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Sleepmakeswaves / Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - split LP free download on Lost…

Nov 22 2009, 13h05 por LossofaChild

Sleepmakeswaves / Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - split LP
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It's been a while, but good things come to those who wait. Hailing from opposite ends of Australia, Perth's Tangled Thoughts of Leaving and Sydney's sleepmakeswaves are proud to present you with a shiny new split LP. It's a record from two bands that are very different yet one that finds an equilibrium between the seemingly disparate tendencies of the two groups. Although both bands find common ground in their latent electronic influences, sleepmakeswaves marry these ideas to their characteristic brand of energetic and uplifting instrumental rock while Tangled Thoughts of Leaving pursue a relentlessly improvisatory, innovative path. The results are more foreboding yet no less spectacular, and are all the more reason to watch for their debut full lengths, slated for 2010.

Tracklisting :

1. Sleepmakeswaves - Keep Your Splendid Silent Sun
2. Sleepmakeswaves - We Sing The Body Electric
3. Sleepmakeswaves - This Is How We Remember (Secret Robot)
4. Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - A Vexing Predicament
5. Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - The World Is A Deaf Machine

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Complete list of releases :

American Green
Electronic-laden, instrumental tunes from Japan, a lovely, laid-back post-rock journey to accompany your daily life.
....Beautiful Rain, Beautiful Tears - EP
....Roof To Roof - EP

Charts and Maps
Intrinsically unclassifiable, roving between genres, tied together by stylistic nuances, or possibly indie-jazz-math-rock.
....Enemies of C. Frias - EP

Dawnshape
Alternative Math-Rock from France, tending towards the progressive whilst retaining the melodic edge.
....We Couldn’t Seize A Bit Of Truth - EP

Double Handsome Dragons
Half of Sidearm, a couple of others and a sprinkling of moondust. Or Alternative-Electronica-tinged, Instrumental Rock which jumps and blasts about with subtlety. Take your pick.
....Double Handsome Dragons 1 - EP
....A Musical Study of Vicious, Flying Insects - EP

Eric Barnett
Ambitious triple, ambient, instrumental release with the intention that each disc is played simultaneously to produce an ever moving piece
....Parts - Full Length

Final Light
Electronic beats fused with classical post-rock, mixing ambient piano and synth string sections atop driving electronic drums and glitch sounds.
....Lights Out - Demo EP
....To Stop an Exploding Man... - Full Length

French Teen Idol
Melancholic piano patterns, dreamy atmospheres, vocal samples and striking instrumental crescendos dominate this stunning second full length release
....Enlightened False Consciousness - Full Length

From the Sky
Multiple influences combine to produce a cohesive yet varied sound, from melodic passages to heavy riffs, rhythmic math to soaring post-rock noise
....A Warm Place With No Memory - EP
....Like Crystal in a World of Glass - Full Length

Fugue
Beautifully orchestrated and complex instrumental rock from the east of the United States.
....Ancient Glass - EP

Helsingfors
An instrumental post-math-rock hybrid band, full of complexity and melodic layering mixing with upbeat, jarring indie-rock.
....Schematics - EP

Hoarder Myna
An immensely tight, crisp sounding debut from another great UK band blurring, and expanding, the definition of Math Rock.
....Rememberable Rifts - EP

i am the architect
Classical and haunting post-rock from Germany blending shoegaze with melancholic atmosphere.
....11 - Demo EP

Inertia Blooms
Alternative Math Rock that blends progressive melancholic grandeur with lush instrumental soundscapes.
....The Past Is Just Behind You - EP
....Cours, Camarade, Le Vieux Monde Est Derriere Toi - EP

Johnny Poindexter
A post rock dream run through a shoegazers nightmare. It's atmospheric and haunting, yet textured and tuneful.
....Place Your Trust In Empty Spaces - Full Length

Loss of a Child
A classically-influenced instrumental rock noise that has unforeseen importance in the modern world of music.
....The Future Symphony - Full Length
....Caught and Lost - Full Length
....Adam and Eve - Full Length
....Hundred Million Angels - EP
....Full Albums

Magnets
Compelling and exciting instrumental math post-rock melding traditional rock elements with more unorthodox compositional ideas.
....Magnets - EP

Moya
Incorporating classical structures and instruments alongside electronica to creates atmospheric piano-lead compositions and pulsing post-rock.
....Honey Demo - Full Length
....Die Hard - Full Length

noise room
Italian Instrumental Post-Metal band with subtle ambience and great use of varied instruments around the guitar base.
....The End of the Lord's Constellation - EP

NorthVia
Melodic instrumental post-rock, ranging from quiet ambience to distorted climaxes.
....Sleeping in Airports - Full Length
....Venice - EP

Part Rocket
Leftfield instrumental music, weaving from quiet and rhythmic, to full on intense and distorted mayhem.
....Kneel Before the Throne and Drink the Blood of your Own - EP
....In Limine - EP
....Sparks and Beams - EP

Pet Slimmers of the Year
Dynamic Instrumental Post-Metal from the heartland of England, a 3 piece act that produces a sound much greater than the sum of it’s creators.
....Pet Slimmers of the Year - EP

Radius System
Rock structures, electronic beats, cinematic ambiances and space rock epics from France, delivering intense and colourful Alternative, Progressive music.
....Escape / Restart - Full Length

Roncatto Braathen
A mix of various experimental styles, from ambient, post-rock, experimental, and minimal
....Victory Advancement and Be Quiet Or You Will Explode Into Fires - Double EP

Scissor Lock
Ambient Electronica mixed with chilled out Post-Rock
....Above and Below - Double EP

Sidearm
Melodic jump-drop indie crash-out with complexities and the odd influence from the post- genres
....Don't Cry Help Until You're Dead - EP
....Home Recordings Vol. 1 - EP
....Sing Cinema 16! Sing! - EP

The Silent Ballet : Compilation
Various compilation featuring Caspian, Yndi Halda, UpCDownC, Mt. and more.
....Volume 1 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring God Is an Astronaut, Magyar Posse, From the Sky, Gifts From Enola and more.
....Volume 2 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring The American Dollar, Sumner McKane, Romance of Young Tigers, worriedaboutsatan and more.
....Volume 3 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring pg.lost, Beware of Safety, Scraps of Tape, Signal Hill, Giants and more.
....Volume 4 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring This Is A Process Of Still Life, El Ten Eleven, Souvenir’s Young America, Red Light Chamber Choir and more.
....Volume 5 - Full Length
Varius compilation featuring The Evpatoria Report, My Education, Strangers Die Every Day, Last Days and more.
....Volume 6 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Millimetrik featuring Port-Royal, Akira Kosemura, Parachutes, The Ansion and more.
....Volume 7 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start, This Is Your Captain Speaking, Mimas, Her Name is Calla and more.
....Volume 8 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Ólafur Arnalds, The Dead Sea, Cam Butler, Anoice and more.
....Volume 9 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Saxon Shore, Gifts From Enola, From Monument to Masses, Codes In The Clouds and more.
....Volume 10 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Library Tapes, Rhian Sheehan, Milieu, Sunwrae and more.
....Volume 11 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring Sickoakes, thisquietarmy, CJ Boyd, Anduin and more.
....Volume 12 - Full Length
Various compilation featuring port-royal, French Teen Idol, aspidistrafly, Amberhaze and more.
....Volume 13 - Full Length

Skyhaze
Relaxed ambient experimental sounds.
....Anthology : 2005 - 2006 - Double Full Length

sleepmakeswaves
Driving instrumental epic post-rock with a Southern Hemispherian twinge
....sleepmakeswaves - Demo EP
....In Today Already Walks Tomorrow - EP
....sleepmakeswaves / Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - Split LP

Stellardrive
Instrumental noisy post-rock band from France.
....ERS-1 - EP
....ERS-2 - EP
....ERS-3 - EP

Stray Borders
Post-Rock influenced Alternative Rock from Wales via Chicago (though not literally - bonus points for people who get the references....).
....Deletive Expleted - EP

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
Complex jazz-influenced progressive-math-metal from Australia. Highly recommended for those who want to have their listening experience challenged.
....Tiny Fragments - EP
....sleepmakeswaves / Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - Split LP

The Shy Trafficker
Instrumental indie-jazz-rock three piece that build thematic “songs within a song” based around rhythmic complexity.
....Hard Fought, Found Thought - Full Length

This Is My Normal State
A gorgeous Bristol-based band, layering beautiful and ethereal vocals over a stunning post-rock backdrop.
....Angel Falls ++ - EP

Time.Space.Repeat
Predominantly Instrumental, Shoegazing, Ambient, Space Rock. Which makes as much sense as they do but thankfully the music is a lot more co-ordinated!
....Early Transmissions - Full Length

Transit
Guitar lead instrumental rock influenced by a passion for nature, emotions and all kinds of music.
....Harmattan - Demo EP
....Broadleaves vs Conifers - EP

wecollectskies
A powerful, dramatic and an emotional blend of sweeping pianos and Glitch loops, mixing a classical style with technical progressive music.
....In Light Passing - EP
....These Stars, Our Flame - EP
....Adventures of the Lost - Full Length

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Saintseneca, Saintseneca EP

Nov 18 2009, 17h06 por PeteLanceley

Saintseneca, indie folk band from Columbus, OHIO released their Saintseneca EP on Paper Brigade in September.

More info + review on the blog.

http://thismusicwins.blogspot.com/2009/11/saintseneca-saintseneca-ep.html

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The Drums

Nov 17 2009, 17h40 por PeteLanceley

The Drums

NYC based indie/surf/dance band, confirmed on next years NME tour.

on the blog @ http://thismusicwins.blogspot.com/2009/11/drums.html

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von68 - man or machine? All full lenght listening and free downloads!

Abr 30 2009, 18h03 por Drums68

Music made in PC's with various waves and loops and on Playstations!
By Gert Breitenkamp

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Best Coast

Nov 15 2009, 12h13 por PeteLanceley

Best Coast aka Bethany Cosentino, formerly of Bethany Sharayah and Pocahaunted, has formed a new lo-fi garage pop band, produced by lewis pesacov of Fool's Gold.

More on the blog.

http://thismusicwins.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-coast.html

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Stray Ghost's "Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise" Released

Nov 14 2009, 11h33 por Hidden_Shoal

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise, the new EP by English ambient drone architect Stray Ghost.

On his latest EP, Anthony Saggers works his magic in reverse. Rather than begin at the bottom, exploring the depths of melancholy, Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise is dominated by waves of rich, major-key chords, which seem to be simultaneously advancing and receding, suspending the listener. It is perhaps one of the most light-filled and hopeful of the Stray Ghost releases thus far. However, Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise is still frayed at the edges and cut through with vulnerability. Although reinforced by glowing, enveloping drones, there’s ever the sense that everything is about to fall apart – albeit beautifully.

Ten-minute opener ‘La Belle Semaine’ blossoms into life with wavering Mellotrons and blankets of rich synths. Halfway through, the music begins to disappear, before shimmering back into life with a tremolo pulse. Shorter centrepiece ‘Au Revoir à la Belle Semaine’ reprises the wavering Mellotron, but fractured by metallic tones and distant ringing. Finally, ‘Réminiscences Et Rêves De Beauté’ takes all the elements of the preceding tracks, aerates them, then sends the tape loop disintegrating into nothingness across another ten spellbinding minutes.

“Of all the daring new punks giving old ambient stalwarts a run for their money, Saggers is at the top of the heap, a prime example of the refreshing and beautiful ambient renaissance of the past few years” – Jack Britton, The Silent Ballet

Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise is the first in a special new series of digital-only releases by Hidden Shoal Recordings. The EP is available now in all digital formats, including lossless. For all availability information, visit the Hidden Shoal Store. The release of Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise is a precursor to the epic full-length reply to Stray Ghost's 2008 masterpiece Losthilde, to be released by Hidden Shoal on January 27th, 2010.

Read a full press release here.

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Benevento/Russo Duo :: Fall 2009

Nov 13 2009, 5h34 por orgwell

Benevento/Russo Duo

Sat, Nov. 7th '09; Baltimore, MD (The 8x10)

I just got home from a four-show run with The Duo, my first time seeing them in two years [since 11/4/07 in Greensboro, NC (The Flying Anvil)]. I'm fairly certain they haven't played this region (mid-Atlantic East Coast) since then, with most of that time spent apart, to invest in solo-efforts & side-projects. Marco's released a string of solo albums, while Joe has been sitting in & touring with groups such as Further, and Younger Brother (live band).

I recall reading somewhere recently that they felt pigeonholed by their somewhat meteoric rise to success as a result of numerous tours with Phish bassist Mike Gordon ('04-'06), and one with both Mike & guitarist Trey Anastasio (summer '06). While touring success and merely being able to float above water are always desirable, breaking through rather unexpectedly can bring a band certain elements that they may not have intended, or even appreciated.

I have always loved Duo crowds. They remind me of older Medeski Martin & Wood crowds, not only because of the quasi-similarity of the groups' music, but mainly in the eclectic blend of personality & dress. But toward the end of 2006, The Duo drew a much higher proportion of tie-dye shirts, dreadlocks, and general skunk-stink, as Phish was still on hiatus, and tour kids needed something else to fill in the gap. Additionally, MMW has significantly mellowed their sound in the past four years, and acid-jazz-funk addicts have been jonesing for something else to lull the fiend. One particular show show in 2007 fit this headier crowd-stereotype to a T, the AllGood Music Festival in West Virginia -- their time-slot on the adjacent second stage sandwiched between semi-late-night between Dead-esque dream-scapists Bob Weir & Ratdog, and electro-trance-funk quintet Sts9.

It was supposedly the rise to scene-stardom, and related shift in crowd-personality, that partially impelled The Duo to take some time off, and apart. Marco released three albums: Live At Tonic, Invisible Baby, and Me Not Me. Joe has played at least two small tours with psytrance electronic duo Younger Brother in their live-band iteration (also including The Disco Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein, and Brothers Past guitarist Tom Hamilton). Both members have done numerous solo-outfit residencies, along with the occasional performance by their Led Zeppelin instrumental tribute outfit Bustle In Your Hedgerow (also including Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz, and guitarist Scott Metzger). Time off indeed.

Thankfully Joe & Marco have come back together for this short stint down the East Coast toward Bear Creek Music Festival in Florida. While this same article (mentioned above) described an artist's need to diversify in order to avoid both boredom & burnout, I'm very glad they eventually remembered their longtime fans. [I met a guy at their show in Boone, NC on Mon. 11/9/09 who's been seeing them since 2003 -- mad old-school cred, Wes!] While they did a four-show run in Colorado this summer (including High Sierra Music Festival, I believe), this doesn't do many of their easterly fans any good. Seeing as it had been two years since I last got the opportunity to catch 'em, and who knows when they might decide to tour again, I decided to do a four-show stretch in my region: Baltimore, MD; Boone, NC; Asheville, NC; and Raleigh, NC (my first time in each venue).

I had just recently done a similar run with Sts9, and the differences were vast. STS9 is a lot bigger than they were when I started seeing them (early '06), and there could've easily been 1,000 people at each recent show, if not more (especially on Halloween at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN -- probably more than 2,000). There might've been an absolute maximum of 150 at each Duo show in NC this week, with maybe 300 in Baltimore. I recalling becoming aware at many a moment how intimate these shows were, how close you could get to the stage, and how intricately one could observe the Duo's minute instrument-interactions. All of these have been lost at STS9 shows, while certainly gaining in the general crowd-intensity/energy department.

I regularly had the inclination that I was one of only few in attendance at these shows (The Duo) who was very familiar with the band & their songs. This doesn't necessarily mean anything, except perhaps that I was regularly going apeshit, dancing my fucking face off, and occasionally felt slightly chagrined that I was impeding upon those around me. However, the boys need to know that their crowds are feelin' it, right? I was also hoping that my energy would rub off on those around me, that I might be a good mentor for those only attending a Duo show for their first time. I take all of this to mean that this group is still relatively unknown. If they can play in relative hotbeds of musical tourism and still not sell-out such small venues, then I must've lucked out by discovering them early enough, or that they might be in enough of their own specialized niche to not easily appeal to the greater masses, such as Sts9 has appeared to have done in the last few years.

Unfortunately for me, the setlists were quite similar from night to night. Standards such as Becky, Sunny's Song, and Play Pause Stop have to make a ubiquitous appearance each night (to appeal to those newly introduced to the group or those not seeing them multiple nights in a row), while I found that the more impressive moments came in the randomly inserted jams that occasionally reared their rip-your-face-off heads:

Example #1 [Sat, Nov. 7th '09; Baltimore, MD (The 8x10)]
This one guy was occasionally yelling out "Moby Dick" (as they occasionally do this, especially as Bustle In Your Hedgerow). Another guy nearby yelled out "Rush" (I've seen them do Xanadu before -- 6/27/06 Asheville, NC w/Mike Gordon), and then a guy yelled "PLAY Tom Sawyer NOW." So they did. ..segue'd into Moby Dick, into When the Levee Breaks, into Smells Like Teen Spirit. Fucking insane. The energy in the room was through the roof. Great way to end the set (pre-encore).

Example #2 [Tues, Nov. 10th '09; Asheville, NC (The Garage at Biltmore)]
A regular Duo fan will know that they occasionally cover Radiohead, with Myxomatosis being the more regular one. They followed a monster version of Mephisto with a powerful Myxomatosis, the ends of which sandwiched (I think) two other Radiohead tracks from In Rainbows: Videotape, and another for which I couldn't recall the title. Once again, great way to end the main set.

If any recordings come to light (I recall seeing audience mics in Raleigh), I'd recommend 11/10/09, Asheville NC (The Garage at Biltmore) first & foremost among the shows that I caught. Despite an extended technical difficulty on Marco's part at the very beginning (cut off the very end of show-opener Play Pause Stop), it had the best, most consistent solid energy the whole way throughout, in addition to (most likely) my favorite venue of the four (very quirky setup).

Setlists: (as best I could)

11/7/09 Baltimore, MD (The 8x10)

Main Set:
1. Sunny's Song
2. Play Pause Stop
3. Becky (long jam the middle)
4. Walking, Running, Viking
5. (new/unknown)
6. Echo Park >
7. (the name escapes me)
8. Say Yes (newer cover by a band called Afternoons)
9. Soba
10. Hate Frame
11. 9x9
12. Tom Sawyer >
13. Moby Dick >
14. When the Levee Breaks >
15. Smells Like Teen Spirit

Encore:
1. (the name escapes me)

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11/9/09 Boone, NC (Boone Saloon)

Main Set:
1. (new/unknown)
2. (new/unknown)
3. Becky
4. Echo Park
5. Best Reason to Buy the Sun
6. Sunny's Song
7. Play Pause Stop
8. (new/unknown)
9. Say Yes (newer cover by a band called Afternoons)
10. Soba
11. Something for Rockets
12. Big Whopper

Encore:
1. Paranoid Android

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11/10/09 Asheville, NC (The Garage at Biltmore)

Main Set:
1. Play Pause Stop [extended technical difficulties (Marco)]
2. Becky
3. Sunny's Song
4. Best Reason to Buy the Sun
5. Soba
6. (new/unknown)
7. Walking, Running, Viking
8. (the name escapes me)
9. My Pet Goat
10. Mephisto (Whole Lotta Love jam?)
11. Myxomatosis >
12. Videotape >
13. (other In Rainbows track) >
14. Myxomatosis

Encore:
1. Vortex

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11/11/09 Raleigh, NC (The Pour House)

Main Set:
1. Play Pause Stop
2. Sunny's Song
3. (new/unknown)
4. (new/unknown)
5. Becky
6. Soba
7. Best Reason to Buy the Sun
8. Echo Park
9. Walking, Running, Viking
10. 9x9
11. Welcome Red
12. My Pet Goat

Encore:
1. Say Yes (newer cover by a band called Afternoons)

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Other notes:

The band brought along a light-designer for this tour, the first time I have seen them do this, to my recollection. Jay did a great job, utilizing a variety of different video-smooshing. Think of a myriad of Photoshop filters applied to video, often pasting some on top of others, and occasionally shooting live video of either Joe or Marco to integrate into the feed. Very enjoyable overall, adding another layer to their performances.

There was no merchandise for The Duo on the whole tour. I was highly surprised by this, as they are probably the largest group I have seen not have merch for sale.

Each show was opened by Sean Bones, of Brooklyn, NY. A four-piece, they were primarily reggae, but with a slight indie/electronic element. I felt that their genre was almost too distinct from The Duo's to provide an appropriate opener, but kudos to the boys for having them along. Not to my taste overall, but then, I'm not a huge fan of reggae.
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30 questions about my 30 overall top artists

Nov 13 2009, 19h32 por Vilejose

1. How did you get into 29?
Calle 13 - Radio, TV, etc...

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Municipal Waste - Pre-game

How many albums by 13 do you own?
東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ - None =(.

4. What is your favorite song by 15?
Mumakil - I'd say... IV

5. What is your favorite song by 5?
Metric - Gimme Sympathy

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Pink Floyd - Ohh yes... Shine on You Crazy Diamond

7. What is your favorite song by 10?
Ben Folds - Probably... Zak and Sara

8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Nach - Pfff, none, hahaha.

9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Explosions in the Sky - All of them :).

10. How many times have you seen 25 live?
Ska-P Never =(. i was going to see them... But the show got cancelled.

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
dälek - Swollen Tongue Bums

12. What is your favorite album by 11?
M83 - Saturdays = Youth

13. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Porcupine Tree - Mr. Steven Wilson

14. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Death - =(

15. What is a good memory involving 27?
Neil Perry - Dunno, everything *__*.

16. What is your favorite song by 16?
Mono - Mmh... I'd say... Follow The Map ... But i can't really decide.

17. What is your favorite album by 18?
Sigur Rós - ( )

18. What is your favorite song by 21?
Cynic - Evolutionary Sleeper

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Paramore - That's What You Get

20. What is your favorite album by 2?
NOFX - The Decline

21. What is you favorite song by 3?
dredg - This is a though one... I'll go for Same O'l Road

22. What is you favorite song by 8?
The Gathering - You Learn About It

23. How many times have you seen 17 live?
dälek - Never.

24. What is the worst song by 12?
Emperor - Unexistent.

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Textures - Old Days Born Anew

26. What is you favorite album by 7?
Lily Allen - Alright, Still

27. What is your favorite song by 24?
God Is an Astronaut - Post Mortem

28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Textures - Awake

29. What is your favorite album by 4?
Napalm Death - Scum

30. How many albums do you own by 20?
Pg.99 - None :(.

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Introducing.. Holly Miranda

Nov 12 2009, 18h06 por PeteLanceley

Holly Miranda - Waves

Dreamy NYC indie on tour with The xx, Wild Beastsand Friendly Fires.

on the blog.

http://thismusicwins.blogspot.com/2009/11/introducing-holly-miranda.html

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Wes Willenbring's "Close, But Not Too Close" Official Release

Nov 11 2009, 23h36 por Hidden_Shoal

Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the official release of the eagerly awaited sophomore album by American post-ambient craftsman Wes Willenbring.

Close, But Not Too Close sees Willenbring develop on the gorgeous palette of tones explored on acclaimed debut Somewhere, Someone Else. As with Willenbring’s debut, Close, But Not Too Close is all about time in both it’s broadest and most discrete sense. There is a deliberation present in it’s composition that makes for a level of engagement far beyond any easy notion of what ambient music is or should be.

The album opens with the elegiac organ drones of ‘I’m Looking Forward To Your Funeral’, immediately setting the scene for this shadow filled, introspective, eight-song opus. The track showcases Willenbring’s masterful balance of passage and destination. The wonderfully received single ‘Oh, Most’ is submerged in icy washes of guitar, under which piano and bass meet in a rhythmic valium struggle. A plaintive cyclical piano line leads ‘My Ghostly Fingers’ before being joined by vacillating Mellotron flute lines as if Satie had fallen to dream. The classical guitar lines in ‘The Burrow’ literally dig into your subconscious, from where a warm yet unearthly Mellotron acts as a kind of embrocation. ‘For All The Strays’ would have sounded perfectly at home on Willenbring’s debut with it’s dry, pure electric guitar tones, delicately placed piano chords in the foreground and smears of drone threatening in the distance. This bridging of melody and texture, of form and formlessness, time and time again draws the listener into territory that is at once unknown yet intimately familiar – a place that is as marked by notions of transformation as it is by melancholy.

“Absolutely gorgeous. Dreamy dark meandering melancholia for fans of Stars of the Lid, Eluvium, Dead Texan, Tim Hecker, Godspeed and other purveyors of darkly dramatic, abstract moody minimalism” – Aquarius Records on Somewhere Someone Else

Close, But Not Too Close is now available on CD and in all digital formats (including lossless). The CD is distributed through n5Mailorder in the US, Asia and Europe and through Hidden Shoal Distribution in Australia. Check the Hidden Shoal Store for all availability info. Read a full press release here.

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