Staff Selects Playlists: The Highs of Getting Low with Cat Power

http://www.thefader.com/2012/08/13/staf ... cat-power/
Spotify playlist

Nev.Era: Acuario E​.​p

Alternately minimal and glitchy electronic stuff. Melodic and laid back with plenty of bass rumble, but elements of drone and noise tossed in for good measure. Great packaging on clear vinyl as well.

John Murry - The Graceless Age (devastating & just plain wow!)
Shoes - Ignition
Will Johnson - Scorpion
The Fresh & Onlys - Long Slow Dance

Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

This shit's pretty damn good. Crazy obscure synth-soul crossover home recordings from the late 70s/early 80s. From the label description:

"If the independently-pressed record made the galaxy of recorded music that much larger, the burgeoning home studio became the black hole from which little escaped. Flowering in the mid-to-late '70s, affordable high-quality tape recorders, synthesizers, and simple drum machines permitted the aspiring artist to never leave his home, never request the assistance of another human being. In the world of American black music, name artists such as Sly Stone, Timmy Thomas, and Shuggie Otis had experimented with rudimentary electronic soul with a modicum of success, but on record what remains is scant. This collection presents the unheard underground of the self-produced, often solo, electronic soul world of the '70s and early '80s, offering a view into an ocean of sound that is in turn peaceful, bizarre, funky, and often humbly ahead of its time. Available as a deluxe bound book CD, featuring arial photography by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit."

Sunflare - Ghetto Blast

Shed: The Killer

Really solid bass heavy Berlin techno. Mostly slow to midtempo stuff. If you're into electronic music, you'll want to hear this.

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