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Live on The Irradiance Cache

O.G. weird magic fam aaron katsnelson is back in town with a revamped irradiance cache show, catch us in the mix regularly. here’s a particularly dank and scuzzy ride ripped straight from the airwaves.

TRACKLIST
avissar – i (snake’n’bass redux)
kedr livanskIy – on the road again
ondo fudd – the fludd
margaret dygas – even 11
melchoir productions ltd – the blessing
osunlande – deep music (rampa mix)
daniel bortz – steady note
— had to cut here (avissar – ghost rmx coming soon..) —
octo octa – no more pain
rezzett – yayla
dee patten – who’s the bad man
christopher ledger – lost with k
leafar legov – your vibe

greatest hits in-studio tmrw / “fun girls”

super excited to announce that greatest hits will be joining us on our radio show for a very special in-studio live performance. the duo will be joined by sam from outer limits recordings, debuting new material from raw thrills and sweethearts, playing alternate/acoustic versions of songs, and running through some greatest hits hits. they will also chatting with us a bit, and maybe spinning some records as well. this will be loads of fun. join in tomorrow, thursday, from 5-7pm on newtownradio.com.

check out their awesome new single fun girls:
Greatest Hits – Fun Girls by Sixteen Tambourines Recs

guest radio mix: wills glasspiegel

this past thursday on our radio programme, we were joined by wills glasspiegel, a brooklyn-based media producer and music manager who manages Janka Nabay and Shangaan Electro. he is currently managing The Present and working on a program now for All Things Considered about juke music in Chicago, his hometown. wills stopped by newtown armed with exclusive chicago footwork, field recordings, janka jams, shangaan electro, and tribal cumbia. he also talked to us about african/shangaan music, and had janka give us a call. check his blog, soundtravels.listen/download:
guest radio mix: wills glasspiegel

weird magic joins janka nabay, dutch e germ (ggd), and bonjay tonight at the knitting factory.

excursions is our weekly radio show on newtown radio. tune into newtownradio.com thursday from 5-7pm for musical journeys and special guests. two weeks ago for our inaugural broacast we premiered a guest mix by gatekeeper. this thursday, we will feature a special in-studio performance by greatest hits (featuring sam from outer limits recordings).

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gatekeeper weird magic mix

listeners to our first weird magic broadcast were the first to hear this mix concocted by black magic conjurers gatekeeper, a most gluttonous 30-minute excursion, featuring a first listen of gatekeeper’s body-jerking streetwalker “ooze” edit, and giving nods to many a sonic forefather along the way. an aural injection equal parts venom and dopamine, this mix is every bit as grotesque, shocking, and sublimely thrilling as you would expect from the men:

gatekeeper weird magic mix

tracklist:
Sepultura – Altered States
Jam City – Arpjam (GK Delerium Edit)
Severed Heads – Big Car (Accapella)
Prodigy – Break & Enter
Gatekeeper – Serpent (D’eon Remix)
Synergy – Rampage of the Elements
Orbital – Walk Now
Unkown
Delerium – Veracity
LFO – Think a Moment
Streetwalker – Ooze (Gatekeeper 2/4 Snare edit)
Chris Carter – Clouds
HNO3 – Doughnut Dollies
Cyberaktif – Temper
Dick Hymen – The Age of Electronicus
Aphex Twin – Untitled
Walter Christian Rothe – Death

weird magic & newtown radio présente: the weird magic hour

this thursday, weird magic initiates a weekly hourlong hijacking of newtown radio’s humble airwaves. for our first show, the first half-hour will be us riding the frequencies, followed by a 30-minute mix by one of our favorites, and just one of the greatest doing it right now, gatekeeper.

our show will feature sound experiments, in-studio live performances, dj sets, and whatever else we can conceive of, with appearances and contributions from an array of musicians and friends on that cutting edge.

lock in thursdays from 6-7pm on newtownradio.com from here going forward, or download the sets/mixes to your harddrive for maximum playback. the choice is yours. see you on the air.

ducktails – killin the vibe (ft. panda bear)

from the first time we heard this song its secured a place in our hearts and it’s been cool to watch it develop. check out an early performance of the track in chocolatebobka‘s living room, with a meditative ambient lead-in that melts just as sweetly. plus, the futbol cheering outro actually works perfectly with the music. nice unintentional harmonies, boys. (vid by ray)

finally, we have the panda bear version in our paws, where he takes the original, featuring dent may and woods’ jarvis taveniere on harmonies, and laces it with his own sunrays, elevating the beachy jammer to a tropical state of ecstasy. instant endless-summer territory. the new viber anthem is here. don’t go killin, killin the vibe.

ducktails – killin’ the vibe (ft. panda bear)