John Talabot has gotten a lot of press for his remix of the XX’s “Shelter.” It’s all well deserved buzz, but amongst all the reposts by numerous blogs, I’ve come to really like “Sunshine,” his own original production released mid-last year. On his MySpace, Talabot describes his music as both healing and easy listening. There’s [...]
Vancouver duo Cosmetics’ “Sleepwalking” is an intense, sexy Italo-disco jam. The song won’t get your feet moving too quickly, but you will be in awe over singer Aja Emma’s whisper over the shimmering synth. If I were to ever catch myself sleep walking, I really hope it’s to music like this. The single will be [...]
The Spanish musician Pablo Diaz-Reixa aka El Guincho makes fantastic Tropicalia and Afrobeat infused music heavily influenced by the likes of Animal Collective and similar artists. Alegranza! was one of my favorite 2008 listens, and his recently released covers EP Piratas du Sudamerica is pretty damn good as well (Spanish rock fans will appreciate the [...]
Forget all of the stigma that is attached to the name Rod Stewart today. It’s unfortunate that whatever this crooner did in the latter half of his life seems to over shadow his early days as a kid in love with rock n roll. Every Picture Tells A Story stands today as one my favorite [...]
Close your eyes. Picture yourself on a beautiful white sand beach, the sound of waves crashing, sea breeze in your face, and a Pina Colada in your hand. Do you hear that music? Yeah? Well, what you’re hearing is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Here at Quit Mumbling we’ve been really digging the summer time vibes [...]
If you were to take Madlib’s heavy, funkified hip hop productions and somehow transform it all into the ultimate soundtrack to relaxing poolside, you’ll probably end up with the tropical sounds of Monster Rally. Similar to Madlib’s Beat Konducta series, this producer puts together short pieces, each built on unique loops with captivating beats. Instead [...]
Buzz worthy artist Tennis treats us to a video for “Cape Dory.” Check out two other tracks below and remember “Marathon” can be found on our latest mixtape SUMMER. Tennis – Cape Dory (Underwater Peoples Records) from RichsLaw on Vimeo. Tennis- “South Carolina” Tennis- “Baltimore”
I recently got my tickets to see the seminal Austrian duo Kruder and Dorfmeister at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The two are best known for their chilled out, down tempo remixes of electronic and hip hop music. In every song, you’ll be surrounded by heavy basslines, hypnotic vocal samples, and the perfect blend of [...]
