Mixtape #157

An active and inventive band since the early 2000s, GaBLé craft music that bristles with a DIY spirit, unpredictability and joyful madness. After seven years, the French trio of Mathieu Hubert, Thomas Boullay and Gaëlle Jacqueline, returned earlier this year with PiCK THe WeaK, a new album which they composed and recorded over two years and is a testament to their singular musical universe, blending an array of instruments and genres with experimental sounds and playful charm. We're excited they put together this superb mix for us, curated entirely from their CD collection! Press play and dive into their kaleidoscopic sonic world of influences.

  1. Brigitte Fontaine – Les Petits Chevaux [Saravah]
  2. The Books – Vogt Dig For Kloppervok [Tomlab]
  3. Sonic Youth – Bull In The Heather [Geffen / DGC]
  4. Tortoise – Ten-Day Interval [Thrill Jockey / City Slang]
  5. cLOUDDEAD – The Keen Teen Skip [Big Dada Recordings / Mush]
  6. Aphex Twin – QKThr [Warp]
  7. Yo la Tengo – Damage [Matador]
  8. Powerdove – California [Murailles Music / Africantape]
  9. GaBLé – it makes sens [Figures libres records]
  10. Boby Lapointe – Aragon et Castille [Fontana / Mercury]
  11. Beck – Deadweight [Geffen]
  12. The Legendary Stardust Cowboy – Nelson Mandela
  13. Herman Düne – Fire [Prohibited Records / Atmosphériques]
  14. James Holden – Lump [Border Community]
  15. Barbara – Moi, Je Me Balance [Philips]
  16. Sloy – Pop [Roadrunner Records]
  17. Etienne Jaumet – Entropy [Domino/ Versatile Records]

Mixtape #86

Russian trio Gnoomes have been making waves with two excellent albums drawing from genres like psych rock, prog and krautrock. The band crafts hypnotic, cinematic and blistering music and their second album Tschak!, released earlier this year, features a more expansive sound palette, including a bunch of old Soviet synths. So we are delighted to present this month's mixtape, compiled by Gnoomes. Like a mesmerising trip, their mix makes for an incredibly immersive listen encapsulating their own influences and styles.

  1. Lower Dens – Brains [Domino]
  2. Harmonia – Veterano [Brain]
  3. Arthur Russell – You And Me Both [Rough Trade / Audika]
  4. Julianna Barwick – Dream Baby Dream (Suicide Cover)
  5. Cloudland Canyon – Heme [Kranky]
  6. KWC 92 – Night Drive [L.I.E.S.]
  7. Aquarium – Ploskost
  8. King Tubby – Jah Is Coming In Dub
  9. Seefeel – Plainsong (Sine Bubble Embossed Dub) [Too Pure]
  10. Kino – My Khotim Tanzevat
  11. Sonic Youth – Schizophrenia [SST Records / Blast First]
  12. Atlas Sound – Quick Canal (w/Laetitia Sadier) [4AD]

Mixtape #47

We love Esmerine. Their heartfelt, adventurous, and majestic compositions are filled with beauty. Their latest release, Dalmak, made it in our Album Picks 2013, so needless to say we're more than a little excited to present the mixtape they've put together for us this month. Pack your boots and get ready for a round-the-world musical trip. And for the first time on Cast the Dice, the mixtape includes special cameo appearances from a blue jay and a raven!

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