mix: Ghostly 10th Anniversary

A Decade In The Making
In celebration of Ghostly's 10th birthday, self-titled magazine, who recently hosted the Ghostly/DFA bash at LPR, commissioned recent signee Michna to "craft a mix of Ghostly’s scene-spanning influences." Curated by Ghostly cofounder Sam Valenti IV, Michna's mix is a heady blend of dream pop, gaze, tech, electro, house and dark 80's pop. Great way to kick start your weekend.

Michna/SV4, Seeing Colors: Ghostly Influences
Orbital - Halcyon & On & On (FFRR)
Joey Beltram - Enegy Flash (R+S)
The Persuader - What’s The Time, Mr Templar (Svek)
Sascha Funke - Safety First (Kompakt)
Pantha Du Prince - Suzan (Dial)
Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk (Zanza)
Gino Soccio - Remember (Atlantic)
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (Casablanca)
Der Zyklus -Elektronisches Zeitecho (Gigolo)
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (Interdimensional Transmissions)
Kraftwerk - Numbers (WEA)
Air - Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi (Dopplereffekt Mix) (Source)
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Maxi Single Live Version) (Mute)
The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (Rough Trade)
The Cure - Close To Me (WEA)
The Cure - Close To Me (Closest Remix) (WEA)

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Michna/SV4, Seeing Colors: Ghostly Influences (PC: right click+save; MAC: apple+click)

we saw: School of Seven Bells

"Can't Not Seem To Remember My Dreams Lately"
(Photo by redhead canvas)
If you see a show and don't post about it, did you really see it? Well, that was the case with the phenomenal Ghostly showcase, which closed out CMJ at (le) Poisson Rouge roughly 2 months ago. It wasn't long after the Detroit powerhouse released School of Seven Bell's intoxicating Alpinisms, and pairing the synthetic dream-gazers with dapper, micro-popist Matthew Dear couldn't have been a better bill. In fact, it was the best show we saw at CMJ. By far.


School of Seven Bells returned to NYC for a small club show last night at the Mercury Lounge, which was dimly lit and smelled like a Nag Champa factory. The atmosphere was perfect for School of Seven Bells, who appropriately got together during a late-night bonding session on tour. Dreamy, narcotic bangers like "Half Asleep" were shrouded in dense layers of manipulated guitars and pre-programmed drums, while relentless strobe lights forced many to enjoy the show with eyes half open, or entirely shut. This was beneficial, as, for me, the only way to experience School of Seven Bells is to shut your eyes and shake your head, letting blasts of color hypnotize your psyche as waves of sound wash over your entranced body (and mind). The band ran through the majority of Alpinisms, including "My Cabal", "White Elephant Coat", "Chain" and "Iamundernodisguise" during their short, but mesmerizing set. One of our favorite debut's of 2008's, we only wish they'd join Matthew Dear and fellow Ghostly artist (and CMJ show alum) Michna late night for New Years at LPR (2am-8am). Too bad they'll be tearing up Tokyo.

School of Seven Bells "Chain" 11/11/08

bobkast #18: Stars In Your Eyes

"Oh Oh Oh I'm On Fire"
Thinking about taking a trip to Alpha Centauri? Well, if you just so happen to be making the 4 light year trek, here's a mix to aid in your intergalactic conquests and cosmic adventures. Remember to wear sunglasses as your breaking the Earth's atmosphere, you don't want to miss the view of the Milky Way from Alpha Centauri.

Bobkast #18: Stars In Your Eyes
M83- I Guess I'm Floating
Junior Boys- So This Is Goodbye
Bruce Springsteen- I'm On Fire (Cousin Cole's Bad Desire Mix)
Weird Tapes- Party Trash
Windsurf- Pocket Check
Diskjokke- Folk I Farta
School of Seven Bells- Half Asleep
Passion Pit- Smile Upon Me
John Cale- All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Matthew Dear- Deserter

Bobkast #18: Stars In Your Eyes (Download: PC- right click + save as; Mac- option + click)

Bobkast #15: Out of the Darkness...

"In The Doldrums, So The Story Goes"


Composed on an early fall flight from Idaho to LaGuardia, after a brief visit to Hell's Canyon, this mix is a subtle, woozy collection of songs that drift and float through both darkness and light, as if they were specks of rainbow dust that meander through the atmosphere only to occassionally brush up against your shirt and get you thinking about the size of the planet. We're big. We're small. We're infinite. Whatever we are, this subdued mix of fuzzy psych pop and muted downtempo electro is just the thing to transport you from the steamy slums of summer into the blissful shades of autumn


Bobkast #15- Out of the Darkness & Into the Fire
1. The Walkmen - In The New Year
2. Department of Eagles - Teenagers
3. Handclaps, etc - Keep It Together
4. The Rosebuds - Silence By The Lakeside (Portastic Remix)
5. Olivia Tremor Control - The Sylvan Screen
6. The Ruby Suns - There Are Birds
7. School of Seven Bells - Connjur
8. Caribou - Irene
9. Atlas Sound - Track 6 (from Unmastered Logos LP)
10. Bon Iver - Lump Sum (Daytrotter Session)

Bobkast #15- Out of the Darkness & Into the Fire

new: School of Seven Bells

"All Kinds of People, Places and Things"
Really been digging this new School of Seven Bells track "Connjur", which feels like it's transmitted from a galaxy far, far away. It probably is. The group, which formed after Benjamin Curtis left Secret Machines, specializes in intergalactic electronic pop, similar to that of upcoming tourmates M83. It's dark, synthetic and perfect for late night jaunts through dark, industrial wastelands...or space. The group will issue its first release, a 7"/Digital only release of Half Asleep/Caldo, on the always awesome Ghostly International on 9/16/08, with a full length, (Alpinisms) to follow. Look for School of Seven Bells on tour with M83 this fall.

School of Seven Bells- Connjur