Aug 27, 2008
Harvest at last - been delayed by dreadful wet weather. The
neighbours are out with their combines, tractors and trailers
getting what they can from the fields around the farm. In fact, a
track up to some fields passes right behind the barn, as you'll
hear!
Love me when I leave - The
Dares (Whittier, CA, USA)
When most bands tell you they've had to "grow up in public,"
they're talking about getting pushed into the spotlight before
they've had a chance to find their voice. But for Whittier,
California, trio The Dares, who started playing when twin brothers
and co-founders Ben (guitar/lead vocals) and Matt (drums/vocals)
Peterson were all of 8 years old, the idea was a bit more literal.
These boys-to-men literally grew up in public, forming a band when
their peers were still dabbling in youth-league sports and landing
a major-label contract with Jive Records before they"d even
finished high school. Today, as the trio's powerhouse spin on
pop-punk tradition is making clear, The Dares are ready and able to
grow even bigger.
www.thedares.com/
www.myspace.com/thedares
Define yourself - Peter
Greenstone (Austin, Texas, USA)
Peter Greenstone is one of the relatively small section of artists
that I consider to be worthy of featuring on the show from time to
time.
He is an independent musician, a singer/songwriter producing his
own sound from his home studio in Austin, Texas. Freely stepping
across and often defying genres, Peter mixes acoustic and synthetic
sounds and tones to create an atmosphere in his music that is
sometimes surreal, sometimes haunting, sometimes whimsical, but
always personal. You can buy his album of the same name (Broken
Symmetries) or any individual track through his site.
www.petergreenstone.com/
Thanks for letting a few other folks know about SnC - it is showing
in the download stats. I'm not obsessed by numbers but it is
gratifying to see the audience grow.
Leave the Borough - The Soor
Plooms (Salisbury, UK) [Jamendo]
"Rural Rhesus Negative Electro Pop Punk Trash"
Named after a type of Scottish boiled sweet, the Soor Plooms are an
electro pop-punk group based in Salisbury, UK. They are led by
multi-instrumentalist Glenn Ploom and were established in January
2007.
The Soor Plooms" music features analogue synthesizer and drum
machine
sounds from vintage models such as the ARP Odysey, ARP 2600 and
Roland CR-78.
A debut double A-side single (Leave the Borough/Meet you at the
Assizes) was released in January 2008 and is available from Jamendo
at www.jamendo.com/en/artist/The_Soor_Plooms.
A follow up single (We are the lean Men/Escape) was released in May
2008 and they can be downloaded from their MySpace.
Recorded at X-26 studios, Salisbury UK.
www.myspace.com/soorplooms
www.last.fm/music/the+soor+plooms
Aftermath - Twilight Dementia
(Washington DC, USA)
Twilight Dementia's music is a testament to the strength of
partnership and that the whole is often much more than the sum of
its parts. Their debut, self-titled album, Twilight Dementia, is a
bold and daring statement of purpose that demonstrates the group's
unwillingness to play anyone's game other than their own. The
Washington D.C. based duo's engrossingly atmospheric and ethereal
rock is the product of a duo that seemed destined to find each
other.
www.twilightdementia.com/
www.myspace.com/twilightdementia
"What if those heavy things cracked their
little brittle bones to the marrow?" - Voodoo
Economics (Philadelphia, USA)
From their album If::then::ininami
Alison Conard - vocals, keys, guitar, electroniques, production
Justin Gibbon - drums, electroniks, klang
Jeremy Prouty - bass, electronics, vocals
Justin and Alison were part of a now-defunct Portland band called
Episodic.
"Uneasy listening. This is a good thing."
"It's like...Dr. Seuss mixed with metal."
http://voodooeconomics.info/
www.myspace.com/voodooeconomics
Pete Cogle calls by to
explain benefits of AMP
(Association of Music Podcasting) for listeners.
www.musicpodcasting.org
Message from The Clerks
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!
ALL THE BEST FROM GERMANY!
AND MANY THX FOR SUPPORTING US ON YOUR SHOW!!!
ARE WE ABLE TO GET A COPIE, TO USE IT ON OUR WEBSITE???
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At the Movies
- Blue Swerver (Hackney, London, UK)
We spend baffling lengths of time glueing sorrowful lyrics, shy
trumpet, nimble jazz and glitchy electronica together in a refined
but still slightly cut and paste manner to form a sort of Chet
Baker meets Massive Attack by way of Paul Simon sound which strives
forward fuelled by the honesty of our intentions and a small quota
of smugness which acts as an adhesive…
I've been listening to the album all week and I promise the glue
works, this is intelligent song-writing, artful arrangement,
skillful performances and clean recording at its best.
Although slightly retro in its jazzy approach, this is very much
music of our time and could just catch on big-time. It deserves
to.
Track credits:
Guitar and Vocals - Adam Green
Electronics - Contrawise
Bass - Robin Grey
Drums - Joe Allen
Keys - Ben Oliver
Produced by Marc Specter and blueswerver
Engineered by Marc Specter and Robin Grey @ Sandy Lodge Studios
www.myspace.com/blueswerver
Contacts networks, webs and
memory
Some people from the increasingly distant past are clear in my mind
but have no context others have rich context but there's a hole at
the centre of the web, like a blind-spot, where I know there's a
strong connection but I can't see it right now.
Tasky - Blue Swerver
Are these childhood references culture specific - let me know.
www.myspace.com/blueswerver
Leave The Blues Behind - Kelly
Richey (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
As a teenager, Richey practiced guitar 12 hours a day. "I never set
it down,” she remembers. "I took it to school, I took it to the
kitchen table and if I took a walk it was strapped on." Now, when
she picks up her guitar, anyone within earshot is compelled to
listen. A working musician since her teens, she began her
professional career as a member of the Arista Records group
Stealin' Horses; in 1990 she formed The Kelly Richey Band, with
whom she has become both a national and international touring
artist.
Take a look at her videos on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/5orlu3
Since establishing her own label, Sweet Lucy Records, Richey has
released 10 albums and a live DVD, as both a solo artist and as The
Kelly Richey Band. As an extension of Sweet Lucy Records, she built
a studio where she records her own music and works with other
artists.
Richey's involvement with music goes way beyond recording and
performing. A longtime private guitar instructor, in 2003 Richey
began developing a Guitar Workshop and a Blues History program to
take into the schools.
Richey created Music for Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed
to music education in today's public schools; a variety of programs
offering live performances, lectures, and interactive participation
serve to facilitate learning opportunities for students while
keeping the history of American music alive and prospering.
www.kellyrichey.com
www.myspace.com/kellyrichey
My thanks to all the musicians and labels for their kind comments
on myspace and for making their music available.
Back next week probably from somewhere quite different. If you
can't wait (bet you can!) Pete Cogle hosted PC Podcast from the
Barn on Saturday and roped me in for a bit of conversation. You'll
find it on PC Podcast at http://pcpodcast.blogsome.com