While I prolong the self-important masochism of finalising LMYE's '20 artists of 2009' list (a companion to our ' 20 labels of 2009 ' & an attempt to engage with the year's music a bit differently than picking our best albums of the year, which many others already do exceptionally well...) on further into the new year, here's 10 sites that added to the joy of music discovery last year. 10 plus one, that is, plus others needing a mention. Blogs, like this one, that mostly traffic in commercial releases are excluded. [...]
Photo by Rich Gilligan . Below you will find the fourth annual countdown of the top 30 Irish albums as voted by readers and commenters of this blog. There are some surprises in there to me. The number one album on the list actually won by a fair few votes. In a year where there was no clear favourite, it's interesting to see such an album top the list. A few of the albums charted quite highly considering they were only released in the last month or so. Anyway, I hope you discover [...]
Jimmy Behan will never play Top Of The Pops. In fact Behan creates music that is left of what the mainstream would already consider very left indeed that it defies a neat little category that makes reviewing records much easier. The music on The Echo Garden , his second long player, is minimal electronic music that the man on the street may normally encounter as part of an art installation or perhaps a Bill Viola video. Ironically much of the building blocks of the sounds he creates seem scavenged from the street - such as stones rolling on a [...]
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after his fantastic Mogwai hört Trip Hop [mh01] here Mogwai's next compilation for ambient fans with a monumental selection of interstellar waves.. njoy! [dg] von mogwai Es ist soweit, die zweite Compilation meiner Reihe "Mogwai hört" steht pünktlich zum Jahresabschluß für Dich bereit. 13 wunderbar chillige Tracks habe ich für Deine Ohren ausgewählt. Viel Spass beim hören! [ Discogs | +Discogs | txt | m3u | zip ] [...]
Keywords: Electronic, Creative Commons Via: machtdose.de Netlabel: various For the cover I used a photo by martellobrasile Machtdose site itself is on hiatus now, but there's a podcast episode for this month - just a little belated. The first third of it is cosy and quiet, but you'll also have Punk and New Wave Electro, Hip Hop Hurrays, Music (not only) for Kids, Chiptunes on Breakbeats and so on. Enjoy and leave a message if you want. [...]
Pocket Promise - Waving at Strangers Pocket Promise, formed some seven years ago, have just released their debut EP and boy, it's a very accomplished release. Recorded in Black Box Studios, France and produced by Dave Odlum, who previously worked with the Frames and Gemma Hayes. 'Facing Down', the lead track hooks us from the very beginning with a melodic guitar, up-tempo beat and piano and when the vocals come in, all warm and heartfelt, we realise that the Tyrone four piece have created something very pleasant indeed. The other four tracks are as emotive and lovely as [...]
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