February 2012
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Graphical Overhaul
In a couple of weeks, Tiananmen Square Dance will be celebrating its first full year in existence! In honor of the 151 posts that have been dropped since March 14th, 2011, I decided to give the blog’s graphics a revamp. The layout, “CMPNDM”, by dco1, is probably the most legit design available for free via the dashboard. I decided to tweak the colors a bit to give it more of a...
theswordthestreets asked: hey! holy shit, both are latest posts are singing the praises for Clams Casino! glad to see their are more fans of his on Tumblr :)
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TSQ VOL TWELVE →
It’s time for TSQ TOL TWELVE to drop like the ball in Times Square, so here it is: your monthly collection of great new hipster tunes that I have curated in the past few weeks. I have been in a bit of a personal recession lately, so unfortunately, I haven’t had quite as much material to sift through, but I have nonetheless been able to bring together a reasonably sized...
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WatchICE CREAM SOCIAL - “CIRCLE OF CONFUSION”
Ice Cream Social is instrumental downtempo/IDM music with side effects that include creating short and vivid pictures in your mind to sync up with the refreshing sounds. After hearing his short and evocative debut mini-concept album Fathoms, I thoroughly enjoyed what I had the privilege of hearing, but nonetheless thought this artist at best...
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KINGT0M’S SOUNDCLOUD
In the arena of...
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January 2012
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AIRLINER - “DAWNSIO”
Before the inception of Com Truise, Seth Haley had other projects. Evidently, he has tried on numerous different sounds of all shapes and sizes before settling on his current retro tone. Along with older projects like Sarin Sunday and SYSTM, Airliner is surprisingly underpublished and yet still readily available. The sole release under this pseudonym is the...
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Vintage Film Posters →
Nothing is cooler to today’s hipster than melding the current with the classic. In fact, now that I mention it, that’s all the rage in pop culture as well, what with all the reboots and remakes abounding. Ugh. Either way, with vintage fashion rearing its head and the explosion in sales of vintage iPhone photo apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic, it is kind of a foregone conclusion...
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TSQ VOL ELEVEN →
TSQ VOL ELEVEN is out, folks. This month’s wrap up of gold and silver compiles a great handful of chillwave, electronic, and R&B finds, but also delves dangerously close to shoegaze, post-rock, and indie rock territory. Beginning with a mysteriously Asian-sounding shoegaze track by Viernes, the mix then aggregates some of my favorite recent chillwave finds, like Bear in...
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Pacman23 Sketchbook Dump 2003 - 2009 →
The Behance Network is a creative platform for professional artists and graphics designers, much like a cross between a less pretentious Linkedin and a better Deviantart (anybody else remember that site?). People can show off their best work, hire people to do their best work, or both via this sleek and trendy site. User Pacman23 is from Miami, Florida, and he seems to be one of the lucky few...
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Top 10 Best Intellivision Games →
Peer-reviewed site Listverse (“List Universe”) has a particularly nostalgic list on its front page that was published just over a week ago by writer Brett Weiss. Listverse’s list-based format and scholarly rigor has resulted in two book releases, a dedicated fan following, and probably lots of money for learned Kiwi creator Jamie Frater. For those of you who gleefully fondled...
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December 2011
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TSQ VOL TEN →
TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TSQ VOL TEN
1. The iconic new style of artwork is inspired by a best selling video game franchise. Try to guess which. It should be pretty evident.
2. The overall attitude and mood of the playlist is pretty laid back in comparison to the majority of Tiananmen Square Dance’s previous compilations.
3. The ratio of remixes to original compositions...
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Free Millionyoung Remix EP →
Hearing Gold posted some great news today: Millionyoung just released a collection of remixes that they’ve done and that other artists have done of their work, and the EP is free! Along with other seminal chillwave artists like Toro y Moi and Washed Out, Rob Mason (Millionyoung) is a favorite artist for other up-and-comers to pay their dues to. This I find interesting, due to the fact...
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Radtastic Site Banners →
Just some of the better site banners I’ve stumbled across while trawling for the latest and the greatest in the past couple months. All banners are fully clickable and link to the band or artist’s site where the original artwork appears in context. Try to enjoy, despite Tumblr’s shitty alignment tools, or lack thereof.
November 2011
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TSQ VOL NINE (bonus) →
I am still reeling (wink, wink) from the great feedback I am receiving about TSQ VOL NINE. It makes me very happy to have been able to distribute what I thought was a fantastic batch of hip new music. Due to the fact that I had to write off at least an hour-and-a-half of good material when compiling TSQ VOL NINE, by popular request, I put together the five tracks that were right on the...
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TSQ VOL NINE →
I am very, very excited about this month’s TSQ mix. I have been taking in more and more music every month, in hopes of keeping abreast of the rapidly changing mood of current hip art. My trusted sources have changed, and the amount of music I sift through has almost reached critical mass, but these are both very good things for TSQ and for you! The best summarizing word for this...
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Datahowler Interview →
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Ross Edman, the man behind Dallas chillwave/downtempo solo act Datahowler. After purchasing a physical copy of his full-length debut “Slowdrifter”, I posted a short ode to his work on Tiananmen Square Dance, both of which he apparently really appreciated. I don’t know why the man’s music isn’t more popular than it is,...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest // Day Three →
ASOBI SEKSU
The third and final day of the three day music festival Fun Fun Fun Fest began with Asobi Seksu’s set at the Orange Stage at 2-something in the afternoon. Hailing from NYC and featuring some pretty heavy Japanese influences, Asobi Seksu was a chance for me to get a good shot at hopefully seeing a good shoegaze show, as previous efforts had failed. There was that...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest // Day Two →
On the second day of Fun Fun Fun Fest, we got up early so we could make Keep Shelly in Athens’ early set at 12:45. That morning, the streets were flooded with UT fans, who had deluged to the Austin downtown area for some big game (of which I will never understand the value). After finally finding a shady Jack in the Box at which to get a bite to eat, we grabbed a friend and headed to...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest // Day One →
Ay, folks. Sorry for the recent lack of updates. I’ve been out of town, and when I go AWOL, I have this awful habit of not updating or taking photos or anything. It’s not hard for me to go off the grid when on vacation because I’m that lazy. Anydangway, last weekend was the sixth annual three-day Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, to which I attended for the fourth...
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Free MP3: Com Truise's "She Melts" →
Com Truise, in honor of the upcoming European tour dates, recently released this free treat of a B-side for mass consumption. Featuring wafting leads, laser beam percussion, and his trademark retro artwork, “She Melts” fits so comfortably within his current repertoire that I am surprised it didn’t make the cut. Supposedly, it’s from deep within the Com Truise vault,...
October 2011
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Datahowler's "Slowdrifter" →
Datahowler is Ross Edman, a retro enthusiast, goddamn hipster, and solo electronic artist from Dallas, Texas who proficiently melds various current genres together into a surprisingly cohesive mix that is pleasant to the ears and vibrant to the mind. Blending musical elements of chillwave, downtempo, italo-disco, trip-hop, and guitar-based indie rock with strong sci-fi induced graphical...
BLEEP Artist Charts →
BLEEP is a self-described high quality music and media site. Aggregating blogs, featured releases, labels, and staff charts, BLEEP is a solid source for a good introduction to electronic music. Various different genres of electronic music are represented on BLEEP, resulting in a wonderful mix of different sounds for listeners to explore. Via Ghostly International’s Facebook,...