# ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2011 # What a great year 2011 has been for music, fascinating and fast moving as always. No amount of words will do having these top 50 records justice, but I felt that there's nothing so impersonal as a list with no explanation. At the same time, writing about 50 albums has consumed so many hours of my time. These numberings aren't infallible, nor are they particularly objective. Look at this post more as a collection of albums which excited me in 2011, and which formed the great part [...]
This Music Wins Albums Of 2011 #1 // 50 - 41 // Part Two - Coming Soon! #50 Walls - Coracle (Kompakt Records) Banjo Or Freakout 's Alessio Natalizia partners with one half of Allez-Allez to create Walls , who released their enchanting debut album 'Coracle' on Kompakt records towards the end of 2011, with accompanying tour. Its heated and swirling electronica which retains the gentle organic feel of his BOF solo project, but with an overbearing [...]
We've been following Swedish duo Korallreven as they've made the rounds with the likes of " Young As Yesterday ," and " Honey Mine ," which both feature Taken By Tree's Victoria Bergsman, and many of their jams have been the subject of several solid remixes . It's easy to see why - the band's lush, florid electro pop sustains an infectious pulse. Their debut full-length, which also feature vocalists like Julianna Barwick, is streaming after the jump. Read More...
Panda Bear hooked up a rare, swirling/soothing psych rework of one of our favorite songs of the year , Korallreven's " As Young As Yesterday ." Taken from the As Young As Yesterday 123, out soon on Acephale . Pick it up on iTunes here : Korallreven :: As Young As Yesterday (Panda Bear remix) ______ previously : mp3: [...]
Korallreven: "As Young As Yesterday" (feat. Victoria Bergsman) [ mp3 ] Here it is. The new brilliant single from Swedish duo Korallreven. "As Young As Yesterday", featuring vocals from Taken By Trees' Victoria Bergsman, is taken from their forthcoming debut album "An Album By Korallreven" , due on November 15th via Acéphale. We expect nothing less from Korallreven. Pre-order the limited 12″ single here . Port-Bagages: mp3: Korallreven: "Honey Mine" (feat. Victoria [...]
Download the gorgeous, soaring new farewell to summer from Swedish duo Korallreven , featuring the sublime vocals of Victoria Bergsman . The limited As Young As Yesterday 123 comes pressed on orange vinyl and features remixes from Panda Bear(!) + Girl Unit . Pre-order now from Acephale while it lasts. mp3: Korallreven :: As Young As Yesterday An Album by Korallreven is out November 15 on Acephale .
An Album By Korallreven will see daylight shortly. Like Korallreven on Facebook. Visit Korallreven on MySpace. MP3: Korallreven - As Young As Yesterday
It's always a nice bonus when a good album also benefits a good cause. Ready for the Sunshine is a charity compilation CD featuring fifteen indie bands from various countries - including Sambassadeur, Au Revoir Simone, Matt Pond PA, Taken by Trees, Jens Lekman, Camera Obscura and The Submarines. All of the album's proceeds will [...]
Well, we're just about halfway with the reposts... Today, we feature volumes 9 and 10, which were originally posted in August 2009. Volume 10 holds a special place in this blog's history, because that's when Aaron from Tsururadio offered to post the mix on his blog. That started a bit of following and it has grown ever since. Aaron's moved onto Tsuruphoto, following his passion for photography. He now has a nudie-zine featuring some edgy but tasteful art, several videos to promote the zine and Tsuruphoto, and the occasional mixtape. We owe a big thanks for his early support, and [...]
S-P-R-I-I-N-G It is going to be 60 degrees where I am tomorrow, and there's no way you can walk around in that first-time-of-the-season weather without a new spring mixtape. This is meant to be listened to when the sun is shining…..run around outside, drive with the windows down, procrastinate on everything important. Go, go, go! Download the zip file . Track Listing: 1.) Two Door Cinema Club- Something Good Can Work (THE TWELVES remix) 2.) Down At The Post Office- DJ Design [...]
[Photo: Coey Kerr ] Originally from Montreal but now living in Paris, the 22-year-old Mike Silver, aka CFCF , is one of our favorite producers. Before coming to Greece for two shows in Thessaloniki (18/3, Can You Relate? ) and Athens (19/3, Kormoranos ), La.Ga.Sta. spoke with CFCF about music, movies and influences: La.Ga.Sta.: What made you decide to turn to music in the first place? CFCF: It [...]
Instead of posting text for each different project of his, I'll let them each speak for themselves. Surely you're already familiar with the big three: his first major group, The White Stripes; and the following super-groups The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. Additionally are his projects with Alicia Keys [James Bond Theme]; Loretta Lynn [Producing "Van Lear Rose"]; Wanda Jackson [Producing her New Release, "The Party Ain't Over"]; and his family project with Karen Elson [of Taken by Trees]. a. The White Stripes [with Meg White] [...]
Featuring members Johan Duncansson from The Radio Dept, Victoria Bergsman from Taken By Trees and Marcus Joons the three produce music not too distant from their relative projects. With drum production similar to The Radio Dept.'s cold electronic drum machine and an airy shoegaze vibe in the vein of Cocteau Twins or today's Twin Sister, [...]
Korallreven's second single "Honey Mine" was extended to an EP to include remixes from the likes of Memoryhouse, Nacho Lovers, Lissvik and a B-side from the band too. The song, which was a collaboration with ex-Concretes and current Taken By Trees lead Victoria Bergsman, and the EP as a whole, is available via iTunes now. [...]
Korallreven 's single "Honey Mine" (with Taken By Trees ' Victoria Bergsman on vocals) was apparently such a success that it has now been extended to an EP , featuring remixes by Lissvik, Memoryhouse, Nacho Lovers and the duo themselves. Two of the remixes have been available for free, and I must say that I especially like Memoryhouse 's dreamy take on the song, but Korallreven's own renamed version is pretty sweet too. ~ "Honey Mine" (Memoryhouse remix) , "Shine On" (Korallreven remix) ~
#1 Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder Song? It's tough to leave Antoine Dodson off this list after the all the time I spent laughing at "Rape Intruder Song," but alas, no room for memes here. These are my favorite remixes of the year. With all of these songs producers took the original material and made a better song than the original. CFCF has been on a truly hot streak while Memory Tapes is losing it quick (and that is not for lack of attempts). The I Am Dead remix from CFCF has been one of my favorite [...]
In high school there were journals - there are organized on my dresser, gathering dust, giving testament to the person that I was in my yesteryear, full of heartbreak and love for The Beatles. In my "I Quit College And Now I Work At A Bar" years, I kept journals too. They are hidden, for they are fucked and scouring through those pages might send me into an ignorant spiral. Whoa, shit just got deep there... Anyway, mix. I have omitted Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, and things like Chris deBurgh, Chris Isaak, and Michael Bolton. Though that [...]
[Photo: Asa Sjostrom] Studio's Dan Lissvik does it again. Shine on…Shine on… Korallreven: 'Honey Mine' [Lissvik Remix] [ mp3 ] Korallreven: 'Honey Mine' [feat. Victoria Bergsman] [ mp3 ] Dan Lissvik's version is the b-side of Korallreven's 'Honey Mine' 7″ single, out now on Acéphale. Buy your copy here .
A lot can change in a week, who switched the lights off? With two feet firmly planted in winter wrap up warm and get snug with our latest hour of fine and free tuneage. This week we have Taken By Trees , The War On Drugs , Ghost Eyes , Courtship , Porcelain Raft , Evan Voytas , Air Waves , Seapony , Florence & The Machine , The Soft Moon , Tamaryn , Gun Outfit , Kids & Explosions and Clock [...]
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