Archive for the tag 'Shoegaze'


Machinedrum, Shigeto, SVIIB, Wolf + Lamb

One of the things I enjoy most about the design work I’ve been doing in the music industry over the past couple years is seeing people I’ve been fortunate enough to meet, work with, and even befriend, as they release their music to the delight of listeners. The fanfare and positive regard you can see […]


Beko DSL: Hessien, Moscow Olympics, and more

For part 2 of my indie dream pop bender, I discovered a very cool French netlabel called Beko DSL (digital single label), which boasts a free new single w/ b-side(s) every Monday.  Today, I will post a few tracks off Beko’s exciting and eclectic catalogue, I highly recommend you hop on over to their site […]


The Radio Dept., The Rice Twins, Asobi Seksu, Pia Fraus

Time for some dream pop, the kind of hazy, frenetic shoegaze that plays like orange-pink clouds reflecting off the mirror in your room back in the late 80’s or mid 90’s.  The light refracts and illuminates your collection of casio and swatch wristwatches to be worn on both hands, the jewel on your treasure troll’s […]


Asobi Seksu, Burger/Voigt, Hum, Atlas Sound

Time for some shoegazey tracks for you to gaze at your sneaks to and wonder how the hell it’s already Wednesday.  Along with this random wild photo I found on ….well, FFFFOUND! I’m not sure what the hell it’s trying to communicate, but the colors here are so inviting. Asobi Seksu, (Japanese, translating roughly to […]


Looking at Electronic in Rock/Pop

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 […]