Robot Elephant Records favourite Sounds of 2011 - Panda Bear - Tomboy

Alright I was a bit lazy lately to follow this up, but now I am posting the rest of our favourite sounds, before we move into fresh territory next week by announcing some releases.

One of the best things this year was definitely Panda Bear -Tomboy. The album is just magnificent, it’s got it’s own very distinct sound, transporting it’s very own emotional note that is somewhere between bliss and melancholy - in that respect it’s following up it’s predecessor Person Pitch perfectly, although it might not reach it’s all round brilliantness - the first half of Tomboy is higher to rate then the second half, with a run of 3 songs in the beginning - “You Can Count On Me”, “Tomboy” and “Slow Motion” that are to be regarded as possibly the best 3 songs this year…

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Ritualz playing in Austin / Texas tonight!
Happy Friday the 13th - if you are in Austin / Texas, then you should get down to this house party at 313 Blackson Ave, Austin, TX tongiht, which boasts an incredible line-up with Ritualz, How I Quit Crack and more!
Line-Up:
1:30 †‡† RITUALZ 12:30 MISSIONS - 3 MIDI Triggered Master Magicians11:30 Ferdinand Rising-death.wav::ascension==ExCAthLiCK==DꜳNcⴺfl00ᴙ11:00 Daze of Heaven - Exploratory Swirls of Analogue/Digital/Tribal Future-Rock10:30 SLEEPER HOLD- you’ll be dancing10:00 Mr. Kitty- futurewaves/romanticdance9:30 How I Quit Crack - High Priestess of Dark Lounge9:00 Switch Ritual - Champagnoise (Bring Your Own Leash)

Ritualz playing in Austin / Texas tonight!

Happy Friday the 13th - if you are in Austin / Texas, then you should get down to this house party at 313 Blackson Ave, Austin, TX tongiht, which boasts an incredible line-up with Ritualz, How I Quit Crack and more!

Line-Up:

1:30 †‡† RITUALZ 

12:30 MISSIONS - 3 MIDI Triggered Master Magicians

11:30 Ferdinand Rising-death.wav::ascension==ExCAthLiCK==DꜳNcⴺfl00ᴙ

11:00 Daze of Heaven - Exploratory Swirls of Analogue/Digital/Tribal Future-Rock

10:30 SLEEPER HOLD- you’ll be dancing

10:00 Mr. Kitty- futurewaves/romanticdance

9:30 How I Quit Crack - High Priestess of Dark Lounge

9:00 Switch Ritual - Champagnoise (Bring Your Own Leash)

Anonymous asked: heard "Invitation" by band called Husband. Where can I buy the single/mp3?

I am afraid this must be a different band then our Bologna-based tribal drone-tronica duo Husband. 

However we got new Husband material lined up and will announce soon, keep your eyes peeled on this website!

Isvolt Fan Foto… via violetparr
Copies still available here

Isvolt Fan Foto… via violetparr

Copies still available here

The C64 is officially 30 years old these days!
The home computer was launched in January 1982. Equipped with the SID Sound Chip, it played a vital and decisive role in the definition and creation of digital synthesizer and computer music. The signature sound created back in those days can still be heard today, the influence is maybe higher then ever, seeing some of the best albums of the year resemble the sound - check out the last albums by the likes of Zomby, Damu, Rustie et al.. 
Oh wait.. did I mention, we are releasing 19 original classic C64 tunes from the 80ies - remastered + cut on double vinyl, on February 20st - preorder available here!

The C64 is officially 30 years old these days!

The home computer was launched in January 1982. Equipped with the SID Sound Chip, it played a vital and decisive role in the definition and creation of digital synthesizer and computer music. The signature sound created back in those days can still be heard today, the influence is maybe higher then ever, seeing some of the best albums of the year resemble the sound - check out the last albums by the likes of Zomby, Damu, Rustie et al.. 

Oh wait.. did I mention, we are releasing 19 original classic C64 tunes from the 80ies - remastered + cut on double vinyl, on February 20st - preorder available here!

Robot Elephant Records favourite Sounds of 2011 - Parly B - Every Manor (Ghost Town Remix)

Moving into Dub territory - Parly B is a digital dubber from Doncaster, UK, and made one of our favourite party tunes ( and much more.. ) in 2011, and we are dead certain that he will be one of the people to watch out for in 2012… 

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Robot Elephant Records favourite Sounds of 2011 - Roly Porter - Aftertime - LP out on Subtext

Coming along largely Dune-inspired, the solo debut of one half of noise dub-steppers Vex’d is a late addition to my favourite records - and what a brilliant and self-assured one it is! Finely grained, carefully applied noise comes with some rather carefully placed Dub-undertones, with surprisingly pleasant symphonic parts filled in between.

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Robot Elephant Records favourite Sounds of 2011 - Old Apparatus - Self-Titled EP and Zebulon EP out on Deep Medi

Mind-bending post-industrial noise meditations and irresistible dub step grooves marked the arrival of Old Apparatus, and captured my mind until this very day, together with their fantastic live A/V shows 

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Free Download: Husband - Love Song (∑B❍L▲ ▲P∑ Remix)

Check out this new excellent remix for last years stand-out track Love Song by up-and-coming glitchy itchy producer ∑B❍L▲ ▲P∑

Robot Elephant Records favourite Sounds of 2011 - Andy Stott - We Stay Together EP / Passed By Me EP - out on Modern Love

These 2 EPs from Manchester Techno Dub mainstay Andy Stott are probably the best produced and mastered records I ever heard, even though they are going along a rather sluggish 110 BPM, they have an incredible punch and dynamics, not sure if anything ever can top that.

Also the sounds and varieties on those two EPs are just incredible, Andy Stott is a sound and groove researcher par excellence.

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