Flowers In My Hand, A Diamond Into Sand

Gabriel & Bibi “Oh La La La (Original Mix)” – I don’t know very much about this German duo, and as far as I know, this is from their only 12″ to date. It’s a very soothing and hypnotic bit of techno pop, with one of the best false-ending breaks that I’ve heard in a long time. File under: I Can’t Believe It’s Not French. (Click here to buy it.)

Träd, Gräs och Stenar “Dibio” – This is a selection from the Swedish avant/psych/folk band’s 1972 LP Djungelns Lag, and it sounds a little bit like a bunch of happy little elves working in a factory. Very odd, very charming. (Click here to buy the record from Other Music.)

Also: Heavy is reintroducing their House Of Heavy subscription service. For what comes down to about $3 per month, they will send you a copy of their monthly Sumosonic cd (sometimes there’s a dvd too), which is easily the best sampler series going since the heyday of CMJ. I’ve found some great new stuff via these samplers in the past; their taste isn’t that far off from my own.