2007 was an excelent year for the music makers and listeners , here some of my pics. Nina Nastasia & Jim White was my favorite of the year , Jim is totally class on the drums and Nina is magical, simply amaizing.
for 2008 low expectacions , but like everything in live , " Expect Less , Enjoy More "
Nina Nastasia & Jim White - " You Follow Me " / Fatcat
Apparat - " Walls " / Shitkatapult
Andrew Bird - " Armchair Apocrypha" - / Fat Possum
Black Strobe - " burn your own church " / Playlouder
Lcd Soundsystem - " Sound of Silver " / DFA
Vladislav Delay - " Whistleblower " / Huume
Trentemoeller - " The Last Resort " / Poker Flat
Meg Baird - " Dear Companion " - / Drag City, Wichita
The Cinematic Orchestra - " Ma Fleur " - / Ninja Tune
ILIKETRAINS - " Elegies to Lessons Learnt " - / Beggars Banquet
Electro Group - " Good Technology " - / Clairecords
PJ Harvey - " White Chalk " - / Island
Film School - " Hideout " - / Beggars Banquet
Jose Gonzalez - " In Our Nature " - / Mute
Angus & Julia Stone - " A Book Like This " - / EMI Australia
Blonde Readhead - " 23 " - / 4AD
Radiohead - " In Rainbows " - / XL Recordings, TBD Records
M83 - " Digital Shades Vol. 1 " - / Mute
Unkle - " War stories " - / Surrender All
Stateless - " Stateless " - / K7
The National - " Boxer " - / Beggars Banquet
Magnet - " The Simple Life " - / Hermetix Records
Eluvium - " Copia " - / Temporary Residence
Digitalism - " Idealism " / Kitsune
Boys Noise - " Oi Oi Oi " / Boyz Noise
Justice - " Cross " / Ed Banger
Supermayer - " Save the World " / Kompakt
Air - " Pocket Symphony " / Astralwerks
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Friday, 28 December 2007
Sunday, 21 October 2007
mY Indie Soul # 19
Yeah , and yet another collection of kick ass tunes. for these one had some friends over , a real kick ass team , Franklishhhh
Yann 
Eve 
and moi 
to listen and enjoy on these nearly winter sunday afternon. so decided to make something more pleasent and less dramatic , dont want my friends to leave my house all depresed.
today im in a kick ass modeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
mY Indie Soul # 19
Indie Electronic Electro Experimental Rock Punk
Darkel - Be my Friend
The name "Darkel" may sound cooler than "Dunckel," but there is little darkness of note in the first solo album from Jean Benoit Dunckel (whose surname means "dark" in German), half of the French electronic duo Air. Since Air first arose during the electronic heyday that was 1998 with its classic Moon Safari, the group has continued to evolve, but it's never been able to re-create the distinctness or listenability of that album. Perhaps, then, Dunckel went solo to return to those sounds he may not have spent enough time with. More pop-oriented than Air's previous two studio albums (2001's 10,000Hz Legend and 2004's Talkie Walkie), Darkel's self-titled debut comes closest to achieving the tasteful kitsch of Air's debut.
Swayzak - Pukka Bumbles
Swayzak - apparently in polish this means "union" , or so someone told us ! born 1996 london england . james taylor and david brown, friends and former work colleagues, have made music together since 1993. brown , born glasgow scotland 1966 , taylor, born london england 1967. started their own label out of lack of interest from other labels! a true union of british culture, swayzak recordings ........
Gui Boratto - Arquipelago
Born in 1974 in São Paulo Brazil, Gui Boratto, architect, musician, composer and producer initiated his career in the advertising sector in 1993. From 1994 until 2004 he performed various works for countless record labels both national and international, such as EMI, Virgin, Irma, BMG, Edel, Vidisco, ZYX, among others.
From 2005 he began to dedicate himself to his own productions and compositions, displaying to the public an authoral and more personalized side to his abilities. With countless licenses with respected European labels, such as Plastic City, Circle, Kompakt, Audiomatique, among others, Gui Boratto has managed to appear in the chart and playlists of people like Michael Mayer, Tiefschwarz, Steve Bug, Phonique, Martin Landsky, Hernan Cattaneo, among others.
Booka Shade - Body Language
Booka Shade is a German electrohouse duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released two albums, Memento and Movements. Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) were widely played in clubs [1][2] and licensed on many mix CDs; Resident Advisor called "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year".
The Glass - I Wonder
Dominique Keegan and Glen Brady (DJ Wool) are The Glass. We're also very lucky to have Graham Finn (Gdog) rocking the bass duties live... We make Dirty Hard hitters and Beautiful music too. Fun. We like Rock, Rave, Electro, Dancefloors, Fit Birds, Alcohol, Music that isn't trendy and our friends! ........
white williams - New Violence
Nurtured in the arson-prone fatalism of Cleveland's DIY scene, 23-year-old Joe Williams, noise-rock dilettante and White Williams' mastermind, made a name for himself twice touring with Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk), Andrew Strasser, Frank Musarra (Hearts of Darknesses) and Luke Venezia (Drop the Lime). Together, through countless venues of ill-repute, they forced their cartooned audio effluvia in the ears of hapless art-students, transients and skin-heads. Inevitably, Joe was saved by pop music.
Lcd Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes
LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. LCD Soundsystem is particularly popular in Britain, with two albums reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.
Passions - Emergency
Passions is a Mathhead alias. Mathhead is a part of the Trouble & Bass crew out of NYC along side Drop The Lime a.k.a. Curses!. ‘Emergency’ is a fat electro track featuring Star Eyes on the vocal & of course, doesn’t skimp on the bass. And Homecoming is The Teenagers powerhouse track that has been remixed by many & loved by all.
U.N.K.L.E. - Morning Race
Part of Unkle’s success lies is their ability to coerce music’s top vocalists into singing; this and their knack of matching the ‘right’ voice with the most suitable instrumentals is central to their music hallmark – tracks that sound individual but which fall under the distinctive Unkle umbrella. War Stories, a genre-hopping feast, follows this mould. Some may argue this signals a drying up of ideas on Unkle’s part or an over reliance on a failsafe formula – not so; album number three is diverse and engrossing.
The signature fusing of trip-hop beats with rock energy is here in abundance. “Mayday” with its pilfering of the bouncing prog rock riff in Kasabian’s “Empire” features garage rock group the Duke Spirit. Ian Astbury of the Cult features on “Burn My Shadow” with its similarity to the ear-drilling drumming of Pendulum’s “Voodoo People” remix; Astbury reappears on “When Things Explode” which uses the same sparse drumming as Radiohead’s “Climbing Up The Walls”.
Wolf Mother - Woman (mstrkrft remix)
Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. Their works have earned them one Grammy Award and three ARIA awards.
Wolfmother have enjoyed considerable success in reaction to the mid-2000s Retro Metal movement, at which they are often considered the chief pioneer. Many of their songs have been featured in the advertising of many products including the Apple iPod, multiple Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 games, the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer, and TV programs and movies such as Jackass Number Two, Dane Cook's Tourgasm, House, the 2006 Australian Football League (AFL) finals, the Winter X Games.
Digitalism - I Want I Want
Digitalism are German DJs Jens Moelle and Ismail Tuefeki -- has been making music together since 2000 when Tuefeki met at Moelle at a record store. Since then, the stylish duo has gone on to deliver high profile remixes for Klaxons, the Futureheads, Depeche Mode among others. Their debut LP, Idealism, is out now via Astralwerks.
Justice - Let There Be Light
Justice is a French electro duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . They are the most successful group on Ed Banger Records, Their main trademark is a large light-up cross that shines throughout their shows. A controversial group among dance music fans, they are known for incorporating a strong rock influence into their music and image
Ascii Disko - Aldimarkt
From Hamburg, Germany ascii.Disko is guitarist Kat D.D. Rokk, former guitarist of the band Slown and current guitarist/keyboardist of the Sci-Fi indie-rock band Venus Vegas. Merging his indie rock background with electronics, ascii.Disko creates new possibilities of sound. Showing no fear, he dives into electronica with refreshing ideas. Currently on the German label L'Age D'Or , ascii.Disko recreates classic melodies and sounds from acid house and techno to 80's synth pop.
ascii.Disko does not have one style or appeal to one scene, instead it is exciting and intelligent music that all can enjoy. The strong beats and harmonic vocals are an excellent blend. Not only will it be enjoyable for the DJ but for all those on the dance floor as well.
I Robots - Frau (boysnoize mix)
Gianluca Pandullo began his career in the early '80s playing the various genres of black music that included funk, disco, and afro rhythms, with a personal interest in electronic music. These roots are still evident in his musical selections. Over the years he has promoted many musical styles; he has played dj sets that included the rhythms of soul, jazz, funk, and latin, as well as everything that has derived from them: hip-hop, house, acid-jazz, trip-hop and drum'n'bass. Gianluca Pandullo is also an avid collector and trader of vinyl. He's a journalist and reviewer, he's also an active promoter, and has worked with the biggest and best-known names in every musical scene. His skills and experience in every musical environment allow him to create a truly original and alternative dj set, with influences that find inspiration in the various styles of House Music, incorporating traces of tech, electro, deep, afro, and jazzy. And all of it meshes perfectly with his innate ability to read the crowd and create an instant mood. He's currently busy with his NEMESI project, on Relish Records, which will soon be releasing its new 12" single: "JURASSICO" and with I-ROBOTS - "LAWS OF ROBOTICS" project out soon on Lucy Lee Quality Recordings; also out soon on Lucy Lee too will be his second single of the project EBBRO produced with Patrick Di Stefano & Nemesi Team.
Yann 
Eve 
and moi 
to listen and enjoy on these nearly winter sunday afternon. so decided to make something more pleasent and less dramatic , dont want my friends to leave my house all depresed.today im in a kick ass modeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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mY Indie Soul # 19
Indie Electronic Electro Experimental Rock Punk
Darkel - Be my Friend
The name "Darkel" may sound cooler than "Dunckel," but there is little darkness of note in the first solo album from Jean Benoit Dunckel (whose surname means "dark" in German), half of the French electronic duo Air. Since Air first arose during the electronic heyday that was 1998 with its classic Moon Safari, the group has continued to evolve, but it's never been able to re-create the distinctness or listenability of that album. Perhaps, then, Dunckel went solo to return to those sounds he may not have spent enough time with. More pop-oriented than Air's previous two studio albums (2001's 10,000Hz Legend and 2004's Talkie Walkie), Darkel's self-titled debut comes closest to achieving the tasteful kitsch of Air's debut.
Swayzak - Pukka Bumbles
Swayzak - apparently in polish this means "union" , or so someone told us ! born 1996 london england . james taylor and david brown, friends and former work colleagues, have made music together since 1993. brown , born glasgow scotland 1966 , taylor, born london england 1967. started their own label out of lack of interest from other labels! a true union of british culture, swayzak recordings ........
Gui Boratto - Arquipelago
Born in 1974 in São Paulo Brazil, Gui Boratto, architect, musician, composer and producer initiated his career in the advertising sector in 1993. From 1994 until 2004 he performed various works for countless record labels both national and international, such as EMI, Virgin, Irma, BMG, Edel, Vidisco, ZYX, among others.
From 2005 he began to dedicate himself to his own productions and compositions, displaying to the public an authoral and more personalized side to his abilities. With countless licenses with respected European labels, such as Plastic City, Circle, Kompakt, Audiomatique, among others, Gui Boratto has managed to appear in the chart and playlists of people like Michael Mayer, Tiefschwarz, Steve Bug, Phonique, Martin Landsky, Hernan Cattaneo, among others.
Booka Shade - Body Language
Booka Shade is a German electrohouse duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released two albums, Memento and Movements. Their 2005 singles "Mandarine Girl" and "Body Language" (with M.A.N.D.Y.) were widely played in clubs [1][2] and licensed on many mix CDs; Resident Advisor called "Body Language" "one of the biggest releases of the year".
The Glass - I Wonder
Dominique Keegan and Glen Brady (DJ Wool) are The Glass. We're also very lucky to have Graham Finn (Gdog) rocking the bass duties live... We make Dirty Hard hitters and Beautiful music too. Fun. We like Rock, Rave, Electro, Dancefloors, Fit Birds, Alcohol, Music that isn't trendy and our friends! ........
white williams - New Violence
Nurtured in the arson-prone fatalism of Cleveland's DIY scene, 23-year-old Joe Williams, noise-rock dilettante and White Williams' mastermind, made a name for himself twice touring with Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk), Andrew Strasser, Frank Musarra (Hearts of Darknesses) and Luke Venezia (Drop the Lime). Together, through countless venues of ill-repute, they forced their cartooned audio effluvia in the ears of hapless art-students, transients and skin-heads. Inevitably, Joe was saved by pop music.
Lcd Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes
LCD Soundsystem is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. LCD Soundsystem is particularly popular in Britain, with two albums reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.
Passions - Emergency
Passions is a Mathhead alias. Mathhead is a part of the Trouble & Bass crew out of NYC along side Drop The Lime a.k.a. Curses!. ‘Emergency’ is a fat electro track featuring Star Eyes on the vocal & of course, doesn’t skimp on the bass. And Homecoming is The Teenagers powerhouse track that has been remixed by many & loved by all.
U.N.K.L.E. - Morning Race
Part of Unkle’s success lies is their ability to coerce music’s top vocalists into singing; this and their knack of matching the ‘right’ voice with the most suitable instrumentals is central to their music hallmark – tracks that sound individual but which fall under the distinctive Unkle umbrella. War Stories, a genre-hopping feast, follows this mould. Some may argue this signals a drying up of ideas on Unkle’s part or an over reliance on a failsafe formula – not so; album number three is diverse and engrossing.
The signature fusing of trip-hop beats with rock energy is here in abundance. “Mayday” with its pilfering of the bouncing prog rock riff in Kasabian’s “Empire” features garage rock group the Duke Spirit. Ian Astbury of the Cult features on “Burn My Shadow” with its similarity to the ear-drilling drumming of Pendulum’s “Voodoo People” remix; Astbury reappears on “When Things Explode” which uses the same sparse drumming as Radiohead’s “Climbing Up The Walls”.
Wolf Mother - Woman (mstrkrft remix)
Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. Their works have earned them one Grammy Award and three ARIA awards.
Wolfmother have enjoyed considerable success in reaction to the mid-2000s Retro Metal movement, at which they are often considered the chief pioneer. Many of their songs have been featured in the advertising of many products including the Apple iPod, multiple Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 games, the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer, and TV programs and movies such as Jackass Number Two, Dane Cook's Tourgasm, House, the 2006 Australian Football League (AFL) finals, the Winter X Games.
Digitalism - I Want I Want
Digitalism are German DJs Jens Moelle and Ismail Tuefeki -- has been making music together since 2000 when Tuefeki met at Moelle at a record store. Since then, the stylish duo has gone on to deliver high profile remixes for Klaxons, the Futureheads, Depeche Mode among others. Their debut LP, Idealism, is out now via Astralwerks.
Justice - Let There Be Light
Justice is a French electro duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . They are the most successful group on Ed Banger Records, Their main trademark is a large light-up cross that shines throughout their shows. A controversial group among dance music fans, they are known for incorporating a strong rock influence into their music and image
Ascii Disko - Aldimarkt
From Hamburg, Germany ascii.Disko is guitarist Kat D.D. Rokk, former guitarist of the band Slown and current guitarist/keyboardist of the Sci-Fi indie-rock band Venus Vegas. Merging his indie rock background with electronics, ascii.Disko creates new possibilities of sound. Showing no fear, he dives into electronica with refreshing ideas. Currently on the German label L'Age D'Or , ascii.Disko recreates classic melodies and sounds from acid house and techno to 80's synth pop.
ascii.Disko does not have one style or appeal to one scene, instead it is exciting and intelligent music that all can enjoy. The strong beats and harmonic vocals are an excellent blend. Not only will it be enjoyable for the DJ but for all those on the dance floor as well.
I Robots - Frau (boysnoize mix)
Gianluca Pandullo began his career in the early '80s playing the various genres of black music that included funk, disco, and afro rhythms, with a personal interest in electronic music. These roots are still evident in his musical selections. Over the years he has promoted many musical styles; he has played dj sets that included the rhythms of soul, jazz, funk, and latin, as well as everything that has derived from them: hip-hop, house, acid-jazz, trip-hop and drum'n'bass. Gianluca Pandullo is also an avid collector and trader of vinyl. He's a journalist and reviewer, he's also an active promoter, and has worked with the biggest and best-known names in every musical scene. His skills and experience in every musical environment allow him to create a truly original and alternative dj set, with influences that find inspiration in the various styles of House Music, incorporating traces of tech, electro, deep, afro, and jazzy. And all of it meshes perfectly with his innate ability to read the crowd and create an instant mood. He's currently busy with his NEMESI project, on Relish Records, which will soon be releasing its new 12" single: "JURASSICO" and with I-ROBOTS - "LAWS OF ROBOTICS" project out soon on Lucy Lee Quality Recordings; also out soon on Lucy Lee too will be his second single of the project EBBRO produced with Patrick Di Stefano & Nemesi Team.
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Poni Hoax @ Conclub Rotterdam 20 Oct
Audiopleasures super favorites.
Poni Hoax are an electronic music outfit from Paris. A five man army of ´jeunes gens modernesª, great musicians and extremely talented composers. Their lead vocalist, Nicolas Ker tackles an ambitious and unique style that walks the thin line between a decadent Morrissey or an elegiac Jim Morrisson. This quizzical dandy with an exotic touch (born from French-Cambodian parents in Egypt). The symbiosis he shares with the band's lead composer, Laurent Bardainne is brilliant. Next to this ubiquitous duo, Arnaud Roulin (keyboard/bass), Nicolas Villebrin (guitar) and Vincent Taeger (drums), partners in crime and ¸ber-accomplished musicians who have co-oped with the gotcha of French ´ variÈtÈs ª (Feist, Romain Humeau, etc.). Together they fuel the fire of an iridescent musical flame laced with infectious, nearly fatal melodies. Their influence is a extatic mix of rock 'n roll music, goth disco, post-rock, italo disco, and noisy garage murderbalads (ý la Nick Cave) as in in their song Budapest, from the self-titled album released by Parisian label Tigersushi. The song itself received a remix by electro disco Dj and producer Joakim. In Paris, Poni have played a series of exclusive gigs in as prestigious venues as Agnes B's GalÈrie du Point du Jour or the more dance inclined scenes of RESPECT and Nouveau Casino. Such a wide array of taste is something quite unprecedented this side of the Atlantic and recalls the exceptional musical genius of the likes of Roxy Music or Sonic Youth.
conclub
Mp3 | Poni Hoax - Budapest
Mp3 | Poni Hoax - She's On The Radio (Radio mix)
Mp3 | Poni Hoax - cheerleader in my dreams
Video | Poni Hoax - Antibodies
Video | Poni Hoax - Shes on he radio
Video | Poni Hoax - LIVE @ PS.ONE / NYC
Visit
myspace
conclub
Label
tigersushi
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Jeniferever
Taking the earth-shattering beauty of the most delicate post-rock moments, Jeniferever complete the difficult task of making the music accessible without losing the expansive impact fans of the genre demand.
For listeners this is not simply an exercise in testing patience, grabbing attention in the manner of the catchiest rock tunes and making Choose a bright morning one of those rare things - an experimental album that could crack the mainstream.
national student Mag
Jeniferever are definitely on the top of my favourite artists. „Fragile guitars and an even more fragile voice making way for some gorgeously textured music as their songs develop. The band completely lose themselves in their music as they play…“ (Stayfun). Hushed and whispering vocals that evoke the atmosphere of hauting beauty. Thrilling melodies, emotive, intense and infective sound.
getecho
Whatever the reason, the latest band to attempt the Sigur Ros/Explosions in the Sky formula of taking the three seconds of orgasm and stretching them out to fill an album are five angular and interesting looking Swedes called Jeniferever. In common with the aforementioned Icelandic/Texan purveyors of wonderment, Jeniferever fashion long drawn-out bliss-fests out of echos, chimes, sparkly bits and Mogwai's early classic Helicon 1 (given that the 'gwai have been having far more fun indulging their darkside since then, this seems fair enough). In contrast, they ditch the no-vocals/
funny-falsetto-choirboy-vocals-in-made-up-language approach in favour of Kristofer Jonsen's hushed breathy tones and even the occassional traditional song structure. The results are fucking great, songs that are light and airy but somehow rumblingly powerful, calling to mind many adjectives you can't use in a music review without sounding like a twat: magical, bewitching, fluffy.
diskant
Mp3 | jeniferever - marks
Mp3 | Jeniferever - swiming Eyes
Mp3 | jeniferever - kapfarvel
Video | Jeniferever - Alvik
Visit
jeniferever
myspace
Label
drowned in sound
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