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artist feature :: claire chambers 2008-07-24 09:44:37 from northern california, artist claire chambers is the proud owner of absolutely small, featuring adorable hand-painted acrylic illustrations and plush toy designs of minature animals. kindly below please find a contribution made by claire for music is art, sharing how music truly influences her creativity.
Music is a huge part of my creative process. [...] Read more:feature
id rather be sleeping… 2008-07-18 11:03:13 from portland, oregon, grouper creates delicate music perfect for late nights. sounding as if surrounded inside a crowd full of sullen angels, liz harris has released her third album dragging a dead deer up a hill on type records. cleared aside from past noise efforts, grouper lightly conveys in the beauty of gentle acoustics, [...]
the wishes and the glitch 2008-07-15 22:11:23 say hi (to your mom) is the main project of mastermind eric elbogen. with over five albums created, say hi’s music has developed into its own stunning collection of warm electronics pulsating within a lyrical storybook of meaningful emotion. after leaving brooklyn and moving off to seattle, the band name lost its original [...] Read more:glitch
in red, blue & green… 2008-08-13 16:21:00 [on june 06, 2006, this radiohead post was created about the bank of boston pavillion show. now two years later, in honor of my excited anticipation of being able to attend the in rainbows tour this evening with my friends, it feels important to relive my adoration, words and the beauty of taking it all [...]
remember, you’re a superstar. 2008-08-05 13:20:34 britian’s trip-hop mastermind tricky has just released his eighth studio album knowle west boy on domino records. after a five year hiatus while experiencing life in los angeles, tricky moved back to the uk to produce his solo effort bringing back memories of his favored past. contemplated in his childhood, haunting whispers, smokey bass [...]
old days of feeling… 2008-07-31 22:23:02 philadelphia native mirah cant help but share a sweet sincerity in her vocal tones that then surprises and pushes the boundaries of being assertive within respect of staying far away from being too pretty.
along with the help of longtime friend calvin johnson and collaborator phil elvrum of the microphones, dictated in mirah’s 2008 k records [...]
until i see the lights… 2008-09-04 06:00:40 from brooklyn, ny but now living in denver, co, motel motel have recently released their full length debut album new denver. known for their energetic live shows and elements of a lil bit of country and rock n’ roll, motel motel combine tales of drunken confidence, gritty class and cocaine blues, maintaining it with a [...]
the end of summer… 2008-09-01 08:20:12 .i’ll always remember.
waking up at sunrise, going outside to the shore and relaxing to the breeze of the calm waves. listening to my headphones alone to these sounds and feeling that moment as more than perfect.
seashell by seabear [ghost that carried us away, 2007]
summer skin by death cab for cutie [plans, 2005]
middle distance runner [...]
radiohead cover neil young 2008-08-29 10:13:59 last monday evening inside los angeles’ hollywood bowl, radiohead’s thom yorke and jonny greenwood acoustically performed live tell me why, a cover from neil young
’s classic 1970 album “after the gold rush”. previously over the years, radiohead has enjoyed covering other neil young work such as on the beach (acoustically in 2003 on british radio), [...]
where soul meets body… 2008-08-27 10:38:33 let the sun wrap its arms around me
and bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing
and feel, feel what it’s like to be new
death cab for cutie’s video for soul meets body (from the 2005 album plans) shared this soft humored originality of perfectly phrased and catchy melodies that visually followed exactly along with [...]
watch your colours run. 2008-08-25 13:01:56 always with the end of august into early september, it feels important to remember hurricane katrina. in 2005, tv on the radio released their own contribution, the single dry drunk emperor as a free digital download and personally attached their own heartfelt message as a dedication to the entire country.
“we (tv on the radio) were [...] Read more:watch
the mia remixtape. 2008-08-23 17:08:57 Skip Divided (Modeselektor Remix) :: Thom Yorke
[The Eraser Remixes, 2007]
Inside A Boy (Son Lux Remix) :: My Brightest Diamond
[Inside A Boy Digital Single, 2008]
Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix) :: Beck
[Guero, 2005]
Breathe Me (Four Tet Remix) :: Sia
[Breathe Me Single, 2004]
We Own the Sky (Maps Remix) :: M83
[Thanks to Mark!, M83/Maps 7" [...]
i want to get in the sunrise. 2008-08-20 11:07:25 it all started with a stumble and i get old and i get humble
the sky cracked a million ways, making me blind
and as the trees grew higher and higher and the fish began to fly
i went and stole some wings, and thought “why can’t i?”
after seeing radiohead live and sitting in a post-haze of non-moving [...]
radiohead 2008 :: mansfield, ma 2008-08-19 06:35:23 standing up at the top of the hill, looking down upon radiohead, the amazing set with these daggers of light that created their very own design and color with each different song. complimentary in rainbow shades of blood red, hazy purple, velvet green, the highlighted stage together created almost the religious look [...]
autodrone // mercury lounge 2008-08-18 07:06:35 new york’s autodrone will be performing on september 2, 2008 at the mercury lounge
in downtown manhattan. recently, the band played at brooklyn’s after the jump fest and released their full length debut, strike a match, mixing synthesized melodies set to bedroom rock atmospherics that darkly create their own tone.
listen to :: final days
share [...]
guest :: petrina foley 2008-08-16 19:02:26 recently, petrina foley kindly contributed to music is art’s song/context/result series.
“tell me about a moment, a song
and what it meant to you”
A few months ago, Danielle asked me if I would like to write about a particular song that had made an impact on my life. I said I would love to. But I did [...]
in red, blue & green. 2008-08-13 16:21:00 [on june 06, 2006, this radiohead post was created about the bank of boston pavillion show. now two years later, in honor of my excited anticipation of being able to attend the in rainbows tour this evening with my friends, it feels important to relive my adoration, words and the beauty of taking it all [...]
remember, you’re a superstar. 2008-08-05 13:20:34 britian’s trip-hop mastermind tricky has just released his eighth studio album knowle west boy on domino records. after a five year hiatus while experiencing life in los angeles, tricky moved back to the uk to produce his solo effort bringing back memories of his favored past. contemplated in his childhood, haunting whispers, smokey bass [...]
old days of feeling… 2008-07-31 22:23:02 philadelphia native mirah cant help but share a sweet sincerity in her vocal tones that then surprises and pushes the boundaries of being assertive within respect of staying far away from being too pretty.
along with the help of longtime friend calvin johnson and collaborator phil elvrum of the microphones, dictated in mirah’s 2008 k records [...]
nix turner :: solo art show 2008-07-26 08:58:44 nicomi nix turner
with a love for anatomy and known for her work as the senior illustrator for emily the strange, nicomi is proudly presenting her solo artwork debut “in vein” currently until august 30,2008 at gallery extraña, 2912 telegraph avenue in berkeley, california.
[the song all around by jel seems to fall deeply in line with [...]
premiere :: the camilo project 2008-07-25 12:00:52 from boston, ma, producer jason “camilo” margaca welcomes the unique brother and sister vocal stylings of mark foley and petrina foley to their new musical collaboration called the camilo project.
by blending elements full of rhythm & blues, synchronized hip-hop beats, tribal influences and moments of elegant soft strings, their eclectic sound brings a complimentary clean [...]
artist feature :: claire chambers 2008-07-24 09:44:37 from northern california, artist claire chambers is the proud owner of absolutely small, featuring adorable hand-painted acrylic illustrations and plush toy designs of minature animals. kindly below please find a contribution made by claire for music is art, sharing how music truly influences her creativity.
Music is a huge part of my creative process. [...] Read more:feature
id rather be sleeping… 2008-07-18 11:03:13 from portland, oregon, grouper creates delicate music perfect for late nights. sounding as if surrounded inside a crowd full of sullen angels, liz harris has released her third album dragging a dead deer up a hill on type records. cleared aside from past noise efforts, grouper lightly conveys in the beauty of gentle acoustics, [...]
the wishes and the glitch 2008-07-15 22:11:23 say hi (to your mom) is the main project of mastermind eric elbogen. with over five albums created, say hi’s music has developed into its own stunning collection of warm electronics pulsating within a lyrical storybook of meaningful emotion. after leaving brooklyn and moving off to seattle, the band name lost its original [...] Read more:glitch
jinners.com presents: 2008-07-10 16:53:04 presented by jinners.com and sponsored by after the jump
.featuring the music of.
the end of the world [brooklyn, ny]
show your age
diamond j and the rough [new haven, ct]
betty ford
joe & the flying spoons [brooklyn, ny]
giving the bird
share and enjoy:
its keeping you awake… 2008-07-05 04:50:56 hailing from san francisco, ca, thee more shallows create multi-layered musical intensity full of synthesized moments, flashes of post-rock, pulsating drum breaks, lush strings and narrative whispered vocals settling into loud cries, that share an experimental story without overdoing it. after struggling to find a more dedicated label, the trio signed to anticon records [...]
happy little trees. 2008-09-06 16:53:24 “The way that Bob made his paintings, and the way he paints in particular, is pretty similar to the way that our band makes a record. Bob Ross starts his paintings with simple little
smudges and blotches, making ‘happy trees’ or ‘cute little bridges,’ and he seems to be having ‘such fun’ doing it. But [...]
rock and roll brunch! 2008-09-05 18:56:54 sunday september 7, 2008 is the rock and roll brunch at the east river bar, 96 s. 6th st between bedford & berry in brooklyn, ny. doors open at 3pm. the show is presented by miss kelly irene, dj colleen crumbcake & sponsored by popshop! djs & block magazine!
l i s t e n
bare [...]
hope mountain. 2008-09-30 19:09:12 i need another place, will there be peace?
i need another world, this one is nearly gone.
still have too many dreams, never seen the light.
i need another world, a place where i can go.
during chaotic times like these, when a mind can feel so overwhelmed by anything in its way… the lead track from antony [...]
petit campus :: pop montreal! 2008-09-23 10:18:59 on october 4, 2008, after the jump and the musebox will be presenting our very own canadian showcase in celebration of pop montreal’s seventh anniversary.
l i s t e n
the ark :: dr dog
rat bastard :: invasions
on earth :: the disraelis
body of years :: mother mother
what we wanted :: black diamond bay
carousel :: the [...]