An eclectic selection which verges on the quixotic this week with
tracks from France, North Carolina, Brooklyn, Denmark, Florida, and
Newfoundland.
I can't imagine how long the old rail carriage has been on sat by
the farm track but it has somethow survived and even has the ivy
trimmed each year!
A l'ombre des palmiers - Tahigo
(Rouen, France)
We are four. We are friends for 20 years. We are french... And WE
WANT TO JUMP ON STAGE WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD !!!
Après la séparation de Muffin Kriska en mars 2007, trois de ses
membres décidèrent de former un nouveau groupe.
A l'époque, pas de nom, pas de chanteur ni de bassiste, mais une
réelle envie chez Charly (Guitariste soliste), Boulle (Guitariste
Rythmique) et Tom (Batterie) de se lancer dans quelque chose de
beaucoup plus punk, tout en restant festif.
www.myspace.com/tahigo
Modern World - David Wilcox
(Asheville, NC, USA)
David Wilcox's
Open Hand
was recorded in 7 days from start to finish in December 2008 on 2
inch 16 track analog tape. No computer tricks were used, all of the
songs on this release were recorded live, just 4 human beings
playing music together. Very minimal overdubs were used, so most
all of what you hear is exactly as it was played together by David
and the other musicians live. Dan Phelps produced and played guitar
and keyboard, Jon Evans: bass guitar and upright bass, James
McAlister: drums and percussion.
www.davidwilcox.com/
www.myspace.com/davidwilcoxsite
Beatbox gospel lesson interlude -
Stouffi the Stouves (Lille, France)
From the album
Madness on
Jamendo.
Follows on from last week's final track from Eclectek
www.myspace.com/eclectekofficiel
www.jamendo.com/en/album/37759
Cheerio! -
Hollands (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Hollands is multi-instrumentalist John-Paul Norpoth and violinist
Jannina Barefield. Together, they formed in February 2008 in
Washington Heights, New York. Norpoth, formerly the co-lead of
NYC-based Butane Variations, is the son of a classical flautist
while Barefield is the daughter of Detroit based avant-garde jazz
guitarist Spencer Barefield. Together, they combine fuzzy Flaming
Lips guitars with Martin-esque orchestral arrangements and
traditional folk nods to the Paul Simon's and the Grateful Dead's
of years past
At times, Hollands sounds like a simple folk duo, plaintive and
gentle, soft and free. At others, the band performs as a loud,
brash, orchestral rock ensemble; employing cello, organs,
synthesizers, electric and acoustic violins. In other words,
they'll explore any means necessary to realize the most honest
atmosphere and capture the diversity of each song.
www.hollandsss.com
www.myspace.com/hollandsss
Mistral Moon - Syntaks
(Denmark)
Syntaks'
Mistral Moon EP
is a free taste of the Danish duo's upcoming full-length
Ylajali (November 3rd on
Ghostly), comprising two tracks of Syntaks' densely layered ambient
pop.
Syntaks' songs are textural epics in miniature, meticulously
detailed shoegaze symphonies built from Anna Cecilia's wordless
vocalizations and Jakob Skott's breathtaking production. "Sudden
Dream" grows from a puddle of Cecilia's molten coos to a towering
climax worthy of M83's overdriven majesty; "Mistral Moon
(Illuminated Version)" presents a slightly sweetened rendition of
the Ylajali standout, matching a triumphant melody and heavy-footed
beat with distant stutters of distortion and oceans of atmospheric
rumblings. To call Syntaks' music "cinematic" would be an
understatement—with the Mistral Moon EP, the experience is as
visceral and surreal as a sunrise.
ghostly.com/artists/syntaks
www.myspace.com/syntaks
Take out the trash - Neal Fox
(Florida, USA)
Composer/performer/multimedia artist. Recording artist on Polydor,
RCA and Columbia. Co-scored 2 of the Killer Tomatoes movies.
Neal has some fine videos via his beautifully crafted site.
www.wireduck.com/
www.myspace.com/nealfox
Bees and
Flowers / Joe Smallwood & Raindrops - Duane Andrews (St
John's, NL, Canada)
Heavily influenced by the brilliance of early twentieth century
French Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, Duane Andrews' unique
blend of jazz and traditional Newfoundland folk music is
consistently recognised by both industry and fans with awards and
accolades.
Duane's music is undergoing something of a transformation from
being rooted firmly in the Django Reinhardt school of gypsy jazz
and Newfoundland folk with its influences from Scotland to another
layering involving chamber orchestra . Duane is one seriously
dedicated musician. Now a 10 minute mini documentary about Duane is
on YouTube at
http://tinyurl.com/yz615dk
Escape for 10 minutes to the wild coast of Newfoundland, hear
some great music and get an insight into a fine musician.
www.duaneandrews.ca
www.myspace.com/duaneandrews
Ungrateful men - Grace Valhalla
(Nancy, France)
It is ages since I played a Grace Valhalla track. Here it is. From
her masterly album
Peak on
Jamendo.
Description by MadCat:
"Grace Valhalla has been producing
music on her computer for two years. Recently she put them on
Jamendo sharing them as creative commons. She says about herself,
that she is far from being professional and just wanted to produce
something she likes to listen to. And expresses the hope of
progression through passion.
She faces the same fate as many women
producing music: no one believes she produced it. Of the two albums
she produced the first Grace Valhalla - psychopathethic is more a
rock album while the latter Grace Valhalla - PEAK~ is clearly
electronic. Both containing calmed down nearly melancholic music.
Wire is a mix between the two first albums"
http://gracevalhalla.hautetfort.com
www.myspace.com/gracevalhalla
www.jamendo.com/en/album/2162
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