Music for Perfect People

On Decmeber 9th, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will release their 37-track soundtrack for ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, which is in theaters December 21st. From the 3 hour soundtrack, Reznor and Ross are currently offering a 6-track sampler, which clocks in around 35 minutes, and features the tracks “Hidden In Snow”, “People Lie All The Time”, “What If We Could?”, “Oraculum”, “Please Take Your Hand Away”, and “Under The Midnight Sun.” To recieve the sampler, just enter your e-mail below.

Additionally, Reznor and Karen O. (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) recorded a cover of Led Zeppelin‘s single “Immigrant Song”, which appears as the opening track on ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ soundtrack. The cover is now available through iTunes, and can be heard in full below.

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Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington have recently joined forces under the name DARKSIDE to release a self-titled EP through Jaar’s label Clown and Sunset. After seeing the EP pop up on Gorilla vs. Bear, and discussing the EP and how it should be pressed on vinyl with the folks over at I Guess I’m Floating, I can say that this is one of the “must listen” EPs of 2011.

It is very rare that I listen to EP on repeat over and over again for a day or two, but the DARKSIDE EP is definitely an exception. Overall, the EP has an airy feel, which gives Jaar and Harrington some room to breath with their creation. The guitars are delicate, the vocals are haunting, and the bass rhythms create an instant groove that you cannot get out of until three tracks come to their end.

Take a listen to the EP below, and make sure to grab a copy for $5 over at Clown and Sunset. Hopefully the EP gets a release on vinyl as my record player needs to experience this music just as much as you do. Enjoy!

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During this year’s CMJ in NYC, Portugal. The Man stopped by The Ace Hotel for a semi-acoustic performance of a handful of tracks. In the interview portion, Zach Carothers and Ryan Neighbors discussed where the name for their latest LP In The Mountain, In The Cloud  came from, how their acoustic performances are different from their electric performances, along with some other questions pertaining to the band’s move from Alaska to Portland, and when they knew they “made it.”

Setlist::
So American (from In The Mountain, In The Cloud)
Interview
And I (from Censored Colors)
Interview
All Your Light (from In The Mountain, In The Cloud)
Interview

Continue after the jump to watch the live performance and interviews. Thanks to Baeble Music for hosting the video!

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