Blog: THE RECOMMENDER

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 29

We are never short of new tracks here at The Recommender. Our noses are highly trained for those truffled tunes as we willingly rummage our noses through the world's various music scenes.You will hopefully appreciate the spoils of our tune-farming and see this in evidence below. It's worth tipping our thanks to Austin too, as the SxSW blog-obsessed festival of new music came to it's conclusion. We now find ourselves at the floodgates as they open and the hype hurriedly comes pouring through. Many rumours are bouncing around about who managed to shine and who disappointed. It is indeed a good time to be a blog. [...]
Artist:Chew Lips
Title:Solo (Original Mix)
Link Text:SOLO
File Name:Chew Lips -Solo.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:John & Jehn
Title:Fear Fear Fear
Link Text:FEAR FEAR FEAR
File Name:John _ Jehn - Fear Fear Fear.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:John & Jehn
Title:Looking For You (Mighty Mouse NYC Sensations Rmx)
Link Text:LOOKING FOR YOU
File Name:John _ Jehn - Looking For You _Mighty Mouse NYC Sensations Mix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:White Belt Yellow Tag
Title:You're Not Invincible
Link Text:YOURE NOT INVINCIBLE
File Name:White Belt Yellow Tag - You_re Not Invincible.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 24

Got one for the Brighton students here. It's only fair, as a growing section of The Recommenders fans are based at the Sussex University. And so as the clocks finally turned forwards and we welcomed in our long-awaited Spring season, the months in which it sits continue to bring us a fantastic selection of great gigs, many of which will be found at the multitude of Brighton's upcoming festivals. We have one of those festivals highlighted below, alongside an awesome gig sitting proudly all on its own... UNIFEST 2009 [...]

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 28

With the SXSW having showcased a billion bands, with just about every new band from both sides of the Atlantic, plus a few from further afield, the blogs are queueing up to jump on the following wave of hype. A decent showcase at the Austin party can bring a tsunami of interest, so we at The Recommender are poised to find plenty of great new acts in the coming weeks and months. In the mean time we've a trio of new bands listed below to slide under your radar... BEAR [...]
Artist:Bear Hands
Title:Bad Blood
Link Text:BAD BLOOD
File Name:Bear Hands - Bad Blood.mp3
Artist:Cuba Cuba
Title:Fountains
Link Text:FOUNTAINS
File Name:Cuba Cuba - Fountains.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Laughing
Title:Paradise
Link Text:PARADISE
File Name:The Laughing - Paradise.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 27

The South x Southwest Festival's musical party burst into existence in Austin, Texas last week and the annual buzz machine has been super busy amongst our fellow bloggers. It's a bright and enthusiastic time of year for those into new music, as the stories and tales from the multitude of performances seep through to us. If you're there you can't possibly get around to seeing everyone and if you're not there you will inevitably be left to follow any blogged scraps as they appear. WINTER GLOVES [...]
Artist:Local Natives
Title:Airplanes
Link Text:AIRPLANES
File Name:Local Natives - Airplanes.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:We Were Promised Jetpacks
Title:Quiet Little Voices
Link Text:QUIET LITTLE VOICES
File Name:We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Artist:We Were Promised Jetpacks
Title:Ships With Holes Will Sink
Link Text:SHIPS WITH HOLES WILL SINK
File Name:We Were Promised Jetpacks -Ships with holes will sink.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:Winter Gloves
Title:Factories
Link Text:FACTORIES
File Name:Winter Gloves - Factories.mp3
Bitrate:283 kbps
Year:2008

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 23

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 23 Photo by Rony Alwin These guys would normally have got themselves a proper Recommender posting, but we reserve that main section for new bands with debut material on the whole. This " 'How Good Is This..." section is a smaller post generally kept for those things we find that we love so much we simply cannot resist informing you. PHOENIX are a Parisian 4-piece who are definitely no set of debutantes, having produced 3 studio albums and one live album to date, but their latest work is so sublime and right on the [...]
Artist:Phoenix
Title:1901
Link Text:1901
File Name:1901.mp3
Bitrate:290 kbps

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 26

Welcome back ya'll. I've plucked out a handful of vibrant artists for your pallet's pleasure. Don't forget there's always the comments section to leave your opinions. We'll always check them out and try and respond accordingly. Don't be shy now... MASTER SHORTIE If Hip Hop twists with rapid-fire lyrical shots are your thing then this fella's gonna be all you could need for 2009. Here at The Recommender we will freely admit that we're no experts on the Hip Hop scenes, generally focusing on the [...]
Artist:Annie Goliath
Title:Damaged Valentine
Link Text:DAMAGED VALENTINE
File Name:Annie Goliath - DamagedValentine.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Master Shortie
Title:Dead End (Full Mix)
Link Text:DEAD END
File Name:Master Shortie - Dead End.mp3
Artist:Tommy Sparks
Title:I'm A Rope (Yuksek Remix)
Link Text:IM A ROPE
File Name:Tommy Sparks - Im A Rope _Yuksek Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER

We love our home city of Brighton, really we do. Here on The Recommender, we mostly cover music from any of the global scene's around, but on occasion we have the chance to look no further than our pebble-covered shoreline to locate the buzz of exciting new music. And so it's with a slightly different edition of The Gig List today that we proudly bring you... THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL That buzz is currently at ear-splitting levels with the recent announcement of the line ups and dates of our annual new [...]
Artist:An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
Title:Lights Out
Link Text:Lights Out
File Name:An Experiment On A Bird In An Airpump - LightsOut.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Casio Kids
Title:Fot I Hose
Link Text:Fot I Hose
File Name:Casio Kids - Fot I Hose.mp3
Bitrate:151 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Dan Black
Title:HYPNTZ
Link Text:HYPNTZ
File Name:Dan Black - HYPNTZ.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Fan Death
Title:Veronica's Veil
Link Text:Veronicas Veil
File Name:Fan Death - Veronicas Veil.mp3
Bitrate:132 kbps
Artist:Kasabian
Title:Club Foot
Link Text:Club Foot
File Name:Kasabian - Club Foot.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Kissy Sell Out vs R.E.M.
Title:Nightswimming
Link Text:Nightswimming
File Name:Nightswimming - Kissy Sell Out vs REM _Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Little Boots
Title:Stuck on Repeat
Link Text:Stuck On Repeat
File Name:Little Boots - Stuck on repeat.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Metronomy
Title:Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix)
Link Text:Heartbreaker
File Name:Metronomy - Heartbreaker _Kris Menace remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Micachu
Title:Golden Phone
Link Text:The Golden Phone
File Name:Micachu - Golden Phone.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Passion Pit
Title:Sleepyhead
Link Text:Sleepyhead
File Name:Passion Pit - Sleepyhead.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Big Pink
Title:Too Young To Love
Link Text:Too Young To Love
File Name:The Big Pink - Too Young To Love.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Joy Formidable
Title:Whirring
Link Text:Whirring
File Name:The Joy Formidable - Whirring.mp3
Bitrate:149 kbps
Artist:The Maccabees
Title:No Kind Words
Link Text:No Kind Words
File Name:The Maccabees - No Kind Words.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Temper Trap
Title:Sweet Disposition
Link Text:Sweet Disposition
File Name:The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:VV Brown
Title:Crying Blood
Link Text:Crying Blood
File Name:V V Brown - Crying Blood.mp3
Artist:We Were Promised Jetpacks
Title:Ships With Holes Will Sink
Link Text:Ships With Holes Will Sink
File Name:We Were Promised Jetpacks -Ships with holes will sink.mp3
Year:2009

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 25

Looking back over recent posts, we realised that we've been so stuck into our 'How Good Is This ' and ' Gig List ' sections, as well as that enjoyable Q&A with Marina & The Diamonds , that we haven't managed a true Recommender post for some time. So it's away with the distractions and back to the biggie now with three newbies that we've recently fallen in love with. In ten minutes time, once you've checked them for yourselves, you will too... TWO DOOR CINEMA [...]
Title:Wish I Stayed
Link Text:WISH I STAYED
File Name:Ellie Goulding _remixed by Frankmusik_ - Wish I Stayed.mp3
Artist:Milke
Title:Love Get Out Of My Way
Link Text:LOVE GET OUT OF MY WAY
File Name:Milke - Love get out of my way.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Two Door Cinema Club
Title:Something Good Can Work (Radio Edit)
Link Text:SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK
File Name:Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 22

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 22 Photo by Rony Alwin THE REMIXES - PART 3 - DISCOTECH The first edition of 'The Remixes' was all about the best Bloc Party remixes , of which there's been billions to date. It was soon followed up by our remix-packed post all about the kings of the blender, Soulwax . Well now we are turning to post number 3... We've got a bright, young, good-looking bunch for you today. It's all about the plentiful locker of remixes by none other than DiscoTech . The latest pretenders to Soulwax's throne. They've been super-busy in recent months pumping [...]
Link Text:WHATEVER YOU LIKE
File Name:Discotech vs T.I. - Whatever you like _Discotech remix_.mp3
Title:Train In Vain [DiscoTech Remix]
Link Text:TRAIN IN VAIN
File Name:DiscoTech vs The Clash - Train In Vain _DiscoTech Remix_.mp3
Artist:DiscoTech vs Foo Fighters
Title:Everlong (DiscoTech Remix)
Link Text:EVERLONG
File Name:Discotech vs Foo Fighters - Everlong _DiscoTech Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs Kanye West
Title:Homecoming (Discotech Remix)
Link Text:HOMECOMING
File Name:Discotech vs Kanye West ft. Chris Martin - Homecoming _Discotech remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs Lykke Li
Title:Little Bit [Gigamesh / DiscoTech Remix]
Link Text:LITTLE BIT
File Name:Discotech vs Lykke Li - Little Bit _Gigamesh remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs M.I.A.
Title:Boyz (DiscoTech & Strangelove Remix)
Link Text:BOYZ
File Name:DiscoTech vs MIA - Boyz _DiscoTech Strangelove Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs Michael Jackson
Title:Thriller (DiscoTech Remix)
Link Text:THRILLER
File Name:Discotech vs Michael Jackson - Thriller _Discotech remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs Radiohead
Title:Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh / DiscoTech Remix)
Link Text:EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE
File Name:Discotech vs Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place _Gigamesh remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs The Police
Title:Roxanne (DiscoTech Remix)
Link Text:ROXANNE
File Name:Discotech vs The Police - Roxanne _Discotech remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:DiscoTech vs The Rolling Stones
Title:Satisfaction [DiscoTech Remix]
Link Text:SATISFACTION
File Name:The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction _Disco Tech Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Q & A - MARINA & THE DIAMONDS

Marina & The Diamonds - Seventeen (LIVE)
Q & A - MARINA & THE DIAMONDS If you don't know this solo female songsmith quite yet, then prepare any available room between your ears as she's going to be living in there very soon indeed. She's currently attracting a level of buzz most artists dream about, with slots as a featured artist on both Radio One and Radio Two, amongst the inevitable busy blog chatter. This is all after [...]
Artist:Marina & The Diamonds
Title:Mowgli's Road
Link Text:MOWGLIS ROAD
File Name:Marina _ The Diamonds - Mowglis Road.mp3
Artist:Marina and the Diamonds
Title:The Shampain Sleeper
Link Text:SHAMPAIN SLEEPER
File Name:Marina _ The Diamonds - The Shampain Sleeper.mp3
Bitrate:96 kbps

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 22

February has been one set after another of interesting bands and DJ'sand this seems to continue to the month's end and into March with these two fantastic, fresh artists. Both are from wildly different genres, showing what eclectic taste Brighton can happily cater for. Both are innovators breaking through so catch them now to see where their respective genres are being taken... THE HAIR Never before have a band popped so neatlyinto my Indie comfort [...]

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 21

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 21 Photo by Rony Alwin I simply had to post this track up. These two female solo artists are white-hot in the UK scenes right now. We totally adore them here at The Recommender, so it is with mucho pleasure that we can throw this dream collaboration out at you lovely people. It's a V V Brown tune, but remixed by none other than Little Boots . It's less of the usual V V Brown Doo Wop swing and more of the darker Little Boots sound. What a team. [...]
Artist:V.V. Brown
Title:Leave (Featuring Little Boots)
Link Text:LEAVE
File Name:V V Brown - Leave _little boots remix_.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 24

Going to visit some big, big players in this post. It's still contemporary stuff and packed full of quality so you should be able to absorb plenty of lovely Recommender energy, it's just that some of you will already know these guys. We have to give everybody their slot on The Recommender and nobody deserves their pop more than the following kings... SEBASTIAN Looking back through the now plentiful Recommender archives we can't quite believe that we've never posted about this fella before! [...]
Artist:Sébastien Tellier
Title:Kilometer (A-Trak Main)
Link Text:KILOMETER
File Name:Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer _A-Trak Main_.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:The Kills
Title:Cheap and Cheerful (SebastiAn Remix)
Link Text:CHEAP AND CHEERFUL
File Name:The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful _Sebastian remix_.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Yuksek
Title:So Far Away From The Sea featuring. The Bewitched
Link Text:SO FAR AWAY FROM THE SEA
File Name:Yuksek - So Far Away From The Sea featuring. The Bewitched.mp3
Year:2009

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 21

February has picked up a fair few gig highlights in Brighton already with Late Of The Pier, Wild Beasts and Elbow due to play, as well as the NME Tour hitting town. An amazing blend of tastes, ages, styles and clout for the circuit to showcase for Brighton's lovely residents. Here's a couple of fresh listings that should also be well worth making note of... DAS POP I cannot stand Alphabeat . Really. They're the [...]

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 23

It's been a while since I listed a Brighton band on here and being from the greatest of UK cities for new music it surprises me it's taken this long between posts. Suffice to say, I am plumped up and encouraged to be able to list not one, but three Brighton-based recommendations on this post. The other weekend I found myself out on the piss with two of the below bands and for a group of people making such spiky, punked Indie music, they're a actually a bunch of very lovely folk indeed. This Brighton-themed post will therefore be dedicated to Laura, Elliot, Tim [...]
Artist:Doll And The Kicks
Title:Roll Up The Red Carpet
Link Text:ROLL UP THE RED CARPET
File Name:Doll And The Kicks - Roll Up The Red Carpet.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Heels Catch Fire
Title:A Bright Light's Not White
Link Text:A BRIGHT LIGHTS NOT WHITE
File Name:Heels Catch Fire - A Bright Light_s Not White.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Maths Class
Title:Nerves
Link Text:NERVES
File Name:Maths Class - Nerves.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 22

It's all about the tunes in this recommender. The artists listed are from three different genre's, but all have provided us with a slice of brilliance. Sometimes its the strength of the artist, or the collection of songs from a band or DJ that pushes for their entry on The Recommender, but with these guys it's taken a single mighty song to earn their places. Click the links to find out more from each and see what other golden pieces you can uncover... POCKETKNIFE A single tune [...]
Link Text:EL RITMO BARBARO
File Name:El Ritmo Barbaro _Blatta _ Inesha raw power remix_.mp3
Artist:Lykke Li
Title:Breaking It Up (Pocketknife's Loosefoot Remix)
Link Text:BREAKING IT UP
File Name:Lykke Li - Breaking It Up _Pocketknifes Loosefoot Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Temper Trap
Title:Sweet Disposition
Link Text:SWEET DISPOSITION
File Name:The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 20

THE GIG LIST - NUMBER 20 We have a real clash of cultures on here today as we confidently straddle two totally opposing genres. One is a mystical fantasy and the other is all about colourful bling. I guess you should expect this on a post about gigs in Brighton's wide spread of tastes and shades. Both are awesome and refreshingly vibrant artists worthy of your well-crunched wages... BAT FOR LASHES A magical, dreamlike beauty to behold, this Brighton-based songstress, (also known [...]

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 20

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 20 We just want to indulge you, (and ourselves at the same time of course...), with a little video that shows up the camp madness and brilliance of one of the best bands around, TV ON THE RADIO . We adore them here at The Recommender like they were made solely for us. We need them like a heartbeat. Their music is outstanding and their most recent album, Dear Science , was definitely one of the best of 2008. [...]
Artist:TV On The Radio
Title:Golden Age
Link Text:GOLDEN AGE
File Name:TV On The Radio - Golden Age.mp3

THE RECOMMENDER - NUMBER 21

I think it's time to ask yourselves - why do you keep coming back to The Recommender? I'll tell you why. In fact I've got three reasons listed directly below... MARINA & THE DIAMONDS Have you got an obsession for anything currently? Want one? Look no further than Marina Diamond (real name). As previously mentioned in The Recommender 18 , 2009 will belong to the female solo artist. I know we had Lykke Li and Adele in 2008 and all, [...]
Artist:Marina & The Diamonds
Title:Obessions
Link Text:OBSESSIONS
File Name:Marina _ The Diamonds - Obessions.mp3
Artist:Red Light Company
Title:With Lights Out
Link Text:WITH LIGHTS OUT
File Name:Red Light Company - With Lights Out.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Viva City
Title:Kate Bush
Link Text:KATE BUSH
File Name:Viva City - Kate Bush.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 19

HOW GOOD IS THIS!!!??? - NUMBER 19 A real quickie here - just wanted your delectable opinions on these two Rolling Stones remixes that are surfing the blog world... The first is a new one that's floated past recently by the remix masters Discotech THE ROLLING STONES - SATISFACTION ( Discotech Remix ) ysi [...]
Artist:Soulwax vs The Rolling Stones
Title:You Can't Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix)
Link Text:YOU CANT ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
File Name:The Rolling Stones - You Can_t Always Get What You Want _Soulwax Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Rolling Stones
Title:Satisfaction [DiscoTech Remix]
Link Text:SATISFACTION
File Name:The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction _Disco Tech Remix_.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
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