Today we see the release of Ann Arbor-based abstract hip-hop producer Charles Trees‘ debut Accepted Truth on Moodgadget. Mr. Trees is Charles Tillinghast, a longtime friend of many of Moodgadget’s recording artists, his addition to the lineup was natural, adding to the eclectic variety of the catalogue, while broadcasting yet another unique slice of the […]
Album Artwork and Moodgadget and Music Alex on Feb 24 2009
One thing I’ve seen a lot these days is a sort of rift between average listeners and electronic music, often based on this misperception that it all sounds the same. You may have friends who claim they’ve heard electronic music and it’s all just oonce-oonce-oonce-oonce and that’s all they needed to hear, that person may […]
I listen to a lot of deep house, it’s been my favorite sub-section of house for the past couple years. There’s nothing I love more in a house track than the bass absolutely permeating all aspects of the track– drums, pads and synths, are all very deep, very heavy, very sexy. You can weave in […]
An extra special treat for you guys today, Gary Davis’ Chocolate Star EP II is out exclusively on iTunes through February before it hits stores, from our friends Smash Hit Music. Gary Davis, who resides in Camden, NJ is the sort of musician who has been on the scene since before the scene had ever […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Feb 19 2009
Going up on the blog today, this rainy, soggy day, tunes to sip tea to and listen to the raindrops hit the roof. First up, this amazing soundscape from Cepia. This opening track to his 2007 release Natura Morta is vast and saturated with texture and harmony, markedly smoother, yet foreboding in preface to the […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Feb 18 2009
Who is Mux Mool? Mux Mool is Brian Lindgren, a Minnesota-native who released his debut single on Moodgadget‘s compilation The Rorschach Suite in 2006 with his track Lost & Found, which eventually found it’s way onto iTunes’ Best-of list that year. Since then, he contributed the track Night Court to Ghostly International and Adult Swim‘s […]
Music and Photography Alex on Feb 17 2009
This first track is from Deru, another Merck artist, this track was on his 2004 release Trying to Remember. This track will surely have you trying to remember where you are, but one look at the incredible album art by Akira Takahashi will remind you– you’re in ambient heaven. Takahashi is such a talented artist […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Feb 17 2009
I came across this awesome poster by Australian designer Thomas Williams, only to find out after having a closer look that it’s for a restaurant. He designed a beautiful menu and branding to give the restaurant a wonderfully vintage yet trendy look and feel, especially in his use of ITC Avant Garde– just a little, […]
Branding & Packaging and Color and Design and Typography Alex on Feb 14 2009
Well everyone, it’s Valentine’s Day. A day to express your love to another, primarily by purchasing them things, but also sometimes by means of sexual activity. Unfortunately, I do not have a valentine this year, but I refuse to be a hater. At any rate, I’ve selected a few tracks I think are good love […]
Album Artwork and Moodgadget and Music Alex on Feb 14 2009
Here’s the first of what I hope will be a series of posts where we look at how some of the sounds we hear today make use of the sounds of old. Influences can be heard in almost any music out there, but hip-hop has brought to light a technique for incorporating this into the […]
Beat Evolution and Music Alex on Feb 11 2009
