Brief Thoughts

Gonna switch things up a little and post all Twitter style tonight. As usual asterisks denote leaked tracks versus actually-released stuff. HERE GOES:

• "North American Scum (Onanistic Dub)*" has the goofiest, most insidiously brain-penetrating bassline James Murphy has ever concocted. It doesn't sound anything like the original but if you like LCD's dancy tracks you'll dig this one.

• Ellen Allien's Fabric 34 mix is pretty darned spiffy. My favorite bits are Estro's "Driven (Jamie Jones Pacific Mix)" and the segue into Apparat's "Arcadia"- the pseudo-Reggaeton rhythm melting into "Arcadia's" signature drum loop is actually an improvement on the original, something I didn't think possible.

• Still diggin' the new Wolves in the Throne Room. The last track gets better with every listen.

• I think I'm the only person on earth who isn't really that into the new Animal Collective album. I fully expect Sean Bateman to declare me infidel for this.

• Conversely, holy SHIT the new Efterklang record is good. Expect a more in-depth look at it soon.