[New Music] Beacon - The Ways We Separate

April 30, 2013

Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett, aka Brooklyn duo Beacon, introduced themselves to the world with the No Body and For Now EPs. The EPs were united by minimalist, R&B-influenced instrumentation, and also by a lyrical theme, with both serving as meditations on the darkness that underpins the most intense of human emotions: love. Both developing and consolidating these ideas, the duo’s debut full length The Ways We Separate sees its official release today.

Meanwhile, there are still a few copies left of The Ways We Separate’s deluxe version, TWWS, which features a sugar mold from Fernando Mastrangelo that cradles the colored vinyl version of the LP inside.

[Purchase The Ways We Separate in The Ghostly Store]
[Purchase & read more about TWWS here]

[New Music] Thievery Corporation / Tycho Split 12"

April 30, 2013

Tycho and Thievery Corporation have been fans of each other’s material for a while now. It makes sense that the two would come together for a split co-release on Ghostly International and Thievery’s own ESL Music label. Side A sees Tycho takes Thievery’s “Fragments,” originally released on 2011’s Culture of Fear, on a synth swirl ride with shades of guitar riffs that create a candy cane-like visual experience. Meanwhile, Rob Garza of Thievery fame grabs the mellow “Ascension,” taken from 2011’s Dive, and makes a slightly dark dance track with hand claps.

[Purchase the 12" in The Ghostly Store]