without music, life would be a mistakeTumblr (3.0; @noisebeast)http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/“don’t ask what the world needs. ask what makes you come alive and go do it.”<br/><br/> - <em> howard thurman</em>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25165448808http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25165448808Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:51:55 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F49228400&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>peaking lights - cosmic tides</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>lucifer</strong></p> <p><img height="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417E9RSwKTL.__SL500__.jpg" width="405"/></p> <p><strong>third album from wisconsin duo fuses psychedelia, electronic, dreampop and krautrock into an extraordinary bricolage of self-described ‘dub pop psych’</strong></p> <p><a href="http://peakinglights.com" target="_blank">http://peakinglights.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25165356427http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25165356427Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:50:05 -0400peaking lightspsychelectronicdreampopdub pop<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34270770&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>c r o w n - orthodox</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>the one ep</strong></p> <p><strong><img height="405" src="http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/crown-the-one-cover.jpg" width="405"/></strong></p> <p><strong>french atmospheric sludge metal duo blend massive wall of sound and sluggish, downcast melody into a perfectly heavy and haunting listen</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.crownritual.com" target="_blank">www.crownritual.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25163865416http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25163865416Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:20:45 -0400crownsludgemetalatmosphericwall of sound<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F44417927&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>crocodiles - endless flowers</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>endless flowers</strong></p> <p><img height="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uZaP14V3L.__SL500__.jpg" width="405"/></p> <p><strong>san diegans sport new members, new label and new life on this impressive third installment of gauzy, psych-pop sounds</strong></p> <p><a href="http://killkillkillcrocodiles.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://killkillkillcrocodiles.blogspot.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25162449295http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/25162449295Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:51:34 -0400crocodilespsych popguitarshoegazesan diego“after silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”<br/><br/> - <em>aldous huxley</em>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23688531958http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23688531958Thu, 24 May 2012 16:46:00 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F43640750&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>it hugs back - the big e</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>laughing party</strong></p> <p><img height="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Bj0L9GdkL.__SL500__.jpg" width="405"/></p> <p><strong>ambitious debut from british alterna-gazers impresses with guitar-heavy dream rock</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.ithugsback.co.uk" target="_blank">www.ithugsback.co.uk</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23683224350http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23683224350Thu, 24 May 2012 15:16:25 -0400reviewmusicit hugs backindieguitar<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34097028&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>yellow ostrich - marathon runner</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>strange land</strong></p> <p><img height="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yzAxalgHL.__SL500__.jpg" width="405"/></p> <p><strong>once-solo brooklyn-by-way-of-wisconsin musician delivers oddity through melodic, guitar-driven psych-pop</strong></p> <p><a href="http://yellowostrich.com" target="_blank">http://yellowostrich.com</a> </p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23681807303http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23681807303Thu, 24 May 2012 14:47:00 -0400reviewmusicyellow ostrichpsychpopmelodic<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F45855540&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>django django - life’s a beach</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>django django</strong></p> <p><img height="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41nwIEP4XiL.__SL500__.jpg" width="405"/></p> <p><strong>london-based quartet mix and mash electronic inventiveness, tribal-tinged pop and sun-soaked hymns into a hypnotizing summer mindwarp</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.djangodjango.co.uk" target="_blank">www.djangodjango.co.uk</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23680698245http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/23680698245Thu, 24 May 2012 14:22:00 -0400reviewmusicdjango djangohypnotizingelectronicpop“to envision what will be, you must remove yourself from the constant concern for what already is”<br/><br/> - <em>scott belsky</em>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11366029144http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11366029144Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:04:25 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18849073&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>dum dum girls - coming down</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>only in dreams</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QV8gMy47L.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>evolved and confident step forward for these leaders of the boyfriend’s back-meets-psychocandy pack</strong></p> <p><a href="http://wearedumdumgirls.com" target="_blank">http://wearedumdumgirls.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11365891325http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11365891325Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:01:02 -0400musicreviewdum dum girlsgirl groupgarage pop<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F24180076&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>boom bip - goodbye lovers and friends </strong>(featuring alex kapranos)</p> <p>from the album <strong>zig zaj</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Jz%2BGqgLdL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>captivating, eclectic mix of contemporary minimalist music from experimental instumentalist/producer/remixer</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lexrecords.com/boom-bip" target="_blank">http://lexrecords.com/boom-bip</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11365112334http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11365112334Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:55 -0400musicreviewboom bipexperimentalminimalisteclectic<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F16822373&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>sleigh bells - infinity guitars</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>treats</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S-3aMDnGL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>new york duo deliver outrageously fun noise-pop joyride on their addictive debut</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.infinitybells.com" target="_blank">www.infinitybells.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11364732150http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11364732150Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:32:11 -0400musicreviewsleigh bellsnoise popaddictive“it is not so hard to be original, what is hard, is to be original with continuity”<br/><br/> - <em>andrés segovia</em>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11282193513http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11282193513Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:00:36 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6595644&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>skrillex - scary monsters and nice sprites</strong> (noisia remix)</p> <p>from the album <strong>scary monsters and nice sprites</strong> ep</p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61G-nT68KNL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>former from first to last member delivers phenomenal and hypnotizing dubstep-infused electro beast that is not to be missed</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.skrillex.com" target="_blank">www.skrillex.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11282130093http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11282130093Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:58:55 -0400musicreviewremixskrillexdubstepelectro<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F22365800&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>plaid - missing</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>scintilli</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41fseaDe-bL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>latest full length from otherworldly electronica/experimental soundscape artists exhibits skillful evolution but never really goes anywhere new</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.plaid.co.uk" target="_blank">www.plaid.co.uk</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11281583434http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11281583434Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:44:42 -0400musicreviewplaidelectronicexperimentalsoundscape<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21712171&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>dj shadow - stay on course</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>the less you know, the better</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bjUNjvrcL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>a well-crafted, stable effort from turntablist pioneer sticks too close to convention and never gets out of it’s own way</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.djshadow.com" target="_blank">www.djshadow.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11279073226http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/11279073226Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:37:41 -0400musicreviewdj shadowdjturntablist“begin with the end in mind”<br/><br/> - <em>lana rigsby</em>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10812624026http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10812624026Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:06:32 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F531732&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>miike snow - animal</strong> (fake blood remix)</p> <p>original version from the album <strong>miike snow</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519zewh-%2BqL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>swedish producers bloodshy & avant step from behind the boards and trade in over-hyped pop urgency for well-done piano-laden melancholy</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/miikesnow</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10812583756http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10812583756Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:05:08 -0400musicreviewmiike snowremixproducerspop<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_10811605098" src="http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10811605098/audio_player_iframe/noisebeast/tumblr_lsaor4pC9s1qmgf9s?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fnoisebeast%2F10811605098%2Ftumblr_lsaor4pC9s1qmgf9s" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>the instruments - ode to the sea</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>dark småland</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gt%2BNDGdpL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>third album from elephant 6 accomplice is a mournful, delicate affair occupied by subtle vocals, repetitive harmonies and meticulous arrangements</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.heathermcintosh.com" target="_blank">www.heathermcintosh.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10811605098http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10811605098Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:33:04 -0400musicreviewthe instrumentselephant 6heather mcintosh<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2345511&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>moving mountains - 8105</strong></p> <p>from the album <strong>pneuma</strong></p> <p><img height="405" width="405" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i4zoltKgL.__SL500__.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>energetic and sprawling, atmospheric post-emo rock group kneel at the altar of the loud-quiet-loud dynamic and deliver their own stunning rendition</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.movmou.com" target="_blank">www.movmou.com</a></p>http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10809996950http://noisebeast.tumblr.com/post/10809996950Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:40:00 -0400musicreviewmoving mountainsatmosphericpost rock