Ruins of Metropolis

Sander Kleinenberg: "Chemically"

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:16:06 -0700

Dutch DJ Sander Kleinenberg offers this thumping dance anthem featuring Ryan Starr on the recent 5K release.

Pogo: "Bloom (Disney Remix)"

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:26:15 -0700

Master remixer Pogo has been churning and pulverizing the cultural topsoil slicing up celluloid and depositing newly formed musical gems upon the Ruins. An excellent example is the Disney films remix titled Bloom.

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Underworld: "Bird 1"

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:21:30 -0800

The seemingly immortal British collective Underworld recently released yet another excellent album, Barking. Try out the first track, Bird 1, and enjoy the pulsing soundscape.

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Moby: "Be the One"

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:02:24 -0800

The relatively unknown artist Moby has released a new EP with the main track being the pulsing Be The One. If you are willing to give up your email address, you can get the release for free on moby.com, otherwise, it is also available for purchase. If you’ve ever wanted Mr. “Melville” to stare at you for 5 minutes, then the music video will light your fire.

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Waldeck: "Midsummer Night Blues"

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:12:18 -0800

This week we have a track from 2007, but it could have come from 1937. Klaus Waldeck’s Ballroom Stories is wonderful through and through, but the former copyright lawyer brings something vivid and fresh from the past to the cut Midsummer Night Blues. As toe tapping as the Ruins will permit.

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Vector Lovers: "Neon Sky Rain"

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:57:19 -0800

Next up: Vector Lovers, off the Soma label from Scotland. This track, Neon Sky Rain by Berlin-based British producer, Martin Wheeler. You can find it on his 2005 album called Capsule For One.

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Caribou: "Sun (Midland Edit)"

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:14:00 -0800

Today we have a semi-official remix of a track off of Canadian based Caribou’s Swim release. Remixed by Leeds based Midland, this rendition adds a bit more focus and beat to the original, which is also excellent.

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Houses: "Soak It Up"

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:01:11 -0800

The couple that makes up the group Houses managed to escape from the Ruins and absconded away to the islands of Hawaii to make this soothing track off their debut album All Night. We can only enjoy the haunting sounds as we remain stuck here in the Ruins.

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Darkstar: "Aidys Girl's A Computer"

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:50:59 -0800

Next up, a cute track by Darkstar to keep you going in the afternoon. The sparse and mechanical rhythm seems rather at home in the Ruins.

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Husky Rescue: "They Are Coming (Warrior One Remix)"

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:01:17 -0700

Next up, a simple remix of a track from the Finnish band Husky Rescue. Perhaps a bit nicer than the Ruins demands, but a delightful distraction. Remixed here by Warrior One.

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Kruder & Dorfmeister: "East West (Stoned Together)"

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:18:08 -0700

Jason Bentley was tweeting from the Kruder & Dorfmeister show at Nokia last night. This incredible track is off their 1998 album K&D Sessions, with vocals by Mama Oliver. The entire album is simply amazing, through and through.

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Eskmo: "Cloudlight"

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:38:36 -0700

San Francisco-based producer Brendan Angelides releases his first album with Ninja Tune titled Eskmo, in stores tomorrow (October 5th, 2010). This is the first track off that release titled Cloudlight.

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Glasser: "Apply"

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:43:39 -0700

Definitely a Jason Bentley favorite (he was Tweeting last weekend about listening to her on his Sunday morning soundtrack), Glasser has this fantastic trippy track Apply off her EP by the same name. The EP also has other great tracks like the John Talbot remix of Learn. You can definitely imagine hearing this on the melodic streets of Metropolis…

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Killa Ft. Instinct: "Haterz"

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:10:24 -0700

This Is Dubstep - Volume 3 was released last week as a 2 disc set with a number of awesome tracks. This is the penultimate track on disk 2, and like the rest of the collection, drops in some killer bass beats. Volume 3 is available for audio download now, with a brick&mortar release coming up in October.

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The Townhouses: "Snowtown"

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:44:11 -0700

The Australian group The Townhouses released this track Snowtown on their debut album Islands, which is available for free download. It’s a great down-tempo track, highlighting the wonderful music coming out from Down Under.

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Chemical Brothers: "Dissolve"

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:46:00 -0700

Earlier this summer the always consistently amazing Chemical Brothers dropped their most recent album adventure which they titled Further. And somehow, they did manage to go further into the ruins than they have before. Dissolve is perhaps the standout track on the album, though many other cuts are fantastic, such as K+D+B. We recommend checking out the music videos which were made for each track. They are included if you buy the iTunes Pass version of the album, and also on YouTube.

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Massive Attack: "Paradise Circus" (Gui Boratto Remix)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:30:04 -0700

Massive Attack’s latest album, Heligoland, has produced some great tracks like Splitting The Atom, and the sexy, haunting vocals from Hope Sandoval in Paradise Circus. Here, Brazilian producer Gui Boratto adds some more trip hop in his remix that sounds even more like Massive Attack than the original.

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While wandering amongst the Ruins of Santa Monica, we came upon...

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:43:50 -0700

While wandering amongst the Ruins of Santa Monica, we came upon a man who looks very much like Jason Bentley, spinning some of his impossible to find wax long into the early evening. We were astonished to discover that he was playing many of the recent tracks we have been sharing, which was quite a vote of confidence.

Baths: "Rafting Starlit Everglades"

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:57:47 -0700

Off the LA based musician’s first full length Cerulean comes this dripping cut to accompany a slow rain amongst the ruins.

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Zero 7: "Ghost Symbol (Julio Bashmore Remix)"

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:30:49 -0700

This remix, which was released last month by UK DJ Julio Bashmore, drops in some dirty bass and distortion into Zero 7’s track Ghost Symbol off their 2009 album Yeah Ghost. Julio is pretty well known for adding his driving bass to remixes.

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