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if i ran the zoo

Emily -- December 16, 2010 -- new tunes and playlists. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

frnds/fmly, you are running out of chances to help me run the zoo! join me next tuesday for my very last radio show on wprk 91.5fm (or wprkdj.org). i’ll be playing some of my favorite tunes of 2010, chattin’ it up in the zoo room and quite possibly saying some goodbyes over the air. SPECIAL MAGIC TIMES ALL AROUND / HAPPY HOLIDAZE <3

if i ran the zoo, 12/14/10

Glass Cake and Plant Magic Man – Goodbye Dove
Big Spider’s Back – Perfect Machine
I Am The Dot – Formaldehyde
Deerhunter – Basement Scene (buy Halcyon Digest)
Neil Young – Rumblin’ (buy Le Noise, also available as a blu-ray dvd)
Anika – Yang Yang
La Femme – Sur La Planche
FRIENDS – Feelin Dank
Mistlefinger – Cardboard City
Small Wonder – Oracle
School Knights – Never Needed
The Band In Heaven – High Low
Stay Cool Forever – Mia
Clive Tanaka y Su Orquesta – Neu Chicago
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Everything In My Cupboards Is Moldy (Friendship Remix)
Sports – Mind Has Changed
The Spookfish – A Million Elephants
Spacer Ace – Rad But True
PiLLz – Hexagon
Salem – King Night
LA Vampires & Zola Jesus – Bone Is Bloodstone
Winks – Port Antonio
Keepaway – 100 (Sunglasses Remix)
Kuhrye-oo – Manet Monet
Panda Teeth – Mathew Shuckowski Can Sprint
Many Mansions – Ocean Temple Pt. 1
Teen Porn – Loose Fur
Breakfast Mountain – Krimp

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if i ran the zoo

Emily -- December 13, 2010 -- new tunes and playlists. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

one more zoo before bidding temporary adieu to wprk with my favorite songs of 2010 and the fondest memories of marathons/meetings/paperwork/pals. listen in for the next two tuesdays at wprk 91.5fm or wprkdj.org, 5-7pm (est)!

if i ran the zoo, 12/7/10

Y La Bamba – Alida St.
Boyscout Discovery – Por Avion
Glass Cake – Endless Summer
w o o l g a t h e r i n g – It’s Called “Found Footage”, Not “Worthless Filmstrips.”
Atlas Sound – Pilot Light
Zomes – Cosmovital Force
Braids – Liver and Tan
Praything – My Hometown
Half-Handed Cloud – To Love Like the Father & Son Love Each Other
Saskatchewan – Beast Coast
Jeans Wilder – Sparkler
Levek – Look on the Bright Side
All India Radio – The Bomb
Kowhi – Hobbies (ft. Mutual Benefit)
Diva Cup – Jungle Book
Grimes – Crystal Ball
Mickey Mickey Rourke – Gloomy Guts (ft. Craft Spells)
BIRTHDAYS – I’m Keeping Some of Mine for Me
Stay Cool Forever – Young Wiley
Crystal Fighters – Follow (D/R/U/G/S Inner Galaxy Mix)
Trayer – WEHAV EENTE REDAH OLYPA TTERN
Babe Rainbow – Shaved
I Am The Dot – LQD GLD (RxRy Remix)
Sun Araw – Last Chants
Zach Hill – Ex-Ravers
Attached Hands – Distress Call
Gold Panda – Marriage
Gala Drop – Drop
I Am Genko & Watson – Messages In Starlight
Viernes – Glass Windows

and above is some new eye candy to go with that attached hands jam you just blissed out to (vid by richard jerousek, listen to sounds he makes here)

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gravel between the toes

Noah -- May 4, 2010 -- bffs and new tunes. Tags: , .

“Zach Tipton, you bastard. Why’d you have to go and make this god damned beautiful little album? Don’t you realize that every other musician you know is now going to become incredibly jealous of you? As if they weren’t already. I remember seeing his other/old band open for Phil Elverum at the now defunct and oft-missed Brooks Center and being blown away by his (Zach’s) presence. It’s one of those rare feelings you get when you see or meet someone. Like, you know they’re going to be famous? Or do something deserving of fame. Enter the IATD EP. This deserves it. And much more. Please, do yourself a favor and download this. You’ll thank me. Or him. Yeah, thank him. I’m very proud to have Mr. Dot here as a fellow Denverite.”
-Tim Perry, Weed Diamond

FMLY Group Hug veteran, I Am The Dot, just bandcamp’d a three-tune ep called Minimal Love that’s ideal for those Spring strolls that this sunshine so desperately wants to take the neighborhood out on. Bringing a full band to life on this ep really makes Zach’s pieces pop in a way that previous recordings didn’t capture – but don’t take that as criticism, his whole discography contains some of my most regular of jams. Appreciators of IATD’s playful vocals and unpredictable rhythms will be oh so pleased with these. Feel free to download Minimal Love as well as the rest of Zach’s tunes right here.

I Am The Dot – Mark Twain
bns
I Am The Dot – Love Song For Camus
Boneless – Treetops (feat. I Am The Dot)

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a half moon with rotting teeth

Noah -- March 30, 2010 -- new tunes. Tags: , .

FMLY bro and Group Hug veteran Zach Tipton, aka I Am The Dot, just laid down a track with Massachusetts’ own I.S.O. to turn some sunken feelings and cavernous beats into floating melodies escaping their inevitable doom. Whether it’s the intimacy of his lyrics or density of that ostinado, Zach’s voice is as close as ever. You can take a peek at the lyrics after the jump and download the I Am The Dot discography for free right here!

I.S.O. – Solaris Bella (feat. I Am The Dot)

Continue reading ‘a half moon with rotting teeth’

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group hugs this saturday

Cameron -- March 17, 2010 -- events. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .


If you are in Austin hitting up the hot sauce store, drinking all that free beer and being bombarded with music from every direction, take a break on Saturday and head down to the river for Thank you, Come Again for some outlet free music with some new and old FRNDS.
: EASYBOY*
:: Big Whup
::: Pizza!
:::: Dead Gaze
::::: Jonesin’*
:::::: The Splinters
::::::: Moses Campbell

We will be hanging out from 3 till 7 and then all walking over to Dominican Joe’s across the river for a night of sweet, inspiring jams that will make you want to be making more music yourself.

: Truman Peyote
:: MillionYoung
::: Wampire
:::: Idiot Glee*
::::: Magic Man*
:::::: Michael Parallax
::::::: I Am The Dot*
:::::::: Philip Seymour Hoffman*

*only chance to catch ‘em at sxsw

Here is a map for both events.
Fbook event

Philip Seymour Hoffman – duckfangs tickle my ankles
Wampire – I Luv U
Idiot Glee – I Want The Night To Stay
Truman Peyote – Steelstack
Moses Campbell – And It’s Over
Big Whup – Cover My Eyes

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fmly group hugs sxsw

Noah -- March 3, 2010 -- fmly night and Where We'll Be. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

cred: the lovely geoff geis

MillionYoung – Sunndreamm
Truman Peyote – Beantown
Pizza! – Be a Man
WAMPIRE – Orchards
Idiot Glee – I Want The Night To Stay
Magic Man – South Dakota
I Am The Dot – Love Song For Camus
Philip Seymour Hoffman – everything in my cupboards is moldy
Dead Gaze – You’ll Carry On Real Nice
Mistlefinger – Cardboard City
Big Whup – Yaaaay!
EASYBOY – Wrenchin’

see you there, babes.

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fmly group hug at sxsw

Noah -- February 15, 2010 -- bffs and fmly night. Tags: , , , , , , , , .

At Dominican Joe in Austin on Saturday March 20 we’ll be hugging it out with new and old frnds from all over the country, and we really hope that you’ll be there with us to rawk out. Here’s a peek!

MillionYoung, Truman Peyote, Wampire, Weed Diamond, I Am The Dot, Magic Man, Idiot Glee, Philip Seymour Hoffman

More info coming soon…

MillionYoung – Sunndreamm
Truman Peyote – New Wife, New Life
Weed Diamond – Let’s Burn One Down
WAMPIRE – Orchards
I Am The Dot – Love Song For Camus
Magic Man – Like Sailors (via birp)
Idiot Glee – It
Philip Seymour Hoffman – duckfangs tickle my ankles

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public education playlist

Cameron -- February 1, 2010 -- playlists and Public Education. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .


Thanks for tuning in to Public Education. We on indie1031.com every Sunday from 6-8 pm PST. If you were listening, then you were a witness to the Facebook marriage of Danny and myself. The first day of marriage is good and the beatings are sparse.

Sun Wizard – Glorious
The Radio Dept. – Heaven’s on Fire
Gold Canary – Cloud Control
Surfer Blood – Floating Vibes – Astro Coast
Tune-Yards – Sunlight
Xiu Xiu – Dear God, I Hate Myself
The Fresh & Onlys – Second One To Know
Total Slacker – Psychic Mesa
FUR – Black Castles
I Am The Dot – Glacial Age feat. Boneless
Seabear – Lion Face Boy

Origami Vinyl Picks of the Week
Soft Pack – C’mon
Best Coast – Something In The Way
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp

Reaching Quiet – At Home Costume: The Vowels
Blockhead – Which One Of Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer
RENMINBI – Portland
Black Lips – The Drop I Hold feat. GZA
regal – Family of Bears
Active Child – Wilderness
Fol Chen – In the Flesh
Papercuts – White are the Waves
I Am The Dot – Glacial Age feat. Boneless
Gza /Salvador Santana/Dan Deacon – Unity
U-God – Train Trussle
Meho Plaza – The Beach
Groove Armada – Shameless (feat. Bryan Ferry)
Superhumanoids – Dangerous Strangers
Candy Claws – Lantern Fish
The Ruby Suns – Tane Mahuta

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come sit by me

Noah -- January 19, 2010 -- Music Videos. Tags: , , , , .

I’ve really been looking forward to this, and it’s def satisfyingly adorable. The homie Zach Tipton aka I Am The Dot just finished editing his first music video for his tune “Love Song For Camus.” It’s a jam of mine and I’m stoked that this turned out so charming. Zach is looking for shows at SXSW so if anyone is throwing parties please hit him up! And make sure to download I Am The Dot’s Rare Creatures EP and the Winter EP with Boneless for free/donation right here.

I Am The Dot – Love Song For Camus

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snow doubt about it

Noah -- January 12, 2010 -- Freebies and new tunes. Tags: , , .

I’m heading back to New York this week, to the land of stable internet, too convenient Thai food, and a season of winter hibernation. Luckily for the plane ride and the bedroom pining I Am The Dot has recorded a Winter EP with Boneless to bring the spirit when we’ve run out of Holidays. Unfortunely, due to said stable internet, I have to wait until NY before I can download it (but streaming is chill). These dudes are consistently keeping me on my feet, and we’ll have more from I Am The Dot coming soon.

Download Winter EP from I Am The Dot and Boneless for free right here.

Boneless – Treetops (feat. I Am The Dot)
I Am The Dot – Love Song For Camus
Boneless – Young Thug

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here is now

Noah -- December 14, 2009 -- new tunes. Tags: , .

Sometimes an ambient sound comes along that intrigues the ears and mind. Rather than inducing sleep, the vibrations only encourage a slight drowsiness to allow other senses to heighten and create a lucid reality between the fallen breaks and destructive versus. Boneless is…boneless. With no spine to support the base, the structure becomes a gorgeous and appealing wobble along the lines of the those inflatable dancing tube men. Boneless lies beyond the looking glass. Shoot him a MySpace message and ask for his ep, it’s marvelous and makes me want to ‘lesser than three’ (<3) all day.

Boneless – Breathless
Boneless – Young Thug
BNS
Boneless – Treetops (feat. I Am The Dot)

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oh man, i love that song

Noah -- December 1, 2009 -- new tunes. Tags: , , , , , .

The Universe is most commonly defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and constants that govern them. According to some speculations, this universe may be one of many disconnected universes, which are collectively denoted as the multiverse. Illnyckyj is determined by a struggle between the momentum of expansion and the pull of gravity. It is so well designed that it must have had a designer, the complete guide to dimension.

Among the “remix” elite (in my book) Illnyckyj rests with today’s chilled-to-the-max best alongside Quarterbar, Banjo or Freakout, and and James & Evander; rather than the remix these are totally epic re-imaginations. Gripping your previous attachments to the classic tunes, Illnyckyj coerces those feelings into a realm of Wes Anderson, group sing-a-longs, and teenage love affairs. Parallel dimension indeed…hop in and get wet.

the Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Boy (Illnyckyj Remix)
the Notorious B.I.G. – Ya Dead Wrong (Illnyckyj Remix)
Huey – Pop Lock and Drop It (Illnyckyj Remix)
RLTD
Quarterbar – Where Did Our Love Go? (The Supremes edit)
Buildings Breeding – Stacking Up Reasons (James & Evander Remix)

unrelated: i am the dot‘s rare creatures ep is streaming on his myspace right now with a pay what you want link for download. dooo ittt.

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