Why Lamont's victory spells Democratic disaster. (Slate)

Brightblack Morninglight- Star Blanket River Child

Tekel- Smet

"San Francisco" (1998) by Andreas Gursky.

One of my favorite photographers and one of my favorite hotels, the Park Hyatt off the Embarcadero in SF.

A random smattering of tunes:

Rick Ross- Hustlin'
Fleetwood Mac- The Chain (just fast forward to 3:04. epic, brah.)
Yume Bitsu- Song one
Slicker- Knock me down girl

And now, how to be a minimal hipster. Sherburne make the tea!

Greetings from DC.

This is easily one of my favorite pieces from Richard D. James' Selected Ambient Works:

Aphex Twin- Rhubarb

SWELTER

Boom Bip- Last walk around mirror lake
Midnight Mike- Sunrise
Broker/Dealer- Stormy

Also, been vibing on Richard Carnage's latest disco mix over here. Tracks by Liquid Liquid, Richie Havens, edits from Greg Wilson, etc. Lovely.

Liquid Liquid- Bell Head (Harvey's Liquid Head Re-Edit)
Audion-Kisses

The Knife- We share our mother's health (Ratatat remix)

The Cinematic Orchestra- All things to all men

A must-read piece by NY Mag's Ben Williams on Scott Walker.

Claro Intelecto- Nobody
Colleen- Everyone alive wants answers

Squarepusher- My red hot car

An interesting piece in the Guardian by Nick Paton Walsh, reflecting on his past four years reporting on the Presidency of Vladmir Putin.

Petter-Some Polyphony
Keith Kenniff- Door of our home

The new Stylus Beatz is out today, and I've got a review of the new Padded Cell 12'. Check it!

FYI: Philip Sherburne's new Month in Techno column is up at Pitchfork.

Kelis feat. Too $hort- Bossy
Bossy (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)

Thanks to Toby for pointing the remix out. I'm also keen to hear the Switch version.

Oh, what a feeling!

Headman- Moisture (Mustapha 3000 Remix)
Lionel Ritchie- Dancing on the ceiling

Popnoname-On the Run

Attention New York City: Mathew Jonson is playing live at PS1 on the 19th of August. Don't sleep on this one.