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May 4

Week 260: “Abandon Window” by Jon Hopkins

It’s taken me over a year to realize that Jon Hopkins’ 2013 album Immunity is…

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February 23

Week 250: “Miasma Sky” by Baths

Time has a way of creeping up on you. One minute, you’re minding your business,…

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January 26

Week 246: “This Means Something” by Hiatus

Sometimes I really wish that North America had adopted the siesta tradition. While many Mediterranean…

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November 24

Week 237: “You Got Me Singing” by Frank Eddie

Singing is good for you. Study after study tells us so: from reducing the risk…

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September 15

Week 227: “Passage” by Knowledge Of Bugs

Like many people, I spent a lot of time killing bugs as a kid. The…

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September 1

Week 225: “Outta My System” by My Morning Jacket (Washed Out remix)

A mandatory part of growing up is having a mind-blowing conversation with a close friend…

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August 11

Week 222: “Dry the Rain” by The Beta Band

I recently read that 1999 was the worst year in the history of music. It’s…

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July 21

Week 219: “Solace” by Aether

My brother made up a word when we were kids: “cornery”. The dictionary entry for…

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June 23

Week 215: “Liquid Summer” by Diamond Messages

Here are some things I plan on doing this summer: Going barefoot Spending 48 consecutive…

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January 6

Week 191: “To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra

My parents were never keen on spending a whole lot of money on fancy toys.…

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December 2

Week 186: “Unspoken” by A.M. Architect

The last time I wrote about a song called “Unspoken”, it was Four Tet’s epic, organic,…

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July 8

Week 165: “Daydream” by Tycho

When he’s Tycho, Scott Hansen creates dreamy, textured electronic soundscapes. When he’s Scott Hansen, he’s…

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March 4

Week 147: “Undiscovered Colors” by The Flashbulb

My favourite thing about the camera I had as a kid was the flashbulb it…

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February 11

Week 144: “Silver Cruiser” by Royksopp

Have you ever had one of those strange moments when you realize that you’ve been…

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January 14

Week 140: “Hold On (feat. Sampha)” by SBTRKT

The formula for musical success in the early 21st Century seems to be something like…

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November 19

Week 132: “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time” by The Avalanches

We’re three-quarters of the way through Southern Hemisphere Month, so it’s only fitting that we…

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November 5

Week 130: “Last Tango In Paradise” by Goldfish

Up to this point, this blog has been heavily biased in favour of bands from…

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October 22

Week 128: “Sweet Unrest” by Apparat

I went to the watch store the other day. The battery in my watch had…

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July 23

Week 115: “Midnight Feast” by Mr. Scruff

About ten years ago, I was mindlessly sprawled in front of the television eating something…

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June 4

Week 108: “Teardrop” by Massive Attack

I discovered this song while on a YouTube tangent recently. It was a long and…

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