Good (free) music laying around the interwebs..

Zomby - Things Fall Apart (Ft. Panda Bear)
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Work Drugs - Rad Racer (Marseilles Remix)
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Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed
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Steve Moore - Frigia
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Sleep ∞ Over - Bathsalts
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Palmistry - Breathe Dagger/Until/Funeral Ikos
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Matthewdavid - Like You Mean It
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LA Vampires Goes Ital - Streetwise
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Featureless Ghost - Inner Universe
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CSLSX - Keep On Shining
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Fright Night (Nevermore) (Dam-Funk Remix)

~njoy.

Check into Finesse..

Finesse - Elevate

Remind you of Miracles Club? There's a reason for that..

also..

Check out this awesome remix:

If only I lived here..

Really, I'm just dying to see OPN live, the other bands are nice lil' bonuses..

EIC'S10Q'S w/Drifting In Silence

"..washed away to virtual space abyss.."


Drifting In Silence
Tranquil Cadence Chasm

Drifting In Silence Bio:
Drifting In Silence, is Shoegaze meets Dancing Shoes. To the trademark shifting layers of aural light and shadow, composer/multi-instrumentalist Derrick Stembridge had added driving, motive rhythms that provide a new edge that you’ll be hard-pressed not to dance to. Voices, processed and pumped through vocoders, achieve new prominence. Complex, industrial-strength (but never pedestrian) percussion keeps everything moving, while lyrical keyboard lines weave through and tie everything together.


Hello, how are you?
I’m great!

What are you currently listening to?
Currently I’m listening to a mix ranging from Kraftwerk’s "Computer World" to Led Zeppelin's "III".

When it came to sculpting your sounds into what they are today, who would you say were your biggest influences?
For sound sculpting pads and ambient landscapes, Brian Eno and Vangelis are major influences. When it comes to guitar, I think of Robin Guthrie, and Robert Smith of the Cure. For drums, hands down, John Bonham. And vocals… I mostly use a vocoder so my main influence in that area would be Styx.

Tell us a little bit about "Lifesounds". Is there a theme or narrative with it?
“Lifesounds” comes from the combination of the words “life” and “sounds” to create a new word meaning, “…the experience of stones skipping across waves of sound. A digital diary in the form of sound.”

Will you be touring for said release?
Yes, a tour is in the works for later this year so be sure to keep an eye out on the Drifting in Silence website.

Got any side projects we should know about?
Yes. Back when I was working on "Facewithin" in 2009 I started a project called Longthenight. In this project I was experimenting with more acoustic-based instruments and creating organic sounds. I’m currently working on a followup EP for Longthenight that’s due to be released later this year.

What movie could I watch on mute that would sync with your music?
I would have to say either Eraserhead or Enemy Mine.

What's your least favorite form of electronic music?
I actually like all forms of electronic music.

If you can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ... which album would it be?
That would definitely be Marvin Gaye’s "Here, My Dear".

Are you living your dream?
Yes.

Thanx Derrick!

Drifting In Silence is currently working on a tour schedule for his latest release as well as a follow up for his side project Longthenight...

REVIEW: Drifting In Silence - Lifesounds

7 out of 10

Find it here.

Derrick Stembridge (aka Drifting In Silence) has the "Midas Touch" when it comes to morphing IDM with Ambient & Industrial/EBM tones. "Lifesounds" is the third "official" DIS release and by all means a step up. Not to say that the previous releases weren't amazing, cuz they were, but overall the production and unified theme/sounds on this release are extremely pleasing, especially between the right pair of headphones.

While listening to the first few tracks on this album I can't help but feel a little nostalgic towards 90's Electronic music, you'll may experience that too. Right about when track 3, "Rorschach", begins more of the "modern day" IDM sounds show up, that's the part of DIS I (may) like the most. In between the beats lays an ocean of swirling & bending gorgeous ambient drones, they will become more prominent. Welcome to "Tremer", a 10+ minute long song, you will be washed away to a "virtual space abyss", you will feel relaxed/and comforted, try not to fall asleep though, the adventure must continue.. Nearly every other track after that the mood shifts back & forth between dark & "somewhat twisted" IDM to Eno/Vangelis-esque Ambient Synth music. DIS' mood may change quite a bit on "Lifesounds", but it flows flawlessly. Honestly, if you pay attention to what's going on in the background of all these tracks you can maintain a "relaxation buzz". If you like your Electronic music thick/lush, with plenty of layers that bleed into each other, as well as simple and not harsh by any means, you will like this.

If you wanna dance in a meditative trance-like dream state, use this as your soundtrack. Recommended (for you ..and probably you too).

Standout Tracks: Rorschach, Broken Orchestra (LOVE this one), Existence (kinda sounds like this), Tremer, Fixer (when the beat comes (3:30 in)..yes please)

Cool Video Funtime #242 - Headhunter

Check into (x2) Funerals & Jeremy Macachor..

Funerals - Marae

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Jeremy Macachor - Choice w/ Ashley Macachor

Funerals are a terrific/up & coming duo based out of Ohio off of the slightly overlooked/highly underrated label Tundra Dubs (check into this label NOW). Fans of The Knife and other dark Electronic acts of that nature should/will swoon over this.. Jeremy Macachor, also a terrific up & comer, is based out of Estonia (currently--he moves a lot). He has worked with Ben Frost and currently has one independent release which has a wide spectrum of sound on it. Anywhere from Indie Pop to Kraut to Psych, his sounds remind me of a "Kranky demo band", if that makes any sense.. Both acts are unique and reassuring.