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Party Talk

In the cold and dreary winter of 2009, alone in his bedroom and hidden from the darkness of the world outside Justin Paul Vallesteros had begun working on something that would change his life forever. What began as a couple notes played in experimentation soon transformed into vibrant melodies that soon shook Vallesteros’ musical foundation to the core. Guitar chords laced over pulse sating synth melodies and drum rhythms was a departure from Justin’s previous work; he began to create the dreamy nostalgic pop music that is Craft Spells. Justin is a California native who now finds residence in the mid-size town of Stockton, the heart of California. Craft Spells is the epitome of the recent uprising of the DIY music scene. Coming from a place not known for its musical history or impact on music culture it seemed destined for Craft Spells to stay as a bedroom pop project with no final destination in sight. But soon the shear amount of blog volume his work began to generate was unimaginable. Sites like Weekly Tape Deck, Pasta Primavera, No Modest Bear and Pitchfork’s Forkcast took notice and thus began the never ending worldwide posting and re-posting on blog after blog of Craft Spells. The sound is led by Justin’s blissful voice, backed behind beautiful guitar melodies over heavenly synths, pop basslines and looped rhythms. Captured Tracks has released 7” single for the song “Party Talk” and will release the debut LP due out in Spring 2011 called Idle Labor. 2011 is going to be a busy year now that Justin has set up a live band for future touring. Keep a look out for tour dates in Europe and US come the new year. In no time at all, Justin has been able to move out of Dave Brubeck and Pavement’s shadow to create something his own which he shares with the ever continuing admiration of the world.

After the Moment

Released on June 10, 2014.

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Craft Spells // "Breaking The Angle Against The Tide"

Craft Spells / Nausea CPD047
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Craft Spells / Nausea

The Wedding Waltz

Released on October 30, 2015.

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Craft Spells // Our Park By Night 7"

From Veckatimest (2009)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/veckatimest/id314837656

Veckatimest

Ready, Able

Teen Dream

10 Mile Stereo

The One Takes EP finds Daymé Arocena bouncing around ideas with label boss Gilles Peterson to put her unique spin on five different covers. Re-imagining cuts ranging from Italian obscurities to US house heroes, the sessions (as you might guess from the title) were about taking down whichever ideas came first. Working in a tradition of covers that's long been ingrained in jazz as well as Latin music, One Takes finds them taking that approach and running with it.

'Gods of Yoruba' is version of a Horace Silver track, an example of how the finished EP is almost as much a tour through interesting corners of Peterson's record collection as it is through Daymé's range as a performer.

Daymé Arocena - Gods Of Yoruba

from my debut album 'swordfish'

lyrics by alexander wildwood, music by merk
produced, performed, recorded and mixed by merk

merksongs@gmail.com

Ash & Sand

"Different Now" is the first single from Chastity Belt's highly anticipated I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, out 06/02/17 on CD, LP, digital, and cassette from Hardly Art records. Pre-order the album today from flyt.it/usedtospend

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I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone

Chastity Belt - "Different Now"

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Wild Nothing - Shadow

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Senor Blue/Mbuka Enoka (Album Version)

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China

Journey Down South

London based record label, home to Beach House, Father John Misty, Midlake, John Grant, The Flaming Lips , Susanne Sundfør and many more...

Wild Nothing - Shadow

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