Monday, 17 September 2012

Stream Efterklang's New Album 'Piramida'

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Last year I saw Peter Broderick in concert which was in a word amazing. Before the concert though they showed the film for Efterklang's 'An Island' which was brilliant.

Now you can stream their new album here. If you like music tinged with ambience, if you like the music of the north, then you may well like this.

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Download Loud Harp Album Free

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:43 AM PDT

This is an album from some friends of CXVI the modern Hymn band. It's a contemplative psalm like affair with good music and invention within the songs. I like it. You can download the album for free here.

You can listen to one of their songs on their facebook page. Just click on the link.

Thursday, 5 July 2012

New Josh Garrells EP with remixes (Free download)

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Download the New Josh Garrells EP. Haven't listened yet but I loved the LP

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Erased Tapes Compilation (Free!)

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Drowned in Sound Best Albums 2011

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:01 AM PDT

I'm not that familiar with who drowned in sound are, but judging from their best of year albums they seem to lean a little left of field which is good news. They have Nils Frahm's Felt; Winged Victory for the Sullen's self titled debut and Tim Hecker's Ravedeath all in the top 20.

You can read the detailed view of 75-50 // 49-21 // 20-6 by following the links. Or view their top 5 detailed view here.

Drowned in Sound's Seventy-Five Favourite Albums of 2011

75: Britney Spears Femme Fatale | Review
74: James Blake James Blake | Review
73: Los Campesinos! Hello Sadness | Review
72: The Pierces You & I
71: Veronica Falls Veronica Falls | Review
70: Wu Lyf Go Tell Fire to The Mountain | Review // Interview
69: Mark McGuire A Young Person's Guide
68: Nicola Roberts Cinderella's Eyes | Review
67: Peaking Lights 936 | Review
66: Moon Duo Mazes | Review
65: Emmy the Great Virtue | Review
64: Girls Father, Son, Holy Ghost | Review
63: Explosions in the Sky Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | Review // Interview
62: Rustie Glass Swords | Review
61: Kate Wax Dust Collision | Review
60: Iceage New Brigade | Review
59: Wilco The Whole Love | Review // Interview
58: Atlas Sound Parallax | Review
57: Zomby Dedication | Review
56: M83 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | Review // Interview
55: Cut Copy Zonoscope | Review // Interview
54: Youth Lagoon The Year of Hibernation
53: John Maus We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves | Review
52: Oneohtrix Point Never Replica | Review
51: Friendly Fires Pala | Review
50: Nicolas Jaar Space is Only Noise
49: Lady Gaga Born This Way | Review
48: Gang Gang Dance Eye Contact | Review
47: Tori Amos Night of Hunters | Review
46: David Lynch Crazy Clown Time | Review
45: New Look New Look | Review // Interview
44: Panda Bear Tom Boy | Review
43: Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler | Review
42: Kanye West and Jay-Z Watch The Throne | Review
41: James Ferraro Far Side Virtual | Review
40: Mastodon The Hunter | Review
39: WALLS Coracle | Review
38: Katy B On A Mission | Review
37: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Tao Of The Dead | Review //Interview
36: Kurt Vile Smoke Rings For My Halo | Review
35: Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes | Review
34: My Brightest Diamond All Things Unwind | Review // Takeover
33: Tune-Yards W H O K I L L | Review
32: Radiohead King of Limbs | "Review"
31: Frank Ocean Nostalgia / Ultra
30: Björk Biophilia | Review // Interview
29: Josh T. Pearson Last Of The Country Gentlemen | Review
28: The Horrors Skying | Review
27: The Weeknd House Of Balloons | Review
26: Fucked Up David Comes To Life | Review
25: War on Drugs Slave Ambient | Review
24: Austra Feel it Break | Review
23: I Break Horses Hearts | Review
22: Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will | Review // Takeover
21: Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. II: Judges
20: Destroyer Kaputt | Review
19: The Field Looping State Of Mind | Review
18: Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells Everything's Getting Older | Review
17: Wild Beasts Smother | Review
16: A Winged Victory For The Sullen A Winged Victory For The Sullen | Review
15: EMA Past Life Martyred Saints | Review
14: Low C'mon | Review
13: Tom Waits Bad as Me | Review
12: Bon Iver Bon Iver | Review
11: St. Vincent Strange Mercy | Review
10: Metronomy The English Rivera | Review
9: Beirut The Rip Tide | Review
8: Bright Eyes The People's Key | Review
7: Nils Frahm Felt | Review
6: When Saints Go Machine Konkylie | Review
5: Kate Bush 50 Words for Snow | Review
4: SBTRKT sbtrkt | Review
3: PJ Harvey Let England Shake | Review // Interview
2: Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972 | Review
1: Antlers Burst Apart | Review

Thursday, 24 May 2012

New Experimental Christian Album Stream for free (The Grand Narrative Heath Hollensbe)

Posted: 24 May 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Thursday, 17 May 2012

NPR Music Proposes 20 Albums Everyone Loves (Podcast)

Posted: 17 May 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Can't We All Just Get Along? Our Search For The Albums Everyone Loves

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May 16, 2012

When the NPR Music team started talking about the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's Graceland,we soon realized everyone on staff agreed it was one of the all-time great records. That doesn't happen very often, especially in a group of people with such divergent tastes in music.

VOTE!

Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love

This discovery got us thinking: Is it possible to form a top ten list of records everyone can agree on? The kinds of records that, if you put them on at a party, everyone would say, "turn it up!"

So we need you to vote. We've started by nominating 20 albums that we think will be loved by everyone who listens to them, and we want you to tell us whether YOU feel that love. To keep this running through the summer, we'll need more suggestions for albums that might fit the bill.Keep voting, and by August we hope to have a final list we can agree on.

A big quest like this one needs a big kickoff, so for this week's show Bob and Robin play a few selections they and the rest of the NPR Music team think everyone will love. Bob and Robin are also joined by folk singer Glen Hansard, who throws Bob Marley's Exodus into the ring.

We don't even scratch the surface of the surface with this show. But we hope to get the discussion going by fitting in as much in as possible, from quiet, emotional folk, and psychedelic funk, to high-strutting, head-banging rock.