July 2011
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Various Artists - One Minute for the Stars →
thomasraukamp:
The wonderful Pais-based SEM label asked 36 great artists and asked them to record a track that is exactly one minute long. The result is a unique collection of electronic and electro-acoustic extravanganza from artists like Robert Lippok, Kenneth Krischner, and DennisDe Santis (to name but a few).
This is a free download from Bandcamp—so hurry to get your copy, before the...
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#musicmonday No. 3 – Jazz by Special Quartet
It doesn’t have to come out of an obscure club in New York or from some 1960ies-recordings featuring Miles, Trane or Mingus to be a nice little jazz gem, even if it is a little old fashioned. I’ve heard some excellent jazz from bands that come from parts of the world, you wouldn’t consider the center of the jazz universe.
Here’s the début release »Namouche« (named after...
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Addendum to #musicmonday No. 2 – Ambient by...
Not only because Earlyguard’s track “Monoku” on the yesterday released new Free Floating compilation »Conception« is a wonderful new track and a perfect addition to the shiny Earlyguard discography, but also because there are so many stunning good artists I know and love (Bing Satellites, Benjamin Dauer, Altus) and so many more to discover, do yourself a favour: Get »Conception«,...
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#musicmonday No. 2 – Ambient by Earlyguard
Ambient isn’t for everybody, I know. Not everybody wants to deal with rhythmless, slowly floating electronic music, without familiar patterns (let’s say ABACAB), without hook lines, without lyrics to sing along with. But sometimes it’s just what I need: Sheer sounds with no (or almost no) ornament, only to listen to and to explore.
One of my favourite ambient artists (oh, I have...
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Sound Postcard: Sima Kim - Waltz for Dorothy
The...
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WatchMixtape: Ten cool cover songs
featuring EatLiz (covering a Björk song), Kingsley and Perdomo (Bee Gees)*, Izz (Peter Gabriel), My Brightest Diamond (Soft Cell), Alex Wolph (Robert Palmer)*, Bat For Lashes (Bruce Springsteen)*, Computer Magic (John Lennon)*, Sophie Hunger (Noir Desír), The Opium Cartel (Brian Eno) und Tori Amos (Nirvana).
Free downloads are marked with *, click...
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R.I.P. Carl Sagan's Ghost (01/2009 - 07/2011)
I’ve just read this rather sad news on the Carl Sagan’s Gost Facebook-page:
R.I.P. - Carl Sagan’s Ghost. January 2009 - July 2011. ~100 tracks. ~11 hours worth of music. One final album on its way called, Remnants. A short album comprised of tracks from unfinished albums. Thanks for listening everyone. It’s been a great, and weird, couple of years.
and some replies...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-3) →
Alban Gerhardt & Cecile Licad (19)
Yes (18)
The Doors (17)
Leibniz Trio (14)
Thomas Bjørnseth (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Juan Pablo Villa - Yo Ya Me Voy A Morir A Los...
There’s so much awesome music in the world to discover … check out this track (roughly translated into “I’m going to go to the desert to die”) from Mexico, it might change your ideas about what Mexican music sounds like… this is simply awesome, wow!
I’ve found it on the new compilation (simply named “Compilado 002”) from Mexico-based...
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#musicmonday No. 1 – Atonal works by Thomas...
Do you like contemporary classical music as in Atonality (with a major A)? If not, you can skip this article, really, because the music of the Norwegian composer and pianist Thomas Bjørnseth (*1957) I am going to suggest to you today, is in its very essence atonal in the tradition of Arnold Schoenberg, Edgard Varèse, Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio ecc.
Atonal music lacks of...
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Computer Magic - (Just like) Starting Over
It’ll be …
comagic:
I haven’t uploaded anything in a while.. been working on an album. In the meantime, here’s a cover of (Just Like) Starting Over. (Included in the .zip are two mixes, one stereo and one mono, just for fun.) Enjoy.
(Just Like) Starting Over (320 Kbps)
Tracklisting:
1. (Just Like) Starting Over [Stereo]
2. (Just Like Starting Over [Mono]
Danz
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Remarkable releases - June 2011
OK, you know the drill: This list doesn’t claim to be complete. It’s a rather personal choice of the most remarkable releases of the last month I happened to stumble upon. This list may be expanded later. Check the “latest update” below.
Lyndsie Alguire - Suspended in light (Camomille) - Ambient / Piano / Neo-Classical / CC-licensed
Ambienteer - Luminous (self release of...
June 2011
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Watchsal | about | free music
The complete playlist of my radio show yesterday. An eclectic mix of twenty-five tracks including music by ASA Trio, Earlyguard, Fuck Her Or The Terrorists Win, Sunna Gunnlaugs, Kristin Hersh, Henrik José, Daniel Land & The Modern Painters, Miracles of Modern Science, The Nuri, Sea Oleena, Marcel Pequel, The Sunshine Factory, Jose Travieso and many more: Pop, Rock,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-12) →
Lawrence Zazzo & Shizuko Noiri (39)
Roger Waters (29)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund (25)
James Kibbie (22)
Hope and Social (20)
Imported from Last.fm…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-19) →
Cinquecento (37)
The Sunshine Factory (27)
Yes (17)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Thierry Fischer (13)
Arabella Steinbacher & Robert Kulek (12)
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Earlyguard - Haiku
Whoever gets in contact with CC-licensed music, gets in contact with ambient music. There are - let’s be honest - way too many ambient releases out there, way too many to be heard; way too many, to be discovered, most of them remain unheard by most of us.
One very precious releases of the last weeks not to be missed is surely Earlyguard’s »Haiku«. Such slowly and tenderly evolving,...
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