#Moodgadget Records

[sdws]

Brilliant Shigeto & firstie new tracks live at Dour Festival 2018.

[teofilattodeileonzi]

"Though Todd Osborn has been creating music for many years and released notable work as Osborne and Soundmurderer for labels like Spectral Sounds and Rephlex, "Escape" comes as a preview of his lesser-known production moniker Superstructure. The track finds the prolific producer in a calmer, more melodic state of affairs as he utilizes a simple and slightly twee-sounding beat, more of which we'll be able to hear when his Model 1 EP releases on February 19 via Moodgadget. Before then, you can check out the fittingly adorable video that accompanies "Escape"—featuring a group of puppets that defy science as they leave their backyard to explore the geography of the moon—after the jump." - XLR8R http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/02/escape

[sputnika]

Heathered Pearls - Beach Shelter

[bryanherrero]

18 Carat Affair - 'Mirror Mirror'

[tsqdance]

So if you've checked any of the last few of the seven total monthly mixes I've curated (most recent), you've indubitably heard some Starfawn. Popularized (?) by the likes of iso50 and LYFSTYL, Starfawn is the electronic collaboration between producer Misha Mross and vocalist Amber Schaefer that started earlier this year. The first Starfawn track I ever heard was by way of LYFSTYL's "Mad Love in Crazy Times" playlist. While it took a few listens to grow on me, I knew immediately it was within the ball park of that specific avant-garde sound that I like. Starfawn's dark and icy brand of downtempo features deep and blistering digital basslines (think Com Truise, and then turn it up some more), overdriven leads that are intentionally mixed too high, and desperate diva-esque vocals. According to Misha, the music is very much the work of a man trying to put into words something that isn't altogether tangible, like a feeling or a dream, using the romantic, adventuresome sound of early NES and SNES soundtracks as a medium. Starfawn's Soundcloud is sparse, considering the two just started crafting these tunes, but the duo just recently got picked up by Ghostly International's sister label Moodgadget Records, which is known for acts such as Benoît Pioulard, Body Language, Mux Mool, and others. Signing on to a label, albeit a small independent one, is being done less and less these days among the hipster DIY crowd, and it may be seen by some purists as "corporatizing" good music, but a trustworthy label like Moodgadget should lead to some much needed exposure for them. Do tha right thing and pony up some cold and hard for this newborn duo of artistic savants by buying the Starfawn EP via Amazon, iTunes, or their very own Bandcamp. Also, check out the free download of "Mystic Invasion" after the bump. It's a hipsteriffic downtempo remix of one of the BGM tracks from Square-Enix's 1993 SNES role playing game "Secret of Mana"!

Holy shit'chyall!

MP3 Download of "Mystic Invasion", by Starfawn (from "Starsoft")

MP3 Download of "Nothing Dead", by Starfawn (from "Greenlight EP")

[bryanherrero]

Heathered Pearls - Approachable Pinnacles

[bryanherrero]

A interview with SHIGETO.

Here's a link to his debut LP: Full Circle