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But I don’t hold you anymore.

I’ve seen a lot of artists opt for the animated music video lately, and it’s not a terrible thing. As much as I love seeing a band perform live, there’s something interesting in the process of producing a video that doesn’t actually star the artist themselves.

I really love the shadowed drawings that give off such an eerie vibe in Lowlakes’ newest video, playing out a story behind Thomas Snowdon’s commanding vocals. Off their debut self-titled EP, “Buffalo Girl,” sits nicely in the Australian’s effortless dream-like sound. The combination of it all is deeply reminiscent of Radiohead, which makes me incredibly interested to see what they prepare for their next release.

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The Internet – Love song (Instromnia Remix)

Instromnia is taking us in many different (wonderful) directions folks, and I’m only trying to keep up.

Listen to his latest piece of work as he turns The Internet’s track, “Love Song,” into uptempo liquid gold. Over 4 minutes long of fluid energy, the rework reminds me of the vinyls of late 90′s DJ sets that I love to find in record store dollar bins.

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Late Night: The Infected – Instromnia

This is a much, much harder Instromnia than the one I first introduced you all to.

“The Infected” is a frantic yet grimy track with compressed electronic tones that just won’t relent. I can’t say this sound is for everyone but the concept and creativity behind it is what really drew me. Check out the description below from the man himself:

This track began its life as a looped stock amen break which I jammed out a synth lead on some kind of minor scale..
I found some left 4 dead samples and got inspired to use some of the zombie fx..
I had the track finished at the boomer explosion bit & was happy with it..

but suddenly from within the dark depths of the deep darkness…

I found the “you wanna war sample…” and worked out a completely insane pterodactyl sounding distortion setting to play it through which gave me flashbacks to tracks like “Fucking Hostile” by “Krumble” & others by “soundclash” and inspired me to make a 2nd build, go completely mental with the rhythm & try to make the nastiest piece of electronic musical filth I could…

I added more distortion, tempo changes and tried some breakcore madness…Then the mixing began, on ancient &/or scrappy gear while sitting in a shoebox surrounded by angry neighbours… when I could hear nothing over the ringing in my bleeding ears I knew the track was finished.

I’m almost reminded of some distorted version of Prodigy, and you’ll see why.

Sunday Listening: Voyages EP – Thrupence

Lush, dreamy electronica that absolutely swells and swells.

That’s all you need to know about this Australian’s latest EP that was dropped this past March. The ambient nature, simple sampling, and searing electronic tones; I love it all.

Listen and grab Thrupence’s latest EP, Voyages. It’s more than perfect to listen to today.

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I’ve been waiting, it’s been so long.

That voice, man, that voice.

Meet Lowlakes, an indie group based out of Melbourne, Australia who straddle the fine line of ambient music with telling vocal play that create intense, whirling melodies. With an incredibly rich sound, the band lightly incorporates various instruments and effects in their incredibly solid self-titled EP which dropped last month.

I love the track, “Song For Motion,” which seems to really capture the evocative nature of Tom Snowdon’s voice. Watch the video for it below and grab the rest of the EP here.

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Oliver’s Chillin’ Ass (Remixed) Dreams.

You know all of us over here at What’s Protocol? were/are super obsessed with Oliver Tank’s fantastic debut EP Dreams.

WELL, juuust when you might have thought you just just just were about to get over it, Yes Please records drops a chillin’ ass remix EP with some, well…chillin’ ass remixes of a few choice songs, including several reworkings of one of Lindsey’s favs, Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion.”

Just get into it below (yes), please?

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All I do is dream of you.

It seems like this is becoming a continuous occurrence, you know, the Oliver Tank thing. It’s hard not to be captivated by this Aussie’s dreamy electronica. He’s got a way with auto-tune and sampling some interesting sound bytes.

The other day he released a track he did for a FBi radio’s Ears Have Ears: Unexplored Territories In Sound and at opus-length, this song will take a hold of you.

Past Present Future – Oliver Tank

Right-click and enjoy.

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Inbox Submission: Mushu

Last week my inbox was graced with some Australian love that I’m more than happy to share with you.

Meet Mushu, a Sydney-based trio who are gearing up to release a brand new EP next year. They have recently released their first single, “Traps,” which is an eerie blend of alternative folk-rock with a completely mesmerizing and haunting chorus. The song has a dark sound which was what first drew me in. The group explains the story behind the lyrics:

“Traps” follows the plight of an otherwise innocent and well-intentioned individual, who’s being forced by another to act out of character and do something they’ll regret.

The slow churning guitars, a soft female lead and a heavy-hitting crescendo…it’s a pretty damn good formula.

Traps – Mushu

Right-click and enjoy.

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You said it would be alright.

After reading bFunk’s post about Oliver Tank and how his music was “fucking beautiful,” I knew I had to sit down and dedicate time for some serious listening (hint: best of 2011 nod).

Those opening violins mixing with the ping-pong-esque beat may sound like a ridiculous pairing but with the slight auto-tune over Tank’s vocals it creates a truly sentimental, expressive and sobering track titled, “Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion.” Of all the songs from his debut EP, Dreams, this one struck me in the gut. I just had to listen to it over and over..and over and over. And then put it in a new cool 120 so all of you could experience the same feelings I did. Grab the rest of his album at your own price here.

Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion – Oliver Tank

Right-click and enjoy.

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“Here’s a Song for the Brave and the Strong.”

This is a very enjoyable song coming from the new project of Rory Cooke (lead singer and guitarist from Australian band Gaslight Radio) named The Eliza Band.

Steady rhythm throughout, great lyrics.

Peep it:

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