Edward Burtynsky's Watermark Documentary Trailer

Watermark is a trailer for a documentary due in early 2014 that is the latest collaboration of photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal.



Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer that shoots large format photographs of sweeping views of large industrial landscapes such as scrape heaps, quarries, industrial refuse, mine tailings, and other grand vistas where environment, humans, and economy converge.  He travels the world and has made many trip to China and India in the last two decades to document the rise of these economic powers and the alteration of the landscape is subject in the documentary Manufactured Landscapes (2006).



Here are a few examples of Burtynsky's works from throughout his career from verious locations around the globe.

The Ego by Nicolas Jaar

Nicolas Jaar track that I have had for a few months but just struck me today how good it is.  Listen or download.

New Track from Scholmo

The single from Scholmo's new EP Laid Out, which is released on March 5.

Studio Version of Animal Collective's Crimson

The actual recording of the song Crimson which Animal Collective has been playing live for the last few months. I get to see these guys in a few months and I'm really looking to seeing them.

Beck: “NYC: 73-78″

The new double-CD compilation Rework: Philip Glass Remixed, put together by Glass and Beck, has a ton of indie stars remixing pieces from the experimental music legend. Dan Deacon, Tyondai Braxton, Memory Tapes, Cornelius, Pantha Du Prince, and many others contribute, and Beck himself has turned in the 21-minute “NYC: 73-78,” which stitches together and reworks a number of different Glass pieces. 
        -Stereogum

Trash Talk: Exile on Broadway

Click on the link to listen to Exile on Broadway on SoundCloud by Trash Talk.  They release their first album, titled 119, next Tuesday (Oct. 9th) and if this song and their first EP are any indication this album is going to be awesome.  If your lucky enough to live in Southern California they are playing a free show at their house on Saturday at noon.

NEW DEFTONES: Leathers

Today the Deftones released a song from their 7th album Koi No Yokan called Leathers.  This will not serve as the first single from the album but merely as a preview track.  On October 9th the first single Tempest will be released and the album will be released November 13th.  Leathers has every element of a great Deftones song and what still sets them apart from every other metal band.  It is super aggressive and still has fragile, chillingly beautiful moments.  There is no other band like this and they are still way ahead of every other band, showing no signs of becoming boring, old or used up after such a long career of so many highlights.  While recording this album they also tracked a series of covers which are rumored to be three Elvis Presley songs and an Earth, Wind and Fire song which they will probably release on a bonus disk.  They are also one of the best cover bands, releasing many covers that sound like they wrote them and fit perfectly into their cataloge (some highlights of which I have included underneath the tracklist for Koi No Yokan).  Enjoy.

01 – “Poltergeist“
02 – “Romantic Dreams“
03 – “Leathers“
04 – “Swerve City“
05 – “Entombed“
06 – “Graphic Nature“
07 – “Tempest“
08 – “Gauze“
09 – “Rosemary“
10 – “Goon Squad“
11 – “What Happened To You?“

Do You Believe (Cardigans)
Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

To Have and to Hold (Depeche Mode)
The Chauffeur (Duran Duran)
Savory (Jawbox)
Wax and Wane (Cocteau Twins)

Acoustic Animal Collective

Animal Collective: Crimson

Animal Collective stopped by KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and played two songs off their new album Centipede Hz as well as a new song Crimson, which in my opinion is better then almost any song on the new album.  Actually I think I like the live versions better then the album versions.

A.Dd+ : Can't Come Down

Excellent tripped out hip hop.  Sounds like it came straight out of a dream. You can listen to more or buy any tracks on their Soundcloud page!

Killer Mike: Don't Die

Streaming this new album and it is awesome.

New Animal Collective

A new Animal Collective 7" with the songs Honeycomb and Gotham.  I have no idea if these are from a new album or if they are old songs or a pre-album single.

Killer Mike: R.A.P. Music

I've listened to a few Killer Mike song but mostly know him because of guest appearances on other peoples tracks.  His latest album, R.A.P. Music comes out in May and is produced in its entirity by El-P, who is definitely my favorite Hip-Hop producer.  He is the man that is responsible for the sonic palette of the greatest (in my opinion) Rap album, The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox.  Below you can check out the first two singles from R.A.P. Music.

El-P: The Full Retard

El-P is finally returning this year with a new album and the first single "The Full Retard" is killer.  I have had this song on repeat for the last 24 hours.  The beat is huge and he shows that after 5 years of near silence he can still rip it up both behind the board and on the mic.  The album "Cancer for a Cure" comes out May 22.

Burial: Kindred EP

Fucked Up: Chinese Zodiac Singles

In anticipation of the Febraury 15th release of the newest in their yearly single collection that coincide with the Chinese Calendar (which has fallen a year behind), Canadian hardcore/metal giants Fucked Up are streaming all of their previous longplaying singles. They are all worth a listen and a few are my favorite Fucked up tracks.

Cloud Nothings

 

Attack on Memory is the third album by the Cleveland band Cloud Nothings but the first album that can melt the paint off the walls.  This album is early 1990s grunge through and through.  The singer sounds like the guy from the Buzzcock on some song and like Phil from Sunny Day Real Estate on others.  The guitar is loose and sloppy but vicious like Nirvana.  Wasted Days is and will be one of the best songs of the year.

Cloud Nothings - "No Future / No Past" Official Video from Urban Outfitters on Vimeo.

Sleigh Bells: Comeback Kid

  Comeback Kid by Sleigh Bells

The first real single from the new Sleigh Bells album Reign of Terror, I guess Born to Lose was just a preview.  Both songs are awesome, just as good as anything off the first album, but these songs are much more layered.  The album is out within a month.

Beck remixes Feist

How Come You Never Go There (Beck Remix) by Feist

Sleigh Bells new single Born to Lose

Tis the season...for Sleigh Bells.  Sounds loud like their first album but this track has a lot more layers to the sound and is not quite as loud.  This sounds like it should be a good thing because it still sounds like the same band that has gone through a few years of evolution.