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

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3.29.2010

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 3, March 2010 Better late than never! March kind of slipped away from me, but the bright side is that this collection of new music is probably more solid than it’s ever been. In other words, there was a lot of new music competing for a position in this week’s mixcast, but these eight songs persevered. It’s like a Darwinian indie rock mix in that sense. I also sound like an amazingly jovial host this month for some reason. My guess is that it finally kicked in that I’m on spring break right now and everything just got a hell of a lot funnier. Also, waking up is so much more awesome when you don’t have to be anywhere in 45 minutes. You can download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. If you need to catch up, the Mixcast Archive is here. Enjoy! THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCASTVolume 1, Episode 3 | March 2010Running Time: 42:30 1. PHANTOGRAM “Mouthful of Diamonds” Eyelid Movies, 20102. FREELANCE WHALES “Generator ^ First Floor” (Aislyn Remix), 20103. CHRIS WALLA & J. ROBBINS “Mercury” Unreleased, 20104. JAMES YUILL “Give You Away” Movement in a Storm, 20105. DARK MEAN “Piano & Beat” Music Box EP, 20106. MARCHING BAND “Another Day” Pop Cycle, 20107. AQUALUNG “Fingertip” Magnetic North, 20108. ELECTRIC PRESIDENT “Eat Shit and Die” The Violent Blue, 2010

DOWNLOAD | THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST Volume 1, Episode 3, March 2010

Better late than never! March kind of slipped away from me, but the bright side is that this collection of new music is probably more solid than it’s ever been. In other words, there was a lot of new music competing for a position in this week’s mixcast, but these eight songs persevered. It’s like a Darwinian indie rock mix in that sense.

I also sound like an amazingly jovial host this month for some reason. My guess is that it finally kicked in that I’m on spring break right now and everything just got a hell of a lot funnier. Also, waking up is so much more awesome when you don’t have to be anywhere in 45 minutes.

You can download the entire show here; the tracklist follows. If you need to catch up, the Mixcast Archive is here. Enjoy!

THE NERVOUS ACID MIXCAST
Volume 1, Episode 3 | March 2010
Running Time: 42:30

1. PHANTOGRAM “Mouthful of Diamonds” Eyelid Movies, 2010
2. FREELANCE WHALES “Generator ^ First Floor” (Aislyn Remix), 2010
3. CHRIS WALLA & J. ROBBINS “Mercury” Unreleased, 2010
4. JAMES YUILL “Give You Away” Movement in a Storm, 2010
5. DARK MEAN “Piano & Beat” Music Box EP, 2010
6. MARCHING BAND “Another Day” Pop Cycle, 2010
7. AQUALUNG “Fingertip” Magnetic North, 2010
8. ELECTRIC PRESIDENT “Eat Shit and Die” The Violent Blue, 2010

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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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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