Survive | Lunar Eclipse

What do you get when you take the synths from dark House and mix them with broken beats? Sometimes a mess, but, not with "Lunar Eclipse." Survive have managed to blend the two sounds and mix Burial with dark house sounds that are astounding. Slowed down, not chill, but could soundtrack any storyline involving Patrick Bateman.

MP3: Survive - Lunar Eclipse

Ariel Pink | Round And Round

After seeing the Ariel Pink kicked around the blogosphere for a while I thought I'd finally give them a shot, and honestly, I shouldn't have waited so long. "Round And Round doesn't spin you around like a record baby. But, it does take you back to the early days of music videos... at least that's the picture I get when listening to it. It's easy Europop before Take That, Cathy Dennis and their kind took it over and introduced a 110 BPM 4/4 beats. Imagine Hall & Oates channeling Abba and Kraftwerk.

MP3: Ariel Pink - Round And Round

Mos Dub

After hitting it out of the park last year with Jaydiohead, then whiffing with Jaydiohead: Encore and Doublecheck Your Head, Max Tannone is back and hit a triple and is rounding the bag for home with Mos Dub.

Yeppers, Mr. Tannone has mashed up up Mos Def with dub Reggae and the effect come together like chocolate and peanut butter. There isn't a missed opportunity on the 10 tracks. If you're uninitiated with Mos, there is no better way to get to know him. If you know him, get to know him in a different way.

MP3: Mos Dub - Ms. Vampire Booty

TIcket Giveaway | Temper Trap @ HOB

If you'd like to see Temper Trap at House of Snooze on April 12th, hit me up at bonafidedarling(at)gmail.com with "Temper Bledsoe" in the header and you win a pair of tickets.

Sarah Jaffe | Two Intangibles Can’t Be Had (Working for a Nuclear Free City Remix)

Sarah Jaffe is getting some fresh pub from a very unlikely source, Filter magazine. The electronica 'zine premiered the Working For A Nuclear Free City remix of "Two Intangibles Can't Be Had." The song isn't anything new, it's been featured on her Myspace page for quite while now. But, it's seeing the light of day thanks to he upcoming debut LP release.

MP3: Sarah Jaffe - Two Intangible Can't Be Had (Working For A Nuclear Free City Remix)

Das Racist | Shut Up, Dude!

When SXSW was getting ready to jump off and Spinner was showcasing a lot of the artists participating the name Das Racist completely jumped off the screen at me. I mean, really... how could it not?

The NYC duo get on the free mixtape wagon and, well, give away a mixtape. If you like early Beasties and are a fan of non-sequitors in your everyday conversation then you will prolly like their jamz. That being said, download away here...

MP3: Das Racist - Who's That? Brooown!