"I Dream Of Wires (Hardcore Edition)" - 2013 official trailer. "I Dream of Wires" (IDOW) is an upcoming, independent documentary film about the phenomenal resurgence of the modular synthesizer - exploring the passions, obsessions and dreams of people who have dedicated part of their lives to this esoteric electronic music machine. Written and directed by Robert Fantinatto, with Jason Amm (Ghostly International recording artist Solvent) serving as producer and co-writer, IDOW is set to receive it's festival premiere, May 2013.
Preceding IDOW's official theatrical release, we will be [...]

Canción del Día: Solvents - Careless Step // Marzo 22 Nombre: Solvents País: Port Townsend, Washington, USA. Álbum: Ghetto Moon (Bee Resin Records, 2013) Suena como: Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Mamas and the Papas, Beach Boys. Sonidos: folk, rock, indie, acoustic. Link : http://www.solventsmusic.com/ Download: Solvents - Careless Step [...]
Six years ago a hand-bound book and CD showed up in our mailbox postmarked Port Townsend, WA. The return address penned in shaky Sharpie: The Solvents. The submission was unique not only for the hand-illustrated ghost story that came with it, but the songs themselves. We wrote about bands playing arena rock and sweaty [...]

STRFKR - While I'm Alive [mp3] (from Miracle Mile , out Feb 18 th on Polyvinyl ) The future electro-funk of the band previously known as Starfucker gets an extra dose sugar-coated pop for their new album Miracle Mile. Intriguing and fun record without a bad song among the bunch. [...]
On this slow Monday morning, this new singer songwriter tune "Careless Step" from husband and wife duo Solvents is beautiful music to my ears. I really like the way the voices of Jarrod & Emily Bramson play off of each others throughout the song to create some truly great vocal harmonies. The song has some incredible moments throughout. A new album entitled Ghetto Moon is coming out on March 19th via Bee Resin Records. Download: Solvents - Carless Step [MP3]
James Blake channeling legends here with the new track with has the synths going off like sirens, it slows down to a point where its almost just Bobby McFerrin and a drum machine clap. Youth Lagoon is hitting the road with what seems to be one of the best records of the year, here's another taste of "Wondrous Bughouse" and where to see it live. On Tour: 02-25 Spokane, WA - A Club 02-26 Missoula, MT - Badlander 02-27 Bozeman, MT - Filling Station 02-28 Salt [...]

Sometimes, it's fun to go back to the hardlines. Solvent, off the solid Ghostly label, remind us of how strangely elegant mod synthesizers can be with their "Themogene." Too strong to be ambient, too minimal and pretty for the dubsteppers, this track is ideal for an OST - oh wait, that's what it was commissioned for.

Robot müziği, yada robotlar için müzik. Solvent'i oluşturan Jason Amm yaptığı müziğin türünü bu şekilde tanımlıyor. Son derece melodik ve duygu yüklü parçaları dinledikten sonra Wall E'nin ruh haline bürünüyoruz aniden. Jason Amm, Kanada'nın Toronto şehrinde yaşamasına rağmen Zimbabwe'de bir İngiliz yerleşkesinde dünyada gelmiş. İki yaşındayken ailesi Kanada'ya yerleşmiş. Jason Amm'in müziğe başlamasında Aphex Twin ve Autechre gibi sanatçılar motivasyon kaynağı olmuş. Bütün bunlara rağmen Solvent dinlediğimiz zaman ilham kaynağının Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, Human League gibi new wave ve synth pop grupları olduğunu hissedebiliyoruz. Zaten Jason Amm, yapmak istediği müziğin gençliğinin [...]

Port Townsend, Washington's Solvents might be one of the best kept secrets of the Northwest music scene. The band has quietly been recording earnest lo-fi songs for the better part of a decade. Now, the band has released The World Is Not A Vampire: Lost, Demos, Outtakes, Unheard that compiles many of the loose tracks the band has created over the years and three demos of songs that will appear on their forthcoming album, Ghetto Moon , that should be out this fall. [...]
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¿Cuántos discos “tributo a…” han escuchado? Parece un método eficiente el de reunir a muchas bandas, hacer que elijan la canción que más les guste de un grupo y ponerlos a tocar para así grabar un disco que, seguramente se venderá. Tal vez no es el proceso adecuado el [...]
I've become a bit of an Applications, or apps, nut recently. There are some pretty amazing music making, and discovery apps out there. Soundcloud and Spotify lead the way in the sharing and discovery department, but there are many others with a unique and specific approach which help fine-tuned music geeks and those looking for [...]

[RSS Readers: See post to listen to audio] Four Tet shares a new song which will be coming out on this Fabriclive mix, I think long time fans will be really happy with this one, sounds like something off Rounds . Neon Indian hits us with another single from his upcoming album and gives it away for free, head here and type in DT7UUE to redeem. Now this song puts the album in contention for one of the top 10 electronic albums of 2011. One of the main [...]
The solvent story hype... either way, "RDJCS5-ep" is still an amazing ep. Free mp3 + vid

Lets face it, the snacks haven't been the most healthy in the last few weeks. What can you expect from a West of Scotland blog! Well, as I'm in New Zealand now I though I would help cleanse the system with some tasty local fruits and slick tunes to help kick start the weekend. We loved the Solvent album that dropped on Ghostly late last year so when more of this dark, poppy electro hit the inbox it always worth a share. Grab this for free thanks to XLR8R [...]
Surely, I'm not the only person who can't believe 2011 is already halfway over and suddenly its June or that it's time for the third round of The Collective's Best of the New. If you're not familiar with the Best of the New, it's a free night curated by Artist Home Booking, The Collective and [...]
Tja, manchmal bin ich wirklich spät dran mit dem Entdecken einer Band. Die Solvents aus den USA zum Beispiel haben bereits diverse Alben herausgebracht und wurden vor einigen Monaten, anlässlich der Veröffentlichung ihres neuen Werks «Forgive yr. blood» im das klienicum-Blog vorgestellt , doch bis vor wenigen Tagen war mit das Trio gänzlich unbekannt. Bis ich durch eine Promomail aus meinem Dornröschenschlaf geweckt und auf das Video zur aktuellen Single «Yr ghost writer» aufmerksam gemacht wurde. Das, was die Band dort spielt, klingt noch wie „echte“ Indiemusik, sehr ungewöhnlich mit Violine und frei [...]
With their new album, Forgive Yr Blood, garnering tons of praise for the raw honesty in their songwriting, it's exciting to share the brand new video for "yr ghost writer." The video, premiered at Sound On The Sound, plays out as a love letter to the wonderful venues of the Pacific Northwest in which they've [...]