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Tweet M/B is the solo endeavor of the Toronto-based composer known only as " M/B " or "Matt" in order to maintain his anonymity as an artist. In addition to writing and composing all of his own arrangements, he also does all of the recording as well. Exclusively instrumental, the music of M/B is strikingly evocative and original. The handling of all the arrangements as well as the recording process is impeccable, and the wide-array of emotions and moods that are able to be evoked are [...]

If you find something you like on this list, download the complimentary MP3 and click the album art, which will take you to the Amazon MP3 page so you can purchase it (some of these albums are $5 or less). 50 // A.A. Bondy – Believers It's about time Bondy takes the full on band direction without tip-toeing around it like the last few albums. Oh wait let me re-word that; his last two where spectacular, but this is a sound that he's been hiding for a while and it's [...]

There are many blossoms of great beauty - many indeed. But they cannot compare with the beauty of the blossoms of blossom town, for these bossoms also have human feelings. - Sharebon. Books of Wits and Fashion. (Early Japanese Literature: An Anthology 1600-1900) . " Saturn Strobe. Recent Minimalist Extract. Moka's Birthday. " 01. Goldmund - Gifts The Malady Of Elegance (Type, 2008) 02. Brian Eno - Panic of Looking Panic of Looking (Warp [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Hauschka, Nils Frahm, Peter Broderick "Olafur Arnalds - Lag Fyrir Ömmu" What's so good? Back in October, we were rendered speechless by Olafur Arnald's moving concept album, Living Room Songs . On December 5, Erased Tapes will finally be releasing a physical copy. You can buy the physical copy of Living Room Songs on the Erased Tapes [...]
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Gestern konnte am Saint Ghetto Festival Hauschka gelauscht werden, der mit Gaffa Tape und Krimskrams aus einem Klavier eine Zauberorgel bastelte. Nach ein paar Plapperminuten über das Konzert am Abend zuvor und New Yorker Pianos, erklärt der deutsche Musiker "Ich mag Technomusik mit Klavier". Konzerthallen-Klänge schmust mit Dancefloor-Musik? Genau so klingt das neuste Album "Salon des Animateurs" auf dem Hauschka mit Musikern von Calexiko und múm musiziert. In der Berner Dampfzentrale gab es aber nur Pianist und Piano. Dieses präparierte Volker Bertelmann alias Hauschka mit Klebeband - "Ich [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Olafur Arnalds, Hauschka, Max Richter "Bosques de Mi Mente - Nostalgia" What's so good? Alright, it's time to take a break from all that hip hop and dubstep you've been enjoying. Wait, is that just me? Bosques de Mi Mente (Forests of My Mind) is a solo project begun back in mid-2007 that reflects on [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Hauschka, Olafur Arnalds, Peter Broderick, Max Richter "Live in London - Said and Done" What's so good? There was no better place than Cafe Oto for classical pianist Nils Frahm to play in London. With dimmed lights, candles, old furniture, and a beautiful piano sitting at the front, Nils himself admitted that he would rather be here [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Hauschka, Max Richter, Sigur Ros, Balmorhea "Olafur Arnalds - This Place Is A Shelter" What's so good? Olafur Arnalds' new series, Living Room Songs , is an accessible listen to classical that holds no pretence. Positively moving, the songs take ambient music to another scale. This is music that encourages deeper listening from its pure beauty. [...]

Qua verpakking bestond er in september geen betere dan release Bridges , maar er was deze maand nog veel meer te beleven. Om even bij platen te blijven die vanwege het artwork opvallen, pik ik er Life Sux van Wavves uit. Het lo-fi zwart-wit hoesje, versierd met een omgekeerd kruis en een pentagram beloofd misschien meer dan het waarmaakt. Enfant terrible Nathan Williams is namelijk - wat later dan gebruikelijk - op weg naar volwassenheid en dat heeft z'n weerslag op de gruizige punk waar hij op bekend staat. Het klinkt vandaag de dag nogal [...]

Click image to download more songs by this artist Sounds like: Hauschka, Marsen Jules, Mogwai, Jasper TX, My Bloody Valentine "Donato Wharton - Ink Mountains" What's so good? London-based artist Donato Wharton makes ambient music that's hard to define in words. Minimalist and abstract, he produces gorgeous tracks inspired by reified imagination and vast empty spaces. While I'll admit that not everyone is as keen [...]

Now, I'm not going to pretend that where I live is the best place for the Arts. But as reasonably sized cities go, Nijmegen is rather fortunate. Big art house cinema, the occasional theatre shows coming in, and especially the dance line-up isn't too shabby at the local pop venues. The crown on the cultural year is de-Affaire though. It lasts for seven evenings and admission is free. The line-up is wonderfully eclectic, from folk to dance. The best thing about it though is seeing the same faces every night, most of which you remember from last year [...]

As another week draws to a close and the weekend bursts into full swing, the bankers undo their top buttons, the pr girls hike their skirts up a dash and let their hair fall around their shoulders, yes just like those commercials. When bar staff sigh silently to themselves at the impending stream of drunks they will be dealing with for the next 48 hours and those same drunks rejoice because they can now drink for said 48 hours and go see their mate the local bartender because they'll get served quicker. We can sit back and feel slightly superior [...]
Before his Great Escape gig, we allowed Hauschka to break apart our piano and, whilst we nervously thumbed our insurance policy, he proceded to make it sing like an exotic bird. Thanks for...
Tonight is an evening of contrasts, we're here in one of the last surviving old rock and roll venues and yet the stage is bedecked with a grand piano and an impressive array of noodling devices. By which I mean pedals and miscellaneous kit that emits strange and wondrous noises. A curious juxtaposition of old garage rock surroundings with experimental composition which is not lost on tonight's headliner and the reason we're here. One thing that strikes me about this gig is the stillness of the crowd. People are fully connected [...]
Sunday's several touts: ► Grammy award-winning artist Angelique Kidjo , who has been dubbed as "Africa's premier diva," plays Cal State L.A.'s Luckman Fine Arts Complex tonight. [That's her video for "Move On Up" featuring U2's Bono and John Legend in addition to Bill T. Jones' FELA! dancers.] ► Seattle's forefathers of grunge Mudhoney headline the Echoplex for a great 902s lineup with punk supergroup the Adolescents and local punk legends White Flag supporting. ► Thao & Mirah continue their tour in [...]

1. Grouper – A I A Het beste album van deze topmaand is toch wel het langverwachte vervolg op Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill van Grouper . Twee albums eigenlijk, die garant staan voor ellenlang dromerig luisterplezier. Maar dat typte ik natuurlijk hier al. 2. Julian Lynch – Terra Zie ook het vorige bericht op deze site. Een heerlijk ontspannen plaat die niet té slow is en ook een hoop uitdaging bevat. Ik was het eigenlijk al, maar na Terra [...]