You may have heard that The National, bless them, will be at P.S. 1 in New York this weekend, performing the same song — "Sorrow," from their album High Violet — for six hours straight, as part of a collaboration with artist Ragnar Kjartansson. According to the gallery, the show "continues [Kjartansson's] explorations into the potential of repetitive performance to produce sculptural presence within sound." That's all very well, but where does this fit into the hierarchy of insanely long shows? Read on to find out. [...]
Phillips manages to create a conflicting compilation album admired for the beauty of the music -- but with a disappointing physical packaging. What Sam Phillips did with Long Play was open up the possibilities for rethinking the standardization of album production and consumption. Not bound by physicalities, Phillips created a virtual world which mapped out the creative progression of her artistic output. She let the listener in. Instead of keeping her fans at an arms length, as is the unintended outcome of more traditional album releases, she invited them to join in on the fun - to...

Sam Phillips - Solid State (Songs From The Long Play) Release Date: June 7, 2011 Label: s/r

'Timeless cinematic electronic music.' Kijk, dat zijn de omschrijvingen waar de gemiddelde Eclectro-redacteur zijn huis en have voor uit handen laat vallen. Het Nederlandse Humanworkshop -collectief is de gelukkige eigenaar van de omschrijving, en past die toe op Beige , het album van Trigg. Het klopt dat Trigg je niets zegt, maar dat kan net iets anders uitpakken als je wat met de letters husselt en er Gritt van maakt. Achter beide projecten zit namelijk Bart Knol, voormalig bandlid van de Delftse breakbeatact en Grote Prijs-winnaars Longplayers en met zijn monniker Gritt eigenaar van [...]

Sam Phillips' year-long project of intricate multimedia comes to an end on a high note with the full-length release of Cameras in the Sky . Sam Phillips is not the Sam Phillips who discovered Elvis. This Sam Phillips used to be a Christian pop singer under the moniker of Leslie Phillips, that is until she decided to split ways with her record company (and seemingly Christian music). She subsequently released more than a handful of brilliant rock/pop non-Christian albums, and her magnificent lyrical quips and beautifully stylized song structures quickly earned her respect as one of the greatest [...]
Songwriter Sam Phillips has released the final installment to her Long Play subscription service with the album, Cameras In The Sky . Read more

Llega la hora de una nueva edición del Music Alliance Pact, la iniciativa de The Pop Cop que trae a mediados de cada mes canciones destacadas de más de 30 blogs alrededor del mundo, y de la cual Super 45 forma parte. Este mes celebramos 2 años desde la creación del MAP, y junto con este aniversario le damos la bienvenida al Music Blog del respetado periódico inglés The Guardian, que reemplazará a The Daily Growl. Nuestra destacada es Dadalú y su tema "Gracias" -primer sencillo de su próximo [...]

Es 15 de Octubre del 2010 y tengo el gusto de presentarles una edición especial de MAP , ya que un día como hoy, en 2008, nació la comunidad del Music Alliance Pact como iniciativa del blog escocés The Pop Cop . 24 ediciones después la esencia continúa, y se ha expandido a 35 blogs de todo el mundo. Si señores, hoy cumple 2 años MAP esta de aniversario. Las satisfacciones por realizar este trabajo no tienen precio, además justo en esta edición se ha logrado una incorporación de lujo [...]

It’s that time again; time for the Music Alliance Pact and from this month the Guardian's music blog has joined the team of blogs from across the globe to bring you an “eclectic monthly package of free downloads.” This month I bring you Goldfish, who incidentally have a new album, 'Get Busy Living' out . If this isn't awesome enough, as per usual you can also download all 35 songs in one file, so click here. SOUTH AFRICA [...]

It’s time for October’s edition of the Music Alliance Pact. For those of you who don’t know about MAP, it’s a collection of thirty-five music blogs from around the world who band together once a month to shed light on up-and-comers from their home countries. It’s sort of like the WTO without the human rights violations. October is particularly exciting for a few reasons, first and foremost being this month marks the 2 nd Anniversary of the Music Alliance Pact - it's hard to believe we've been going global for two years! Another exciting addition comes [...]

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share a track from their home country that they think you should hear. This month we are delighted to be joined by The Guardian Music Blog who are representing England from now on. Sacred Animals represent Ireland this month. [...]

This is JPOP Lover's last post as Japan's representative for Music Alliance Pact. thanks, ARIGATO To download all 35 songs in one file click here JAPAN : JPOP Lover Hotel Mexico - Its Twinkle Hotel Mexico are not from Mexico, but are a glo-fi and chill electro band hailing from [...]

Tweet It's the 15th of the month, Music Alliance pact day! Music Alliance Pact (MAP) is a collaboration between 35 blogs from all over the world, and every month, each of us present a new band from our country. All presentations are put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all the MAP blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This month is MAP's 2nd birthday, and we welcome the UK newspaper The Guardian's music blog as the new English representative. [...]
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Musik und Musikblogs gibt es wie Sand am Meer. Ein Mal pro Monat versucht der Music Alliance Pact, kurz MAP, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. 78s und weitere 34 Musikblogs aus aller Welt präsentieren je ein Highlight aus ihren Ländern. So viel Presse auf ein Mal gibt's sonst nirgends. Neu mit dabei ab diesem Monat: der Guardian Music Blog aus England. Um alle 35 Songs als ein File herunterzuladen: Hier klicken [...]
Faz este mês dois anos que o bravo escocês, Jason , começou o Music Alliance Pact. Ao longo destes dois anos, a lista de países e blogs que têm contribuido tem sempre vindo a crescer, e, hoje, tem representações de praticamente todos os continentes. Neste mês tão especial de aniversário, Portugal apresenta uma nova canção de um artista que já esteve, há praticamente um ano, no Music Alliance Pact . Desde lá, Noiserv fez diversos concertos no estrangeiro, confirmou o que suspeitávamos como sendo um dos talentos mais promissores de entre os novos músicos portugueses e editou, [...]

Luna asta se întâmplă 2 lucruri mari pentru MAP. Se fac 2 ani de când Jason a început întreg proiectul și se schimba participantul din partea Angliei. În locul lui The Daily Growl, avem acum The Guardian Music Blog . Dap, parte din acel The Guardian . Ceea ce înseamnă o mai mare expunere și publicitate, deci doar de bine. Luna asta l-am ales pe Minus să ne reprezinte, unul din numele promițătoare pe scena electro de la noi. Dacă autorul pozei de mai jos vede postul, rog să [...]
Oct 14, 2010, 5:01pm
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Seekordne MAP on igapidi pidulik - Music Alliance Pact on nüüdseks tegutsenud kaks aastat ja Popopil täitub esimene osalemisaasta. Oluline on ka märkida, et Inglismaad esindab nüüdsest Guardiani muusikablogi, millel lugejaid ilmselt rohkem, kui kõigil teistel kokku. Muusikud võiks selle meelde jätta, pakkuge end välja. Aga liigume, Eestist seekord Tallinn Daggers. Kõik 35 lugu korraga ühes failis saad tõmmata siit . EESTI : Popop Tallinn [...]

Bulan ini kita kedatangan 35 lagu paling asoi dari 35 negara, dan meyakinkan kalau Ghaust band metal-post-rock-shoegazer-doom -stoner-purba kesayangan kita semua didengar di 35 negara. Selamat menikmati, 35 lagu dari berbagai genre yang diyakini sedang ngetop/naik daun di scene indie negara masing-masing To download all 35 songs in one file click he ... Read the rest