Youth Code

Youth Code is a dance group based in Los Angeles. Their sound has a heavy retro tinge reminiscing of 80's Dark wave post punk stuffs. This is the real deal; pissed off  young dance frust that allows you to blow off steam regardless of location and company. This demo tape achieves the perfect blend of old and new, that's become the rave now days. Buy the tape and bring it to your friend's house party.

Bandcamp

Caribou

Caribou is an electronic/experimental Canadian act, I got turned on to it because "Odessa", the first track on this album was featured in a video Adidas Skateboarding recently put of a Greek tour with a tight line up of skaters (check the vid below). The album, although i have not listened to it too much seems pretty tasteful, varied, and cohesive. Odessa is still my favorite track, and worth getting the album for.

Swim

Nite Jewel

Ramona Goinzales' masterpice. She recorded this album using 8-tracks and analog keyboards, giving the sound a dark and hazy 80's feeling.

Good Evening

Panda Bear

Panda Bear is the founding member of Animal Collective, This Panda Bear release is great, "Slow Motion" is an amazing song and it is the only one i really listen to off this two song ep. The sound is spacey and hip hopish, but over everything tasteful.

Tomboy

Lyrics

Chromatics

Chromatics

Lo fi electronic album by Chromatics. I really like this band, their single on the after dark comp. really turned me onto them. Jhonny Jewel from Glass Candy is also in this band.

Night Drive

Glass Candy

Glass Candy

Constantly evolving, Glass Candy have travelled from bare bones stripped down disco rock to equal parts digital and analogue, to synthesizer/drum machine with a side of bass and live drums, to Italo Disco. Born in Portland in the late 90's, the current line up is Ida No on vocals and Johnny Jewel on synths, guitar, and production.

I love this band, very tasteful and groovy. Here is their album Beat Box and a collection of ep's and singles called Deep Gems.

Beat Box
Deep Gems