Cat Power "Crossbones Style". A great hypnotic track with subtly intense heart-breaking beauty. It's just hard to describe just how the female vocalist's voice can affect you and how spellbinding it is. A big WOW! Released in 1998 from the Moon Pix album.
Oh come child
In a crossbones style
Oh come child
Come and rescue me
'Cause you have seen some
Unbelievable things
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M83 "In Church". Cinematic organ is layered together with harmonising vocals and backwards melodies. Pure heaven. And a great way to unwind after a busy day burying people.
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Only 9.97 pounds sterling from those great people at Amazon UK
Finally Eels "Lone Wolf". Toe tapping, melancolic and melodic.
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I am a lone wolf
I always was and will be
I feel fine, I am resigned to this
I am a lone wolf
I am a lone wolf
To be honest with you, most of my parishioners get on my tits. Always happy when I can get away from them.
God Bless.
PS. I love Latin, Salsa and Celtic sounds. Dimmer, any ideas?
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into latin music and salsa? but you do like celtic sounds?
always had to listen to it separately with a separate set of friends?
your troubles are over: here's Salsa Celtica
bloody awesome! these guys rock (incl. congas, timbales, fiddles, and pipes!)
always had to listen to it separately with a separate set of friends?
your troubles are over: here's Salsa Celtica
bloody awesome! these guys rock (incl. congas, timbales, fiddles, and pipes!)
Ash's "intergalatic sonic 7's" currently hitting the spot...
Regards
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Regards
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I really like that Scissor Sisters song "I Can't Decide".
so these are the tunes i can currently recommend
Logistics - Now More Than Ever
Another quality release on Hospital Records from another well-respected jungle producer. The first CD is pure liquid funk, very accessible, plenty of vocals and even real bass ! The second half is much tougher dancefloor-destroying drum n bass.
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Well if you judge this record by it's cover, it's almost certain that it has something to do with progressive rock . This is my first ever Muse release and the Pink Floyd, Queen, Spinal Tap influences really are in there - what gives it it's edge and makes this album though is the Muse indie stamp. When I hear a Depeche Mode Violator synth style sample like in Map Of The Problematique or a Queen-style harmony in Soldier's Poem, it still works. And above all it rawwwks ...especially the four to the floor on Exopolitics.
Laurent Garnier - Retrospective
Quite possibly the Don of French Techno, this collection of club hits and other noodlings shows Laurent at the top of his game. If you're expecting industrial sledgehammer/someone-drilling-a-wall-style-techno then this is the wrong place to be. As well as the up-tempo dancefloor stuff, there's the dubs, some ambient and the jazz-influenced stuff. Excellent and varied double-CD package !
The Killers - Sam's Town
Wasn't quite sure about this on the first few listens, but having been playing it since it's release date it has grown all over me. The sound is wider, more American and (as some have been saying in the press) a bit Springteen influenced. It has a quality rock n roll swagger to it and is a more than worthy follow-up to Hot Fuss. Can't wait to hear these tunes performed live !!
Logistics - Now More Than Ever
Another quality release on Hospital Records from another well-respected jungle producer. The first CD is pure liquid funk, very accessible, plenty of vocals and even real bass ! The second half is much tougher dancefloor-destroying drum n bass.
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Well if you judge this record by it's cover, it's almost certain that it has something to do with progressive rock . This is my first ever Muse release and the Pink Floyd, Queen, Spinal Tap influences really are in there - what gives it it's edge and makes this album though is the Muse indie stamp. When I hear a Depeche Mode Violator synth style sample like in Map Of The Problematique or a Queen-style harmony in Soldier's Poem, it still works. And above all it rawwwks ...especially the four to the floor on Exopolitics.
. This is my first ever Muse release and the Pink Floyd, Queen, Spinal Tap influences really are in there - what gives it it's edge and makes this album though is the Muse indie stamp. When I hear a Depeche Mode Violator synth style sample like in Map Of The Problematique or a Queen-style harmony in Soldier's Poem, it still works. And above all it rawwwks ...especially the four to the floor on Exopolitics.Laurent Garnier - Retrospective
Quite possibly the Don of French Techno, this collection of club hits and other noodlings shows Laurent at the top of his game. If you're expecting industrial sledgehammer/someone-drilling-a-wall-style-techno then this is the wrong place to be. As well as the up-tempo dancefloor stuff, there's the dubs, some ambient and the jazz-influenced stuff. Excellent and varied double-CD package !
The Killers - Sam's Town
Wasn't quite sure about this on the first few listens, but having been playing it since it's release date it has grown all over me. The sound is wider, more American and (as some have been saying in the press) a bit Springteen influenced. It has a quality rock n roll swagger to it and is a more than worthy follow-up to Hot Fuss. Can't wait to hear these tunes performed live !!
The Dresden Dolls, the genre is cabaret punk and its either you like them or you dont. I do.
Buick MacKane "Falling Down Again" is one major wall of sound. Listening to other tracks immediatly afterwards is like drinking an alcohol free beer after a drinking one with alcohol. Can only really be appreciated being played loud through a decent set of speakers. Therefore only recommended for people living in detached houses.
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Thea Gilmore "Apparition No 12". Yes, this girl see ghosts everywhere. Personally don't believe in an afterlife, myself. One innings and you're out. So make the most of it, be merry and listen to great tracks like this one. Ms Gilmore's poetic lyrics are set to a confident accoustic guitar.
I've seen the cover up of cold hard facts
Burning acid holes in the magazine racks
I saw Jenny have a baby in the street
Where they're playing blind mans bluff between the dying and the concrete
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Buy the album here
Some of the playlists I create after drinking beer on Saturday night can be quite embarrrassing. However now and again I stumble on a cracker of a track. Mark Lanegan's "One Way Street" is a genuinely beautiful track. Dark and sorrowful, excellent late night listening.
I drink so much sour whiskey
I can hardly see
And everywhere I've been
There's a world that howls my name
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Album for sale here
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Thea Gilmore "Apparition No 12". Yes, this girl see ghosts everywhere. Personally don't believe in an afterlife, myself. One innings and you're out. So make the most of it, be merry and listen to great tracks like this one. Ms Gilmore's poetic lyrics are set to a confident accoustic guitar.
I've seen the cover up of cold hard facts
Burning acid holes in the magazine racks
I saw Jenny have a baby in the street
Where they're playing blind mans bluff between the dying and the concrete
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Buy the album here
Some of the playlists I create after drinking beer on Saturday night can be quite embarrrassing. However now and again I stumble on a cracker of a track. Mark Lanegan's "One Way Street" is a genuinely beautiful track. Dark and sorrowful, excellent late night listening.
I drink so much sour whiskey
I can hardly see
And everywhere I've been
There's a world that howls my name
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Album for sale here
The Jayhawks "Waiting for the Sun". This has a super cruncy guitar backtrack which I could listen to all day. The rest of the song is laid back. The group defy categorization. At low to moderate listening levels, they are calm and peaceful. Turn-up the volume and The Jayhawks rock. I don't know what to call them except glorious.
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Remember kids file sharing is killing the music industry
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Remember kids file sharing is killing the music industry
Editors "All Sparks"
Well be careful angel, this life is just too long
All sparks will burn out in the end
A warning to idealistic youth. You'll burn out and end up watching property development shows, buying crap records and having a wobbly tum by the time your 35. Guaranteed.
Strong guitarwork and a hooky chorus. Actually got an accoustic version of this song which is stronger than the released version.
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Be a pround owner of an original copy. Although for 4.99 pounds you might as well buy the album.
Well be careful angel, this life is just too long
All sparks will burn out in the end
A warning to idealistic youth. You'll burn out and end up watching property development shows, buying crap records and having a wobbly tum by the time your 35. Guaranteed.
Strong guitarwork and a hooky chorus. Actually got an accoustic version of this song which is stronger than the released version.
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Be a pround owner of an original copy. Although for 4.99 pounds you might as well buy the album.
recent stuff that i can recommend:
Fabric 30 - Rub-N-Tug
Another top-notch release from one of London's most happening clubs. The mix just starts off with beats that are all over the place before the classic vocal house of 'Let's get busy' kicks in. Things then get deep before ending up minimalist ...a mix comparable to one of Sasha's earlier musical journeys !
FabricLive 30 - Stanton Warriors
Yet another top-notch mix from Stanton Warriors. This time a little on the darker side but with some seriously tight funk, they manage another quality partaaaaaay...
Joy Denalane - Born & Raised
Berlin's Soul Queen's first english-language album which mixes the old 60's soul style with today's hip-hop soul styleee. At times, it's just a tad too Mary J Blige-sounding which isn't a bad thing (she even pays respect to Mary on one track) but it's the old 60's style soul that really shines through. The album is worth it alone just for the single 'Heaven or Hell' featuring Wu-Tang's Raekwon ...kind of like a sister song to Lauryn Hill's 'Ex-Factor'
Sessions (Andy Cato)
One half of Groove Armada brings us a pumping 2 CD mix of modern and classic house. The second CD though is where he really shines kicking off with 'Gus Gus - Moss' which really does set the agenda for the dancefloor.
Northern Soul - Craggz & Parallel Forces
Nothing to do with classic Northern Soul, but actually one of the best drum n bass albums to hit the shops this year. Newcastle's finest bring us some serious liguid funk with great vocals to boot. One of the scene's most accessible d n b albums to date
Echo & The Bunnymen - Siberia
An album that is a real grower ! The Bunnymen are en form yet again with a very electrifying set list. Definitely not the laid back groove of ' What are you going to do with your life ?'. The sound harks back to the classic Bunnymen 80's era with even one tune sounding like a distant cousin of 'Bring on the dancing horses'
Fabric 30 - Rub-N-Tug
Another top-notch release from one of London's most happening clubs. The mix just starts off with beats that are all over the place before the classic vocal house of 'Let's get busy' kicks in. Things then get deep before ending up minimalist ...a mix comparable to one of Sasha's earlier musical journeys !
FabricLive 30 - Stanton Warriors
Yet another top-notch mix from Stanton Warriors. This time a little on the darker side but with some seriously tight funk, they manage another quality partaaaaaay...
Joy Denalane - Born & Raised
Berlin's Soul Queen's first english-language album which mixes the old 60's soul style with today's hip-hop soul styleee. At times, it's just a tad too Mary J Blige-sounding which isn't a bad thing (she even pays respect to Mary on one track) but it's the old 60's style soul that really shines through. The album is worth it alone just for the single 'Heaven or Hell' featuring Wu-Tang's Raekwon ...kind of like a sister song to Lauryn Hill's 'Ex-Factor'
Sessions (Andy Cato)
One half of Groove Armada brings us a pumping 2 CD mix of modern and classic house. The second CD though is where he really shines kicking off with 'Gus Gus - Moss' which really does set the agenda for the dancefloor.
Northern Soul - Craggz & Parallel Forces
Nothing to do with classic Northern Soul, but actually one of the best drum n bass albums to hit the shops this year. Newcastle's finest bring us some serious liguid funk with great vocals to boot. One of the scene's most accessible d n b albums to date
Echo & The Bunnymen - Siberia
An album that is a real grower ! The Bunnymen are en form yet again with a very electrifying set list. Definitely not the laid back groove of ' What are you going to do with your life ?'. The sound harks back to the classic Bunnymen 80's era with even one tune sounding like a distant cousin of 'Bring on the dancing horses'
Art Brut "Good Weekend"
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First time I saw her
I wanted to do more than just hold her
I wanted to bend her and fold her
So I lent over and I told her
This song captures the thrill of a having a brand new girlfriend. A great tongue in cheek love song.
The Rakes "Open Book"
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The Rakes are one of the best recent British bands. This is a short intense song about trying to understand a woman.
You are not
An open book
I am worn and torn
I am overdrawn
Give up, my son.
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First time I saw her
I wanted to do more than just hold her
I wanted to bend her and fold her
So I lent over and I told her
This song captures the thrill of a having a brand new girlfriend. A great tongue in cheek love song.
The Rakes "Open Book"
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The Rakes are one of the best recent British bands. This is a short intense song about trying to understand a woman.
You are not
An open book
I am worn and torn
I am overdrawn
Give up, my son.
José González "Blood Stain"
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Poor old José. His partner has run off and left a blood stain on his heart. Classic repetitive accoustic guitar lines and a bold voice. Top record.
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Poor old José. His partner has run off and left a blood stain on his heart. Classic repetitive accoustic guitar lines and a bold voice. Top record.
Blood, Sweat & Towers - Towers of London
The New York Dolls meets The Cockney Rejects meets Spinal Tap. I'm still laughing after playing the CD three times... and my Ohrwurm consists of the line, "Fuck it up!" Excellent tosh. Can't wait to see them live.
The New York Dolls meets The Cockney Rejects meets Spinal Tap. I'm still laughing after playing the CD three times... and my Ohrwurm consists of the line, "Fuck it up!" Excellent tosh. Can't wait to see them live.
Los Abandoned - Mix Tape
Great retro power-pop/new wave/retro folk in a spanish/english mix. Vox, keyboards, ukelele, bass, drums & guitar. Catchy pop sounds, and nostalgie gefüllt. Listen to "A la mode" or "Van Nuys (Es Very Nice)" at their myspace page.
Great retro power-pop/new wave/retro folk in a spanish/english mix. Vox, keyboards, ukelele, bass, drums & guitar. Catchy pop sounds, and nostalgie gefüllt. Listen to "A la mode" or "Van Nuys (Es Very Nice)" at their myspace page.
babyshambles - down in albion
just a few albums that i can recommend like...
Southport Weekender Classics
Top collection of classic soulful house that has been spun over the last several years at this weekender. Split into two discs, the first deals with some seriously monumental choons such as 'Jean Carn's Was That All It Was' and 'Gloria Scott's Case Of Too Much Lovemaking'. The second CD then takes us from the 80's onwards with classics such as 'Masters At Work & India's To Be In Love' A well-thought and fully flowing collection.
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
This would have been a classic if the rest of the album had continued as the first three tracks had started. The criticism is really that it doesn't hang like an album should but nevertheless there's some quality cuts to be heard, especially Jigga's collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin on 'Beach Chair'
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
A more harder west-coast beat on this one from Snoop compared to his last two offerings. The major tracks are of course the Dr Dre ones but the Neptunes turn up to help out too. Not Doggystyle but still plenty to enjoy.
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
The NYC street poet is back en form and even unites with his old sparring partner, Jay-Z, on the well-cool track 'Black Republican'. Of course Jay-Z is now technically his boss at Def Jam but ... Anyway, the album starts off in cracking style with the full-on 'Money Over Bullshit' and ends with the rap accapella of 'Hope'. A whole host of stars turn up to help out but this doesn't mess the joint up like on Jigga's album.
Incubus - Light Grenades
Wasn't sure at first whether to get this or not, but watching the single 'Anna Molly' on MTV heavy rotation early in the morning before going to work swung it. To the hardcore-i-have-been-into-this-band-since-they-started-crowd this probably is weak. But as a rock band that have 'matured' this a quality sing-a-long and hum-a-long body of work.
The Trip Vol.2: Navigated By Tom Middleton
So the second mix is definitely a trip ...kind of obscure modern disco trip. The first mix however is a top-notch lounge mix which just all flows together. Definitely better than the first The Trip that Tom put out the other year.
Southport Weekender Classics
Top collection of classic soulful house that has been spun over the last several years at this weekender. Split into two discs, the first deals with some seriously monumental choons such as 'Jean Carn's Was That All It Was' and 'Gloria Scott's Case Of Too Much Lovemaking'. The second CD then takes us from the 80's onwards with classics such as 'Masters At Work & India's To Be In Love' A well-thought and fully flowing collection.
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
This would have been a classic if the rest of the album had continued as the first three tracks had started. The criticism is really that it doesn't hang like an album should but nevertheless there's some quality cuts to be heard, especially Jigga's collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin on 'Beach Chair'
Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
A more harder west-coast beat on this one from Snoop compared to his last two offerings. The major tracks are of course the Dr Dre ones but the Neptunes turn up to help out too. Not Doggystyle but still plenty to enjoy.
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
The NYC street poet is back en form and even unites with his old sparring partner, Jay-Z, on the well-cool track 'Black Republican'. Of course Jay-Z is now technically his boss at Def Jam but ... Anyway, the album starts off in cracking style with the full-on 'Money Over Bullshit' and ends with the rap accapella of 'Hope'. A whole host of stars turn up to help out but this doesn't mess the joint up like on Jigga's album.
Incubus - Light Grenades
Wasn't sure at first whether to get this or not, but watching the single 'Anna Molly' on MTV heavy rotation early in the morning before going to work swung it. To the hardcore-i-have-been-into-this-band-since-they-started-crowd this probably is weak. But as a rock band that have 'matured' this a quality sing-a-long and hum-a-long body of work.
The Trip Vol.2: Navigated By Tom Middleton
So the second mix is definitely a trip ...kind of obscure modern disco trip. The first mix however is a top-notch lounge mix which just all flows together. Definitely better than the first The Trip that Tom put out the other year.
"Gone Daddy Gone" by Gnarls Barkley . Is cover of a Violent Femmes song. Play this while your driving and your guaranteed to get a speeding ticket. Can't vouch for the album it's taken from though.
"Beautiful girl, lovely dress,
High school smiles, oh yes,
Beautiful girl, lovely dress,
Where she is now I can only guess."
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"Black Swan" by Thom Yorke Low-key electronic pop of the highest order.
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"Elizabeth Childers" - Richard Buckner. The lyrics come from a poem of the same name by Edgar Lee Masters.
A stillborne child perishes with her mother. The stillbirth is viewed as a blessing, a way to avoid the anguish, sickness and sorrow in the world.
"O, child you died as you entered the world,
Dead with my death".
A gorgeously heart-piercing number.
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Who needs a bloody lead singer anyway...
"Hungry for a Holiday" - The Album Leaf & Bright Eyes. A lovely, twangy guitar romp.
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"You be the Stranger" - The Grifters. Jagged electric guitar and countryesque strums.
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"Beautiful girl, lovely dress,
High school smiles, oh yes,
Beautiful girl, lovely dress,
Where she is now I can only guess."
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"Black Swan" by Thom Yorke Low-key electronic pop of the highest order.
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"Elizabeth Childers" - Richard Buckner. The lyrics come from a poem of the same name by Edgar Lee Masters.
A stillborne child perishes with her mother. The stillbirth is viewed as a blessing, a way to avoid the anguish, sickness and sorrow in the world.
"O, child you died as you entered the world,
Dead with my death".
A gorgeously heart-piercing number.
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Who needs a bloody lead singer anyway...
"Hungry for a Holiday" - The Album Leaf & Bright Eyes. A lovely, twangy guitar romp.
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"You be the Stranger" - The Grifters. Jagged electric guitar and countryesque strums.
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The Evens - The Evens
Fugazi frontman pulls White Stripes stunts with impressive nugget of pop earworms.
Hot Club De Paris - Drop It Til It Pops
Can't sing their praises from enough rooves. Any band that concocts a skewed pop aside that opens with a harmonized "What's My Motherf***ing Name", that sounds like Big Star in a Grease cheese-grill standoff with the Arctic Monkeys (in a Liverpudlian broadside), can do no wrong in my book. They might yet be huge. Maybe Mathrock will stop being a dirty word. Anyhoo.
Autechre - Chiastic Slide
If you really, seriously want your music to challenge you, to make you rethink what you define as music, this will do it. At times grating, often upsetting, but with an undeniable undercurrent of intelligence and wilfull abstraction, Autechre might just be the cleverest bastards in music in the past 20 years. Or it may all just be a random set of noises sequenced to make us think that it can also be music. It's layered and repays after many visits. May please Steve Reich fans who haven't heard of them yet. For the Shakira set, not the one you want to find in your Christmas stocking. But for those interested, I once watched a dude empty a hostel in Buenos Aires with two tracks. Go figure. He called it social Sudoku.
Jellyfish - Bellybutton
A great lost pop classic. They looked like khants but made near perfect pop. Highlights: Baby's Coming Back & The King Is Half Undressed.
Rufus Wainwright - Want Two
Lavishly produced and sumptuous. That's all I could think of when I tried to describe this album of late. "Peach Trees" sounds like peach skin, blows and billows in a warmth that could be mediterranean or pure New Orleans but describes perfectly that period of waiting for that special person in a pub/restaurant/public place. An album of tiny dramas, acutely observed and beautifully wrought, women are mostly slightly disappointed but always justified, in my experience, when they hear that he's quite gay. But he's a clever bastard musically that Rufus, "Want One" is equally good. His sister can be heard guesting on the latest Snow Patrol album.
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Some may posit that he's quite mad and rather clever. Some may be right, but any dude that sets out to contrive and record an album about every state in the US, is either really good craic in the pub or needs to be squashed into a milk bottle and fired at the moon. Thankfully this album is a cavalcade of sweeping statements that suggest that he's equally at home dispensing finely honed observational lyricism as he is at crafting symphonic sweeps of songs that more than do their subject matter good. Soundtrack to Wrath Of Khan it is not, but then again, nothing beats Wrath of Khan period.
Fugazi frontman pulls White Stripes stunts with impressive nugget of pop earworms.
Hot Club De Paris - Drop It Til It Pops
Can't sing their praises from enough rooves. Any band that concocts a skewed pop aside that opens with a harmonized "What's My Motherf***ing Name", that sounds like Big Star in a Grease cheese-grill standoff with the Arctic Monkeys (in a Liverpudlian broadside), can do no wrong in my book. They might yet be huge. Maybe Mathrock will stop being a dirty word. Anyhoo.
Autechre - Chiastic Slide
If you really, seriously want your music to challenge you, to make you rethink what you define as music, this will do it. At times grating, often upsetting, but with an undeniable undercurrent of intelligence and wilfull abstraction, Autechre might just be the cleverest bastards in music in the past 20 years. Or it may all just be a random set of noises sequenced to make us think that it can also be music. It's layered and repays after many visits. May please Steve Reich fans who haven't heard of them yet. For the Shakira set, not the one you want to find in your Christmas stocking. But for those interested, I once watched a dude empty a hostel in Buenos Aires with two tracks. Go figure. He called it social Sudoku.
Jellyfish - Bellybutton
A great lost pop classic. They looked like khants but made near perfect pop. Highlights: Baby's Coming Back & The King Is Half Undressed.
Rufus Wainwright - Want Two
Lavishly produced and sumptuous. That's all I could think of when I tried to describe this album of late. "Peach Trees" sounds like peach skin, blows and billows in a warmth that could be mediterranean or pure New Orleans but describes perfectly that period of waiting for that special person in a pub/restaurant/public place. An album of tiny dramas, acutely observed and beautifully wrought, women are mostly slightly disappointed but always justified, in my experience, when they hear that he's quite gay. But he's a clever bastard musically that Rufus, "Want One" is equally good. His sister can be heard guesting on the latest Snow Patrol album.
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Some may posit that he's quite mad and rather clever. Some may be right, but any dude that sets out to contrive and record an album about every state in the US, is either really good craic in the pub or needs to be squashed into a milk bottle and fired at the moon. Thankfully this album is a cavalcade of sweeping statements that suggest that he's equally at home dispensing finely honed observational lyricism as he is at crafting symphonic sweeps of songs that more than do their subject matter good. Soundtrack to Wrath Of Khan it is not, but then again, nothing beats Wrath of Khan period.
This week I am mostly listening to:
Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
Love it. very good to chill out to.
Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
Love it. very good to chill out to.
a few recommendations from me...
something old (ish)...
Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday
this is beautiful, easily my favourite album of the last 5 years. Check the track "All things to all men" - vocals by Roots Manuva and the most amazing alto sax solo.
from last year...
Soil and "Pimp" Sessions - Pimp Master
nuts jazz business from Japan. Classic Jazz (Coltrane / Blakey etc) given a kick up the backside by Ozzy. Check them live if you can.
Something I bought on the weekend...
Henrik Schwarz - DJ Kicks
I hadn't thought much of the DJ Kicks series since the Trüby Trio mix (another major recommendation). I bought this expecting an hour or so of Henrik Schwarz's leftfield house. And granted there is some of that here, but mixed in is Cymande, Womack and Womack, Moondog, D'Angelo - this is a proper "mix", you have no idea of what is coming next, but it all works so well together.
PS. Ciars - "La Ritournelle" - much respect is due for pulling that one out.
something old (ish)...
Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday
this is beautiful, easily my favourite album of the last 5 years. Check the track "All things to all men" - vocals by Roots Manuva and the most amazing alto sax solo.
from last year...
Soil and "Pimp" Sessions - Pimp Master
nuts jazz business from Japan. Classic Jazz (Coltrane / Blakey etc) given a kick up the backside by Ozzy. Check them live if you can.
Something I bought on the weekend...
Henrik Schwarz - DJ Kicks
I hadn't thought much of the DJ Kicks series since the Trüby Trio mix (another major recommendation). I bought this expecting an hour or so of Henrik Schwarz's leftfield house. And granted there is some of that here, but mixed in is Cymande, Womack and Womack, Moondog, D'Angelo - this is a proper "mix", you have no idea of what is coming next, but it all works so well together.
PS. Ciars - "La Ritournelle" - much respect is due for pulling that one out.
Merci, Mr. Stuart! It is bloody good. Have you seen the video? I think its beautiful - Matches the music perfectly and is a ikkle bit emotional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_WVUZvHLs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_WVUZvHLs
as per most january and februarys, i have been buying a lot of back catalogue but the recent stuff that's been doing it for me is...
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
A top-notch 'yoof-from-the-streets' album which people are comparing to ..ahem.. The Streets and also Plan B. However, he's out there on his own, doing his own thing and sounds more influenced by British music circa 1979 than today's lot. Worth it alone for the catchy single 'Sheila' '...Sheila goes out with her mate stella, it gets poured all over her fella,..'
Madonna - The Confessions Tour
Her second live album in just over a year and it works a treat. Tunes are rearranged, mixed in and remixed up. The concert DVD that comes with the package is something I am watching again and again just for the dancers going for it big stylee. Not just the breakdancing, but the Parkour just rocks with a quality selection of choonage from Madge to boot. Her Brit accent also adds to the entertainment !!!
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
A top-notch 'yoof-from-the-streets' album which people are comparing to ..ahem.. The Streets and also Plan B. However, he's out there on his own, doing his own thing and sounds more influenced by British music circa 1979 than today's lot. Worth it alone for the catchy single 'Sheila' '...Sheila goes out with her mate stella, it gets poured all over her fella,..'
Madonna - The Confessions Tour
Her second live album in just over a year and it works a treat. Tunes are rearranged, mixed in and remixed up. The concert DVD that comes with the package is something I am watching again and again just for the dancers going for it big stylee. Not just the breakdancing, but the Parkour just rocks with a quality selection of choonage from Madge to boot. Her Brit accent also adds to the entertainment !!!
This weekend I got my mitts on Gulag Orkestar by Beruit. Its a freaky combo of klezmer & balkan sounds, an occasional yann tiersen type accordion and an amazing voice and I have not been able to stop listening to it! It has more depth and a more contemporary feel than just funked up balkan or gypsy folk. Whats amazing is that its a one man band. He must have been in Germany before recording it because a lot of the titles relate to Germany. The later released EP Lon Gisland has also fallen into my possesion, so I will update you on that when I get around to listening to it.
Check it out
Check it out
Kissing Families by Silversun Pickups
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This is taken from the Silversun Pickup’s debut EP, Pikul. “Kissing Families� is classic alt-rock. Gritty female vocals and the use of dynamics and emotional climaxes send chills down your spine . Moving along at an unsteady, untrustworthy pace, a song you want to play over and over, at very high volume. A cello adds interest and creates tension when she sings...
Everything that is connected and beautiful
and now I know just where I stand
Thank God
Do Ya by Peaches
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Excellent rock track. Taken from the album "Impeach My Bush" which is rather on the saucy side.
When the Sun Goes Down by The Artic Monkeys
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Top track by my favourite band at the moment. Song about the seedy goings on after dark.
Who's that girl there?
I wonder what went wrong
So that she had to roam the streets
She dunt do major credit cards
I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
Hype by Tegan and Sara
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Unique wordplay sung with a rawness and passion.
My life is hype my love is hype
And I, I will clench my own fist
And I, I will always wait
I'd wait up all night for you
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This is taken from the Silversun Pickup’s debut EP, Pikul. “Kissing Families� is classic alt-rock. Gritty female vocals and the use of dynamics and emotional climaxes send chills down your spine . Moving along at an unsteady, untrustworthy pace, a song you want to play over and over, at very high volume. A cello adds interest and creates tension when she sings...
Everything that is connected and beautiful
and now I know just where I stand
Thank God
Do Ya by Peaches
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Excellent rock track. Taken from the album "Impeach My Bush" which is rather on the saucy side.
When the Sun Goes Down by The Artic Monkeys
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Top track by my favourite band at the moment. Song about the seedy goings on after dark.
Who's that girl there?
I wonder what went wrong
So that she had to roam the streets
She dunt do major credit cards
I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
Hype by Tegan and Sara
[img]http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002QPTI0.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg[/img]
Unique wordplay sung with a rawness and passion.
My life is hype my love is hype
And I, I will clench my own fist
And I, I will always wait
I'd wait up all night for you
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
If you've not heard of Arcade Fire in the past few years, then I'd like the postal address of the cave you've been living in, as it's probably located on the same latitude as Santas' Grotto and Narnia and Magnum PIs moustache comb and dye room. Which is two doors down from Alfs cat pantry. Which is not on Melmac.
Should that indeed be the case, all you need to know is that they make big, sweeping music, praised and adored by luminary fanboys such as David Bowie (allegedly bought piles of their first CD to give out to friends, so impressed was he), David Byrne (he got very bouncy), Lou Reed (several hundred onlookers actually saw him crack a smile during a concert of theirs in New York) and U2 (rumour has it they said that they'd never tour with another band again - words that Snow Patrol must've just danced for joy upon hearing). The music sounds like a mixture of slow-mo Beach Boys, a redux Camille Saint-Saens after 6 months injecting absinthe into his hypothalamus, The Pogues if they'd decided to be an orchestra instead of a band, U2 if they climbed back out of the safety of the shadow of Bonos head, Joy Division if Ian Curtis had listened to more Donna Summer and gotten more sun.
I really liked Neon Bibles' antecedent, "Funeral" and it's reminiscences of childhood sewn into near-symphonic paeans to innocence, and while there's no instantly apparent contender to match the sheer infectious shout-out-loud joy of "Wake Up" (my 4-yo insists on playing it every morning, literally as the wake-up song), it's a slowburner. It's as layered as its' predecessor, yet with a much darker undercurrent and certainly much angrier, with the familiar melange of melancholy, melody and multi-instrumentalism, constantly in collision yet never chafing. The lullaby simplicity and onionskinning hallmarks of their sound have remained intact, occasionally skewered by pristine shards of New Order synthbuzz.
It's the second major release within the last few months*, where reviewers seem compelled to draw immediate comparison with vintage mid-70s Bruce Springsteen, and certainly, the haunting emptiness of his lost souls of Amerikana can be heard whispering in the background, still echoes of Nebraskas aura of forlorn desolation, a nation of lives lived on the edge of nowhere. But thematically, though drawn from the same spectrum of national identity analysis, there's an urgency in the lyrics, a tenacity and outrage at the confusion and apathy of the times we live in, expressed in "Windowsill": Don't wanna fight in a holy war, Don't want the salesmen knocking at my door, I don't wanna live in America no more, Cause the tide is high, And it's rising still, And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill. The soulful belligerence is more reminiscent of protest-mode Neil Young. Ironically, singer Win Butler is an American living in Canada, Young a Canadian living for decades in California - neither are Anti-American, just Anti-War. Perhaps it's the poetic twists on the everyday that begs the comparison to Springsteens' lyricism and ability to tell a story in song, the almost painterly manner that images and emotions intertwine, fleeting moments evoked and immortalised and distilled into symbols: I walked down to the ocean, After waking from a nightmare, No moon, no pale reflection, Black Mirror . Set those words to a jaunty, vaudeville leitmotif and you've Neon Bibles opener.
Listening to the album, the one thing that kept occurring to me was "This sounds like a circus" and indeed the music is a fine balancing act, spinning plates between Shelleyian indulgence, political polemic and wayward whimsy. Sometimes all three meet in one ring, often shifting the spotlight to one just when you think the other has reached the apogee of it's act. It's brave maneuvering for a band and the stylistic sidewinding succeeds in not being specious.
Words need to be found to sum up here...challenging is probably the wrong word to use here, with its' negative connotations, eclectic should finally be sent to the knackers yard of NME 80s aphorisms, classic or album of the year puts a picture of a shotgun scene in The Omen: II in my head, such is the impudence of its presumption and avant garde,well, avant garde makes the word ARSEGUARD magically appear on the screen. Can't fathom that one at all, it's not a dirty word per se, but it brings to mind a bunch of flutes making atonal wankmusic that no-one, apart from a similarly bearded bunch of chinstrokers in a decommisioned bomb shelter, would listen to. No. I think the words Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" is really rather good will do for now.
*The other one being The Killers - Sam's Town
well, some of my favourite albums ´ve been already mentioned.. but here they are!!
Jack Johnson - In between dreams
Radiohead - the Bends
Audioslave - Out of Exile
the Cardigans - Life
Damien Rice - O
Travis - The Invisible Band
Trio Töykeät - Kudos (esp, ´ab Fab´)
and.. and.. what else? ah, Bic Runga - the one with ´Sway´
Jack Johnson - In between dreams
Radiohead - the Bends
Audioslave - Out of Exile
the Cardigans - Life
Damien Rice - O
Travis - The Invisible Band
Trio Töykeät - Kudos (esp, ´ab Fab´)
and.. and.. what else? ah, Bic Runga - the one with ´Sway´
Leave them all behind 1/2 (modular record)
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Great compilation and remixed of indie rock/dance/electro music. Songs from Klaxons, Bloc Party, VHS or Beta, Wolfmother, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rakes remixed by Cut Copy, Tiga, Van She, Peaches.
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Great compilation and remixed of indie rock/dance/electro music. Songs from Klaxons, Bloc Party, VHS or Beta, Wolfmother, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rakes remixed by Cut Copy, Tiga, Van She, Peaches.
MySpace: Scott Kerr & dittomusic - Scott Kerr
A blatant plug, because not only is this very good, this is my cousin and he's a great guy as well. Good progessive housey stuff.
A blatant plug, because not only is this very good, this is my cousin and he's a great guy as well. Good progessive housey stuff.
Some music with myspace links:
8mm: http://www.myspace.com/8mm
Amaral: http://www.myspace.com/amarales
Imogen Heap: http://www.myspace.com/imogenheap
Incubus: http://www.myspace.com/incubus
Regina Spektor: http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor
Snow Patrol: http://www.myspace.com/snowpatrol
Stabilo: http://www.myspace.com/stabilo
The Fray: http://www.myspace.com/thefrayforum
8mm: http://www.myspace.com/8mm
Amaral: http://www.myspace.com/amarales
Imogen Heap: http://www.myspace.com/imogenheap
Incubus: http://www.myspace.com/incubus
Regina Spektor: http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor
Snow Patrol: http://www.myspace.com/snowpatrol
Stabilo: http://www.myspace.com/stabilo
The Fray: http://www.myspace.com/thefrayforum
some relatively new choonage that has been doin' it for me...
Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards
Being a Cold War Kid, I was originally drawn to this band by their name. However, even if they didn't have this name the songs definitely still stand up strong and proud by themselves. Really tight musicianship, belting vocals and just a great sound. Nice to see the new single 'Hang Me Up To Dry' getting rotation on MTV early in the mornings...
Sessions - Mark Knight
So the first mix CD is kind of a bit too chilled in a way. CD 2 though is where the magic begins ...the mix just flows, the house music gets serious and underground and you just feel like you're ..well...err... 'havin' it'
Grinderman - Grinderman
W-w-w-wicked Nick Cave side project that more than ties us over 'til the next Bad Seeds venture. Reminiscent in part to his first band's - Birthday Party - punk blues kinda sound. Lyrics are as top class as ever, pure filth in places and just far out in others ... 'He drank panther piss and fucked the girls you're probably married to' in the opener 'Get it on' sums this up.
FABRICLIVE31: The Glimmers
From the tail-end of last year, but making much more sense in the last few months. A 'non-stop-body-rocking-with-no-messing-inbetween' mix which captures your interest throughout. Basically, electronic music with heavy rock elements in it incorporating classics such a Roxy Music's 'Same Old Scene', Freez's 'I.O.U.', LCD's 'Disco Infiltrator' and of course Freddie Mercury's 'Love Kills' !!
Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards
Being a Cold War Kid, I was originally drawn to this band by their name. However, even if they didn't have this name the songs definitely still stand up strong and proud by themselves. Really tight musicianship, belting vocals and just a great sound. Nice to see the new single 'Hang Me Up To Dry' getting rotation on MTV early in the mornings...
Sessions - Mark Knight
So the first mix CD is kind of a bit too chilled in a way. CD 2 though is where the magic begins ...the mix just flows, the house music gets serious and underground and you just feel like you're ..well...err... 'havin' it'
Grinderman - Grinderman
W-w-w-wicked Nick Cave side project that more than ties us over 'til the next Bad Seeds venture. Reminiscent in part to his first band's - Birthday Party - punk blues kinda sound. Lyrics are as top class as ever, pure filth in places and just far out in others ... 'He drank panther piss and fucked the girls you're probably married to' in the opener 'Get it on' sums this up.
FABRICLIVE31: The Glimmers
From the tail-end of last year, but making much more sense in the last few months. A 'non-stop-body-rocking-with-no-messing-inbetween' mix which captures your interest throughout. Basically, electronic music with heavy rock elements in it incorporating classics such a Roxy Music's 'Same Old Scene', Freez's 'I.O.U.', LCD's 'Disco Infiltrator' and of course Freddie Mercury's 'Love Kills' !!
Myspace where you can hear some songs from Leave them all behind 2
QUOTE (Saturday @ Mar 28 2007, 4:16 pm) 
Great compilation and remixed of indie rock/dance/electro music. Songs from Klaxons, Bloc Party, VHS or Beta, Wolfmother, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rakes remixed by Cut Copy, Tiga, Van She, Peaches.
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Now I've never been a great fan of hers, probably because I've never listened to much of her stuff, but the cover versions from artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Prince (!!), Elvis Costello et al may well change that.
Samples available on the website.
Amazon.co.uk link
Now I've never been a great fan of hers, probably because I've never listened to much of her stuff, but the cover versions from artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Prince (!!), Elvis Costello et al may well change that.
Samples available on the website.
Amazon.co.uk link
Jarabe de Palo:
Grandes Exitos
Adelantondo
Some good Spanish music.
On Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jarabedpalo
Grandes Exitos
Adelantondo
Some good Spanish music.
On Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jarabedpalo
some things that have been on heavy rotation in my gaff recently...
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Okay, so it only just came out last Friday in Deutschland, but I've been playing it all weekend and it absolutely rocks !! Plenty of tracks with a funky bounce and an absolute corker of a choon at the end called '505' which shows progression. Another major highlight is the track 'Fluorescent Adolescent which echoes 'Mardy Bum' and is the closest they've come to a Morrissey/Marr composition both musically and lyrically. And of course plenty of Northern Englishness to keep me happy for months on end
Gus Gus - Forever
This is how a 'dance' album should be. It flows beautifully with the beats with some of it sounding old skool (you could imagine a PA in a nightclub in '92 with a couple of these tracks) and some of it sounding pretty fresh and new. There's also the crazy Icelandic twist to everything giving it some originality.
Tracy Thorn - Out Of The Woods
A great mish-mash of old skool Everything But The Girl 80's sounding-stuff and new electronica/pop. Also, a couple of mighty tunes for the dancefloor. Was apprehensive at first but this has definitely grown with some top lyrics to sing-along to.
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Okay, so it only just came out last Friday in Deutschland, but I've been playing it all weekend and it absolutely rocks !! Plenty of tracks with a funky bounce and an absolute corker of a choon at the end called '505' which shows progression. Another major highlight is the track 'Fluorescent Adolescent which echoes 'Mardy Bum' and is the closest they've come to a Morrissey/Marr composition both musically and lyrically. And of course plenty of Northern Englishness to keep me happy for months on end
Gus Gus - Forever
This is how a 'dance' album should be. It flows beautifully with the beats with some of it sounding old skool (you could imagine a PA in a nightclub in '92 with a couple of these tracks) and some of it sounding pretty fresh and new. There's also the crazy Icelandic twist to everything giving it some originality.
Tracy Thorn - Out Of The Woods
A great mish-mash of old skool Everything But The Girl 80's sounding-stuff and new electronica/pop. Also, a couple of mighty tunes for the dancefloor. Was apprehensive at first but this has definitely grown with some top lyrics to sing-along to.
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Okay, so it only just came out last Friday in Deutschland, but I've been playing it all weekend and it absolutely rocks !! Plenty of tracks with a funky bounce and an absolute corker of a choon at the end called '505' which shows progression. Another major highlight is the track 'Fluorescent Adolescent which echoes 'Mardy Bum' and is the closest they've come to a Morrissey/Marr composition both musically and lyrically. And of course plenty of Northern Englishness to keep me happy for months on end
Agree on that, also try
the good, the bad and the queen
Okay, so it only just came out last Friday in Deutschland, but I've been playing it all weekend and it absolutely rocks !! Plenty of tracks with a funky bounce and an absolute corker of a choon at the end called '505' which shows progression. Another major highlight is the track 'Fluorescent Adolescent which echoes 'Mardy Bum' and is the closest they've come to a Morrissey/Marr composition both musically and lyrically. And of course plenty of Northern Englishness to keep me happy for months on end
Agree on that, also try
the good, the bad and the queen
James - Fresh As a Daisy: the Singles
Finally, a retrospective that includes those all important early years ...the folky roots, supporting The Smiths on the Meat Is Murder tour, the daisy shirts before Madchester struck, etc, etc !!! Okay, only if you buy the above 2 CD edition rather than the single CD version. And my only gripe is they should have put on the rawer original version of 'Sit Down' rather than the slightly over-produced re-release. Highlight has to be though the inclusion of 'Chainmail', one of James' live highlights before the Gold Mother stuff took over. Now all they need to do is re-release the long-lost live album 'One Man Clapping' !! Quality nostalgia
Bjork - Volta
Bonkers, in-your-face return that's growing on me by the day This time Timbaland joins LFO's Mark Bell and others on production duties to create more futuristic sounds. Looking forward already to the remixes and hope she comes and does the live business here in Munich !!
Finally, a retrospective that includes those all important early years ...the folky roots, supporting The Smiths on the Meat Is Murder tour, the daisy shirts before Madchester struck, etc, etc !!! Okay, only if you buy the above 2 CD edition rather than the single CD version. And my only gripe is they should have put on the rawer original version of 'Sit Down' rather than the slightly over-produced re-release. Highlight has to be though the inclusion of 'Chainmail', one of James' live highlights before the Gold Mother stuff took over. Now all they need to do is re-release the long-lost live album 'One Man Clapping' !! Quality nostalgia
Bjork - Volta
Bonkers, in-your-face return that's growing on me by the day This time Timbaland joins LFO's Mark Bell and others on production duties to create more futuristic sounds. Looking forward already to the remixes and hope she comes and does the live business here in Munich !!
This time Timbaland joins LFO's Mark Bell and others on production duties to create more futuristic sounds. Looking forward already to the remixes and hope she comes and does the live business here in Munich !!
Antibalas - Security
Excellent funky, rough, groovy Afrobeat. [search for music snippets]
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
A return to 70's style alt. country/folk-rock. Great Sunday afternoon music. [search for music snippets]
Feist - The Reminder
Great indie rock/pop from Canada. Fantastic Sunday afternoon music. On heavy rotation atm. [search for music snippets]
Excellent funky, rough, groovy Afrobeat. [search for music snippets]
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
A return to 70's style alt. country/folk-rock. Great Sunday afternoon music. [search for music snippets]
Feist - The Reminder
Great indie rock/pop from Canada. Fantastic Sunday afternoon music. On heavy rotation atm. [search for music snippets]
Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock
So this has sat in the 'to listen to pile' since it got released on 7 May (UK). The sun came out yesterday and the sun came out today and this has been on constant rotation. A superb continuously mixed-up album perfect for summer 2007 !! There's the chilled loungey-bits, smoooooth 80s beats, some of the quality pumpin' house they play live, some ragga-style vocals and an ex-Sugarbabe given it some on one track. The Armada are on top form especially on the jackin' trax like 'Love Sweet Sound' and the butt-rumpin-funk of 'The Girls Say' ...shame I'm gonna be away when they play The Shining Festival at Chiemsee in late June ... would love to hear this shit live
Tenacious D - The Pick Of Destiny (Soundtrack)
Since getting hold of the DVD of the actual film and watching it a few times this all makes perfect sense now I wasn't sure if they would be able to follow-up the classic first album but this is more-than-a-worthy follow-up !!! 'Dude (I totally miss you)' was always a classic from the beginning but tracks like 'Kickapoo', 'Divide' and 'Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)' are now rock magic ! There is a quality extra on the DVD documenting Tenacious D at work in the studio ...I now totally understand how the beat the devil in a rock-off
So this has sat in the 'to listen to pile' since it got released on 7 May (UK). The sun came out yesterday and the sun came out today and this has been on constant rotation. A superb continuously mixed-up album perfect for summer 2007 !! There's the chilled loungey-bits, smoooooth 80s beats, some of the quality pumpin' house they play live, some ragga-style vocals and an ex-Sugarbabe given it some on one track. The Armada are on top form especially on the jackin' trax like 'Love Sweet Sound' and the butt-rumpin-funk of 'The Girls Say' ...shame I'm gonna be away when they play The Shining Festival at Chiemsee in late June ... would love to hear this shit live
Tenacious D - The Pick Of Destiny (Soundtrack)
Since getting hold of the DVD of the actual film and watching it a few times this all makes perfect sense now I wasn't sure if they would be able to follow-up the classic first album but this is more-than-a-worthy follow-up !!! 'Dude (I totally miss you)' was always a classic from the beginning but tracks like 'Kickapoo', 'Divide' and 'Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)' are now rock magic ! There is a quality extra on the DVD documenting Tenacious D at work in the studio ...I now totally understand how the beat the devil in a rock-off
Apparat - Wall : interesting indie/electronic sound from Berlin
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QUOTE (Punchbear @ Jun 9 2007, 12:13 am)
Good pick that, excellent mini album.
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Spoon's latest release "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga", bizarre name aside, is one of my favourite albums of the year so far. Relatively lo-key compared to previous albums, songs such as "The Underdog" and "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" underline Britt Daniel's status as one of the most consistently brilliant songwriters of his generation.
Totally recommended for fans of Wilco, the Pixies, the National, Pavement etc.
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Spoon's latest release "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga", bizarre name aside, is one of my favourite albums of the year so far. Relatively lo-key compared to previous albums, songs such as "The Underdog" and "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" underline Britt Daniel's status as one of the most consistently brilliant songwriters of his generation.
Totally recommended for fans of Wilco, the Pixies, the National, Pavement etc.
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QUOTE (Saturday @ Jul 9 2007, 5:39 pm)
Apparat - Wall : interesting indie/electronic sound from Berlin
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Also an excellent album, that.
The music from the film Once is some of the most beautiful popular music I've heard in a long time.
If you like that, you'll probably really like the rest of Glen Hansards stuff with The Frames. Why they aren't a global phenomena is beyond me. Highlight of last album The Cost is "People Hold On".
Just arrived from Amazon today, a double dose of glacial beauty in the form of :
Explosions In The Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
Low - Drums and Guns
Just arrived from Amazon today, a double dose of glacial beauty in the form of :
Explosions In The Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
Low - Drums and Guns
The new Sunset Rubdown album is superb (Spencer Krug from Wolf Parade)
Unfortunately it's not out for another month.
Unfortunately it's not out for another month.
I have a huge list of music with me.. if u want to know more just PM me.. we can do it via IM ..
- Psychedelic Rock: Acid mothers temple and the melting paraiso
- La novia
- Mantra
of Love
- Electronic: Amon tobin
- DJ Shadow
- Metal/Progressive/Noise Rock: Lightining Bolt
- Boredoms
Lately I've really gotten into Bernadette Seacrest.
Some of my favorite songs:
Sweet Salvation
Nobody's Cryin'
Much more can be found here and here (free downloads!)
Some of my favorite songs:
Sweet Salvation
Nobody's Cryin'
Much more can be found here and here (free downloads!)
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