Plug Research

Shafiq "En A Free Ka" Remix 10" Now On iTunes

2010-02-16T10:55:00.000-08:00

A limited 10" that's now available on iTunes.
Featuring remixes by Flying Lotus, J. Rocc, and four bonus tracks.

Quadron "Pressure" Video on Pitchfork!

2010-02-03T21:01:00.000-08:00

Quadron, a Danish duo made up of producer Robin Hannibal and singer Coco of Boom Clap Bachelors, specialize in shimmery downtempo with soul and girl-group touches. Their self-titled debut album is being issued in the U.S. March 23 by Plug Research and is available on iTunes now. The coy and playful "Pressure", a highlight from the record, has this Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen-directed video with a teen romance theme.

Quadron "Quadron" on iTunes!

2010-01-26T15:53:00.000-08:00

PLUG RESEARCH 2010

2009-12-07T22:54:00.000-08:00

$10 LIMITED PRESLAE TICKETS via ticketweb.com

VTech Presents:

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
BILAL
EXILE & DJ DAY FEAT BLU
MILOSH
OM’MAS KEITH
SHAFIQ HUSAYN

HOSTED BY:
PHAROAHE MONCH

DJ SETS:
DAEDELUS
J.ROCC
KUTMAH

*SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS

ECHOPLEX
1154 GLENDALE BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA. 90026

21 AND OVER | 8PM-2AM
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$15 DOOR

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BILAL "LEVELS" PLUG RESEARCH CMJ SHOWCASE

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SHAFIQ HUSAYN - "LIL' GIRL"
FEAT. FATIMA & THUNDERCAT

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HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
FEAT. MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON "SCRABBLE"

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[Right click to download: Can I Get You High: Podcast]
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2010

presented by:

Bilal Nominated for A Grammy!

2009-12-03T11:46:00.000-08:00

Photo by Eric Coleman.

Plug Research artist Bilal was just nominated for a Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for his appearance on Robert Glasper's song "All Matter" from the album Double Booked out on Blue Note!! Look for Bilal's new album out on Plug Research in 2010!!

Shafiq and Thundercat Hit Up Suite903

2009-11-20T11:32:00.000-08:00

Can I Get You High?

2009-10-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

Last week the exciting news surfaced that Bilal is joining Plug Research for his highly anticipated next project. Now, Plug Research and VTech are announcing a celebratory event in New York City during CMJ week to commemorate the occasion with an amazing line up. On Wednesday the 21st Plug Research will invade BLVD on Bowery with some of the best soul, hip hop and experimental music of today by some of the most dynamic and interesting artists of today.

Bilal will headline with a six piece band, Shafiq Husayn of the mighty Sa-Ra collective will be perform material off Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka with musical collaborators from the album Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Exile will be showcasing his wizadry on the MPC with a guest spot by Blu, one of the best new MC's around. DJ sets will be provided by Blu Jemz, the legendary Large Professor and mind-blowing combination of Spinna and J Rocc. The nights festivities will be hosted by the one and only Pharoahe Monch and you never know who might also stop by...

This has the makings of a classic show, take advantage of presale tickets, do not miss out!

9pm-4am
@ door - $20
limited presale tickets on www.wanttickets.com - $10

for more
music.vtechphones.com
plugresearch.com

Shafiq "En A Free Ka" EP On iTunes!

2009-09-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

Featuring Bilal, and Fatima.
Includes Remixes by Nottz, and Mark de Clive-Lowe.

2009-09-22T15:56:00.000-07:00

2009-09-22T09:15:00.001-07:00

Plug Research Podcast: Shafiq Edition

2009-09-14T15:38:00.000-07:00

Shafiq Husayn's L'il Girl now on iTunes! Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka coming in fall!

2009-07-31T15:13:00.000-07:00

The first taste of Shafiq Husayn's debut Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka, the stand out L'il Girl featuring Fatima from the UK, is streaming on his myspace player and now available for purchase on iTunes!

Soulo "Sun Valley"

2009-07-02T12:23:00.001-07:00

Plug Research on Twitter

2009-06-15T15:06:00.000-07:00

Click on the Twitter logo to head over to our page and start following us.

Keep up with what we get into day in and day out, look out for sneak peeks into upcoming releases and chat with us, we love direct feedback!

Carlos Niño & Friends "High With a Little Help From" out now on iTunes!

2009-05-22T14:22:00.000-07:00

Amazing new project from our favorite person here at Plug, Carlos Niño.
Carlos produced this album with his closest buddies, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Dntel, Madlib, Jesse Peterson, Build An Ark, and many more.
One of our favorites of the year!

Milosh @ Hotel Cafe (May 20th)

2009-05-18T15:59:00.000-07:00

Along with his gig @ the Silverlake Lounge on May 19th, Milosh will also be playing a set @ the Hotel Cafe on May 20th @ 11pm. See you there!!!

Where: Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 - (323) 461-2040
When: May 20th @ 11pm

Milosh @ Silverlake Lounge (Los Angeles, CA) - May 19th

2009-05-15T22:53:00.000-07:00

Plug Research artist and Toronto native will be playing a rare US show on May 19th @ The Silverlake Lounge!!! If you're lucky enough to be in the LA area, make sure you grab your ticket for a mere $8! See you there!

Where: Silverlake Lounge

2906 Sunset Blvd

LA 90026

When: May 19th, 8pm (Milosh has the opening slot, so make sure you get there early!!!)

http://www.myspace.com/milosh

Also, make you sure you check out Milosh's new project with Paul Pfisterer called Milosh Pfisterer. Their new EP is available NOW only on iTunes!

http://www.myspace.com/miloshpfisterer

EXIILE!!!!!!

2009-05-13T12:05:00.001-07:00

Exile "In Love" Video

2009-04-29T15:17:00.000-07:00

Dntel "Early Works" on iTunes now!

2009-04-14T11:37:00.000-07:00

A collection of Dntel sketches and songs from 1995 to 2003.

phthalo.com
dntelmusic.com

Exile "Radio" Available Now On iTunes

2009-01-13T07:11:00.000-08:00

These days, one would be hard-pressed to find a Hip-Hop fan that is satisfied with the culture’s representation on mainstream radio. Take Los Angeles’ Exile, the man responsible for the exceptional production work on 2007’s critically acclaimed collaboration with rapper Blu, Below the Heavens. Long exasperated by the lack of originality on the radio, the sought-after producer brainstormed a concept to reinvent radio through the use of Hip-Hop’s first technique, sampling. -Allhiphop.com

New Exile 12" on iTunes Now!

2008-12-16T16:00:00.000-08:00

Check out the new Exile 12" on iTunes.
Stay Tuned (Stay Here) E.P.
Includes remixes by Musinah and Shafiq

Yeah!!!!

New Milosh Single On iTunes, and European Tour Dates.

2008-10-07T13:29:00.000-07:00

New Milosh single, "Remember The Good Things" featuring remixes by Lanark (Hot Chip) and Daedelus.

Milosh also kicked off his European tour today, make sure you pay a visit and check out his live show at a city near you.

09.10. TAPE CLUB Berlin
14.10. LUMINAIRE London (UK)
17.10. MAROQUINERIE Paris (FR) w/ MINOR MINORITY
29.10. LA CASA 139 Milano (IT)

Date: Tue 21 October
Venue: Stress!! at Club De Burgo's
Doors: 9.30pm
Address: Augustine st., Galway
Tickets: €10/8
weblink: www.myspace.com/stressahah

Date: Wed 22 October
Venue: Whelans Upstairs
Doors: 8.00pm
Address: Wexford St, Dublin
Tickets: €12/10
weblink: www.whelanslive.com

Date: Thu 23 October
Venue: Spirit Store
Doors: 8.30pm
Address: Georges Quay, Dundalk
Tickets: €10/8
weblink: www.spiritstore.ie

Date: Fri 24 October
Venue: Triskel
Doors: 8.30pm
Address: Tobin St, Cork
Tickets: €12/10
weblink: www.triskelart.com

Date: Mon 27 October
Venue: Belltable
Doors: 8.30pm
Address: Belltable Offsite
Tickets: €10/8
weblink: www.belltable.ie

CHESSIE OPENS FOR STEREOLAB IN D.C.

2008-08-27T18:19:00.000-07:00

Check out Chessie's first live show this year at DC's biggest venue, The 9:30 Club, on 9/30/08. They will open for Stereolab, and Brendan Canty (Fugazi) will play drums for Chessie. This will be an amazing event, so if you're in the neighborhood, make sure you check it out!

Milosh "iii" now available in Japan

2008-07-16T11:12:00.000-07:00

New Milosh full length album "iii", now available in Japan.
The Japanese version will include a bonus track, and is available now through iTunes Japan.

Milosh Live @ Transmission 08

2008-06-30T13:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the official site of Transmission Festival '08, the new European Arts festival with a difference! Transmission '08 takes place in Kufstein, Austria between July 4th - 6th 2008.

Combining live musical performances, visual art, multimedia installations, music seminars, and arthouse cinema, Transmission will provide its visitors with the complete aural and visual experience. Our aim is to make Transmission a personal and intimate arts and culture experience, not just for the audience, but also for the artists taking part in the event.

Roommate "We Were Enchanted" NOW ON iTUNES!

2008-06-03T11:22:00.000-07:00

When infinite information is available 24 hours a day at the click of a button, it can become difficult to distinguish between waking life and dream life. Virtual identities supersede their real-world counterparts as images both horrific and idyllic are browsed casually. Scenes that once seemed possible only in nightmares are captured and sold as reality, and sleeping states become repositories for the mundane details of increasingly surreal routines. It is in this blurred cycle of waking and dreaming that Roommate’s We Were Enchanted finds its foundation.

Much like a dream, the album does not follow a purely linear structure; instead, it is formed from a series of startling images, both gorgeous and grotesque, from which a series of themes emerges: The escapism and anonymity of digital life; the endless, vacuous cycle of modern news; the struggle to connect meaningfully with the earth and other humans in a wasteful and destructive society; the seductive appeal of fantasy and nostalgia in a landscape defined by American Idolatry and Wars of Terror. Avoiding easy cynicism, Roommate examines these and other themes with earnest idealism and self-observant irony, finding hope, beauty and humor where little seems possible.
The production of We Were Enchanted began in the spring of 2006, just before the release of Roommate’s critically acclaimed debut album Songs the Animals Taught Us. This period saw Roommate complete its transition from the solo project of Chicagoan Kent Lambert to a cohesive and versatile live band and recording ensemble. Preliminary tracks were recorded in Lambert’s bedroom studio, but it didn’t take long for the album to become a wholly collaborative project. All manner of experiments were conducted, from the recording of a choir of canjos (instruments made by Southside Chicago high school students from coffee cans and plywood) for the album’s opening to the use of turpentine cans, empty kegs and beat-up hubcaps as percussion. Old friends and new acquaintances were invited to contribute horn parts and guitar solos or join in on chorus vocals. By the time of the album’s completion in October 2007, the band had worked in seven different recording environments with over twenty musicians, including some of Chicago’s most celebrated free jazz players as well as former and current members of such bands as Califone, Till By Turning, Imaginary Folk, Fruit Bats, and Mucca Pazza.

Dramatically shifting and evolving over the course of the album, the sounds of Lambert and his cast of backing musicians strike a deft balance between organic and electronic, dissonant and harmonious, all the while capturing the elusive, abstract emotions of the lyrics. It is not a sound easily described with a laundry list of influences. While there are moments here and there that may spark a memory of 60s & 70s psychedelic rock or 80s synth-pop, a hint of Nilsson-esque bar-room piano, Faust-ian analog synths or delicate strings ala Talk Talk, this is music with eyes gazing into the future, seeking out new ways of expressing a poetic, ecstatic truth.

We Were Enchanted is an album that moves beyond casual listening and begs participation. This is a work so utterly of its time, and so reflective, that it is impossible not to engage it; these characters aren’t just people we know or archetypes we can relate to, they are us. In its execution, the album opens a new dialogue, something few works of art can do. In a world full of easy answers to impossible questions, there is no greater rebellion than an honest conversation.

Languis "Fractured" on iTunes NOW!

2008-05-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Plug Research recording stars LANGUIS are all set to have their own summer of love. Hailing from the fra from sunny climes of Los Angeles, California, LANGUIS produce an invigorating, electric, acidic pop rush that startles the senses and broadens the mind.

FRACTURED is their sixth LP, a spicy amalgam of 3 LANGUIS singles in fifteen songs

Inspirations range from Star Trek, the waft of sag aloo, a dash of pretension, sex, eight years of righteous rule and the odd nod to twenty years ago.

In their ten years of existence, LANGUIS have released a whole bag of brill records, studied levitation, sampled humous kebab in almost every U.S. city, done some radio sessions, had a van and all their equipment ripped off, while recording extra tracks for all sorts of groovy compilations and flexis.

Their music has def beats, raw power, mysterious melodies, eastern scales, vocal harmonies, the occasional mental reverb, not to mention ripping guitar. LANGUIS are the happening sound of skinhead acid rock.

LANGUIS are a band that immediately bring back the happenings of 20 years past as well as what is going on today. The foursome formed in the aurora borealic regions of Los Angeles, California in 1997. They initially signed with Simballrec for the release of their first EP, "Homesick"

The past 18 months have seen a dramatic rise in the international profile of LANGUIS. They successfully toured the U.S., all while releasing a new single every four months and appearing on a stream of sampler records.

Now North American infiltration is at hand with FRACTURED, 15 mescal flavored tracks including the first three singles, some b sides and extra tracks all demonstrating the LANGUIS sound, a carefully measured brew, cultivated in the mushroom and poppy fields outside Los Angeles.

File under mescal flavoured.

LANGUIS: Alejandro Cohen, John Girgus, Stephen Swesey and Marcos Chloca

MATTHEW DAVID AND THEW WOODS ON TOUR

2008-05-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

24 May 2008 20:00
Cancelled! Atlanta, Georgia
27 May 2008 20:00
Nightlight w/ The Hufton Brothers and The Atlantic Notion Chapel Hill, North Carolina
28 May 2008 20:00
HELP PLEASE Baltimore, Maryland
29 May 2008 20:00
Sierra Grille w/ Broker and Snubby Northampton, Massachusetts
31 May 2008 21:00
Goodbye Blue Monday w/ The Vida Ambit, Matt Logan, Manson Family Picnic Brooklyn, New York
1 Jun 2008 20:00
The Manhattan Room Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Jun 2008 20:00
The Galaxy Hut Arlington, Virginia
3 Jun 2008 20:00
The Boot w/ Sarah Carter Norfolk, Virginia
4 Jun 2008 20:00
The Spazzatorium w/ Jason Cimon, The Wading Girl, The Hufton Brothers Greenville, North Carolina
5 Jun 2008 20:00
Tin Roof w/ Diacon-Panthers Charleston, South Carolina
7 Jun 2008 20:00
The Atlantic w/ Oh Sanders, The Northerness, Manatella Gainesville, Florida
8 Jun 2008 20:00
Pizza Di Rock w/ Will Farina, Nicole Miglis, Finland Merritt Island, Florida

THE WOODS NOW ON ITUNES!

2008-05-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

Check out the new album by The Woods now on iTunes!

MATTHEW DAVID AND THE WOODS DIGITAL RELEASE

2008-05-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

Check out the debut release of Matthew David and The Woods now on iTunes!

NEW SAMIYAM FULL LENGTH ON ITUNES

2008-05-06T11:07:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Samiyam full length on Flying Lotus's BrainFeeder label.
Nest in line will be a full length by Ras G

Roommate Chicago Show!

2008-04-17T12:52:00.001-07:00

For those of you in the Chicago area, Roommate will be playing their release show for We Were Enchanted (their first show in 3 months!) on Saturday night (April 19) at the Empty Bottle , 1035 N. Western Ave., at 10 PM. The cover is $8. CDs & vinyl LPs of the album will be available at the show.

Battlecats (Toby Summerfield plus Roommate collaborators Anton Hatwich & Jaimie Branch) will open the show and Roommate's good friends the The Judy Green (starring Roommate bassist Gillian Lisée) will play second. Our set will start sometime around midnight and will feature selections from the new album, an even newer song inspired by letters to and from Tamms C-MAX prison (more on Tamms at http://yearten.org ), some old chestnuts from the Roommate catalog, and guest performances by a few of the people responsible for some of the record's most magical moments.

Read all about Roommate in last week's Chicago Reader:

http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/sharpdarts/080410/

Reviews of We Were Enchanted:

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Roommate,5918
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfyxzujldfe
http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3093/roommate

Just added: Ola Podrida w/ SHE & HIM - 4/22 in NY

2008-04-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

This just in.....
Plug Research artist, Ola Podrida will be opening up for Merge recording artist and indie darlings, SHE & HIM @ The Hiro Ballroom in New York on April 22. However, unless you already have tickets for the SHE & HIM show, you're out of luck (it's sold-out)!!! There are still tickets available for their show on May 3rd @ Union Hall in Brooklyn with The Acorn. After that, the guy's head off to Europe for some dates including a May 16th appearance @ All Tomorrow's Parties show in Minehead, UK.

Here's the information for the She & Him and Union Hall show:

SHE & HIM w/ OLA PODRIDA
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The Hiro Ballroom
(371 W. 16th St, NYC)
4/22/08
Doors @ 7:00
Show @ 8:00
SOLD OUT

The ACORN w/ OLA PODRIDA
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Union Hall
(702 Union Street @ 5th Ave.; Brooklyn)
5/3/08
8:00pm
$10

Milosh: Upcoming Shows

2008-03-31T15:28:00.000-07:00

Apr 3 2008 8:00A
Club Head Bang Bang Tralee, Co. Kerry
Apr 4 2008 10:00A
De Barra’s Clonakilty Co. Cork
Apr 6 2008 7:00A
Coney Island Suite @ The Radisson Hotel Sligo, Ireland
Apr 6 2008 9:00A
Coney Island Suite @ The Radisson Hotel Sligo, Ireland
Apr 9 2008 8:30A
Upstairs @ Whelans Dublin Irel

Legend of the fly... This will be spoken about for years to come.

2008-03-28T11:17:00.000-07:00

this will be totally amazing!
The time has come! A once in a lifetime opportunity is among us. the type of show that would normaly be booked at the Universal or the Greek has come to an intimate venue.

Prepare to get your minds blown, souls blessed and hearts filled...

Saturday March 29th, 2008
KCRW, Soul People LA & ArtDontSleep present HOMENAJE

Performances by:
Roy Ayers *Live*
Najite feat: Tony Allen *Live*
Special Tribute to Fela Kuti

DJ's:
J.ROCC
Coleman
Jeremy Sole
Anthony Valadez

Located @ The Crash Mansion :: 1024 S Grand Ave.
:: Downtown Los Angeles, CA
18$ presale tickets @ www.ticketmaster.com and 25$ @ the door
21+ Wiser :: Doors Open @ 8pm-1am
Info :: myspace.com/artdontsleep :: artdontsleep1@gmail.com
*early arrival suggested*

Dig Deeper...

Roy Ayers (www. royayers. com)
Roy Edward Ayers, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 10, 1940. The 1970's found Roy embarking upon a long and fruitful relationship with Polydor Records, where Roy, committed to the search for and exploration of new musical concepts began to incorporate "wah wah" and "fuzz" tones on his vibes. It was during this period he formed the group Ubiquity. The term Ubiquity (from the Latin) means the state or capacity of being, or seeming to be, everywhere at the same time. Roy Ayers obviously took his group's name to heart for the Roy Ayers sound was virtually omnipresent. As musical genres changed in scope and definition, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock n' roll, pop and disco each fought for a niche with the public and the major record labels. Meanwhile, a new sound was slowly emerging…the American audiences referred to it as fusion, the British called it jazz-funk. Regardless of its moniker, Roy Ayers became the undisputed champion of a sound that seemed to draw from his jazz, rhythm and blues, Latin, funk and dance music roots. For the next ten years, Roy Ayers produced what many regard as some of his finest works. The mere mention of certain song titles…"Virgo Red", "Change Up the Groove", "Mystic Voyage", "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Vibrations", "You Send Me", "Lifeline", "Fever", and the list goes on and on, evoke fond memories for fans ranging in age from their twenties through their seventies. It is rare when an artist is able to speak to, grasp and hold the attention of so wide a demographic, for so long a period of time.

Tony Allen (www. tony-allen. com)
Born in Nigeria in 1940 of mixed Nigerian and Ghanaian parentage, Tony Allen is perhaps the most highly-regarded African drum set player to emerge since World War II. Drummers and other musicians of all backgrounds marvel at his uniquely polyrhythmic style. Tony came to international prominence in the 1960s as a member of the band of the late Nigerian bandleader Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with whom he played for 15 years. Fela Kuti is himself recognized as one of the most important and influential African popular musicians/composers of the post-colonial era, and it is widely accepted that Tony Allen was his crucial collaborator in the synthesis of jazz, funk and highlife which resulted in the style known as Afrobeat. Tony Allen's work with Fela is documented on over 30 recordings and today, he remains the primary exponent of Afrobeat.

The Funky President of the Beat Junkie Crew. For well over ten years, this man has established himself as one of the illest DJs around, with his signature blends and supreme selection. A steady globe-trotter, J has travelled extensively and showcased his solid knowledge of music with the very best talents, including the late great J Dilla (RIP). His deep catalog of mix tapes and cds are considered classic, from "Syndromes" to "Taster's Choice." J is well-versed in a wide array of sounds, and always gets down something serious when behind the decks.

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Ola Podrida's SWSX Schedule.

2008-03-10T17:17:00.000-07:00

3/11 @ 5:00 PM - SXSW Film Fest Closing Awards Reception Party @ Brush Tent Park (corner of 5th and Trinity)

3/12 @ 1:00 AM - SXSW Showcase @ Central Presbyterian Church

3/13 @ 3:00 PM - Urban Outfitters Day Party

3/14 @ 1:30 PM - Hot Freaks! Blogger Party @ The Mohawk

3/15 @ 12:45 PM - Home Slice Pizza Day Party

3/15 @ 4:00 PM - Waterloo Records In-store

Chessie Live In The Basement!

2008-02-20T13:03:00.000-08:00

Chessie
Manifest
(Plug Research)
US release date: 5 February 2008
UK release date: Available as import
by Filmore Mescalito Holmes

You gotta hand it to them. Chessie is one of the most unique bands going today, if only for the fact their output is all concept albums centered around locomotives. On top of that, former Lorelei bassist Stephen Gardner’s first critically praised album as Chessie was heavily rooted in hardcore breakbeat, winning Amazon’s best dance and DJ record for 1998. Since then, he has allowed more outside influences into the group, adding Andy Ingalls and engineer Ben Bailes after 1999’s Meet, while the aesthetic moved to a more Tortoise like realm.

Now as the duo of Ben and Stephen, their six years late follow-up to one of the New York Times best album of 2001, Manifest, sees that album’s ambient come slacker-rock formula strengthened immensely. The synthetic beats have been seriously toned down. It’s now as if Sigur Rós took a trip to Shining Time Station instead of following children and the elderly to Hopelandia. The guitar sound is as raw and in your face as the later work of Pavement, yet the new wave ambiance doesn’t abandon you. It’s easily their richest work yet.

www.popmatters.com

Premiere: Ola Podrida: "Atmosphere" (Joy Division cover)

2008-02-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

Before forming Ola Podrida, David Wingo scored scores of movies, including last year's too-little-seen Great World of Sound. He returns to that day job with this acoustic, reverby cover of Joy Division's "Atmosphere", which will figure prominently in the upcoming technohorror gorefest The Signal. In the flick, which was made by a collective of Atlanta-based directors and is told Rashomon-style from three different viewpoints, haunted transmissions turn people into homicidal lunatics via their televisions and cell phones. Then some of those homicidal lunatics turn into zombies. There will be blood.

For a song on a character's mix CD, Ola Podrida take Joy Division's looking-into-the-abyss anthem "Atmosphere" and slow it down only slightly, retaining all the darkness of the original but creating a new atmosphere that offsets the violence promised in the movie's trailer. Wingo delivers the lyrics in a whisper, quieting some of Ian Curtis's concerns but making that central line-- "Don't walk away in silence"-- sound like a gentle lover's plea instead of an expression of existential disappointment. Ultimately, this measured, subdued cover takes just the right liberties: Forgoing those thundering drums of the original and Martin Hannett's vast, empty sound, Ola Podrida create a subtly murky background ambience behind the Manchester tambourine, menacing bassline, and heraldic guitars, as if that haunted signal were seeping into your brain via your earbuds.

Languis and Meanest Man Contest

2008-01-14T16:17:00.000-08:00

Plug Research artist Ola Podrida nominated for a 2008 Plug Independent Music Award!

2007-11-19T10:27:00.000-08:00

Plug Research is pleased to announce that Ola Podrida’s self-titled debut has been nominated for “Americana Album of the Year” at this years Plug Independent Music Award (no relation to Plug Research) and we need your help. As the winners of the awards are chosen by the public, please take a couple of minutes and click on the link below and submit your vote for Ola Podrida. If you can, please forward to your friends as well. Every vote counts, unlike some elections.

http://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php

Thanks in advance for your support. If you would like to hear more songs by Ola Podrida, please go to www.myspace.com/olapodrida or www.plugresearch.com. Their album is available at all music stores or digital stores everywhere.

Here’s what the press is saying about Ola Podrida:
“Ola Podrida is a cohesive, confident album full of folky, quiet guitars and thoughtful lyrics that coalesce into complete songs" - Pitchfork, Rating: 8.0
"Instruments layer together subtly and deftly, creating an atmosphere that brings to mind the wide Western plains or old, not-quite-forgotten lovers." - Spin.com, Artist of the Day
"Ola Podrida excels at creating a beautifully atmospheric mood, as well as gentle beauty that's both spacious and deceptively complex." - NPR, Song of the Day
“Ola Podrida isn't just a strikingly accomplished debut—it's near-essential listening for anyone who's been taken with the recent turn in some parts of the indie cosmology towards folkier and more countrified sounds.” - Stylus Magazine
"Writers like to say stupid stuff about music like this being a soundtrack to your life, but really, put your life on hold for 46 minutes." - Popmatters

About the Plug Independent Music Awards:
PLUG is about the independent music community coming together to recognize our own. We’re fans from every walk of the music world who gather each year to recognize the artists who live and flourish in the margins of mainstream culture. While many of the artists on the PLUG ballot are well known to fans steeped in the independent music world, most are nowhere near the household names they deserve to be.

How does it work? Each fall, we gather the PLUG Cartel (advisory board of 250-300 people who select the nominees), and after collecting/tallying the votes, the official nominees are announced in the form of an online ballot. Fans from around the world then logon to vote the winners who are announced at the PLUG Independent Music Awards Ceremony and Concert in March.

New Ola Podrida Video "Lost & Found"

2007-10-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

Lost & Found by Ola Podrida
Starring Ivan Dimitrov & David Wingo
Directed by Todd Rohal (THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE)

Ola Podrida - Live this Friday 10/19 @ 9pm - Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn

www.myspace.com/olapodrida www.plugresearch.com
www.ivandance.com
www.ghandshake.com

Download Plug Research Music from amazonmp3.com

2007-09-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

Now, you can download your favorite Plug Research titles from Amazon's new mp3 shop.
Some of you may enjoy the new features and benefits that Amazonmp3.com has to offer that others don't.
So, check it out, and see what you think!

September Podcast!

2007-09-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

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- September 2007 -
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Roommate - Emidio Antoci - New Steam EP
Flying Lotus - STUNTS - Unreleased
Ras G - Alien Y'all - Unreleased
dntel - untitled - Early Works for me if it Works for you II
dntel featuring Flying Lotus - Damage Control - Unreleased
matthewdavid - blending everything in ourselves - Unreleased
Captain Hands - Nothing Disco - Unreleased 12"
Languis - Sensitive - 7"

Just in case you missed it, here's the August podcast

- August 2007 -
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Roommate - Until Then (Broadcast cover) - New Steam EP
Chessie - Untitled [UNRELEASED TRACK] - Manifest
The Life Force Trio - A Dream of Los Angeles with Clear Blue Skies - Alice! 7"
James Figurine - Other 99 - Covers 7"
Meanest Man Contest - Some People (Just Get off on Breaking Hearts) - Some People EP
Build An Ark - Village Soft - Peace With Every Step
Ola Podrida - Jordanna - Ola Podrida

Pitchforkmedia.com Premiere: Ola Podrida: "Run Off the Road" [Video]

2007-09-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

Before forming Ola Podrida, David Wingo worked as a composer on numerous independent films, yet his lyrics-- especially on "Run Off the Road"-- blend concrete nouns and stream-of-conscious imagery in a way that defies literal visual interpretation. But that only makes this ongoing video project so interesting: Each month, a different director will create a clip for a different song from Ola Podrida's self-titled debut album. In August, Michael Tully shot a clip for "Photo Booth". This month, Joe Swanberg, director of Hannah Takes the Stairs, created this quietly erotic piece for "Run Off the Road". Instead of trying to play out the song's narrative-- about thwarted escape and going home to find it irrevocably changed-- Swanberg shoots actors Erin Fisher and Kentucker Audley playing a couple spending an afternoon alone together. Shot in grainy stock, as if these moments are from a home movie long buried in the mind's attic, the clip only hints at a world beyond these two lovers, leaving their fates ambiguous: are they in the throes of new passion or the autumn of a dying romance? October promises no answers.

Limited Edition Roommate 10" now available!

2007-08-17T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hello music fans, nerds, and freaks!
We are now carrying a super limited, hand printed, vinyl 10" of Roommate's, New Steam EP at our Plug Research shop.
If you enjoyed these tracks when they were released as digital only files, you will surely enjoy this beautiful piece of vinyl. get your copy now, we only have a handful on hand.

New Ola Podrida Video and Podcast

2007-08-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

Check out the new Ola Podrida "Photo Booth" video in our media section of the page!
While you're there, make sure to check out the Plug Research August podcast for your listening enjoyment.

Plug Research Music Now On Bleep And Boomkat

2007-08-05T15:44:00.000-07:00

You can now buy Plug Research releases at Bleep.com, and Boomkat.com.

Tonalism

2007-07-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY, August 4th, 2007

dublab and Farmlab present...

TONALISM : an all-night ambient music happening

DUBLAB DJS & FRIENDS:

Hoseh (Headspace, KXLU)
Morpho
Frosty
Ale
MatthewDavid
Part Time Punks DJ Michael Stock
J.Mendez (Cytrax/Sandwell District)
Farzad Moghaddam (WRAS, Atlanta)
Farbod Kokabi (WRAS, Atlanta)

LIVE SETS UNDER THE STARS:

Dntel
Languis (6 speaker surround-sound set)
Tropic of Cancer
smgsap
Adventure time (Daedelus & frosty)

LIVE NATURE SOUND DUETS CURATED BY CARLOS NINO:

Viola & Cello with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Peter Jacobson
Gongs, Bowls, Bells & Flutes with Adam Rudolph & Ralph "Buzzy" Jones
Yoga & Tea with Prabhu Prakash & James Richards
Records & Food with Carlos Nino & Gaby Hernandez
Morning Music with Mia Doi Todd & Andres Renteria

PROJECTIONS PROVIDED BY:

Carolina Chaves and Ben Loiz
the Labrat Matinee
the Masses

Come space out with us. Complimentary tea will be served throughout the
night. Bring pillows, blankets, beanbags, sleeping bags, and cushions
to lay down and listen. Bring picnic baskets, food, beverages, and
snacks to enjoy throughout the evening.

This happening will be streamed live on dublab.com

FREE / 6pm-6am / All Ages

Farmlab
1745 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
http://www.farmlab.org

Google Map

Supported by:
ArtDontSleep
Arthur Magazine
LA Record
Pehr
Plug Research
Poo-Bah Records
Spaceways Radio
SASSAS
Future Lighting

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Damon Aaron @ Cafe Z!

2007-07-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

Café Z
Saturdays @ The Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www.skirball.org
www.myspace.com/skirball_cultural_center

Spend Saturday afternoons enjoying free live music. This popular series showcases outstanding local musical talents in a beautiful outdoor setting with wonderful food available at Zeidler's Café.

12 -2 pm / free entrance / free parking!

Saturday July 21st
Damon Aaron w/ Cinema Z
Featuring a live performance from Damon, followed by a screening of the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Ola Podrida on Fair Game

2007-05-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

Ola Podrida is going to be featured on the radio show Fair Game on Public Radio International tonight, 5/21. They'll be performing 4 songs as well as doing an interview. You can go here to listen to it online the night the show airs (and it will be archived after that):

http://morefairgame.org

...or go here to see if it plays on a station in your area and if so, at what time:

Dublab Spring Sprout Proton Drive

2007-05-09T13:57:00.000-07:00

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Dublab to Re-release Freeways

2007-05-03T22:23:00.001-07:00

dublab presents: freeways

Six years after its initial release on Emperor Norton Records dublab is proud to announce the digital re-release of its first compilation album, "dublab presents: freeways." This visionary collection, produced by frosty & Carlos Niño, gave the world an early taste of many, now-familiar artists and defined dublab¹s future roots aesthetic. "freeways" is an inspired view into Los Angeles¹ vibrant musical landscape. It is a living time capsule that remains light years ahead.

The landscape presented on "freeways" is expansive. Glowing pockets of beauty from the wide sprawl of Los Angeles are merged into a unified spectrum. These diverse, progressive songs reflect every shade of creative California soul and provide a roadmap to infinite adventure. "dublab presents: freeways" continues to speed sweetly into the future.

BUY FREEWAYS NOW ON ITUNES

1. Languis & Fer Chloca - the sky below
2. Daedelus- a mashnote
3. Mia Doi Todd - digital, version 2.1
4. Dntel - if i don't return
5. John Tejada - i'll see you in a place with lights
6. Mannequin Lung - is it live?
7. Yesterday's New Quintet - soul searchin'
8. Divine Styler - shen
9. Damon Aaron - don't get up again
10. Nowhereman (aka Nobody) - seathrough dolphin smile
11. Ammoncontact - chord (parts 1-2)
12. Skull Valley - death zone reflection
13. Adam Rudolph nawa
14. Daedelus lover¹s dub (digital bonus track)

³Essential and soon-to-be-recognized-as-seminal compilation.²
- PITCHFORK (RATING 8.6)

³This record proves you can use machines to extend the sounds of the body,
instead of using them to build up an ever-mightier electronic fortress.²
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³A blissed out compilation of sun drenched music from the city of angels.²
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Ola Podrida Video Feature

2007-05-01T17:22:00.001-07:00

Our friends over at the awesome website Ground Control have put together a great video feature with Ola Podrida. There's an excellent interview with him in one vid, and a very special solo performance of Jordanna in the other- awesome! You can check it out below:

http://www.groundcontrolmag.com/detail/1/336/

And don't forget Ola Podrida is in stores now!

www.myspace.com/olapodrida

Ola Podrida album mix

2007-04-18T18:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Apparently, blogger thought we were Spam robots, so we couldn't post anything. So to make up for it, us humans at Plug Research are giving you an Ola Podrida mix featuring snippets of every track from the album! That's right, a minute-plus preview from every song on one of the year's best albums. Check it out, and be sure to buy the album when it comes out on Tuesday, April 24th.

www.plugresearch.com/olamix.mp3

Be his friend on MySpace: www.myspace.com/olapodrida

Upcoming New York Shows:
April 26th- Union Hall- Album release party
May 9th- Luna Lounge w/ Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set

Plug Research at SXSW

2007-03-13T15:34:00.000-07:00

For those of you who are down in Austin gettin' crazy at SXSW, we thought we'd give you one more reminder about our artists at SXSW:

OLA PODRIDA:
Ola Podrida
When: Wednesday, March 14
Location: The Mohawk Patio - 912 Red River St.

Set Times (tentative):
The A-Sides - 7:45 p.m.
Ola Podrida - 8:45 p.m.
Frightened Rabbit - 9:45 p.m.
The Twilight Sad - 10:45 p.m.
Rob Crow - 11:45 p.m.
Smoking Popes - 1:00 a.m.

Ola Podrida @ Gorilla vs. Booze Party
When: Thursday, March 15
Location: The Peacock - 515 Pedernales St.

Set Times (tentative):
Black Fiction (San Francisco) – 1:00 p.m.
Ola Podrida (Brooklyn) – 1:45 p.m.
Alela Diane (Portland) – 2:30 p.m.
Dana Falconberry (Austin) – 3:15 p.m.
Dirty Projectors (Brooklyn) – 4:00 p.m.
Peter and the Wolf (Austin) – 4:45 p.m.
The Dodos (San Francisco) – 5:30 p.m.
Ariel Pink (Los Angeles) – 6:15 p.m.
W-S Burn (Austin) – 7:00 p.m.

Ola Podrida
When: Friday, March 16
Location: Home Slice - 1415 S. Congress Ave.

Set time:
Ola Podrida – 3:15 p.m.
Free music all day + pizza = Awesome....
Lineup: Delta Spirit, Ladyhawk, The Silent Years, Ola Podrida, The Glass Family, Everybody Else, Let's Go Sailing and Turbo Fruits.

Ola Podrida @ End of An Ear
When: Friday, March 16
Location: End of An Ear @ 2209 South 1st
Ola Podrida (acoustic in-store) – 5:00 p.m.
http://www.endofanear.com

====================
ROOMMATE

Roommate
When: Saturday, March 17
Location: Copa - 217 Congress Ave.

Set Times (tentative):
Roommate - 8:00 p.m.
Brave Radar - 9:00 p.m.
Casey Dienel - 10:00 p.m.
Dawn Landes - 11:00 p.m.
Au Revoir Simone - 12:00 a.m.
Nicole Atkins & the Sea - 1:00 a.m.

Reminders: First Fridays/Samamidon in the Plug Shop

2007-03-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

A couple reminders for your weekend:

1. First Fridays is happening TONIGHT! Check the details two posts below (click here)

2. Samamidon's album is now available in our Plug Shop. We've had a few people asking for it, and it is now available direct from us for your listening pleasure.

Have a great weekend!

Roommate EP available today!

2007-02-27T13:18:00.000-08:00

Roommate's digital-only EP, New Steam, is available on iTunes now! This is an excellent precursor to his forthcoming fall album, and features 3 tracks that are exclusive to the EP. For those of you who missed the Roommate podcast, featuring snippets from the EP, you can peep those again here: Roommate Podcast

Otherwise, download that shiznit:

First Fridays is back

2007-02-21T16:08:00.000-08:00

First Fridays, a wonderful event presented by the Natural Museum of History, is returning with a bang. Plug's head honcho Allen will be on the 1s and 2s. The main performance will feature Ghostland Observatory, Matmos, and Marshall Allen (Sun Ra Arkestra). Be there!

Samamidon in Stores Today!!!

2007-02-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

Samamidon's much-anticipated But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted is finally in stores today! We love this album and know you will too, so be sure to go out and grab yourself a copy. For those of you who are digitally inclined, you can download it here from iTunes:

Samamidon on iTunes

Samamidon on MySpace: www.myspace.com/samamidon

What the press has to say thus far:
"This is the great American folk album."
-The Nerve Magazine

"Singer-banjoist Sam Amidon's repertoire is made up of adapted
American folk songs, but he puts a unique stamp on the material with
his gentle, eerily deadpan voice and subtle arrangements."
-TimeOut NY

Give Up with Dublab!

2007-02-13T16:43:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY, February 18th

GIVE UP
- stop dancing and cry -

a boo hoo be-in with tear draped djs...

Dntel
frosty
TimKoh
Devendra Banhart

+ sad stories for smokers on the tugboat patio from Farmer Dave & friends.

+ sorrowful scenes shown on video screens by the Masses/Labrat Matinee cry-inducing combo.

FREE / 21+ / 9pm-2am

come walk the plank of your heart in an ultimately pirate-themed bar with
delicious food & grog.

The Redwood Bar & Grill
316 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213.680.2600

http://www.theredwoodbar.com
http://www.plugresearch.com
http://sealevelechopark.com
http://www.dublab.com

some sights from the last time we stopped dancing and collectively cried:
pictures

Roommate New Steam EP Podcast

2007-02-07T23:11:00.000-08:00

We're extremely excited about the upcoming release of Roommate's New Steam EP. It will whet your appetite for the incredible album on the way later in the year. To give you a sneak preview of the EP, we've prepared a podcast featuring snippets from all 4 tracks! You can listen here, or download it from iTunes, or from our feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/plugresearch

Roommate Podcast: http://www.plugresearch.com/roommatepodcast.mp3

The tracklist:
1. New Steam
2. Quarterhorses (B-Slow)
3. Until Then
4. Emidio Anotci

http://www.myspace.com/roommate

Milosh on Dancelife

2007-02-05T09:11:00.000-08:00

J. Lo, she of badonkadonk and fly girl dancing skills, has her own brand new reality show on TV called "Dancelife." On tonight's episode, we're proud to let you know that Milosh's "Couldn't Sleep" is going to be one of the featured background tracks. We don't know exactly how the track is going to be used, so you'll just have to watch the whole episode. You can get more info about the show here:

dancelife.mtv.com

The show airs tonight, February 5th, at 10:30 PM

www.myspace.com/milosh

Daedelus in The Fader

2007-02-02T16:27:00.000-08:00

Daedelus, he of dandy garb and brilliant beats, has graced the pages of The Fader. Lucky for your grubby little paws, we've scanned the article for your reading pleasure below

Roommate announces new EP!

2007-01-31T14:20:00.000-08:00

Roommate has been quiet since the release of his gorgeous Songs the Animals Taught Us in April of last year. However, he is back and stronger than ever, with the best music he's yet put to tape. The onslaught of new material begins Feb. 27th, when we'll be releasing the digital-only EP New Steam. That will have to tide you over until his new full-length in the fall. Suffice it to say, his new works are nothing short of brilliant. We'll be putting up a podcast next week featuring snippets from the entire EP, so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, here's the full details:

The New Steam EP was recorded in Chicago between November 2006 and January 2007. In addition to the title track, which will also be released on Roommate's forthcoming 2nd album, it features covers of songs by Red Red Meat and Broadcast, as well as an instrumental track initially conceived for a film about an elderly Roman man's memories of his late wife.

Unlike past Roommate releases, which were largely solo, home-recorded affairs, the production of the New Steam EP was primarily collaborative, with band members taking an active role in arranging, recording and mixing songs written or chosen by Roommate founder/frontman Kent Lambert. The EP was intended to combine the organic energy of a Roommate show with the kind of headphone candy (computer-generated textures, Gameboy beats) that defined Roommate's debut album Songs the Animals Taught Us.

Roommate's website: www.kentlambert.org
Roommate on MySpace: www.myspace.com/roommate

Dublab Presents Give Up

2007-01-25T11:50:00.000-08:00

If you've been to any previous Give Up events, you know how awesome (and awesomely sad) they can be. Here's the info for the next Give Up event:

SUNDAY, January 28th

boo hoo hoo it's back.....

GIVE UP

stop dancing and cry to the eye wetting selections of...

Dntel
frosty
Mr. Peanut
Small Town Talk

+ more sad surprises

FREE / 21+ / 9pm-2am

new pirate-themed bar (!) location with a delicious food menu & awesome drink array.

The Redwood Bar & Grill
316 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213.680.2600

http://www.theredwoodbar.com
http://www.plugresearch.com
http://sealevelechopark.com
http://www.dublab.com

for more excitment in store check the dublab happenings blog >
http://dublabevents.blogspot.com

www.dublab.com

positive . music . driven . lifestyle

Raymond Pettibon and SXSW News

2007-01-15T14:46:00.000-08:00

First up, Plug Research is proud to announce it will be having a showcase at this year's SXSW, featuring 6 of our artists! Full details will be up here later this week, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, check out these photos from Raymond Pettibon's recent show in Austria. It includes his album art for Thomas Fehlmann's Lowflow, which came out in 2004 on Plug Research. If you don't know about Mr. Pettibon's incredible body of work, you need to get familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Pettibon

First Fridays at the Natural History Museum

2007-01-04T10:37:00.000-08:00

Looking to have a Night at the Museum without Ben Stiller or talking dioramas? Then check this out:

Friday, January 5, 2007 (extended Museum hours to 10:00 p.m.)
Your Place or Mine?

Explore the places we call “habitats” — our home, body, the natural landscape, cityscape, or places that may have existed yesterday, evolved to this day, or may occur tomorrow. Dr. John Harris, Chief Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the
Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, leads a guided tour and presentation in the African Mammal Hall. Join moderator Hope Tschopik Schneider, host and science writer Margaret Wertheim, and ocean activist Wallace J. Nichols, director of the Pacific Ocean Region at the Blue Ocean Institute, as they discuss how shifting boundaries may stress or destroy places, species, or change the things we produce. This thought provoking dialogue precedes performances by experimental soul group The Life Force Trio and the creative, cosmic-percussion ensemble Hu Vibrational in their west coast debut.

Guided Tour/Presentation [ 5:30 p.m. ]
Dr. John Harris

Discussion [ 6:30 p.m. ]
Hope Tschopik Schneider, Margaret Wertheim, Wallace J. Nichols

Performances [ 8:00 p.m. ]
The Life Force Trio | Hu Vibrational
& DJ's
Carlos Nino and Mark Maxwell

Supported by:
www.fusicology.com

Dig Deeper...

Hu Vibrational
featuring Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake, Brahim Fribgane and Munyungo Jackson in their first L.A. performance!
www.huvibes.com
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=7849

Hu Vibrational is a creative, cosmic-percussion ensemble featuring luminaries Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake and Brahim Fribgane. On January 5, 2007 The Natural History Museum, Los Angeles will host Hu Vibrational's first ever West Coast performance. With the release of their third project Boonghee Music 3: Universal Mother (Soul Jazz), Hu Vibrational have been showered with praise from fans and journalists all over the world. Each member plays a myriad of percussion and hand made chordal and woodwind instruments. This night, they'll be joined by Munyungo Jackson, another member of the great community, internationally renowned for percussion work and composition, that Hu Vibrational is made up of. The combined list of artists from around the world that these four masters have played and recorded with is astounding, from the most classical and avant-garde to the most famous and pop.

The Life Force Trio + 2
featuring Carlos Nino, Dexter Story, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Gaby Hernandez, and Andres Renteria with Special Guests Kamau Daaood, Derf Reklaw and Rebekah Raff
www.plugresearch.com/plg75.html

The Life Force Trio is an experimental Soul group that fuses space-rock and impressionistic 20th century classical music with funk grooves and sing along vocals. Celebrated for being genre benders, misplaced in any one category, The Life Force Trio have released two records in the last two years. 2005's Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio "Love Is The Answer" (Ninja Tune) and 2006's The Life Force Trio "Living Room" (Plug Research) are both very highly regarded projects that have garned the group and it's producer Carlos Nino much critical acclaim. For this very special blast-off of the First Fridays concert and lecture series at The Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, The Life Force Trio have invited special guest poet Kamau Daaood who's inspired book The Language of Saxophones (City Lights Pocket Poets Series #57) and his CD Leimert Park (M.A.M.A.) are two of the best representations of poetry and music to ever come out of Los Angeles. Joined with several other
living legends, The Life Force Trio will mix up sounds from Moog synths to acoustic Harp and a wide variety of percussion.

DJs Carlos Nino and Mark Maxwell
www.spacewaysradio.com
www.myspace.com/risekpfk

DJs Carlos Nino and Mark Maxwell are both hosts of weekly radio shows at KPFK 90.7fm and are both well known for their soulful and dynamic music selections. Together, they will provide the music before and in between live sets.

Plug Research Best of 2006

2006-12-20T15:40:00.000-08:00

Here's how some of your favorites felt about '06, from their favorite albums to their favorite moments. Happy Holidays from all of us at Plug Research and thanks for listening!

Flying Lotus
10. Hit + Run
9. ArtDontSleep
8. XBOX 360
7. Kangol
6. Bachelor parties
5. Spicy noodles
4. J Dilla- Donuts
3. 1983
2. Brazil
1. $

Carlos Nino (The Life Force Trio, Build an Ark, Ammoncontact)
1. September 23, 2006, Dublab.com 7 Year Anniversary and John Coltrane Tribute Concert, Los Angeles, California.

2. Taking my Beatles-loving son to see the very insightful and inspiring documentary The U.S. Vs. John Lennon.

3. Jet Li's Fearless at the Cineramadome was amazing.

4. The Science of Sleep - I loved the movie, but even more, I loved the movie's theme song Coutances by Dick Annegarn.

5. Never thought I'd want anything to do with school until I was guest lecturer for Guillermo E. Brown's NYU music seminar.

6. Bilal at the Temple Bar blew my mind!

7. Seeing Keith Tamashiro at Brian's barbeque celebration a few weeks back was a great blessing.

8. T.V. On The Radio's latest Return To Cookie Mountain and Broadcast's collection The Future Crayon were standouts.

9. Lloyd Miller - Gol-E Gandom - Oriental Jazz - find it!

10. Aquarian, James "Jay Dee, J Dilla, Dilla Dawg" Yancey the greatest Hip-Hop producer of all time!

Ola Podrida
1. Midlake - Trials of Van Occupanther
2. El Perro Del Mar - El Perro Del Mar
3. Sunset Rubdown - Sunset Rubdown EP
4. Band of Horses - Funeral
5. M. Ward - Post-War
6. Joanna Newsom - Ys
7. Richard Swift - Dressed Up for the Letdown
8. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
9. Tacks the Boy Disaster - Oh, Beatrice EP
10. Sparrow House - Falls EP

Roommate
Califone – Roots & Crowns (Thrill Jockey)
Joanna Newsom – Ys (Drag City)
J Dilla – Donuts (Stones Throw)
The Knife – Silent Shout (Mute)
Subtle – for hero: for fool (Astralwerks)
Howe Gelb – ‘Sno Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey)
Acid Casuals – Omni (Placid Casual)
El Perro Del Mar – S/T (Control Group)
Milosh – Meme (Plug Research)
The Rhombus – Margins (self-released)

Samamidon
TOP TEN SCENES FROM THE CONFORMIST, AND TRANSPORTER 2
by Thomas and Sam from Samamidon

1. The dance scene in the ballroom with all the blue windows.

2. The scene where he has to get the bomb off the car, so he drives it off a ramp into the air, flips it upside down, and it zooms under a hook, which catches the bomb, and blows up, and then the car lands on the right side up on the ground, unscratched.

3. The scene where he drives the car off the side of one garage, many floors up, and flies above the street, from one building to another, landing in another garage a few floors down from there.

4. The party with the blind people.

5. Leaves blowing over the car.

6. The scene where he drives the speedboat out of the water on a ramp, so that it goes onto the highway and skids along at the pace of a bus, and then he jumps on the bus, and catches the bad guy.

7. The scene where he walks down the street while trying to hide from a pursuing vehicle; every shot at a diagonal angle.

8. Violets? Violets Monsieur?

9. Every scene involving Dominique Sanda.

10. Every shot of the Audi logo.

Plug Research Year-End Best Of/FlyLo Album of the Year!

2006-12-13T14:18:00.000-08:00

For all you Plug fanatics out there, we're going to be posting our year-end best-ofs, from both ourselves and our artists, next week, so be on the lookout!

In the meantime, Flying Lotus has been nominated for Gilles Peterson's album of the year in the UK! Please cast your votes for our man FlyLo here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/allwinners2006.shtml

Samamidon Dance Contest!!!

2006-12-04T12:17:00.000-08:00

To celebrate Samamidon's debut video, "Tribulation," Plug Research is holding its very own dance contest! In the vid, Sam does a super cool dance- we think it's gonna be the next Chicken Noodle Soup- and we want to see you do it too! Therefore, in Sam's next video for his track "Louis Collins," we want to see your best attempts at it. We're going to edit together as many of your dances as possible for the vid. Here's what you need to do:

1. Watch Samamidon's "Tribulation" video and learn Sam's dance (starts at 2:28)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_CoYyxxV24

2. Listen to "Louis Collins," downloadable here:
http://www.plugresearch.com/louiscollins.mp3

3. Record yourself doing Sam's dance along to "Louis Collins" and send it our way. It's that simple!

CDs/DVDs preferred. All videos become property of Plug Research and cannot be returned.

Plug Research
Attn: Samamidance
4519 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
USA

Samamidon's "But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted" is out Feb. 20th, 2007 on Plug Research

Samamidon's website: www.samamidon.com
Samamidon on MySpace: www.myspace.com/samamidon

Plug Recipes Presents- Samamidon

2006-11-30T15:07:00.000-08:00

In what I really hope will become an ongoing feature, here's our first ever artist recipe. It comes courtesy of Samamidon! Check it out:

Samamidon's recipe for Falsehearted Chicken

- Offer the chicken wings of a beaten yellow gold if it doesn't crow the next day. If it does crow, kill it.
- Cut the chicken into small, bitesize pieces.
- Marinate it in soy sauce.
- Stir fry it with:
some broccoli, some onion, some green pepper, some garlic, some bok choy.
- Serve over white rice

Says Sam: "This will be a falsehearted blow to the ancient american folk tradition, which would mock such hippie fare in favor of KFC. Simultaneously, it is a touching homage to the hippie folk revival of the '60s and '70s. In fact, I learned this recipe from my mother."

Sam in the kitchen:

Samamidon's album But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted is out February 20th, 2007

Sam's website: www.samamidon.com
Samamidon on MySpace: www.myspace.com/samamidon
Samamidon's video for "Tribulation": www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_CoYyxxV24

Nobody Rocks Low End Theory

2006-11-21T16:41:00.000-08:00

Koushik and Nobody will be holding down the upstairs lounge at Low End Theory.
Playing the wickedest psychedelia known to man, as well as copious amounts of Jay Dilla.

Low End Theory @ The Airliner 2419 North Broadway (Just outside Chinatown)

18+

$5.00

9PM - 2AM

Samamidon on YouTube

2006-11-15T14:32:00.000-08:00

Spread the word! Samamidon's "Tribulation" is up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure! We suggest you learn Sam's dance. For now, let's call it the "Tribulation Trot."

A very Samamidon Monday

2006-11-13T10:47:00.000-08:00

Samamidon's But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted will be our first release of 2007, and we couldn't be more excited to be starting our year with them. One of our favorite blogs, the always reliable Said the Gramophone, shares our affection. They did a wonderful post on the guys today:

http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/folksong_like_cracke.php

On top of that, we have more Samamidon treats. This is their first video (yes, there's more to come), for the song "Tribulation," directed by the brilliant Ezra Caldwell. We think Sam's dance in this video will overtake "Chicken Noodle Soup" as the latest craze.
Samamidon "Tribulation"- http://www.leveragegroupdance.com/tribulation.htm

Samamidon on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/samamidon

Nobody Giveaway Contest

2006-11-10T15:11:00.000-08:00

The good folks at MusicRemedy.com are doing a Nobody giveaway contest to celebrate Nobody's latest, Revisions, Revisions. For full details and to enter, check it out:

http://www.musicremedy.com/contests/121

Nobody on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nobodyelvin

Nobody Record Release Party

2006-10-30T13:04:00.000-08:00

If you want to feel like somebody, you should come to Nobody's album release party for his latest, Revisions, Revisions. The details:

Wednesday Nov. 1st

Nobody Revisions, Revisions: The Remixes 2000 - 2005
Record Release party at Low End Theory w/ residents:

Nobody
The Gaslamp Killer
Edit
Daddy Kev

Special performances by:

Busdriver
Daedelus
Omid

@ The Airliner 2419 N. Broadway (Just outside Chinatown)

This is LA's brand new weekly featuring the best in hip-hop and experimental beats.

Revisions, Revisions is out 10/31 on Plug Research Records

http://www.myspace.com/nobodyelvin

October Podcast

2006-10-17T14:57:00.000-07:00

It's been 4 months (we've been busy finding great new music for you boys and girls), but here it is finally, a new podcast!

Subscription feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/plugresearch
MP3: http://www.plugresearch.com/podcast/octoberpodcast.mp3

1. Flying Lotus- Orbit Brazil- 1983- Out Now
2. The Life Force Trio- Alice!- Living Room- Out Now
3. Nobody- Mia Doi Todd "Autumn" Remix- Revisions, Revisions- Out October 31st
4. Samamidon- Tribulation- But This Chicken Proved False Hearted- Out February 2007
5. Tracks From the Vault: Calamalka- Chassi- Shredder's Dub- Out Now

Daedelus Hits the Road

2006-10-16T20:37:00.000-07:00

Everyone's favorite citizen of Snowdonia, Daedelus, will be blowing minds on tour starting tomorrow night in LA! Joined by Thavius Beck and Caural, this is a tour you don't want to miss. The dates:

10/17- Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
10/18- Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts
10/19- San Diego, CA @ Kava Lounge
10/20- San Francisco, CA @ BOCA
10/22- Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge
10/23- Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/24- Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
10/25- Cleveland, OH @ B Side Lounge
10/26- Pittsburgh, PA @ Lava Lounge
10/27- New York, NY @ South Paw

Daedelus on MySpace: www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling

Flying Lotus on Okayplayer

2006-10-06T14:50:00.000-07:00

Okayplayer, the highly respected hip-hop site/community, has declared Flying Lotus' "1983" one of the best albums of the year. Read below for the full review. If you haven't copped this album yet, you're missing out. Stop reading this and run to your nearest record store right now!

http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/nineteen_eighty_three/

If you're in LA this weekend, be sure to check out Lotus' album release party at The Do Over:
1611 El Centro Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
FREE!!!

www.myspace.com/flyinglotus

Flying Lotus In Stores TODAY!!!

2006-10-03T00:28:00.000-07:00

You've all been waiting for it and the day has finally arrived- Flying Lotus' "1983" is hitting store shelves! For those of you digitally inclined, you can also pick up this great release on iTunes:

This is a future classic and the debut of America's next great beatmaker, so DON'T SLEEP!

www.myspace.com/flyinglotus

Dublab 7th Anniversary Party

2006-09-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

We'll be here. If you live in LA, or for that matter within California and its surrounding states, you should really come too.

SATURDAY, September 23rd

dublab.com & ArtDontSleep present...

THE DUBLAB 7 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION & JOHN COLTRANE TRIBUTE CONCERT

On the Autumnal Equinox we celebrate John Coltrane's birth and dublab's creative light through an elevated evening of music and art featuring...

+ THE DUBLAB SOUNDSYSTEM & VERY SPECIAL GUESTS

dj sets by:

Hoseh
J.Rocc
Kutmah
Morpho
Derelict
Nobody
Daedelus
Ale (Languis)
Tommy DeNys
Danny Holloway
the Gaslamp Killer
Devendra Banhart
Allen (Plug Research)
Mark Maxwell (KPFK)
frosty (Adventure Time)
Carlos Niño (Ammoncontact/Life Force Trio)
Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel/Postal Service/Figurine)
megAfarmer D (All Night Radio/Beachwood Sparks)

live performances by:
a secret appearance by a true Amethyst Rockstar (hint, hint)

the John Coltrane Tribute Cooperative: Dwight Trible, Derf Reklaw, Phil Ranelin, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Ralph "Buzzy" Jones, Nick Rosen, Dexter Story and more.

Mia Doi Todd featuring Andres Renteria

Daedelus + friends and more.

+ MOTION GRAPHICS FROM INSPIRED VISIONARIES

MC This
Dore Burry
the Masses
Animal Charm
the Labrat Matinee
Carolina Chaves and Ben Loiz

+ THE DEBUT OF "THE DREAM SCENE" ART EXHIBITION
A fantasy concert poster exhibition exploring awesome images from imaginary happenings.

+ LIVE SCREENPRINTING BY THE HIT + RUN
Choose the combination and placement of exclusive designs by Kutmah, Stephen Serrato, Maya Hayuk, Jason Macaya, Peter Rentz, Mike Crivello and Brandy Flower to make your own one-of-a-kind dublab shirt!

+ MOCHILLA MAGIC PHOTO BOOTH
Making memories that matter. Get your photo taken in front of an amazing dublab graphic backdrop.

All proceeds from the evening to benefit dublab‚s positive music mission.

Advance tickets $7 (paypal to -> info@dublab.com), $12 at the door.

This 21+ happening will shake from 7pm-2am at a super secret location in downtown LA.

***RSVP REQUIRED FOR DIRECTIONS: rsvp@dublab.com

More info > http://www.dublab.com

supported by: Amoeba, Arthur Magazine, Coke Zero, Flavorpill, Guitar Center, Plug Research, RE:UP, Scoops Gelato, Sea Level Records, 2K Shirts

www.dublab.com

Milosh and Daedelus at Sonotheque

2006-09-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

Fri.22.SEPT.2006 - CHICAGO

Telefon Tel Aviv present:

An Approaching Serpents Production

"Histoire De Melody" + XLR8R 100th Issue Release Party

Special performances by:
*DAEDELUS* -Live- [Mush, Ninja Tune, Plug Research, Alpha Pup, Laboratory
Instinct, Eastern Developments labels -- Los Angeles]
*MILOSH* -Live- [Plug Research -- Los Angeles]
*TELEFON TEL AVIV *-DJ tag team set- [HEFTY Records -- Chicago]

@ Sonotheque // 1444 W. Chicago Ave. // 312.226.7600
www.sonotheque.net

showtime: 9p-2a // ages: 21+ // $10 admission
RSVP list - FREE before 9:30pm
(RSVP before 22.SEPT to ray@heftyrecords.com - each e-mail request is good
for you and a +1 guest)

Sponsored by XLR8R, Unscene, Meiotic Promotions, Abstract Science (WLUW/88.7
FM), Approaching Serpents

"Histoire De Melodie" is TTA's event residency, showcasing only the best
international musical talent mixed with classic film works. This month's
film spotlight is on filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard. We are also celebrating the
100th issue of XLR8R Magazine. XLR8R will be sharing in the celebration
with free XLR8R clothing giveaways from Puma, along with free copies of the
latest issue of XLR8R for those who arrive early.

www.telefontelaviv.com
www.myspace.com/fuckoffyounonce
www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling
www.myspace.com/milosh
www.heftyrecords.com
-
www.xlr8r.com
www.unscene.com
www.meioticpromotions.com
www.abstractscience.net
www.myspace.com/approachingserpents

Reminder: XLR8R Party TOMORROW!!!

2006-09-13T15:10:00.000-07:00

Be there or be square. We will be in attendance. Click the flyer to enlarge for more info

Space Invaders SF and LA

2006-09-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

Space Invaders is a wonderful event coming to LA and San Francisco. If you're lucky enough to be in one of these cities, you do not want to miss these lineups (click on the flyers to enlarge)

Plug Research & XLR8R Present 100 Issues

2006-09-07T11:59:00.000-07:00

CELEBRATING 100 ISSUES OF XLR8R MAGAZINE

Thursday, September 14, 2006

XLR8R and Plug Research Present:
JIMMY TAMBORELLO DJ Set
(James Figurine, Dntel, The Postal Service)

DAEDELUS Live performance
(Plug Research, Mush, Ninja Tune)

FLYING LOTUS Live performance
(Plug Research)

Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles
10pm 2am, $5, 21+

Commemorative 100th issue hats from New Era Caps and t-shirts from Puma available to the first 100 people through the door.

For more information about this and other 100th issue events in Los Angeles and New York visit www.xlr8r.com.

Daedelus and Jamie Lidell at The Getty

2006-08-31T16:28:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, Friday September 1st, Daedelus and Jamie Lidell will be the latest artists to join the Fridays Off the 405 Series. The details:

Fridays Off the 405 - September 1st @ the Getty Center
Leave the Friday traffic behind and let our once-a-month mixof art and music take the edge off your commute.

Live performances by Daedelus (Plug Research) and Jamie Lidell

Time: 6pm to 9pm
Admission: FREE
Parking: $7
*Please get there early. They expect a large crowd and entrance isf first come, first serve. In addition, parking is limited, so please carpool or take public transportation if possible.

The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr.
Los Angeles
310.440.7300 or visit GETTY.EDU

Mia Doi Todd Live at Little Temple

2006-08-28T15:46:00.000-07:00

Lovers of La Ninja, Mia Doi Todd will be playing a very special live show tomorrow night at Little Temple! She will be playing two separate sets, filled with old favorites as well as new material. The always reliable Dublab Soundystem will be spinning in between. The details:

August, 29 2006
Little Temple
4519 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Doors 9pm, show 10pm, two sets, 10 dollars, 21+ with Dublab Soundsystem and special guests
Hosted by 89.9 KCRW

The Life Force Trio in Stores Tomorrow!

2006-08-21T17:28:00.000-07:00

The highly anticipated debut album from The Life Force Trio, "Living Room," will finally hit stores tomorrow. If you still haven't heard them, listen to our podcasts and stream some tracks on iTunes. This is a record you will not want to miss!

Carlos Nino, the group's leader, describes their influences thusly: “Sly & The Family Stone’s There’s A Riot Goin’ On and Fresh, Shuggie Otis’s Inspiration Information, Sun Ra, John & Alice Coltrane and everything from French Impressionism to African High-Life and ‘60s Space Rock – to me, that’s the vibration we were tuned to making 'Living Room',” Nino explains. “We just got together and made music that was open and from the heart."

www.myspace.com/thelifeforcetrio

Life Force Trio on iTunes TODAY!!!

2006-08-15T12:25:00.000-07:00

The Life Force Trio's "Living Room" doesn't hit stores until next Tuesday, but you can download it starting today on iTunes! This modern masterpiece, which claims influence in everything from Sly & The Family Stone to Alice Coltrane, is one of the finest and most distinctive releases to come out this year. Don't miss out!

The Life Force Trio on iTunes:

James Figurine on KROQ

2006-08-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

Everyone's favorite laptop heartthrob, James Figurine, has been receiving spins for his track "All the Way to China" on KROQ! For you non-LA residents, KROQ is THE big rock station here in Los Angeles, so this is very special, but we still need your help. You the fans can really get this song in the hearts and minds of the LA populous by doing the following:

1. Go to Request a song
2. For band name, put James Figurine. For song name put All the Way to China
3. Click submit, and we'll love you forever!

Life Force Trio/Ammoncontact LIVE!!!

2006-08-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

This is a show you don't want to miss. Dig it:

Milosh Live Dates

2006-08-08T14:16:00.000-07:00

Milosh is finally playing in the states, specifically San Francisco and Los Angeles. The details:

SF:
Wednesday August 9th
Rickshaw Stop (http://www.rickshawstop.com)
XLR8R Magazine and Plug Research Music Present:

Milosh
Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory
James Figurine DJ set

Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St.
San Francisco
Doors open 8 p.m., $10, All Ages
Advance tix available at virtuous.com and rickshawstop.com

LA:
Thursday August 10th
Temple Bar: (http://www.templebarlive.com)

Milosh
Daedelus + Flying Lotus
Damon Aaron

Temple Bar (21+)
1026 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401
Advance tix $7 and $10 at the door
(http://templetickets.musictoday.com/TempleBar/calendar.aspx)- Scroll down

Merchandise will be available for sale both nights

http://www.myspace.com/milosh

Plug Research XLR8R Podcast

2006-08-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

We are honored to announce that we were chosen as the first label in XLR8R's Podcast DJ series. You can check out the mix our head honcho Allen Avanessian put together right here. It's a whole hour of pure Plug goodness:

http://www.xlr8r.com/topstories/2006/08/the_xlr8r_podcast_dj_mix_serie.php

Plug Research T-Shirts Now Available!!!

2006-08-01T15:04:00.000-07:00

Finally, after many requests from you the fans, we have Plug Research t-shirts! The design is extremely dope, and a somewhat limited edition, as we will be alternating various designs in future Ts. Here's a pic:

You can order them in our shop: http://plugresearch.com/shop.html

Get 'em before they're gone, they're selling like hot cakes!

July Podcast Part 2

2006-07-20T00:03:00.000-07:00

Here it is as promised, part 2 of our July podcast. Dig it!

Subscription feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/plugresearch
MP3: http://www.plugresearch.com/podcast/julypodcast2.mp3

1. James Figurine- Pretend It's a Race and I'm On Your Side- Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake- Out Now
2. Life Force Trio- Coliseum- Living Room- Out August 22nd
3. Flying Lotus- Hello- 1983- Out October 3rd
4. Nobody Remixes- Be Still My Heart (The Postal Service)- Nobody's Collected Remixes- Out October 31st
5. Tracks From the Vault: Chessie- Daylight- Overnight- Out Now

Don't Forget...

2006-07-19T14:12:00.000-07:00

Our July Podcast part two is going to be up tomorrow, so be sure to check it out. It will feature cuts from our latest and greatest, both out now and coming your way in the not-so-distant future- James Figurine, Flying Lotus, Life Force Trio, and so much more. Be here or be square!

James Figurine - Artist of the Day @ Spin.com

2006-07-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
Check out Spin.com today (July 19), they've chosen James Figurine as the "Artist of the Day" and includes a free download of "All The Way To China" (feat. Erlend Oye) today only.

http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/07/060719_jamesfigurine/

Thanks for your support.

Flying Lotus' Belgian Bangers

2006-07-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

Flying Lotus rocked the Dour Festival over the weekend, bringing his futuristic beats to the Belgian masses. You can see the crowds go wild for the tracks in this clip. There's more to be found over at YouTube for you Lotus fanatics.

Plug Research- Top 25 Indie Labels

2006-07-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

In the August issue of XLR8R, hitting newsstands soon, we are featured as one of their Top 25 Independent Labels. We are very proud of this feat, as XLR8R is one of the best mags out there. Go pick yourself up a copy when you get a chance to scope out all the other great labels. In the meantime, here's a scan of our section. For you stalkers, we're all pictured:)