Gejius is an electronic artist out of Portland, Oregon whose real name is Aaron. What a great name. His work features innovative and melodic uses of electronic instruments. His work on the track Makkuro Kurosuke even features some kind of Asian chant with ballad worthy piano. On his So Sad(Gravity/Love) remix he stretches the vocals 40 yards past autotune and plants it in the endzone of innovative electro. If I had to categorize it, I would say it’s like Radiohead, Mouse on Mars, and the Notwist roadtripping across the USA

Belgian industrial/indie/rock band Thot have released a new EP named ‘Year of the Thistle’. Their music melodic and forebodin and other times the cacophony of relentless punk energy recedes to reveal a tender guitar or piano. Any fan of Nine Inch Nails or The Notwist’s early work can find something to enjoy here.

Thot – Blue and green(are melting down in a seed)

Thot – Moved Hills

Thot – Take a bow and run

Thot Myspace

We’ve all survived encounters with our nuclear family (presumably), and if you’re like me and live up north (Canada is 3 hours away!), then you’ve undoubtedly had your first run in with some snow. So that got me to thinking about songs that reminded me of winter or that had a nice sitting by the fireplace sipping hot chocolate type feel. After a while, I had a whole mix, so here it is:

French Stack Attack I.D. – AZLTRON

Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)

Outside the City – Young Galaxy

Lost in Boston – The Walkmen

One with the Freaks – The Notwist

When You Were Mine – Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem

City – Lo Fi Fnk

AZLTRON BLOG PROMO – AZLTRON

Fallen Snow – Au Revoir Simone

Figures in the Snow – Graig Markel

Exploding Snow Horse – The Octopus Project

Snow in Berlin – Zookeeper

The Cold Swedish Winter – Jens Lekman

Tape it – Winterkids

Winter Wooskie – Belle & Sebastian