February 2012
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WIND BLOWS COLD | FEB2012
WIND BLOWS COLD | FEB2012 from HI54LOFI on 8tracks.
I always get fooled into thinking winter will be over once I get through December and January. And then I am coldly reminded of February’s nasty bite. These are some of the tunes seeing me through this sneakily cold month. It features the following artists:
Shakey Graves
Gorgeous Bully
Red Alder
The Best Friends With Wolves Club
The...
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“I keep thinking about the extraordinary conservatism of the people running the...”
– What We Owe to Each Other – provocative Boston Review interview with David Graeber, “anti-leader of Occupy Wall Street” and author of Debt: The First 5,000 Years.
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Another thought on piracy…
The powers that be always seem to be looking for their lost revenue in the pockets of the music / movie fan (i.e. me and you). And our pockets are empty. Maybe if they checked the pockets of the people who we all are paying $50-$100 (or more) a month to access the internet at home and on our phones, they might find where all that ‘music/movie money’ of the past is going to now. By...
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Valentines Day is near…
Since Valentines Day is fast approaching (and it is getting likely that any new physical cards we send out via post will not make it in time), I just wanted to let you know about the special promo that HI54LOFI RECORDS will be running for the next few days:
*SPECIAL OFFER: From now until the end of the 14th, if someone buys our Valentines Day compilation for £1, not only do they get an immediate...
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“Nowadays, I don’t have a plan, an exit strategy, or a career arc in mind. So...”
– - Craig Finn Talks New Solo Album, New Hold Steady Material | News | Pitchfork
This is some pretty good advice. Advice that I should follow a bit more than I do (although, replace ‘play Playstation’ with ‘watch TV shows on the computer’).
(via rickwebb)
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A Valentines compilation from HI54LOFI RECORDS
The above player is just a sample of the 15 tracks that make up HI54LOFI RECORDS special Valentines Day compilation. You can get / hear the full thing over on Bandcamp, or keep reading as to why this compilation is ‘special’…
“When I think of Valentines Day, my fondest memories of it are when I was a young chap, and didn’t really think about things like ‘love’....
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HI54LOFI RECORDS WISH LIST - Item #1
#1 - Que Entire Albums for Uploading on Bandcamp
If you have ever made your music available through Bandcamp (if you haven’t, you should), you are well aware of the very slow and painful uploading process. Perhaps I am really feeling it today as, ever since we moved to England, our internet has been a lot slower than what we were used to in Canada. But if my memory serves me correctly,...
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“The fact of the matter is, not everyone will get to be a professional musician,...”
– Rawktumblr: Talking to a musician on Twitter about piracy
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Chuck Klosterman's Grantland archives →
Randomly stumbled upon a nice little archive of Chuck Klosterman articles / essays the other day. And it was a nice reminder of why I always tell people that he is my favourite writer. For a sample of his brilliance, here is a snippet from his article on the rise of ape movies:
I don’t know how I feel about monkeys. I almost never eat bananas or listen to Supergrass. My mind is caged. My...
January 2012
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"Why u no Bandcamp?"
A little while ago on HI54LOFI RECORDS, I wrote a post entitled “Why u no Bandcamp?”, where I posed the question “Why u no Bandcamp?”. I had become curious as to why so many bands —of the mid to high level of ‘made it or making it’ range — were not using Bandcamp. It was something I especially noticed when putting together a blog post about my favourite non-HI54LOFI RECORDS...
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Making taste on exfm…
Exfm is a brilliant site that can turn the internet into your radio… and something everyone should use (if you like music, that is). And I’m not just saying that because they were kind enough to say that I make taste.
You can taste my taste over here.
extensionfm:
It’s a new week which means that we are hitting you with six new Tastemakers. These guys are curating the crap out of all...
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Watch365musicproject:
Today, the melting snow is a pretty quiet. And well, pretty quiet days deserve equally pretty quiet songs.
Song of the day is “Winnipeg” by local band French Films About Trains.
*C’est parfait*
Find them on: Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp | Soundcloud
I totally agree with this selection. And not just because of the HI54LOFI RECORDS connection. It’s a swell little...
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“While using Napster for the first time was exciting, it also forced you to...”
– – RICHARD BECK (taken from his essay about Pitchfork, ‘5.4’)
This is a great read. It is mostly about the rise of Pitchfork, but as you can imagine, it also straddles a lot of different thoughts that one would come across when talking about the rise of music’s latest king maker....
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FRUK - Spider Silk and Whispers
Spider Silk and Whispers by Folk Radio Uk on Mixcloud
The lovely folks over at Folk Radio UK have a knack for putting together brilliant mixes. In fact, I couldn’t really recommend one more than the other. But since you’ve put me on the spot, I guess I would have to recommend their most recent mix, Spider Silk and Whispers. Besides having a great name, and besides featuring two...
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Stop Internet Censorship
(this post is really just a reblog of what Rollo & Grady posted on their website, which is a great email that Bob Lefsetz sent out earlier today… so I’ll just add a ‘ditto’ to what Bob is saying below)
You don’t mess with the Web. Isn’t that what the battle between Napster and the music industry taught us? That despite having the law on your side you just can’t win?
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THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR | JAN2012
THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR | JAN2012 from hi54lofi on 8tracks.
It’s a new year, which may also be the last new year we ever have (although I’m pretty sure the Mayans just took a break from updating their calendar). Either way, here’s a little mix tape for you. It features the following artists:
French Films About Trains
The Tallest Man On Earth
Service:Fair
Zachary Cale
Someone...
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An Update on the 'Snake Cult' Post...
I just posted a catchy as hell song by Just Another Snake Cult, and I had remarked how I had no idea what the song was about, or even how to pronounce the title (to be fair the songs title is ‘stóriðjuverkefnið mig’, so I’m pretty sure a large portion of the globe can’t pronounce it). And then, a little after posting that post, Just Another Snake Cult posted a comment...
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TIME MACHINE | JAN2012
TIME MACHINE | JAN2012 by Hi54lofi on Mixcloud
I was going to make a mix of my favourite songs of 2011, but after spending far too much time mulling over my favourite albums, I decided that a better use of my time would be spent on do things like getting groceries, shaving and other menial, but kind of important tasks.
Besides, I had already put together this mix for my friends back home...
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