The ABSOLUT FADER Visionary Podcast #1 — Doing
- story THE FADER
Welcome to the first Visionary Podcast, curated by The FADER and presented by ABSOLUT, as part of our ongoing efforts to advance and advocate the art and music we love. With these words—Doing Things Differently Leads to Something Exceptional—and accompanying awesome visual interpretations of those words by director Rupert Sanders as inspiration, we set about scouring our music libraries for the new songs that are doing it for us the most these days. The first of these podcasts is loosely associated with the word and image for “Doing.” Doing anything basically, but as The FADER is known to do, we decided to make it mostly about having a good time—going surfing, hanging out with friends and romances, and of course, dancing your face off. Below, download the Visionary Podcast #1 with music from Smith Westerns, The Drums, Major Lazer, Washed Out and Hudson Mohawke. Check the tracklist after the jump, and come back in one week for #2, inspired by Things.
Download: The ABSOLUT FADER Visionary Podcast #1 — Doing
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posted on Sep 1, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Absolut Visionary Series, Hudson Mohawke, Major Lazer, Neon Indian, Smith Westerns, The Drums
Video: The Drums, “Let’s Go Surfing” + MP3
- story Peter Macia
Look, we have no idea why everyone is suddenly making music about the beach, but it could be that advanced climate studies suggesting rising ocean levels over the next 50 years will move coasts inland and everyone who’s been shutout of beachfront property is getting psyched that their shitty apartment will soon be prime real estate. However, if all holds true, Florida will be underwater and The Drums, who hail from there (via Brooklyn—weird), will be screwed. So maybe that’s why they sound less wishful about being in the surf and more wish you were here—no lo-fi gunky daydreams, just hypercolored pop for actual beach parties. We kind of hate these guys, to be honest, but good for them.
Download: The Drums, “Let’s Go Surfing”
