November 2009
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Recently recommended by Erin:
Ratatat: http://www.myspace.com/ratatatmusic
Seawolf: http://www.myspace.com/seawolf
Fleet Foxes: http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes
August 2009
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Erin recommends: St. Vincent →
Amazing find, Erin! I couldn’t get into all of her songs, but some of them were very fun. Her music has a unique character; it is very layered and complex, and features unusual sounds and I’m pretty sure there was a chorus in at least one of the songs.
Ollie recommended: Tortoise
ThrillJockey label means all their albums are streamable!
http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=10048
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To check out: French electronica 'Danger', has... →
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Mountains | "Choral" album →
This is one album Ollie recommended on Thrill Jockey’s website. I find it very mellow music, and I’m intrigued by their use of samplings of sounds in nature. I look forward to exploring it further. From the website:
“The group’s third album, Choral, (their first self-titled release and second album Sewn were both on Apestaartje), is the culmination of their work to date and a...
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ThrillJockey.com →
Thrill Jockey is a New York-based record label. “Thrill Jockey offers full-length streaming of every song on every release in its catalog. ‘I believe if people can listen to the albums, they tend to buy them,’ Richards (the founder) said in a 2006 interview with Chicago Reader.” (Wikipedia)
Ollie shared the site with me along with the names of some of his recent album...
July 2009
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Department of Eagles | "In Ear Park" album
This is a great group that Erin discovered. Kudos to her. The music is very mellow, and has some enjoyable new sounds.
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“In Ear Park is the second album by Department of Eagles. It was released by 4AD on October 7, 2008.”
“Department of Eagles is a band formed in 2000 by friends and New York University (NYU) roommates Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear) and Fred Nicolaus....
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Philip Glass/Ravi Shankar | "PASSAGES" album
Very fun, flavorful music. Considering how much of Glass’ work I’ve heard, it was a huge joy to find this. The album has a good mix of moods and rhythms. The two musicians work well together.
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“Passages is a musical album in the style of chamber music co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass and released in 1990 by RCA Victor. The album’s content is a hybrid...
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Justice | "† (Cross)" album →
I didn’t care for this very much the first time I heard it. I really have to be in the mood for these intense, at times distorted, dirty synth bass sounds. When I am in the mood, however, the determined and rhythmic beats can really stir up some powerful energy and an almost tribal dance inside.
I think my favorite track is “Waters of Nazareth”.
“Stress”, on the...