Blog: Comfort Music

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions

Sep 22, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS "Storm"
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - Storm from the album Planet Pimp Recently on Comfort Radio: School Of Seven Bells - Sempiternal/Amaranth Nortec Collective - Reten Datarock - I Used To Dance With My Daddy (Subsource Remix)...
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Amanda Blank

Sep 21, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
Spank Rock collaborator Amanda Blank provides an enjoyably groovy brand of electropop goodness on her new release, I Love You. Amanda Blank - Make It Take It Amanda Blank - Shame On Me Recently on Comfort Radio: Bowery Electric -...
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Artist:Amanda Blank
Title:Make It Take It
Link Text:Amanda Blank - Make It Take It
File Name:09-21make.mp3
Bitrate:246 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Amanda Blank
Title:Shame On Me
Link Text:Amanda Blank - Shame On Me
File Name:09-21shame.mp3
Bitrate:227 kbps
Year:2009

Friday grab bag

Sep 18, 2009, 11:22am Comfort Music
Fol Chen - Cable TV (T.H. White Mix) [download the free album] Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini (Dan Carey Mix) [buy the EP] KJ Sawka - New Life (feat. Christa Wells) [buy the EP] Dragonette - Fixin To Thrill...
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Artist:Dragonette
Title:Fixin To Thrill (Automatic Panic Vs DJ Kat Nyc Remix)
Link Text:Dragonette - Fixin To Thrill (Automatic Panic Vs DJ Kat Nyc Remix)
File Name:09-18fixin.mp3
Bitrate:204 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Emiliana Torrini
Title:Me And Armini (Dan Carey Mix)
Link Text:Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini (Dan Carey Mix)
File Name:09-18me.mp3
Bitrate:254 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Fol Chen
Title:Cable TV (T.H. White Mix)
Link Text:Fol Chen - Cable TV (T.H. White Mix)
File Name:09-18cable.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:KJ Sawka
Title:New Life
Link Text:KJ Sawka - New Life (feat. Christa Wells)
File Name:09-18new.mp3
Bitrate:157 kbps
Artist:Parov Stelar
Title:Catgroove
Link Text:Parov Stelar - Catgroove
File Name:09-18catgroove.mp3
Bitrate:198 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Bad Plus
Title:Comfortably Numb
Link Text:The Bad Plus - Comfortably Numb (feat. Wendy Lewis)
File Name:09-18comfortably.mp3
Bitrate:219 kbps
Year:2008

The Boxer Rebellion

Sep 17, 2009, 11:00am Comfort Music
The Boxer Rebellion - 'Flashing Red Light Means Go' (Radio Edit)
The Boxer Rebellion - Flashing Red Light Means Go from the album Union Recently on Comfort Radio: Jaga Jazzist - Doppelganger Har Mar Superstar - Easy Pass Fiamma Fumana - Hypnananna (Lullaby)...
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Apsci

Sep 16, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
Apsci are back with a new collection of wacktronica. Their 2009 release Best Crisis Ever wanders between weirdo trip hop and exotic electropop to create quite a cool effect. Apsci - The Dark & Bittersweet End Apsci - Swan Swan...
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Artist:Apsci
Title:Swan Swan H
Link Text:Apsci - Swan Swan H
File Name:09-16swan.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:Apsci
Title:The Dark & Bittersweet End
Link Text:Apsci - The Dark & Bittersweet End
File Name:09-16dark.mp3
Year:2009

An interview with Sonos

Sep 13, 2009, 10:06pm Comfort Music
Sonos - I Want You Back
I practically fell out of my chair when I first heard the debut album by a new a cappella group called Sonos. Long-time viewers of this program will know that I hardly ever, ever, ever write about a cappella music...
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Reggie Watts

Sep 10, 2009, 2:42pm Comfort Music
Reggie Watts - F*$K,S#%T,STACK
I've been back from that wretched Burning Man festival for a while now, but I'm having a terrible time getting reacclimated to things like blogging. But to tide you over until I get back into the swing of things, here...
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Burning Man calls

Aug 31, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
I'm at Burning Man from August 30-September 6, so no new posts this week. In between the blinding dust storms, bitter cold at night and blazing heat during the day, among other things, I'll be having a wonderful time out...
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Friday grab bag

Aug 28, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
Phantogram - When I'm Small [buy the EP] Majeure - Teleforce [album out 9/1] Maserati - Monoliths [buy the album] Lo Fidelity Allstars - On My Mind [pre-order the album] DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano [buy the EP] Pukka -...
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Artist:DJ Mehdi
Title:Pocket Piano
Link Text:DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano
File Name:08-28pocket.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Majeure
Title:Teleforce
Link Text:Majeure - Teleforce
File Name:08-28teleforce.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Maserati
Title:Monoliths
Link Text:Maserati - Monoliths
File Name:08-28monoliths.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Phantogram
Title:When I'm Small
Link Text:Phantogram - When I'm Small
File Name:08-28when.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Pukka
Title:Unrequited Love Song (To ESB)
Link Text:Pukka - Unrequited Love Song (To ESB)
File Name:08-28unrequited.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Aug 26, 2009, 12:00pm Comfort Music
Today brings some immersive ambient classical music from Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose 2008 release Fordlândia is a deep tour of some rich emotional soundscapes. Not usually my thing, but somehow this one snuck up on me. Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket...
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Artist:Johann Johannsson
Title:Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory)
Link Text:Jóhann Jóhannsson - Melodia (Guidelines for a Space Propulsion Device based on Heim's Quantum Theory)
File Name:08-26melodia.mp3
Bitrate:198 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Johann Johannsson
Title:The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!)
Link Text:Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!)
File Name:08-26rocket.mp3
Bitrate:190 kbps
Year:2008

Anya Marina

Aug 25, 2009, 7:44pm Comfort Music
I'm pretty slammed this week and next, so expect a) sporadic posting, and b) a guest host when I leave for Burning Man next week. In the meantime, here are a couple tracks by Anya Marina, under the general principle...
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Artist:Anya Marina
Title:Move You [SSSPII]
Link Text:Anya Marina - Move You [SSSPII]
File Name:08-25move.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2009

Vagabond Opera

Aug 21, 2009, 5:27pm Comfort Music
Sometimes, klezmer/gypsy-influenced cabaret jazz is just the thing. Thanks, Vagabond Opera! From the 2009 release The Zeitgeist Beckons. Vagabond Opera - Chimaeras Be Met Vagabond Opera - Tango 'Til They're Sore Recently on Comfort Radio: Spool - Xos Scissor Sisters...
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Artist:Vagabond Opera
Title:Chimaeras Be Met
Link Text:Vagabond Opera - Chimaeras Be Met
File Name:08-21chimaeras.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Vagabond Opera
Title:Tango 'til They're Sore
Link Text:Vagabond Opera - Tango 'Til They're Sore
File Name:08-21tango.mp3
Bitrate:188 kbps
Year:2009

Metric

Aug 19, 2009, 1:09pm Comfort Music
I find it baffling that I never got around to writing about Metric before today - just another sign of my egregious, bone-headed laziness, I suppose. Anyway, I finally heard the band's new release Fantasies yesterday and am pretty convinced...
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Artist:Metric
Title:Help I'm Alive
Link Text:Metric - Help I'm Alive
File Name:08-19help.mp3
Bitrate:246 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Metric
Title:Satellite Mind
Link Text:Metric - Satellite Mind
File Name:08-19satellite.mp3
Bitrate:237 kbps
Year:2009

The Octopus Project

Aug 18, 2009, 12:43pm Comfort Music
The Octopus Project - Music Is Happiness
The new release, Golden Beds, by The Octopus Project is a curious anachronism: it's an "enhanced CD" featuring five miscellaneous audio tracks and seven videos, spanning the band's career. I didn't realize there was still a market for "enhanced CDs,"...
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Generationals

Aug 17, 2009, 5:50pm Comfort Music
Today brings some peppy, retro indie pop from Generationals, whose sound is slightly reminiscent of Johnny Boy, "in a good way!" From the 2009 release Con Law. Generationals - Nobody Could Change Your Mind Generationals - Bobby Beale Recently on...
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Artist:Generationals
Title:Bobby Beale
Link Text:Generationals - Bobby Beale
File Name:08-17bobby.mp3
Bitrate:281 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Generationals
Title:Nobody Could Change Your Mind
Link Text:Generationals - Nobody Could Change Your Mind
File Name:08-17nobody.mp3
Bitrate:289 kbps
Year:2009

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Aug 14, 2009, 12:53pm Comfort Music
"And then the horns kicked in, and my shoes started to squeak." But seriously, there's nothing like a tight horn section to kick the weekend off right proper. From the self-titled release by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble -...
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Artist:Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Title:Alyo
Link Text:Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Alyo
File Name:09-14alyo.mp3
Bitrate:203 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Title:Gibbous
Link Text:Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Gibbous
File Name:09-14gibbous.mp3
Bitrate:203 kbps
Year:2009

Windmill

Aug 13, 2009, 10:59am Comfort Music
Windmill - Big Boom from the album Epcot Starfields [out 9/15]...
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Holmes

Aug 12, 2009, 11:13am Comfort Music
Periodically music comes up on my iPod that causes my wife to remark, "That doesn't sound like music you listen to." The new self-titled album by Holmes is a great example of that - who knew that I could still,...
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Artist:Holmes
Title:Let Go
Link Text:Holmes - Let Go
File Name:holmes-letgo.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Holmes
Title:Not a Political Song
Link Text:Holmes - Not A Political Song
File Name:holmes-notapoliticalsong.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2009

Birdy Nam Nam

Aug 11, 2009, 10:59am Comfort Music
Birdy Nam Nam - The Parachute Ending
Birdy Nam Nam - The Parachute Ending [Thanks, Kat!] from the album Manual For Successful Rioting (out 8/18)...
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Dani Deahl

Aug 10, 2009, 11:30am Comfort Music
There are few good ways to start a Monday, but a particularly good way to jump start the week is by diving into an hour-long set of uptempo dance tunes. This mix is called Wonderlust, provided to us by Chicago-based...
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Artist:Dani Deahl
Title:Wonderlust (60 Minute Mix)
Link Text:Dani Deahl - Wonderlust
File Name:wonderlust.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
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