It's no easy task to take the Ghosts of Music Past and turn them into something new. But Unknown Mortal Orchestra have cobbled together a mass of junky sounds and flesh and bone), and have created a true Frankenstein's monster (or The Modern Prometheus if you wanna get all snooty about it). Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a somewhat unknown, about-to-be extremely well-known trio from Portland, Ore., led by NZ-PDX resident and Mint Chick Ruban Nielson . And it's really ( reeeallly ) good. The band just released their self-titled debut on Fat [...]
Initial exposure of electronic acts Burial and Neon Indian went beyond their infectious music and distinctive methods. While William Bevan (Burial) and Alan Palomo (Neon Indian) revealed personal facts about their projects as time went on, initial speculation regarding their work ranged from the fascinating to humorous. Burial's emergence coincided with speculation that it was [...]
Anyone else find the term chillwave completely nauseating? Not that The Mint Chicks are even remotely related musically to the four or so bands that make up that, um, scene. I just find it criminal that people cream themselves over drab synth wallpaper when fucked-up genius like Bad Buzz faces near-violent indifference, at least in the UK. OK, so The Mint Chicks have won every conceivable accolade in their native New Zealand, but while people up on this side of the globe think NZ is a cracking vacation spot, when it comes to music in the northern hemisphere, [...]
Well, I'd hardly qualify a few words on The Days of Lore as "buzz." But I do think buzz is an interesting word-its different meanings, the way it looks ... buzz. OK, one more time-buzz. New Zealand/Portland four-piece the Mint Chicks received a fair share of buzz upon the release of their second Flying Nun LP Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (including some love buzz from TDoL ), a record that combined hooks with with jittery experimental noise (a style the band has dubbed "troublegum"). It finally hit [...]
The Mint Chicks - Hot On Your Heels Something unprecedented happened over the past five years to significantly alter the way we consume music. End of story. Music journalist Chris Dahlen sums it up best : "[My friend and I] love to fight about new music. I'll condense his argument for the sake of space: he hates it. It's too hyped and too derivative, there are too many artists choking the stuff out and slapping it on MySpace, and the Internet – and especially publications like Pitchfork [...]
Caught Sean Hayes for the first time last night at the Mystic in Petaluma. We were pretty damn impressed. Highly recommend the trek up when he returns April 11 . For now, hear his latest below. Along with other tasty tunes that've been circling the Ümlaut this week. Thanks for the Local Natives tip, Dylan ! • • • • Sean Hayes "When We Fall In" from Run Wolves Run The Morning Benders "Excuses" from Big Echo [...]
Jú, ég er enn að synda í gegnum og reyna að halda mér á floti í þeim öldum og stórsjó af eðal tónlist sem skellur á ströndum landsins. Eða eitthvað í þá áttina. Kannski óþarfa háfleygt orðaval til að lýsa því að maður sé að drukkna í tónlist? Veit ekki. Eflaust. Hérna eru allavega nokkur lög til að hlust...drekkja sér í. Vonandi verðið þið ykkur ekki að voða. Tessitura - Nervous Tessitura - Nervous The Kissaway Trail - SDP [...]
Anybody else love it when visionary bands give fans a chance to voice their devotion through creativity? What I mean is, WHO DOESN'T LOVE A CONTEST?! New Zealand's Mint Chicks is providing you a chance to make their video for their new single "Bad Buzz" . If cinematography is not your forte, then maybe design them a t-shirt? So you're not an artist and you don't have a video camera? Remix "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" , or if you're more of a musician than a DJ, cover [...]
Been a while since I've put up a Friday Finds, and since I've got too much music on my hands and not enough time to write anything substantive about it (and anyway most people just want music, and a lot of it) so here you go. Lots of gems on this one. Caravan - Silver Strings Sonny And The Sunsets - Too Young To Burn Beautiful Swimmers - Swimmers Groove (final) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It's the 15th of the month so that means it's time for the Music Alliance Pact, the planet's greatest mixtape. The rules are pretty simple: one song per blog, one blog per country. And on behalf of Scotland, we take immense pleasure in introducing the world to the aural delights of GALLERIES , one of our hottest 10 tips of 2010 no less. SCOTLAND : The Pop Cop Galleries [...]
The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 34 of the world's top music blogs and webzines from 34 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 34 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month we picked New Delhi boy-girl punk duo Seven Degrees ' 'Shadows In The Dark' as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. The song is featured on Stupid Stupid Stupid and comes from an EP called Be The Change . You can download [...]
It's the 15th of the month, Music Alliance pact day! Music Alliance Pact (MAP) is a collaboration between 34 blogs from all over the world, and every month, each of us present a new band from our country. All presentations are put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all the MAP blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This is the January edition, and the Norwegian band this month is Sacred Harp. Enjoy MAP! NORWAY : [...]
The Days of Lore
Obscure Sound
A Town Full of Losers
Hell's Belles
The Pop Filter
Unnecessary Umlaut
Rjominn
::: Off the Radar :::
sunday is for sounds
Super 45
The Daily Growl
nialler9
deathrockstar
Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
SwedesPlease
i guess i'm floating
The Pop Cop
Indiecision
Eardrums Music
Diplo & Usher “Climax”
A-Trak - "Round of Applause" / "Where My Money At" (MP3 Download)
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
MIXTAPE: 10ILLE – CANDY JAMS
Usher- "Climax" (Produced by Diplo)
