"From the claps and tinny guitar riffs, to the go lucky despair in Logan's voice rapped inside those recursive audio loops, it's hard not to get happily caught-up in this jangle dance of a song."
Monthly Archives: December 2009
indiepop
The Laughing
Help Me
electronica
Defender
The Last Memory of Man (Pouff and Chasiti Chambers Remix)
(Pouff and Chasiti Chambers Remix)
"Defender's collaboration steers away from the overly serious compositions, instead charting toward stimulating and spirited music. The use of creaking boards, jewel-like pops and clinks, give it a nautical feel."
altrock
Cloak/Dagger
Don't Need A
from "Lost Art" (Jade Tree)
"Jason Mazzola's unpolished energy crams against a raw, destructive but tight mix of guitar bass and drums. You've heard his kind of music before, but odds are you haven't heard it done so well, so lately."
dance
The Phenomenal Handclap Band
You'll Disappear (Horse Meat Disco Remix)
from "15 to 20 / You'll Disappear Remixes" (Horse Meat Disco Remix)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band "You'll Disappear (Horse Meat Disco Remix)" (mp3) from "15 to 20 / You'll Disappear Remixes" (Friendly Fire Recordings)
hiphop
Workforce
Master Peace
from "Apples and Sunshine" (Little Ax Media)
Workforce "Master Peace" (mp3) from "Apples and Sunshine" (Little Ax Media)
blues
Mike Zito
Big Mouth
from "Pearl River" (Eclecto Groove Records)
Mike Zito "Big Mouth" (mp3) from "Pearl River" (Eclecto Groove Records)
dance
Sky Hy
Head Between the Speakers (Pastaboys Main)
from "Finest NY House 2009" (Pastaboys Main)
Sky Hy "Head Between the Speakers (Pastaboys Main)" (mp3) from "Finest NY House 2009" (King Street Sounds)
electronica
Edison
Tonka Truck
from "All the Information at Hand" (Kid Without Radio)
"At an architectural level, the mechanics of music composition is rapidly changing, and Edison's use of the monome interface bridges live and composed content. At a creative level, this is a tight, beat-driven piece with a slightly dangerous story to tell."
altrock
Black Feelings
from "Black Feelings" (Alien8 Recordings)
"The band achieves a moody, anthemic drone that still keeps a strong bright beat. The vocals play like an instrument, weaved in unison against the drum and drone."
hiphop
Moka Only
Frost Run
from "Martian Xmas 2009" (Domination)
Moka Only "Frost Run" (mp3) from "Martian Xmas 2009" (Domination)
blues
Colin Banagan & The CB Blues Band
Drivin' The Boogie
from "Chicago Blues - Volume 2" (Classic Fox Records)
Colin Banagan and The CB Blues Band "Drivin' The Boogie" (mp3) from "Chicago Blues - Volume 2" (Classic Fox Records) More