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Ani DiFranco duet with Twilight Singers
Ani DiFranco recently popped up to duet with the Twilight Singers on their latest album. The Twilight Singers album is coming out in early 2011 on Sub Pop Records. You can get a free mp3 download of the folky pop song OVER HERE.
~Dan – np: Messer Chups – Crazy Price 
El Guincho’s “Bombay” video (NSFW)
This came out about 3 weeks ago, but I recently got to see it. El Guincho‘s “Bombay” is entrancing, odd and heavily features nudity (thus the NSFW warning).
Directed by Nicolás Méndez.
Produced by CANADA (lawebdecanada.com)
http://elguincho.com/
http://myspace.com/elguincho
Check out their album, Pop Negro:
~Dan – np: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – Stay Gold
not suitable for work due to nudity, sexual content, adult themes, tits, ass, boobies, and the other stuff we all like looking at but shouldn’t while at work
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby & Pomplamoose
Sure, it came out a month ago, but I was waiting to post about it until I got a chance to listen to Ben Folds & Nick Hornby‘s collaborative album before I posted the video song to the Pomplamoose & Ben Folds (& Nick Hornby) song. Alas, the song isn’t even on the album (unless you buy the deluxe version)… haha. Good thing they didn’t make that an “album only” song on the iTunes version.
Anyway, here’s the great video song for “Things You Think“…
VideoSong, a new medium with 2 rules:
1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice).
2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds).
Check out more video songs from Pomplamoose over on their YouTube channel. They’re rad video musicians. I got hooked after their version of Lady Gaga‘s “Telephone”…
Check out Ben Folds & Nick Hornby’s album, Lonely Avenue, over at the Amazons…
~Dan – np: Over the Rhine – The Long Surrender
Holy F*ck “Stay Lit” (Bishop Morroco remix) download
As reported by Fader…
Bishop Morocco just put out a remix of Holy Fuck‘s “Stay Lit” (an excellent track from HF’s Latin out earlier this year). The remix can be downloaded here: http://thefader.cachefly.net/holy-fuck-bishop-morocco.mp3
Bishop Morocco will be touring with HF later this year. Their full-length album and EP are available here:
~Dan – np: Ben Folds & Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue
Dave Douglas – Spark of Being making of video
Check out the “making of” feature for Dave Douglas‘ Spark of Being…
And, if you’re lucky, they have a handful of dates…
October 7th, 2010
Spark Of Being in MN: preview in CityPages
Event screens at 8:00 @ Walker Art Center [tickets] [map]
October 8th, 2010
Spark Of Being in KC: preview in Kansas City Star
Event begins at 8:30PM @the Blue Room [tickets] [map]
October 24th, 2010
Spark Of Being in NYC
Event screens at 8:00 PM @ the Highline Ballroom [tickets] [map]
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Be My Thrill
Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane in SF
Wanderlusting took some fantastic photos of Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane show at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival this past weekend… check ’em out (click the picture below for more):
Stubbadubb also posted a photo of Mr Bungle / Secret Chiefs 3 frontman Trey Spruance playing guitar with Mondo Cane. Here’s hoping Mike and Trey keep up the showing up in the same places together… :)
Also, here’s some video of the show…
I’m so jealous… wish I could have gone…
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Be My Thrill
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 1 #9
One a month in 2010…
Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 1 is rolling along… This month, it is “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel, featuring Derek’s wife Sandra McCracken.
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 1 was part of the Stockholm Syndrome pre-order package, but you can still join in over at the DW store and get the following (plus future releases):
- January: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- February: Coldplay – Fix You
- March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
- April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
- May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
- August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
- September: Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
~Dan – np: Misha Mengelberg – Four in One
Democracy Vol. 1 is the first in a series of subscription based albums of cover songs that Derek will be recording annually, starting January 2010. Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.
Ever wished you could hear Derek cover your favorite Beatles song? Or Backstreet Boys song? Or even re-record your favorite old Caedmon’s Call song? Here’s your chance. Songs will be nominated and voted down to 12. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 12 months. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
Sufjan’s AGE of ADZ (in its entirety)
The entire Sufjan Stevens‘ album The Age of Adz is streaming over at NPR until its release date (October 12th).
You can pre-order the record here: CD / VINYL / digital
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
no free flac torrent of mp3 download here ever. if you like music, support it – buy it
Lil P Nut – You Might Be the One
Nothing quite like kidsploitation…
Cute nonetheless…
~Dan – np: Charlie Hunter – Public Domain
no free flac torrents or mp3 downloads available here at all. if you like music, support it and BUY IT!
Hoquiam video
Here’s the latest, lo-fi video from Hoquiam (Damien and Drake Jurado)… Zombies of the Sea:
The vinyl-or-mp3-only, self-titled debut by Hoquiam is available on St. Ives/Secretly Canadian. That release and Damien’s solo Saint Bartlett rank in my faves this year.
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Get Away From Me
OK GO – White Knuckles (official video)
Brilliant (and cute) new video from OK GO…
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Normal As Blueberry Pie
Clare and the Reasons on Daytrotter again
The few websites that aren’t RSS feed-able that made it to my “must check every day” list… Daytrotter is great, and they just hit us with a live in the studio session with Clare & the Reasons (their second such session)…
Go here for the free music:
http://tinyurl.com/daytrotter-clare2
1) Wake Up (You Sleepy Head) 2) Our Team Is Grand 3) Ooh You Hurt Me So 4) All the Wine
Past Daytrotter Sessions I’ve blogged about and dug (links and free music not guaranteed on these old blogs): CocoRosie, Portland Cello Project, Matisyahu, Tori Amos, The Swell Season, David Bazan #2, Copeland, Bad Veins, Nellie McKay, Clare and the Reasons #1, My Brightest Diamond #2, Damien Jurado, Talkdemonic, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Bad Veins #1, Kaki King, Holy Fuck… and David Bazan, My Brightest Diamond, Erin McKeown.
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Pretty Little Head
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 1 #8
Sorry for the late post, this came out about a week or so ago, but I’ve been on vacation…
One a month in 2010…
Derek Webb‘s Democracy Vol 1 is rolling along… This month, it’s a lush “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles. Excellently recorded and lush… a nice rebound from the Huey Lewis cover from July.
For those not in the know, Democracy Vol 1 was part of the Stockholm Syndrome pre-order package, but you can still join in over at the DW store and get the following (plus future releases):
- January: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- February: Coldplay – Fix You
- March: Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
- April: Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
- May: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago
- June: U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
- July: Huey Lewis & the News – Power of Love
- August: The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
~Dan – np: KCRW Monring Becomes Eclectic – Quadron
Democracy Vol. 1 is the first in a series of subscription based albums of cover songs that Derek will be recording annually, starting January 2010. Those who participate will not only receive the exclusive album, but will democratically decide what songs Derek will record.
Ever wished you could hear Derek cover your favorite Beatles song? Or Backstreet Boys song? Or even re-record your favorite old Caedmon’s Call song? Here’s your chance. Songs will be nominated and voted down to 12. Derek will record them (demo quality) and deliver them digitally (320kbps MP3s), one song per month for 12 months. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique collaborative project with Derek Webb!
Kevin Moore “Shine” soundtrack
Kevin Moore (of Chroma Key, O.S.I. and Dream Theater fame) has started a pre-order fundraising project to release the soundtrack he recorded for the Turkish film Kucuk Kiyamet (2007). If funding succeeds the album Shine will be released in November, and those who pre-order will receive the CD two weeks earlier than the release date. T-shirts and posters are also part of the funding.
Please visit the “Shine” Kickstarter page for details!
http://bit.ly/kmshine
http://www.chromakey.com/
http://www.osiband.com/
~Dan – np: Beats Antique – Contraption Vol 1
Boy Eats Drum Machine’s 20 Beats
As reported in the Portland Mercury…
On September 20, Boy Eats Drum Machine is releasing 20 Beats, an all instrumental recording with 20 songs and 20 different album covers (similar to NIИ’s Ghosts). The digital release will be available through iTunes and other digital outlets. You can listen to a sample of what’s to come right here…
Boy Eats Drum Machine – Silverskate Gateway
BEDM just came off of a great weekend show at Eugene Celebration (review & photos here). Stay tuned to http://boyeatsdrummachine.com/ for more info about the upcoming release and shows.
~Dan – np: Beats Antique – Contraption Vol 1
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1-Bit Symphony
Tristan Perich‘s 1-Bit Symphony is brilliant. Perfect for the experimental fans, perfect for electrical engineers who also dig music, and perfect for fans of post-modern minimalism. It is an electronic composition in five movements on a single microchip. Though housed in a CD jewel case like his first circuit album (1-Bit Music 2004-05), 1-Bit Symphony is not a recording in the traditional sense; it literally “performs” its music live when turned on. A complete electronic circuit—programmed by the artist and assembled by hand—plays the music through a headphone jack mounted into the case itself.
It comes out today (Aug 24, 2010) and is limited edition… http://bangonacan.org/store/product/181
~Dan – np: John Zorn / Masada String Trio – Film Works XI: Under the Wing
Goddamn Electric Bill – Jazz (vinyl)
Jason Torbert, aka Goddamn Electric Bill, is putting out his fourth album soon… this time on vinyl, and this time with our help. He’s started a campaign via Kickstarter to gain enough pre-order support to make the vinyl happen.
There are several different packages including vinyl only, vinyl + bsides, vinyl+ bsides + CD, et cetera. He needs to raise $1,500 by Sept 17th. He’s about half way there as of now, but the project won’t happen if he doesn’t raise enough. For those not in the know about GdEB, it’s a fantastic melodic, organic electronic soundscape. Check out some tunes on MySpace or his video for “Ten Thousand Years” here:
I pitched in… I hope you dig the music and do the same. Let’s make GdEB’s Jazz album on vinyl a reality!
To find out more about JAZZ, click a photo above. You can also ask a question in the comments, email contact@goddamnelectricbill.com, or follow any one of these links:
www.goddamnelectricbill.com
www.myspace.com/goddamnelectricbill
www.facebook.com/goddamnelectricbill
www.vimeo.com/gdeb
www.youtube.com/anthropologymajor
www.twitter.com/goddamnelectric
~Dan – np: John Zorn / Masada String Trio – Film Works XI: Under the Wing
Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People
So, announced and released today, August 20th… Sufjan Stevens‘ All Delighted People EP…
http://sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com/
1. All Delighted People (Original Version) 11:38
2. Enchanting Ghost 03:39
3. Heirloom 02:55
4. From The Mouth Of Gabriel 04:03
5. The Owl And The Tanager 06:38
6. All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version) 08:07
7. Arnika 05:13
8. Djohariah 17:02
A near hour-long “EP”… yippie… also from Asthmatic Kitty:
The EP, All Delighted People, is built around two different versions of Sufjan’s long-form epic ballad “All Delighted People,” a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon’s “Sounds of Silence.” Sounds delightful, yes! The song was originally workshopped (oh we hate making workshop a verb, but time is money!) on Sufjan’s previous tour in the fall of 2009. Other songs on the EP include the 17-minute guitar jam-for-single-mothers “Djohariah,” and the gothic piano ballad “The Owl and the Tanager,” a live-show mainstay (and Debbie Downer if you ask us; what’s it doing on a “Delighted” EP?). If you don’t have five dollars, you can stream the EP for free right on Bandcamp. Or if you’re into tactile sensations, we are making All Delighted People available on single-CD and double-LP formats later in 2010 (we’re aiming for December, fingers crossed). 180-gram vinyl.
~Dan – np: Masada – Live at Tonic 2001
no free mp3 download or flac torrent here ever. if you like music, support it. buy it.
CocoRosie on Daytrotter
I just got into CocoRosie via a recent KEXP in-studio session. They have a great mix of rock, hip-hop, chamber music… similar to that of Emily Wells. Anyway, the few websites that aren’t RSS feed-able that made it to my “must check every day” list… Daytrotter is great, and they just hit us with a live in the studio session with CocoRosie…
Go here for the free music:
http://tinyurl.com/daytrotter-cocorosie
1) The Moon Asked the Crow 2) Fatherhood 3) R.I.P. Burnface 4) Lemonade 5) Fairy Paradise
Past Daytrotter Sessions I’ve blogged about and dug (links and free music not guaranteed on these old blogs): Portland Cello Project, Matisyahu, Tori Amos, The Swell Season, David Bazan #2, Copeland, Bad Veins, Nellie McKay, Clare and the Reasons, My Brightest Diamond #2, Damien Jurado, Talkdemonic, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Bad Veins #1, Kaki King, Holy Fuck… and David Bazan, My Brightest Diamond, Erin McKeown.
~Dan – np: Electric Masada – At the Mountain of Madness
Portland Cello Project on Daytrotter
The few websites that aren’t RSS feed-able that made it to my “must check every day” list… Daytrotter is great, and they hit us this past week with a live in the studio session with the Portland Cello Project…
Go here for the free music:
http://tinyurl.com/daytrotter-pcp
1) Turkish Wine 2) Mouth For War 3) Halo 3 Theme 4) Remedy
Past Daytrotter Sessions I’ve blogged about and dug (links and free music not guaranteed on these old blogs): Matisyahu, Tori Amos, The Swell Season, David Bazan #2, Copeland, Bad Veins, Nellie McKay, Clare and the Reasons, My Brightest Diamond #2, Damien Jurado, Talkdemonic, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Bad Veins #1, Kaki King, Holy Fuck… and David Bazan, My Brightest Diamond, Erin McKeown.
~Dan – np: Masada – Yod (#10)
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