A regular dispatch of essays, criticism, and (pop) cultural ephemera, compiled and mixed by Norman Brannon.

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2.19.2010

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 2, February 2010 I was recording the voiceovers this morning when it hit me: Episode 2 is always better than Episode 1 because this means you’re on a roll. Like, the Nervous Acid Mixcast is actually a “thing.” This month’s episode is pretty Eurocentric in retrospect, and I’m not sure if that means Americans bored me in February or if I just miss traveling and I’m acting out through music. Whatever the case, there are at least a few songs on this mix that I suspect may reappear during a year-end wrap-up. It was a really great month for music. So download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. You can catch up with previous episodes here. Spread the word and enjoy! THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCASTVolume 1, Episode 2 | February 2010Running Time: 43:36 1. JÓNSI “Go Do” Go, 20102. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB “Eat That Up, It’s Good For You” Tourist History, 20103. KASHMIR “Stillboy” Trespassers, 20104. LALI PUNA “Everything is Always” Our Inventions, 20105. EFTERKLANG “The Soft Beating” Magic Chairs, 20106. MAGIC MAN “Monster” Real Life Color, 20107. SALLY SELTMANN “Harmony to My Heartbeat” Heart That’s Pounding, 20108. BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT “Landslide” All Because the Lady Loves Milk Tray, 2010

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 2, February 2010

I was recording the voiceovers this morning when it hit me: Episode 2 is always better than Episode 1 because this means you’re on a roll. Like, the Nervous Acid Mixcast is actually a “thing.” This month’s episode is pretty Eurocentric in retrospect, and I’m not sure if that means Americans bored me in February or if I just miss traveling and I’m acting out through music. Whatever the case, there are at least a few songs on this mix that I suspect may reappear during a year-end wrap-up. It was a really great month for music.

So download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. You can catch up with previous episodes here. Spread the word and enjoy!

THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST
Volume 1, Episode 2 | February 2010
Running Time: 43:36

1. JÓNSI “Go Do” Go, 2010
2. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB “Eat That Up, It’s Good For You” Tourist History, 2010
3. KASHMIR “Stillboy” Trespassers, 2010
4. LALI PUNA “Everything is Always” Our Inventions, 2010
5. EFTERKLANG “The Soft Beating” Magic Chairs, 2010
6. MAGIC MAN “Monster” Real Life Color, 2010
7. SALLY SELTMANN “Harmony to My Heartbeat” Heart That’s Pounding, 2010
8. BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT “Landslide” All Because the Lady Loves Milk Tray, 2010

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2.11.2010 Post-Snowpocalypse


• DOWNLOAD | PHOENIX “1901” (The Zodiac Social Snow Day Mix), 2010

So what did you do on your snow day?

Here’s what I did: A gift for everyone in the form of an exclusive remix of Phoenix’s “1901” that I made while staring outside at the snow from my window yesterday. Like, literally, I just finished it this morning. Truthfully, I felt guilty for leaving Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix off of my Top 50 Albums of the 2000s list and this is my melodic apology.

Repost, reblog, rejoice. The sun is out, y’all.

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1.25.2010

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 1, January 2010 Well there, I finally did it. After a year of threatening to do this, the first episode of the Nervous Acid Mixcast is finally available for download. This did not come easy, of course. The original plan was to share the show with my good friend Trevor Kelley, and we actually recorded two different episodes together. The problem? He lives in Los Angeles, so we had to use Skype — and accept all of its associated technical complications — in order to do it. Unfortunately, the raw audio was too unpredictable and varied in quality and I had to scrap the shows altogether. But I didn’t want to give up. So I sat behind a microphone by myself with a glass of water and gave it a go. This is the debut result. Truthfully? It was fun. So I plan to keep going on a monthly schedule, beginning with this one, in which I look at some of the best new music of 2010 so far — and throw in the seminal acid house classic that this fine website was named after. Download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. Enjoy! THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCASTVolume 1, Episode 1 | January 2010Running Time: 48:16 1. BOBBY KONDERS “Nervous Acid” A Lost Era In NYC: 1987-1992, 19902. PANTHA DU PRINCE “Stick to my Side” (feat. Panda Bear) Black Noise, 20103. THE GO FIND “Lottery Man” Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight, 20104. FOUR TET “Circling” There Is Love In You, 20105. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB “Dust on the Ground” I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose, 20096. STYROFOAM “A Thousand Words” (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix) Bright Red Helmet EP, 20097. THE ALBUM LEAF “Falling From the Sun” A Chorus of Storytellers, 20108. EL PERRO DEL MAR “Change of Heart” (Robyn’s Rakamonie Remix) Change of Heart, 2009

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 1, January 2010

Well there, I finally did it. After a year of threatening to do this, the first episode of the Nervous Acid Mixcast is finally available for download. This did not come easy, of course. The original plan was to share the show with my good friend Trevor Kelley, and we actually recorded two different episodes together. The problem? He lives in Los Angeles, so we had to use Skype — and accept all of its associated technical complications — in order to do it. Unfortunately, the raw audio was too unpredictable and varied in quality and I had to scrap the shows altogether.

But I didn’t want to give up. So I sat behind a microphone by myself with a glass of water and gave it a go. This is the debut result.

Truthfully? It was fun. So I plan to keep going on a monthly schedule, beginning with this one, in which I look at some of the best new music of 2010 so far — and throw in the seminal acid house classic that this fine website was named after. Download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. Enjoy!

THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST
Volume 1, Episode 1 | January 2010
Running Time: 48:16

1. BOBBY KONDERS “Nervous Acid” A Lost Era In NYC: 1987-1992, 1990
2. PANTHA DU PRINCE “Stick to my Side” (feat. Panda Bear) Black Noise, 2010
3. THE GO FIND “Lottery Man” Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight, 2010
4. FOUR TET “Circling” There Is Love In You, 2010
5. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB “Dust on the Ground” I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose, 2009
6. STYROFOAM “A Thousand Words” (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix) Bright Red Helmet EP, 2009
7. THE ALBUM LEAF “Falling From the Sun” A Chorus of Storytellers, 2010
8. EL PERRO DEL MAR “Change of Heart” (Robyn’s Rakamonie Remix) Change of Heart, 2009

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1.18.2010

Free at Last →

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech, I have decided to give away all of the music on my Soundcloud page for free. There are eleven available tracks, including remixes of Owen, House & Parish, Gratitude, Shannon, Pharrell Williams, Imogen Heap, and others; the work spans from the end of 2007 through to December of 2009.

I’ve been meaning to work on a proper Zodiac Social album this year, so making all of this music available for free download is a chance to wipe the slate clean. (I need fewer excuses to get going on this.) I hope you’ll find something you can enjoy, and a big thanks to fellow Tumblr (and Soundclouder) David Noël for making this possible. Get into it.