01. Sunny Lax "Misgrey" (Anjunabeats) 02. Mat Zo "Default" (Anjunabeats) 03. Filo & Peri Feat. Aruna "Ashley" [Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix] (Vandit) Record Of The Week 04. Q.T. Quartet "Hold That Sucker Down" [Jerome Isma-Ae Bootleg] 05. Temple One "Sahara Nights" [Steve Brian Remix] (Enhanced) 06. Everything But The Girl "Missing" [Greg Downey Remix] (CDr) 07. Solarstone "Late Summer Fields" [Forerunners Dub] (Solaris) 08. Dan Stone "Fahrenheit" (Anjunabeats) 09. Chapter XJ "Resurrection" [Jorn van Deynhoven Remix] 10. Fu Man Chu "The Orange Theme" [Vegas Baby [...]
It's never easy to map out an entire decade in music. So, in constructing the "Decade in Music" interactive timeline , we sought to shape it with some of the bigger tent-pole trends, news (Elton John performing with Eminem) and groundbreaking changes in the industry, business and technology (Napster, the iPod). We also wanted to highlight albums (Britney Spears, Danger Mouse, Radiohead) that took a snapshot of the era, as well as deaths (Ray Charles, Johnny Cash) that affected everyone. And, of course, we wanted to include the occasional "wardrobe malfunction" controversy or bizarre curiosity ("Trapped in the Closet") [...]
Hooray! We are now happy to anounce a killer show we will be helping out with at Mohawk in December. One of our favorite bands of last year ( #1 to be exact ) Dutchess & The Duke are returning to Austin on December 12th and we couldn't be more excited. They will be joined on the stage by two other buzz bands: Oakland's own Greg Ashley and Denton, TX boys Fergus & Geronimo . The last time D&D were in Austin they played as an acoustic duo , but word has [...]
Making the best of this bummer called life. IMAGE: OK PONY [RAINY DAY] If the tone of Portland noise-folk trio Meth Teeth's debut full-length, Everything Went Wrong, seems a tad pessimistic, there are good reasons for that. For starters, the album's recording process nearly destroyed the band. It took three full tries to get it done, after the first two were interrupted by everything from members quitting to malfunctioning equipment. If the third attempt had failed, the group was ready to just scrap the whole thing. [...]
Ray Davies Appears at the Orpheum on Saturday Night I didn't get up to as much as I'd hoped last week, but did catch Julian Casablancas and the Happy Hollows at Spaceland. Casablancas didn't do anything to win me back, but most of the crowd seemed really into it. I'll definitely be at Ray Davies this Saturday and I'll most likely check out more of the Happy Hollows tonight. Monday 11/9/09 [Pick of the Night] [...]
Pre-order your signed copy of new mix album... Gareth Emery - The Sound Of Garuda After a massive year, Gareth is rounding it off with a new double mix CD entitled 'The Sound Of Garuda' due to be released on 20th November 2009 on 2xCD and digital download, and trust us, this is one CD you need in your collection. CD1 entitled '2010' is full of brand new material, including exclusive never-heard-before tracks by Gareth himself, whereas CD2, '2009' is a retrospective of the sound of Gareth's [...]
It's November and the countdown is on for the final Garuda night of 2009, so what better way to give you a flavour of what to expect than catch up with SANDER VAN DOORN, one of the DJ's playing on the night. As well as that, we've got new tracks from the likes of: MARCO V, LANGE, COSMIC GATE and a whole load more. Plus, you could bag yourself a copy of the hot remix edition of Ferry Corsten's "Twice In A Blue Moon" album. Discuss this episode in the [...]
The Dutchess & The Duke make great albums (including this year's Sunset/Sunrise ) and as someone who just saw them for the first time recently, I can tell you they are a great live band as well. So in the spirit of you getting up and getting out to see them, I have tour dates, a lot of tour dates. And for those that don't know them, I have a song called "Hands." Check it out and see what you are missing. The Dutchess & The Duke - 2009 Tour Dates [...]
photos by Chris La Putt DOWNLOAD: The Dutchess & The Duke - Living This Life (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Dutchess & The Duke - Hands (MP3) The Dutchess & The Duke 's CMJ week shows included an appearance at the Sub Pop/Hardly Art showcase at Mercury Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 24th and a set at the Brooklyn Vegan loft party the night [...]
Greg Ashley is packing his warm clothes for a jag across America with the Dutchess & The Duke , who are supporting their Ashley produced, highly praised , and recently released LP: 'Sunset / Sunrise.' Greg will be opening the show, and playing drums for D&D. What other prolific analog cavemen reminds us, "Do a full length album at my studio, only $1200." on his MySpace ? This tour will be the now scene, and where it is happening. Tap in. Dig [...]
In describing The Dutchess and The Duke, a Seattle-based duo of Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison, my descriptions always begins with "you could add some of their tunes on a '60's mix of Newport performances and nobody would blink an eye." But while their sound might be rooted in 60's folk and early Stones albums, the band expands into new territory to create their own sound. I really enjoyed their debut, She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke , but wondered how they could follow up without having it sound the same. Jesse Lortz had this to say: [...]
2009 was a year where the sound of Gareth Emery continued to explode in popularity, thanks to a packed DJ diary and the launch of his new record label and club night Garuda, responsible for numerous chart-topping releases and sold out superclubs. Now he's rounding off the year with his new compilation, a 2xCD mix album, which as the title suggests, is all about the sound of Garuda. CD1, entitled '2010', is all about the future, an exquisite showcase of records you can expect to be big next year. Packed full of exclusive unreleased [...]
The Dutchess & the Duke Sunset/Sunrise Release Date: October 6, 2009 Label: Hardly Art Vocals, Guitar: Jesse Lortz Vocals, Guitar: Kimberly Morrison Producer: Greg Ashley [...]
The Bay Area's thriving psych scene comes together at Thee Parkside this Saturday for the second annual Frisco Freakout . The all day, all ages event looks to continue last year's tradition of assembling a bunch of great bands, with performances by Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound , Barn Owl , Wooden Shjips , Citay , 3 Leafs , Liquorball With Steve Mackay (of The Stooges), Heavy Hills , Lumerians , Powell St John & The Aliens , Magic Lantern , [...]
Living This Life [mp3] Hands [mp3] Today's the day. Sunset/Sunrise is out in the open. I already loved what I'd heard in the first song from the record, Hands - the simplicity, the feeling of being down in Laredo in the 1970's, the rusty organ whirl, the strong, bare electric guitar. So when I got The Dutchess and The Duke's new sophomore album, Sunset/Sunrise , neatly packaged [...]
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In their somewhat self-titled debut, She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke , The Dutchess And The Duke popularized their lo-fi psychedelic folk with epic tracks like "Reservoir Park" and "I Am Just A Ghost". With romantically-tinged dual male/female vocals, the duo of Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison reverted to a sound that hinted at another time, one strife with protest and objection to the powers that were, at the time, seen as opposed to the greater good. In that, The Dutchess And The Duke were debuting at a very similar time mentally, and while their sophomore [...]
auf siltbreeze hat am 22.09. - nach der veröffentlichung zweier 7" - ein full length von the mantles das licht der welt erblickt. the mantles aus san francisco beleben zwar keine tradition, dafür führen sie aber eine weiter. insofern kann man sie nicht haftbar machen für musikalische verbrechen, die aus ihrer gegend stammen, sondern nur beglückwünschen für das aufnehmen der richtigen fäden, die ihnen in die krippe gelegt wurden. denn dass san francisco ein hort psychedelischer anwandlung ist, steht nicht zur diskussion. michael (guitar/vocs), virginia (drums), matt (bass) und drew [...]
The Mantles - "Don't Lie" Back from their first US tour, The Mantles celebrate the release of their self-titled full length (out now on Siltbreeze ) at the Eagle on Thursday (8pm, $tba). The album was recorded by Greg Ashley and you can stream a bunch of their jangle/psych-rock/pop songs on MySpace . Read more in a great article over at the Guardian. Grass Widow and Yellow Fever (Austin) support at the release show.
Taking a few pages out of the mid-80's jangle pop underground. pre-grunge Midwestern ruckus and the Flying Nun-era New Zeeland crew, The Mantles are one more reason San Francisco's staying vital. Eschewing a some of their contemporaries leans towards lo-fi fuzz in favor of a trebly ring of strings and faded Kodachrome production courtesy of Greg Ashley, the band stomps, swings and shuffles aloofly smoking cigarettes in the corner booth. They might not be treading the most original of waters but they seem to have found just the right balance of past lives to inhabit on their Siltbreeze debut. [...]
01. ID 02. ID 03. Dakota - Progression 04. ID 05. ID 06. ID 07. ID 08. Niels van Gogh - Pulverturm (M.I.K.E.'s Clubland Remix) 09. ID 10. Ronski Speed - Overfloat 11. Passenger 10 - Mirage (EDX 5un5hine Remix) 12. Dakota - Day Off in Lima 13. Cirez D vs. Pet Shop Boys - Off On The West End Girls (Markus Schulz Mashup) 14. Dakota - Johnny The Fox (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix) 15. Dakota - Chinook 16. Roland Klinkenberg - Monday Groove [...]
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