RSSMix.com Mix ID 7131

Andycap - Our Direction (Original Mix)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:44:43 -0500

in post An email from Andycap. from DATA SAPIENS.

Jim James & Calexico - Goin' To Acapulco

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:44:06 -0500

in post Monsters of Folk Album Coming to Fruition from I Hope Your Ears Bleed.

Andycap - Shutter Up (Original Mix)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:43:49 -0500

in post An email from Andycap. from DATA SAPIENS.

Ice Palace - Pirate By Thirty

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:43:12 -0500

in post Quick Hits: Ice Palace from Pasta Primavera.

Ice Palace - Devils Tower

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:42:51 -0500

in post Quick Hits: Ice Palace from Pasta Primavera.

M. Ward - Helicopter

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:42:21 -0500

in post Monsters of Folk Album Coming to Fruition from I Hope Your Ears Bleed.

M. Ward, Conor Oberst & Jim James - chromewaves radio, Girl From The North Country

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:41:53 -0500

in post Monsters of Folk Album Coming to Fruition from I Hope Your Ears Bleed.

Air Shark

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:41:20 -0500

in post Phoreski from Russian Adults.

Wilco - Misunderstood

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:40:40 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Don McLean - American Pie

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:40:06 -0500

in post Moment of Zen: Happy Fourth of July Everyone! from Viva La Mainstream!.

Wilco - Hoodoo Voodoo

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:39:44 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:39:05 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Bull Black Nova

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:37:56 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - At Least That's What You Said

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:37:50 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Handshake Drugs

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:37:42 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:37:00 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Jesus, Etc

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:50 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - The Late Greats

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:44 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Company in My Back

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:22 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - You Never Know

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:16 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Hummingbird

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:10 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - One Wing

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:04 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Hate It Here

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:35:58 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Side With the Seeds

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:35:23 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Wilco (the song)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:35:15 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Im the Man Who Loves You

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:34:50 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Impossible Germany

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:34:11 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - California Stars

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:34:09 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

David Byrne and Brian Eno - David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones, David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones from the 2008 album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today on Todo Mundo.

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:33:58 -0500

in post David Byrne - Paramount Theater (Seattle, WA; Jun. 24, 2009) from melophobe - concert reviews and concert photos.

Wilco - Pot Kettle Black

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:49 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - Walken

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:33 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Wilco - You Are My Face

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:20 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Man/Miracle - Pushing and Shoving

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:00 -0500

in post Local Pairings: Man/Miracle - Pushing and Shoving / You've Got a Hold On Me 7" (paired w/ Serpentine, SF, CA) from musical pairings @ eating/sf.

Wilco - Shot in the Arm

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:31:13 -0500

in post Wilco (At Bonnaroo) from Indie Muse.

Galaxie 500 - Fourth Of July

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:28:57 -0500

in post When will you come home from Quick, Before It Melts..

They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government Live on XM

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:25:41 -0500

in post just watch the fireworks- john from Party Ends.

Joan Of Arc - god bless america

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:25:31 -0500

in post just watch the fireworks- john from Party Ends.

Still Life Still - 80s on TV

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:33:17 -0500

in post i(heart)music fest 2009 from i (heart) music.

The Lovely Feathers - Wrong Choice

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:32:45 -0500

in post i(heart)music fest 2009 from i (heart) music.

Parlovr - Palace Of Identical Things

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:32:09 -0500

in post i(heart)music fest 2009 from i (heart) music.

Olivia Rose Muzzy - Climb

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:31:34 -0500

in post Olivia Rose Muzzy at Daytrotter Studio Jul 4, 2009 from Daytrotter.com.

Olivia Rose Muzzy - Oceans/Field Dance

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:31:31 -0500

in post Olivia Rose Muzzy at Daytrotter Studio Jul 4, 2009 from Daytrotter.com.

Olivia Rose Muzzy - Broken Kingdom

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:31:26 -0500

in post Olivia Rose Muzzy at Daytrotter Studio Jul 4, 2009 from Daytrotter.com.

Olivia Rose Muzzy - All I've Ever Known

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:31:22 -0500

in post Olivia Rose Muzzy at Daytrotter Studio Jul 4, 2009 from Daytrotter.com.

John Doe And The Sadies - (Now and Then) There's a Fool Such as I

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:31:16 -0500

in post John Doe & The Sadies - Country Club from There's Always Someone Cooler Than You.

Modern Boys Modern Girls - Missmybabygirl

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:27:43 -0500

in post i(heart)music fest 2009 from i (heart) music.

La Roux - Bulletproof

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:57:57 -0500

in post La Roux from Yellow Bird Project News.

The Mars Volta - Goliath

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:57:30 -0500

in post The Mars Volta from Le nez dans la compote.

The Mars Volta - Teflon

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:53:36 -0500

in post The Mars Volta from Le nez dans la compote.

The Mars Volta - Cotopaxi

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:49:56 -0500

in post The Mars Volta from Le nez dans la compote.

Alejandro Escovedo - Beast of Burden

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:48:13 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Etienne de Crecy - Fast Track ft. Julien Delfaud and Alex Gopher

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:47:11 -0500

in post The Godfather from Salacious Sound.

Etienne de Crecy - Out Of My Hands

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:46:08 -0500

in post The Godfather from Salacious Sound.

Etienne de Crecy - Am I Wrong

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:45:57 -0500

in post The Godfather from Salacious Sound.

Kraftwerk - Aerodynamik (Alex Gopher and Etienne de Crecy Dynamix)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:45:24 -0500

in post The Godfather from Salacious Sound.

DJ Mehdi and Etienne de Crecy - Gifted

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:44:16 -0500

in post The Godfather from Salacious Sound.

North Mississippi Allstars - Will it Go 'Round in Circles

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:44:07 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

North Mississippi Allstars - Sugar Hill

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:42:41 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Tishamingo - E: Chest Fever

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:42:39 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Cracker - Seven Days

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:41:33 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Chatham County Line - Let It Bleed

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:40:20 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Smashing Pumpkins - Where Boys Fear to Tread

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:39:27 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Billy Corgan - To Love Somebody [Bee Gees]

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:39:04 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Mother Hips - Later Days

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:37:43 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

Laura Veirs - To The Country

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:37:21 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

JEREMIH - BIRTHDAY SEX (VENOM & DAMAGE REMIX 1)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:36:54 -0500

in post Birthday sex from 7 YEAR GLITCH.

Electric President - Adrift in space, or whatever

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:36:40 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Barfight Revolution, Power Violence

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:35:53 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

These United States - West Won

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:35:09 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

The Format - I'm Ready, I Am

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:34:38 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:34:31 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

The Hot IQ's - Firecracker

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:33:57 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

Hjaltaln - Goodbye July / Margt Ad Ugga

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:33:51 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

M83 - We Own The Sky

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:33:11 -0500

in post The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one! from Knox Road.

Smashing Pumpkins - Siva

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:32:28 -0500

in post Daily Downloads (Billy Corgan, Tishamingo, and more) from Largehearted Boy.

The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:30:35 -0500

in post The Mars Volta from Le nez dans la compote.

Bruce Springsteen - 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:27:13 -0500

in post click to read post from Art Decade.

Numusic Festival, Stavanger - Norway

new website for one of Europe's finest annual music festivals: Numusic

When: September 9th - 13th
Where: Stavanger, Norway

UK music magazine The Wire are once again a media partner.

artists including:

ARVO PRT (EST)
808 STATE(UK)
FENNESZ
BIOSPHERE
CASIOKIDS
BASSFICTION AKA KODE9 AND SPACEAPE (UK)
TREVOR JACKSON (UK)
GLASS CANDY (US)
DEERHOOF (US)
NITE JEWEL (US)
BLACK METEORIC STAR (US)
DETACHMENTS (UK)
FILASTINE (ESP)
DDPOP
BOYS OF CALIGULA
SKWEE SHOWCASE
THE SHOCK
KARIN PARK
FM BELFAST (IS)
ALASKA IN WINTER (US/UK)
WHOMADEWHO (DK)
THE NEW WINE
MUNGOLIAN JETSET
FJORDEN BABY
BRAVING THE GLACIER
LOW FREQUENCY IN STEREO
LAMA
NAVYELECTRE
NOXAGT
PHILIP JECK (UK)
SHINING
AU (US)

2009 Albums Tracking List and Expected List: Update 9

Have a browse through...2009 Albums [1500 Albums] - 2009 A - Z Albums Tracking List - a starting guide to new & forthcoming album releases.

also: 2009 Expected [731 artists] - Artists that are expected to release new albums in 2009 - awaiting announcements of album titles and release dates.

MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2009 So Far

Stefan has updated his 2009 album stats: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE 31/05/2009 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2009 So Far

THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHART :

The current position is followed by last months position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.

The scores after the title are the individual Top 50 positions / adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.

= New Entry
= Peak Position

001. (001 ) 74,642857 84,50 (26 ) Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion
EU : 02. 72,14 - UK : 01. 75,51 - US : 01. 77,32 - MC : 89

002. (000 ) 71,141975 - 81,44 (22 ) Grizzly Bear Veckatimest
EU : 07. 68,33 - UK : 04. 73,47 - US : 02. 71,96 - MC : 88

003. (002 ) 70,782312 82,16 (19 ) Mastodon Crack The Skye
EU : 01. 73,87 - UK : 00000000 - US : 03. 71,08 - MC : 82

004. (003 ) 69,283439 78,83 (21 ) Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
EU : 03. 71,49 - UK : 49. 64,77 - US : 04. 70,49 - MC : 82

005. (004 ) 68,750000 77,61 (22 ) Fever Ray Fever Ray
EU : 09. 66,90 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 10. 68,43 - MC : 81

006. (005 ) 68,095930 75,94 (24 ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs Its Blitz !
EU : 28. 63,30 - UK : 02. 74,49 - US : 07. 68,73 - MC : 81

007. (006 ) 68,093220 75,62 (25 ) Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
EU : 05. 68,58 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 20. 66,34 - MC : 80

008. (000 ) 67,193877 - 76,61 (19 ) The Horrors Primary Colours
EU : 10. 66,82 - UK : 03. 73,86 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

009. (007 ) 66,975308 75,00 (22 ) M. Ward Hold Time
EU : 06. 68,55 - UK : 18. 68,18 - US : 39. 64,29 - MC : 79

010. (009 ) 66,843065 77,15 (17 ) DM Stith Heavy Ghost
EU : 12. 65,82 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 30. 64,86 - MC : 84

011. (008 ) 66,250000 74,70 (20 ) Neko Case Middle Cyclone
EU : 14. 65,26 - UK : 32. 65,91 - US : 15. 67,65 - MC : 79

012. (023 ) 66,174242 76,69 (16 ) Dan Deacon Bromst
EU : 11. 65,83 - UK : 32. 65,91 - US : 18. 66,74 - MC : 77

013. (000 ) 65,955414 - 73,86 (21 ) Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
EU : 21. 63,87 - UK : 32. 65,91 - US : 08. 68,53 - MC : 83

014. (017 ) 65,915492 75,11 (18 ) Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career
EU : 18. 64,23 - UK : 25. 66,67 - US : 17. 67,06 - MC : 79

015. (011 ) 65,729927 75,35 (17 ) Micachu Jewellery
EU : 00000000 - UK : 25. 66,67 - US : 12. 67,94 - MC : 75

016. (010 ) 65,462962 72,77 (22 ) PJ Harvey & John Parr A Woman A Man Walked By
EU : 25. 63,36 - UK : 06. 72,45 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

017. (012 ) 65,348837 72,00 (24 ) Andrew Bird Noble Beast
EU : 31. 63,19 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC : 79

018. (013 ) 65,334302 71,98 (24 ) Morrissey Years Of Refusal
EU : 23. 63,44 - UK : 45. 65,31 - US : 11. 68,04 - MC : 79

019. (018 ) 65,224550 72,11 (23 ) Bonnie Prince Billy Beware
EU : 04. 71,38 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

020. (014 ) 64,911971 73,53 (18 ) Dan Auerbach Keep It Hid
EU : 13. 65,44 - UK : 30. 66,18 - US : 00000000 - MC : 80

021. (000 ) 64,854014 - 73,94 (17 ) St. Vincent Actor
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 05. 70,29 - MC : 83

022. (015 ) 64,848484 74,50 (16 ) Titus Andronicus The Airing Of Grievances(2008 )
EU : 40. 62,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : ....2008.... - MC : 84

023. (016 ) 64,825581 71,25 (24 ) Bob Dylan Together Through Life
EU : 08. 67,08 - UK : 00000000 - US : 27. 65,10 - MC : 76

024. (019 ) 64,431818 73,81 (16 ) Super Furry Animals Dark Days / Light Years
EU : 00000000 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC : 84

025. (020 ) 64,237288 70,16 (25 ) U2 No Line On The Horizon
EU : 24. 63,44 - UK : 22. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72

026. (025 ) 64,102564 75,39 (13 ) The Phantom Band Checkmate Savage
EU : 16. 64,68 - UK : 49. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

027. (021 ) 63,939393 73,00 (16 ) The Thermals Now We Can See
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 06. 68,80 - MC : 79

028. (000 ) 63,897637 - 73,53 (15 ) Passion Pit Manners
EU : 00000000 - UK : 45. 65,31 - US : 28. 64,89 - MC : 79

029. (024 ) 63,846153 74,92 (13 ) Harmonic 313 When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
EU : 32. 63,11 - UK : 45. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

030. (027 ) 63,675213 74,62 (13 ) Marissa Nadler Little Hells
EU : 00000000 - UK : 19. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

031. (026 ) 63.602362 73,03 (15 ) Alela Diane To Be Still
EU : 41. 62,29 - UK : 49. 64,77 - US : 44. 63,89 - MC : 75

032. (022 ) 63,566878 70,29 (21 ) Bat For Lashes Two Suns
EU : 00000000 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 21. 66,08 - MC : 77

033. (033 ) 63,314393 71,97 (16 ) Elvis Perkins Elvis Perkins In Dearland
EU : 35. 62,80 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

034. (046 ) 63,114754 72,86 (14 ) Buraka Som Sistema Black Diamond (2008 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 26. 65,14 - MC : 00

035. (000 ) 63,109756 - 85,83 (06 ) Sunn O))) Monoliths & Dimensions
EU : 00000000 - UK : 11. 70,69 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

036. (049 ) 62,941176 76,40 (10 ) Alasdair Roberts Spoils
EU : 00000000 - UK : 16. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - MC : 83

037. (028 ) 62,826086 79,50 (08 ) The-Dream Love vs. Money
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 09. 68,48 - MC : 83

038. (048 ) 62,777777 73,00 (13 ) Doom Born Like This
EU : 00000000 - UK : 39. 65,39 - US : 48. 63,70 - MC : 75

039. (035 ) 62,687074 69,63 (19 ) The Juan Maclean The Future Will Come
EU : 47. 61,92 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71

040. (029 ) 62,611464 68,86 (21 ) Pet Shop Boys Yes
EU : 20. 63,96 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71

041. (000 ) 62,598425 - 71,33 (15 ) Manic Street Preachers Journal For Plague Lovers
EU : 00000000 - UK : 06. 72,45 - US : 00000000 - MC : 84

042. (030 ) 62,525773 77,00 (09 ) Ramblin Jack Elliott A Stranger Here
EU : 00000000 - UK : 19. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

043. (041 ) 62,477678 73,29 (12 ) The Veils Sun Gangs
EU : 19. 64,10 - UK : 49. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

044. (031 ) 62,422839 - 68,30 (22 ) Peter Doherty Grace / Wastelands
EU : 39. 62,35 - UK : 22. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

045. (032 ) 62,421259 71,03 (15 ) J. Tillman Vacilando Territory Blues
EU : 42. 62,24 - UK : 39. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73

046. (034 ) 62,310606 70,31 (16 ) Black Lips 200 Million Thousand
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 36. 64,46 - MC : 75

047. (038 ) 62,295081 71,43 (14 ) A.C. Newman Get Guilty
EU : 50. 61,67 - UK : 00000000 - US : 35. 64,46 - MC : 72

048. (037 ) 62,236842 68,60 (20 ) Doves Kingdom Of Rust
EU : 00000000 - UK : 04. 73,47 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

049. (000 ) 62,216494 - 76,33 (09 ) The Field Yesterday And Today
EU : 32. 63,11 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

050. (036 ) 62,132768 67,18 (25 ) Bruce Springsteen Working On A Dream
EU : 17. 64,37 - UK : 45. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72

THE BUBBLERS :

051. (000 ) 62,009803 - 74,50 (10 ) Gallows Grey Britain
EU : 38. 62,50 - UK : 32. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73

053. (000 ) 61,964285 72,33 (12 ) Steve Earle Townes
EU : 59. 61,06 - UK : 00000000 - US : 63. 62,92 - MC : 82

054. (000 ) 61,931818 69,69 (16 ) Isis Wavering Radiant
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 14. 67,68 - MC : 82

055. (000 ) 61,728395 67,27 (22 ) Jarvis Cocker Further Complications
EU : 00000000 - UK : 32. 65,91 - US : 13. 67,72 - MC : 77

056. (000 ) 61,685606 - 69,28 (16 ) Jason Lytle Yours Truly, The Commuter
EU : 37. 62,55 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 67

058. (000 ) 61,576086 76,63 (08 ) Wildbirds & Peacedrums The Snake
EU : 00000000 - UK : 17. 68,37 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

060. (000 ) 61,521739 76,50 (08 ) The Felice Brothers Yonder Is The Clock
EU : 26. 63,33 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 85

062. (000 ) 61,274509 - 73,00 (10 ) Iron And Wine Around The Well
EU : 29. 63,27 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

063. (000 ) 61,212121 68,50 (16 ) Junior Boys Begone Dull Care
EU : 44. 62,12 - UK : 56. 64,71 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

068. (000 ) 60,940170 69,69 (13 ) Au Revoir Simone Still Night, Still Light
EU : 79. 59,42 - UK : 00000000 - US : 71. 62,58 - MC : 81

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :

015. (012 ) 64,71 Kreator Hordes Of Chaos
022. (016 ) 63,58 Empire Of The Sun Walking On A Dream
026. (000 ) 63,33 Scott Matthews Theres An Ocean That Devides
030. (000 ) 63,20 Eminem Relapse
034. (023 ) 62,93 Loney Dear Dear John
036. (025 ) 62,64 Buddy & Julie Miller Written In Chalk
043. (030 ) 62,16 Mono Hymn To The Immortal Wind
045. (000 ) 62,08 Patrick Watson Wooden Arms
046. (000 ) 62,02 Iggy Pop Preliminaires
048. (000 ) 61,91 Hell Teufelswerk
049. (032 ) 61,73 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Death The Century Of Self

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :

012. (008 ) 70,59 Oumou Sangare Seya
019. (000 ) 67,65 A Hawk And A Hacksaw Delivrance
022. (016 ) 67,35 The Decemberists The Hazards Of Love
025. (021 ) 66,67 Teitur The Singer (2008 )
025. (000 ) 66,67 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robertson Miles Benjamin Anthony Robertson
029. (000 ) 66,33 The Maccabees Wall Of Arms
030. (023 ) 66,18 Phosphorescent To Willie
032. (026 ) 65,91 Malakai Ugly Side Of Love
038. (029 ) 65,52 The Shaky Hands Lunglight (2008 )
039. (032 ) 65,39 The Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event
039. (032 ) 65,39 Raphael Saadiq The Way I See It(2008 )
039. (023 ) 65,39 Golden Silvers True Romance
039. (000 ) 65,39 Noisettes Wild Young Hearts
049. (038 ) 64,77 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Advance Base Battery Life
049. (038 ) 64,77 Marianne Faithfull Easy Come Easy Go (2008 )
049. (000 ) 64,77 Patrick Watson Wooden Arms

FURTHER US-POSITIONS :

016. (010 ) 67,08 Emeralds What Happened
019. (013 ) 66,53 Mountains Choral
022. (017 ) 65,76 Ida Maria Fortress Round My Heart(2008 )
023. (000 ) 65,56 Japandroids Post-Nothing
024. (018 ) 65,49 Tim Hecker An Imaginary Country
025. (000 ) 65,42 The Vaselines Enter The Vaselines
029. (019 ) 64,86 Brakes(brakesbrakes) Touchdown
031. (020 ) 64,67 Glasvegas Glasvegas (2008 )
032. (059 ) 64,58 Bell Orchestre As Seen Through Windows
033. (000 ) 64,57 Akron/Family Set Em Wild, Set Em Free
034. (021 ) 64,51 Extra Golden Thank You Very Quickly
036. (023 ) 64,46 Swan Lake Enemy Mine
038. (025 ) 64,31 Mirah (A)Spera
040. (027 ) 64,27 The Drones Havilah

041. (045 ) 64,20 Art Brut Vs. Satan
042. (028 ) 64,17 Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel (2008 )
043. (058 ) 64,13 Condo Fucks Fuckbook
045. (074 ) 63,75 Here We Go Magic Here We Go Magic
046. (030 ) 63,71 Zu Carboniferous
047. (031 ) 63,70 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
049. (033 ) 63,66 Jeremy Jay Slow Dance
050. (034 ) 63,59 Benjy Ferree Come Back To The Five And Dime

textura - July 2009 Issue

New issue of textura now online.

Established in August 2004, textura is a monthly publication of experimental and electronic music-related reviews, interviews, and articles

JULY 2009, NO. 58

Article
Backtracking with Bodycode's Immune

Albums
3 Seconds of Air: The Flight of Song (Tonefloat)
All Apologies: Nine Stories (Symbolic Interaction)
Gilles Aubry: Berlin Backyards (Crnica)
Jimmy Behan: The Echo Garden (Audiobulb)
Molly Berg + Stephen Vitiello: The Gorilla Variations (12k)
Bloody Mary: Black Pearl (Contexterrior)
Bodycode: Immune (Spectral Sound)
Peter Broderick: Music for Falling From Trees (Western Vinyl)
Harold Budd & Clive Wright: Candylion (Darla)
City Center: City Center (Type)
darwinsbitch: Ore (Digitalis)
Greg Davis: Mutually Arising (kranky)
Dextro: Winded (16k Records)
d_rradio: Leaves (Symbolic Interaction)
Nils Frahm: Wintermusik (Sonic Pieces)
Chihei Hatakeyama: Saunter (ROOM40)
Icarus: Sylt Remixes (Rump)
Jacaszek: Pentral (Gusstaff)
Jumpel: Deuxime Bureau (Hidden Shoal)
Kreng: L'Autopsie Phnomnale De Dieu (Miasmah)
Loess: Burrows (Nonreponse)
Lusine: A Certain Distance (Ghostly)
Craig McElhinney: You and Me Are Young and Brutal (Meupe)
Mirko Loko: Seventynine (Cadenza)
NQ: Inscription (Audiobulb)
Phasen: Listening to Old West Coast Rap (I, Absentee)
Pillowdiver: Sleeping Pills (12k)
Planetary Assault Systems: Temporary Suspension (Ostgut Ton)
Plastik Joy: 3:03 (n5MD)
Proem: Till There's No Breath (Nonreponse)
Pure: Ification (Crnica)
Me Raabenstein: Raabenstein_esk (Nonine)
Rocketnumbernine: You Reflect Me (Champion Version)
Nadia Sirota: First Things First (New Amsterdam)
Sunn O))): Monoliths & Dimensions (Southern Lord)
Tapage: Fallen Clouds (Tympanik Audio)
Tarwater: Donne-Moi La Main (Gusstaff)
Robert Scott Thompson: Motets for Michelangelo (Au Courant)
Tiny Magnetic Pets: Return of the Tiny Magnetic Pets (Psychonavigation)
Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey)
The Units: History of the Units: The Early Years: 1977-1983 (Community Library)
Voodeux: The Paranormal (Mothership)
Yvat: Kunzite (Boltfish)

Compilations / Mixes
Konrad Black: Watergate 03 (Watergate)
VA: All Night Long (Aus Music)
VA: Before We Melt (IVDT)
VA: Boy Got Bass 3 Mixed by DJ Emerson (Kiddaz.FM)
VA: Err on the Good Side (Three:Four Records)
VA: hub Opus Tokyo (Op.disc)
VA: Marine Mammals and Fish of Lofoten and Vesterlen (Gruenrekorder)
VA: Musique pour Statues Menhirs (Arbouse)
VA: Recast (New Speak)

EPs
Peter Broderick: Five Film Score Outtakes (Secret Fury Hole)
The Caribbean: Scott Solter Re-Populates The Caribbean (Hidden Shoal)
Centre: Another Year (Square Root)
Centre: L'Enfant Coma (Square Root)
cirqular / emdy: Prague / Catshag (Gracetone)
Gillicuddy: The Repeating Thoughts of Old Zinng-Zanng (Resting Bell)
Jacksonville: Trix EP (Doppler)
King Midas Sound: Dub Heavy Hearts and Ghosts (Hyperdub)
Manoo and Francois A: Today Is Tomorrow EP (Buzzin' Fly)
Spencer Parker: The Beginning (Buzzin' Fly)
Dirk Serries: Microphonics VI (Tonefloat)

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 11th

Some links of interest:

latest column: Pitchfork: Grime / Dubstep - by Martin Clark

metal webzine: Hellbound

Greatest Black Metal Albums - Rate Your Music - A list by maidenone

Movement 2009 reviewed: RA: Movement 2009 in review - Interview - RA looks back at the weekend that was in Detroit

Mutek reviewed FACT magazine - Mutek 2009

MIC Norway: Norwegian focus at EuroSonic 2010

EuroSonic Noorderslag, the major European showcase festival held annually in Groningen, Holland has chosen Norway as the events focus country for its 2010 edition.

French post-punk Coldwave music: A Future in Noise: Starter Guide: Coldwave

Hymen records compilation: Gothtronic | News: Massive HYMEN RECORDS 12th Anniversary Compilation

Hymen records celebrates its 12th year of existence with this fine double cd set which includes 33 tracks by 33 projects. Artists who (both well known and new to our followers) spotlight Hymen records as things are now. a blend of electronica, breakbeats, dubstep, electro, ambient and much more

The Aloof - Sinking from 1996 The Aloof - Disc of the day - Mojo

best of 2009 Scandinavian Music Top 10@10: Best Albums of 2009 So far! | allscandinavian.com | All Scandinavian Music

wacky article on La Roux, Little Boots, and Florence & the Machine: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | New pop divas unleash debut albums

La Roux at Reading / Leeds: La Roux And More For Reading And Leeds - La Roux news on Clickmusic

label spotlight: mnml ssgs: italians do it better?

Artists

Agua De Annique

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AGUA DE ANNIQUE Preparing To Enter Studio

Anaal Nathrakh

track: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ANAAL NATHRAKH: Another New Song Posted Online

Steve Bug

interview: RA: Steve Bug is Collaboratory - Interview - Go in-depth with the Poker Flat label head as he walks you through his newest album.

Clan of Xymox

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: CLAN OF XYMOX Put Their Trust in Love - Released on Metropolis and Trisol and available August 18th, 2009.

Dordeduh

new band formed: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Former NEGURA BUNGET Members Launch DORDEDUH

Former NEGURA BUNGET members Hupogrammos (guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments) and Sol Faur (guitar) have launched a brand new project called DORDEDUH (rough translation: "yearning for the spirit"). The band's lineup also includes Arioch (former bassist for NEGURA BUNGET and ex-guitarist of ODEM ARCARUM and SECRETS OF THE MOON), Thelemnar (SECRETS OF THE MOON, THE VISION BLEAK, NEGURA BUNGET) and Sergio Ponti (EPHEL DUATH, ILLOGICIST).

Dredg

Album stream: DecoyMusic.com ::Dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

Indukti

Polish art-rock band indukti announce new album Idmen

date of release - 24-07-2009.
InsideOut Music GmbH

tracklist:
1. sansara 8:12
2. tusan homichi tuvota 9:03 (voc. N. Frykdahl)
3. sunken bell 2:29
4. and who's the God now?!... 10:25 (voc. M. Taff)
5. indukted 6:51
6. aemaet 8:25
7. nemesis voices 6:19 (voc. M.Luginbuehl)
8. ninth wave 11:32

Mastodon

new video: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MASTODON: 'Oblivion' Video Released

Sight of Emptiness

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SIGHT OF EMPTINESS: New Album Samples, Artwork Unveiled

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has posted two new songs "Predictable Tragedy" and "Burning Silence" on the group's web site. Both tracks comes off SIGHT OF EMPTINESS' second album, "Absolution of Humanity", which is expected to be released later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, SOILWORK, BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X) at rebro, Sweden's Fascination Street Studios.

Simple Minds

interview: The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | He Travels: Jim Kerr Of Simple Minds Interviewed

Mark Eglinton talks to the frontman about innovation, success, loss and reinvention

stellastarr*

new album discussed: Check out new music from stellastarr* - Sound Opinions Message Board

Cortney Tidwell

album stream of the superb new album: Cortney Tidwell - Boys

Terrorizer Magazine: New Issue #185 July 2009

New issue of Terrorizer magazine features 1349 on the front cover: Terrorizer #185 July 2009 | Terrorizer.com

Feature Highlights:
1349 - ALESTORM - COALESCE - SAINT VITUS - OBITUARY - IMPIETY - XERATH - HATESPHERE - CODE - CLUTCH - NECROPHOBIC - SCENE REPORT: Australian grindcore

MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2009 So Far: Updated June 30th

Stefan has updated his 2009 collated album stats: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE 30/06/2009 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2009 So Far (With Competition) half way through the year Animal Collective is at Number 1

The current position is followed by last months position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.

The scores after the title are the individual Top 50 positions / adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.

001. (001 ) 74,642857 84,50 (26 ) Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion
EU : 02. 72,14 - UK : 01. 75,51 - US : 01. 77,32 - MC : 89

002. (002 ) 71,468926 80,40 (25 ) Grizzly Bear Veckatimest
EU : 07. 69,72 - UK : 04. 73,47 - US : 03. 71,96 - MC : 86

003. (003 ) 71,414473 82,55 (20 ) Mastodon Crack The Skye
EU : 01. 73,87 - UK : 28. 67,95 - US : 04. 71,08 - MC : 82

004. (004 ) 69,283439 78,83 (21 ) Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
EU : 03. 71,49 - UK : 00000000 - US : 05. 70,49 - MC : 82

004. (000 ) 69,283439 78,83 (21 ) Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca
EU : 26. 64,47 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 02. 73,66 - MC : 85

006. (005 ) 68,750000 77,61 (22 ) Fever Ray Fever Ray
EU : 13. 66,90 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 12. 68,43 - MC : 81

007. (007 ) 68,093220 75,62 (25 ) Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
EU : 09. 68,58 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 24. 66,34 - MC : 80

008. (006 ) 67,867231 75,30 (25 ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs Its Blitz !
EU : 41. 63,08 - UK : 02. 74,49 - US : 09. 68,73 - MC : 81

009. (013 ) 67,669491 75,02 (25 ) Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
EU : 15. 66,66 - UK : 21. 68,37 - US : 10. 68,53 - MC : 82

010. (009 ) 67,664670 75,65 (23 ) M. Ward Hold Time
EU : 05. 70,15 - UK : 25. 68,18 - US : 00000000 - MC : 79

011. (008 ) 67,193877 76,61 (19 ) The Horrors Primary Colours
EU : 14. 66,82 - UK : 03. 73,86 - US : 00000000 - MC : 82

012. (035 ) 67,058823 84,80 (10 ) Sunn O))) Monoliths & Dimensions
EU : 29. 63,92 - UK : 11. 70,69 - US : 18. 67,36 - MC : 87

013. (010 ) 66,843065 77,15 (17 ) DM Stith Heavy Ghost
EU : 19. 65,82 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 38. 64,86 - MC : 84

014. (014 ) 66,842105 75,60 (20 ) Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career
EU : 22. 64,74 - UK : 17. 69,32 - US : 20. 67,06 - MC : 80

015. (000 ) 66,380813 73,48 (24 ) Sonic Youth The Eternal
EU : 08. 68,99 - UK : 21. 68,37 - US : 00000000 - MC : 78

016. (028 ) 66,257961 74,31 (21 ) Passion Pit Manners
EU : 10. 67,64 - UK : 00000000 - US : 29. 65,80 - MC : 76

017. (011 ) 66,250000 74,70 (20 ) Neko Case Middle Cyclone
EU : 21. 65,26 - UK : 45. 65,91 - US : 16. 67,65 - MC : 79

018. (012 ) 66,174242 76,69 (16 ) Dan Deacon Bromst
EU : 18. 65,83 - UK : 45. 65,91 - US : 21. 66,74 - MC : 77

019. (015 ) 65,729927 75,35 (17 ) Micachu Jewellery#
EU : 00000000 - UK : 25. 68,18 - US : 15. 67,94 - MC : 75

020. (000 ) 65,636942 73,38 (21 ) Dinosaur Jr. Farm
EU : 06. 69,85 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

021. (017 ) 65,348837 72,00 (24 ) Andrew Bird Noble Beast
EU : 37. 63,19 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC : 79

022. (018 ) 65,334302 71,98 (24 ) Morrissey Years Of Refusal
EU : 34. 63,44 - UK : 00000000 - US : 14. 68,04 - MC : 79

023. (016 ) 65,299401 72,22 (23 ) PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman A Man Walked By
EU : 38. 63,36 - UK : 06. 72,45 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

024. (019 ) 65,224550 72,11 (23 ) Bonnie Prince Billy Beware
EU : 04. 71,38 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

025. (023 ) 64,971751 71,20 (25 ) Bob Dylan Together Through Life
EU : 11. 67,27 - UK : 00000000 - US : 37. 65,10 - MC : 76

026. (020 ) 64,911971 73,53 (18 ) Dan Auerbach Keep It Hid
EU : 20. 65,44 - UK : 42. 66,18 - US : 00000000 - MC : 80

027. (021 ) 64,854014 73,94 (17 ) St. Vincent Actor
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 06. 70,29 - MC : 81

028. (022 ) 64,848484 74,50 (16 ) Titus Andronicus The Airing Of Grievances(2008 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : ...2008... - MC : 84

029. (024 ) 64,431818 73,81 (16 ) Super Furry Animals Dark Days / Light Years
EU : 00000000 - UK : 08. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC : 84

030. (030 ) 64,344262 75,00 (14 ) Marissa Nadler Little Hells
EU : 00000000 - UK : 19. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

031. (025 ) 64,237288 70,16 (25 ) U2 No Line On The Horizon
EU : 33. 63,44 - UK : 31. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72

032. (034 ) 64,173228 74,00 (15 ) Buraka Som Sistema Black Diamond (2008 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : ...2008... - US : 36. 65,14 - MC : 00

033. (026 ) 64,102564 75,39 (13 ) The Phantom Band Checkmate Savage
EU : 25. 64,68 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

034. (027 ) 63,939393 73,00 (16 ) The Thermals Now We Can See
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 08. 68,80 - MC : 79

035. (029 ) 63,846153 74,92 (13 ) Harmonic 313 When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
EU : 39. 63,11 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

036. (041 ) 63,832116 72,29 (17 ) Manic Street Preachers Journal For Plague Lovers
EU : 00000000 - UK : 06. 72,45 - US : 48. 64,36 - MC : 86

037. (049 ) 63,823529 78,20 (10 ) The Field Yesterday And Today
EU : 39. 63,11 - UK : 00000000 - US : 35. 65,24 - MC : 79

038. (000 ) 63,770491 74,00 (14 ) Wilco Wilco (The Album)
EU : 12. 66,63 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

039. (000 ) 63,738317 76,73 (11 ) The Low Anthem Oh My God Charlie Darwin
EU : 00000000 - UK : 17. 69,32 - US : 00000000 - MC : 80

040. (031 ) 63.602362 73,03 (15 ) Alela Diane To Be Still
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

041. (000 ) 63,586956 61,25 (08 ) Future Of The Left Travels With Myself And Another
EU : 00000000 - UK : 35. 67,24 - US : 13. 68,29 - MC : 00

042. (.RE.) 63,428030 72,16 (16 ) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
EU : 16. 66,20 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

043. (033 ) 63,314393 71,97 (16 ) Elvis Perkins Elvis Perkins In Dearland
EU : 45. 62,80 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

044. (000 ) 63,265306 70,53 (19 ) Patrick Wolf The Bachelor
EU : 22. 64,74 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

045. (032 ) 63,148148 69,36 (22 ) Bat For Lashes Two Suns
EU : 00000000 - UK : 13. 69,39 - US : 27. 66,08 - MC : 77

046. (000 ) 62,853107 68,20 (25 ) Jarvis Cocker Further Complications
EU : 00000000 - UK : 31. 67,35 - US : 17. 67,45 - MC : 74

047. (037 ) 62,826086 79,50 (08 ) The-Dream Love Vs. Money
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 11. 68,48 - MC : 83

048. (038 ) 62,777777 73,00 (13 ) Doom Born Like This
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

049. (039 ) 62,687074 69,63 (19 ) The Juan Maclean The Future Will Come
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71

050. (036 ) 62,678571 73,67 (12 ) Alasdair Roberts Spoils
EU : 00000000 - UK : 19. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

THE BUBBLERS :

052. (054 ) 62,591240 70,29 (17 ) Isis Wavering Radiant
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 07. 69,02 - MC : 79

062. (089 ) 62,049180 71,00 (14 ) Wavves Wavvves
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71

067. (071 ) 61,764705 74,00 (10 ) Hell Teufelswerk
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

069. (000 ) 61,581196 70,85 (13 ) Tortoise Beacons Of Ancestorship
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

071. (122 ) 61,521739 76,50 (08 ) Mulatu Astatke & Heliocentrics Inspiration Information
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 22. 66,53 - MC : 00

075. (084 ) 61,261682 71,91 (11 ) The Maccabees Wall Of Arms
EU : 00000000 - UK : 40. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

086. (086 ) 60,804597 76,86 (07 ) A Hawk And A Hacksaw Delivrance
EU : 00000000 - UK : 29. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

090. (000 ) 60,706521 74,63 (08 ) White Denim Fits
EU : 00000000 - UK : 21. 68,37 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

093. (000 ) 60,618556 72,89 (09 ) Sunset Rubdown Dragonslayer
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 25. 66,22 - MC : 85

095. (000 ) 60,559210 66,05 (20 ) The Gossip Music For Men
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 63

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :

017. (000 ) 65,95 Bugge Wesseltoft Playing
024. (015 ) 64,71 Kreator Hordes Of Chaos
027. (019 ) 64,10 The Veils Sun Gangs
028. (020 ) 63,96 Pet Shop Boys Yes
030. (026 ) 63,72 Scott Matthew Theres An Ocean That Devides
031. (043 ) 63,68 Junior Boys Begone Dull Care
032. (022 ) 63,58 Empire Of The Sun Walking On A Dream
035. (017 ) 64,37 Bruce Springsteen Working On A Dream
036. (026 ) 63,33 The Felice BrothersYonder Is The Clock
042. (037 ) 62,98 Gallows Grey Britain
043. (033 ) 62,93 Loney Dear Dear John
044. (000 ) 62,81 Graham Coxon The Spinning Top
046. (029 ) 63,20 Eminem Relapse
047. (035 ) 62,64 Buddy & Julie Miller Written In Chalk
048. (036 ) 62,55 Jason Lytle Yours Truly, The Commuter
049. (000 ) 62,50 God Help The Girl God Help The Girl
050. (000 ) 62,41 Eels Hombre Lobo

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :

004. (004 ) 73,47 Doves Kingdom Of Rust
012. (012 ) 70,59 Oumou Sangare Seya
021. (017 ) 68,37 Wildbirds & Peacedrums The Snake
025. (000 ) 68,18 Jack Penate Everything Is New
029. (019 ) 67,65 RamblinJack Elliott A Stranger Here
031. (022 ) 67,35 Peter Doherty Grace / Wastelands
031. (022 ) 67,35 The Decemberists The Hazards Of Love
035. (000 ) 67,24 Tinariwen Imidiwan
037. (000 ) 67,05 La Roux La Roux
038. (025 ) 66,67 Teitur The Singer (2008 )
038. (025 ) 66,67 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robertson Miles Benjamin Anthony Robertson
040. (000 ) 66,33 Kasabian The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
042. (030 ) 66,18 Phosphorescent To Willie
042. (072 ) 66,18 King Creosote Flick The Vs
045. (032 ) 65,91 Malakai Ugly Side Of Love
045. (032 ) 65,91 The Gallows Grey Britain
045. (000 ) 65,91 Speech Debelle Speech Therapy
050. (038 ) 65,52 The Shaky Hands Lunglight (2008 )

FURTHER US-POSITIONS :

019. (016 ) 67,08 Emeralds What Happened
022. (019 ) 66,53 Mountains Choral
026. (023 ) 66,10 Japandroids Post-Nothing
028. (000 ) 65,83 Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse Dark Night Of The Soul
030. (022 ) 65,76 Ida Maria Fortress Round My Heart (2008 )
031. (000 ) 65,65 Mos Def The Ecstatic
032. (058 ) 65,56 Kid 606 Shout At The Dner
033. (024 ) 65,49 Tim Hecker An Imaginary Country
034. (025 ) 65,42 The Vaselines Enter The Vaselines
038. (029 ) 64,86 Brakes(brakesbrakes) Touchdown
040. (031 ) 64,67 Glasvegas Glasvegas (2008 )
041. (032 ) 64,58 Bell Orchestre As Seen Through Windows
042. (033 ) 64,57 Akron/Family Set Em Wild, Set Em Free
043. (000 ) 64,52 Todd Snider The Excitement Plan
044. (034 ) 64,51 Extra Golden Thank You Very Quickly
045. (035 ) 64,46 A.C. Newman Get Guilty
046. (036 ) 64,46 Black Lips 200 Million Thousand
046. (036 ) 64,46 Swan Lake Enemy Mine
048. (000 ) 65,36 Elegi Varde
050. (038 ) 64,31 Mirah (A)Spera

Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs Show - Sonar 2009

Now on Listen Again: Sonar 2009 Special BBC - Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs

Sonar 2009 proved to be another monumental year for the electronic music festival. Mary Anne curated the Sonar Lab stage and invited Joker, The Gaslamp Killer and Martyn to take over the sound system. We playback these sets alongside music from Mike Slott, Dorian Concept,Jamie Woon and Hank Shocklee from the Bomb Squad.

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 23rd

Some links of interest:

ex John Peel session artist, Ian Loveday AKA Eon has died, Louise Gray writes a tribute: When that Helicopter Comes: Remembering Ian Loveday, 22 September 1954 17 June 2009

As a DJ/musician and producer, Ian went under a host of aliases Ian B, Ian Beta, Eon, Minimal Man, Rio Rhythm Band and most recently, 1integral amongst them ..

BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Eon

Rush and Philosophy book planned: Bravewords.com > News > RUSH And Philosophy Book In The Works

We are looking for short articles (of around twenty pages) to add to this proposed anthology. Writers in philosophy, musicology, economics, and psychology have already committed to Rush And Philosophy, and they are exploring the following areas from across Rush's career (1974 - ):

-personal tragedies, self-determination, and Sartre
-the anthropic cosmological principle and atheism
-Canadianness in Anglo-American genres and in lyrics and images
-tribute projects of the band's music in death metal, trip-hop, and classical strings
-the band's combination of secular humanism and mysticism
-libertarianism and left-libertarianism, rather than "right-wing"
-the cognitive function of riffs and other music in expressing difficult ideas
-a roundtable on political economy, Ayn Rand, and Rush's "2112"

Deadline for one-page abstracts: July 19, 2009 Deadline for completed first-drafts: August 31, 2009

20 years ago: Where were you in 1989? - Raving '89: the crowds, the lasers, the crimes against fashion - FACT Magazine

10 years ago: The Edge of Change: The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 | PopMatters

Topp 50 Tnlist.is - Best Icelandic albums of all time according to Icelandic Radio Community

Artists

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

2009 album: Pitchfork: A Sunny Day in Glasgow Announce Second Album - On September 15, the band will return with a new album called Ashes Grammar, due via Mis Ojos Discos.

Kode 9

new video: Cargo Records Distribution UK: Kode9 & The Spaceape: Time Patrol Video up!

Marsheaux

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: New MARSHEAUX Album Lumineux Noir Out Soon

The Psyke Project

2009 album: The Psyke Project confirm new album | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009 - The dead storm on August 24th.

The Rogue Element

2009 album: exceptional Records: The Rogue Element, Lumina

Award-winning producer and DJ Ben Medcalf aka The Rogue Element is back with his highly anticipated follow up to 2005's debut Rogue Rock, an album packed full of surprises and top drawer dance floor stompers.

Luke Slater

interview: RA: Luke Slater: Back from the brink - Interview

RA's Lee Smith meets Planetary Assault Systems' Luke Slater to talk about the dangers of flirting with the mainstream, his lack of nostalgia for the '90s and the real reason it took him so long to return to techno's main stage...

2009 Albums Tracking List and Expected List: Update 10

Have a browse through...2009 Albums [1600 Albums] - 2009 A - Z Albums Tracking List - a starting guide to new & forthcoming album releases.

also: 2009 Expected [720 artists] - Artists that are expected to release new albums in 2009 - awaiting announcements of album titles and release dates.

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 3rd

Some links of interest:

a new UK DAB radio station focusing on new artists Radio Today: Amazing - a new DAB station website: Amazing Radio - the worlds first radio station run by you

new look Planetdnb - drum n bass music

recap: A Month in Records: May 2009 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound

Jazz and Norway: Norwegian Jazz 101a: JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2009

forthcoming releases: June 2009 Album Release Dates | DOA

new web tool: Album Reminder - new music album releases - notifications via email & rss - Album Reminder notifies you via Email or RSS when your favorite artists or bands release new albums.

fairly establishment selection: FILTER : FILTER's Top 5 Albums for the First Half of 2009

the annual top 500 tracks of all-time as voted by WOXY listeners: The Futurist - Blog Archive - The 2009 Modern Rock 500 Final Song Listing

Artists

William Basinski

interview: FACT magazine - Interview: William Basinski

Coalesce

album stream: Coalesce: stream their new album // News // Lambgoat

Cormorant

upcoming excellent US extreme metal band: Bravewords.com > News > CORMORANT - New Interview With Bassist/Frontman Arthur von Nagel Available

Carl Craig

news update: FACT magazine - Carl Craig preps 69 box set and new Tribe LP

Editors

2009 album: Editors Name New Album - 2 Jun 2009 | Clash Music Latest Breaking Music News titled: In This Light And On This Evening

Frankmusik

2009 album: Frankmusik Announces Album Details - FrankMusik news on Clickmusic - Complete Me on 27th July.

Hot Chip

news update: Hot Chip discuss new album and this week's Creating Sense5 show / Music News // Drowned In Sound

Katatonia

news update: Gothtronic | News: KATATONIA Starts Recording New Album

OM

release date: Treble : News: OM to release new album in September

Titled God Is Good, OM's new album is set to be released Sept. 8 on new label Drag City, and was recorded with Steve Albini in Seattle.

Radio Dept.

mp3: The Radio Dept. releasing new single & here's a new MP3 - BrooklynVegan

Rumskib

2009 album from Danish shoegazers: New Rumskib in September, preview track now online | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009 - The new Rumskib album "Better places to dive" will be released in September

Sonic Youth

Listen to #TheEternal exclusively on iLike: Sonic Youth - Official Artist Page on iLike - free music, pictures, videos

Theatre of Tragedy

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THEATRE OF TRAGEDY Checks In From The Studio

Ulver

watch Ulver: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ULVER Performs Live For First Time In 15 Years; Video Available

ULVER performed for the first time in 15 years yesterday (Saturday, May 30) at the Norwegian Festival of Literature at Maihaugsalen in Lillehammer, Norway.

FACT magazine - 2nd Quarter Report: 20 best albums Apr - Jun

London's FACT magazine present their favourite 20 albums of the last 3 months: FACT magazine exhibitions - 2nd Quarter Report: 20 best albums Apr - Jun in some sort of alpha order:

Summary:

01: ARNE WEINBERG - ALPHA & OMEGA
(AW-RECORDINGS)

02: BIBIO - AMBIVALENCE AVENUE
(WARP)

03: BLANK DOGS - UNDER AND UNDER
(IN THE RED)

04: CITY CENTER - CITY CENTER
(TYPE)

05: DIRTY PROJECTORS - BITTE ORCA
(DOMINO)

06: EL-B - THE ROOTS OF EL-B
(TEMPA)

07: GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST
(WARP)

08: HORRORS - PRIMARY COLOURS
(XL)

09: JOHN DALY - SEA & SKY
(WAVE MUSIC)

10: MARTYN - GREAT LENGTHS
(3024)

11: MORITZ VON OSWALD TRIO - VERTICAL ASCENT
(HONEST JON'S)

12: MULATU ASTATKE & THE HELIOCENTRICS - INSPIRATION INFORMATION
(STRUT)

13: NEWHAM GENERALS - GENERALLY SPEAKING
(DIRTEE STANK)

14: PAUL WHITE - THE STRANGE DREAMS OF PAUL WHITE
(ONE HANDED MUSIC)

15: RICK WADE - HARMONIE PARK REVISITED
(RUSH HOUR)

16: SHACKLETON / MORDANT MUSIC - PICKING O'ER THE BONES
(MORDANT MUSIC)

17: SND - ATAVISM
(RASTER-NOTON)

18: SUBWAY - SUBWAY II
(SOUL JAZZ)

19: WILLIAM BASINSKI - 92982
(2062)

20: WILLIAM FOWLER COLLINS - PERDITION HILL RADIO
(TYPE)

The Wire: #305 | Moritz von Oswald | July 2009

New issue of The Wire features Moritz von Oswald on the front cover.

On The Cover: Moritz von Oswald - Basic Channel's reclusive co-founder breaks cover to tell Philip Sherburne about the dub-Techno interface and his trio with Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer. Plus Pierre Henry, Ramleh, Ran Blake, Ariel Pink's Invisible Jukebox, Lucas Abela, Giuseppe Ielasi, Cooly G, Jacob Kirkegaard and more

Radio 1 - Dubstep Special: The 40 Best Dubstep Tunes - with Rusko and Robby

Now on Listen Again a Dubstep 2 Hour Special: BBC - Radio 1 - Rob da Bank

40 Best Dubstep Tunes

Rob joins forces with dubstep king Rusko for a two hour dubstep special including tunes from Benga, Burial, Skream and Plastician in a 40 track extravaganza . . . can they really do 40 tracks in two hours?

Monday 22nd June 2009

The 40 Best Dubstep Tunes - with Rusko and Robby

02:00
Horsepower Productions Classic Deluxe (Tempa)
Oris Jay/Darqwan Said The Spider (Texture)
El-B Amazon (Tempa)
Search And Destroy Candyfloss (Hotflush)
Scuba Braille Diving (Hotflush)
Toasty The Knowledge (Vexd Remix) (Hotflush)
Kode 9 9 Samurai (Hyperdub)
Burial Archangel (Hyperdub) (Guardian And Smoking)
Rusko Woo Boost (Mad Decent)
Lwiz Girl From Codiene City (Dub Police)

02:30
Skream Midnight Request Line (Tempa)
Digital Mystikz Anti War Dub (Dmz)
Pinch Qwaali (Planet Mu)
Trg Broken Heart (Martyn Mix) (Hessle Audio)
Martyn Vancouver (3024)
The Bug And Warrior Queen Poison Dart (Ninja Tune)
Tc Wheres My Money (Caspa Remix) (Dstyle)
D1 Im Lovin (Ammunition)
Tes La Rock Ft Uncle Sam Round The World Girls (Argon)

03:00
Ramadanman Every Next Day (Box Of Dub)
Plastician Japan (Terrorhythm)
Shackleton The Rope Tightners (Skull Disco)
Cotti And Cluekid- Under Mi Sensi Dub (Drugs Ref)
Benga And Coki Night (Tempa)
Loefah Mud (Dmz)
The Others Africa (Dub Police
Joker Hollybrook Park (Kapsise)
Vex'd Pop Pop (Planet Mu)

03:30
Headhunter Sushi Brain (Tempa)
Zomby One Spliff A Day (Hyperdub)
2562 Kameleon (Hyperdub)
Jakes 3kout (Hench)
Matty G 50, 000 Watts (Argon)
Reso Metal Slug
Distance Fallen (Boka)
Boxcutter Brood (Planet Mu)
Dz Down (True Tiger)
24 Kromestar (Kalawanji)
Movado Gangsta 4 Life (Coki Remix) (White Label)
25 - Quest - Forever (Dub Police)

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 14th

Some links of interest:

John Mulvey @ Uncut Magazine on 2009 music so far: Uncut.co.uk | Wild Mercury Sound - Post details: My Favourite Albums Of 2009: Halftime Report

1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)
2. Arbouretum - Song Of The Pearl (Thrill Jockey)
3. Sir Richard Bishop - The Freak Of Araby (Drag City)
4. James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game (Young God)
5. Bonnie Prince Billy - Beware (Domino)
6. Boredoms - Super Roots 10 (Avex Trax)
7. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (Drag City)
8. Death - ...For The Whole World To See (Drag City)
9. Alela Diane - To Be Still (Names)
10. Dinosaur Jr - Farm (PIAS)
11. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (Domino)
12. Ducktails - Ducktails (Not Not Fun)
13. Fever Ray - Fever Ray (Rabid)
14. The Field - Yesterday And Today (Kompakt)
15. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (Warp)
16. Lemonheads - Varshons (Cooking Vinyl)
17. Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - II (Eskimo)
18. Magik Markers - Balf Quarry (Drag City)
19. Mountains - Choral (Thrill Jockey)
20. Obits - I Blame You (Sub Pop)
21. Pocahaunted - Passage (Troubleman Unlimited)
22. Alasdair Roberts - Spoils (Drag City)
23. Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It (Sony)
24. Sleepy Sun - Embrace (ATP Recordings)
25. Sonic Youth - The Eternal (Matador)
26. Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years (Rough Trade)
27. Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean (Secretly Canadian)
28. Trembling Bells - Carbeth (Honest Jon's)
29. White Denim - Fits (Full Time Hobby)
30. Wooden Shjips - Dos (Holy Mountain)

Mojo Magazine awards are rather pointless: The Daily Swarm - The Sad State of the Mojo Magazine Awards: White Lies, Elbow, and Fleet Foxes Live Take Top Honors...

Best Irish albums ever: Swear I'm not Paul: Top 100 Best Irish Albums of All Time

website: Progboys.Com | Progressive Rock News

Mutek reviewed: RA: Mutek 2009 in review - Interview - RA looks back at the tenth edition of the Mutek Festival.

Warp box set RA News: Warp announces Warp20 - Warp Records will continue its 20th anniversary celebrations with the release in September of Warp20 (Box Set).

more details: Warp / Records / Warp20 / Warp20 (Box Set) - Details and Preorder

Belgium based online jazz music retailer: Instantjazz | Online Music Store | Jazz music - Our prime interests include free jazz, improvisation and avant-garde.

from late May: k-punk: Energy flashbacks (and flashforwards)

mainstream popular culture this decade = mostly rubbish

But I say with total confidence that the decade we've just lived through will be recognised - and not in the far distant future, but very soon - as the worst period for (popular) culture since the 1950s: a decadent, despondent dead zone in which conformity was rebranded - in the media's lickspittle jester prattle - as 'light, upbeat, irreverent'.

latest metal column: Pitchfork: Show No Mercy

Artists

Bad Lieutenant

more on Bad Lieutenant BBC - Newsbeat - Music - Joy Division stars form new band

Ex-members of Joy Division and New Order have formed a new band.

Lead singer Bernard Sumner, drummer Stephen Morris and New Order guitarist Phil Cunningham have joined forces with Blur's Alex James for a new project called Bad Lieutenant.

Depeche Mode

new video: New Depeche Mode Video - "Peace" - Video - Stereogum

Felix Da Housecat

2009 album: RA News: Felix Da Housecat preps He Was King - Nettwerk will release Felix Da Housecat's He Was King on August 25, 2009.

Joakim

2009 album: RA News: Joakim journeys to Milky Ways - K7 will release Joakim's Milky Ways on September 15, 2009.

Lusine

2009 album: RA News: Lusine needs a certain distance - Ghostly International will release Lusine's A Certain Distance in September.

Nisennenmondai

2009 album: Darla Records / Nisennenmondai - Destination Tokyo (Smalltown Supersound (Norway))

Release Date: Aug 11, 2009

A mix of the groovy krautrock of Neu! and New York 1980s no wave/disco created by bands such as Sonic Youth, DNA, and ESG, infused with elements of the instrumental Black Flag of The Process Of Weeding Out & the avant/post-punk of This Heat.

Porcupine Tree

2009 album announced The Incident: Porcupine Tree - News

NEW PORCUPINE TREE ALBUM "THE INCIDENT" RELEASED SEPTEMBER 21st. 55 minuite track first cd, and 4 others on disc 2

Red Harvest

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - RED HARVEST Hard At Work On New Material

Subway

2009 album: Soul Jazz Records Subway Subway II

PRE-ORDER NOW FOR RELEASE 15 June 09 - Amazing new album of krautrock-inspired beauty! - Subway II, the debut album by Subway on Soul Jazz Records, is a startling cosmic marriage of influences German electronic rock music from the 1970s (Cluster, Kraftwerk, Neu, Harmonia, Ash Ra Tempel), 80s Detroit science fiction techno (Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills) and a hint of Italian and European disco (Danielle Baldelli meets Cerrone, Space, Moroder and Jean Michel Jarre). --- Subway are Michael Kirkman and Alan James and have been releasing music since 2000. Subway II was recorded at home in East London using a plethora of analog equipment and techniques that enabled them to create sound reflecting cityscapes such as Berlin, Dussseldorf, Detroit and Paris whilst at the same time creating a contemporary musical commentary of London in 2009.

listen: Subway on MySpace Music - Electro / Electronica / Other - London

Swallow the Sun

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SWALLOW THE SUN: New Album Details Revealed

We are entering Fascination Street studios in rebro, Sweden on June 15 to record our fifth album, which will be called 'New Moon'. The album will be produced and mixed by Jens Bogren, who has worked with such names as KATATONIA, OPETH, PARADISE LOST and AMON AMARTH, just to name a few. And as we announced earlier, Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN, ex-ROTTEN SOUND) will be playing drums on the album.

Music Links Roundup - Update - May 28th

Some links of interest:

completely uninspiring selections at both Mojo and Uncut this month,

Mojo features the Kings of [Krappy] Leon on the front cover, this ghastly simpleton bland retro rock band should be mocked not promoted, Mojo should have left KoL to their publishing chums at the clueless Q mag: Mojo: July 2009

Uncut does an impersonation of the 90s Select magazine with a boring Blur front cover: Uncut.co.uk - Magazine

experimental music blog on tumblr: UbuWeb

Be underwhelmed by the Glastonbury Line up: Full Glasto 2009 Line-Up Revealed - Blur news on Clickmusic

Mutek article: RA: Ten years of Mutek: An oral history - Interview

The Mutek Festival has had an immeasurable impact on the Canadian electronic music scene. RA's Todd L. Burns talks to some of the major players to uncover the story of how it came to be, and how its success has changed the face of techno as we know it today.

women in music 2009: Paul Lester investigates new young women artists | Music | The Guardian

La Roux? Yesterday's news already. The music business has a whole army of new young women artists lined up. Paul Lester investigates

Little Boots and La Roux don't speak for synth pop | Music | guardian.co.uk

For all their intelligence, Little Boots and La Roux look and sound like polished pop stars. And they are not forging openings for stranger, more interesting electronic music

Top 10 Neofolk Albums | The Rock Blogger including Current 93, Ulver and Tenhi

NME gives a multimedia krautrock lesson to it's young readership: The Ultimate Krautrock Playlist - In The NME Office - NME.COM

Artists

Anaal Nathrakh

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ANAAL NATHRAKH: 'In The Constellation' E-Card Available

England's extreme metal duo ANAAL NATHRAKH will release its new album, "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow", on June 29 via Candlelight Records.

Bad Lieutenant

expect a debut album in 2009: New Orders Bernard Sumner announces new project | 27/05/2009 | New Order Online - A New Order / Joy Division Web Site

Believe

2009 album: Ytsejam.com - Your Progressive Rock One-Stop - BELIEVE - a new album to be released in August

Believe, Polish progressive rock band, is in the final stage of their work on their third studio album entitled This Bread Is Mine

Dillinger Escape Plan

new albel deal: Dillinger Escape Plan signs w/ Season Of Mist // News // Lambgoat

Grizzly Bear

interview: FACT magazine Interview: Grizzly Bear

Laethora

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LAETHORA Completes Mixing New Album

LAETHORA, the Swedish death/grind band featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin, has finished mixing its second album, "The Light In Which We All Burn", for a late summer release.

Of the Archaengel

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OF THE ARCHAENGEL Album Delayed

The debut album from Brazilian dark metallers OF THE ARCHAENGEL, entitled "The Extraphysicallia", has been delayed due to the fact that it will mastered at The Cutting Room studio (AMON AMARTH, OPETH, GORGOROTH, PAIN, PARADISE LOST, CHROME DIVISION) in Sweden.

Wild Beasts

2009 album: Wild Beasts Announce Album Number Two Details - Strangeglue - Music News, Views and Reviews

The upcoming record goes by the so-so name of Two Dancers and will be released through the Domino label on August 3rd.

Mojo Magazine - New Issue

New issue of Mojo magazine unfortunately features Fleet Foxes on the front cover.

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 16th

Some links of interest:

Joy Division are featured on the front cover of the NME this week - 30 years on from Unknown Pleasures

In the new NME, which hits shops on Wednesday 17 June, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Joy Division's epochal debut 'Unknown Pleasures'.

the Bristol Sound of 2009: Dan Hancox on Guido, Gemmy, Joker and Bristol's new dance sound | Music | The Guardian

Next year's Meltdown: Who should curate next year's Meltdown? | Music | guardian.co.uk

Forthcoming July festivals: RA: Top 10 July 2009 Festivals - Interview

RA picks the July festival highlights from across the globe.

July: The apex of the festival season. From Serbian forts, to German parks; Spanish deserts to the English country side, there could not be a more opportune moment to dive headlong into the action. Come aboard the good ship RA then, as we guide you through the sea that is the month's festivals.

European Summer festivals: Five Euro Music Festivals That Make Us Want to Cross the Pond :: List of the Day :: Paste

This month's update: Music Alliance Pact (MAP) June edition 2009 24 blogs, 24 countries, 24 songs | Eardrums Music

Canada's Polaris Music Prize: Exclaim News: Polaris Music Prize Reveals Top 40 Long List

Arkells - Jackson Square
Jill Barber - Chances
Beast - Beast
Bell Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows
Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth
Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain Is A Mouth
Coeur De Pirate - Coeur De Pirate
Leonard Cohen - Live In London
D-Sisive - Let The Children Die
Elephant Stone - The Seven Seas
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Handsome Furs - Face Control
Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs (And Around In Your Heart And On Through Your Blood)
Japandroids - Post Nothing
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care
K-OS - Yes!
K'Naan - Troubadour
La Patere Rose - La Patere Rose
Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
Lhasa - Lhasa
Malajube - Labyrinthes
Metric - Fantasies
One Hundred Dollars - Forest Of Tears
Pink Mountaintops - Outside Love
Joel Plaskett - Three
Snailhouse - Lies On The Prize
Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
Rae Spoon - Superioryouareinferior
The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
Think About Life - Family
Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Women - Women
Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada C/W Houndstooth Europa

official website: Polaris Music Prize

2009 so far: Art Nouveau Magazine - The Best Albums of 2009So Far

Artists

Borknager

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BORKNAGAR Completes Work On New Album

Clark

more info on upcoming album: RA News: Clark preps Totem Flares - Warp will release Clark's Totems Flare on July 13, 2009.

Carl Craig

interview: FACT magazine Interview: Carl Craig

Dextro

interview: themilkfactory - INTERVIEW: DEXTRO The Wind Of Change

Peter Gabriel

Uncut.co.uk - News: PETER GABRIEL TO PERFORM AT WOMAD

In Vain

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - IN VAIN's New Album Pushed Back To 2010

Maps

news update: Maps announces Death In Vegas-produced new album - Latitude Festival News - Festivals Guide 2009 - NME.COM

The Radio Dept

track: The Yellow Stereo > The Radio Dept. :: David

Sally Shapiro

2009 album: RA News: Sally Shapiro and her guilty pleasure

Paper Bag and Permanent Vacation will release Sally Shapiro's My Guilty Pleasure on August 25, 2009.

David Sylvian

update via email: re David Sylvian | Manafon - Small Metal Gods | davidsylvian.net :: Expect Everything and Nothing less!

via email: [more uptodate than the website] news update The new album from David Sylvian, which is scheduled to be released in September 2009, is called Manafon. A lot of artists involved with the Manafon sessions are from Jon Abbey's Erstwhile label. Known participating musicians are Werner Dafeldecker, Martin Brandlmayr, Christian Fennesz, Keith Rowe, Burkhard Stangl, guitarist/violinist Tetuzi Akiyama, cellist Taku Sugimoto, Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko Matsubara, John Tilbury, Keith Rowe and Evan Parker.

Craig Taborn

interview with talented US jazz artist: Craig Taborn: Rooted

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 18th

Some links of interest:

Artists

Air

2009 album: Air's Love 2 Revealed - Stereogum

Bvdub

2009 album: RA News: Echospace sign Brock Van Wey

Brock Van Wey (AKA Bvdub) will release his latest album on the Echospace imprint later this month. Echospace will release White Clouds Drift On And On on June 23rd, 2009.

Fever Ray

new video: New Fever Ray Video - "Triangle Walks" (Stereogum Premiere) - Video - Stereogum

The Flaming Lips

2009 album: The Flaming Lips Name New Album: Embryonic

Flunk

interview: Inbox: Flunk | XLR8R

Katatonia

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KATATONIA Completes Tracking Drums For New Album

Sweden's KATATONIA has entered the studio to begin recording its eighth album for a late October release via Peaceville Records.

Kings of Convenience

a new album is on way: N Music Kings of Convenience announce album, tour details - . It will be released in the very end of September

Manuel Tur

This album is highly praised in the new issue of DJ magazine: RA News: Manuel Tur preps 0201 - Freerange Records will release 0201 on June 22nd, 2009.

Luke Vibert

2009 album: RA News: Luke Vibert hears you

Planet Mu will release Luke Vibert's We Hear You on August 10, 2009.

Wild Beasts

new video: The Quietus | News | Wild Beasts Post New Video Online

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 9th

Some links of interest:

Hugh Hopper: RIP Hugh Hopper (1945 2009) - Jahsonic

Yesterday, Hugh Hopper, British progressive rock and jazz fusion bassist and composer (Soft Machine) died at age 64. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.

music blogs to check:

jazz music: Weblog | Pi Recordings

avant jazz / improv blog TEMPORARY FAULT:

Massimo Ricci - The less known, the better. Oh, well: taciturn (release-wise) multi-instrumentalist composer and improviser, music writer (Touching Extremes, Temporary Fault, Brain Dead Eternity, Paris Transatlantic, Bagatellen)

music festival in London: Equinox Festival - June 12, 13, 14 London featuring Comus and John Zorn

Mutek reviewed: Mutek 2009 - in pics & review (part 1) - BrooklynVegan

Ibiza 2009: RA: Ibiza 2009 preview - Interview

Not sure where to go now that DC-10 is officially closed for the summer? We've got you covered. RA's Grego O'Halloran provides your essential guide to the 2009 party calendar in Ibiza.

take a trip back to 2001: The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic Loves 2001

the return of The Face: Could cult style glossy the Face be revived? | Media | The Guardian

Rumours that the style glossy could be revived in a different format prompt questions about the survival of other magazines

Artists

Bat For Lashes

interview: Pitchfork: Bat For Lashes

Belakor

2 tracks: Teeth of the Divine News Belakor streaming two new songs

Black Anvil

new label deal: Relapse Records signs Black Anvil // News // Lambgoat

Black Anvil formed in 2007 and are currently writing for their second full-length album. Relapse will first issue the band's debut LP, Time Insults The Mind, this fall as they continue writing.

Cirrha Niva

2009 album: Bravewords.com > News > CIRRHA NIVA New Album Due In September

On September 3rd Cirrha Niva will release their new album For Moments Never Done. The album will be released through the bands own independent record label Parnassus Records.

Culted

2 tracks: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CULTED: Two Preview Tracks Available

Two preview tracks, "Social Control" and "Gunburn", from the Canadian/Swedish project CULTED are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Both cuts come off CULTED's debut album, "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep", which is scheduled for release on July 21 via Relapse Records (July 27 internationally)

Little Boots

interview: The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Blackpool's Little Boots Interviewed By John Robb

Seeing as he grew up in the same town and went to the same college, we sent Brother John Robb to interview Little Boots for us

Peter Murphy

Ned Raggett interviews Peter Murphy: Orange County Music - With Bauhaus Once Again Buried, Peter Murphy's Solo Career Rises From the Dead - page 1

Reverence

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - REVERENCE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

French black metallers REVERENCE have completed work on their third album, "Inactive Theocracy", due in September/October on CD and vinyl via Osmose Productions. The effort was recorded and mixed at Drudenhaus Studios with Neb Xort (ANOREXIA NERVOSA) and was mastered at MasterLab studios in France.

To-Mera

news: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TO-MERA Splits With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Thom Yorke

at Latitude: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Radiohead singer plans solo show

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke is to play a rare solo concert, appearing at the Latitude Festival in July.

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 21st

Some links of interest:

Ali Akbar Khan: RIP Ali Akbar Khan (1922 2009) - Jahsonic

New issue of Dazed & Confused: Dazed Digital | Issue 175 and Dazed Digital | Dazed & Confused July Issue

now steaming: Dazed Digital | Dazed Playlist: June 2009

New issue of Mixmag: New Mixmag out today with free Cocoon CD | Mixmag

To celebrate the tenth tear of Cocoon Ibiza we've got a triple sized cover and a free Cocoon CD mixed by Sven Vath with every new issue of Mixmag.

2 mid year lists: Best Records of '09 - Top Alternative Music Albums of 2009 and New Statesman - The best albums of 2009 . . . so far

Best Irish albums of the past 10 years: CLUAS | Top 50 Irish Albums, 1999 to 2009 | Albums 50 to 41

new website for the Finnish Music Information Centre: Fimic - Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus

another wacky guide to emerging female artists: How to tell La Roux from Little Boots - Features, Music - The Independent

new book: Galactic Ramble - This is the largest-ever critical overview of the thousands of rock, pop, folk and jazz albums released in the UK between 1963 and 1973.

latest column: Pitchfork: Techno by Philip Sherburne

Festivals update:

Grnanlage Festival electronic music festival in Northern Germany: RA News: Grnanlage reveal line-up

website: Grnanlage Festival 2009

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival - new website for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival : //

HCMF is an annual, international festival of contemporary and new music, over 10 days consisting of approximately 50 events, including concerts, music-theatre, dance, multi-media, talks and film, with a related Education and Outreach programme devised and implemented to reflect the programme and respond to regional need

Norbergfestival in Sweden: Norbergfestival - electronic music festival in Norberg Sweden 2009 - Norbergfestival - This year's Norbergfestival will take place on July 30, 31 and August 1.

artists: 2009 | Artists - Norbergfestival

Strm Electronic music festival in Copenhagen, Denmark: RA News: Strm announce initial line-up - August 11-16

Axel Willner and his new live band will lead the charge with a performance showcasing the new The Field album, whilst dub-hopper Flying Lotus will be joined be fellow countrymen Matthew Dear and Troy Pierce. Radio 1's Mary Anne Hobbs and half of London's Anti Social Entertainment crew (Quest, Silkie, Jay 5, Razor, Harry Craze) will provide some heavy dubstepping action, whilst elsewhere there'll be experimental electronica (Gudrun Gut & AGF), cosmic electro-house (Moon Unit), electro-disco (Aeroplane and tropical minimal house (Wareika) on offer.

website: Strm | August 11-16th 2009

Artists

Tyondai Braxton

2009 album: Warp / Records / Tyondai Braxton / New Album - Central Market

Central Market, the forthcoming solo album from Tyondai Braxton (Battles) will see it's release on Monday, Sept. 14 (Sept. 15 in the US) via Warp.

The Emperor Machine

download this mix: FACT magazine FACT mix 57: The Emperor Machine

Kraftwerk

interview: John Harris interviews Kraftwerk's Ralf Htter | Music | The Guardian

The bikes ... the robots ... the dream of man and machine in perfect harmony. How is the Kraftwerk vision of the future shaping up? Ralf Htter gives a rare interview to John Harris

Living Colour

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LIVING COLOUR: New Album Details Revealed

LIVING COLOUR will release its first new studio album in five years, entitled "The Chair In The Doorway", on September 15 via Megaforce Records.

Paradise Lost

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PARADISE LOST: New Album Title Announced

PARADISE LOST have set "Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us" as the title of their new album, due in September via Century Media Records.

Squarepusher

new: RA News: Squarepusher gets Electric - Warp Records will release Solo Electric Bass 1 on August 17th, 2009.

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

reminder of this upcoming album: FACT magazine - Susanna and the Magical Orchestra turn '3'

That Petrol Emotion

British / Irish tour dates: ireallylovemusic that petrol emotion : 2009 tour

01/07/2009 birmingham - academy 2

02/07/2009 portsmouth - wedgewood rooms

03/07/2009 london - bloomsbury ballroom

05/07/2009 kent - hop farm festival

06/07/2009 nottingham - rescue rooms

07/07/2009 manchester - academy 3

09/07/2009 leeds - cockpit

10/07/2009 newcastle - academy 2

11/07/2009 kinross, scotland - t in the park

12/07/2009 dublin - oxegen festival

more info: That Petrol Emotion's Official Website

Collection of 2009 Music Lists

Chilling out at the mo, due to the intense Heatwave, so in the meantime check this collection of 2009 music lists: 2009 Music Lists

Top 1000 Albums of 2009 - rateyourmusic.com - updated: Animal Collective at Number 1

Top 1000 Albums of 2009 @ rateyourmusic.com has been updated. Worth a browse through to see which albums are being rated highly.

Animal Collective are back at Number 1, having regained the top position from maudlin of the Well [last update] and Mastodon [2 updates ago]

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 1st

Some links of interest:

forthcoming experimental / electronic releases: A Few Forthcoming Releases (June 2009) - Music Musings and Miscellany

new website for Sound and Music | We are sound a new UK organization combining BMIC, CMN, Sonic Arts Network and spnm

Sound and Music is the UKs landmark organisation for new music and sound, bringing a vital art-form to more people.

new website for Side-Line

music and twitter article from Mashable: 10 Ways to Share Music on Twitter

better late than never: Yer Mam!: You wanted to see it... - Yer Mam!'s Top 50 Albums Of 2008

2009 music: mnml ssgs: Playing Catch-Up, Without Sinking

Over the past few weeks Ive been playing catch-up with a number of 2009 releases (mostly ambient, I should add).

June music festivals: RA: Top 10 June 2009 Festivals - Interview - RA picks the June festival highlights from across the globe.

take a trip back to 1989: Johnny Dee on the momentous year for music: 1989 | Music | The Guardian

1989 was a momentous year for music as De La Soul, the Stone Roses and acid house defined the zeitgeist. So how come we were all listening to Jive Bunny, asks Johnny Dee

Artists

A-ha

confirmation of UK album release date: Teletext Planet Sound News: A-ha's mountain to climb - A-ha return on July 13 with new album Foot Of The Mountain.

Bat for Lashes

new video: Bat For Lashes - "Pearl's Dream" Video by Bat For Lashes - MySpace Video

Code

interview: Avant-garde Metal - Stories: < Code > - Of Magical Fog And Twisted Fury

Drudkh

track streaming: Metal News - Drudkh Streaming New Song Online ( Metal Underground . com )

Dysrhythmia

track streaming: Way Too Loud! > Dysrhythmia Post new Song

Instrumental act Dysrhythmia have posted the song Festival of Popular Delusions at their MySpace page. The song comes from their upcoming album, Psychic Maps, due out via Relapse Records on July 7th in North America and July 13th internationally.

Emperor Machine

new video: via twentyfourhours 24:hours are big fans of The Emperor Machine and this video, for the new single Kananana, is simply awesome.

Enslaved

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ENSLAVED's BJORNSON Says Writing For New Album Is 'In The Preliminary Stage'

Grizzly Bear

album streamimg on myspace: scenepointblank: Stream Entire Grizzly Bear Album

Jon Hopkins

interview: Jon Hopkins interview by Peter Hollo - article - Cyclic Defrost Magazine

Howl

new label deal: Bravewords.com > News > HOWL Sign To Relapse Records

IQ

interview: Ytsejam.com - Your Progressive Rock One-Stop - Interview with IQ frontman Peter Nichols

Jaga Jazzist

feature on: MIC Norway: Jaga Jazzist: one-armed bandit

Junior Boys

interview: The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | The Junior Boys Interviewed - It's All About The Soft Beat

King Midas

2009 music from Kevin Martin: Cargo Records Distribution UK: King Midas Sounds 'Dub Heavy - Hearts And Ghosts' EP

As a seductive taster and spectral glimpse of the forthcoming King Midas Sound full length, Dub Heavy - Hearts And Ghosts is an EP of three of that albums tracks dubbed into new alien versions. King Midas Sound is the duo of Kevin Martin, known for his groundbreaking work over the last decade as The Bug, teamed with Roger Robinson, reputed writer and spoken word performer.

Madder Mortem

video: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MADDER MORTEM: 'Armour' Video Available - "Armour", the new video from Norway's MADDER MORTEM, can be viewed

Mew

new track: Mew - Introduce palace players | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009

Paradise Lost

interview: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PARADISE LOST Vocalist Says New Album Is 'Way Heavier' Than 'In Requiem'

Raison D'Etre

news update: Gothtronic | News: RAISON D`ETRE Works on New Album, STRATUM TERROR Rereleases

Red Sparowes

news update: scenepointblank: Red Sparowes Working On New Album

Sigur Rs

2010 album: Pitchfork: News: Sigur Rs Recording New LP

Textures

new label deal: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TEXTURES Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Music Links Roundup - Update - June 5th

Some links of interest:

a look back at Plan B magazine: Plan B magazine remembered | Music | guardian.co.uk

The former champion of underground music, which published its final issue this week, featured writing that went from genius to cringeworthy and back again, often in the same paragraph

new website for UK based music webzine: New Noise

The return of dance music - Features, Music - The Independent

After a period of commercial decline, the original trailblazers of Nineties dance music are back in a big way. The rush of nostalgia is well deserved, argues Fiona Sturges

Artists

Ahab

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AHAB: New Album Samples Available

Archetti / Wiget

2009 album on Rune Grammofon label:: Rune Grammofon RCD 2087 - Archetti / Wiget: Low Tide Digitals III - Released 29.06.09

Vladislav Delay

more info on the upcoming album: FACT magazine - Vladislav Delay unveils new album

Tummaa will be released on August 24 on CD, digital and limited edition 2xLP by The Leaf Label, home to the likes of Murcof and Wildbirds & Peacedrums.

Disarmonia Mundi

new label deal: Disarmonia Mundi - Sign With Coroner Records - Metal Storm

Jon Hassell

interview: Interview with Jon Hassell by Lawrence English - article - Cyclic Defrost Magazine

The Horrors

interview: The Horrors - How to survive on the outside - Features, Music - The Independent

LCD Soundsystem

news update: LCD Soundsystem man talks about 'fun' new album | News | NME.COM

Jeff Mills

interview: RA: Jeff Mills: The Wizard - Interview

RA chats to the legendary DJ in advance of his New York date this weekend about site-specific music, taking his record label digital and Richie Hawtin.

Orphaned Land

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ORPHANED LAND In The Studio With STEVEN WILSON

Israel's ORPHANED LAND is continuing work on its highly anticipated new album, "ORwarriOR", due later in teh year via Century Media Records.

Portion Control

2009 album: Portion Control presents 'Crop' 2CD on Sigsaly Transmissions Media

June 26th is "Crop", the new album from the legendary British electronic and industrial band Portion Control.

El Tango y sus invitados: Dinah Washington - For Those In Love

Caesar Tjalbo

Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - A Black Man's Soul

Instrumental funk tracks cut by Ike and his band in between touring (recorded in various sessions and cities). Released in 1969, I can't determine if the recordings are from the same year too.
Most songs are really great (Funky Mule!), some sound a bit too tame to my taste. The original 1969 album comes here with 4 bonustracks, the last 3 with Tina. It's not just her voice that was missing, the whole band sounds more mean-muthafucka like.
It's great how the band makes it appear so seemingly easy to create a good funk tune and the three Tina tracks are more proof of what a great duo they were (musically).

Caesar Tjalbo

Bettye LaVette - Take Another Piece Of My Heart

More Bettye, the grande dame with the golden throat. Recordings from 1969 and 1970 for SSS International and Silver Fox records, made with the Dixie Flyers.
Most of the tracks (tracklist on Amazon) were released on single, contrary to the Atlantic sessions of Child of the Seventies, the chronological follow up on this set. A few unreleased songs and 2 duets with Hank Ballard. Great stuff but that goes for all her stuff, check the archives all the way back to January for more Bettye.

Back On The Road

Back On The Road

EDDIE COCHRAN - Greatest Hits

01. C'mon Everybody
02. Something Else
03. Cut Across Shorty
04. Summertime Blues
05. Twenty Flight Rock
06. Completely Sweet
07. Three Steps To Heaven
08. Skinny Jim
09. Teenage Heaven
10. Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie
11. Pretty Girl
12. Boll Weevil Song
13. Do You Wanna Dance
14. Nervous Breakdown
15. Lonely
16. Sweetie Pie
17. Thinkin' About You (with Bob Denton)
18. Pink-Peg Slacks
19. Teres
20. Money Honey

Caesar Tjalbo

Soul: The Dial Records Southern Soul Story

White country music publisher Buddy Killen met talented but unsuccessful black singer Joe Tex in 1961 in Nashville. The idea to merge the best of R&B and country into "country soul" required a new record label: Dial (not the jazz label). No success until 1964 but then they hit pay dirt with 'Hold What You've Got'.
The Dial records story is largely the story of Joe Tex but this CD features other great artists aswell: Bobby Marchan, Clarence Reid, Len Wade and Clarence "Frogman" Henry (tracklist).
Joe Tex died in 1982 and the label was sold in 1989 and that was the end of Dial.
The music's from 1962 to 1974, quite diverse with all the different artists. Booklet and sleeve excellent with info on the label and each artist and many pictures.

Blues: A Msica do Diabo (...devil's music...)

Blues: A Msica do Diabo (...devil's music...): "JOSH WHITE
Nascimento: 11 de Fevereiro de 1914, em Greenville, South Carolina
Morte: 05 de Setembro de 1969, em Manhaset, New York."

Blues: A Msica do Diabo (...devil's music...): A lendria sesso de gravaes do Delta!!!

Blues: A Msica do Diabo (...devil's music...): A lendria sesso de gravaes do Delta!!!: "A lendria sesso de gravaes do Delta!!!
SON HOUSE, CHARLIE PATTON, WILLIE BROWN & LOUISE JOHNSON
(2003) The Legendary Delt Blues Session
Recording date: 1930
Label: P-Vine Japan
Covers: No
Format: OGG VORBIS (128kbps)
Ripped: Jet Audio Plus"

Caesar Tjalbo

Soul: You Better Believe It!

"Rare & modern soul gems from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco Cotillion, Reprise and Warner Bros. 1967 - 1978".
Seventies soul is a little slicker than it's 60's variety (all tracks but 3 from 1970 or later, Aretha, Archie and Dynells added for better sales?). See the tracklist as ultimate inspiration to get this CD. Atlantic et al sit on an incredible mountain of soul recordings so the quality of their output doesn't have to be bad and isn't with this CD (or it's volume 2, perhaps tomorrow). Good bunch of songs, compilation (and notes) by Richard Searling.
Booklet has short info on each track and release notes, the whole text is more 'EMI like' than of 'Ace quality', if you catch my drift.

El Tango y sus invitados: Benny Goodman - Beny Goodman Sextet

Informacion del CD

Caesar Tjalbo

Fontella Bass - The Very Best Of

"The very best of" is arguable but it's good stuff for sure. This album is one of those cute 'Chess' digipacks with good linernotes, pictures and great selection of music all for a decent price. It's also 'just' the Chess music, so you won't find colaborations with the Turners or her later work with hubby Lester Bowie with The Art Ensemble Of Chicago.
We all know Fontella Bass for her smash hit Rescue Me, the Chess attempt to break Motown's monopoly on hit parade success. Rescue Me also became a source of trouble as Bass didn't get credits for co-authoring the song and ultimately left the label, without ever parallelling that success.
What this compilation proves is that Fontella Bass is a lot greater and more versatile than I thought, knowing only 2, maybe 3 songs, the same ones you always find on cheap soul/60's compilations. She knows her way with jazz, soul and blues and turns all this into something to her own advantage.
You'll get 25 tracks of which the last 3 are duets with Bobby McClure.
Universal / Island 2006

El Tango y sus invitados: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - What Now My Love

A Flag Of Blood And Lipstick: Dusty In Memphis - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

A Flag Of Blood And Lipstick: Dusty In Memphis - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Despite its status as a classic record, Dusty in Memphis had less than auspicious beginnings. By 1968 La Springfield had scored a string of chart successes with what she called 'big ballady things' and her decision to make an album in Memphis, home of hard edged R 'n' B grooves, was viewed with puzzlement by many.

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues)

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues)

OTIS CLAY
Live
Label: Movie Play
Covers: Yes
Format: mp3 (192kbps)
Ripped: EAC
Size: 102 MB
Born: Feb 11, 1942 in Waxhaw, MS

El Tango y sus invitados: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle [Expanded Edition]

El Tango y sus invitados: Lee Ritenour - Alive in L.A.

El Tango y sus invitados: Red Garland - The Nearness of You

Caesar Tjalbo

Paint It Black

"From Jazz to Soul 'n' Funk to Blaxploitation", the Manifesto Of Groove vol. 5. Tracklist.
Blaxploitation, soul-jazz and jazz-funk: searching for the origins of hip hop on this volume.
Superb serie: musical selection, booklet and package.

El Tango y sus invitados: Brownie McGhee - The Folkways Years (1945-1959)

Msica do Bem: VA. Ultimate Diva Collection

Msica do Bem: VA. Ultimate Diva Collection

VA. Ultimate Diva Collection: The Diva Series

01 Ella Fitzgerald - How High The Moon
02 Sarah Vaughan - Lulaby Of Birdland
03 Dinah Washington - Teach Me Tonight
04 Billie Holiday - Body And Soul
05 Carmen McRae - You Took Advantage Of Me
06 Anita ODay - Peel Me A Grape
07 Blossom Dearie - Someone To Watch Over Me
08 Nina Simone - Love Me Or Leave Me
09 Shirley Horn - Come Dance With Me
10 Gloria Lynne - Im Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life
11 Astrud Gilberto - Fly Me To The Moon
12 Peggy Lee - I Dont Know Enough About You
13 Etta James - A Sunday Kind Of Love
14 Natalie Cole - Its Crazy
15 Helen Merrill - Youd Be So Nice To Come Home To
16 Ernestine Anderson - It Dont Mean A Thing
+
17 Abbey Lincoln - Dont Explain
18 Betty Carter - Open The Door
19 Deborah Brown - Just Friends
20 Diana Krall - The Look Of Love
21 Lizz Wright - Walk With Me Lord

El Tango y sus invitados: Diana Krall Studio 104(Live)

Caesar Tjalbo

The Shadows - Complete Singles As & Bs 1959 - 1980

The Shadows started out as the backing band of Cliff Richard, once a good rocker and popular teen-idol. Having gained recognition and fame on their own, the Shadows were on the frontier of British popular music and scored an impressive string of hits. Their influence on music in general and guitarplaying in particular is immense, Eric Clapton is good but Hank B. Marvin is god!
You'd probably expect only instrumentals and the majority is but Hank Marvin and Bruce Welsh could sing too and display it on a number of songs. Next to vocal experiments you can hear many guitar effects and studio dubs, all done tastefully though.
They continued to a breakup in 1968 and had some reunions in the 1970's, with sometimes a more contemporary sound, disco-like. A few songs later they split up with label EMI in 1980 and that's the end of this box set.
The booklet describes the Shadows career briefly and contains a lengthy section with descriptions of each song and it's context. A few pictures.

dreams less sweet: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

dreams less sweet: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

Live in Stockholm 1959

Msica do Bem: Ella Fitzgerald - Misty Blue

Msica do Bem: Ella Fitzgerald - Misty Blue

Ella Fitzgerald - Misty Blue

01-Misty Blue---02:33
02-Walking In The Sunshine---02:34
03-It's Only Love---03:08
04-Evil On Your Mind---02:22
05-I Taught Him Everything He Knows---02:49
06-Don't Let That Doorknob Hit You---02:29
07-Turn The World Around (The Other Way)---02:49
08-The Chokin' Kind---02:05
09-Born To Lose---03:21
10-This Gun Don't Care---02:49
11-Don't Touch Me---02:55

El Tango y sus invitados: Chet Baker - In Tokyo

360Grauss -Free MP3 - Blues

360Grauss -Free MP3 - Blues

Nina Simone - Ultimate

The Basement...

The Basement makes some straight up toe tapping music. They're from Ireland so inevitably will garner comparisons to Hothouse Flowers and Van Morrison as well as requisite mentions that point towards early U2 and Dylan Thomas. But really they just play a fun brand of blue eyed soul that leans just a little towards pickin' and grinnin' Americana. They're pushing a 5 song EP called The Basement EP on Zealous Records with a full length due in the "spring" (that's nebulous label talk for "we're not sure").

Here's the video for their very catchy song Do You Think You're Moving On

As well as one for I Just Caught A Face

Stories...

I like to write. I'm not particularly adept at it and spend too little time editing (especially here) but I get an emotional satisfaction from simply trying to move an idea from my head to the page. I'm not good at opening myself up emotionally, I could go on and on about why I think that is but at the end of the day, that's simply who am I. Some people are very good at living as an open wound, vulnerable and giving of their emotional selves. This is good, I think. It certainly takes a lot of the difficulty out of managing personal relationships. It's easier to deal with an open book then a brick wall.

Ok where am I going with this. While this is obviously a completely non-music related post it is about the only other thing as engaging as music. That thing, for me, is stories. The act of telling others about parts of our lives, bits and pieces that are funny, sad, scary, unsettling, uncomfortable, is such a basic human connection that I think we forget that it is incredibly freeing and empowering.

Now for the part with the link. If you live in NYC maybe you're already familiar with The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, I just recently got wind of it and think that's pretty fucking cool.

If you have time during your day listen to some of the stories on the site. When you're done write something down, or better tell it to someone else.

Stories told at The Moth

The Broken Family Band...

The Broken Family Band are a group of cheeky brits doing their damnedest to tackle to uniquely American idiom of countrified rock. They do a pretty good job. Of course it's far from authentic, but the very notion of authentic in today's musically global world gets progressively more and more laughable with each passing day that I wonder why I even mentioned it. The Broken Family Band plays a brand of country rock very similar to what The Dying Californian does. It's a slight twang generously coated with indie rock guitars and a grand melody. There's nothing terribly ground breaking here, but when it's done well it's very satisfying. The video for the song "It's All Over" is an example of "done well". It's got the slow build to crashing crescendo, a slow tightening of tensions that's as good as a well executed hand job. The video itself is a pretty entertaining construct. The visuals are taken from a silent movie in which two complete strangers were asked to sit in a room and stare at each other without speaking for an hour.

Enjoy.

OH MY GOD...

The best part is that the narrator gets as fired up to yell, "UFO Porno!!!", as the Spanish language announcers for soccer games are about yelling, "GOAL!!"

Fountains of Wayne on Pitchfork...

This 3.0 review of Fountains of Wayne's Traffic And Weather is thoroughly misguided that it provoked me to write. I'd like to ask pitchfork to please stop intellectualizing music until there's nothing left but bland ideas that the band, in all likelihood, didn't even intend. It's just this attitude that leads indie rock shows to be hands jammed in pockets nerd fests. God forbid you shake your ass or yell something stupid like, "it's time to rock, motherfucker!!" That would break that aura of uber cool that so many spend so much time cultivating.

Traffic And Weather isn't high art. It is a collection of great pop songs full of hook and wry lyricism. Sit back, enjoy, roll the windows down and stop thinking to fucking much.

Man, thank God that Christgau got it right

Malajube...

Malajube got some critical love last year for their album Trompe-L'Oeil but never reached the buzzy heights of, say, Arcade Fire or Broken Social Scene to name just two of the many Canadian bands that have been owning the indie scene during the last three years. It's too bad that Malajube hasn't gotten the same attention because they're easily as good if not better than many of the buzziest or the buzzy buzz buzz bands. Maybe it's because they sing in French. I know that probably puts off must indie rock kids like subtitles in movies put off 12 year olds. But give Malajube a listen and a chance and they'll blow your socks off. You'll find yourself thinking why didn't I hear about these guys last year? Oh wait they're not singing in English. That puts me off. It all makes sense now. But it's so good. I must continue to listen, put aside petty intellectual arguments about the need to understand the lyrics to get the full effect. Must get French to English dictionary.

Some videos from Malajube:

Montreal -40

Pate Filo

Fille a Plumes

Le Metronome

Track A Tiger...

Ok, I think I'm more or less recovered from my bout with the plague. Appetite returning, strength back up, feeling human again. Very nice.

Today's catchy diddy comes via Track A Tiger which doesn't win point for best band name but does charm with a jangly indie rock sound that's sweetened up nicely with boy/girl harmonies. The band sounds very tight, very together, well rehearsed and in possession of some really good melodies. The songs make me think of Trembling Blue Stars and Slow Dazzle. This particular track, notable for the reverb laden guitar line, sounds like a touch of summer to me. Something we're all in need of at this mid-winter juncture.

Track A Tiger - All These Accidents

Racing Paper Planes...

If Tract Records isn't on your radar you should really make it a habit to check the site regularly or to get on their email list. They've got a quality roster and do some pretty cool things with their 4 way split EPs that I mentioned a week or so ago. Much like Turn Records, another small label favorite, Tract Records is clearly in it to fight the good fight. By that I mean to champion music they believe in, create community, and hopefully break even.

Here's the latest singles from the folks at Tract:

Racing Paper Planes - In Company of Ghosts.

The Rosebuds...

The Rosebuds got my attention with Birds Make Good Neighbors which was a pretty compelling mix of reverb drenched pop songs that mixed bittersweet lyrics with boy/girl harmonies. It was damn good.

On April 10 Merge Records will release The Rosebuds' Night Of The Furies, an album inspired by the mythological creatures. In fact to a large degree the lyrical content of Night of the Furies is a recounting of the "furies" myth. Now if you recall from your freshman Greek 101 class the Furies were three monsterous women charged with keeping everyone in line. The punished all those that violated sensible societal codes like, you dont' kill your mom or dad, be nice to strangers, keep your word, etc. The Rosebuds inject this myth with a classic love story that acts as a structure for the bands' exploration of romantic tension, love and betrayal. According to the band there is a narrative arc through the album's nine songs. I can't recount the story as yet, but a few more listens...

The most arresting thing about Night of the Furies is the Rosebuds new attachment to beat and bass. In many aspects this a dance record begging for additional remixing by James Murphy or Diplo. The beats run deep in a way the Birds Make Good Neighbors only hinted at. A song like "Get Up Get Out" is straight up disco, and that's not a bad thing. There's still pleny of hook and melody, particularly in keyboard runs and synth licks. The guitar is just a layer this time around, supporting the songs, usually buried below the surface of the mix, popping up now and again with ringing chime, but the muscle of the melody is left to the vocals and the keyboards.

It's an excellent effort that separates itself from the band's earlier work not in the interest of simply being different or contrarian, but in a logical exploration of where they can push their talents.

from Night of the Furies:

Cemetery Lawns

It's Been a while...

hasn't it. Let's see April 3rd was my last post and today is June 27th that means the last time I posted, in internet years, was 2,569 years ago. A good friend convinced me that people actually read this thing and that, perhaps, they deserve some degree of explication. So here I am. I don't think that this means the posts will start flowing again, it just means that maybe I need to get this off my chest.

I'm having a tough time right now. I've been having a tough time for quite a few months. I'm struggling. My job/business is fine. I have a wonderful daughter. But at some point over the last 4 years I really lost touch with someone who is really important to me. It's been a challenging stare into the mirror of late. I've learned a lot and I'm not happy with much of it. At the same time I'm quite aware that what's happened in my life is a 50/50 proposition. Nothing gets as fucked up as it is now without two people willingly jogging down the sweet sweet path of self destruction.

You can probably hear me editing myself as you read this. I have no interest right now in washing my dirty laundry public. Trust me, there are all sorts of folks in all manner of corners of the internet (also known as the www and "the web") who would love to sink their teeth into my story. They can't have it. At least not right now. At least not until I've reached the other side of all this. Until then I will be intentionally vague and you'll just have to deal.

So what's this horse shit got to do with music? Well, it does and it doesn't. One thing I discovered about myself is that I'm really good at hiding from things. I hid from my deep inner heart, that place of maximum vulnerability where you're really alive, by pretending that it didn't exist. I used drugs, sex, and, yes, rock n' roll to assist my delusion. The first two should be obvious, the third not so much. I got to a point where my obsessive blog reading, downloading, unmanageable levels of consumption (I swear I've downloaded stuff like, a year and a half ago from emusic that I haven't even listened to yet, ), self imposed guilt about posting, mental gymnastics regarding my supposed self-importance in this self-important obsessed Music World 2.0 game we're all playing, that you're playing right now. It all just got to a point where it seemed like I was obsessing on something because it was a distraction from what was really going on in my head and my heart. I was ignoring things that were orders of magnitude more important than whatever my next post was going to be and how many hits I was getting.

Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm the kind of guy that gets carried away. Maybe everyone else out there reading Pitchfork and Stylus and Brooklyn Vegan and trying to find obscure Arcade Fire tracks is normal and I'm not. I'm happy to take that criticism because ultimately the finger I'm pointing only points at me and at my life. For now I'm desperately trying to find perspective. I'm trying hard to get through what has been and will continue to be the most difficult time of my life. It all will pass one way or another and then I'll wake up one day hear a song and think "that's just plain and simple a great tune, other people need to hear it". I'll post something on that day. Otherwise, thanks for your thoughts (if you're thinking about some random guy you don't know with some very unspecified life issues) and for reading. And thanks for asking about me. That's really meant a lot.

Peace,

Pete

Assorted Musicoloy & Pernicious Apologizing...

The old up keep of the blog has been lacking lately, but I've been feeling a bit beaten down. Work is busy as a beaver in the redwoods which is a blessing and a curse, the personal life is mangled at best and is naturally draining emotionally, physically. Everything (= life) makes the management of a music blog rather low on the priority scale. I did manage to catch a show last week at The Hotel Utah. It was the wonderous Our Lady of the Highway with the much blogged about (I'm guilty here because I think he's great) Adam Arcuragi and a Washington Dc area band called These United States. A really great bill. All the bands produced some really stunning music. The highlight was during Arcuragi's set when he was backed by the other bands on his final song. It was clear there was a real affection between all the players. This heartfelt camaraderie produced such an effusive outbreak of music that as the whole gang leaned into Arcuragi's chorus of "oh lord, come and take me home" I swear the room was filled with a light the color of rose. An excellent night of music. Catch Arcuragi if you're able he puts on an excellent show and is touring all over the place at the moment.

I was unfamiliar with These United States but was suitably impressed with their country inflected take on 70's AM rock. Oft times gentle and melancholy, other times more forceful and insistent in their melodies. They're like a hoedown held at on AA meeting or a barn dance in a decrepit urban warehouse or a shindig with slide guitars on a sinking boat.

some songs from These United States:

The Business

Kings And Aces

The Broken West...

I may be hopping on the band wagon here (I haven't really checked to see how many other "alternative media outlets" have talked about these guys) but damn this new record from The Broken West is good. It's called I Can't Go On I'll Go On and is as fine an example of power pop sweetness as I've heard in awhile. I've gotta go all the way back to The California Oranges Souvenirs to remember a record with such a consistent ability to make my cynical ass grin.

Here's a Broken West video:

Have a good weekend. Hey look, it's raining in San Francisco. "bout time.

Pink Nasty...

Sorry but I've beens skiing. Now I'm back all limbs in tact. Have you heard any of the new Pink Nasty Mold The Gold? Very good record. You'll be surprised. Here's something to watch and listen to:

A written word...

Watching Young Couples with an Old Girlfriend On Sunday Morning

How mild these young men seem to me now
with their baggy shorts and clouds of musk, as if younger brothers of the
women they escort in tight black leather, bangs and tattoos, cute little
toughies, so Louise Brooks annealed

in MTV, headed off for huevos rancheros
and the Sunday Times at some chic, crowded dive. I don't recall it at all this
way, do you ? How sweetly complected and confident they look, their faces
unclouded by the rages

and abandoned, tearful couplings of the night before, the drunkenness, beast savor and
remorse. Or do I recoil from their youthfulness and health ? Oh, not recoil, just fail to see
ourselves. And yet, this tenderness between us that remains

was mortared first with something dark, something feral, we still refuse, we still refuse to name.

-by August Kleinzahler

Today, some reading...

Everybody and their Uncle Hank has something to say about file sharing and its link to the demise or resurgence of music today. Personally, I usually ignore all articles because I'm just sick of hearing about it. But today I read a piece on file sharing by Okkervil River's Will Sheff. I've interviewed Sheff and like him. It goes without saying that I think Okkervil is one of the finest bands playing today. So this one I read. It's well thought out and touches many of the points, concerning both the state of music and the necessary evil of file sharing, that I find myself pondering to some degree. I've included the link and the text.

The Link

The Text:

Over the nine-odd years that we in Okkervil River have been trying to
make a living playing music, I've developed a kind of love/hate
relationship with the world of file-sharing. The first good job I ever
had was at the website Audiogalaxy.com, where I drew a respectable
salary for writing music reviews and editorials as a kind of
not-very-convincing camouflage for what was at the time one of the
world's largest file-sharing networks. At the time, my attitude about
file-sharing was that it didn't particularly hurt artists most of
whom were being ripped off by their labels anyway (it's a little known
fact that very few musicians actually make any money off of record
sales) rather, it helped spread the word about their music to people
who, if they liked it enough, would buy the CD. I felt that the party
who genuinely had cause to be frightened of file-sharing weren't the
tiny little indie bands but the colossal major labels; if you put out
a Britney Spears CD with only one good song on it, I figured, people
would just steal the one song and no one would buy the CD. When
feeling grand usually after one or two of the free 20 oz. Mountain
Dews available in our office kitchen fridge and a few rounds at the
Nerf hoop I'd imagine a new and digitally reinvigorated world in
which sales of major-label behemoths like Britney and Creed would
plummet, in which major labels would topple, in which culture would be
reinvented as a kind of meritocracy where anyone with artistic
ambitions could draw a decent living by setting up a PayPal tip-jar on
their little corner of the internet. Don't laugh you thought that, too.

About a year later, the RIAA finally came gunning for Audiogalaxy and
shut us down. The dot-com crash hit, and everyone started wondering
where the money was. I was taken into the special room at my offices
the one with the big, soft leatherette couches, the one reserved for
hiring and firing and fired. I loaded a box with my belongings and a
pair of stolen Sony headphones and drove home from the gutted
Audiogalaxy offices. A couple of weeks later I cast my lot with
Okkervil River, and I headed out on my first major tour. I've spent
more than half of the intervening five years on the road. After tour
upon tour of paying more for gas than we were making at the shows, of
skipping meals, of asking people in the sparse crowds we drew if any
of them had available floor space where we could spend the night, I've
finally managed to make it pay enough so that I draw roughly the same
salary as a clerk at a 7-11. I use that comparison solely
descriptively, as I couldn't be possibly be happier to be making a
living doing what I love. At the same time, with no health insurance
and no house and no idea how long my "music career" will last, it's
kind of become everything I have. I try to use that fact as reason to
throw all of my energy and my care into every single thing that I do;
as a result, my attitude about file-sharing has become more
complicated now that it has a direct impact on my life.

I'm not sure if file-sharing impacts our sales enough for it to hurt
us. Sometimes I suspect that it does other times I'm glad people get
a chance to be exposed to our music. I do know that there's a
subscription-based service called Sound Scan that all industry
professionals labels, booking agents, promoters, publicists look
at regularly. Sound Scan estimates how many records you've sold in
stores and over the internet, and it is used to determine how "big"
you are. If you're angling to have the opening slot on a lucrative
tour or trying to get signed to a new label and someone takes a look
at your Sound Scan numbers and doesn't like them, it's over. That's an
aspect of file-sharing that I'm not sure people take into account. In
any case, I honestly don't care quite as much about the commercial
implications of file-sharing because they're basically out of my
control and I guess that inside I still do take the view that
file-sharing can be radically empowering to fans and that I can trust
those same fans to buy the records.

My real concerns with file-sharing are primarily aesthetic.

There's a story by Jorge Lus Borges called "The Library of Babel." It
describes a fantastical library composed of an apparently infinite
number of identical rooms. Each room contains 1,050 books. Printed on
the pages are words whose lettering and order are apparently random.
Because the library is complete, among the gibberish it also contains
every book that is possible, every book that could ever be written. It
also contains every imaginable variation of every book possible,
whether that variation is off by thousands of letters or by a single
comma. Borges adds that it must contain, somewhere, a book that
explains the meaning and origin of the library itself just as it
contains thousands of variations of that book, true and false. He
writes, "When it was proclaimed that the Library contained all books,
the first impression was one of extravagant happiness. All men felt
themselves to be the masters of an intact and secret treasureAs was
natural, this inordinate hope was followed by an excessive depression."

The internet with its glut not only of information but of
misinformation, and of information that is only slightly correct, or
only slightly incorrect fills me with this same weird mixture of
happiness and depression. I sometimes feel drowned in information,
deadened by it. How many hundreds of bored hours have you spent
mechanically poring through web pages not knowing what you're looking
for, or knowing what you're looking for but not feeling satisfied when
you find it? You hunger but you're not filled. Everything is freely
available on the internet, and is accordingly made inestimably
valuable and utterly value-less.

When I was a kid, I'd listen to the same records over and over and
over again, as if I was under a spell. The record would end and I'd
flip it over again, doing absolutely nothing, letting the music wash
over me. My favorite record albums become like a totem for me, their
big fat beautiful gatefolds worked as a shield against the loud,
crashing, crushing world. I would have laid down my life and died in
defense of a record like Tonight's the Night or Astral Weeks. I felt
that those records had, in some ways, saved my life. These days, with
all the choice in the world, it's hard for me find the attention span
for a single album. I put my iPod on shuffle and skip impatiently to
the next song before each one's over. I don't even know what I'm
looking for.

Because my work is the most important thing in the world to me, I
sometimes feel uncomfortable about it existing freely in the digital
Library of Babel, these songs that I worked so hard writing and
revising and rehearsing and recording and mixing (and re-mixing) and
mastering (and re-mastering) shucked off the album and thrown up on
the internet in hissy and brittle low-resolution versions with no kind
of sequence or order, mixed in with odd leaked tracks and some sub-par
live versions. In a world overstuffed with stimuli and choking on
information, I feel like a musical album should have a kind of purity
and a kind of wholeness, that every aspect of an album from the
sequencing to the artwork even down to the typesetting should feels
labored over and loved, and that the finished product should feel like
a gift.

At the same time, I am a very ardent supporter of the way in which the
internet empowers fans. I truly believe that the internet allows fans
to connect with and participate in art in a way that's far more
meaningful than it's been for decades, in a way that's more akin to
the way folk music worked in the 1920's and for hundreds of years
beforehand. Anyone who has ever been to a perfect rock show by their
favorite band in a small venue can testify to the circuit of energy
that is created at those shows between the audience and the band, to
the way that energy washes up onstage from the crowd and is radiated
back out again from the performers, to the way that it becomes less
about an artist and an audience and it becomes entirely about a
singular unrepeatable shared moment between a group of people. That's
why I go to shows, and that's why I play music myself.

By the same token, those same great shows don't always sound the same
when you run a line out from the soundboard into a minidisk player and
put it up online. For one thing, soundboard tapes are notoriously bad;
everything that's supposed to resonate through the air like drums
and amps gets lost, while everything that's miked or going direct
sounds dry and ten times louder. Similarly, all those other ineffable
things that resonate through the air those things that are the
reason we go to rock shows in the first place simply can't be
captured through a line-out on a soundboard. I've heard a lot of the
Okkervil bootlegs out there; some of them sound great and some of them
make me wince. I don't mind that they're out there and I encourage
bootlegging, but sometimes it's painful for me to contemplate how
there are hours and hours of terrible-sounding Okkervil River music
readily available on the internet.

We're going on tour again in the fall and we'll probably be playing
some new songs. I love sharing new songs and refining them live in
front of people. However, I'm going to save some of the new songs for
our next recording session in spite of the fact that we could use
the rehearsal for the simple reason that I don't want them to be
heard first in versions that are inferior because we're still working
through them and they're poorly from soundboards. I'm not at all
asking that you don't record and share shows; rather, I myself am
going to try to choose some songs that I'm okay having shared in early
versions.

Just as long as when the album comes out you don't do that thing on
the message board where you go, "hrumph, I much prefer the earlier
version better, by the way. I find so much more pure the version from
Madison where Will's guitar is out of tune and he's so wasted that he
forgets half the words and then apologizes and starts the song over.
And then he forgets them again." --

Death has become me...

not really it just feels like it. I've been felled by some terrible bird/porcupine flu combo. Trust me it sucks. I don't ever get sick. I think the last time was like six years ago, which means I should amend my prior statement to "I only get sick every six years". But I do it right. Fever, chills, the whole nine yards. I think I'm getting better.

Now it's been both a blessing and a curse that my 7 year old daughter has been sick at the same time as me. I now have seen every episode of Spongebob Squarepants (that could construed as either a blessing or a curse), I actually like a show called Avatar, and may stick my foot in a garbage disposable in order to get out of ever watching another episode of Jimmy Neutron. One cool thing I did discover was a show called Jack's Big Music Show. It's a kids music show hosted by a couple of puppets (I think they're dogs) who sing catchy songs about their various predicaments and plans. Very entertaining. But the really cool thing are the short videos and guest stars the creators have throughout the show. Very catchy pop songs that make sick kids and dads happy. And then, get this, I find that Andrew Bird guested on the show as Dr. Stringz and performed one of the catchiest songs ever. Here it is:

Just fantastic. Makes me even hungrier for the new Bird record. Ok. That's about all I can manage.

Oh My but it's just getting silly...

No tunes today. But some interesting things to think about.

Thing #1. Ok, so does anyone else think that perhaps the Boston Police Department has gone just a little bit over the top on the whole guerilla marketing campaign mistaken for a bomb thing? I suppose I understand on some level why it might cause a panic, but the official reaction to this whole thing is totally absurd. Some choice words: the stunt was "outrageous" (The Mayor), "unconscionable" (Police commissioner), "a product of corporate greed" (The Mayor again). But here's my personal favorite: from US Assistant Attorney General John Grossman, "Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards "bomblike" devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged infrastructure and transportation in the city." Hey guess what John? My car could be a "bomb like" device except that it's not. So, John, what's a "bomblike" device? Maybe something with a battery and wires and lights? Uh oh, don't set down your PSP on the subway. And those blinky lights on bicycles? Fuck me you terrorist bikers, your evil reign must end right now.

Of course all this simply means that the guerilla marketing campaign was a huge fucking smashing success. Now everyone know what a Mooninite is and at least some of them will watch the show.

So the guys who put up the lighted Mooninites are being cited for "placing a hoax device that causes panic". Well, it wasn't a hoax and the people who caused the panic were our valued officials. It just goes to show you what a little creativity and imagination will get you these days. In other interesting news a Super Bowl advertiser has pulled their ad from the game broadcast due to the fact that they feared it might cause panic. The ad involved a simulated alien invasion. I'm just kidding.

In order to keep this thing music related you guys need to check out iConcertCal. It's an add on to iTunes that searches your music library, compares it to a concert touring schedule and then gives you a calendar of when bands in your iTunes will be playing in your town. Pretty cool.

iConcertCal

Have Fun, I'm not...

Junior Senior. It helps sometimes.

basically Modest Mouse...

I like Modest Mouse OK, my wife really likes them a lot. I enjoyed the last record even when "Float On" became as prevalent as Salvation Army bells around Christmas. I must say the new single from the upcoming We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank is kinda killer. In order for you to enjoy the clever and witty video that accompanies the song I'm linking to MTV's Subterranean Blog because they got it. I don't endorse MTV in general but I totally geeked on Subterranean when it was called 120 Minutes. In fact I think I'd have to cite 120 Minutes as a major influence in my youthful move away from Bruce Springsteen and Men At Work and towards Madness, The Specials, and Squirell Bait. OK, I've assuaged my misguided guilt to some degree. Now follow the link because the video has a maritime theme and I love the sea.

Bill Callahan...

In April Drag City will release the first solo album by Bill Callahan entitled Woke On A Whaleheart. You may only know Mr. Callahan from his day job which is being the primary mover and songwriter for Smog. This of course begs the question, why a "solo" record and not another Smog record. This is splitting hairs which need not be split, especially when Woke On A Whaleheart is no less then some of Callahan's most dramatic and wonderful work yet.

Callahan, no matter what guise he's playing under, has always been brave enough to follow his muse no matter where it might lead him. Fortunately, he's always had the artistic freedom to explore genre, to find a voice, and to develop artistically. This is a rarity in today's music world. If Woke On A Whaleheart is where all the experimentation has lead, then there should be an insistence that musicians once again be allowed to fully engage in their craft unhindered by the petty demands of the market.

Callahan's body of work should be should be an American treasure in the same way that Raymond Carver's short stories should be lauded as one of finest cultural jewels, uniquely American and powerfully aware of its environment. It is in this sense, one of cultural value, that Woke On A Whaleheart takes on an aura of an artistic high water mark for Callahan.

As on all of Callahan's projects his deep baritone and it's languorous delivery anchor each song. The songs feel expansive musically, touching on gospel, country, rock, each song filled with subtle changes and slowly building layers. The album is near impossible to pigeonhole as a genre. It simply seems stamped as American, a look both backward and forward at our cultural tectonics and the slowly evolving chasms and collisions that make it fascinating.

Lyrically, again much like Ray Carver, Callahan understands the power of simply placing a word within a sentence, a lyric, a line. He's a master of brevity and the power that it can wield when used correctly. So much is said in small moments, carefully crafted. Unlike Carver Callahan doesn't have a particular affection for the suburban relationships that Carver seemed near obsessed with chronicling in their various states of disrepair and disintegration. The world of Woke On A Whaleheart is more pastoral, as if he's embodying a small town's pace and attitude.

It's an excellent album that only gets better with each listen.

1 song from Woke On A Whaleheart:

Sycamore

Berg Sans Nipple...

More weird and good from our friends at Team Love. I don't know squat about Berg Sans Nipple aside from what my ears have told me. And they've told me that Berg Sans Nipple projects an odd confluence of electronica, percussion, rock and pop that ends up soundinng like Apostle of Hustle on mushrooms playing in a vineyard of Pinot Noir grapes. I think they're french. They've got an EP called Along The Quai that came out on Jan. 23rd and seems to possess the ability to light a fire of buzz on par with Funeral if given the chance. Good odd stuff, takes a few listens to digest but then blossoms into a full fledged jaw dropper.

1 from Along The Quai:

Mystic Song

New Pernice Video...

Super low budget for a great song.

Manchester Orchestra...

I'm blown away. At last a record that grabs my attention and holds it. I've listened to Manchester Orchestra's I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child incessantly for the last week.

First things first: Manchester Orchestra is from Atlanta, GA. And their kids. By kids I mean they're all around 19 or so, kids to a man of my advanced age. That youthful energy is palpable on I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child, it infuses the record with purpose in a way. It's most certainly a musical statement produced by the passions of youth. There are odes to broken hearts and weightier issues of deceased parents, real heart on the sleeve stuff that might make you want to hurl accusations like "emo" at the band, but don't be too hasty. There's something far more imaginitive and inventive going on than your garden variety cookie cutter emo rock schlock here. Does it not rock? Why yes it does rock. Does it not get quiet and emotional? Why yes it does get quiet and introspective. But the album does both these things in unexpected ways, or at least in ways as unexpected as you can get within the confines of rock and pop songs. It's emo with imagination, emo that resents the tag and wants you to show you why. It's The Weakerthans without the politics. The Shins with no shine and more guts.

I'll admit that at times it's totally overblown. But that's what youth does, youth makes big weighty pronoucements and acts like it knows everything. When you get older you realize that you didn't know everything at 20 or 21 or even 25, and there's a hell of a lot more subtlety and hair splitting in the world than you realized. But that kind of stuff comes later in life, right now for Manchester Orchestra life is an open wound that bleeds music. It sounds pretty killer.

1 from I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child:

The Neighborhood Is Bleeding

Shipwreck...

Shipwreck, which is a fairly straight forward rock outfit that turns it up and shakes some ass at ya should not be confused with this band called Shipwreck who are, I'm sure, very nice young men and women but are Jesus obsessed and for a variety of reasons I just can't go there. I don't like the policies and couldn't work for that company. Anyway Shipwreck the secular. Now this band I can get behind: muscular guitar work, palpable passion, a little new wave kitsch, those mysterious elements that make rock and roll, it's all there. They're also keen on releasing lots of EPS, I like that, fits my attention span.

Lots of music from Shipwreck:

point yourself here for the complete list

A couple of highlights:

A Walk In The Woods

Orpan

WOW!!!....

Have you seen this? Brilliant and odd.