Beast of the weeK : Starsmith - Lesson One

You're the one that got away...

Starsmith - Lesson One by Drugs and Mirrors

The only lesson to be learned here, Starsmith's - Lesson one, kicks far too much ass. The daft punk correlation gets thrown around far too often, nearly as much as the passe phrase 'epic'. It has become completely redundant, and overly the top mundane. Having set that, Starsmiths fresh take on French-Filter-House breathes new air into that comparison. With; light, airy horns blissfully playing in the back ground, synthed funk guitar riffs and fantastic vocals, the Daft Punk parallels can be made once again.

This is dedicated to all the ECs out there

Chillax Tracks : Olafur Arnalds - Gleypa Okkur ( Live at Bridgewater Hall )

The abysmal state of beauty 

Ólafur Arnalds -- Gleypa okkur (Live with full orchestra at Bridgewater Hall) by Drugs and Mirrors

Olafur Arnalds - Gleypa Okkaur's, in a word, ineffable.  A song beyond beauty and so moving it transcends contemporary vocabulary. This is a perfect example of how; something so simple as a piano melody accompanied by a string symphony can stir the body creating so many emotions, how the basic plucking of strings and vibrational patterns than bring a man to tears. To simply state it, Olafur is a genius, in his ability to evoke human emotion.

DnM

Artist of the Month : Clams Casino

Clams Casino - Numb by Drugs and Mirrors

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An apologetic preface is made by the Drugs and Mirrors team, for our inability to obtain an interview with Clams Casino. We understand that artists of this caliber, are highly busy and unable to attained all meetings.

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Clams Casino - Gorilla by Drugs and Mirrors

Clams Casino, also known as Mike Volpe, is a mid 20's producer whom, creates dark-ambient sound-scapes heavily influenced by a hip-hop background. At age 23, Mike has been involved with some form of beat making, since the age of 6. Which clearly shows Mike embodies the colloquialism of 'practice makes perfect'. Mike has ventured into a purely self-pleasing form of music production, stating "I just do it for a hobby". Clams Casino main integral genre can be defined as Hip-Hop, yet maintains a subtle border-line sound of shoe-gaze, down-tempo, and break-beat. The melodic embrace of Mike's beats are overwhelming, distilling and conjure images of concrete jungles, and places unknown.

Clams Casino - Motivation by Drugs and Mirrors

M83 - Midnight City

A Triumphant Return

M83 - Midnight City by Drugs and Mirrors

If this is any indicator of the impending album, disappoint will not take place.

Foster the People - I Would Do Anything For You

It's Better This Time

Infatuation is a stranglehold that is both pleasant and agonizing; the grin the accompanies their presence, the butterflies in the stomach, the trepidation. FTP gives their unique insight and unprecedented ability to juxtapose dark lyrics with poptronic beats. The hook is on the spectacularly catchy, and completely embodies the downward spiral into adoration.

Chillax Trax : Jon Hopkins - Afterlife

An Endless Search...
Jon Hopkins - Afterlife by Drugs and Mirrors

Intricacy at it most sublime; an achievement attempted by many, mastered by few. Jon Hopkins' - Afterlife is the purest form of relaxation and a perfect example of this. Relinquish all worries and drift into a mellow state of bliss, where echoing guitar riffs are your guide to serenity.

DnM

Hip-Hop Hump Day : Dead Prez - Summer Time

Life is reason to celebrate

Dead Prez - Summertime by Drugs and Mirrors

Humans are creatures of habit, hence the re-occurring theme for Wednesdays, these previous weeks; chill, laid-back, jams, about how swag summer is. Dead Prez's - Summertime, is no different than the others, immaculate flow and mellow beats.
DnM