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Balue: Paradoxical Intention

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Eli Thomas who makes music under the name Balue is one of the standout bedroom artists of this year.  Residing in Denver, CO he is a one-man hit factory – creating a vivid, surfy summer dream-inspired collection of songs. As with other bedroom acts, the themes of youth and adventure play deeply in Worry Toobs and Paradoxical Intention, two stellar releases that both came out this year.  This is lo-fi perfection and we’re right next to Eli soaking up the sun on the beach with a tasty beverage in hand watching the waves roll in.

Youth I don’t know what you are anymore 
Youth I don’t know what comes next or what’s in store 
Youth I just hope that you’ll meet me down on the shore 
Youth that was the place that you and I did adore 

The waves are like opiates 
Like ultimate pleasure 
They hit my face like opiates 
If I open it, what a treasure

I don’t ever want to grow up 
I don’t want to give up my drugs 
Like movies, and music and traveling gets hard man

- from Youth Waves

 

Balue

Shhh…don’t tell anyone: Eli Thomas is not from the coast.  From listening to Worry Toobs, his lo-fi surf offering under the name Balue,  you’d never know that he hails from Denver.  His leisurely distorted guitar and sunset sweet lyrics perfectly capture the essence of the beachy coastal lifestyle.  The album cover works great for Eli and Balue, giving a double exposure photo nod to the surfy life while staying in the Denver saddle.

Stream the album below and download Worry Toobs for a pay what you want price.

Music Monday: Hush Hush

Firstly came across this on Mashkulture:

Hush Hush – Sex Party (Music Video) from High5Collective on Vimeo.

Then not only got intrigued by the visual but also the audio which happens to be the band Hush Hush. Hush Hush evolved out of Imaginary Heaven, a group that singer/guitarist Keri Steele formed as a teenager in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. After three albums, Steele felt the need to stretch artistically and explore more contemporary forms of music. Forming Hush Hush enabled her to create an identifiable sound while initially allowing Steele the flexibility of working with a variety of musicians. The highly melodic, loop-based results were immediate and resulted in the recording of “Cinematheque” with producer Ken Harrison of Wild Strawberries. The All Music Guide reviewed the album and said, “Hush Hush offers one trip-hop adventure after another while a remix-like atmosphere encapsulates each song.”

here is their bandcamp from 2010′s OH GOD:

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Pacific Festival 2011 Mixtape = Dance Hard

Getting fired up for Pacific Fest? Here is a mix to get you even more fired up.

listen to it here:
Pacific Festival 2011 Mixtape by Them Jeans by pacificfestival

download it here.

And here is the tracklist:

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Pacific Festival 2011 Mix by Them Jeans
Tracklist:
Superhumanoids – Mirrors (Cosmic Kids Remix)
Bag Raiders – Not Over
Joakim – Forever Young
Metronomy – The Bay (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework)
Azari & III – Manic
Beni ft. Sean Delear & Turbotito – It’s A Bubble (Dimitri Remix)
Breakbot – Fantasy ft. Ruckazoid (Jacques Renault Remix)
ZZT – Zzafrika (Julio Bashmore Remix)
Marble Players – Wipeout
Them Jeans – Don’t Leave Me
Myd – Javier
SBTRKT – Hold On

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Wise Blood

Wise Blood is the project of Chris Laufman, originally from Pittsburgh and now living in New York.  His music is broken electro-gospel pop full of samples and layers that you’ll need headphones to fully appreciate.  Although somewhat obscure upon first listen, the songs have great composition that make it possible to dance to every song or just sit in a chair outside alone and rock your head.  The songs are fairly short, but the mysterious story they create ventures far past two minutes.  The video for “B.I.G. E.G.O.”  is a great intro to Wise Blood and the nod of David Parker to direct it is a show of his talent.

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