Summer Release Picks

2013 has proved to be an amazing year in music already, and with recent releases from the likes of Daft Punk, Club 8, Mount Kimbie, and Ryan Hemsworth (among others), it is safe to say that this summer in music will undoubtedly be a blessing to our iTunes. Here are a few of Triple Lindy's top release picks for this summer.

Gold Panda - Half Of Where You Live

Release Date: June 11

Nearly three years after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album Lucky Shiner, Gold Panda returns with his second album Half Of Where You Live. Described as a “city album” by its creator, each track possesses a different aesthetic and reflects a different environment. The album reflects Gold Panda's nomadic existence – you can see the influence of his travels in track titles like ‘Brazil’ and “Enoshima,” and in the oriental textures of “My Father In Hong Kong 1961” and “We Work Nights.” Gold Panda opts for a more considered approach, the music taking on harsher edges than his previous work, and an almost hauntological feel at times. Crucially, though, this new approach hasn't compromised the producer's creative freedom, and the album still flows with his trademark organic vibrancy. - via Ghostly 

Stream the full album here

Diamond Version -

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Diamond Version is a Mute Records-based collaboration between veteran experimental artists Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and Olaf Bender (Byetone), perhaps best known as two of the minds behind Germany's Raster-Noton imprint. The duo draw their inspiration from "digital short message information culture"—that is, those incessant corporate slogans and sound bites that are never far from a modern consumer's eyes and ears. This is the latest installment in Diamond Version's series of EPs leading up to an album in summer 2013. Diamond Version is a project born out of a live situation – precision-tooled and impeccably sculpted club tracks, powered by the duo's characteristic rhythms and flecked with absurdist humor.

Egadz - Satellites 

Release Date: July 30

Braids - Flourish//Parish

Release Date: August 20

Angel Haze - Dirty Gold

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Attend our interest meeting on Tuesday, July 9 from 6-7 pm

All interest inquiries will be due Friday, July 12 at 5 pm

Training classes: July 16-August 13 : Tuesdays from 6-7 pm

(interest meeting attendance is required in order to apply for training classes. all meetings and classes will be held in Witherspoon 324.)

06/04/13 Spotlight: Edgar The Beatmaker

Eighteen year old Archy Marshall aka Zoo Kid aka King Krule has been going by yet another moniker. Since January of 2013, the U.K. native has been releasing hip-hop oriented music under the name Edgar the Beatmaker. Marshall has uploaded a small collection of tracks to a Bandcamp page.

Back in 2011, Marshall described himself more as an MC than a vocalist and proclaimed love for East Coast hip-hop acts like D.I.T.C. and Gang Starr. In addition, the Beatmaker has a SoundCloud page which includes more beat-driven and rapping under the name DJ JD Sports.

Stay tuned for the next alias of the king of cool kids, Archy Marshall.

Check out FEOTUS by Edgar the Beatmaker here

 

Tune in to win tickets to see The Postal Service and The National!

All this week, WKNC will be giving away tickets to two LiveNation shows: The Postal Service with Ra Ra Riot on Friday, June 7 and The National with Dirty Projectors on Monday, June 10! Both of these shows will be presented at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh and are sure to both be great concerts to kick off the summer season. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it and you and a friend can win a chance to see these awesome shows!

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 6/03

1 LETHERETTE    "Letherette"    (Ninja Tune)


2 BONOBO    "The North Borders"    (Ninja Tune)


3 LEMONADE    "Perfect Blue"    (self-release)


4 MAJOR LAZER    "Free The Universe"    (Secretly Canadian)


5 AMP LIVE    "Kaleidoscope Theory"    (Plug Research)


6 TARANTULA X    "Tarantula X"    (Pretty Pretty)


7 EL TEN ELEVEN    "Transitions Remixed"    (Fake)


8 A TRIBE CALLED RED    "Nation II Nation"    (Tribal Spirits-Pirates Blend)


9 GAUDI    "In Between Times"    (Six Degrees)


10 DJ KOZE    "Amygdala"    (Pampa)

WKNC Presents: Best Coast with Guards and Lovely Bad Things

Come join us this Saturday, June 1st, as WKNC will be joining Cat's Cradle in presenting surf rock duo Best Coast with Guards and Lovely Bad Things at Lincoln Theater! Lovely Bad Things, a garage band out of California will be kicking off the night, followed by lo-fi garage pop group Guards. Tickets to this event can be purchased here, and be sure to swing by the WKNC merch table when you go!

Top Ten Afterhours Albums for 5/27

1 LETHERETTE     "Letherette"     (Ninja Tune)


2 MAJOR LAZER     "Free The Universe"     (Secretly Canadian)


3 EL TEN ELEVEN    "Transitions Remixed"    (Fake)


4 LEMONADE    "Perfect Blue"    (self-release)


5 MISTER LIES    "Mowgli"    (Lefse)


6 BONOBO    "The North Borders"    (Ninja Tune)


7 MATT SHADETEK    "The Empire Never Ended"    (Dutty Artz)


8 A TRIBE CALLED RED    "Nation II Nation"    (Tribal Spirits-Pirates Blend)


9 TARANTULA X    "Tarantula X"    (Pretty Pretty)


10 KALEIDOSCOPE JUKEBOX     "Infinite Reflection"    (Rhythm and Culture)