Sgt. - Capital of Gravity

[HearJapan: Youth Inc. ,October 07, 2009]

I've found this incredible band from Japan absolutely accidentally when I was browsing through some mp3 blogs. I read there they are very special and very best of post-rock records this year but what was my surprise when I listened them. Because it's really incredibly good record.

Members of Sgt. and as band's solid backbone are drummer Hitoshi Ono (大野 均) and bassist Kouji Akashi (明石 興司), newly added member to the band, the guitarist, Hironori Taoka (田岡 浩典) and with spicy sweet sound, violinist, Mikiko Narui (成井 幹子).

Their sound is a crossover post-rock, classical music and jazz influence. I enjoy every their tones but during the listening I don't know what will come in next moment. It's really exciting.

Try their last and of course previous records bacause it is really worthwhile.

tracklisting > 1 | Kalliope 2 | Apollo Program 3 | Tears of na-ga 4 | Ant's planet 5 | Epsilon 6 | Ginga no Shasou kara (remixed by Tyme.)

Radiohead - These are My Twisted Words

Release date: August 17th, 2009

Radiohead officially released their new song These are My Twisted Words.

I've heard a released version and also live version in Prague concert. So I can compare both version. I think the greatest difference is drums. In live version is dominant and of course the energy from live performance is bigger but both have a psychidelic feeling as if they met Velvet Underground. Very nice and atmospheric song with singing after two minutes.

It's for free so you can download it from w.a.s.t.e. website here.

And video from Austria on youtube:

"Run Rabbit Run" said Sufjan Stevens

If you looked forward to brand new release of Sufjan as same as me than you will be a little bit disappointed. Because Run Rabbit run is reworked his Enjoy Your Rabbit, an album full of abstract electronica inspired by the Chinese zodiac. But I'm glad for it. I love everything from Sufjan so why I'm sad? I believe it will be great again. But I'm impatient.

All thirteen songs of Enjoy Your Rabbit were re-arranged into Run Rabbit Run with help of New Yorker string quartet Osso (played on Illinois) and Bryce Dessner.

And a release date? October 6th 2009 ;-)

See here for more info and purchase.

Alexi Murdoch - Away We Go (OST)

So I'm here right now and I want to tell you what I have promissed last time. Something about Sam Mendes's new movie and soundtrack - Away We Go.

Soundtrack author is London-born-Scottish-bred (nice info from last.fm :)) singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch whom I didn't know before. There are also some support band in OST e.g. songs by such a giants as Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan and The Stranglers which is well known and of course their songs are perfect. I have to mention a scene in the movie where is playing Velvet Underground - Oh! Sweet Nothin' which is so hilarious.

Largely all songs are slow and perfectly fit and underline a mood of the movie. Alexi's playing acoustic mainly with a guitar and a band with just a few instruments. His voice is quite silent but very calm and pleasant but not so gently as my loving Sufjan Stevens. Alexi's voice is different but I love its too. Maybe you can hear some echoes of Nick Drake.

All my days, Song for you and Orange Sky are taking over from his the second record "Time Without Consequence" from 2006.

So certainly I have to highly recommend this record! And of'course don't miss the movie ;)

Official Website > http://www.aleximurdoch.com/
MySpace > http://myspace.com/aleximurdoch

If you like it, please support artist and buy at aleximurdoch.com or amazon.
Thanks

Viva La Resurrection!

My blog is still alive!

I'd like to resurrect my blog but I know it will be hard. Because I have no enough time for some regular update but I will do my best for some kind resurrection :-)
I will start with recommendation on a movie (and soundtrack of course) which I've seen recently.

So stey tuned.

SORRY, BLOG FREEZED :-(

I have not enough time for updates ...
-=loydd=-

Portishead's long-awaited Tour

03|26 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
03|27 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
03|30 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
03|31 Florence, Italy - Sashall
04|09 Manchester, England - Apollo
04|10 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
04|11 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
04|13 Wolverhampton, England - Civic
05|05 Paris, France - Zenith
05|29-31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)

I have only one question, you called a shout in the dark, where is Prague?? :-((
... or Berlin or Wien ....

Kensington Prairie | Captured In Still Life

[anniedale records, April 22, 2008]
Kensington Prairie is Canadian band which will release their debut at April 22 on Anniedale Records. It's solo project of Rebecca Rowan (singer/songwriter of Vancouver’s indie pop Maplewood Lane), her husband Nate Rowan and producer Jonathan Anderson.
The album Captured In Still Life begins with melancholic sweet song Time On Our Side. Rebecca's lead and harmony voice sounds like spring whispering in the cold wind above your head. All ten songs are full of longing and nostalgia. Such feeling surrounds you during whole record. The band uses a lot of instruments like guitars, bass, drums, piano, banjo and much else. So if you like calm and soft music with a little folk influence and also you like sweet and smooth girl vocal that you'll like Kensington Prairie for sure.

I would like to thanks Killbeat Publishing for full release in mp3 :) I really appreciate it.

Tracklist:

01 | Time On Our Side
02 |Snowflakes And Great Lakes
03 | A Million Skies
04 | Bluebirds
05 | Golden Days
06 | Cathedrals And Towers
07 | Crooked Things Straight
08 | Letters That I Send
09 | Photographs
10 | Disappear From View

MySpace > http://www.myspace.com/kensingtonprairie
Free mp3 > Crooked Things Straight

Tour Dates:

19 April | Abbotsford, BC | House Of James
02 May | Vancouver, BC | The Media Club (CD Release Show)
17 July | Orcas Island, Washington | Woodsong Music Festival

Iron & Wine | 27-01-2008 | Live in Paradiso | Amsterodam

I'm happy that I found this concert of my favourite band Iron & Wine in Paradiso, Amsterodam. Because I saw them only as support band to Calexico in Zurich in 2006 but not standalone concert. It was excellent more accustic and intimate but shorter and Sean Beam had not as long hair as this year :-) But i still love his voice and music!

I wish you happy new year 2008!