Sufjan's new baby "The Age of Adz" coming in October 12th

I still can not recover my mind and my ears from new-blown EP and now I found on Asthmatic Kitty website that Sufjan announced a full-length record, titled The Age Of Adz will be out October 12th. I am looking forward to his new baby so much ;) And btw. the cover is really gorgeous. Like a lot "The Day The Earth Stood Steel" on it. That it would be a reminiscence of Man of Steel :)
.: 9/10 :.

Tracklist:
01 | Futile Devices 02 | Too Much 03 | Age of Adz 04 | I Walked 05 | Now That I’m Older 06 | Get Real Get Right 07 | Bad Communication 08 | Vesuvius 09 | All for Myself 10 | I Want To Be Well 11 | Impossible Soul

Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP (review)

Sufjan Stevens released last Friday without any previous announcement a new EP which have 60 minutes length(!). First I was really surprised but in good way of course and I was wandering how it is. And I can frankly say it is terrific good :-)) It's my opinion and I am a big fan of Sufjan so ... ;)

This EP is sometimes epic as in "All Delighted People (Original Version)" sometimes gentle with accoustic guitars ("Heirloom") wich can reminds Simon and Garfunkel. Second track "Enchanting Ghost" start with accoustic guitar and during the time Sufjan add banjo, electric guitar and it ends along with piano and as Heirloom it evokes S & G stuffs. Next "From the Mouth of Gabriel" melds piano, chorus and quaint analog synthetizers in very fragile song and you recall on Illions. Truly beauty. The ballad "The Owl and The Tanager" passes very slowly only with piano and echoed Sufjan's voice and back female voice (I don't know who is she..). But it's very hitting lyrics and haunting melody. The most fragile song as fluffy cloud. Second "Classic Rock Version" version of "All Delighted People" is more coherently than original version. But of course the original version is piece from the heaven, a pompous heaven and it's OK. "Classic" version ends with cacophonic synthetizers which is absolutely delightful. "Arnika" sounds like old running but a little bit broken machine which still can do a excellent job. Without any shining pieces but still with strength. Last composition "Djohariah" is strictly instrumental but very well structured with many layers mainly include chorus and solo electric guitar. Piano and drums support somewhere behind of them. And what a excellent gradation. Great song! 17 minutes is shorter than you think ;-)

It's only digital release (320k mp3, FLAC) for only $5! Or you can listen whole album in streaming version which is on his bandcamp site. In physical form as CD will be available for purchase sometimes in the autumn.
.: 8/10 :.

Tracklisting > 1 | All Delighted People (Original Version) [11:38] 2 | Enchanting Ghost [03:39] 3 | Heirloom [02:55] 4 | From The Mouth Of Gabriel [04:03] 5 | The Owl And The Tanager [06:38] 6 | All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version) [08:07] 7 | Arnika [05:13] 8 | Djohariah [17:02]

Arcade Fire Live on Youtube!

Place: Madison Square Garden

Do you want to see them live at the concert? You can!
Tune youtube channel at AUG 5 10PM ET/ 7PM PT.
And it should be at AUG 6 4AM CET (Prague time).

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.
.: 8/10 :.

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 ;)
.: 7/10 :.



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 ....