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For their second installment in the “HARD Fresh Meat Mondays,” Simian Mobile Disco has released a fell-length download of the track Fugu, which can be found on the duo’s album Delicasies. In case you missed it, the first installment was a download of the SMD live set in Sziget in 2010.

DOWNLOAD :: Simian Mobile Disco – “Fugu”

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Check out the Good Old War‘s performance for the ApKmedia Microshows from September 2010. Featured from the performance are the tracks “Window” and “My Own Sinking Ship.”

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Last week, we brought you the track “Fools” from the Philly/NYC live electro group known as Tigersapien. Earlier this morning, the band posted another track from their Clean Lines EP titled “HDTV,” which can be streamed/downloaded below.

If you want to hear more from Tigersapien, you can stream all the track from their EP over on soundcloud.

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According to the Portugal. The Man, they just found this video of one of their acoustic performance of the Church Mouth single “My Mind” on their hard drive. Also from the same session is the band performing “Shade,” which happened to be the first video I saw of the PTM around two years ago. Needless to say, I fell in love immediately. Check both of them out below ..

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The Parallax View, aside from being a 1974 thriller, is the musical project of New Jerey’s own Tyler Koykas. What makes this project run is Koykas’ determination to make his music get off the ground and in to your ears. Just by listening through his short (but sweet) catalog on bandcamp, you can see how the project has already begun to evolve! What started with The Flow Of Things (Early and Unfinished Works), an early experimentation of ambient sounds, lo-fi electronics, and different organ tones, has now become a more cohesive force with his Self-Titled Demos 2011 and the sneak peek into Mashed Brain Soup.

Eventhough The Parallax View is new to the scene, he has already signed on to Woozy Tribe, which was founded by Father LongLegs and serves a community of all different artists in the Northeast. Additionally, he is currently re-recording his Self-Titled Demos 2011 to be re-released as The Parallax View EP featuring production from Father LongLegs.

Once released, the self-titled EP will be accompanied by a DVD and the complete remix/mashup compilation Mashed Brain Soup. Appearing on the comp will be Father LongLegs, Eat The Soundtrack, LeadAcidGymnastics, Anarom, Bicycle Killer, Power Pill Fist, Slate, Zackey Force Funk, P.Bateman, and possibly yours truly!

Check out some tracks from Self Titled Demos 2011 below.

Contact The Parallax View: bandcamp|facebook

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Until HARD weekend, which kicks off March 11, Simian Mobile Disco will be offering a free download every Monday as part of their “HARD Fresh Meat Mondays” series. The first track to be released is the duo’s live performance at Sziget in 2010. Make sign your e-mail up here to receive the future updates!

DOWNLOAD :: Simian Mobile Disco – Live at Sziget 2010

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• DOWNLOAD :: Simian Mobile Disco – “Tits & Acid” [LIVE]

The noise/beat-making machine that is Nick Koenig, aka Hot Sugar, has just released his Muscle Milk EP for free download. Stream the beats below and make sure to take a copy home! Previously, we reported on Koenig’s interesting process for recording. In case you missed it, read up and enjoy here.

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Scattered Trees are a 6-piece indie rock band from Chicago whose sound falls somewhere between Luna and their Chicago brethren Wilco. The band just announced that they’ll be releasing their latest effort Sympathy on April 5th via Roll Call Records/EMI and below, we have the second track off the album, which is titled “A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve.”

DOWNLOAD :: Scattered Trees – “A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve”

Sympathy Tracklist::
1. Bury the Floors
2. A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve
3. Love and Leave
4. Four Days Straight
5. Sympathy
6. Five Minutes
7. Where You Came From
8. I Swear To God
9. On Your Side

Contact Scattered Trees: website|twitter

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Check out “Alone,” the latest single to be released from James Pants‘ self-titled album, which is due out on Stones Throw on 4/19/2011.

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Earlier this week, we posted the Prelude To My Next Excursion mixtape from McKenzie Eddy, which noted that the NY songstress would be appearing in a bunch of DD172 projects later this year. Below, we have footage of two of these projects.

First, we have a short trailer for the Muscle Car Chronicles, an album produced by Sean O’Connell and film starring Curren$y and McKenzie Eddy, which is due out this spring. Second on the list is Sean O’Connell’s video for “An Empire View,” which is the first song off of his new album Free at First Light. [NOTE: both the trailer and the music video are contained in the vimeo video below]

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What started in 2006 as a project for two old high school friends Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund has gradually increased over the years to a sextet, which has three albums under its belt and a worldwide following to boot. We are, of course, referring to the NY by way of Denmark, indie-folk collective Alcoholic Faith Mission, who will be releasing their And The Running With Insanity EP on March 29th, 2011 through Paper Garden Records. Check out the EP’s lead track below ..

And The Running With Insanity EP Tracklist::
1. Running With Insanity
2. Legacy
3. When They Bleed
4. Drowning (In Myself)
5. Dancing Fools

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The Australian trio Art vs Science are planning to release their Magic Fountain EP, which features electronic dance music that was created for Marshall stacks, this March in the US. Their music is an electronic hybrid that does not use any sort of computer, backing track or samples. Instead, everything you hear was recorded by the band and is performed live through guitar amps, a keyboard, and a drumkit.

To further my point, check out the videos for “Magic Fountain” and “Finally See Our Way” below. Feel that energy!

Contact Art vs Science:: website|twitter|facebook

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Atlanta’s genre bending Spree Wilson has released the track “Don’t Pass Me By” from his upcoming debut The Never Ending Now. The production and honey dripped vocals of Esthero are predominantly featured on the track but it should also be noted that the backing beat was created by the eclectic noise-maker and MFPP favorite Hot Sugar.

Contact Spree Wilson:: facebook|twitter

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On February 15,  Anti-Pop Consortium frontman Beans will release his fourth full-length solo album, End It All, through Anticon. This will be Beans’ first album to feature all guest production and by checking out the tracklist below you will see some big names!

Tracklist::
1. Superstar Destroyer (Produced by Ade Firth)
2. Deathsweater (Produced by DJ Nobody)
3. Glue Traps (Produced by Four Tet)
4. Electric Eliminator (Produced by Bumps/members of Tortoise)
5. Electric Bitch (Produced by Sam Fog of Interpol)
6. Glass Coffins (Produced by Tobacco)
7. Blue Movie (Produced by Son Lux)
8. Mellow You Out ft. Tunde Adebimpe (Produced by In Flagranti)
9. Air Is Free (Produced by In Flagranti)
10. Forever Living Fresh (Produced by That Kid Prolific)
11. Anvil Falling (Produced by Four Tet)
12. Hardliner (Produced by Fred Bigot)
13. Hunter (Produced by Clark)

Since information on an upcoming release is only as good as the actual music to back it up, here are a few selections from End It All.

DOWNLOAD :: Beans – “Deathsweater” (Produced by DJ Nobody) [via]

Beans – “Glass Coffins” (Produced by Tobacco) [via SKoA]

DOWNLOAD :: Beans – “Mellow You Out” (ft. Tunde Adebimpe) (Prod. by In Flagranti) [via]

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Check out ED4R and Stravinsky (aka Team Rojas) as they remix the Selebrities‘s single “We’ve Been Foolish.”

From Team Rojas:

Our love of boogie, classic house, and disco translated into our amalgamation. Recorded at (the very prolific) Kabuki Iron Kolors’ studio, we switched up a New Wave sound into a dance floor-appropriate dub.

DOWNLOAD :: Selebrities – “We’ve Been Foolish” [Team Rojas Remix] [via]

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