los angeles—we're happy to announce party no. 1 for us. our friends and heroes Sage Caswell and Bludwork will be behind the decks, and our own Infinitefreefall and Hello DJ will open the day
it all goes down sunday, april 10th at a secret loft. free if you come before 3pm, $5 afterwards. rsvp is required at collected.cc/rsvp
we'll see you on the dancefloor soon! :)
the “dancefloor” shirt now available ! in a first run of 48 …
Hey again! I’ve been working in earnest on a brand new record for the past three or four months… the album is called Elsewhere and it’s a darker, more stripped down and fuzzed out collection of tracks. Like last time, I really want to give credit to the artists fostering this vibe so I’ve put together a new playlist of aural inspirations for this latest batch of songs… I really hope you like it! More info and new tunes coming soon…
Hello! I’m releasing a new EP tonight. It’s called Roto Blitter. We live on a nightmare planet. Let’s dance.
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Roto Blitter EP by Echo Vessel digital ep out now collected.cc/releases/cr21
available digitally on our store pay-what-you-want ($0 - $∞) digital download smarturl.it/rotoblitter
Hello! We live on a nightmare planet. Let's dance.
Travelogue by Infinitefreefall ep out now collected.cc/releases/cr20
available digitally and physically on our store pay-what-you-want ($0 - $∞) digital download / cassette tape ($6 - $∞) smarturl.it/travelogue
There’s been a vast array of sounds Infinitefreefall has worked with in the past few years. When you look for a connection between them though, a story appears—one that makes sense the further you listen into the details. Textures are the string that ties all his beats, tracks, ambience, mashups together, in full showing inside Infinitefreefall’s debut original release. Travelogue, made in an avalanche of feelings before a five-day trek across the U.S., speaks of the excitement, joy, fear, and terror in moving to renew and build yourself. Wherever you may hear it? All it asks is that you find yourself there.
Infinitefreefall - Find Yourself Here from Travelogue
hey. i’m putting out a new record in a week, and the guys over at first ear wrote a beautiful piece on the first single from it:
Moving can be an exhaustive experience, especially when it’s to a new, far place that’s busier than home. It can also inspire a range of emotions, with the longing for home, and the excitement and cautious optimism of adventures that await in a new location coming into conflict at times.
That tumultuous relationship between emotions evoked by moving on both physically and mentally has inspired Infinitefreefall’s debut solo EP Travelogue, and we here at First Ear are proud to present the first single from the project.
Titled “Find Yourself Here”, the experimental track is based on those emotions. Much like Infinitefreefall during the EP’s creation, the song finds itself in the middle of a journey between different areas: it’s full of bustling rhythms and melodies, like an aural picture of LA, but it also holds onto moments of stillness, reflective of the sonic isolation the graphic designer felt in Charleston, South Carolina where he’s from. With Travelogue, Infinitefreefall carves out his own path, one of solo-exploration and self-discovery that you can easily get lost in.
Christmas, Somewhere was formed over the internet in late 2013 with the vague intention to make something that almost sorta resembles math rock, or at least has those cool tappy guitars we all like. We're proud to say that almost two years later, we at least got close. Inspired by general ennui and pretentious psuedo-intellectual observations on life (as math rock bands are wont to do) - this is truly us at our Very Best (by default).
Christmas, Somewhere is on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and SoundCloud.
➿ / CR19
music to watch airplanes to
read more about coping mechanisms here.
➿ / CR18
On Long Beach local Bludwork's second EP, he delivers vintage grooves funneled through a modern lens. At an intoxicating 22 minutes, Crimson Cloud is breezy and laid-back house music on tape.
from Faded Arrow: "filters the Southern California sun into some hot and hazy rhythms"
featured on Faded Arrow’s August 2015 mix, Future Grooves, Full Frequency (RTRFM 92.1) + more
Bludwork is on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and SoundCloud.
➿ / CR16
The first single from the album Omnis.
from RAPPAMELO: "messy good"
➿ / CR-S5
Weeks after releasing his debut LP, Street Chasers, Houston-via-Charleston producer Contour returns with Still Life, a new beat tape that showcases his diverse production, as well as his impressive artistic development. Still Life serves to contrast the developed and refined songs of Street Chasers with impromptu, off-the-cuff bumps.
from Keep On Repeat: "Contour has quickly become one of my favorite new producers”
Contour is on Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp.
➿ / CR15
your acetaminophen then the sunrise and you
➿ / CR-S4
made in a pirated copy of ableton live written & produced on a couch in Feb. '15 please use responsibly
Nicky Flowers is on Bandcamp.
➿ / CR14
Contour's "Loose Change" is the newest single from the Houston-via-Charleston producer as he gears up for his debut album. Fixed somewhere between downtempo IDM and hip hop, the song is the product of forgotten recording sessions after impossibly long workdays, evident in its prevalent dreamy and dazed mood.
Contour is on Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp.
➿ / CR-S3
love crumbs is a solo project by edinburg texas bound johnny garcia (vulpine) . inspired by artists such as panda bear , avey tare , estasy , jeans wilder , and eric copeland . love crumbs 'oops drops' is haunted bedrone pop . 'oops drops' was recorded in south texas and new hampshire between 2012 and 2014 . the ep was produced by zach wise in seattle washington . shh .
from Beach Sloth: “fills itself with small tender moments... oops drops shows the emotional behind the electronics and the results are wonderful”
love crumbs is on Facebook.
➿ / CR13
drawing from an eclectic mix of inspirations, including the lyricism of Mount Eerie, the rhythms of Talking Heads, and the sheer sampling power of The Field, Panda Bear, and The Avalanches, echo vessel’s “L.A. SOUNDTRACK” is post-apocalyptic pop music, the sound of distant cultures stumbling upon modernity and attempting to recreate it as best they can.
from Faded Arrow: “dynamic experimental pop… a spellbinding reflection of his adopted home and the emotions that coincide with life in a new place”
echo vessel is on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp.
➿ / CR12
