Editors’ Choice: December 20th, 2013
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# Editors’ Choice: December 20th, 2013
Rather than operate as a music *news* source, Electronic Beats operates
as a music *information* source. We want to share with you; we want you
to know what we're hearing, what's reverberating our cochleas and
sending broader vibrations throughout our bodies, and by extension our
audio-addled souls. Down with that? Welcome to Editors' Choice.
****{::}**[Louise Brailey][1]{: target="_blank"} (Deputy Online
Editor)**
**AGF -- Ice Breaker (Pussy Riot Solid Version)**
This track, poised somewhere between Gorecki-style trip-hop and
skittish, spiky electronica and sampling the sound of smashing ice, is
taken from the Pussy Riot Freedom Compilation curated
by [female:pressure][2]{: target="_blank"}. Part of AGF's mission
statement reads, "I hope my track miraculously without him noticing
melts Putin's heart". Who knows, [maybe it's worked][3]{:
target="_blank"}.**
/
**[Moritz Gayard][4]{: target="_blank"} (Online Duty Editor)**
**div/des -- "car"**
Don't know anything about Aussie producer div/des, but the song above is
showing the path for house music in 2014.
/
**[Daniel Jones][5]{: target="_blank"} (Contributing Editor)**
**Burial Hex -- "Home"**
True story: after this track played, iTunes decided that the next track
would be the Burial remix of Block Party's "Where Is Home" and now I'm
looking alternately at photos of my family in the USA and the open
window of my penthouse apartment.
/
**[A.J. Samuels][6]{: target="_blank"} (Senior Print Editor)**
**The War On Drugs -- "Red Eyes"**
Loved 2011's *Slave Ambient* and this track promises big things for
upcoming LP (March 14, 2014, Secretly Canadian), though the chorus is
oddly reminiscent of recent folk-EDM-clash trend as exemplified by
Avicii and Aloe Blacc's "Wake Me Up".
/
**[Jannik Schäfer][7]{: target="_blank"} (Social Media Editor)**
**Tropkillaz -- "Morena" ft. Nave**
Happy holidays everyone! Get down with some Brazilian flava
by [Tropkillaz][8] a trap duo consisting of well known veteran DJ Zegon
and his younger yet equally creative partner Laudz. Make sure to check
out the epic unofficial video consisting of 166 mind-blowing gifs
perfectly in tune with "Morena".* *
**Illumntr -- "Tangled with Bear"**
Listen to Lowtemp-signed, Brooklyn-based Illumntr's debut single
"Tangled with bear" and let it all out. The year is over, it's all good!
/
*Read previous editions of Editors' Choice [here][9]{:
target="_blank"}.*
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/louise-brailey/
[2]: http://www.femalepressure.net
[3]: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/18/jailed-pussy-riot-russian-amnesty
[4]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/moritz-schmall/
[5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/features/columns/editors-choice/editors-choice-june-29-2013/ectronicbeats.net/author/daniel-jones/
[6]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/a-j-samuels/
[7]: https://twitter.com/JVNNIK
[8]: https://soundcloud.com/tropkillaz
[9]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/category/columns/editors-choice
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text: '<p>Rather than operate as a music <em>news</em> source, Electronic Beats operates as a music <em>information</em> source. We want to share with you; we want you to know what we’re hearing, what’s reverberating our cochleas and sending broader vibrations throughout our bodies, and by extension our audio-addled souls. Down with that? Welcome to Editors’ Choice.</p><p><strong></strong><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/louise-brailey/" target="_blank">Louise Brailey</a> (Deputy Online Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>AGF – Ice Breaker (Pussy Riot Solid Version)</strong></p><p>This track, poised somewhere between Gorecki-style trip-hop and skittish, spiky electronica and sampling the sound of smashing ice, is taken from the <em>Pussy Riot Freedom Compilation </em>curated by <a href="http://www.femalepressure.net" target="_blank">female:pressure</a>. Part of AGF’s mission statement reads, “I hope my track miraculously without him noticing melts Putin’s heart”. Who knows, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/18/jailed-pussy-riot-russian-amnesty" target="_blank">maybe it’s worked</a>.<em></em></p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/moritz-schmall/" target="_blank">Moritz Gayard</a> (Online Duty Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>div/des – “car”</strong></p><p>Don’t know anything about Aussie producer div/des, but the song above is showing the path for house music in 2014.</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/features/columns/editors-choice/editors-choice-june-29-2013/ectronicbeats.net/author/daniel-jones/" target="_blank">Daniel Jones</a> (Contributing Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Burial Hex – “Home”</strong></p><p>True story: after this track played, iTunes decided that the next track would be the Burial remix of Block Party’s “Where Is Home” and now I’m looking alternately at photos of my family in the USA and the open window of my penthouse apartment.</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/a-j-samuels/" target="_blank">A.J. Samuels</a> (Senior Print Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>The War On Drugs – “Red Eyes”</strong></p><p>Loved 2011’s <em>Slave Ambient</em> and this track promises big things for upcoming LP (March 14, 2014, Secretly Canadian), though the chorus is oddly reminiscent of recent folk-EDM-clash trend as exemplified by Avicii and Aloe Blacc’s “Wake Me Up”.</p><p>/</p><p><b><a href="https://twitter.com/JVNNIK" target="_blank">Jannik Schäfer</a> (Social Media Editor)</b></p><p><strong>Tropkillaz – “Morena” ft. Nave</strong></p><p>Happy holidays everyone! Get down with some Brazilian flava by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tropkillaz">Tropkillaz</a> a trap duo consisting of well known veteran DJ Zegon and his younger yet equally creative partner Laudz. Make sure to check out the epic unofficial video consisting of 166 mind-blowing gifs perfectly in tune with “Morena”.<i> </i></p><p><strong>Illumntr – “Tangled with Bear”</strong></p><p>Listen to Lowtemp-signed, Brooklyn-based Illumntr’s debut single “Tangled with bear” and let it all out. The year is over, it’s all good!</p><p>/</p><p><em>Read previous editions of Editors’ Choice <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/category/columns/editors-choice" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></p>'
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# Editors’ Choice: December 20th, 2013 Rather than operate as a music *news* source, Electronic Beats operates as a music *information* source. We want to share with you; we want you to know what we're hearing, what's reverberating our cochleas and sending broader vibrations ...
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Who knows, [maybe it's worked][3]{: target="_blank"}.** / **[Moritz Gayard][4]{: target="_blank"} (Online Duty Editor)** **div/des -- "car"** Don't know anything about Aussie producer div/des, but the song above is showing the path for house music in 2014. / **[Daniel Jones][5]{: target...
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Get down with some Brazilian flava by [Tropkillaz][8] a trap duo consisting of well known veteran DJ Zegon and his younger yet equally creative partner Laudz. Make sure to check out the epic unofficial video consisting of 166 mind-blowing gifs perfectly in tune with "Morena".*&nbs...