Polyrock - "Romantic Me"

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I recently discovered these guys on the always awesome id Reverberations blog. Polyrock was formed in New York City in the late 70's and lasted until the early 80's. Their biggest clame to fame is that they were produced my legendary composer Philip Glass. Great synth-infused pop a la Talking Heads and Devo, although a bit more rock.

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Gucci Mane - "Frowny Face (Emynd Remix feat. Playboy Tre)"

gucci mane - "frowny face (emynd remix feat. playboy tre)" (download)

From Mad Decent's officialr Free Gucci mixtape. Philadelphia's Emynd takes on "Frowny Face" with Atlanta rapper Playboy Tre. Probably my favorite remix on the mixtape. The whole thing is really worth checking out though, and features an all star cast of remixers like Flying Lotus, Memory Tapes, Diplo, Zomby and more. Go grab it over at the Mad Decent site

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Active Child - "When Your Love Is Safe"

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Some great ethereal synth heavy pop courtesy of Active Child (LA's Pat Grossi). He just released a really impressive, limited-edition white vinyl 7" on Transparent Records. Aside from a limited cassette-only release called Sun Rooms that came out recently, the guy doesn't have a whole lot available for purchase, but he has the right idea....release a few songs, see who bites, and build up some demand. I really love this stuff. If you're into Grizzly Bear, Washed Out, Final Fantasy, etc, you will most likely love this too.

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Myron & E with the Soul Investigators - "It's a Shame"

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Another great throwback soul track from California's Myron & E, with their usual backing band, Finland's The Soul Investigators. These guys have really nailed it when it comes to capturing that classic Motown sound. Totally timeless music. This 7" is their follow-up to last year's "Cold Game" single, and can be purchased on vinyl or digitally over at the Stones Throw store

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Toto Coelo - "I Eat Cannibals"

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Some poppy, totally 80's British new wave music from Toto Coelo. Similar to Bananarama, Blondie, Missing Persons, etc. This song actually hit the top 10 on the UK charts when it was released in 1982. This is an incredibly catchy song. Be sure not to listen to it too seriously. I mean, look at these ladies. I love this stuff though.

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General Elektriks - "Little Lady"

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When he's not playing in his band Honeycut, or laying down keys for Lyrics Born, Jel, Blackalicious and others, Berkeley, CA's Herve "RV" Salters is doing his General Elektriks project for the Quannum label. Very similar to the Honeycut stuff, but with a bit more soul. Pick up his excellent Good for City Dreamers record, which came out last year.

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WHY? - "This Blackest Purse (Amp Live Remix)"

why? - "this blackest purse (amp live remix)" (download)

Amp Live of Oakland's Zion I has just released a free EP of remixes he did for Anticon's WHY? titled One Dark Eskimo Remixes: Amp Live vs. WHY?. The EP has five tracks and features remixes of "Bezerkley", "Against You", "This Blackest Purse", "Good Woodz" and "Uno Roses."Grab your free download here

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Cars and Trains - "Asleep on a Train (Bomarr Remix)"

cars and trains - "asleep on a train (bomarr remix)" (download)

To celebrate this week's release of The Roots, The Leaves on Fake Four Records, Cars and Trains (Portland, Oregon's Tom Filepp) has released a FREE companion record (appropriately titled The Roots, The Remix) packed full of great remixes from the likes of Boy In Static, Melodium, Meanest Man Contest, Blue Sky Black Death, Polyphonic, Ernest Gonzales, yours truly and more. I'm very pleased with how my remix turned out, and I hope you enjoy it as well. You can download the free remix record here, and purchase the studio record here

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Wave Machines - "Keep The Lights On"

wave machines - "keep the lights on" (download)

I love this song so much. Apparantly it's been blowing up on the "blog circuit" for the past few months. I won't deny, I just discovered it. These guys are from Liverpool. There doesn't seem to be a detailed bio on them anywhere, but according to Last.fm, Wave Machines are "art rock disco made on a Cash Converter keyboard and start-up drum kit." Buy their record Wave If You're Really There below.

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SuperLiteBike - "Unbelievable Party!!! Cool"

superlitebike - "unbelievable party!!! cool" (download)

I'll be honest, a lot of the submissions I get for this blog just don't fit, but every once in a while, something comes through that I absolutely love. Austin's Superlitebike impressed me. This track, "Unbelievable Party!!! Cool" not only impressed me with it's title, but also with the fact that it's an upbeat party track a la LCD Soundsystem. They have a new record coming out in May called Away We Go. Follow them on Twitter to get updated when the record drops.

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Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"

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The lead single from the first album to blow me away in 2010. This is from Brooklyn-based Yeasayer's second record Odd Blood, which is due out on Secretly Canadian in a couple of weeks. People around me have most likely heard me raving non stop about this record lately. Hard to describe, as the songs are all quite different, but this is a very solid release. They've made an incredibly out-there, NSFW video for this song as well, which you can view here.

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Washed Out - "Get Up"

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It took me a little while to come around when it came to this little EP. I've listened to it on and off for a while, but would always compare it to the Neon Indian record (which is amazing, if you haven't already heard). It has really grown on me though. Some lo-fi bedroom synthpop songs straight out of Georgia. You should buy this. It's called Life of Leisure. Also, check out the great remix Washed Out did for Small Black that I posted last week.

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Bullion - "Say Goodbye To What"

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Some more nasty Bullion beats. This UK producer is best known for his Pet Sounds: In The Key of Dee release, which combined samples from the Beach Boys classic Pet Sounds release with beats & samples from the late J Dilla. He's recently released a new 7" called Say Goodbye To What on One Handed Music. If you like this track, support the man by heading over to his Bandcamp page to purchase the mp3, or over to Boomkat to purchase the limited 7".

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Seona Dancing - "Bitter Heart (Razormaid Remix)"

seona dancing - "bitter heart (razormaid remix)" (download)

Before Ricky Gervais became a household name due to his brilliant comedic skills and creating the original UK version of The Office, he was part of a little-known early 80's synthpop duo named Seona Dancing (pronounced "Shawna"). They didn't have much success aside from breaking the Billboard top 100 with this song, "Bitter Heart." The man can actually hold his own when it comes to vocals, and proves here that he's just an all around, talented guy.

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Agent Orange - "Bloodstains"

agent orange - "bloodstains" (download)

Another busy day. Late post today. This is the song that got these Orange County, CA punk rockers attention back in 1979, and rightfully so. Such a great song. Later covered by L7.

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