Tagged: Elite Gymnastics
How to Dress Well, “& It Was U (Elite Gymnastics Remix)” MP3
Elite Gymnastics brightly and tenderly remixed “& It Was U,” the clear-cut highpoint of How to Dress Well’s Total Loss. Sitting nicely alongside Doss’ assured take, this beaming version is suited for shuffling around a … read more »
21 Musicians, Tastemakers and Other Weirdos Pick Their Favorite Music of 2012
Though the FADER does not empirically rank our favorite releases, the year-end battle between album heavyweights rages in our brains like everyone else’s. But we’re talkers, prone to changing our mind and always searching for … read more »
Elite Gymnastics, “Andreja 4-Ever” MP3
Elite Gymnastics, the recently-disbanded duo that’s now a solo project of producer and songwriter James Brooks, shares this Adult Swim Singles Program track, a ballad with swinging harmonica and pinky-finger stabs of piano devoted to … read more »
Stream: Blood Diamonds, “Ritual”
Blood Diamonds reveals the B-side to his new single “Phone Sex” (out next tuesday on 4AD), which he describes as a much needed “reply to the notion of dancing all night. A cyborg-ish desire to … read more »
Elite Gymnastics, “Minneapolis Belongs to You” (Cover By Recycle Culture) MP3
To celebrate a writeup on Gawker, Elite Gymnastics gave away this remarkable “cover”/remix of “Minneapolis Belongs to You” by Recycle Culture, who buries the dire lyrics from the original with an anxiety-obliterating trance riff. How … read more »
Interview: Elite Gymnastics
Elite Gymnastics, the duo of James Brooks and Josh Clancy, known for their devastating lyrics and creative visuals, played two shows in New York last week, their first in the city. At FADER offices, the … read more »
Download How To Dress Well’s Live Yourself Mixtape
How To Dress Well’s Live Yourself Mixtape is bookended by TOTAL LOSS, which is both the title of his forthcoming LP and an attitudinal position, as if everything this this man touches must be cast … read more »
Stream: Blood Diamonds f. Grimes, “Phone Sex”
LA’s producer of the future Blood Diamonds—born Michael Tucker in Kansas City and a former resident of Vancouver, where he first linked up with Grimes—has at last prepped his first single of the year, “Phone … read more »
Elite Gymanstics, “Life/Trap” MP3
“Life/Trap” is one of two previously unreleased songs bundled into Elite Gymnastics’ Ruin 4 package (XL shirt, reversible poster, remixes), once accessible only by calling up EG’s info line (1-800-940-5788). Its lyrics hover just below … read more »
Stream Remixes of Korallreven’s “Sa Sa Samoa”
Fans of transcendent songs that sometimes bring to mind The Lion King, lush jungles, a photo of some streamers fluttering in a gentle breeze or staring at the sun and thinking about life are probably … read more »
