November 2010
14 posts
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Nästesjö Extreme Orchestra: Príjemne elegantný... →
Nästesjö Extreme Orchestra sú džezový kvartet zo švédskeho mesta Malmö. Jej členovia sa spoznali vďaka tamojšej hudobnej univerzite, na ktorej študovali a dali dohromady (na džezové pomery) netradičnú štvoricu nástrojov: dvojitú basu, husle, saxofón a bicie. Spočiatku hrávali psychedelickejší džez, označovaný aj ako fusion, na svojom debutovom albume však prezentujú oveľa uhladenejšiu a...
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Simon Scott: Fall asleep with Silenne
Simon Scott will be probably forever introduced as the former drummer of shoegaze gods Slowdive and the person, who left the band after ground-breaking album Souvlaki. But it would be unjust and ignorant to regard his presence in Slowdive as the peak of his musical career. Last year he released impressive debut album Navigare via Miasmah, experimental label focused on high quality music and run...
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Atlas Sound: Unbelievable. Second bedroom-recorded...
Less than 24 hours from announcing his Bedroom Databank Vol. 1 and offering it for free download, Bradford Cox, the man behind Deerhunter and Atlas Sound releases its sequel called, logically, Vol. 2. Grab it for free from his official site.
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Atlas Sound: New bedroom-recorded EP for free
Bradford Cox is like a stream of creativity. As if he was still thinking just about music in many layers; his often cryptic lyrics read like a poetry, his instrumentals are accomplished and nuanced and on the top of it, he’s a good at playing various instruments at the same time as singing his dolorous melodic lines. His stream-of-consciousness approach seems limitless as well as his...
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Ralf Hildenbeutel: Excursion through classical...
It may be tempting to think of Ralf Hildenbeutel’s new album as “another” contribution to the already rich contemporary classical scene. During past few years, classically trained musicians have been increasingly gaining both attention and appreciation. With renowned labels such as Bedroom Community, Erased Tapes or more eclectic Type Rec. and Touch, neo-classical music has...
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Sophie Hutchings: Becalmed →
For a long time now it has seemed that the contemporary classical scene has been barricaded to female solo pianists. Though the past decade has seen artists composing for classical instruments unexpectedly in the ascendant, most of them are pianists who build their arrangements around their majestic keyboard-led instrument; and most of them are men. Think Max Richter, Peter Broderick,...
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Mogwai: Catchy-to-death new single, Rano Pano, for...
Mogwai are probably the most impressive band of last decade that came from Scotland. Although they released music that defined not only their career, but also a part of post-rock genre in late ’90s, they have never lost natural vigour or originality. Their latest effort, The Hawk Is Howling didn’t get typical acclaim (in contrast, my Slovak-written review was much more optimistic...
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Asobi Seksu: Download new song, Trails, from...
Asobi Seksu are coming back. Today, their label, Polyvinyl Records, announced new album called Fluorescence (out in February 2011, news via Pitchfork) with a tempting possibility to download one song of it. Fortunately for us, Trails documents Asobi Seksu’s new acquired vigour and braveness as they are riding on some kind of sinusoid. After thick, shoegaze album Citrus, these New York...
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iamamiwhoami takes unprecedent action
For the first time from the utter beginning of iamamiwhoami project, we - the watchers, listeners, followers and believers - are being served with some kind of background action. Re-born Jonna goes down the stairs, reads a (real) letter and makes a (real) call to (real) person. The lucky one is youtube fan, ShootUpTheStation who is becoming a part of this mental journey. For those, who are...
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Silje Nes: Opticks →
When naming an album as grandiosely and specifically as Silje Nes has with Opticks, you might expect her to have some opulent concept to prop it up, drawing on stories of light and its diffraction. Also, given that Sir Isaac Newton based his work of the same name on his many experiments with mirrors and light, you might legitimately assume that Nes might be as fearless. If so, then prepare...
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Emika: Intimate dubstep takes a bow to trip-hop...
Emika’s name has been circling around for almost a year, but during that time she released just two official singles and realized two collaborations. Praises from Zane Lowe or Mary-Anne Hobbs and the fact of being signed to Ninja Tunes speak volumes that her slower tempo of producing is more about her perfectionism than lack of ideas. Her songs are post-modern collage of many influences...
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Kyle Bobby Dunn explores spaces of droning dreams
When reviewing Dunn’s most expansive work called A Young Person’s Guide To Kyle Bobby Dunn, I wrote that it’s “constructed from fragmented harmonies with soul built of solid and smartly simple motives flowing through the breathy and pulsing musical mass.” This collection of Dunn’s compositions mapping approximately five years of his artistic life is a deep and...
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Various make dubstep cover of The XX's beautiful... →
The xx have always been inclined to electronic beats and R&B, so this cover (listen below) by electronic duo Various (aka Various Production) doesn’t come as any great shock. But while the innocence of the song’s global emotion is gingerly preserved, its sincere tenderness is disturbingly replaced by plasticky vocals and a stilted chill.
Read more and download the song at Wears The...
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iamamiwhoami: You never know, what happens next
iamamiwhoami is undeniably the most unique audiovisual project of 2010. Whether you like its synth-pop music or often-psychotic visuals, it’s strikingly complex and amazingly deep. As today, it has been running exactly 11 months and still, the mystery is like a jigsaw that gains new dimension with every new video. And what is most amusing, you never know, when the next video is coming and...
