So this is a really cool album from Norweigan post-rockers The Low Frequency in Stereo. I must quote The Silent Ballet here, since these few sentences made me immediately want this album: “Imagine if you will Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth fame). Now pretend that he formed a supergroup with members of Yo La Tengo and Stereolab. Now take that a step further and pretend that said supergroup smoked up, listened to whatever random handful of LPs they could find (including Canterbury-scene prog leaders Egg and perhaps a psych great like Can), and then created a sort of musical bastard god-child out of that unseemly brew.” That’s a high bar to set, but TLFIS definitely reaches it. I can’t stop listening to this album- be forewarned as to its addictiveness. Also, they have a song called “Geordie LaForge,” which can only be a good thing.

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This is a really INCREDIBLE album from Dan Lissvik, one half of equally awesome Balearic krautrocky guitar disco revivalists Studio. All the tracks are untitled, so I had it titled as they would be on the record itself (A1, A2, B1, B2, etc…). Correspondingly, it’s hard to tell you which songs are truly badass, but that’s because ALL of the songs are. No, seriously. This is a dance party like you’ve never heard it. It’s almost hard to describe…it’s otherworldly music, but not in a tacky “making fun of otherworldly music” way, but genuinely new and wow. I can’t describe this very well. If you like Studio, Can or Neu!, get it.

The album’s at 320 kbps, so you have NO excuse to not get it (unless you have a small hard drive). I think the intermission track is A4.

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This leaked a few days ago and I was SO ECSTATIC that it did that I didn’t even listen to it until right now, as I’m sharing it with you. It is the sophomore effort of unstoppable nu space disco wunderKINGS Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas. Although I haven’t listened all the way through yet, it seems to have a slightly more kraut-rock/yacht-rock beachy flavor to it where their debut was more traditionally space-disco influenced (think a dash of Studio in place of Daniele Baldelli). That being said, it is still an all-over epic cosmic disco album, and L&PT continue to push the boundaries of this exciting and (re)newly popular genre with their measured additions of rock instrumentation alongside lush cosmic synth loops. This album will make your year. Have at it.

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What can I say about Studio that hasn’t already been said? They are the masters of balearic wandering krautrock compositions, and there is no way you won’t like them. I am pretty sure this album is essentially their first release, West Coast, just sequenced differently, and with maybe one new track, but let me know if they are different and you would like the first album, which is (equally) superior (obviously). If I had to describe the album, I would borrow from last.fm and say “afrobeat-dub-disco-indie-krautrock adventure” (I substituted krautrock for pop.) Every track on here is a winner, let them creep up on you and they will live in you forever. These guys are big news, and they’re from Gothenburg, Sweden, which will bring me to Air France and other balearic synthpoppers soon, stay posted!

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