We put this mix together for one of our favorite local bookstores, WORD . If you are anywhere near Greenpoint, you should probably go there right now and buy a book or two (if not, just go to their website and buy some online). This mix explores the more electronic/postrocky side of GIMME TINNITUS. We even went and dropped all the mp3s in a convenient zip file just for you. Download then listen. Downloadable: almost no WORDs Mixtape (mediafire) I also uploaded a few individual mp3s from the mix, [...]
Just like the name, Botony is the progressive, organic, complex and free-flowing musical endeavour of Stephen Spencer who also play drums for Sleep Whale. His debut EP Feeling Today is out 11/9 via Western Vinyl. MP3 :: Botony - Agave
We were asked to participate in Rubber Gloves' FREE WEEK right as everyone gets back in the school vibe and to handpick a few bands to showcase at our show September 4th. Mind Spiders are an obvious one-side project of one of local punk legends Marked Men , we've already been shoving in your face for awhile now . Sunnybrook and Melting Season are both associates of Denton musical ensemble Sleep Whale -both bands run the gamit of soundscapes, with Sunnybrook's songs being much more blown-out with thick-set contruction and foggy electronic samples while Melting Season [...]
Sleep Whale , who run in circles with the likes of Sunnybrook and Abacus, are just one of a handful of homegrown bands who have caught the eye of local tastemaker Chris Cantalini and his beloved Gorilla vs Bear blog , and in turn the esteemed Pitchfork --who always seem to pay close attention to Cantalini's tastes--have featured the band as well. Wondering what all the hype is about? See for yourself in person when the band takes the stage at The Loft on May 9th. And you can do so for free [...]
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What is happening this week in the Big D? Tuesday, May 4th, 2010: - Deftones at Trees - [ Tickets ]* - Norah Jones at Music Hall at Fair Park - [ Tickets ] Wednesday, May 5th, 2010: - Gipsy Kings at House of Blues - [ Tickets ] - The Spill Canvas at The Loft - [ Tickets ] - Papa Roach at Palladium Ballroom - [ Tickets ] Thursday, May 6th, 2010: - These [...]
Pretty sure we got no sleep this weekend. Here's how our weekend began: Sleep Whale, Whiskey Folk Ramblers and Ola Podrida on Friday night. Check out Spike Johnson's slideshow right here. ... Continue reading "Picture Show: NX35 Friday Night" >
At the risk of sounding like the meteorologists that seems to get it right, only 50% of the time, but I see nothing but blue skies for the rest of the week. Spring maybe around the corner, but it's been a bit damp/snowy 'round these parts, and I put together another "Sad Bastard" mix for your listening pleasures. Alexi Murdoch-All My Days Dexateens -Can You Whoop It She & Him -Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Yo La Tengo -When It's Dark Blitzen [...]
Band: Sleep WhaleVenue: Andy's Bar & GrillTime: 12:30 a.m. Where Ola Podrida, who had just played on the same stage, had never performed in front of a Denton crowd before, Sleep Whale has ... Continue reading "Yesterday at NX35: Sleep Whale at Andy's" >
The above video comes courtesy of The Melting Season, which you no doubt recall, is Bruce Blay's offshoot of Sleep Whale. Posted over the weekend to Sleep Whale's Twitter feed, the clip's an oddly... Continue reading "Watch: The Melting Season -- "Beside The Ferrymen"" >
W hen I was pure. a long time ago, we lived in ease . from the beautiful Swedish sextex. Let this take you away... Fredrik - "Milo" MP3 Their new album Trilogi just dropped. Go get it now. The Cave Singers - "Cold Eye" MP3 from the haunting Invitation Songs [...]
We've all seen moments in cinema where music adds that indescribable sensation, that unexplainable bliss where all you can do is sit helplessly as your body and soul are attached to the screen. It might come during a moment of sheer comedy - Geto Boys blasting as a fax machine is massacred in Office Space , or the entire reenactment of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Wayne and Garth in Wayne's World . On the other end of the spectrum, a song can give a scene that somber overtone unachievable with acting alone. Richie's suicide attempt in The Royal [...]
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Date 1/15/10 Location Emos Doors 9pm Tickets $10 from Ticketweb San Marcos finest, This Will Destroy You , are coming to the ATX at Emo's on Friday night. The lineup rounds out nicely with Lymbyc System , Sleep Whale and Loxsly . Should be a great night with some talented bands. Download: This [...]
NOTE: I didn't include singles for 2010 albums like "Cousins" and "Norway" because in my mind they are 2010 songs. So that's why they are not in the list. Also, I considered Local Natives a 2009 release since I was following them since last year and heard their album via the UK release. Similarly, that is why an album like the Rural Alberta Advantage has no songs on here. Because I included them in my list last year! 100 . John Frusciante – Song To The Siren - The (newly) ex-Red Hot [...]
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25. Caspian – Tertia Opening with a whisper and ending with a snarlingly epic conclusion. Perhaps the theme of the album is an ideal reflection of Caspian themselves, a band that insists on finding its own way and settles for nothing less than instrumental perfection. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [mp3] Caspian - Of Foam and Wave from Tertia (2009) [...]
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Came across this album released in November a few weeks back from North Texas' own Sleep Whale and I have to say I am really loving this album so far. Just a great, unique, sweeping sound mixing simple instrumentation into epic soundscapes with lo-fi dreamy vocals. It all comes together extremely well on this album and this is easily one of my favorite releases of the year. The songs wander and careen through cavernous sounding effects and instruments where it sounds very intimate and distant at the same time. There are strings, there are very electronic [...]
From their just released album Houseboat on Western Vinyl Records Since 2006 Sleep Whale (formerly known as Mom) have become a mainstay of the fruitful north Texas music scene. With their first full-length release Houseboat the band solidifies their position as creative leaders and innovators amongst their peers. Much like their first EP Little Brite, the album pairs Joel North's deft guitar work and fluid cello playing with Bruce Blay's impeccable ability to weave percussion, field recordings, guitar, bass, and violin [...]
Confluence. Concordance. Synchronicity. Happenstance. A broad feeling that the universe has a plan, that everything (to quote the great poet Lauryn Hill) is everything. You know how I roll: in general I think all of that stuff is junk, a remnant of our human predeliction to ascribe consequence to subsequence. I'm of the opinion that we're just drifting through the cosmos, knocking up against stuff in a purely random and dissonant fashion; the truth is that there is no truth. The events of this morning, however, have rocked that foundation of anarchic underpinning. How do I explain the [...]
Discovering new bands that I enjoy is one of my favorite pleasures in life. What's even more awesome is when one finds you when you aren't even looking. I've got the folks over at Western Vinyl to thank for introducing me to Sleep Whale , as the label recently sent me a copy of their new album. A lot of the stuff I get sent ends up being pretty mediocre, and most of it doesn't get posted about on this site, but I really love this band's new album Houseboat . The album is a mix [...]
GIMME TINNITUS
Together In Digital Dreams
Weekly Tape Deck
Subservient Experiment
DBF Music
DC9 At Night
Cause=Time
Bushwick is Beautiful
Consequence Of Sound
5 Acts
Austin Town Hall
We All Want Someone To Shout For
Delicious Scopitone
kata rokkar...
Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose
Citizen Dick
Factory Made Future
Clive Davis Cancels Pre-Grammy Party After Whitney Houston’s Death
Watch: Trailer for Dave Grohl’s documentary, Sound City
Retro-Review: Stellastarr*- Stellastarr*
