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- Under Cover – Sampling Edition, Part 2
- The Big Pink Announces First North American Tour
- The Cave Singers – Welcome Joy
- Ladyhawke and Ida Maria Announce Co-Headlining Fall North American Tour
- Breathe Carolina – Hello Fascination
| Under Cover – Sampling Edition, Part 2 Posted: 12 Aug 2009 03:11 PM PDT Welcome back, readers! The summer is winding down and I’m still listening to danceable hip hop and R&B jams that make me want to shake my tailfeather on the dance floor. Well, kitchen floor really. Last week I unleashed a Sampling Edition, Part 1 to whet your musical appetites and had so much fun that I decided I’d double down on your asses with a two-parter. Not for the A.D.D. musical aficionado, these tracks featuring a plethora of samples in unique and unlikely capacities. Sometimes it’s fun just trying to see if you can figure out what part of the song belongs to which artist. Either way, it’s a luscious mix of sounds and beats that make some of your favorite songs a tad more danceable. And that’s always good. .Destiny’s Child - “Bootylicious” .Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Lil’ Kim – “Notorious B.I.G.” .Jay-Z feat. Memphis Bleek – “It’s Alright” .Puff Daddy feat. Mase – “Been Around The World” .Girl Talk – “Shut The Club Down” It was hard selecting a sample of DJ Girl Talk’s dizzying, creative as hell, genius mash-up tracks off Feed The Animals, but “Shut The Club Down” is one of my favorite tracks. In this one song he samples everyone from Avril Lavigne, Aphex Twin, Jay-Z, Rod Stewart, Butthole Surfers and Ray J, among others. I chose to feature the Aphex Twin track because he selects the breakdown of the incredible “Girl/Boy Song” during this track’s breakdown, while lacing in Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s.” Girl Talk finds a way to satisfy any type of musical enthusiast: 80s, rock, hip hop, synthpop, and pop. I can’t wait to finally catch a set of his at Street Scene San Diego next month. I’m going to wear my “Engineers Do It Better” t-shirt and hope he picks me out of the audience to jump in his inflatable raft and crowd surf. Sigh, I love me some Girl Talk. Related Posts |
| The Big Pink Announces First North American Tour Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:50 AM PDT
The band’s debut album A Brief History of Love will be released September 14 in the UK and September 22 in the U.S. Their next single, “Dominos”, will be released in the UK on September 7. Tour dates The Big Pink: website | myspace  Related Posts |
| The Cave Singers – Welcome Joy Posted: 12 Aug 2009 10:15 AM PDT Seattle’s Cave Singers‘ second album, Welcome Joy, sticks out amongst the massive amount of indie-folk music that’s currently being dropped throughout the new music land. The album isn’t too dramatic, and refreshingly, the band is composed of talented musicians. Cave Singers label, Matador Records stated that the Singers’ trio, Peter Quirk (vocals, guitar, melodica, harmonica; formerly of Hint Hint), Derek Fudesco (guitar, bass pedals; formerly of Pretty Girls Make Graves), and Marty Lund (drums, guitar; formerly of Cobra High), were accompanied by Amber Webber (Black Mountain, Lightning Dust), and Ashley Webber (Lightning Dust) on Welcome Joy. Female vocals help smooth the sound of Quirk’s scratchy voice. Many of Joy’s slow songs are simple, sweet, and sound like falling rain; delicate, with subtle drum patters. Others sound like the rumble of a distant train passing at dusk. The album is echoey, and almost sounds as if it was recorded in a cool, dark cave. The tunes on Joy seem like they were meant to be listened to back-to-back, and not individually. Because many of Joy’s songs blend seamlessly together, it’s difficult to differentiate each track. Some of the faster paced tracks, such as “I Don’t Mind”, are difficult to take seriously, though. With lyrics like, “Honey meet me at this ol’ riverside. /I see your eyes lit up like two ol’ highway signs,” it’s hard to want to listen to the song’s entirety. The Cave Singers – “At The Cut” Although Joy isn’t perfect, it’s a lovely album. Joy’s melodies are beautiful, and the album’s songs’ lyrics have a bittersweet optimism. Welcome Joy will be out on August 18. I’m definitely adding Joy to one of my fall playlists. Tracklisting: Cave Singers: website | myspace  Related PostsThis posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ladyhawke and Ida Maria Announce Co-Headlining Fall North American Tour Posted: 12 Aug 2009 09:37 AM PDT
Ladyhawke’s self-titled debut album will be released September 1, just days before the tour begins. The American version of the album will be a special deluxe edition featuring the twelve original tracks from the original version plus five bonus cuts – “Oh My” (originally a U.K. bonus track), “Danny and Jenny” (from the Paris is Burning EP], and acoustic versions of “Paris is Burning”, “Dusk Till Dawn”, and “My Delirium”. What a treat. Tour dates Ladyhawke: website | myspace | remix monday: “back of the van” | Patrick Wolf and Ladyhawke @ Dot to Dot Festival, Rock City, Nottingham, England  Photo: Mary Chang Related Posts |
| Breathe Carolina – Hello Fascination Posted: 12 Aug 2009 07:37 AM PDT Way back in 2007, Kyle Even and David Schmitt of Breathe Carolina self-released their debut EP Gossip. Their path to that point path follows a common trend for emerging bands which includes GarageBand, MySpace, and iTunes. They're creating their own online base of fans, a petition of sorts, to present to the record companies. For Denver's Breath Carolina, at least, it seems to be working out quite well. Their latest release on Fearless Records, Hello Fascination, continues in the style of their first EP and their follow-up expansion set It's Classy Not Classic. The familiar indie-emo-screamo-pop, with layers of sensitive vocals, pop guitar riffs and pseudo death-metal rage smeared on top of blippy, percolating synths is usually just annoying, bordering on the ridiculous. For some reason, it seems to actually work on this release although the contrast between Even and Schmitt can still be quite jarring at times. The album holds together well with high points including the hook-laden title track "Hello Fascination", the driving "Tripped and Fell in Portland" and the more expressive "The Dressing Room" with playful lyrics such as "Oh God, I thought I that I found God in your name. It’s upsetting but the setting has changed." Many of the tracks seem to be destined for airplay as part of an MTV series soundtrack and would be perfectly appropriate to hear blaring from a convertible somewhere on the PCH. Touring at a relentless pace including supporting roles with Cute Is What We Aim For, in 2009's Take Action Tour, The Delicious Tour with Pierce The Veil, a stint with Jeffree Starr and upcoming dates on the "Dance Rawr Dance 3" tour with Family Force 5 as well as the Vans Warped Tour 2009, there are many opportunities for fans to catch what should be quite an energetic live show. Hello Fascination will be available on August 18th. Tracklisting:  Related Posts |
London shoegaze duo the Big Pink will grace North American stages this November and December with their first tour on this side of the pond. The tour kicks off on November 13 in Seattle.
My prayers have been answered. I will soon hear the words “one journey for you but it’s worth it /
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