Daft Punk – Discovery (2001) / Interstella 5555 (2003)
Original Discoish Synthpop from the French House Pioneers
The French House Duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter aka Daft Punk’s debut CD, Homework, was an unlikely candidate to reach the double-platinum sales mark. In a musical climate that was focused on the rise of bands like the Prodigy and Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk’s house-inspired fusion debut was a refreshing look back at […]
Biianco – Get Up (Official Music Video)
Gaby Bianco's anthemic chillwave video is proof of the good things to come
We re-discovered Biianco‘s soul-stirring chillwave track “Get Up” rather serendipitously while rummaging our March 2019 playlists because we only remembered a part of the emotive lyrics “You wanna watch me fall, You gonna watch me…..”. When we eventually found it, little did we know that the expressive voice behind the track – Gabby Bianco was/is […]
Kenji Kawai ‎– Avalon (2001) Original Soundtrack
Epic orchestral electronic music meets cyberpunk surrealism in this rare find
18 years ago, James Cameron called it the “Most artistic, beautiful & stylish Sci-Fi film” when Avalon (also known as “Gates to Avalon“) released in 2001. Believe the great filmmaker, this Polish science fiction is indeed an underrated spectacle that’s a surreal treat for the eyes and the ears. Avalon presents an unreal world set […]
Pearl Jam – Rough Mixes 4/26/91
Celebrating the 28th anniversary of this rare album from the Grunge superstars
What is the one of the rarest, (if not the rarest) most collectible Pearl Jam recording? In the past, this question would have been answered by almost every serious Pearl Jam collector either with the fan club only ‘91 Christmas single (1500 copies) or the 3-track Alive promo CD-single featuring Alive (different mix from ‘Ten’), […]
