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Default_artist_40px The FADER Magazine
blogged 29 times
The British teenagers in The XX profess a love for all things R&B. Their soul is noticeable mostly in Romy Croft’s woozy vocal, but the rest you have to infer from the buried nods. Many of their songs seem to hint at a past life that exists on... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The FADER Magazine and 28 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px The FADER Magazine
blogged 47 times
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Discovered about about 1 year ago by The FADER Magazine and 46 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear
blogged 10 times
mp3: the xx :: islands (nosaj thing remix) jj x lil wayne :: ecstasy vs. lollipop (neo success mix) [via discoattack + neo success] ****** elsewhere: Our last Sirius | XM Blog Radio show of the decade airs today at noon Eastern (and again at m... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Gorilla Vs. Bear and 9 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px redthreat
blogged 8 times
via thomas hawk Ah yes. Just what the doctor ordered. Danger is back with “4h30,” another chronologically themed french electro gem that’s to be featured on 09/17 2007, set to be released on Ekleroshock in one week from today. If my predictions a... read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by redthreat and 7 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px the culture of me
blogged 10 times
Having trouble figuring out exactly where the hell you want to be this week for CMJ? Do you get inundated with text-based invites and need something visual to crunch on? Well then today is a good day for you for... read more »
Discovered about 10 months ago by the culture of me and 9 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear
blogged 12 times
[photo]London youngsters the xx are set to release their ethereal, dream-like minimalist pop debut next month in the UK on Young Turks. On this remix of album standout "Basic Space," UK producer Pariah taps into the same brooding, haunted/hopeful... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Gorilla Vs. Bear and 11 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px ultra8201
blogged 21 times
We've been digging The xx (pronounced "ex ex") since stumbling upon their video "Crystalised" on The Fader earlier (they also have an interview with the band too). Although the video is pretty lackluster, as it just feature... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by ultra8201 and 20 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px 8106
blogged 5 times
Mientras que cuento los días para que el verano acabe, he estado escuchando buenos discos. Aquí mis recomendaciones. Little Dragon. Originarios de la misma ciudad que Jens Lekman y The Knife. Little Dragon – Feather Download Download audio file ... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by 8106 and 4 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Heart on a Stick
blogged 5 times
Front to back, then:I shrugged, at first, at the debut record from London's The xx (myspace).  It's short and spare enough to feel slight and the writing is upfront and unexceptional.  But it's gotten under my skin.The xx - Shelter (mp3)(buy now f... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Heart on a Stick and 4 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Allan's World Music
blogged 3 times
The XXhas been the talk of the town this year with the release of their self titled debut album and considering just how good they are its no surprise. I found that most of the buzz bands this year didn’t live up to my expectations but The XX ce... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Allan's World Music and 2 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Obscure Sound
blogged 5 times
In one room sits a huddled group of professionals, ranging from for-pay songwriters to conniving promoters. Their eyes are all on a whiteboard that lists several opportunities for their fledging client on this starry Friday night. Should he show u... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Obscure Sound and 4 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px DiscoattacK
blogged 5 times
Download: FACT Mix 70 - The xxTracklisting:Jamie xx - YtinifniThe xx - Hot Like Fire (Jamie xx edit)Skream - Sub IslandFourtet/Burial - Wolf CubZomby - Test Me For A ReasonSticky feat. Ms Dynamite - Booo!The xx - Blood Red Moon (Jamie xx Bootleg)... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by DiscoattacK and 4 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px The FADER Magazine
blogged 4 times
Our British coworker just said “I love the way you say ‘lamps.’ LAYMPS! Americans are hilarious!” Over here in the New York homeland, we’ve done our best to observe and participate in the mystic culture of the UK, squinting in the dark, as fascina... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The FADER Magazine and 3 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Hot Biscuits
blogged 4 times
The XX is an indie band from London. They make beautifully chilled out songs with alternating girl and boy vocals. The end product being the equivalent to a wool blanket and glass of hot chocolate on a cold Winter day. Their newest record XX has ... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Hot Biscuits and 3 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px You Can Call Me Pelski
blogged 2 times
Garage has been undergoing a bit of a revival of late - transferring the skippy percussion of 2-step to the dubstep and funky formulas. Some are calling it 'future garage' or 'post-garage', others 'space garage'. I've been calling it dubstep-2-ste... read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by You Can Call Me Pelski and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px The Fast Life
blogged 2 times
Dave Wrangler cranks out remixes and mashups, plus sexes the world up with his (million-times) announced upcoming album Under the Influence, dating your life on Feb 10th. By sharing another big work of Dave for The XX’ jewel Stars he’s raising yo... read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by The Fast Life and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear
blogged 2 times
Our weekly Sirius | XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Pantha Du Prince, Girls, SALEM, Dum Dum Girls, Neon Indian, Heart Shaped Rock, and more. You... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Gorilla Vs. Bear and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Bradley's Almanac
blogged 2 times
Unfairly or not, there's that uncontrollable part of me that shies away from listening to or writing about quote/unquote 'buzzbands'. If I hear too much hype before I actually hear any of the music, well, I may not ever hear it. Silly, I know, b... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Bradley's Almanac and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Bradley's Almanac
blogged 2 times
Unfairly or not, there's that uncontrollable part of me that shies away from listening to or writing about quote/unquote 'buzzbands'. If I hear too much hype before I actually hear any of the music, well, I may not ever hear it. Silly, I know, b... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Bradley's Almanac and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Bradley's Almanac
blogged 2 times
Unfairly or not, there's that uncontrollable part of me that shies away from listening to or writing about quote/unquote 'buzzbands'. If I hear too much hype before I actually hear any of the music, well, I may not ever hear it. Silly, I know, b... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Bradley's Almanac and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px inkiostro
blogged 1 time
A un anno dalla sua uscita il successo del disco d'esordio degli XX non accenna ad arrestarsi. Prova ne siano i trionfali live della band, ma anche i tantissimi remix di cui praticamente tutti i pezzi sono stati oggetto. Questo, fresco fresco, è f... read more »
Discovered about 4 days ago by inkiostro

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Default_artist_40px Hot Biscuits
blogged 1 time
(DJ Rashad with Take Ova Gang @ Mad Decent Block Party: Chicago) (although this video is irrelevant to Ghetto Division, it pretty much sums up the JUKE JUKE JUKE JUKE) Aside from the obvious highlight of Kid Sister, the best part of the Mad Decen... read more »
Discovered about 11 days ago by Hot Biscuits

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Default_artist_40px redthreat
blogged 1 time
For the past week I’ve been on the beaches of Oregon, relaxing and eating some of the best seafood I’ve ever had. It’s a gorgeous state. But, if I was home.. I’d be seeing Interpol & Twin Tigers tonight. Anybody going? Twin Tigers – Passive I... read more »
Discovered about 17 days ago by redthreat

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Default_artist_40px The Passion of the Weiss
blogged 1 time
Sach O prefers police and thieves. This will not be your standard Mount Kimbie review - mostly because I’m not head-over-heels in love with the band and also because I don’t think their debut album Crooks & Lovers is a welcome sign of dubste... read more »
Discovered about about 1 month ago by The Passion of the Weiss

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Default_artist_40px Electrorash
blogged 1 time
Andy Murphy, Australia’s No. 2 ranked DJ, is throwing it back at the critics with a healthy batch of original productions set to go. Having worked on successful chart tunes under City Life and Little Rascals, here he’s taken charge with a smooth... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by Electrorash

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Default_artist_40px Kata Rokker
blogged 1 time
Day One – The night before the festival I enjoyed the comfort and luxuries of LaQuinta hotel room. Air conditioning, TV, electrical outlets, a real bed, and (sigh) a shower. Little did I know how deeply I would appreciate all these commodities by... read more »
Discovered about 2 months ago by Kata Rokker

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Default_artist_40px The FADER Magazine
blogged 3 times
We did not expect Rough Trade post-punk throwback figurehead, tiny Micachu to become such a remix maniac. But if we had anticipated, we would have predicted she’d bring a similar clatter to other people’s songs as her own. We premiered The XX’s “B... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by The FADER Magazine and 2 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px Electrorash
blogged 1 time
My suggestion: don’t classify London three-piece Dark Sky under the heading of ‘Dubstep’, but rather under ‘Dubstep, because no-one’s really sure where else they should go’. An offshoot of London 2-step revivalists The Boogaloo Crew, Dark Sky fin... read more »
Discovered about 3 months ago by Electrorash

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Default_artist_40px Palms Out Sounds
blogged 1 time
“Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers.  The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.... read more »
Discovered about 4 months ago by Palms Out Sounds

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Default_artist_40px Silence Is A Rhythm Too
blogged 1 time
Some killer tracks to start your weekend? Say no more! New Caribou, new Archie Bronson Outfit - who knew they could bring the funk? Kavinsky drops the killer electro jam. We Have Band cover Pet Shop Boys to great effect. Calvin Harris encourages y... read more »
Discovered about 5 months ago by Silence Is A Rhythm Too

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Default_artist_40px Kata Rokker
blogged 2 times
by RiftDweller This Labor Day Weekend marks the tail-end of the summer of 2009; savor it with this little gift from us at Kata Rokkar… Click Here To Download Full Mixtape The XX – Intro from XX The Notwist – Pilot from Neon Golden Caribou – She... read more »
Discovered about 12 months ago by Kata Rokker and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Walrus Music Blog
blogged 2 times
Admittedly, I am a little late getting into London's The xx, in comparison with other blogs, but who really gives a shit, right? The fact is their minimalist, soulful electronic sounds are growing on me and I am becoming addicted. Boy/girl vocal t... read more »
Discovered about 12 months ago by Walrus Music Blog and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px ::: Off the Radar :::
blogged 1 time
Although kind of sick of remixes for Passion Pit and xx already. These two remixes sent over by Montreal's Eric Solomon made me take notice. His latest xx remix for 'Crystalised' is superb! Really pumps it up a notch and gets it ready for some da... read more »
Discovered about 5 months ago by ::: Off the Radar :::

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Default_artist_40px nialler9
blogged 2 times
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~ Leopold Stokowski No other quote sums up The XX’s critically-acclaimed (and deservedly so) debut album. If you don’t have, get it right now. Sometimes, the not... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by nialler9 and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px Keep Hope Inside
blogged 2 times
With Twitter proving to be a contemporary barometer of consumer opinion, it appears that The XX have been strongly received both critically and commercially. Indeed, it seems quite remarkable that a minimalist dubtronica album has managed to breac... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Keep Hope Inside and 1 other blog

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Default_artist_40px The Fast Life
blogged 1 time
Taste a great remix for The XX by favourite Popular Damage, who caught us with their first ‘hello’. It’s bumping really nice, no need 4 too many words. Mp3: The XX - Crystalised (Popular Damage Assimilation) read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by The Fast Life

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Default_artist_40px polaroid > un blog alla radio >
blogged 1 time
Picture me under blood red moonLa Secret Furry Hole ci aggiorna su quanto sta bollendo in pentola per il suo 2010 e intanto ci fa un bel regalo: un remix degli XX curato da Wolther Goes Stranger, il progetto di Luca Mazzieri, già negli A Classic E... read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by polaroid > un blog alla radio >

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Default_artist_40px Pasta Primavera
blogged 1 time
This past December I somehow friggin overlooked an email from Arizona’s Death To The Throne.  The friggin man, the myth, the legend… had this to say: what it do? so…i’ve been... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s an... read more »
Discovered about 7 months ago by Pasta Primavera

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Default_artist_40px to die by your side
blogged 1 time
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - 'Through The Devil Softly'The problem with Hope Sandoval, is that she always sounds like Hope Sandoval. Not that it's a major problem when she sounds as swoonsomely gorgeous as this. More acoustic with tha... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by to die by your side

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Default_artist_40px Bradley's Almanac
blogged 1 time
Unfairly or not, there's that uncontrollable part of me that shies away from listening to or writing about quote/unquote 'buzzbands'. If I hear too much hype before I actually hear any of the music, well, I may not ever hear it. Silly, I know, b... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Bradley's Almanac

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Default_artist_40px Bradley's Almanac
blogged 1 time
Unfairly or not, there's that uncontrollable part of me that shies away from listening to or writing about quote/unquote 'buzzbands'. If I hear too much hype before I actually hear any of the music, well, I may not ever hear it. Silly, I know, b... read more »
Discovered about 8 months ago by Bradley's Almanac

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Default_artist_40px Attorney Street
blogged 1 time
The xx – “Intro” (Jams F. Kennedy WWIV Bootleg) [via] read more »
Discovered about 9 months ago by Attorney Street

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Default_artist_40px 78s
blogged 1 time
The xx haben einen neuen Song am Start. The xx müssen wir wohl nicht mehr gross vorstellen. “Insects” ist ein neuer Song der Überflieger aus England und wird als B-Seite zur Single “VCR” veröffentlicht werden. The xx – Insects [See post to liste... read more »
Discovered about 9 months ago by 78s

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Default_artist_40px PARTYCMYK
blogged 1 time
James of Death to the Throne sends out the best emails when he’s hyping his tracks…     He’s done a remix “which sounds like david guetta having sex with another david guetta, while being watched by a bunch of david guettas” Thankfully ... read more »
Discovered about 9 months ago by PARTYCMYK

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Default_artist_40px Pirates of the Bargain Bin
blogged 1 time
Soldier: I can't keep them at bay anymore captainCaptain: You have to do it lad, if not they will invade and eat all your 'nasi lemak' and claim it as theirsSoldier: But sir, it's a losing battle. We are outnumbered. All we have so far is some Pea... read more »
Discovered about 10 months ago by Pirates of the Bargain Bin

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Default_artist_40px Walrus Music Blog
blogged 1 time
Philly's Flufftronix takes the minimal and sultry sound of "Infinity" by this year's best new band The xx and speeds it with an injection of industrial synths. Dubby, electro goodness. {MP3} The XX - "Infinity" (Flufftronix Remix) read more »
Discovered about 10 months ago by Walrus Music Blog

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Default_artist_40px musikoon
blogged 1 time
The Xx - Night Time(What Kind of Breeze Do You Blow Extended Edit)mp3 read more »
Discovered about 11 months ago by musikoon

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Default_artist_40px the culture of me
blogged 1 time
An indie rock outfit from South London that seem more tuned in to the electronic movement happening all around them, Don't Wait Animate seem to flock to their guitars and laptops with aplomb, carving out an interesting niche for a... read more »
Discovered about 11 months ago by the culture of me

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Default_artist_40px Modern Music
blogged 1 time
Nice to discover English indie pop quartet the xx, in debut album they covers Womack & Womack's... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Modern Music

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Default_artist_40px Keep Hope Inside
blogged 1 time
With Twitter proving to be a contemporary barometer of consumer opinion, it appears that The XX have been strongly received both critically and commercially. Indeed, it seems quite remarkable that a minimalist dubtronica album has managed to breac... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Keep Hope Inside

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Default_artist_40px Gorilla Vs. Bear
blogged 4 times
[photo]Our friends at Beggars recently sent over some extremely promising new demos from four 19-year-olds from South London called The xx. The group recently signed to Beggars imprint Young Turks, and these wistful slow-jams are basically the exa... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by Gorilla Vs. Bear and 3 other blogs

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Default_artist_40px nialler9
blogged 10 times
You’ve seen loads of these lists already no doubt but hopefully this is a little bit different. It’s incredulous how many music journalists and critics just pick their ones to watch artists for the coming year off lists sent out by labels and PR c... read more »
Discovered about about 1 year ago by nialler9 and 9 other blogs