autre ne veut is crafting some of the most forward-thinking avant-pop music we’ve encountered in a long time. any of the tracks on the self-titled record may as well have surfaced on mediafire blogs as forgotten adult contemporary pop standards from the late 70s/early 80s.

for this post in which present to you four tracks, two videos, we picked some favorites off the s/t oesb debut. “drama cum drama” and “demoneyez” both take us to elevated dimensions, with instantly infectious layers of falsetto atop a bed of glistening glass. both exploding at the end, ultimately reaching the same conclusion, only with “demoneyez” a bit more up-front about getting there.

autre ne veut – drama cum drama
autre ne veut – demoneyez

our friend luke wyatt‘s data-mulch video for “soldier” is the perfect accompaniment to this skewed slab of magical pop:

AUTRE NV “SOLDIER” from OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE on Vimeo.

via visitationrites

also check “emotional,” which immediately validates the merit of good found-footage music videos:

AUTRE NE VEUT “EMOTIONAL” from OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE on Vimeo.

via bobka

all songs off s/t on olde english spelling bee
(img courtesy autre ne veut )

Last night was the final episode of ghe20 gothik, a swirling, jerking celebration of our inner raver avatars. Dj’s decended from the next level giving earthlings an idea what it sounds like up there. dj rashad, 1/2 of the conspiracy behind ghettoteknitianz graced us with his juke. the ceiling split open revealing a virtual world above, where the footwork goes as fast as your processor can handle.
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rashad, spinn and co (who you can also jam on the ghettophiles soundcloud) dropped these recent mixes on us:

FACT Mix 195 – DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad (Oct ’10) by factmag
dj rashad and spinn fact mix

dj rashad xlr8r mix < might be even bigger (via xlr8r)

use these ghe20 gothik (and related) mixes as primers, crank them up as you explore this photogallery:

ghe20 gothik official mixtape by venus x, via dismagazine

and brenmar’s great 24k mix from summer:

24k Mix (<—click for tracklist) by BRENMAR

more on ghe20 gothik soundcloud

photos after the jump.

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Jan Woo — one of Brooklyn’s preeminent up and comers — is a procurer of crystalline music and mystic vibes. Blurring and exploring the lines between rhythm and sound, Jan Woo will give you a rush of blood to your heart chakra and you will thank him for it. Emanating new age boogie and tantric sounds from his castle on high, a tower of Woo, made of smoke.
-vibesmanagement.com

meet jan woo. jan has been filling live bassist duties for greatest hits, and as more people get hip, he has been more and more of a fixture at good cosmic parties in brooklyn, his elevated tastebuds informing inspired selections that have never failed to inject energy into our bodies. it’s his birthday today, and we’re happy to bring you this cosmic cocktail of hand-picked janny jammers.

“it tears me up inside. couldn’t imagine a better song”

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woo mix:
Jan Woo – Lavender Dreams [mix]

photos by joe perez and erez avissar

there were too many good shows on friday: light asylum and co tore up coco66, zola jesus, avey tare and others were steady flooring it at brooklyn bowl, death by audio hosted a diverse group of young innovators, including greatest hits, teen inc and prince rama, and silent barn had a titillating bill including the legend r. stevie moore, tonstartssbandht and butts. thakfully there are photographers like joe perez (part of the great eyebodega collective), willing to hop from venue to venue snapping pretty pixels to help us live vicariously. he’s consistently impressed, from his great shots at the mtymx festival, to eloquently capturing market hotel‘s heyday. check the portfolio for more). below, find photos from altered zones cmj showcase @ death by audio and silent barn later, feat. r. stevie moore and butts.

(we missed prince rama, but you can check out our friend leia jospe’s shots @ altered zones)

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shannon funchess is one of the most intense women in music. like a bolt of lightning, her voice vast and deep, with the ability to cut right through greenpoint’s coco66, and detonate our skulls via choppy pixels and crude sound. wild untamed power, your body trying to move and not just crumble. their world sucking you in, daring you to try (or want) to resist.

pitchfork’s cmj-colliding, kanye-crashing brooklyn bowl “festival” went down this past weekend, colliding with the cmj music marathon… from zola jesus to tanlines to big troubles to matthew dear to, yes, kanyeezy, it was a marathon indeed.

still working some b-slide pics to post as a set here on MAGIC, but for now, you can view the galleries on p4k.

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• DAY 1

| including wild nothing, small black, gold panda, beach fossils, dent may, keepaway

• DAY 2

| including zola jesus, how to dress well, tanlines, baths, candy claws, sun airway, andrew cedermark, big troubles, avey tare

• DAY 3

| including kanye west, gza, matthew dear, javelin, active child, cults, matthew dear, highlife, diamond rings

pinglewood did the world a solid by gathering a diverse group of artists to reinterpret/reinvent ariel pink songs.

stream it here:
Pinglewood Pingcast S01E02 – Ariel Pink Special by pinglewood

you can also download individual tracks and the whole thing as a zip file.

here are our favorite cuts:

the master bullion‘s remix of “menopause man”
ariel pink – menopause man (bullion remix)
uk’s great waskerley way reimagine “are you gonna look after my boys”, to saccharine, ethereal results.
waskerley way – are you gonna look after my boys?

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BONUS: here’s the video for the o.g. “are you gonna look after my boys?”

party!

all photos by erez avissar.

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all photos by erez avissar.

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Avey tare’s new record, down there, is one that somehow captures our vibe here in brooklyn even though he recorded it in an abandoned church in the swamp of nowhere. The opening track, “laughing hieroglyphic”, immediately spoke to us. The track opens with deep bubbles surfacing through that low frequency algae with warped vocals saying who knows what, just making us anticipate avey’s grand entrance. the scattered beat starts chiming in, the old accordion sounds creep forward, and we realize its not avey’s grand entrance, its more like stumbling across his abandoned sanctuary in the swamp while he is pouring part of himself out into the sludge surrounding him. I feel like im spying on him performing for no audience every time i hear this tune. Avey belts out his magic that can only come from deep within, and we love him for it.

avey tare – laughing hieroglyphic