"I too lived - Brooklyn, of ample hills, was mine." - Walt Whitman, "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" By this point, it's an old story that Manhattan has lost much of its cultural capital to its neighbor across the East River. Nowadays, if you want cutting edge art, if you want to find clusters of musicians meeting at bars and coffee shops to talk shop, if you want to find the venues and neighborhoods that foster a multi-colored collaboration between the arts and across genres, cultures, ethnicities, and classes, you go to Brooklyn. Thirty years ago, you could say the [...]
We're really excited about our showcase at Brooklyn Fireproof tomorrow night (4/14) , co-sponsored by the amazing Supercrush Studio. Here's a little crash course on the acts we have lined up because, if you're reading this than you're definitely coming out for it, right? Good. Here we go! Young Heel Young Heel are a great Brooklyn band that has been growing and evolving over the past few months. Their excellent Falls ep is available at [...]
A couple months ago , we brought you a psych dance type of jam from SINKANE called "Jeeper Creeper". Well today we've got another song "Runnin" that invokes similar trippy dance feelings. The song appears on a new album from the one time Yeasayer member entitled Mars which does not yet have a release date. Download: SINKANE - Runnin' [MP3]
Not long ago we profiled Yeasayer percussionist Ahmed Gallab's first release as Sinkane , the slinky, sexy "Jeeper Creeper," and Gallab's still dropping teaser tracks for his upcoming LP, Mars , that are blowing our minds. His brand new single is "Running," another funky, irresistible jam that owes a little inspiration to his more high-profile project's intertwining psych-rock guitars and world-influenced grooves. It'll be tempting to put this one on repeat, stick it on a playlist with Tanlines ' "All of Me," and call your summer jams for 2012 totally set, [...]
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (May 3-5, 2012 at BAM) Starting today, get early access to Crossing Brooklyn Ferry —Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner's (The National) three-day festival showcasing commissioned films and over 30 bands—by joining Friends of BAM . Members can purchase festival passes now and get access to single tickets beginning March 8—four days before the general public. Membership starts at just $75 Crossing Brooklyn Ferry on-sale dates: Today: Festival Pass for Friends of BAM Mar 6: Festival Pass for general public [...]
We're really excited to bring you the newest single from Columbus native and Yeasayer multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Sallab, aka Sinkane. "Runnin'" is fueled by funky electric guitar heavy on the wah-wah, and some fresh-t0-death drumming as well. I've gotta say, I was immediately reminded of the song "Fly Like An Eagle" when I first heard the [...]
Sinkane a/k/a Ahmed Gallab a/k/a/ multi-instrumentalist dude for Yeasayer lets loose brand new funky as funky can be single for "Runnin'". Get funky. Sinkane - Runnin' Sinkane ( Facebook ) Rating 8.2
Yesterday, the Brooklyn Academy of Music announced the lineup for the National-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry fest, a roster which included Sinkane, aka Yeasayer multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab. Late last year, we heard a cut called from the prolific musician called " Jeeper Creeper " and today, we have another cut from that project, the unabashedly funky single "Runnin'". Hit the widget below to stream the single and its remixes, including one by Caribou's Dan Snaith (as Daphni). Read More...
A nice soulful pop single from New York's Sinkane was released today via his Bandcamp - and it's a lovely little single at that. The singer-songwriter has performed as a drummer for Of Montreal , Caribou , and most recently, Yeasayer . He's new to the whole solo thing, but an album is imminent - from this track alone you can get an idea of the simple but expansive sound he's going for. Not as campy as Yeasayer 's recent output, I dare say, but still quite friendly. The best thing about this [...]
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Recuerdan que por ahi de Enero les hable un poco sobre un proyecto alterno que armo Ahmed Gallab de Yeasayer llamado Sinkane ?, seguramente si, digo, ya ha pasado un muy buen rato desde que tuvimos novedades sobre Yeasayer asi que cualquier cosa que los involucre tendra un exito mas que asegurado aunque como seguramente tambien ya estaran enterados: Yeasayer ya termino la grabacion de su nuevo album de estudio del que lo mas probable es que ya no tarden mas tiempo en darnos a conocer los detalles de este material pero por [...]
Yesterday we wrote about Sinkane performing at a new Brooklyn music festival curated by The National, and today brings a new single which also includes remixes by Caribou, among others. Runnin' by SINKANE
In January, Brooklyn Academy of Music announced that it would host a spring festival curated by the National's Bryce and Aaron Dessner, and today that event, called Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (a reference to this Whitman poem ), announced it's full lineup. It goes down 5/3-5/5. And, yeah, if you're into indie rock, skewing the more arrangement-heavy stuff, there's a ton to like here: Twin Shadow, the Walkmen, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, the Antlers, Buke And Gase, Beirut, Atlas Sound and many others. Also, there's a film component that will utilize BAM's cinema, so if you're into that sort [...]
Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National have curated a three day festival taking place on BAM in May, and our BFF Sinkane is performing alongside St Vincent, The Walkmen, Beirut and many more. Schedule and full details here . Performing: The Walkmen St. Vincent Beirut Sharon Van Etten The Antlers Atlas Sound Ava Luna Benjamin Lanz Brooklyn Youth Chorus Buke and Gase Callers Caveman DJ Set by Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang (DFA) Hubble JACK Quartet Janka [...]
Download link is in the original post Sounds like: Yeasayer, Caribou Song: Sinkane - Jeeper Creeper [download here ] What's so good? Ahmed Gallab has a [...]
It seems like the collective Internet is breathing a sigh of relief today. At least the part that concerns America anyway. Big ups to everybody involved in stopping SOPA and PIPA dead in their tracks , and talking some sense into at least a few of the politicians planning to lend their support. In the spirit of toppling those particular pieces of legislation, I figured we should celebrate by providing some free, downloadable new music we've been digging lately. Among other things, the new year has already brought us new, quality material from Santi, Raekwon, Sleigh Bells, Azealia Banks [...]
Y'all wanna hear some real shit? Jaytram has posted his mixes from past and present on Soundcloud . Jaytram is from another planet. He brings to you an energy that you've always wanted to feel but have never been able to produce. Get familiar, people: Jaytram is the Don.
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Ya ha pasado un muy largo rato desde que escuchamos algo nuevo de Yeasayer pero, esto podria terminar en los proximos meses ya que en este 2012 estaran editando su siguiente album de estudio como continuacion del taan sonado "Odd Blood" de 2010 y bueno, mientras se dignan a soltar mas informacion de lo que sera este nuevo material; les informo que uno de sus integrantes, Ahmed Gallab, esta proximo a lanzar su primer album en solitario bajo el pseudonimo de Sinkane titulado "Mars" y, a decir verdad, al leer el titular de este lanzamiento como que no [...]
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don't be low, seek and find ♫ Sinkane - Jeeper Creeper Ahmed Gallab is Sinkane. The fact that Ahmed Gallab is also in Yeasayer and has played for Caribou and of Montreal is irrelevant now because this music is Sinkane's. You can hear exactly why those bands want him as his Sudanese upbringing has clearly informed his sound with a bit of magic. Dreamy floaty guitar and drum music that gets a little psychedelic and a little chillwave-y both both in the best senses. Artist links: Facebook / Twitter / Amazon
Ahmed Gallab, who plays drums in Yeasayer , also makes electronic- and worldbeat- informed indie rock solo as Sinkane , and he's gearing up to release his next record Mars . "Jeeper Creeper" is off that record and it sounds like – well, if Yeasayer recruited Ali Farka Toure to layer skittering, bright guitar riffs over that post-apocalyptic electro soundscape they're such expert purveyors of. It makes sense that Gallab would draw from some of the more compelling elements of his main project, but his work really shines when he departs from it – we [...]
Ahmed Gallab, who plays drums in Yeasayer , also makes electronic- and worldbeat- informed indie rock solo as Sinkane , and he's gearing up to release his next record Mars . "Jeeper Creeper" is off that record and it sounds like – well, if Yeasayer recruited Ali Farka Toure to layer skittering, bright guitar riffs over that post-apocalyptic electro soundscape they're such expert purveyors of. It makes sense that Gallab would draw from some of the more compelling elements of his main project, but his work really shines when he departs from it – we [...]
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