Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Arriving with Episode 18 of Listening Pleasures, Miori presents us with an eclectic but refreshingly uncomplicated mix of his recent synth pop and downtempo inspirations. Blending obscure talent and close colleagues with seasoned and established artists, this mix glides high above the noise and the clatter, providing you with the perfect autumnal transition into the winter months. Woody opens up during a hypnotic trance, Dandelion Council floats your speakers, and the Little Dragon Remix is sexy as hell.

Podcast: Download (51.3 MB) 43:54

We’re anticipating an amazing follow-up from Miori, to I Have No Memory Of This Place. Until then, please enjoy this teaser spot from Miori, [see below] (with more to follow). Also, make sure to subscribe for more updates and details on new music from Nueva Forma. Enjoy!

Miori teaser (still)

Del Dot (Anuj Girdhar)

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Last month, Anuj Girdhar of Del Dot was interviewed by WZBC 90.3 FM out of Boston College. In this hour-long program, he shares a handful of new cuts from his forthcoming EP You Can Play These Songs With Cords as well as various production techniques. Stream it all right here or download it.

The Bear & The Sea

The Bear & The Sea - Everything is Everything

Several months ago, Damon Sheeley of The Bear and the Sea started his remix of Common’s ‘I Used to Love H.E.R.‘ with the intention of slowly accumulating and releasing a handful of selected remixes as a free release; sort of a tribute to hip hop through his hazy musical filter. So here it is, Everything is Everything, after several months of late nights and drowsy sessions. Enjoy the free download!

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

It’s been a little while since the last Listening Pleasures as we’ve been gearing up for our second volume of our label compilation, Nueva Forma Social Club. This episode of listening pleasures is definitely an ode to our love of hip hop, grime, heavy beats, warm bass, and a nostalgic backdrop that’s a perfect soundtrack to the remainder of this beautiful summer. And with some wonderfully bucolic and nostalgic beats from The Bear & The Sea, A Gap Between, and Masmöd, along with some beautiful gems from Datahowler, Galapagoose, Big Spider’s Back, and a plethora of others, you’re sure to enjoy the hell outta this episode. So cue up your stereo, and bump some Listening Pleasures from here to the coast.

Podcast: Download (53.1 MB) 43:56

iameb 57 - Delicate Glitch (EP)

A glitch at its most basic is an intrusion into expectation. Such is the world of iameb 57’s sophomore release for Nueva Forma, Delicate Glitch. At once hard and biting, soft and lush, dark and impenetrable, bucolic and bright, the five-track EP is as intricate as its name suggests. These are the stylings of Jimmy Batista, who works brilliantly in the world of contrast. At the core of each track is a head-bobbing mid-tempo dance pulse perfect for late night summer mixes; the pads are luscious, the bass tones warm and inviting. Built on this is a precise balance of urban static, post-digital glitch, and minimalist melody that holds a cracked mirror up to the cuts he produces.

As we expected from his music after the release of Tipsy Hax last August, iameb 57 has become an intriguing writer of melodies. His skeletal leads leave much to the imagination, a fair accomplishment considering the ability of digital artists to become omnipotent over-writers. Check out the emotive sparsity of the strings on “Thelpwe” to hear how much he can say with so little.

Batista in general has a more concise approach to style in this offering. Where Tipsy Hax was more sprawling as he explored every color and option of the IDM idiom, he is here dialing into a recipe of composing that suits him well. He has distilled himself into an intimidating potency on Delicate Glitch, and this twenty minutes of bliss bodes well for his followers.

You can purchase the album exclusively on Nueva Forma’s Bandcamp.

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

Listening Pleasures Episode 16 has finally arrived. Curated by our very own iameb 57, episode 16 promises to be a very energetic and glitchy party mix. And with summer just around the bend, we thought that it would be appropriate to really get the party started. So dial up that Meyer sound system, and blast your neighbors ’til kingdom come. The party starts now.

Podcast: Download (68.3 MB) 58:30

Monthly podcast: Nueva Forma Listening Pleasures

The sun is starting to make regular cameos here in Portland, which makes us look forward to summer an awful lot. Consider episode 15, then, a fast forward into our hotly-anticipated season, one that features an unreleased minimal techno track by Nueva Forma’s cloudburst, as well as a variety of other sweet, dancey tracks curated by Wolfe+585.

Podcast: Download (64 MB) 54:56

Common Sense - I Used To Love H.E.R (The Bear & The Sea remix)

The Bear & The Sea delivers a hot new remix of the wonderful and nostalgic Common Sense cut, I Used To Love H.E.R.

A wonderful contribution and execution by The Bear. He totally compliments the original by opening you up to the possibilities of rediscovery and nostalgia from the early – mid 90s, (which was a wonderful decade for hip hop).

Enjoy, and get your download on!