“Dance music you don’t dance to” can be qualified as my favorite type of music. Though I’d stray from horrible monikers such as IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) and the like, in essence, this is what gets me thinking indeed. Now Matthew Dear hands us Black City.

From the founder of Ghostly International himself and the man behind uber-sexual downright naughty tech house project Audion, Black City embodies all that we love about the label in the first place. The mood here is darker and creepier than 2007’s Asa Breed, with an atmosphere of seediness and things that happen only after dark.

Dear’s voice captures every bit of yearning emotion, and the tempos fall way below anything that would ever incite dancing. Even the faster songs, such as “Little People (Black City)” keep your ass in a chair, hypnotized, and where the melodies step up to a bit more lighter tone, that sunshine is still scattered by a thick haze.

Get that single right here. Go buy the album here. Welcome back Matthew.

Matthew Dear – Little People (Black City)

The Flying Lotus live radio show on 4-20 was a special treat. Like Kudos and Capri Suns, Cosmogramma is a sugar-filled trip into a jittery corner of space. Go purchase this at your favorite record sto.

Flying Lotus – Do The Astral Plane

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round

I love Stevie Nicks a lot too…

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Can’t Hear My Eyes

Lucky for YOU, someone just had a shopping spree. Shirtless disco edits from Ze Records/Strut Records. Man oh man, do I appreciate Strut’s eclecticism. From this disco gem to hazy jazz, they got it all. This track is puddle of gold.

Garcons – Encore L’Amore (Leo Zero Edit)

Not the fastest on this, but I am a serious fan of Two Door Cinema Club. This from Kitsune comp 9. It’s like sippin’ a Sonic Ocean Water.

Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (Twelves Remix)