Spain's Buffetlibre DJs are busy guys, when not DJing, reMixing, producing and spearheading some of the more interesting multi-artist projects around are throwing their weight behind Amnesty International to highlight human rights abuses around the world. To highlight the worldwide injustices that AA work so hard to stop Buffetlibre's unique concept for their charity compilation album is to create a 'musical atlas' featuring many and varied artists from around the globe. Such as the first 'single' from the album. 'Mike' by Ivri Lider , one of Israel's most successful singer/songwriters, with this [...]
"You gotta remember that you and I are talking about two different "Dark Stars." You're talking about the "Dark Star" which you have heard formalized on a record, and I'm talking about the "Dark Star" which I have heard in each performance as a completely improvised piece over a long period of time. So I have a long continuum of "Dark Star" which range in character from each other to real different extremes. "Dark Star" has meant, while I'm playing it, almost as many things as I can sit here and imagine, so all I can do is talk about [...]
The Buffetlibre duo have come up with an impressively unique concept for their PEACE compilation album that is due for release on 1st March - creating a musical atlas of the world with songs from each and every corner (or at least from more than 50 countries). These aren't just unknown artists either, they've got Voxtrot from the USA, Official Secrets Act from the UK, The Hidden Cameras form Canada, The Toxic Avenger form France plus many other less recognisable but no less impressive acts from Lebanon to [...]
Our friend Marc from Buffetlibre ( http://www.buffetlibredjs.net ), Barcelona just got in contact with us regarding their new project called PEACE , in collaboration with Amnesty International that will be released digitally on March 1, 2010 and one which we will be a media collaborator. All proceeds from the sale of the compilation will go to Amnesty International's campaigns on human rights. Although we are primarily an electronic music blog and this isn't, we still can't say no to giving a helping hand. [...]
Bristol's man of the moment Dub Boy , of Steak House records fame, recently dropped this mix for Dutch bass crew Bomb Diggy . It's a winsome blend of funky, soca, dubstep, dancehall, and plenty more besides. Escapism for a grey British February - get on it. Stream below or download here : Dub boy's Tropical Bass Mix by Dub Boy 1. Baobinga & [...]
By Tyler Fassnacht New Music From Welsh Romantics In Medias Res, the first track on Los Campesinos!' new album, Romance is Boring , opens with a sprinkle of xylophone and builds up layers until it halts and is brought back to life like Frankenstein's monster with deep industrial drum machines, only to end with blaring melodic horns that leave you feeling all tingly inside. This whirlwind of textures and different sounds is a good introduction to what this album has to offer. The seven piece indie-pop band from Wales [...]
The Most Powerful Telescope in the Universe - The Moonlight's Fair Tonight In the simplest terms, it's rare to find an album this gorgeous. And even rarer to find one so warm, so positively glowing in the moment. A group of friends, as much as a band, The Most Powerful Telescope In The Universe recorded their full length album The Moonlight's Fair Tonight by assembling a group of musicians and shuttling them off for two weekend-long stints, secluded woodland cabin somewhere in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Nothing [...]
If you can get over Weezy's weird autotune whining, you might enjoy this one. With a lot of hip-hop focusing in on a lavish lifestyle that most of us can only relate to in our sleep, this one describes something that we're all probably very familiar with - a shitty day. So grab your Jim Beam, turn this on, make an angry face and break something. Lil Wayne ft. Gudda Gudda (Rebirth Mix) | YouSendIt Pigeons and Planes
Horse Feathers It was a modest and older crowd at the Bottom of the Hill one Wednesday night in San Francisco, all waiting patiently for a special evening with the always wonderful Horse Feathers . TV Mike And The Scarecrowes Combining wistful, storytelling lyrics with folksy, jangling chords, shimmering and virtuosic fingerpicking, and deliberate gestures, TV Mike & the Scarecrowes invariably recalled the glory of an amphetamine-strained 70s folk rock movement. [...]
P raise for The Dolly Rocker Movement's Our Days Mind the Tyme from Australia's I-94 Bar: Our policy of (mostly) only reviewing stuff we like at the I-94 Bar skews the read-out meter to the Positive end of the scale. Life's too short to listen to shit, so if a disc gets stuck in the player for an inordinate amount of time you can bet your bum it has more than a little merit. And so it goes with this trippy beast, the third long-player from these guys and the most formidable. Talk had it that it was a cleaner, [...]
Five free, handpicked MP3s from artists you should be listening to. Go forth and download. This is Take 5 . Artist: Surfer Blood Song: 'Swim' (click to download) Why: There just aren't enough big choruses in indie rock any more. Sounds like: #epic More: On MySpace [...]
A monumentally huge release week for 2010 arrives with MAG, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Phoenix Wright, and No More Heroes II. The definite must purchase of the week, however, is Mass Effect 2. Sci-Fi fans should warp, beam, or make light-speed tracks for the local game store as the sequel to the seminal action/RPG from developer BioWare arrives on shelves. With a universe that could give Star Wars a run for its money and two supporting novels that don't feel like bad fan fiction, the Mass Effect storyline unfolds with you in the driver's seat to deliver an experience [...]
To quote esteemed sports philosopher Reggie Noble , "this is what it's all about." Win and you get a free trip to Miami and a chance for immortality. Lose and you're forced to take solace in the fact you get paid millions of dollars to play a children's game. Damn it. Colts Vs. Jets In the AFC, the upstart Jets strolled into Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis trying to pull off the unlikeliest of Cinderella runs. And for a half, it [...]
Some of you may have noticed that we added a new feature to the site recently in the form of a page that allows readers to submit their own tracks for review. We added this in hopes of uncovering even more new music for our readers that we may not have otherwise found through our more traditional means of acquiring tunes. Over the last few weeks we have been very pleasantly surprised by the amount and (in most cases, at least) quality of tracks that have been shuffling in via our new toy. A few of them have already been [...]
Commotion is a monthly bar night/moth fight featuring the best indie sounds and drink specials. We're happy to be inside the bar at the Mink for this one. The soundtrack will be loud, beat heavy indie bangers new and not so new. Join Danimal and I every first Friday of the month at the Mink starting February 5th, 10pm. Young $quaddy and Danimal every 1st Friday of the month: $2.50 Lone Stars $5 Lone Star longneck/Jim Beam Shot $4 Grey Goose and Tonic commotion.jpg [...]
Welcome to the 35th podcast/download I'm co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE . Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast :: Volume 35 Built To Spill - "Saturday" / Sam Baker - "Signs" / Wilco - "At Least That's What You Said" / State Champion - "Keeping Time" / Darling - "Some Bad Dream" / White Denim - "Shake Shake Shake" / Crooked Fingers - "New Drink For The Old Drunk" / Paul Cebar - "Holding Onto The Wind" / Basia Bulat - "Gold [...]
January14th BIG AUDIO DJ Nobody (Low End Theory/Alpha Pup) Nocando (Low End Theory/Alpha Pup) JusTodd (BIG AUDIO) $2 PBRs all night $3 Wells until 10:30pm $5 Jim Beam & Cola Cans $5 Sofia Champagne $2 Seriously Legit Korean BBQ Tacos!!! Roaming Photos By: OhSnaps! FREE before 10PM, $5 after. 9pm-2am The Basement Lounge 149 Linden Ave. Long Beach (nearest cross street is Broadway) F Y I: NO DRESS CODE
Foggy Notions have been busy booking shows for 2010 it seems having announced a slew of new shows to take place over the next few months. Here's a rundown with details: CLUSTER & special guests Boys of Summer The Village, Saturday February 06, 7.30pm Tix: WAV [lo-call 1890 200 078], Tickets.ie, City Discs, Road Records & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide DAVID BAZAN (Pedro the Lion) & special guest POSTDATA Whelan's, Thursday February 11, 8.00pm Tix: WAV [lo-call 1890 200 078], Tickets.ie, City Discs, [...]
Hey. So, Florian Senfter is an interesting guy right? He managed to escape the tractor beam of producing a late 90's mega hit, he always seems to look really startled, and - of course - he has several pseudonyms. Zombie Nation This is the big one. Most well known for the hit 'Kernkraft 400', he produces some great (and often unpredictable) stuff. Check out this post for the rundown on his 2009 album, Zombielicious. Zombie Nation - Forza (Alternate Version) [right [...]
This Great Pressure couples soft, synthesized timbre and throttling breaks with bright-eyed alternative/indie rock flair. Los Angeles-based alt-pop band Jogger is the brainchild of singer-songwriting duo Amir Yaghmai and Jonathan Larroquette. Their ambitious debut album, This Great Pressure, couples soft, synthesized timbre and throttling DJ Shadow-esque breaks with bright-eyed alternative/indie rock flair. Sharing vocal duties, Yaghmai and Laroquette's whispery phrasing better resemble the calm, reticent delivery of Samuel Beam, the one-man band behind Iron and Wine. The bold album opener "Napping Captain" feels unfettered and serves as a brilliant example...
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