for Pusha-T—any…
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Octo Octa :: Deep Hurt
Octo Octa :: Deep Hurt
from the Oh Love 12” out in June on 100% Silk
Octo Octa on Bandcamp / Facebook
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Bam Spacey :: Taigan
Bam Spacey :: Taigan
from Land out now on Ceremony
Bonus Video:
Bam Spacey on Facebook / Resident Advisor / Soundcloud / Twitter
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King Felix : Spring EP
King Felix :: Spring 01 from the Spring EP out via Liberation Technologies
King Felix aka Laurel Halo on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
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Fischer on Austerity
The Threat of German Amnesia
A brief but insightful article by Joschka Fischer, former Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany arguing against the pursuit of further austerity measures by Angela Merkel.
Joschka Fischer on Project Syndicate / Wiki
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Sam Flax : Age Waves
Sam Flax :: Another Day
Sam Flax :: Almost Young from Age Waves out via Burger Records
Bonus Video:
Sam Flax on Bandcamp / Facebook / Soundcloud
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Kitsuné : America
OLIVER :: Walk With Me
Selebrities :: Regret
Kitsuné on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
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Revolutionary or Routine?
While reading up on more about Drones and “drone warfare,” I came across this somewhat empirical analysis of drones by Time Magazine’s Winslow Wheeler. Its a by-the-numbers assessment that doesn’t paint a pretty picture for drone advocates.
Check out our POLY post on drones and their current use around the globe here.
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Lianne La Havas :: Forget (Shlohmo Remix)
Lianne La Havas - Forget (Shlohmo remix)
Lianne La Havas on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
Shlohmo on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
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Teen Daze :: Treten
Teen Daze - Treten by teendaze
Bonus Video:
Teen Daze on Bandcamp / Facebook / Soundcloud / Tumblr / Twitter
Teen Daze: Tour with Beat Connection/White Arrows →
teendaze:
You can grab tickets for all of my shows with Beat Connection and White Arrows: Philadelphia - http://ticketf.ly/HknTXp Brooklyn - http://ticketf.ly/HYgqS7 Cambridge - http://tktwb.tw/I2K4C5 Montreal - http://bit.ly/I6gNcg Toronto - http://tktwb.tw/IgHjvJ …
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Grimes : Videos
Grimes on Carbonmade / Facebook / Twitter
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Monday Motivation #1 :: Plastic Dreams
Jay Dee :: Plastic Dreams (vinyl rip)
Ed. Monday motivation is something new at POLY. Each Monday we’ll post a classic track to help remind you why its worth getting up in the morning.
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Storm Queen :: Look Right Through
Storm Queen :: Look Right Through (Aeroplane Remix)
from Look Right Through Remixes #2 12” out via Defected
Storm Queen on Facebook
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Will Sessions :: True Story
True Story/Dub Rock by Will Sessions
Will Sessions on Bandcamp / Facebook / Tumblr / Twitter
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Boddika & Joy Orbison :: Dun Dun
Boddika & Joy Orbison :: Dun Dun
from Dun Dun 12” out via Sunklowun
Joy Orbison on Facebook / Resident Adviser
Boddika on Facebook / Resident Adviser / Soundcloud / Twitter
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Oneohtrix Point Never :: I Only Have Eyes for You
Oneohtrix Point Never :: I Only Have Eyes for You
Oneohtrix Point Never on Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter
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POLY : Selections #9
Forgot about POLY HQ? We’ve got the newest mix, Selections #9, up and ready for your perusal. Featuring John Talabot, Four Tet & Burial, James & Evander, Gold Panda and Desire among others. Click through for the mix & track list or click here to get the whole thing directly.
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Beach House :: Lazuli
Beach House :: Lazuli
from Lazuli 7” out via Sub Pop
limited to 2400 copies for Record Store Day/p>
Beach House on Facebook / Twitter / YouTube
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Giraffage & XXYYXX :: Even Though
Giraffage & XXYYXX :: Even Though
Giraffage & XXYYXX :: Even Though (Slow Magic remix)
from Even Though 12” out via Kitsune
Giraffage on Bandcamp / Facebook / Soundcloud / Tumblr / Twitter
XXYYXX on Bandcamp / Facebook / Soundcloud / Tumblr / Twitter
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Brooklyn’s Violens are back with the release of their second LP, True, via Slumberland on May 15. Direct comparison is a cheap way of measuring a band, but I’ll commit the sin anyway; Violens sound like an updated blend of The Smiths and Belle & Sebastian. I mean this in a complimentary way, as the threesome successfully manages to capture the indie instrumental virtuosity of...
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More or Less :: Research Techno
Click through or click here. Techno Bro :: Forlorn from Brahaus out via More or Less
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Twin Shadow :: Five Seconds
Twin Shadow :: Five Seconds
Pilfered via 4AD:
Talking about his inspiration behind Confess, George Lewis Jr. writes:
“One winter I crashed my motorcycle, with a friend on the back. I shouldn’t have been riding that day, but I was young and fearless of the black roads, fast and easy in my ways. As the bike slipped from under us my head filled with words. The slow motion moments...
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Squarepusher :: Dark Steering
POLY is back in Phnom Penh and back online…
Squarepusher is back too…
from Ufabulum out May 14 via Warp
Squarepusher on Facebook / Warp
