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The Ripe team tracks down the best new music floating around the interwebs and blogs it for you in one place. Listen and share the musical love.
SNAKADAKTAL – Dance Bear (Tomderson & Victory Team Remix)
In a move to delight Ripe frequenters, Melbourne producers Tomderson and Victory Team (half of Indian Summer DJs) have uploaded their remix of Snakadaktal single and Hottest 100 placer, ‘Dance Bear’, for free download.
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COSMO’S MIDNIGHT – Phantasm feat. Nicole Millar
Hailing from Sydney, Cosmo’s Midnight are a band fresh on my radar. Their track ‘Phantasm’ featuring vocals from Nicole Millar came to me over the weekend via Yes Please, a local label with a focus on emerging artists within
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LANA DEL REY – Young & Beautiful
The Great Gatsby soundtrack has delivered another musical gem ahead of the film hitting Australian theatres on May 30. This time Lana Del Rey gives us her latest single ‘Young & Beautiful‘, a soft romantic
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VIDEO: I’LLS – Plans Only Drawn
I’lls new video clip for successful first single ‘Plans Only Drawn‘, is simple yet effective. From the opening visual we are met with the identifiable figure of Simon Lam’s silhouette on a rear projection
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TOP 20 TRACKS FOR THIS WEEK
It’s Monday again, which means it is time to bring you our favourite tracks from the past week. This week we have had some massive releases from big names, most notably Daft Punk with
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MGMT – Alien Days
Oracular Spectacular is my nostalgic album. The pschadelic pop music scripted out the perfect soundtrack to high school graduates embarking on the next chapter of their lives. Free, young and stupid, willing to ditch
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THE HARVEST: Albums Vol. 1
Here’s how this segment works: I’ll listen to as many albums as possible throughout the week, break down buzz worthy choices and then stamp them with either; Unripe (intriguing), Ripening (gratifying) or Ripe (choice
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ADAM BOAL – Fourteen Days
Adam Boal‘s solo project, ‘Kodiak Galaxy’ had me at its description: “Influences: Captured Tracks Records”. Well almost. I still had to find something charismatic within the song. The influences in ’14 Days’ are highly evident.
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GRIZZLY BEAR – Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
Chilean ‘blue-wave‘ producer Nicolas Jaar has unveiled a new remix of Grizzly Bear’s 2012 hit single ‘Sleeping Ute‘ this morning. Coming in at just under 8 minutes, his epic rework gradually unfolds from dark soundscapes,
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SATURDAY NIGHT RIPE – 20/4/13
‘Saturday Night Ripe‘ is our new weekly feature, bringing you our favourite five tunes to fire up your Saturday evening. This week we’re featuring brand new dance tracks from Daft Punk, Disclosure, Melbourne DJ (& Ripe Guest Mix alumni) BENSON, Austrian
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VIDEO: THE MAGIC BONES – Once You Forget
A troupe of ballerinas (I had to look that up) prepare for rehearsal and all hell breaks loose when the look of a scruffy bloke sets hearts aflutter. And if you’ve ever been to
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FLORENCE + THE MACHINE – Over The Love
Is there anyone out there not keen on seeing The Great Gatsby? I’d like to ask if you’re still not interested after listening to this new track by Florence + the Machine. Florence +
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GOLD PANDA – Brazil
Recently releasing EP ‘Trust’ at the start of this year, UK producer Gold Panda (Derwin Schlecker) has released a new track ‘Brazil‘, ahead of a full length album due on the 11th of June, to be
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BLEEDING KNEES CLUB – Feel
I think my first introduction to Bleeding Knees Club was on Twitter. I somehow stumbled upon their twitter account and there were countless numbers of retweets of fans saying how much they loved Bleeding
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VIDEO: AZEALIA BANKS – Yung Rapunxel
Yesterday Azealia Banks dropped the video for track ‘Yung Rapunxel’, presumably a much more interesting way of saying “young Rapunzel”, from her upcoming album, Broke With Expensive Taste. It has certainly lived up to the
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VIDEO: FLUME – More Than You Thought
Flume (AKA Harley Streten) doesn’t need an introduction. Sydney’s electronic wonder-kid has just debuted the new video clip to ”More Than You Thought‘ via the kind folk at Pitchfork. The clip, directed by Toby
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POLIÇA – Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon has teamed up with Minneapolis outfit Polica on their latest track ‘Tiff‘. The dark and bouncy synth-pop sound was unveiled at Coachella where Vernon suprised crowds by joining the band on stage.
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XARVO – Slip Away
The difference between primitive deep house and salient deep house is when you’re able to listen and enjoy each layer individually. Built around the voice of Beth Tolman softly singing “So close, yet so
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EMPIRE OF THE SUN – Alive
Empire of the Sun have given us the first taste of their new album Ice on the Dune in the form of a new lead single titled ‘Alive’. The single got its first play this
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PORCELAIN PILL – Aviary
Melbourne two-piece Porcelain Pill has released their new single ‘Aviary’ in anticipation of their forthcoming debut EP, due out in June. Following up from last year’s debut single ‘Rapid Eye Movement’, ‘Aviary’ has a
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