Artist of the Day: John Talabot

He hasn't been round all that long, but John Talabot's pulled more weight than we expected since he tore into the electronic scene three years ago with the track "Sunshine." The Spanish dance maestro has done a fair bit of work, most notably in 2012 when his debut fIN managed to succeed in both the often mutually exclusive areas of mainstream success and critical acclaim. It even managed to get a five star review from The Guardian, whatever that means.

Recently -as in just over a week ago- Talabot joined a long list of electronic legends (give or take - it's too extensive a list to be completely agreeable) to contribute to the DJ-Kicks compilation series. The release perfectly explains the excellence of his influences, with tracks from contemporary underground icons Pye Corner Audio, Andy Stott and Motor City Drum Ensemble. The double disk release will have heads popping and brain cogs whirring as the listener is treated to what could easily be considered to be the best mix of the year. Talabot, it seems, is still going strong.

Best Of The Year 2012: First Half Update

Welcome to MuzikDizcovery's second edition of quarterly updates in 2012. Every staff member will put out a top five list, allowing them to showcase their absolute favorite records of 2012 to date. Additionally, it will be able to alert you of albums that you may not have heard of otherwise. This list does not only include albums that have been released as of June 30, as any album that we have heard so far this year is free to be included. Beach House, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Menzingers, fun., mewithoutYou, John Talabot, Athletics and Take One Car all feature prominently in our lists. If you click on the album name, you will be led to our review for the album (if we have done one). All the lists can be seen below the jump.

Frenchy's New Muzik Monday (2/13/12)

Here’s some new music for y’all to take in. Just a quick warning though: it’s not all immediately accessible (especially Sigh) and one of the songs is 2 years old, but I’m sure many of you are unfamiliar with it so I’m posting it regardless. Enjoy!

Burial - Kindred
Stream here

Firstly, let’s start off with a song so fresh that it still has that brand-new car scent. You’ll all no doubt have heard of Burial by now. Letting all of us become familiar once more with Dubstep’s presence in 2007 via Untrue, Burial helped us get in touch with a genre we almost forgot existed and has since been satiating the craving for those pining to hear more of his signature style of Dubstep through the release of EPs. Somehow (almost impossibly) redefining a sound that was already redefined, “Kindred” (song and EP) sounds like it’s charting new territory, fleshing out Burial’s brooding side and focusing heavily on atmosphere. On an EP with songs that constantly meander, “Kindred” is decidedly the most straightforward of the three. The other two are available for stream right below “Kindred”, assuming you like said song.