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French Music 2006-03-26 22:14:00 Lots of thanks to Steph for recommending French
band Celluloide to me. The music is cool, catchy, danceable and very 80's inspired electro pop. 3 of the songs available as free download are from the 2004 album Words Once Said, while the final track Wounds Of Love is from the 2002 album Naive Heart. All of the songs are really great and highly recommendable!A 6 track EP called Bodypop was released earlier this month, which probably is something to check out! A couple of the new tracks can be streamed at Myspace.Show Me The Way [mp3]Wounds Of Love [mp3]Synchronise [mp3]This Aching Kiss [mp3]Dekad is another French electronic pop band, and once again this is a band I've found at Myspace. Influenced by other bands like De/Vision, Joy Division and Nine Inch Nails, Dekad are A little darker/tougher than Celluloide, but equally good. Peacefull [mp3]Emergency (blind mix) [mp3] Read more:Music
Elika... 2006-03-22 21:14:00 Autumn Thieves no longer exist, but nonetheless the band posted a bulletin at Myspace today recommending NY duo Elika. Since I enjoyed the shoegaze inspired sounds of Autumn Thieves, I thought it might be a good idea giving Elika a chance. This really fine boy/girl constellation record what they describe as "dreamy music with killer beats", which should give you some idea of what this is all about! A very good recommendation indeed!Feel Like Home [mp3] We Stay The Same [mp3]Acting For You [mp3] This one is great!Siesta [mp3]Celina [mp3]
yada yada yada... 2006-03-21 13:22:00 Poetry Girl [mp3] by Kind Of Girl disappeared from their Myspace profile yesterday, but now it's back again. Check the picture next to the player at the profile :-) And the song will be added to my Current Favorites again, because it is really great!After finishing my post yesterday I listened a lot to Swedish indie (?) alternative rock band Convoj. So I thought it was a good idea to recommend the two great songs My Timekeeping Heart [mp3] and RAMJAC [mp3] one more time! A 5 track EP was released in April last year on Chalksounds.Peter reminded me that I should check out melancholic London 4 piece Ray. Thank you Peter, because this music is very, very beautiful indeed!Mountain Song [mp3]Wherever You Go [mp3]Blood & Gold [mp3]Band of the week at Mymusic.dk is The Elephants. I mentioned the band in my post two weeks ago.Autumn Hearts [mp3]Fata Morgana [mp3]Download Crosses [mp3] and Heartbeats [mp3] by Jose Gonzales from this profile. Not really sure if it is an "official" one.It's
A Few Songs From Today's Playlist:
Some are good ... 2006-03-20 15:20:00 A Few Songs From Today
's Playlist
:Some are good and some of them are more "interesting" than actually good. I try not to post the bad ones, though you might disagree!Arrive Alive - In My Mind All The Time [mp3] 9 minutes instrumentalThe Brand - Photographs [mp3] Plain rockLeander - Idaho [mp3] The Sound Of Young America - 28th January [mp3]Airport Factory - Bright Eyed Bushy Tailed [mp3]Aaron Vail - Hearts Survive + Ain't It Great [mp3]Transmission Low - Devils Parade + Death Begins To Call [mp3] Danish rocktearsrunrings - Question And An Answer [mp3]Convoj - My Timekeeping Heart + RAMJAC [mp3] These guys are pretty good!and finally some Electro Pop/Rock from the UKScarlet Soho - Modern Radio + No Encore [mp3]
Anotherstory 2006-03-17 22:42:00 What feels like ages ago I mentioned UK rock band Anotherstory. Back then I especially enjoyed the very haunting and catchy Plans, but today I realized that the band has made several other songs available for download (more or less the entire back catalogue). The new (at least to me) songs I've heard have a more quiet and acoustic sound than the previous stuff, but the songs still leave a very good first impression.WebpageMyspacePlans [mp3]Beyond Resolve [mp3]My Mixed Memory Slideshow [mp3]So Average [mp3]Ghetto Child [mp3]
Six-Pack 2006-03-14 22:24:00 No comments - just music (or a "six-pack" on a Tuesday evening):The Blueprints - My Rosetta Stone [mp3]Heathrow - Walk Those Shoes [mp3]Incontrol - Kronen Ex [mp3]Paige - Here Without You [mp3]All My Friends - Theme From All My Friends [mp3]Ehlers/Thejsen - Art Of Loneliness [mp3]Admittedly some of the songs "vary" quite a lot from the type of songs I'd normally post!
Hyping 2006-03-14 14:19:00 If my blog was of even the slightest importance I'd immediately start hyping these 10 bands/artists (Well I guess I'm already doing my very best at hyping them, though I'm not all that successful/any good at it):AnamiaWebpageMyspace...But It Wasn't So Back Then [mp3]The BalletWebpageMyspaceI Hate The War [mp3]CelestialWebpageMyspaceNothing Happens Twice [mp3]El VideoWebpageMyspaceYo Mama's An Astronaut [mp3]Kind Of GirlWebpageMyspacePoetry Boy [mp3]MavisWebpageMyspaceEmotional Vampire [mp3]Memoplay WebpageMyspaceWords Are Small [mp3]The Monday PhotoWebpageMyspaceAllies (No Tomorrow) [mp3]Ruined By MartinWebpageMyspaceCC delight [mp3]Pete WhiteWebpageMyspaceHold Your Hand [mp3]Once I started creating the list I realized that there were several other artists deserving more focus as well. So I decide to pick those with less than 500 "friends" at myspace.
Spleen United/Green Concorde 2006-03-12 10:53:00 The Spleen United
concert Friday evening was fabulous. That's really all there is to say. The concert was rather short, but that aside everything (the music, the sound, the atmosphere, the light show, the new song etc.) was simply perfect. If Spleen United ever plays anywhere near you be sure that you go to see them. The next release (probably a few years away) could be really interesting, because these guys are aiming for the stars!The supporting band GreenConcorde
was a huge and pleasant surprise with their music, which I'll describe as a mix of alternative and noise-rock. A while back I downloaded a few songs by them and I wasn't overly impressed, but that certainly changed Friday evening! Maybe because this kind of music works very well live? I talked briefly to the lead singer (seems to be a very nice and humble guy) after the concert and he informed me that the band has been recording more songs and an album should/will be released later this year!WebpageTen Cities of Green C
The Danish album chart is pretty much a joke once ... 2006-03-10 13:35:00 The Danish
album chart is pretty much a joke once again this week (Danser Med Drenge is probably the worst band ever in the history of Danish music), though two entries are worth mentioning. First of all VETO rises from 57 to 21 which indeed is very positive. Apparently there are a few people in Denmark listening to decent music after all. DMDK the Depeche Mode tribute enters at no. 36. This is worth mentioning because the cover versions are by some of the better Danish bands (e.g. Moi Caprice, Figurines, EPO-555 and Diefenbach). Stream the songs here.Anamia keyboardist Mogens Møller has a small side project called tWAMi, where he composes and plays electronic music inspired by Moby, Jean-Michel Jarre etc. At first I was a bit hesitant towards listening to it, because this kind of music doesn't really fit with the alternative/indie wave I'm currently riding. However the music turned to be a real surprise, because it's playful, entertaining and very catchy. Might even be perfect for
Track a Tiger/Phonodrive 2006-03-06 09:33:00 Today I'll be staring out the window with a tired look in my eyes, while listening to:Track
A Tiger - Woke Up Early The Day I DiedI found a promo copy of the debut album by US band Track A Tiger in my mailbox the other day. So far I've listened to it a few times and I'm really impressed. The songs are a pleasant and (at times) playful mix of indie, pop, folk rock, country etc. and though the more up-tempo songs like Glad To Be Scattered and Happy are standouts, none of the 9 tracks will leave you disappointed. The only complaint I can think of right now is that the album runs less than 33 minutes.WebpageGlad To Be Scattered [MP3]Sound As Ever [MP3]Seashaken Heart [MP3]Phonodrive - MusicA copy of Music by Germans Phonodrive arrived a while back, so I thought it was about time to give it a few spins. I mentioned the band and the album (Music is their second release) for the first time in my blog nearly 3 months ago, but apparently the band has faced a few problems getting someone to d
Monday Music... 2006-02-13 11:15:00 The Cheshire Smile - Elevator Music
Wouldn't it be great if stuff like this was actually played in elevators?Sailboat - ChildrenElectric playfullness (can you say that?)!My Darling YOU! - Prince John Silver & GoldMy Darling YOU! - TaxidriverMy Darling YOU! - I'm Sitting HereMy Darling YOU! - please don't talk to me I fall in love so easilyMy Darling YOU! - Everything, allright?! (first step is the hardest)Tongue in cheek indie pop from yet another Swedish band. I suppose the picture says it all, though I have to admit that the songs are quite catchy! Combined these 5 songs last 8 minutes and 28 seconds!Santa Dog - ChemicalSanta Dog - DelicateMentioned by other bloggers before me, but definitely good enough to be mentioned again. Sounds like.....doesn't matter. Listen and decide for yourself!The Sweethearts - Blue SkiesThe Sweethearts - Rainy SkiesTwo nice ones made available for free today by Dogbox Records. Read more:Monday
The following description is "stolen" from the Neo... 2006-02-12 09:38:00 The following description
is "stolen
" from the Neon Machine's webpage (It's Sunday morning and I only slept 3 hours last night, so please forgive me for being lazy):"Copenhagen-based Neon Machine plays an enthusiastic brand of indie power pop, characterized by powerful guitars, analogue synthesizer soundscapes and a relentless rhythm section. The quartet draws its inspiration from the new romantics of the 80es, the noise rock of the 90es and the current Scandinavian indie-popscene."Neon Machine - MyspaceNeon Machine - WebpageNeon Machine - Heaven Is A Lot Worse This one is really great!Neon Machine - Suzie (Where Are You)Neon Machine - Inside/Outside Another pretty good one!
Montt Mardie... 2007-04-20 20:21:00 I just took a close look at Falk's Last.fm page and saw that he's been listening a lot to 1969 by Swedish singer Montt Mardie today. Curious as I am, I had to give it a listen and I'm glad that I did, as it turned out to be one of those very catchy and charming pop songs. According to his webpage he "enjoys movies from the fifties, music from the sixties and comicbooks from the seventies" and you certainly find lots of 60's inspiration in this track (and in his other stuff as well). And trumpets are always welcome and highly enjoyable in up-tempo and happy pop songs. The track is taken from the double album Clocks/Pretender (which seems to be some kind of compilation) that was released on Hybris earlier this week.+ 1969+ New York (another album track)
Dorsia...On Certain Illusions 2007-04-20 12:58:00 Dorsia is a new and quite ambitious Danish one-man project playing catchy and somewhat 80's inspired pop music, which (if the band's Myspace profile is to be trusted) is influenced by The Wall Street Journal! I'm not really certain what is meant by that, unless of course NASDAQ and the oil prices serve as major sources of inspiration? Another explanation could be (after reading this) that people in general shy away from admitting what they really think and feel, so he (T. R. Jorgensen) is simply trying to provoke all of us by saying that he's a snob and wants to live life on 1. class? Or perhaps it's a reference to the vanity and superficial lifestyle described in American Psycho (thank you anonymous)? Oh well - you can try figuring it out yourself if you like, while listening to the 3 tracks from the promotion EP On Certain Illusions
(which I definitely think you should). As mentioned above this is pure pop music with lots of keyboards and stuff, and especially the first track Un
The name is.....Wendy 2006-10-31 09:28:00 Once again J.A. pulls an ace from up his sleeve and sends me a mail recommending a band that (almost) leaves me with my jaw dropped on the floor. This time he introduces me (and the rest of you) to Swedish band Wendy
; a 6 piece that for some odd reasons still seems to be living in obscurity (22 "friends" at Myspace). This is pure pop music, or with the words of J.A.; "big pop music", so ridiculous catchy and energetic that you really should prepare yourself for it to crawl into the back of your head and stay there for quite some time. The two tracks below are from the 3 track Angst EP released in 2005 and according to the band's webpage a new EP called Angst Zwei Drei will be out soon.+ First Against The Wall+ Killer Whale
Airplanes made of paper or feathers?? 2006-10-27 08:58:00 My daughter is doing just fine again, so here I am, back a work today. Unfortunately I don't have that much time on my hands today (work didn't do itself yesterday), so I'm taking the easy way out and posting a couple of tracks found in the mailbox this morning. They come from a Seattle one-man project called Riding Paper Airplanes
and the music is described as a combination of: "the subtle electronic nuances of The Postal Service and The Notwist with the bombastic anthem-pop of U2 and Ride." Not exactly a modest/humble description, though Homecoming Weekend In A Small Town is a pretty good one. But you can always judge that yourself!!+ Feathers+ Homecoming Weekend In A Small Town Read more:paper
Evening Cleaning... 2006-10-24 11:44:00 I've removed links to a few blogs that are no longer being updated. Seems like a lot of MP3 bloggers are throwing in the towel these days. Wonder why?My Current Favorites list has been updated!Spanish band Metropol is sweeping through bloggerland! Chris has already mentioned this in a post earlier today.Molotov over at A Plague Of Angels has a fine post on Moi Caprice. It's great to see that the band replied to his pleas and sent him two songs in a decent quality (and apparently gave him permission to post them as well). One of them is the new single Drama Queen, which you should grab NOW!Cleaning
out the mailbox......Dave Martin of folk-pop duo That's Him! That's the Guy! has sent me a mail asking me to check out his band. The second half of the duo is Joe Scott of (the band) Canada, which I mentioned (in a positive way) a while back. Two tracks are available as downloads, and Love Again is a nice up-tempo acoustic track, while These Days is a slower and more electronic one (with
There are songs everywhere.... 2006-10-17 08:57:00 I have a truckload of songs
I really should spend a little time listening to today, because the stream of new music never seems to dry out and my mailbox is breathing for air. So I've downloaded files and deleted mails in bunches this morning as well as checking out a few recommendations in other blogs. Once I've listened to the songs, I'll post a few comments on the stuff I think is worth your time!Peter sent me a mail last night stating that I'd be eternally sorry if I didn't check out N.Y. band Dirty On Purpose. Now that's a strong statement, but I'm sure glad he "forced" me to listen to this great band! Peter has 4 songs here.Several people (including Peter) have recommended the new track by Vega 4 called Bullets. This one is pretty much a no-brainer, because it's a terrific and very catchy pop/rock track.+ Bullets (zip file)Swedish duo Vision System sounds like a mix of early Depeche Mode, Cause & Effect, De/Vision and Danes Portland, so you know what to expect. All There Read more:everywhere
Friday Round-Up.... 2006-10-13 08:45:00 Have you downloaded the new songs by Moi Caprice? I seriously doubt that you'll hear a better and more gorgeous song than Drama Queen this year, so I definitely think you should do it!J.A. compares Danish quartet Harmony Boys to Moi Caprice. Vocally there are some parallels, but musically the "boys" have lots of work left.+ Sunshine LoverPromising Swedish band Du Pacque has uploaded a new track to Myspace. War is probably the band's weakest effort so far, without being even remotely bad. The band is working on a website, so hopefully we'll soon be able to download the songs in a decent quality!+ WarNew track by Cassettes Won't Listen found in the mailbox this morning.+ GiggaThe duo Nemo from Brooklyn released their debut album Signs Of Life back in 2004, but I wasn't aware of their existence until earlier this week, when J.A. (who else) mentioned the duo in a mail. Musically they are probably located somewhere in the indie pop genre or perhaps their music is better described as Ro Read more:Friday
New single by [Ingenting]... 2006-10-04 15:21:00 Download the new single
by [Ingenting] called Punkdrömmar. Once again Labrador proves what marketing is all about and gives away a new single for free! I'm sure this will only help boosting the sales of the band's second album Mycket väsen för ingenting, which will be out on October 18!!The first single of the album Släpp In Solen was a wonderful pop song, but despite its energy and 70's (pop/punk) inspiration, the new one is quite a disappointment.+ Punkdrömmar+ Släpp In Solen
Comments, mails, thoughts etc...... 2006-10-02 10:55:00 Rodolfo has once again mailed a long list of recommendations and hopefully I'll be able to work my way through it during the week. As always it's much appreciated. For the fans of Rodolfo I've posted a couple of tracks by one of his recent recommendations below. White Light Parade is from Leeds, UK and the music is indie rock (with a bit of punk influence).+ Wait For The Weekend+ Here It ComesI think Peter won our little Hybrasil "discussion". It doesn't really matter as long as great music is being brought to the attention of the world. Last night I received a message from the band that the label didn't like them sharing the music. That's quite a shame, because A Million Moments is brilliant pop tune.Apparently Santa Dog appreciate that I've mentioned them in the blog (actually it was J.A., who suggested the band), so they have offered to send me a copy of their latest EP. Wish more bands were like this!+ RosaI've received a few comments on my Robbie post, but so far noone has Read more:Comments
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The Legends - Facts and Figures 2006-08-24 09:00:00 The new album called Facts and Figures
by Swedes The Legends
will be released September 6 on (what probably is the best label in the world) Labrador. The two first singles from the album are available as free downloads and both of them are short (less than 3 minutes), catchy and will make you feel like dancing. So if these two tracks are any indications of what to expect, we sure have a fabulous album to be looking forward to. So why not order it now!!+ Play It For Today+ Lucky Star
Last.fm - Top Tracks 2006-08-22 10:56:00 I've added my 50 top tracks according to Last.fm to the now playing list in WMP, so I'm currently listening to what is supposed to be my 50 favorite tracks. Some of them probably were flavor of the day/week, but overall there are only a few I wish was not there!!Below I've posted a few of the tracks with the overall position in brackets.(3) The Fridaynight Club - Aeroplanes(9) Moonbabies - War On Sound(12) Bahnhof - Tanktop Girl(35) Phonodrive - Think About(40) Oppenheimer - Breakfast In NYC(40) Division Day - Colorguard(49) Memoplay - Food In Strings
Yada Yada Yada etc. 2006-07-20 09:02:00 There is only one Danish rider in the tour this year, but he certainly made his presence known yesterday.+ Anita Ward - Ring My BellHits In The Car has been added to the list of blogs at Music Bloggers United. Thanks!It's already been done by several other bloggers, but I also have to post the new single by The Legends, because it's absolutely brilliant!+ Lucky StarQuite a lot of focus on "supergroup" Golden Smog these days. Below the so-so title track of the album Another Fine Day, which was released the 18th this month. Hopefully the rest of the album is better than this one?+ Another Fine DayThe weather continues being absolutely incredible (I cannot recall a summer better than this). I know it's stupid and extremely unfair to all the people starting their holidays now, but I'm actually beginning to hope that it will start raining.+ Tower Of Foil - Comedy Of Summer RainI've spent a little time this afternoon searching for new music, but I haven't been able to find anything of
Last one for a while... 2006-05-24 08:13:00 This afternoon me and the 3 girls will go to the beautiful Danish isle of Bornholm and we won't return until Sunday evening. No e-mails. No web access. So this will be the last post for 5 days!Danish quartet Skywriter released the album Where Both Worlds Never Meet a couple of months ago, which I have to admit went completely unnoticed by me. However, yesterday the band sent me a "friend" request at Myspace and when I realized that four songs of the album are available for download; I decided to give the boys a listen. The music is quite dark alternative rock dominated by the highly noticeable vocal of the lead singer Jakob Dahn. Overall I'm pretty impressed and the songs have left me with a feeling that I really should explore this band further.+ For Heavens Sake+ PassengersDid you remember to download the remix of This Time I mentioned last night? If not - hurry up and do so!US shoegazers Panda Riot have posted a new demo called She Dares All Things. Less dark and a bit more uptemp
tWAMi meets Green Concorde... 2006-05-23 21:07:00 tWAMi has remixed the track This Time by Danish alternative rock band GreenConcorde
and the new version is available for free from his re-designed webpage. I'm not at all familiar with the original version of the song, but I suspect that lots of synths and drums/beats (?) have been added to make it a bit more danceable. Anyway this is a fantastic and utterly catchy track, which hopefully will give both acts involved the attention they both fully deserve!!+ This Time (Remix)
Cannot think of a title!... 2006-05-23 08:18:00 I went to the cinema last night for the first time in more than a year to watch The Da Vinci Code. I have to add myself to the growing line of disappointed people, because the adaption of the novel is pretty (or rather - very) weak!!Maybe I should seriously start think
ing of introducing a weekly post called something like "tWAMi recommends"? Last week he recommended We vs Death and this week he has suggested that I should listen to experimental Norwegians The Low Frequency In Stereo and Danish indie act Cartridge. And of course everyone should listen to the brilliant music created by tWAMi himself!+ The Low Frequency In Stereo - Axes+ Cartridge - Tree Crowns+ tWAMi - My Spanish RomancePeter has written a really nice post in German on Flying Virgins/Late Night Venture.Oscillating Brushhead has uploaded two new interesting (and rather good) tracks at Myspace. Impressively he switches from electronica to shoegaze.+ Girl With A Gun+ Aminosäuren From Outer Space (thanks for the correct tit
Indie Search 2006-05-17 09:31:00 If you do a quick search at Myspace for new UK indie bands, there is always a fine chance that something interesting will pop up. Below I've listed three of the bands and songs that I've found this way today. All of the songs are decent, but unfortunately the one that completely blows me away has been eluding me so far today.+ Return Of The Nobodies - Listen To MeA pretty nice indie pop song from this girl trio.+ Parade - You'll Be FineThis and the 3 other songs available sound rather promising.+ The Olympic - Again Again AgainI've listened to this one a few times now and it's actually quite good! Read more:Indie
, Search
What's on the jukebox tonight? 2006-05-06 19:58:00 I've received several "friend" requests at Myspace the past few days and my old "compadres" Chris and Peter have posted a bunch of MP3's, so there is plenty of stuff for me to dig into tonight!The self-titled debut album by Danish band Late Night Venture received a rather mixed review in our local newspaper today. However it was the description of the music as indie-underground with plenty of electronic influences that captured my attention. Unfortunately just one of the songs from the album is available as a free download, but that song is definitely worth checking out!+ Pay The MoonChicago band Otter Petter (terrible, terrible band name) plays nice and very catchy indie/alternative rock. The band released a 5 track EP last year and will release a full-length album later this year. I will keep a close eye on this band! So receiving a friend request from a great band like this one is obviously very nice!+ From The Beginning+ Let Go+ Winter DaysChris recommends the single Memories by
Murder Mystery 2006-05-06 10:30:00 I found a copy of the Murder Mystery
EP in the mailbox this morning. Did you remember to check out this great band when I mentioned it the other day? If not. Here's a second chance!+ Honey Come Home+ Think of Me+ Who Doesn't Wanna Give Me Love?+ In a Sentimental Mood Read more:Murder Mystery
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