.: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!

.:Band of the Day:.

Phantogram

Breathy, husky and synth washed are just the top 3 characteristics of nearly 65% of the records which I've ran across in 2010. However, not all of them manage to penetrate your subconscious,

and as a result most of the times, when you listen to them randomly you think that they're something else.

That is the rule (at least for me), however once in a while you do spot little gems in the pile and when you do, you pull them out, cast them aside and treasure them in your little "exceptions/al" box, a.k.a the hard drive..

I consider this to be the case, for American electro rock duo 'Phantogram' (Josh Carter,Sarah Barthel) whose debut album was released around February 2010 on Barsuk Records.

A merger of trip-hop,electro,rock or simply "street beat,psyche pop" as their music has been noted, with similarities ranging from 'Little Dragon' to 'Blonde Redhead' and 'XX' , a wide variety of styles( as each track cannot be really compared to the one before, but rather seems to have something of its own), under the veil of Sarah Barthel's enchanting vocals, makes 'Eyelid Movies' a record that deserves a piece of your attention, and that you will not want to dismiss easily..

.:Band of the Day:.

- Shipping News -


Shipping News is an American post-rock/indie rock band. The group formed in
the fall of 1996. Their sound can be compared to that of bands such as Slint,
June of 44,Shellac and others..
Below, my personal favourites 'Untitled w Drums' from their EP
"Flies the Field", and 'Wax Dreams' from "Three-Four".