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Pop experimentalist/composer/produ cer/arranger/etc. Simon Bookish performs a beautiful, autumnal cover of Robert Wyatt's Sea Song as his piano "for no particular reason at all." He tried hard not to ruin it: I'm sure you'll agree he didn't ruin it all. mp3 Simon Bookish - Sea Song (Robert Wyatt cover)
Simon Bookish is the musical alias of Leo Chadburn. As you might suspect, Simon is a brainy sort of chap. He wears big glasses and has sensible hair, and sings about weighty matters. Yes, it's time for a sidelong delve into performance art chamber pop. Dumb Terminal seems to be all about the increase in social isolation brought about by new communication technology. It's an odd little piece, starting off XTC and ending Bauhaus, with some top spiky saxophones. From his 2008 album Everything/Everything . [...]
Last week, Simon Bookish paired up with Leafcutter John for a live-show in the atmospheric Church of St. Mary Magdalene's in Munster Square. He performed some re-interpretations of his songs on a 7 foot long Bösendorfer grand piano, but the best of all: it was recorded. Hear the result over at Soundcloud , pretty amazing.
As the ghosts of summer depart, the skyline paints itself a solemn grey - the cool winds of loss become ever more apparent. Not only through heat, but also by the withdrawl of warm colours - even the vibrancy of reds and yellows dull somewhat, leaving a void of life in its place.Autumn is indeed the struggle, but soon even those steeped in brown tinted age must soon move on. It doesn't mean I
Lo nuevo de Late of the Pier viene con sorpresa... El próximo 6 de Septiembre se lanza un EP especial de remixes de Late Of The Pier en el cual se incluyen dos tracks nuevos que estarán en su próximo álbum, "Blueberry" remezclado por Simon Bookish, y el impresionante "Best In Class" remezclado por los reyes de los remixes, nada mas y nada menos que Soulwax. ¡Todo lo que remezclan lo convierten en oro!. Un auténtico bombazo que partirá por la mitad todas las pistas de baile, podrán comprobarlo ustedes mismos, ahí les dejo prueba de ello. [...]
Not even sure who or what Late of The Peir are, but they must be pretty frickin' sweet as they have got the DeWale brothers from Soulwax to remix their new tune and when they get it right, they get it right. We have the video and the Soundcloud. But they do sound different, so who's the liar? You decide. Or maybe they did two remixes. Who knows. Late Of The Pier Remix EP Samples by phantasy sound [...]
La.Ga.Sta.'s weekly ride all over the internet... Aeroplane feat. Chromeo: 'She's a Superstar'. Preview the new single here . Better than the original version! Listen to Miami Horror's debut album 'Illumination' in its entirety here . We love it. Spike Jonze's 'I'm Here' soundtrack featuring songs from Animal Collective, Girls, Sleigh Bells, Gui Boratto, Of Montreal & more is out October 5 via Chocolate Industries. You can watch the short robot love story [...]
New music from DJ Shadow, Owen Pallett, Hamilton, Ontario-based MC Emay & Minneapolis veterans Big White House.
I doubt many were expecting a contender for album of the year to drop eleven days into it's passage, but Owen Pallett's Heartland (available for streaming via Domino Records @ Soundcloud ) is just that, and more- a lush, triumphant emergence from the chrysalis courtesy of the baroque pop movement's most prescient instrumentalist. (The above free listen comes highly encouraged; "Lewis Takes Action" and "Tryst With Mephistopheles" are album standouts.) While I take delight in Pallett's decision to perform under his own name, abandoning his copyright-infringing Final Fantasy moniker to stronger stand as truthful and [...]
Eine rare Spezies: Remixes von Owen Pallett Songs. Der Brite Simon Bookish (Foto) hat sich jetzt an 'Keep The Dog Quiet' gewagt und zeigt, dass gerade das neue Album 'Heartland' aufgrund seiner Vielschichtigkeit viel Potential in der Hinsicht bietet. Einen begabten Violinisten haben auch die Kollegen von WhiteTapes aufgetan. Sam Amidon hat gerade sein Album 'I See The Sign' für März angekündigt und tauscht den Song "How Come That Blood" gegen E-Mail Adresse. Mehr dazu im entsprechenden Post bei WhiteTapes. MP3: [...]
Man Owen Pallett is cool, just flirts between solo and side projects (Final Fantasy/Arcade Fire) re-inventing himself and turning a fairly old classical instrument into a modern day resonance changer. This time and something I haven't seen before is a Simon Bookish Remix of 'Keep The Dog Quiet', a jumpy and frantically paced percussion laced lick. This is something Optimo would play. Owen Pallett - Keep The Dog Quiet (Simon Bookish Remix) ysi 256Kbps Oh yeah he's touring the u s [...]
With between 50-100 promo emails coming through each day, it can be hard to give due coverage to everything I'd like to feature. Here are some songs I've been sent which deserve more of your time and mine. A 19 year-old dude from Indiana named Joseph Denny who makes music under the name of Spirit Spine . He's got many a blogger watching him already. He took his name from a '70s documentary about people with severed spinal cords who still feel they can walk. His music is like an [...]
Wow! A long time since the last one. We've had plans, we've had development hells and finally we've actually got something. So once again, the IP crew is bringing you a bunch of ragtag tunes compiled under a vague theme, ready to easily introduce you to new artists or waste your bandwidth with boring tripe. Today we're going to offer something very... different . Our writers have compiled together a list of songs so bad that they are good. Songs that they love to listen to but daren't do so loudly because they wouldn't dare [...]
Mellowdrone - Angry Bear - s-r For Mellowdrone , being dropped from their major-label deal seems to have been a blessing. They're free to do what they want now, and they're taking advantage of the extra space to stretch out and expand. I wish [...]
Most people rush into these top album lists mid-December, but I've decided to chill out and really think hard about my top 10 favourite albums from the year that once was. Okay, I lie, I just haven't got around to it yet. But here it is anyways. :( So, 2008. It was a toughy, and apparently not so many solid albums were released throughout its economically crashing months. Despite the drought, I've still managed to find a good deal of great new artists and albums, a few of which made my overall favorite albums of all times! So [...]
It's end-of-year-list time again, and this year it's been particularly tough to round up a top ten. There were plenty of great albums out there, but there also seemed to be a big gulf between the few truly amazing records and the far more populated category of 'pretty good'. Find out what's made the cut in the readmore. 10. Simon Bookish - Everything/Everything This year saw classical composer-come pop genius Leo Chadburn release his most accomplished album to date under the Simon [...]
It's been another interesting year on the outskirts of planet pop and as the year draws to a close it's time for the all important Devil awards for exceptional achievement in the world of indie. Best Band And the nominations for best band of 2008 are: The Brute Chorus , Eux Autres , [...]
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