Wei Chi- Faces and Places (Henrik Schwarz remix)
Bonobo- Ketto

Metallic Falcons- Airships
Farben: Farben Says Love to Love Baby

Also, be sure to check out the Flavorpill show on Viva Radio I'm curating alongside Jake Lancaster.

International Pony- Solid Gold

Travesty of the week:
Concordes left to rot on the runway.

Nudge- Classic Mode

One of my daily must-reads, Peter Himler shines a light on "the subtle role public relations plays in politics, culture, media, business and sports." Check it out here.

Adam Marshall- Hot Spring (J. Hunsberger's Bring On The Summer Remix)

The Emperor Machine- Pop Goes the Spaceman

Radioslave- My Bleep

I didn't really understand the full impact of this track until I saw Michael Mayer drop it at the New Yorker festival on Friday. Digital ghost ballad like whoa.

Lawrence- Along the Wire (Troy Pierce Black Boots Remix)

4 mins in is the moment for me on this one. Troy Pierce's nuanced production and Lawrence's brooding tones come together beautifully.

Lindstrom live in Gothenburg, Sweden- 3rd August 2006

Jan Jelinek- Tendency

"With crises brewing in Iran, Iraq, and North Korea, no one has had time to notice the recent escalation of the political dispute between Russia and Georgia, or to ponder the political consequences of Europe's increasing reliance on Russian gas, or to worry much about minor matters like the deterioration of press freedom in Russia. Critics of Anna Politkovskaya's writings complained, on occasion, that her gloom could be overbearing: She was one of those journalists who saw harbingers of catastrophe in every story. Still, it is hard for me not to write about her murder in exactly the same pessimistic and foreboding tone that she herself would have used. It is so much like one of the stories she would have written herself."

Anne Applebaum on Anna Politkovskaya in Slate.

Spiritualized- Feel so sad (Glides and Chimes)

A good interview with Ewan Pearson over at the Fader blog.