Soundsupply Drop 2 from Soundsupply on Vimeo . We previously wrote about Soundsupply a few months ago, but with the release of the second bunch of albums we thought it was something worth revisiting in more detail. Over the past two years, the bundle model has become a viable distribution channel in the world of games. The idea is simple: gather up a bunch of independent games and sell them for cheap, usually without digital rights management (DRM) and with the bulk of the money raised [...]
Supply Drop #1 Trailer from Soundsupply on Vimeo . This morning's aimless web browsing led to the discovery of Soundsupply , a bundle of 10 digital albums available for $15 for a limited time. As fans of previous bundle methods , it's interesting to see this approach applied to music. It's a relatively cheap and painless way to discover something that might have otherwise flown under your radar, or maybe give something a chance you otherwise wouldn't. Of course, Soundsupply would not be as enticing if the albums offered weren't so [...]
Somehow Pat Jordache seems to have escaped my ears, but with the release of his recent album, Future Songs, things are changing in my world, and hopefully his as well. Pat used to play with Sister Suvi, with one of his former mates going on to help in Tun-e-Yards . This track has a really deep vocal, but it's got an odd effect on it, which reminds me of that vocal approach sometimes employed by TV on the Radio. [...]

Despite the unusual capitalization, Merrill Garbus's side project tUnE-YaRdS hasn't managed to scare any stylists away; instead, it's championing on with a sophomore album. In an interview with Pitchfork , The Sister Suvi singer says she plans to spend most of spring touring behind w h o k i l l , the followup to 20092s Bird Brains . The album, which Garbus says was partially about cleaning up her sound, has a release set for April 19th via 4AD. Below, you can check out an album track entitled "Bizness", as well [...]

pat JORDACHE - get IT SOON AFTER SETTLING in Seattle, nearly everyone acquires a version of the people-here-are-sooo-nice story. There's the comic after-you-no-please-after-you traffic merge. And the fellow who held the elevator door when you were still 20 feet away. Then that time some lady offered you change for the meter. Those who move to Seattle also have another kind of story. But you don't broadcast this one. You keep it to yourself or whisper it to other transplants. It goes something like this: You're talking to a [...]

One of life’s charming little paradoxes, change is about the only constant any of us can expect. It’s really up to us what we make of it. Or, to put it another way (and to borrow a phrase from the esteemed life-coaching of Ted Nugent), “You’re born at Point A, you die at Point B…........kick maximum ass.” When beloved “Montoronto” trio Sister Suvi announced they would be parting ways last year, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Patrick Gregoire did just that. Distilling the startling array of sounds, moods, and influences that defined Suvi and Islands (another of his former [...]

One of life’s charming little paradoxes, change is about the only constant any of us can expect. It’s really up to us what we make of it. Or, to put it another way (and to borrow a phrase from the esteemed life-coaching of Ted Nugent), “You’re born at Point A, you die at Point B…........kick maximum ass.” When beloved “Montoronto” trio Sister Suvi announced they would be parting ways last year, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Patrick Gregoire did just that. Distilling the startling array of sounds, moods, and influences that defined Suvi and Islands (another of his former [...]

The third of three shows that I attended on May 1, 2010. This time it was at Club Saw . It was a wild and fun time dancing at Club Saw. It was the inaugural edition for Placemachine doing show in the that is not the norm in the Ottawa music scene. Playing at the show were: Silly Kissers Pat Jordache [...]
Their recent set featured: Violence Wild Thing Agua Deadwood The Lot Download each & every track here. Visit Sister Suvi on MySpace. Sister Suvi disbanded in 2009. MP3: Sister Suvi - The Lot
tUnE yArDs , the project from former Sister Suvi frontwoman Merrill Garbus, released a fun new video for the track Real Live Flesh today... ------------------------------ -------------------------- Official Site | MySpace | More MP3s | eMusic | Subscribe To RSS Feed | Follow MOKB on Twitter

tune yards : sunlight Tune Yards είναι η Merrill Garbus . Το χειροποίητο στην υπερβολή του, συλλογή ήχων-ηχογραφήσε ς-επεξεργασία όλα μόνη, μεταλλικά αφρικανικά μπιτ και γιουκαλίλι, πολύχρωμη κουρελού ύφους, παράγουν ένα ήχο στο κλίμα ενός παιδιού που τραγουδά μόνο στη ζούγκλα για να διασκεδάσει τους φόβους του, παίζει όμως και με τα όρια φοβίζοντας τον εαυτό του με τρομακτικές γκριμάτσες μπροστά στον καθρέφτη. Εντυπωσιακής δυνατότητας φωνή, τραχιά και παραμυθένια μελωδική εναλλάξ, ιστορίες με άγρια ζώα και υποβλητικές ατμόσφαιρες , πειραματισμός όσο να τρέξουν τα σάλια διαφόρων εστέτ [...]
The Phenomenal Handclap Band 's attempts to establish a new world record for greatest number of tambourines incorporated into a never-ending jam. Fever Ray channeling unholy spirits to stun the audience. Girls collapsing and interrupting Sufjan Stevens work-shopping new material. The Balconies staking claim to being the best unsigned band in Canada. Pop Montreal 2009, The Quebecois version of SXSW, was not exactly bereft of memorable moments. Even so, there was one individual who stands out as the revelation of the festival. Merrill Garbus, an adopted Montrealer, otherwise known as tUnE [...]

The Format's Sam Means and Nate Ruess still continuing to make music individually fun. - At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be) Sam Means - Yeah Yeah Covers of songs we love that pay tribute to the original rather than extracting its guts with a polished spoon and eating them raw Little My - New Slang (The Shins cover) Bubbly Spanish songs so cute you want to stick a pen in your eye [...]
29 September, 2009 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm Who: Sister Suvi , Afuche , Suite Unraveling Where: Sycamore Show Info: 21+, 8:30pm, $10, Buy Tix at Door Listen: "I'm An American" Live from EF's CMJ Party by Sister Suvi See Also: - Sister Suvi, Afuche, tUnE-yArDs @ [...]
Here is part 2 mostly Day 2 (Oct 1) of what I might get to see for Pop Montreal. 5pm : Buffy Sainte-Marie doing a symposium at Espace Reunion. 7pm : Think About Life at Maison Radio Canada (Probably going to be a CBC Radio taping). Options will be Vertual Vertigo at Preloved. 8pm : Hey Ocean! at Club Soda (opening up for Joel Plaskett & The Emergency). 8:30pm : Brian Borcherdt at O [...]
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Bald ist es überstanden. Der Newsgehalt der Zeitungen nimmt wieder zu, die Rushhour feiert ein Comeback und es gibt wieder Konzerte und Neuerscheinungen am Laufmeter. Drei Alben für die letzten Hundstage dieses Sommers. The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away Wer den Einstieg mit diesem Album nicht findet, dem werden sich The Fiery Furnaces wohl nie erschliessen. Zugänglicher als auf "I'm Going Away" haben Eleanor und Matthew Friedmann noch nie geklungen. Aus Pianobarpop, Ragtime und No Wave basteln die New Yorker Geschwister ein Album, das aller [...]
Jul 28, 2009, 6:19am
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Bald ist es überstanden. Der Newsgehalt der Nachrichten nimmt wieder zu, die Rushhour feiert ein Comeback und es gibt wieder Konzerte und Neuerscheinungen am Laufmeter. Drei Alben für die letzten Hundstage dieses Sommers. The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away Wer den Einstieg mit diesem Album nicht findet, dem werden sich The Fiery Furnaces wohl nie erschliessen. Zugänglicher als auf "I'm Going Away" haben Eleanor und Matthew Friedberger kaum je geklungen. Aus Pianobarpop, Ragtime und No Wave basteln die Geschwister ein Album, das aller Nostalgie zum [...]

EAR FARM would like to remind you of our involvement in the inaugural edition of the Northside Festival , set to take over Williamsburg and Greenpoint from June 11-14. In case you haven't heard, the Northside Festival is essentially a four-day block party hosted by The L Magazine with loads of bands performing at over fifty neighborhood venues and galleries. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Sister Suvi will not be able to play the show; but do not fear, tUnE-YaRdS will be playing in their place. It's gonna be wicked [...]