autócratas, los : la república independiente de tu casa (el periodo democrático, 2012) launderettes, the : my replica (every heart is a time bomb EP, 2005) prinzhorn dance school : happy in bits (clay class, 2012) tennis : origins (young & old, 2012) vinylators, las : la selva (7", 2011)

Sacred Harp are a Norwegian quartet with their roots in improv experimentalism, who applied form and structure to their work to create 'Window's A Fall' , an epic, prysmic album released in the UK 05 December, 2011 on Brainlove Records. Opening track "Found In The Open Country (The Deep Underlying Structure)" shows off singer Jessica Sligter 's precise atonality and the band's tense atmospherics - in this song, and in the album as a whole, Sacred Harp have conjoured up something truly magical. The band say: "Long [...]
If you are interested in learning/hearing more about Sacred Harp/Shape note singing see my previous post HERE .

Genre: American Primitive, Psych Folk, Guitar Label: Live Daniel Bachman of Sacred Harp from Fredericksburg, VA is maybe the successor of Jack Rose (R.I.P.). He's a magnificent guitar-player and this summer he toured extensively through the states together with Ryley Walker and alone. You can get the beautiful music of this guitar-duo here on the blog or his solo stuff as Sacred Harp here *. W [ This is the summary, read the whole story on Website ]
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'Lynchian' is an over-used adjective in music. It seems to have come to mean anything a bit creepy, slightly erratic - something that sounds a bit like driving through the woods at night. There is no escaping it, though: Norway's Sacred Harp really could soundtrack Twin Peaks. They have the same uncanniness; a sense of something familiar and yet not quite right. We are well versed in the elements, and yet they are simultaneously somehow alien - like someone has had music described to them, and have then been told [...]

Following up this year's Rare Forms LP, Woodsman has a new two-drummer/two-guitarist psychedelic attack on your brain. Their latest EP is entitled Mystic Places , and it comes out on October 25th via Fire Talk . This track hit the internets a little while back. Listen. Downloadable: In Circles (mp3) You can preorder Mystic Places @ firetalk.bigcartel.com . Upcoming NYC Shows: August 26th (Tonight!) @ Shea Stadium w/ Steve Gunn + Sacred Harp [...]

There are moments of haze and dislocation that punctuate the days of this 20JFG scribe. Days stretched to interminable limits at the 'mill' of our personal corporate overlords. It is of course to be expected that the escape afforded by the sweet sounds of summer would particularly appeal in the schizophrenic depths of a British June. And so, the temptation to submerge oneself in the fantasy of the pastoral that folk affords is as seductive as the transcendent bludgeoning dance of EBM, the delicate galactic vistas of Terry Riley. But they always remain fragile evocations of a never [...]
We could argue endlessly about what is and isn't blues, couldn't we? I know for a fact that a lot of the music I post here would certainly not be considered strictly blues by most blues fans. However, if you are a regular visitor you know I play fast and loose with the blues rules, whatever the blues rules might be and that I'm not particularly interested in someone else's rules. To my ears, it all ties together. It all connects at some point. I'm interested in emotional [...]
Genre: Appalachian Folk/Noise Label: ? I can't get enough of these young guys, playing old-time guitar music. Daniel Bachman as Sacred Harp was featured before with his beautiful Apparitions at the Kenmore Plantation record, full of great finger-style guitar and droning ragas. This release is an older tape. More experimental and noisy, with radio/tv cut-ups, feedback, rumblings and lot of tape hi [ This is the summary, read the whole story on Website ]

einige posts liegen immer schon geraume zeit auf halde und harren der dinge. worauf sie genau warten, weiß ich oft gar nicht. manchmal bedarf es eines intials. wie im falle von sacred harp . mit der norwegischen formation, die sich anfänglich aber aus einem finnen - juhani silvola - einem norweger - Ø ystein skar - und einer holländerin - nämlich jessica sligter - zusammensetzte, beschäftigte ich mich bereits im vorletzten jahr, als ihr selftitled debut erschien ( perfect hoax ). unter normalen umständen hätte man sofort einige formeln parat, hinter denen man die [...]

Tweet Today is the start of an amazing yearly event in Norway called Alternativ Julekalender (which means "Alternative advent calendar"). It's a project which collects new christmas songs from lots of Norwegian alternative bands, and gives away one song every day in December via their website , their facebookpage and their mailinglist. The songs are usually as amazing as the project is, and I have collected my favourites from the last two years of Alternativ Julekalender here. All these, and [...]
Tune in now for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU ! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. The program started at 12pm ET, last two hours, and is replayed again at Midnight ET! Thee Oh Sees - I Was Denied Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension The Sandwitches - Grey Wizard Male Bonding - Years Not Long [...]
I'm not in this month's MAP, though the eagle-eyed among you may want to query that. "Look", you say, "a little Daily Growl entry for England, just like usual". But no my friends, no. Because of all the hospital shenanigans at the start of the month, I never got round ...

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 34 music bloggers across the world to share a track from their home country that they think you should hear. ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her [...]
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Päevase hilinemisega küll, kuid aasta esimene MAP on nüüd siin. Lisaks Eesti loole soovitan kindlasti kuulata Austraalia, Hiina, Islandi ja Iirimaa lugusid, neile on Popopi rasvane kvaliteedimärk peale surutud. EESTI: Popop UNCANDY - Lovecool UNCANDY (jah, on oluline kirjutada kõik suurte tähtedega) on multitalent Maria Juur Tallinnast. Tema kodulindistused on Eesti indieskeenes juba omajagu kahinaid tekitanud ja kuuldavasti ei pea [...]
Bulan ini kita mengirim Seringai untuk didengar di 34 negara, dan kita juga kedatangan musik dari 34 negara yang direkomendasikan oleh perwakilan blog musik. Kalau mau lansung download 34 lagu klik disini here Jangan lupa tinggalkan komentar ya dibawah. INDONESIA : Deathrockstar Seringai - Mengadili Persepsi (Bermain Tuhan) Seringai are one of the finest Indonesian metal bands, often described as a [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her roots are reflected through eight indie-pop songs sung in both English and Spanish, with soft string and piano arrangements. Caleidoscope is one of our favourite tracks. AUSTRALIA : Who The Bloody Hell Are [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Catalina Vin - Caleidoscope Catalina Vin is an Argentine-American singer and songwriter who started learning music at the age of seven. Genuine is her first album, in which her roots are reflected through eight indie-pop songs sung in both English and Spanish, with soft string and piano arrangements. Caleidoscope is one of our favourite tracks. AUSTRALIA : Who The Bloody Hell Are [...]

Once more, here is this first MAP of the new decade, January's edition of the Music Alliance Pact . For those of you who don't know about MAP, it's a collection of 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. After the jump you'll find music from 34 nations spanning the globe. If you'd like to be considered for this feature, drop by the comments section with a [...]