Check this radio stream of new single Lightning by former A-ha frontman Morten Harket . As it was co-written with Joakim and Martin of Kent I sort of expected it to be fab...not really convinced that it is...
Alaska In Winter By Stef Siepel The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer's fancy. Track of the week: 'The Coldest Day in the World' by Alaska in Winter I loved the album Holiday by Alaska in Winter , really enjoyed that [...]
I had never heard of Alaska in Winter until I stumbled across a song of theirs featuring Zach Condon (lead singer of Beirut ). The brains of this project is Brandon Bethancourt, he seems to have some serious talent. I have been listening to the debut album, Dance Party in the Balkans , and so far it is preettty.....prettty incredible. -LaJAck Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind (Feat. Zach Condon) - Alaska in Winter The Homeless And The Hummingbirds - Alaska in Winter
Empiezo a ordenar los cajones del 2011 por los EP's. Serán cinco los elegidos: 1. Alaska In Winter – Suicide Prevention Hotline Alaska In Winter - Demons [Right click for download] 2. Beach Fossils - What a Pleasure Beach Fossils - Calyer [Right clic for download] 3. Gross Magic - Teen Jamz [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Beirut, Fredrik, Perfume Genius "Alaska In Winter - Demons" What's so good? Suicide Prevention Hotline is a deeply moving EP from a young artist who has been through hell and back very early on in his career. After experiencing a rough patch during a financial dispute with his former record label, he went into a downward spiral that led to a struggle with [...]
Stream this rough mix of new track Different City by Architecture . Cannot wait to hear the final mix. different city (rough mix ) by architecture! Stream/download new track Modern Mess by Digits . [...]
Since this track by Alaska In Winter was uploaded to SoundCloud just yesterday I thought it was a new one. However I've just found out that it was included on an EP that was released as far back as in June (I received thousands of emails, but why didn't any inform me about this release?). Also learned that Brandon Bethancourt has been battling all kinds of personal problems, probably explaining the EP title ? Demons sounds pretty good mixing electronic sounds with Balkan [...]
The word piano comes from the Italian work pianoforte, quite simply meaning instrument. Since the black and white 88 keys comprise one of the world's most recognizable instruments, its namesake derivation is more than appropriate. With the rising popularity of electronic music and DJing, traditional instruments are giving way to MIDI players, Serato boxes, and Kaos pads; so, I felt it appropriate in this month of thanks that we pay homage to one of the most beautiful and celebrated instruments in history. From the photo to the right, you'll note that even cats like the [...]
As promised, the first in a series of mixes. (Stream-able on your smartphone) Dirty Beaches - Low rider I Am Oak - Ocyaan Amatorski - Soldier Le Pécheur - JESUS DE NAZARETH Pwin Teaks - Beach Bubble Alaska In Winter - Divine Miscalculations FORMA - FORMA 233B Youth Lagoon - Seventeen
Género: Indie sinfonic electronic. De Brandon Bethancourt, o lo que es lo mismo, Alaska In Winter tengo conocimiento desde el año pasado que escuché algunas piezas sueltas de su Holiday . Recuerdan a Seabear , o a Sin Fang Bous , vamos el sonido que destila el islandés Sindri Már Sigfússon. Así que quienes los conozcan, ya podéis haceros una idea de que hablo. Y me entero por Bart, Bart-olo, que el de Santa Fe tiene nuevo EP, Suicide Prevention Hotline puesto a [...]
alaskainwinter.bandcamp.com/ / Facebook I wasn't familiar with Alaska in Winter (aka Brandon Bethancourt) before this, his latest release 'Suicide Prevention Hotline' and I feel that I've been missing out. I've been trying to think of someone to compare this release to and I've fallen flat, for me at least, it evokes similar feelings to that of Sebastien Tellier's masterpiece La Ritournelle, the EP is for want of a better word, amazing. Each of the five tracks are cinematic soundtracks, beautifully composed pieces of work. Symphonic electronica with sweeping orchestration and [...]
Today's offerings smell like summer: Freemasons ' take on Hurts will be played to death in Ibiza, Tommie Sunshine and Alaska In Winter deliver the ideal soundtrack for a drive to the beach, and Getter makes the dubstep classic Sierra Leone sound even better. Enjoy! Hurts - Better Than Love (Freemasons Pegasus Radio Edit) ( rapidshare | mediafire ) Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Tommie Sunshine Edit) ( rapidshare | mediafire ) [...]
Several contemporary music bloggers, including myself, have characterized the sound of Toro y Moi, and of other "chillwave" visionaries ( Washed Out , Neon Indian , Small Black , Memory Cassette ) as capturing the electro-vibes of a Southern summer day-lazy, relaxed, hazy, blissed-out, what have you. Amidst the incessant snow and freezing rain that continues to barrage our city, the only thing that seems to motivate me day in and day out is the prospect of those same lazy Southern summer days eventually emerging from the melting snowbanks: barbecue, PBRs, pickle backs , lawn sports, [...]
Nope, this is not an extension of Sarah Palin (aka. the potential death of international politics)' reality TV show, and no, she is not trying to bridge into the music industry either THANK GOD. This band, Alaska In Winter, is basically what I would do if i were to become a musician. Brandon Bethancourt, the founder and key musician of the band pulled my dream move (also what happened with Alexander Supertramp/Christopher McCandles in Into the Wild-probably a top 10 movie in my books) and dropped out of arts school in a nice warm climate, New Mexico's that [...]
A few days ago New Mexico's Alaska In Winter , aka Brandon Bethancourt, finished up a new track that's perfect for these cold, dark days. Although I'm pretty confident there isn't a foot of snow sitting on Brandon's sun-streaked doorstep, 'The Coldest Day in the World' is steady and soothing like the falling snow outside my window. Keep warm. Alaska In Winter - The Coldest Day in the World merci to my man Alan Grant over at Les Yeux Soleil
Click image to download full album Song: Alaska In Winter - Close Your Eyes - We are Blind (feat. Zach Condon) "Alaska In Winter - Close Your Eyes - We are Blind (feat. Zach Condon)" What's so good? Alaska In Winter is by no means a new band, but if you haven't heard of them then it's high time you start listening. Frontman Brandon Bethancourt supposedly "spent a semester in a tiny cabin out in the middle of [...]
I had the mix up on time this month but I never got around to a writeup. It feels so late at this point that it almost loses its purpose, so I'll just point out that I think this Barbara Brown (aka Barbara & The Browns) track is superb, and only partially because it got sampled for last year's Diamond District album. Other than the Syl Johnson box set , the Kent collection of her 1966-1972 recordings is probably one of the better albums I've picked up this year, so why [...]
Every time I see the words 'finale' and 'American Idol' together I get super excited because I always think they mean that the show will never be back on. I'm always immediately disappointed when I see the word "season" in there instead of "show". You should know that I have never watched American Idol. But I [...]
Alaska in Winter is New Mexico born Brandon Bethancourt's project. The musician is based in Berlin, Germany and had been working on new material. It has now come to light that Brandon has been hospitalized because of his rapidly deteriorating health. He was... Click the link to read more
Spring weather looks like it's finally here to stay, so what better way to celebrate than with some bumpin' new jams from Body Language ? It was March of last year when I first discovered the catchy electronic tunes from the NYC four-piece, gracing ears with "Huffy Ten Speed" . Shortly thereafter, Body Language released debut EP Speaks and delivered quite the stellar SXSW sets a few weeks back. On top of turning heads with the good music + great live show combo, they also dabble in the realm of remixes: [...]
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