{"id":16939,"date":"2013-06-05T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T22:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=16939"},"modified":"2013-06-05T16:03:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T00:03:20","slug":"the-jeune-lefort-update-the-best-in-electronic-ish-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-06\/the-jeune-lefort-update-the-best-in-electronic-ish-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jeune Lefort Update: The Best in Electronic-ish Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We last heard from guest blogger <strong>Jeune Lefort<\/strong> (the electronic music-maven formerly known as <strong>Derp<\/strong>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-02\/guest-blogger-an-introduction-to-electro-music\/\">in early 2012<\/a>.\u00a0 <strong>Jeune<\/strong> has emerged anew from his extended rave-cave hibernation to give us an electronic music update.\u00a0 <strong>Check back every Friday<\/strong> for <strong>Jeune&#8217;s<\/strong> electronic track-of-the-week.\u00a0 Without further adieu:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-16944\" alt=\"MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album-600x600.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MS-MR-Secondhand-Rapture-Album.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msmrsounds.com\/\"><strong>MSMR<\/strong><\/a> (pronounced \u201cMiss Mister\u201d) is a New York-based duo consisting of vocalist <strong>Lizzy Plapinger<\/strong> and producer <strong>Max Hershenow<\/strong>. They just released a new album entitled <strong>Secondhand Rapture<\/strong> in May.\u00a0 The new album includes their three previously-released singles, including the very dance-able <em><strong>Hurricane<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 The song of the summer, however, is this<strong> Chvrches-<\/strong> remix of <strong>Secondhand Rapture&#8217;s<\/strong> opening track. \u00a0It turns this melancholy and slowly building song into a pop\/disco dance hit. \u00a0<strong>Warning<\/strong>: Your feet, head, and\/or hips will start involuntarily begin moving when you listen to this song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F90787841&amp;color=ff6600&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-16945\" alt=\"Dark Doo Wop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop-600x600.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dark-Doo-Wop.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For an example of <strong>MSMR\u2019s<\/strong> original work check out the <strong>Lana-del-Rey<\/strong>-esque <em><strong>Dark Doo Wop<\/strong><\/em>, which is the standout track of the album. The song holds beautiful vocals with a building background that keeps gaining energy throughout and right up till the end.\u00a0 Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/msmrsounds\/dark-doo-wop\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Looking forward to catching <strong>MSMR<\/strong> at the <strong>Outside Lands Festival<\/strong> in August in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-16947\" alt=\"Baths\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths-600x600.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baths.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taking an abrupt exit from the previous musical road the next track that\u2019s been on my mind is <em><strong>Miasma Sky<\/strong><\/em> by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathsmusic.com\/\"> <strong>Baths<\/strong><\/a> [<strong>Lefort<\/strong>:\u00a0 <strong>Baths<\/strong> opened for <strong>The Postal Service<\/strong> at their show we caught in San Luis Obispo in April; not bad at all]. \u00a0This track is off <strong>Will Wiesenfeld\u2019s<\/strong> second album <strong>Obsidian<\/strong> and is a dark and brooding follow up to 2010\u2019s <strong>Cerulean<\/strong>.\u00a0 <em><strong>Miasma Sky<\/strong><\/em> is a haunting song about life and death, which (like much of the album) was written after a lengthy illness last year that left <strong>Wiesenfeld<\/strong> bed-ridden.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRc4yi_iOSM\" height=\"425\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BookaShade-Movements.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16948\" alt=\"BookaShade-Movements\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BookaShade-Movements.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BookaShade-Movements.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BookaShade-Movements-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BookaShade-Movements-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To end this update on a much lighter note, the last track is a house jam by the German duo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookashade.com\/\"><strong>Booka Shade<\/strong><\/a>. From their 2006 album <strong>Movements<\/strong>, <em><strong>Body Language<\/strong><\/em> is a synthed-out gem. \u00a0Not <strong>The Lefort Report\u2019s<\/strong> usual fair but will nonetheless undoubtedly capture your attention.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check back on <strong>Friday<\/strong> for my electronic-track of the week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7DvNxWnypHk\" height=\"425\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We last heard from guest blogger Jeune Lefort (the electronic music-maven formerly known as Derp) in early 2012.\u00a0 Jeune has emerged anew from his extended rave-cave hibernation to give us an electronic music update.\u00a0 Check back every Friday for Jeune&#8217;s electronic track-of-the-week.\u00a0 Without further adieu: MSMR (pronounced \u201cMiss Mister\u201d) is a New York-based duo consisting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}