Song Pick: Giungla - Cold UPDATE: “Cold” has just been re-released Giungla is Emanuela Drei from Italy with Cold, one of the coolest tracks I’ve heard this year. Aside from her vocals, there’s just a guitar and drum machine that produces a sick, distorted beat. This is our Song Pick of the Day
Music Song Picks of the Day 15.49 1. Escapists 2. Rachel Thomasin’s 3. Tangerines 4. Cameron A G 5. My Fellow Sponges 6. The Chambermaids 7. Giungla
Late Night: MK Grands - Rxssia There are songs that evoke the images of a night out in the city: passing lights in a cab, late night drinks in a lounge and going home not alone. The beautifully smooth Rxssia by Australian MK Grands is such a track and I will try to collect more in
Music Song Pick of the Day: The Chambermaids - Tall Grass Tall Grass is the latest song by the Minneapolis four-piece The Chambermaids. Aside from the for shoegaze typical reverb guitars, one can identify some classical instruments meant for “chamber music” in the mix, hence the band’s name. (My guess). Don’t be fooled though, our Song Pick of the
Music Elke's Top Ten Albums of 2015 Throughout 2015, I’ve been listening to hundreds of album releases and those I particularly liked, I blogged about. My list here is a personal one, and it can only be personal when created by one person only. How could I ever be “objective”? One of my own personal rules
Music Song Pick of the Day: My Fellow Sponges - Air Here’s a beautiful song by the Irish six-piece My Fellow Sponges. They use an array of acoustic instruments and top it off with some electronics. I’ve never really been to Ireland, but I can imagine that it’s the perfect soundtrack for driving around there – our Song Pick
Oliver’s Top Ten Albums 2015 It is time again to present my top ten favorite albums. In 2015, like in previous years, there was again much more good music that fits into a single list and looking at the selections of fellow blogs confirms it: what is the number one on one list sometimes doesn’
Music Song Pick of the Day: Cameron A G - Lost Direction When I listened to Lost Direction for the very first time, a little over a month ago, I put it on hold with a note “for the quieter season”. By now, I’d say we’re in the middle of it and as usual it’s anything but “quiet” but
Music 3 Is A band: HÆLOS Whenever an artist is using special characters in their name, they automatically get more attention and this is no different with HÆLOS – I was instantly intrigued! Luckily, this London three-piece can back up their name choice with some excellent trip-hop inspired, electro-pop. Their music is dark and urgent at times
Music Song Pick of the Day: Tangerines - Skin Dives What a nonchalant and laid-back little gem Skin Dives by the London quartet Tangerines is. Oh the guitars! The GUITARS! And then on top the lazy, gnarly vocals… A sure-fire Song Pick of the Day, especially now during the holiday season: Skin Dives clears your ears from too much sugar,
No Words: ZYXZ - Toll2 Here’s an industrial track by a London producer who goes by the name ZYXZ. Is not easy listening, but I like how noise comes together to create melody and rhythm: it reminds me on the Australian industrial punk pioneers SPK.
Music Song Pick of the Day: Rachel Thomasin - Reveries Today’s Song Pick of the Day is from Boston singer/songwriter Rachel Thomasin’s debut album Constellations. She does generally upbeat electropop with an edge – Imogen Heap comes to mind. I like the second track Reveries, which features a cool bass line, which comes to surface in unexpected moments.
Music Song Pick of the Day: Escapists - Pyramid Scheme It’s almost impossible to not fall for the allure of Pyramid Scheme, the newest single of the London quartet Escapists. While pitching the song’s chorus “I don’t know, I don’t know” higher and higher, Simon Glancy brings the main message of Pyramid Scheme home and delivers
Music Released Today: Adryelle - Deep Blue Water (feat. StarBoy) Baltimore producer Adryelle finally released a new song Deep Blue Water, which moves her from dream-pop a bit more into the R&B direction. Aside from her soulful vocals, it features a great acoustic bass line and some rap. It makes me curious what she’s up to next.
Song Picks of the Day 15.48 1. Mothica 2. Some Type Of Stereo 3. Island Science 4. Louisahhh!!! 5. Lucy Sunday 6. Tsar B 7. Abra
Music Song Pick of the Day: Abra - Sick Girl Abra toured with Empress Of, but unfortunately we missed her show back in September. Our Song Pick of the Day Sick Girl is indeed sick and weird and simply delicious.
Music Song Pick of the Day: Tsar B - Escalate Belgian singer and producer Tsar B goes straight for the place where FKA twigs is very successful and which some call “Experimental R&B”. I’d rather call it enormously cool music, which fuses multiple genres into something very unconventional. Our Song Pick of the Day, the sensual track
Music Song Pick of the Day: Lucy Sunday - December Love There’s nothing cold about December Love rather the opposite! This song by young LA artist Lucy Sunday is one hot number and the only possible chills are caused by Lucy Sunday’s beautifully strong yet smooth vocals, and the track’s modern R&B touch. Listen to December
Life Soundtrack: Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts in China Recently I saw this promotional video of French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, which reminded me of a phase in the 80s, when I bought all his albums, which were by then already a few years old and hence cheaper. I was surprised how many iconic instrumentals he wrote, for
Music Song Pick of the Day: Louisahhh!!! - Change Lately I’m pretty much obsessed with Louisahhh!!!, whose EP Shadow Work is a brilliant piece of minimalist electronic music. All six tracks are so good, but here’s the most instantly palatable Change, our Song Pick of the Day. Happy Thanksgiving for those in the U.S.! There are
Music Song Pick of the Day: Island Science - Satellite Island Science are from Orlando and they do dreampop, somewhat reminiscent of of Warpaint, maybe a little bit more on the electronic side. That’s all I know, but I like it a lot. Our Song Pick of the Day!
Music NEW ALBUM: Foals - What Went Down With its uncompromising urgency, high tempo moving forward, pronounced bass lines and underlying menace cumulating in great suspense, What Went Down is easily among the best rock-pop songs of the year! Yet when first listening to What Went Down the fourth studio album of The Foals, one is inclined to
No Words: VHVL - lthrgy This is the inaugural post of our “No Words” series for showcasing electronic instrumentals. Lthgry by Harlem producer VHVL starts out as a serene, dreamy soundscape which is suddenly pierced by a dissonant bassline and frantic beats. Like when you try to sleep, but a sudden important thought keeps your
Music Song Pick of the Day: Some Type Of Stereo - I Don't Remember Where have all the classic rock bands gone? Is this type of sound truly passé? Well, let’s wander out West, way West to Los Angeles and collect some members along the way: a bassist from Florida, a guitarist and a drummer from North Carolina and a singer from L.
Music Shopping brought Joy and Modern UK Punk to Palisades “Billy Easter, she’s so rad. Don’t know how she’s doing it but she’s awesome! And I am a bass player too. Loved the show!” the woman next to me at Sky Town bar enthusiastically explained when I asked her about her favorite moment of the show
