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  • New Album - January 31 - 2012

    17 jan 2012, 04:34 av sofiatalvik

    The Owls Are Not What They Seem

    2011 was a busy year for me. I worked hard to get an artist visa to the US, preparing for a tour that might go on for as long as two years. At the same time I wrote and recorded a new album. Now that I’ve landed in my tour in the US it’s also time for my new album to land. "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" is a collection of 12 new songs.



    Pre-orders are available here:
    The Owls Are Not What They Seem


    My musical journey started out in 2004 when I recorded Blue Moon and me and my musicians all gathered in a basement studio in Stockholm recording acoustically and almost all the instruments at the same time. After that I tried a more common way of recording in layers, adding instruments upon instruments. For my third album I hired a producer, Tobias Fröberg and for my fourth album Florida i experimented with a bigger soundscape with more drums than I had ever used before.

    For "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" I went back to basics. After having done an acoustic solo tour for my album Florida Acoustic in 2010 I felt I was in my best element when I was playing and singing at the same time without the restrains of headphones and click-tracks. So I decided to make an ablum that was the essence of that me. Just something I could record in my bedroom without the pressure of a big production, time and opinions from others.

    All the songs on "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" are recorded that way. Me - playing and singing at the same time, then sparsely adding other instruments to enhance and highlight where I thought it was needed. My goal was to keep it down and make an acoustic album with a live, organic feel to it. I had no interest in changing the world or inventing something new. I just wanted to make a beautiful acoustic album.

    /Sofia Talvik
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  • New GLM mix featuring Lo-Phi (iN)Sect Records

    16 jan 2012, 16:44 av jwRADIO1

    The third limited edition cassette/LP in celebration of Exploded Drawing's first anniversary has just been released on (iN)Sect Records by Justin Long a.k.a Lo Phi called Slamma Jamma. The project primarily moves between expositions of various hip-hop styles with slinky bass grooves like, the 90's reminiscent bumps, and the the funk-influenced bumps. In honor of this release, Exploded Drawing and the (iN) bring you the third podcast mix for Groove Loves Melody called "Slamma Jamma Mix" and you can groove to that right now! Here's the tracklist:

    Here's the tracklist:

    All Sounds Intro - Lo Phi
    The Politics of Making Up Your Mind - soundfounder x Lo Phi
    Medicated (WVHNDSLKCLDS ReMiX) - Lo Phi
    Strangest Secret - NickNack
    8pt Agenda - Herbaliser ft Latyrx
    Hall Pass - Kydd Jones ft Yelawolf Prod By ABT
    Try it Again - DeeRaiL x Lo Phi
    FUNK_3482 - KONE ft SelfSays
    Sex Clock - Butcher Bear
    Are you... Can you... Were you (Felt) - Shabazz Palaces
    Jungle - Kydd Jones Prod By H+
    RocketShip (Thomax ReMiX) - OneBeLo
    Sprout - Solar Shield
    All Same - Kinder
    No Matter (Level Up Mix) - >The Locksmiths
    Truck Stop Love - Lo Phi
    RTNYPO O3 - Ntropy
    Handclapping Song - The Meters

    Here's the mix for download.
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  • VOTE IN THE ROBER AWARDS 2011 FILM POLL

    8 jan 2012, 20:06 av roberawards

    The 2011 Rober Awards Music Poll is now open and you are cordially invited to cast your vote @ http://roberawards.com/2011-music-poll/

    And Check our Spotify Nominations Playlist : http://open.spotify.com/user/datacrusher/playlist/3PGPmPASFwrDIlfH7KoESO


    The music polls will be closing on January the 31st.

    NOMINATIONS TALLY:


    6 Nominations:

    PJ HARVEY

    6 Nominations:

    JAMES BLAKE

    4 Nominations:

    BON IVER
    DESTROYER
    SHABAZZ PALACES

    3 Nominations:

    CLAMS CASINO
    FRANK OCEAN
    NICOLAS JAAR
    REAL ESTATE
    ST. VINCENT
    THE WEEKND
    TUNE-YARDS

    2 Nominations:

    A$AP ROCKY
    AZALEIA BANKS
    BEASTIE BOYS
    BEYONCE
    COLIN STETSON
    DRAKE
    DUM DUM GIRLS
    FRIENDS
    GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX
    GILLIAN WELCH
    KANYE WEST & JAY-Z
    KATE BUSH
    KING KRULE
    LANA DEL REY
    SBTRKT
    TOM WAITS
    ZOMBY

    etc...
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  • VOTE IN THE 2011 ROBER AWARDS MUSIC POLL

    8 jan 2012, 20:01 av roberawards

    The 2011 Rober Awards Music Poll is now open and you are cordially invited to cast your vote @ http://roberawards.com/2011-music-poll/

    Check our Spotify Nominations Playlist : http://open.spotify.com/user/datacrusher/playlist/3PGPmPASFwrDIlfH7KoESO


    The music polls will be closing on January the 31st.

    NOMINATIONS TALLY:


    6 Nominations:

    PJ HARVEY

    6 Nominations:

    JAMES BLAKE

    4 Nominations:

    BON IVER
    DESTROYER
    SHABAZZ PALACES

    3 Nominations:

    CLAMS CASINO
    FRANK OCEAN
    NICOLAS JAAR
    REAL ESTATE
    ST. VINCENT
    THE WEEKND
    TUNE-YARDS

    2 Nominations:

    A$AP ROCKY
    AZALEIA BANKS
    BEASTIE BOYS
    BEYONCE
    COLIN STETSON
    DRAKE
    DUM DUM GIRLS
    FRIENDS
    GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX
    GILLIAN WELCH
    KANYE WEST & JAY-Z
    KATE BUSH
    KING KRULE
    LANA DEL REY
    SBTRKT
    TOM WAITS
    ZOMBY

    etc...
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  • Wind Through the Window by MAX AND THE WILD THINGS

    20 dec 2011, 20:33 av wildthingsmusic

    View Max and the Wild Things new video for Wind Through the Window

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  • NAVEL: Limited Edition LP NEO NOIR XXX/500

    13 dec 2011, 20:17 av fischyou

    Heya!

    NAVEL NEO NOIR Limited Edition LP NEO NOIR 1/500 - 499/500
    NAVEL's album NEO NOIR comes in an exclusively limited edition of 500, each hand-numbered 001/500 to 499/500, black vinyl. Order direct from NAVEL.
    Schweiz: 15 € entspricht rund 22 CHF.

    Check on BandCamp Record Store (incl. back catalogue)
    NAVEL Bandcamp

    Navel Neo Noir
    Speedbox
    Black Days

    etc.

    thanks and enjoy loud

    NAVEL
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  • Desert Island Dicks & Where Woodwose Walk — "Clearance Sale" (AMP009)

    5 dec 2011, 17:44 av tom_dissonance

    Clearance Sale, the new album from Desert Island Dicks and Where Woodwose Walk, sees the two noise groups reflecting on the ongoing global financial crisis that started in the late 2000s.

    Across ten tracks (including one collaboration) named after British retail chains that went into administration following the crisis, the two groups use noise, drones, field recordings, sampling and live instrumentation to explore connections between the current malaise and the Great Depression of the 1930s.



    Train sounds, Cisco Houston, news reports, Woolworths, Zavvi, "Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime?", corporate malfeasance and T.S. Eliot all come together for the first time in what critics are already calling "Capitalist Realism in a disused arms factory".

    The album is available from Amoebic Industries as pay-what-you-want digital download or CDr priced at £3 plus p&p. The two groups have pledged to make an accompanying follow-up album in the event of a double-dip recession.



    Desert Island Dicks are an anonymous international plunderphonic noise collective. No-one is certain who is in the group nor even how many of them there are. Their 2009 album The Shades of Jazz to Come was named in Marina Rosenfeld and Raz Mesinai's "Top 15 Albums of 2009" list in The Wire.

    Where Woodwose Walk is the one-man project of Brighton, UK resident Arran Jones. When not composing, he enjoys allotment gardening, snail collecting and incorrect music.



    Amoebic Industries is a jenky DIY label based out of a Glasgow flat. They have released records by 30KB, Aurist and Desert Island Dicks.

    (p&p for physical copies:
    UK: +50p
    EU: +£1.00
    elsewhere: + £1.50)

    01. Woolworths
    02. Rosebys
    03. USC
    04. Viyella
    05. Zavvi
    06. MFI Group
    07. Waterford Wedgwood (sucking the pennies)
    08. Land of Leather (needs cow bell)
    09. Olan Mills
    10. Whittard of Chelsea
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  • Vote For Your Favorite Summer Session of 2011

    31 okt 2011, 19:05 av Bryanrecommends

    All summer long, each week, we featured an artist in our Last.fm Discover s series. Now we’d like you to use your thoughts and your mouse to vote for the best session. To refresh your eyes & ears click thru to watch all of the sessions then make your choice. Last year’s winners were We Are Scientists, so take your time and help name this year’s winners!


    Scroll on down and check out the 13 Summer Sessions, check them out, and then cast your vote.

    Oh, and if you’re sharing this on Twitter or Facebook; do us a solid; tag it #summersessions and tell your friends as well!

    VOTE HERE




    Summer Session 2011 List
    Polock
    The Postelles
    Matt Nathanson
    Funeral Party
    Edens Edge
    The Felice Brothers
    Twin Shadow
    Deluka
    Company Of Thieves
    AWOLNATION
    Alberta Cross
    Cults
    Mona
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  • Night #2 At CMJ 2011: Motopony, We Were Promised Jetpacks & The Wombats

    27 okt 2011, 18:13 av Bryanrecommends



    More than the challenge of trying to see all the bands you want to see in any given night at the CMJ Music Marathon, we all went into tonight knowing we’d be dealing with the rain on this Wednesday night.

    Starting out the night at The Bowery Ballroom to check out Motopony who were on the same early bill, where Viva Brother were headlining. These two bands are currently touring together as well. The Seattle, WA band put on a great set, highlighted by the intense stage presence of lead singer Daniel Blue. Their self-titled debut album is out now. Watch for them to hit the road with Company Of Thieves and any other shows by going to their website. This is a good time to plug Company Of Thieves if you’d like to check out their Last.fm Discover Summer Session right here. Motopony has also toured with the legend himself, Daniel Johnston! They’ve also done dates with another band who have done a session at our studio, Sam Roberts Band. See that session here. We realized if we were going to make it over to The Mercury Lounge to see the next show on our list, We’d have to leave soon. But first, a quick hello to the guys in Viva Brother, who also did a Discover session, and a chat with club manager Frank Bango. We walk out of the club, and luckily the rain is not too heavy. Off to The Mercury Lounge it is!



    Read more: Night #2 At CMJ 2011: Motopony, We Were Promised Jetpacks & The Wombats Review & Photo Galleries HERE
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  • Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival

    27 okt 2011, 14:58 av Bryanrecommends



    Every city worth its chops as a center for the arts has its own music festival – Chicago has Lollapalooza and Pitchfork, Austin has Austin City Limits and SXSW, Los Angeles has Coachella and New York has CMJ. Each of these shows are reflective of the culture of the city, none more so than CMJ.

    is different from your standard music festival in that it’s not one big event in a single large area, but rather ton of small events that take place in venues all over the city. The experience is something distinctly “,” hopping from place to place seeing as many different shows as you can in a single night.

    It can be exhausting, but the effort is well worth it because along the way you’re sure to see and experience many different parts of the city. New York is a city of exploration. With so many different types of people packed into a relatively small space, there is an infinite amount of places to discover. You never know what you’re going to find when travelling around the city, and so by checking out all these shows you’re bound to encounter interesting things – whether it’s the venue the band is playing at, the bar around the corner that you get a beer at afterward the show or maybe a store you stop at on the way there.

    CMJ itself is reflective of this atmosphere of discovery. It is the premier event for seeing up and coming bands. Anyone who is trying to make it as a musician plays at CMJ. It is THE place to see bands before they blow up. Next year, many of the groups that you see playing in some packed tiny bar will be playing huge venues with thousands of people in attendance.

    With hundreds of artists performing all over the city, it’s impossible to see everything. The best thing to do is take a look at the schedule and figure out a plan of attack.

    To get you started we’ve got a track by rising Brooklyn pop star Class Actresswho played shows with the Carpark/Paw Tracks, Blue Flowers and Puma/SPIN showcases and one by Delicate Steve who played at the Stereogum/PopGun showcase and at DROM.



    Grab a free song from Delicate Steve on MP3.com

    Grab a free song from Class Actress from MP3.com

    The entire week of CMJ MP3.com and Last.fm/discover were on the scene at tons of CMJ shows and posting tons of free music, photos, reviews & exclusive interviews. Dig deep and check out all of our coverage!

    Read more: Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival
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