It's time again to look back and reflect. What were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the November 2009 Mix to find out... Downloadables: West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture The Pause Tape Trainer (mp3) by Diego Bernal Tryouts (mp3) by Javelin Nuke Duke 'Em ( Mae Shi Remix) (mp3) by Dinowalrus [...]
Just in case you have not heard, the 1000th (non-spammy) follower of @GIMMETINNITUS is going to receive a bunch of prizes. If you are the lucky follower you will get... :: The 1928 Recordings' Golden Hour Box Set with 73s by Tijuana Panthers , Air Waves , and Gray Goods Listen: Sweetness (mp3) by Air Waves :: a CD-R of The Singles EP by Gray Goods [...]
Brooklyn, NY / Canadensis, PA "Island Of Broken Glass" Dragon Turtle on MySpace Dragon Turtle on The Hype Machine
Violence in the real world is an old testament of nature that has existed before the dawn of Man. The very thought of violence and the world that surrounds it at first seems like a scary way of life. With willful destruction comes the aftermath of these horrible actions, and that aftermath lies in the faithful belief of hope. Hope is what drives humans and the rest of the world alike into preserving the resistance of violence. On the Brooklyn, New York psychedelic/acoustic/indie folkers debut record, Almanac , Dragon Turtle attempt to paint a vivid portrait of [...]
The Octagon: "Suicide Kings" Read Zach Mexico's book earlier this year, now here comes a release from his band, The Octagon . Their new single is "Suicide Kings" and will be on their January release, Warm Love and Cool Dreams Forever from Serious Business Records . The Octagon is embarking on an early year tour with dates on their MySpace page . Adam Green: ""What Makes Him Act So [...]
la société expéditionnaire lässt sich nicht lumpen und wirft kurz vor dem jahreswechsel noch einmal einen release unters volk, der sich gewaschen hat. mit "almanac" handelt es sich dabei um das debutalbum des duos brian lightbody und tom asselin. sie nennen den sound, den sie kreieren, ambient-winter-calypso-space-f olk. die unberechenbarkeit dieser begrifflichkeit kommt nicht von ungefähr. schon die produktionsbedingungen sind besonders. während lightbody als creativ director in brooklyn lebt (und seit einigen tagen wissen wir: das ist nicht das zentrum der welt, am 18.12. lest Ihr im interview mit the ballet, warum das so ist) , agiert asselin [...]
Time again for the obligatory year end list. However, ours is a bit different than others you may have seen. For example, this list is not enumerated. Empirically ranking albums rather trivializes the music, yes? Nor is the list in any particular order, save for the fact that we assembled it based loosely on aesthetics - meaning, we encourage you to mash on the little javascript media player in the bottom left-hand corner and enjoy our best-of picks as a mixtape or an uninterrupted block of music. Not only is this a fine collection of altered states laments, but each [...]
As Brian Lightbody and Tom Asselin could tell you, the differences between rural and urban America are plentiful. Lightbody lives in media-centric Brooklyn and works as a creative director, while Asselin resides in northeastern Pennsylvania working as a tree farmer. The sights and sounds of their respective locales differ dramatically by day, but their night [...]
Alongside the requisite Brooklyn locale on their Myspace, Dragon Turtle are unafraid to list an unknown outpost of rural Pennsylvania, where much of their material is conceived. Similarly, on their debut album Almanac , their musical outlook demonstrates no qualms in setting their accessible, succinct slice of left-field indie, Island of Broken Glass , out there nearby the sprawling, psychedelic desert burner that is Moon Fallout . [...]
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes is indie's latest big band. They put out one of the 2009's most feel-good albums, Up From Below.The band has embarked upon a really ambitious project: Producing a 12-part video series that features frontman Alex Ebert and his crazy adventures. This video is the second part of the series, and Alex finds himself getting arrested after taking his dad out, which
Given the volume of music available for consideration on One Track Mind, we invariably have to pass on a lot of tasty morsels.[tweetmeme] In a desire to share even more great, free music with you, the Sunday Sampler will offer a handful of tracks without the usual critical and biographical write-up. Less talk, more tunes: Pants Yell! "Cold Hands" from Received Pronunciation (released on 11/10) [ download ] [...]
ZACH THAT: Golden Shoulders – "Mountain" Dragon Turtle – "Island Of Broken Glass" Fay Wrays – "Weatherman" Clare And The Reasons – "That's All" Avi Buffalo – "What's It In For" Woodsist – "Sculpture Gardens"
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Opening track "Casualty" off Dragon Turtle 's Almanac begins with a soft acoustic guitar and a set of soft backing instruments, from deep drums (tympani perhaps?) and what could even be a clarinet. The strum is prominent, while the rest maintain an ever-present drone. Basking in an immense reverb, the vocals enter just as quietly, echoing across the drone-created plateau. And then it happens: the song nears the midpoint (about 3:40 in) and feedback begins to take over - an incriminating dominatrix, ready to make your wildest and most bizarre fantasies come true. [...]
We receive an incredible number of emails each week from bands or PR firms hoping for air time for their clients on TVD. And I say 'air time' because the blogs are doing the work that radio has performed in the past, that is introducing the readers/listeners to new music because, let's face it, terrestrial radio is a Top 40 Garbage Heap at this point in the game. So, the emails pour in and we do our best to listen to each and every one of them. Often times if a band's up our alley, they end up [...]
Caroline Herring - Tales Of The Islander Golden Apples Of The Sun ( Signature Sounds - 2009) www.carolineherring.com Dragon Turtle - Moon Fallout Dragon Turtle - Island Of Broken Glass Almanac ( La Societe Expeditionnaire - 2009) www.myspace.com/dragonturtle Beach House - Norway Teen Dream ( Sub Pop - 2010) [...]
Needless to say, not having time to update the blog for a few weeks has allowed the inbox to grow to Rosie O'Donnell-sized proportions. There's no conceivable way I can get it all caught up in a reasonable amount of time with more coming in each day, so I'll just take the wuss way out and offer it up in mixtape form. I will hold back a couple that I'd like to feature in the coming days, so if you're a cyclops keep an eye out for that. If not a cyclops, keep both eyes out for it. [...]
0. Sia - "You've Changed"1. Seaspin - "Reverser" 2. Sherwood - "Maybe This Time" (mediafire)3. Dragon Turtle - "Moon Fallout"4. Windmill cover The National - "Big Boom" (Gentleman Losers Remix)5. Toro Y Moi - "Blessa"6. Hush Arbors - "The Day Before"7. Blackmarket - "Tongue Twister Typo"8. Kissy Sell Out - "Apple Jelly"9. Akron/Family - "River"10. Roman Numerals - "Go/No/Go"**BONUS**Snow Patrol -
Streamable: Island Of Broken Glass by Dragon Turtle Downloadable: Island Of Broken Glass (mp3) props to the FADER Streamable: Dimensional Bleedthrough and Autocthon (Live At Union Pool) (vimeo) by Krallice Downloadable: Dimensional Bleedthrough (mp3) props to (((unartig))) Streamable: Ghost Colony (vimeo) by Tape Deck Mountain Downloadable: [...]
"Island of Broken Glass" is from Dragon Turtle 's new album, Almanac - a convergence of the formerly tranquil twisted and interrupted by cosmic schism drawn from acoustic and electric guitar, occasional keys, dreamy & noisy soundscapes , and submerged vocals. This album may be best served on a slow to acclimate Sunday morning when you've awoken discombobulated from the night before. The [...]
by marissa bea Another nifty collection of More Music , where we highlight some newly released material plus a few other songs that we may have bypassed upon first listen. We've got a wide array today bouncing from Beastie Boys mash ups to some stellar female vocalists, but let's kick it off with the song of the week. Bella Union shared the first single off the upcoming Beach House album titled Teen Dream . The track is titled "Norway" and serves as an eerie [...]
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