Brighton's The Great Escape Festival , by some margin the largest new music industry event in Europe, is upon us and 300+ artists will be descending upon this tiny town to play shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In this week's This Music Wins I take you through 4 artists I think you should check out - Boy Friend, Porcelain Raft, Slow Down Molasses, and Milagres. Resonance FM is also running its own stage - on which I will be performing with Kinnie The Explorer. Arrive promptly 7pm @ The Haunt on Saturday 12th of May to catch [...]
Vondelpark plays lo-fi, downtempo, sun washed pop to listen to while you watch clouds float by. Enjoy...
[l: your beecharmer, r: katie f.] this post is brought to you by my love. ♥ blackbird blackbird // happy high empire of the sun // half mast destroyer // kaputt jacques greene // another girl games // strawberry skies vondelpark // hipbone friendly fires // paris [...]
Having never visited Eurosonic before, I assumed it was your usual music industry festival type-deal. Hundreds of bands and loads of industry looking for the next big thing. While the festival can fill that remit, the important part for me is the European focus. Over 250 bands from around Europe congregate in the city of Groningen, north of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and live music is the main attraction. Festival bookers and promoters are here to book acts for their festivals and the EU offer subsidies to those who book Eurosonic-featured acts. Add in the work [...]
It was with bated breath that I arrived in Leeds' University Union, for I didn't know quite what to expect. The support act, Vondelpark, were well into their set and had a sound similar James' more mellow music, which provided a good start to the evening. The wait for James to come on was painful, for the crowd had been livened up and was ready to party. He opened with 'Unluck', which was a great choice to set the tone of the gig, continuing the positive vibe in the room. What impressed most about James' performance was that he started [...]
Voor mijn top 10 beschouw ik een mengeling van live hoogtepunten en uitgebrachte muziek, meer dan dat er perse een album in 2011 is uitgebracht. Afgelopen jaar heb ik verhoudingsgewijs veel meer concerten bezocht dan de jaren ervoor en een bijzonder scala aan artiesten is aan mijn oog en oor voorbij getrokken. Groten als Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins en de plotselinge Prince revival waren tegenvallers. Maar daar stonden mooie ervaringen tegenover, hele mooie: 1. James Blake was mindblowing op North Sea Jazz dit jaar. De toegift Limit to your love eindigde in een muzikaal fysieke en psychedelische ervaring voor [...]
[caption id="attachment_11876" align="alignright" width="485" caption="Photo by Sean Conroy"] [/caption]Following the recent closure of his long running Small Hours show on Today FM...
The latest Nialler9 podcast is a bit different down to the fact that there are two of us. I joined Aoife for a change for the links between tunes. Besides that it's business as usual with some...
Vondelpark is een 3 mans band uit het zuidoosten van Engeland die inmiddels twee EP's uitbracht op R+S, het label waar ook James Blake zijn werk voor wrocht. De EP Sauna uit 2010 suggereert dat de band zn wortels vooral in het werk van Joy Division zoekt, daarvoor hoef je alleen maar naar 'California analog dream' te luisteren en absoluut geen kenner te zijn: Die gedachte wordt op NY stuff and NYC bags uit 2011 weer teniet gedaan want de band lijkt een nieuwe zoektocht naar het eigen geluid te zijn [...]
R&S Records - IOTDXI By Greg Salter Over the last few years, we've had a number of compilations from the labels that have brought us the most forward-thinking artists in beat and bass-driven electronic music. Back in October 2009 came 5: Five Years Of Hyperdub , a collection of new and old cuts that felt like something of a victory lap for a label that had emerged from the very beginnings of dubstep and, in the process, brought us Burial, Kode 9 and Joker. More recently have come compilations [...]
Everyone likes their privacy. London based Vondelpark, enjoy it particularly. Many music journalists have tried in vain to sift more information out on the trio of songsmiths, but in a variety of ways, it's sometimes better to know less about the artists and more on the music they make. Only our curiosity stands in the [...]
¿Vamos con otra serie de recomendaciones ? Claro, como cada sábado. Esta vez, como siempre, tratamos de hacer un poquito de cada cosa. Randal decidió elegir básicamente una de las mejores bandas de la historia de la música con Queen , Jackie va con Sondre Lerche , César con The Offspring y yo con Archers of Loaf , entre otras cosas, lógico. Archers of Loaf, "Web In Front" Un poquito de música sin tantos arreglos y sonido que parece improvisado, con coros que están [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: James Blake, How to Dress Well, The Weeknd "Vondelpark - Hipbone" What's so good? Being mysterious is really in vogue for bands at the moment, as the likes of Wu Lyf have shown. Following in their footsteps is Vondelpark - not the Amsterdam park, but a trio (we think) from Surrey. All of our knowledge about them [...]
Vondelpark are a trio from Surrey UK that make r&b-influenced lovejams. And that's about all we know about them. Check this Vice interview for more. Vondelpark - Hipbone Vondelpark ( Label ) Rating 8.3
The video for Vondelpark's "Hipbone" directed by Ciarán Wood is definitely hip to the bone. Semifocused images and a flowing light and the same feeling as in "Camels". Low budget is hip! And Vondelpark's stunningly languid melodies and dubstep-like beats are even hipper!
Slime is the alias of Will Archer, a London-based DIY musician that specialices in dreamy electro jams. On his debut EP Increases he collaborates with Vondelpark (you'll definitely dig Slime if you like these guys) and some guy called Gaskel Greed. Stream some of the EP cuts below - such as the mellow 2 Player and the 2-step tune First Cape - and buy it over at Tough Love .
Slime is the alias of Will Archer, a London-based DIY musician that specialices in dreamy electro jams. On his debut EP Increases he collaborates with Vondelpark (you'll definitely dig Slime if you like these guys) and some guy called Gaskel Greed. Stream some of the EP cuts below - such as the mellow 2 Player and the 2-step tune First Cape - and buy it over at Tough Love .
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