Donk. Say it, out loud. Donk. Donk. Donk. Donk. Donk donk donk. Then repeat it over and over, preferably in a room full of sweaty, E'd-up Thug-Lite 18 year olds. Congratulations! You have just recreated an experience only a fifth as banal as the actual music scene whose name you've just been chanting, to the concern of your nearest and dearest. Donk, for those of you who don't lecherously hang around teenagers like I do, is a type o f Bounce [...]
Caliban Say Hello To Tragedy Roadrunner Records ETA April 2009 What they're saying A blog entry from one of Caliban on the band's Myspace says: If you thought The Awakening was heavier than the other albums we released before, then wait until you hear the new one! The mood of the album will generally be a bit darker, and more sombre as the album title might let you suggest. [...]
First in months, here is the freshest Tuesday dozen, straight from the oven Lilliput Orkestra Love this French jazz quartet "who plays personal compositions between jazz, rock, electronic and popular music" ( MySpace ) [ free jazz, post rock, prog ] Droopy Contini shares 2 delicious CDs, Surpriscording [...]
Sankt Otten's single 'Fernfahrer', taken from their album Eine Kleine Traurigkeit , has just received a glowing review at the Treetop View blog. Visit the blog to read the extensive review in full, or pop along to Sankt Otten's reviews section for an excerpt. Sankt Otten's new Tiefgang EP, featuring the album's second single and four previously unreleased tracks from the band's early period, is released on 11th December. Sankt Otten Fernfahrer Sankt Otten - Fernfahrer
Excerpt: "Sankt Otten music was never merely a soundtrack; above all, the song is a soundscape. Like in dreams where every 'pixel' is filled with emotion, every element of this soundscape has substance. Even the vocals, in lyrics you might not understand... You could likely start gazing at the stars when the vocals reach their emotional apex - one of sweet oblivion... here's my short and simple piece of advice: get it now. After the long-awaited reissue, you will really have no excuse to listen to this single or another; you must listen to the whole album from the first [...]
This is one of those I got in the mail. GALACTIC BOYS are a German duo (?) that make sweet pop music that is reminiscent of the 80's. There sound definitely puts them in a similar category as FUTURECOP!, but they are distinct enough on their own to deserve their own acclaim. While FUTURECOP! takes a dreamier approach, GALACTIC BOYS have a bit more of a pop sensibility. I kind of really like this too because, at least to me, it seems distinctly un-German for being from Germany. Check them out for yourselves. Here's 2 tracks: [...]
"Anne Clark is playing here tonight - and you're not Anne Clark"! Being refused entry to a show you're actually headlining must be an embarrassing experience and one of the many music biz divas would no doubt throw a massive J Lo-style strop yet Anne Clark takes this kind of non-recognition in her stride. If you were to pass her in the street you'd be forgiven for not recognising her as one of electronic music's long-term contributors; she's rather small with mussed up hair and a quiet, unassuming personality. Clark herself would agree that [...]
Mike Rogers in Tokyo's Record Reviews Hey... I've been here for 25 years... Nothing here seems strange to me anymore. It's hard to write about that sort of stuff. I've begun to think that Japan is normal and the west is all fucked up. I work at a shitty radio station. I know that might seem redundant as all radio stations are shitty, but the station I work at is particularly shitty. You know, you have shit, shitty, shittiest, and shitterer. [...]
Mike Rogers in Tokyo's Record Reviews Hey... I've been here for 25 years... Nothing here seems strange to me anymore. It's hard to write about that sort of stuff. I've begun to think that Japan is normal and the west is all fucked up. I work at a shitty radio station. I know that might seem redundant as all radio stations are shitty, but the station I work at is particularly shitty. You know, you have shit, shitty, shittiest, and shitterer. [...]
He has done it again, ladies and gentelman! DJ Extraordinare Mmmathias , has just come up with another amazing remix of the latest single from band Bloc Party. What I love about Mmmathias is that amazing different take in all of his remixes, and from what I've read about him he does the same thing on his live shows. Bloc Party- Signs (MMMatthias Remix) (Swoopshare) Bloc Party - Signs (Mmmatthias Remix) (Zshare) [...]
Sankt Otten's album Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder has been receiving radio play on Portuguese radio show Lado B and Perth's RTRfm , and Fall Electric's new single ' Faithless Friend ' has been played on Triple J's Home and Hosed show. If you want to hear more Fall Electric on Triple J you can request the track on their website. Plus, remember that you can download 'Faithless Friend' until the release of Fall Electric's debut album Measure And Step on November 11th. [...]
One of the latest series features to hit Anthem Online is "One's & Two's," a monthly (possible biweekly) podcast. Our inaugural mix is by the great Lee Jones, who just released a new solo album on Aus Music, Electronic Frank . As fans of Jones know, the guy tends to get pretty minimal, but never loses a sense of humor about the stuff he's playing; there's an unusual edge of fun and whimsy to his music that isn't akin to most minimal artists. Read the full article and stream the audio at [...]
One of the latest series features to hit Anthem Online is "One's & Two's," a monthly (possible biweekly) podcast. Our inaugural mix is by the great Lee Jones, who just released a new solo album on Aus Music, Electronic Frank . As fans of Jones know, the guy tends to get pretty minimal, but never loses a sense of humor about the stuff he's playing; there's an unusual edge of fun and whimsy to his music that isn't akin to most minimal artists. Read the full article and stream the audio at [...]
Trying to perfect my Berlinerisch in a birthday greeting today, I came across what looks to be a comprehensive listing of 'happy birthday' in a variety of German dialects - though I think the Schwizertitsch version is missing. German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! German-Badisch: Allis Guedi zu dim Fescht! German-Bavaria: Ois Guade zu Deim Geburdstog! German-Berlinisch: Ick wuensch da allet Jute zum Jeburtstach! German-Bernese: Es Muentschi zum Geburri! German-Camelottisch: Ewllews Gewtew zewm Gewbewrtstewg. Mew! German-Frankonian: Allmecht! Iich wuensch Dir aan guuadn Gebuardsdooch! German-Lichtenstein: Haerzliche Glueckwuensche zum Geburtstag! [...]
I raised all of you better than this. Here is all the wrongness which you allowed to happen during my recent sabbatical: 1. You encouraged Leslie Hall to channel her inner Roches (but at least she possesses a much better fashion sense). 2. You catipulted Santogold into the charts simply for emulating M.I.A. when, in reality, she is also [...]
I raised all of you better than this. Here is all the wrongness which you allowed to happen during my recent sabbatical: 1. You encouraged Leslie Hall to channel her inner Roches (but at least she possesses a much better fashion sense). 2. You catipulted Santogold into the charts simply for emulating M.I.A. when, in reality, she is also [...]
Excerpt: "Sankt Otten master head Stephan Otten got me as a fan when I exposed myself to Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder , a truly delightful album. 'Fernfahrer' is older stuff, but it still sounds brand new. Not that the turn of the millennium was ages ago, but Sankt Otten is somewhat the sound of Y2K angst. Or, rather angst-seeking by curiosity. All done with ice kool elegance, as it seems only Germans can do. 'Fernfahrer' follows a hypnotic beat, a minimalist melody line and shows frost-rimmed übercool. It's a pleasure, the good heart of noir-ness, and Sankt Otten [...]
spain loved the 70s so much, it decided to keep them forever. seriously, something i noticed while in spain recently, is that they don't renovate or update for the sake of it. some of those shop fronts, signs and decor have been there for more than 30 years, untouched. similarly, why update your sound if it still works? disco clearly resonated within spanish ears, and they're reluctant to let go. with the dismal british news the only english-language entertainment we could get on our hotel, it made perfect sense. if ain't broke... [...]
The rad folks over at Breakthru Radio (BTR) asked me to "guest blog" for them for this week. I did two sort of weird posts so far (with one more to come), the first being on Cluster & Eno's "Steinsame" ; the second being on Lizzy Mercier Descloux's "Wawa" . Nothing too out there and edgy, but something I've certainly not disseminated to my BBBD readers. Unfortunately, MP3's can't be posted on BTR (or at least ones that aren't cleared), so you've got to download the [...]
The rad folks over at Breakthru Radio (BTR) asked me to "guest blog" for them for this week. I did two sort of weird posts so far (with one more to come), the first being on Cluster & Eno's "Steinsame" ; the second being on Lizzy Mercier Descloux's "Wawa" . Nothing too out there and edgy, but something I've certainly not disseminated to my BBBD readers. Unfortunately, MP3's can't be posted on BTR (or at least ones that aren't cleared), so you've got to download the [...]
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