Seas-Of-Green.

13 Oct 2010 — Tonje Thilesen

Seas-Of-Green is a five-piece from Leeds, UK, making quirky indie/experimental music with such elegance I literally jaw-dropped when I heard that the band is basically made up by 15 (!) years olds. With a sound that can be compared to the likes of Sufjy, Anathallo and (a slightly more experimental sounding) Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Seas-Of-Green is love at first listen. Go grab their four so far released EP-s for free at bandcamp. Read more →
Seas-Of-Green is a five-piece from Leeds, UK, making quirky indie/experimental music with such elegance I literally jaw-dropped when I heard that the band is basically made up by 15 (!) years olds. With a sound that can be compared to the likes of Sufjy, Anathallo and (a slightly more experimental sounding) Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Seas-Of-Green is love at first listen. Go grab their four so far released EP-s for free at bandcamp.

Act So Big Forest: Triton Compilation.

13 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

Aloeswood - Left And Gone And Left

Ambassador Engine - Niigata

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Ambassador Engine - Niigata

To my city.

12 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

This summer, Birmingham native James Welch spent a couple of months living and working in Berlin. While he apparently never felt like overcoming the status of a mere tourist (this city is known for that indeed), the town must have made some serious impression on him. At any rate, its atmosphere, the outdoor living of the city in the summer, was Welch's inspiration for a new EP under his moniker Seams, aptly titled, well, Tourist. Each track based on field recordings made with a tape recorder or his phone, he says he attempted "to recreate the feeling of being" in Berlin. Hung Markets is the first EP track made available, a stunning and brilliant piece of electronica that indeed goes well with walking through this city's streets (I've done some field research on that). The whole EP will be released via Pictures Music in roughly a month,and be sure to visit Seams' bandcamp for more of his recent stuff.

Seams - Hung Markets

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This summer, Birmingham native James Welch spent a couple of months living and working in Berlin. While he apparently never felt like overcoming the status of a mere tourist (this city is known for that indeed), the town must have made some serious impression on him. At any rate, its atmosphere, the outdoor living of the city in the summer, was Welch's inspiration for a new EP under his moniker Seams, aptly titled, well, Tourist. Each track based on field recordings made with a tape recorder or his phone, he says he attempted "to recreate the feeling of being" in Berlin. Hung Markets is the first EP track made available, a stunning and brilliant piece of electronica that indeed goes well with walking through this city's streets (I've done some field research on that). The whole EP will be released via Pictures Music in roughly a month,and be sure to visit Seams' bandcamp for more of his recent stuff.

Seams - Hung Markets

Pulsating electronica from Istanbul

11 Oct 2010 — Tonje Thilesen

I guess Fuji Kureta aren't actually new "hotshots" to this continuously growing network of music (already covered a while back over at Smoke Don't Smoke and Elbows) but on the other hand - who cares? This sweet little downtempo electronica duo from Istanbul released their first EP entitled Sweets back in June, packed with tunes that might remind you a little of the Japanese minimalist electronica scene, featuring artists such as Baiyon, Yuichiro Fujimoto, Aoki Takamasa or Tujiko Noriko just to mention a few. Grab some free mp3-s over at their last.fm site. Read more → I guess Fuji Kureta aren't actually new "hotshots" to this continuously growing network of music (already covered a while back over at Smoke Don't Smoke and Elbows) but on the other hand - who cares? This sweet little downtempo electronica duo from Istanbul released their first EP entitled Sweets back in June, packed with tunes that might remind you a little of the Japanese minimalist electronica scene, featuring artists such as Baiyon, Yuichiro Fujimoto, Aoki Takamasa or Tujiko Noriko just to mention a few. Grab some free mp3-s over at their last.fm site.

Roman Photos.

11 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

David from the Atlanta, Georgia dance/synth laden electro outfit Roman Photos just sent over the title track from their upcoming Ribcage 7 inch which is about to be put out by Army Of Bad Luck very soon. The vinyl includes Ribcage and Closer on the backside, and comes with a CDr of remixes of both tracks. You can stream everything already on their bandcamp. The tune is a pretty awesome dancefloor filler, with a heavy bassline and a reduced rhythm section quite reminiscent of the DFA squad, and that has never been a bad thing basically.

Along with that, I felt like posting my absolute favorite from their last EP Into the Night, released in August and available for free download via their bandcamp. The cool and smooth late night comedown score Resident has been on heavy rotation on my desktop since then but I somehow totally missed to also share it with you sometime. Odd thing, that me.

Roman Photos - Ribcage

Roman Photos - Resident

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David from the Atlanta, Georgia dance/synth laden electro outfit Roman Photos just sent over the title track from their upcoming Ribcage 7 inch which is about to be put out by Army Of Bad Luck very soon. The vinyl includes Ribcage and Closer on the backside, and comes with a CDr of remixes of both tracks. You can stream everything already on their bandcamp. The tune is a pretty awesome dancefloor filler, with a heavy bassline and a reduced rhythm section quite reminiscent of the DFA squad, and that has never been a bad thing basically.

Along with that, I felt like posting my absolute favorite from their last EP Into the Night, released in August and available for free download via their bandcamp. The cool and smooth late night comedown score Resident has been on heavy rotation on my desktop since then but I somehow totally missed to also share it with you sometime. Odd thing, that me.

Roman Photos - Ribcage

Roman Photos - Resident

Seasons In Rust.

11 Oct 2010 — Henning Lahmann

This thing has been out there for a few months already, but I thought it might not hurt at all to call attention to Drew Hill's simply amazing tape Seasons In Rust, still available via the mighty Bathetic Records. Show Me A Grave starts rude but quickly unravels, leaving the space for a short peace of floating ambience, a real sonic landscape enriched with quiet vocal samples in the background, dark and dreamy all along.

Drew Hill - Show Me A Grave

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This thing has been out there for a few months already, but I thought it might not hurt at all to call attention to Drew Hill's simply amazing tape Seasons In Rust, still available via the mighty Bathetic Records. Show Me A Grave starts rude but quickly unravels, leaving the space for a short peace of floating ambience, a real sonic landscape enriched with quiet vocal samples in the background, dark and dreamy all along.

Drew Hill - Show Me A Grave

Moddi: Rubbles EP

11 Oct 2010 — Tonje Thilesen

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