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Sounds like:
Explosions in the Sky
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 15, 2011
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Forget the bangers that y associate Deadmau5 with. This is anything but. In fact, it's the smoothest landscape of synthesizers and keyboard that I've ever heard Joel Zimmerman pull together."Codex" is the sixth track off King of Limbs, which was rele...
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2

Sounds like:
Mr. Scruff,
The Cinematic Orchestra,
Four Tet,
Floating Points,
Quantic
By
Dwayne
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Nov 14, 2011
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I don't know how I've avoided Bonobo for so long, but if you've been doing the same I urge you to turn that around now!Today I'm sharing 2010's "We Could Forever," taken from Bonobo's critically acclaimed Black Sands. Bonobo joins a host of London-ba...
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3

By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 17, 2011
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Almost one year ago, Young the Giant released their debut self-titled full-length album. With it came a whirlwind of publicity, including some fantastic coverage from SPIN Magazine while they attended SXSW. From my perspective, it was quite an accomp...
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4

Sounds like:
Boards of Canada,
Cepia,
Shigeto,
Com Truise
By
Hannah Levy
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Aug 3, 2011
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Ahh, Tycho. You've done it again. You've created a dreamy soundscape of soothing, ambient beats that lull the listener into a surreal alternate reality, where everything sounds softer and more subdued."Hours" is the first single off of Dive, the newe...
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5

Sounds like:
Michal Menert,
Break Science,
Supervision
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 8, 2011
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When I first bumped into this track, the song title threw me completely off. Why was Pretty Lights remixing himself? Surely this was a mashup done by someone else? But the answer is much simpler, and much more awesome. This song is the first to be re...
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6

Sounds like:
Little People,
Bonobo,
Ooah
By
Kyle Suss
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May 25, 2011
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I saw Emancipator's set in The Do Lab stage during Coachella, and it turned out to be one of my favorite performances. Of course there were plenty of great artists performing over the course of the weekend, but the vibe in the tent that night was wha...
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7

Sounds like:
Lone,
Boards Of Canada
By
Dwayne
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Apr 9, 2011
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It's difficult to know where to start this post, basically because both Airliner and Jay Bharadia seem to like cloaking themselves in mystery and mystique. What I can tell you is that Jay Bharadia is a 'French Indian Beat Maker' and that Airliner is ...
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8

Sounds like:
Miami Horror,
Fear of Tigers,
Daft Punk
By
Kyle Suss
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Feb 2, 2011
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Russ Davies' solo indietronica act Cinnamon Chasers returns for its second full-length album, Science. This Londoner first caught my eye with the unique video for 2009 hit "Luv Deluxe," which was awarded "Best Music Video" honors at 2010's SXSW. Now,...
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