5/02/2011

New release for Bibio in 2 days !!




Bibio's much anticipated follow up, to the previous album 'Ambivalence Avenue', titled
'Mind Bokeh' has already been released in the US and is set to be on sale from 4/5/2011
in stores around Europe and throughout the world.
Check the sampler on Warp's site, this is totally different to Ambivalence Avenue, some may like it
and others may have mixed feelings for it, but it is definitely worth a listen.
Most of the songs, are up on the tube already. Click below to preview.




4/18/2011

.:Band of the Day:.



Pram


Pram are a band formed in the Balsall Heath/Moseley area of Birmingham, England in 1990.
Several studio efforts, a recommendation from NME as the next big band to watch out for, and with very little prominence from what was initially expected, it is a pity these guys
haven't received more recognition.
Below, the track 'Penny Arcade' from their album 'Dark Island'.
Thay are currently signed to Domino Records.


4/04/2011

A slightly different approach to turntablism..



Check it out here!

Talk about a fuss-free hack..



A free online file converter lets you convert media easy and fast from one format to another.
A wide range of formats are supported. On top, if you can't find the conversion you need, you can
also mail those guys, and they'll probably include it soon enough..just the thought of skipping all
the downloading/installing procedure, and all the fussiness that comes along with a program which you don't
often use, is more than enough of a good reason to give it a shot..enjoy!

3/28/2011

.:Band of the Day:.


- Yellow Slots -




Two well-known musicians present their prime effort as an electronic/ambient act.
Reason for, the Yellow Slots which consists of Kyriakos Moustakas (Sundayman) and Dimitris Aronis (Modrec,Palindrome). Aesthetically different from both members’ solo projects and musical background, the music of Yellow Slots is considered a shelter for ambient and minimal explorations. Yellow Slots were formed in 2010 although the duo has been collaborating since 2006. In late 2008 they started creating musical textures inspired by the natural world and its processes, optical phenomena, as well as music and images of the 70’s, using old fashioned analog synths, piano and rhodes.

Check out below, the videos for the songs Floating and Beauty:






3/08/2011

.:Band of the Day:.



- Tera Melos -


Sad to have discovered them only recently, but nonetheless happy I did so..
This brilliant band hails from Sacramento, California and makes music that
blends elements of rock, jazz and ambient electronics with a characteristic unconventional
song structure that incorporates features such as alternating rhythmic patterns, start-stop dynamics (to mention a few)..these guys are basically genreless!
The 3-piece band has been around since 2005 , and has released 2 LP's.
The first one being self titled, and released during 2005, only to be to be re-issued by
Sargent House in 2008, and 'Patagonian Rats' which was released early in September 2010.
They started off searching for a vocalist, on the way decided to stick to an instrumental approach, and later on decided to embed some vocals, which is apparent on 'Patagonian Rats'.
Personally, I stand on the instrumental era, which to me provides the best example of their work.
Recently, they realeased their 'Zoo Weather' EP, which you can check out here.
At present, they are touring US with Marnie Stern.
Below are embedded videos of their 2 Lp's..Certainly, worth keeping an eye on!