SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie!
#'s 5 - 1!
# 5. Jack White - 'Love Is Blindness'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-jack-white.html
# 4. The Boxer Rebellion - 'Both Sides Are Even'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/02/summersradio-new-music-boxer-rebellion.html
# 3. Dum Dum Girls - 'Coming Down'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/07/summersradio-new-music-free-download_22.html (includes free download!)
# 2. Duchess Leo - 'Your Sweet Love'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/01/summersradio-new-music-duchess-leo_31.html
# 1. Girls - 'Vomit'
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Saturday, 31 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie! #'s 10 - 6!
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie!
#'s 10 - 6!
# 10. Delay Trees - 'Gold'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-delay-trees.html
# 9. EMA - 'Milkman'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/09/summersradio-ema.html
# 8. White Lies - 'Bigger Than Us'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-white-lies.html
# 7. Old Tapes - 'Farewell'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/08/summersradio-new-music-old-tapes.html
# 6. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - 'Rebellion (Lies)'
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#'s 10 - 6!
# 10. Delay Trees - 'Gold'
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# 9. EMA - 'Milkman'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/09/summersradio-ema.html
# 8. White Lies - 'Bigger Than Us'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-white-lies.html
# 7. Old Tapes - 'Farewell'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/08/summersradio-new-music-old-tapes.html
# 6. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - 'Rebellion (Lies)'
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SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie! #'s 15 - 11!
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie!
#'s 15 - 11!
# 15. Murder Mystery - 'Problems'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/08/summersradio-new-music-free-downloads.html (includes free download!)
Murder Mystery - Problems
# 14. DJ Shadow featuring Susan Reed - 'Sad And Lonely'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/09/summersradio-new-music-dj-shadow.html
# 13. Arcade Fire Vs Blondie - 'Sprawl Of Glass' (The Hood Internet Mashup)
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/02/summersradio-new-mashup-free-download.html (includes free download!)
# 12. Gospel Music - 'Apartment'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/12/summersradio-new-music-free-download_24.html (includes free download!)
Gospel Music - Apartment by shakermakerpr
# 11. Computer Magic - 'Ex Believer'
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#'s 15 - 11!
# 15. Murder Mystery - 'Problems'
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Murder Mystery - Problems
# 14. DJ Shadow featuring Susan Reed - 'Sad And Lonely'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/09/summersradio-new-music-dj-shadow.html
# 13. Arcade Fire Vs Blondie - 'Sprawl Of Glass' (The Hood Internet Mashup)
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/02/summersradio-new-mashup-free-download.html (includes free download!)
# 12. Gospel Music - 'Apartment'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/12/summersradio-new-music-free-download_24.html (includes free download!)
Gospel Music - Apartment by shakermakerpr
# 11. Computer Magic - 'Ex Believer'
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SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie! #'s 20 - 16!
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie!
#'s 20 - 16!
# 20. Glowbug - 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-free-downloads.html (includes free download!)
# 19. Belle & Sebastian - 'I Didn't See It Coming' (Richard X Remix)
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/07/summersradio-new-remixes-free-download.html (includes a free download of another great remix by Cold Cave!)
# 18. Duchess Leo - 'The Tracks Of My Tears'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-free-download.html (includes free download!)
01 Tracks of My Tears by Duchess Leo
# 17. EMA - 'California'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/09/summersradio-ema.html
# 16. Metric - 'Gold Guns Girls' (RIOT 87 Remix)
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#'s 20 - 16!
# 20. Glowbug - 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-free-downloads.html (includes free download!)
# 19. Belle & Sebastian - 'I Didn't See It Coming' (Richard X Remix)
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/07/summersradio-new-remixes-free-download.html (includes a free download of another great remix by Cold Cave!)
# 18. Duchess Leo - 'The Tracks Of My Tears'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/10/summersradio-new-music-free-download.html (includes free download!)
01 Tracks of My Tears by Duchess Leo
# 17. EMA - 'California'
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# 16. Metric - 'Gold Guns Girls' (RIOT 87 Remix)
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Friday, 30 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie! #'s 25 - 21!
SummersRadio™ Best Of 2011 Countdowns! Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie! #'s 25 - 21! It's time to begin SummersRadio™'s Best Of 2011 countdowns! They shall be divided into two parts - part one consisting of 25 Rock & Indie tracks - and part two consisting of 25 Electronic and Club tracks! Of course it's not always easy to classify songs and such practices can be limiting, but at the same time it doesn't seem right to me to compare (as an example) a Umek track along side one from Arcade Fire - as it's like comparing bananas to pears. :)
So while the Top 25 Rock & Indie list may include a couple songs that are electronic based and the Top 25 Electronic & Club list may include some full on club remixes of rock and indie songs - the purpose is to generally separate the songs primarily designed for the feet from those for the heart and mind. Either way, when it comes down to it both lists are for your ears (which are connected to the mind in most humans) and truthfully speaking one can really dance to anything if you choose to (so the feet need never be left out) so this was done mainly for flowing purposes, so I hope you enjoy this year's Best Of 2011 countdowns!
To eliminate any unnecessary nattering and focus on the music itself I will simply post each song sans any additional comments - but I will include the original link in each case should you wish to find out more information. I will also make note of any songs that (still) feature valid free legal download links for your enjoyment. So prepare yourself then for numerous hours of quality music featuring SummersRadio™'s selections for the Best Of 2011 - starting with Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie... Enjoy!
# 25. Saint Motel - 'At Least I Have Nothing'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download_23.html (includes free download!)
# 24. Siskiyou - 'Always Awake'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download_27.html (includes free download!)
SISKIYOU - Always Awake by Constellation Records
# 23. Fujiya & Miyagi - 'Universe'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/01/summersradio-new-music-fujiya-miyagi.html
# 22. Sleeping Bags - 'Shark'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download.html (includes free download!)
02 Shark by wearesolidgold
# 21. Psychic Ills - 'Mind Haze'
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So while the Top 25 Rock & Indie list may include a couple songs that are electronic based and the Top 25 Electronic & Club list may include some full on club remixes of rock and indie songs - the purpose is to generally separate the songs primarily designed for the feet from those for the heart and mind. Either way, when it comes down to it both lists are for your ears (which are connected to the mind in most humans) and truthfully speaking one can really dance to anything if you choose to (so the feet need never be left out) so this was done mainly for flowing purposes, so I hope you enjoy this year's Best Of 2011 countdowns!
To eliminate any unnecessary nattering and focus on the music itself I will simply post each song sans any additional comments - but I will include the original link in each case should you wish to find out more information. I will also make note of any songs that (still) feature valid free legal download links for your enjoyment. So prepare yourself then for numerous hours of quality music featuring SummersRadio™'s selections for the Best Of 2011 - starting with Part One: Top 25 Rock & Indie... Enjoy!
# 25. Saint Motel - 'At Least I Have Nothing'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download_23.html (includes free download!)
# 24. Siskiyou - 'Always Awake'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download_27.html (includes free download!)
SISKIYOU - Always Awake by Constellation Records
# 23. Fujiya & Miyagi - 'Universe'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/01/summersradio-new-music-fujiya-miyagi.html
# 22. Sleeping Bags - 'Shark'
original post: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/11/summersradio-new-music-free-download.html (includes free download!)
02 Shark by wearesolidgold
# 21. Psychic Ills - 'Mind Haze'
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Thursday, 29 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Downloads! Queen/ NIN/ Tall Sasha!
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Free Downloads! Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Tall Sasha 2012 Bootleg)/ Nine Inch Nails - 'Closer' (Tall Sasha Bootleg Remix) Sasha Tosic aka Tall Sasha is a dj/ producer from San Francisco that has released his latest remix online - of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'! If this remix if to your liking you can download a copy for free from his Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/tall-sasha/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-tall-1
This is the 'Tall Sasha 2012 Bootleg' of Queen's 1975 classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - I quite like the vocal effects on this one... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Nine Inch Nails - 'Closer' (Tall Sasha Bootleg Remix) I've been working away at compiling my Best Of 2011 lists this week (the unveiling of which shall begin tomorrow) and for some reason I thought I already posted this remix previously (it was released in the spring) but I didn't - and it's too good to miss! If this remix is to your liking it's also available as a free download on Tall Sasha's Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/tall-sasha/nine-inch-nails-closer-tall and you can keep up with him on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SummersRadio/199636386720349?ref=ts#!/tallsasha1
Nine Inch Nails 'Closer' (aka 'Closer To God') first appeared on their 1994 album 'The Downward Spiral' - and is a modern rock/ industrial/ electronic classic - from it's perfect electronic drum sound (sampled and modified from punk/ rock legend Iggy Pop's 1977 song 'Nightclubbing') right down to it's sexually direct lyrics. Although there have been many underground remixes of it made over the years, I hereby declare this one to be the finest one I've heard... Enjoy!
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This is the 'Tall Sasha 2012 Bootleg' of Queen's 1975 classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - I quite like the vocal effects on this one... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Nine Inch Nails - 'Closer' (Tall Sasha Bootleg Remix) I've been working away at compiling my Best Of 2011 lists this week (the unveiling of which shall begin tomorrow) and for some reason I thought I already posted this remix previously (it was released in the spring) but I didn't - and it's too good to miss! If this remix is to your liking it's also available as a free download on Tall Sasha's Soundcloud page here: http://soundcloud.com/tall-sasha/nine-inch-nails-closer-tall and you can keep up with him on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SummersRadio/199636386720349?ref=ts#!/tallsasha1
Nine Inch Nails 'Closer' (aka 'Closer To God') first appeared on their 1994 album 'The Downward Spiral' - and is a modern rock/ industrial/ electronic classic - from it's perfect electronic drum sound (sampled and modified from punk/ rock legend Iggy Pop's 1977 song 'Nightclubbing') right down to it's sexually direct lyrics. Although there have been many underground remixes of it made over the years, I hereby declare this one to be the finest one I've heard... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Motor featuring Martin L. Gore!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Motor featuring Martin L. Gore - 'Man Made Machine' (official video)/ (Black Asteroid Remix) Motor have just released their new single - and it features the vocals of Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore! Motor are a London based duo consisting of France's OlyMotor, and Bryan Black who is from the U.S. Although primarily a techno act, they're new album (their fourth) is going to be a bit different, as it will be a vocal driven electronic album. Besides Martin L. Gore the album will also feature the vocals of another electronic legend - Gary Numan - as well as Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb), and Billy Ray Martin (Electribe 101) among others.
'Man Made Machine' is the first official single and video from the as yet untitled forthcoming new album - and it's been released as a four track EP which is currently available exclusively on Beatport. http://www.beatport.com/#release/man-made-machine-ep/847683
The EP features the 'Original Extended Mix', plus remixes from Radio Slave, Chris Liebing, and Black Asteroid (an alias of Motor themselves). First up we have the official video - which is an edited version of the original. Not surprisingly the track sounds rather like Depeche Mode (particularly their hit 'Personal Jesus') as any vaguely electronic song featuring Gore on vocals will. (If you didn't catch the post on Martin Gore's new project VCMG with Vince Clarke earlier this month you can do so here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/12/summersradio-new-music-vcmg-vince.html)
Martin sounds a bit different than usual here though - he's singing deeper which gives the song a darker feel - this is the official video for Motor's new single 'Man Made Machine'... Enjoy!
This is the 'Black Asteroid Remix' of 'Man Made Machine'... Enjoy!
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'Man Made Machine' is the first official single and video from the as yet untitled forthcoming new album - and it's been released as a four track EP which is currently available exclusively on Beatport. http://www.beatport.com/#release/man-made-machine-ep/847683
The EP features the 'Original Extended Mix', plus remixes from Radio Slave, Chris Liebing, and Black Asteroid (an alias of Motor themselves). First up we have the official video - which is an edited version of the original. Not surprisingly the track sounds rather like Depeche Mode (particularly their hit 'Personal Jesus') as any vaguely electronic song featuring Gore on vocals will. (If you didn't catch the post on Martin Gore's new project VCMG with Vince Clarke earlier this month you can do so here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/12/summersradio-new-music-vcmg-vince.html)
Martin sounds a bit different than usual here though - he's singing deeper which gives the song a darker feel - this is the official video for Motor's new single 'Man Made Machine'... Enjoy!
This is the 'Black Asteroid Remix' of 'Man Made Machine'... Enjoy!
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Umek!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Umek - 'Split'/ 'Falling Up The Stairs' Slovenia's Umek has just released a brand new EP today - just in time for your New Year's Eve parties! The 'Split' EP features two tracks - the title song - which is a homage to the city of the same name in Croatia - and 'Sunday At El Row' - which is a tribute to the El Row club in Barcelona. The EP is released on his 1605 Music Therapy label and is currently available exclusively on Beatport. http://www.beatport.com/#release/split-ep/851150
This is the title track 'Split'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track + Free Download! Umek also released a new song online last week as a free Christmas gift called 'Falling Up The Stairs'. I decided not to post it at the time because although he's released a number of great tracks in the past as free downloads (Fenaton 2011 comes to mind), I didn't find 'Falling Up The Stairs' to be one of his stronger tracks. I'm not particularly fond of the vocal sample in this one - and it loops throughout the entire song. So while I didn't think it worthy of leading it's own post - it's fine as a bonus track - and you certainly can't complain about the price!
This is 'Falling Up The Stairs' - and if it's to your liking you can download it for free here: http://www.umek.si/UMEK-falling-up-the-stairs Enjoy!
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This is the title track 'Split'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track + Free Download! Umek also released a new song online last week as a free Christmas gift called 'Falling Up The Stairs'. I decided not to post it at the time because although he's released a number of great tracks in the past as free downloads (Fenaton 2011 comes to mind), I didn't find 'Falling Up The Stairs' to be one of his stronger tracks. I'm not particularly fond of the vocal sample in this one - and it loops throughout the entire song. So while I didn't think it worthy of leading it's own post - it's fine as a bonus track - and you certainly can't complain about the price!
This is 'Falling Up The Stairs' - and if it's to your liking you can download it for free here: http://www.umek.si/UMEK-falling-up-the-stairs Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! The xx!
SummersRadio™ New Music! The xx - 'Open Eyes' (Demo) The xx have just released a new demo online on their website called 'Open Eyes'! No official word yet on whether or not the song will appear on the final tracklisting of their new album which is due out in the first half of next year - but this demo was made during it's recording. The album will be the follow up to their acclaimed self titled 2009 debut - which the London band hope to have completed in time for the festival season.
Apparently their new album is inspired by club music - although you certainly wouldn't know that from listening to this - The xx sound like their usual sparse low-key selves. I've always preferred their remixes to their originals, but as this is only a demo, who knows what it might actually sound like when it's completed. For now though, they sound a bit sleepy - like they've had a bit too much turkey this weekend and the tryptophan is kicking in. :)
This is the demo version of their new song called 'Open Eyes'... Enjoy!
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Apparently their new album is inspired by club music - although you certainly wouldn't know that from listening to this - The xx sound like their usual sparse low-key selves. I've always preferred their remixes to their originals, but as this is only a demo, who knows what it might actually sound like when it's completed. For now though, they sound a bit sleepy - like they've had a bit too much turkey this weekend and the tryptophan is kicking in. :)
This is the demo version of their new song called 'Open Eyes'... Enjoy!
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Sunday, 25 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Flow Machines!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Flow Machines - 'I Was Born On Christmas Day'/ 'Any Other Day' Seasons Greetings Humans! Today we present the third post in our Christmas trilogy - and also our third free download Christmas gift! Obviously I didn't make these gifts myself - the artists have - but Christmas is about sharing, so I'm honoured to share their fine music with you!
Flow Machines are an indie electronic pop band from Manchester that have released a cover of one of my most favorite Christmas songs - Saint Etienne's 'I Was Born On Christmas Day'. 'I Was Born On Christmas Day' was first released in 1993 - a duet between Saint Etienne's wonderful vocalist Sarah Cracknell and The Charlatans Tim Burgess. Today is also Bob Stanley's birthday (one third of Saint Etienne's trio), so the songwriting is apt! :)
Flow Machine's cover features the guest vocals of Louise Turner who also sang on Elbow's album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'. If this charming cover is to your liking you can download a limited copy for free from the band's official website here: http://www.flowmachines.com/
Their cover sounds a bit the Human League covering Saint Etienne - which makes sense considering that their debut single in 2008 was a cover of the Human League classic b-side 'Hard Times'. This is the fun video for 'I Was Born On Christmas Day' which features an awesome - and well synchronized - collection of 'found footage' of old school toys (the shifty eyes on Action Man are highlarious!) and memories from Christmas's past... Enjoy!
Flow Machines are set to release their new album called 'Hi-Res' on January 14th - and they released the first single from it last month - this is the video for 'Any Other Day'... Enjoy!
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Flow Machines are an indie electronic pop band from Manchester that have released a cover of one of my most favorite Christmas songs - Saint Etienne's 'I Was Born On Christmas Day'. 'I Was Born On Christmas Day' was first released in 1993 - a duet between Saint Etienne's wonderful vocalist Sarah Cracknell and The Charlatans Tim Burgess. Today is also Bob Stanley's birthday (one third of Saint Etienne's trio), so the songwriting is apt! :)
Flow Machine's cover features the guest vocals of Louise Turner who also sang on Elbow's album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'. If this charming cover is to your liking you can download a limited copy for free from the band's official website here: http://www.flowmachines.com/
Their cover sounds a bit the Human League covering Saint Etienne - which makes sense considering that their debut single in 2008 was a cover of the Human League classic b-side 'Hard Times'. This is the fun video for 'I Was Born On Christmas Day' which features an awesome - and well synchronized - collection of 'found footage' of old school toys (the shifty eyes on Action Man are highlarious!) and memories from Christmas's past... Enjoy!
Flow Machines are set to release their new album called 'Hi-Res' on January 14th - and they released the first single from it last month - this is the video for 'Any Other Day'... Enjoy!
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Saturday, 24 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Downloads! Summer Fiction!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Downloads! Summer Fiction - 'Christmas Eve For Two'/ 'By The Sea' So here we have the second Christmas song in this year's trilogy - and today's second early Christmas present - featuring two more free downloads! Summer Fiction are an indie pop band from Philadelphia led by Bill Ricchini - who writes and produces all of their songs. He/ they released their self titled debut album last November on their own self titled label. The album features over 20 classical and rock musicians - and is available both on cd and download from their Bandcamp page - as well as on itunes.
'Christmas Eve For Two' was released last month, and is one of two new singles released by the band this year. If the festive song is to your liking you can download a copy for free from their Bandcamp page here: http://summerfiction.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single
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This is Summer Fiction's latest single 'Christmas Eve For Two'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Summer Fiction released their previous newest single in October called 'By The Sea' - which is also available as a free download from their Bandcamp page (or simply click the link below)... Enjoy!
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'Christmas Eve For Two' was released last month, and is one of two new singles released by the band this year. If the festive song is to your liking you can download a copy for free from their Bandcamp page here: http://summerfiction.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-eve-for-two-single
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This is Summer Fiction's latest single 'Christmas Eve For Two'... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Summer Fiction released their previous newest single in October called 'By The Sea' - which is also available as a free download from their Bandcamp page (or simply click the link below)... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Gospel Music!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Gospel Music - 'Apartment' Gospel Music is the side project of Owen Holmes - who is also a member of Florida's indie pop band Black Kids - and he/ they have released their catchy new single as a free download! Gospel Music released their debut album called 'How To Get To Heaven From Jacksonville, FL' in October on the Kill Rock Stars label.
'Apartment' is the second single released from the album and it's an uber cute duet with vocalist Madeline Long. If it's to your liking you can download a copy for free on Soundcloud courtesy of the band's manager here: http://soundcloud.com/shakermakerpr/gospel-music-apartment (or simply click on the download arrow below) and you can keep up with Gospel Music on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/SummerFiction?sk=wall#!/gospelmusicfla
Any honest partier knows that while going out to clubs and bars can be fun - it can also be just as fun to stay in on a Saturday night sometimes. The song tells the story of an on again off again couple that consider some of the advantages of having an intimate night in... Enjoy!
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'Apartment' is the second single released from the album and it's an uber cute duet with vocalist Madeline Long. If it's to your liking you can download a copy for free on Soundcloud courtesy of the band's manager here: http://soundcloud.com/shakermakerpr/gospel-music-apartment (or simply click on the download arrow below) and you can keep up with Gospel Music on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/SummerFiction?sk=wall#!/gospelmusicfla
Any honest partier knows that while going out to clubs and bars can be fun - it can also be just as fun to stay in on a Saturday night sometimes. The song tells the story of an on again off again couple that consider some of the advantages of having an intimate night in... Enjoy!
Gospel Music - Apartment by shakermakerpr
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Clouds!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Clouds - 'Mr. Pink' (Original Mix)/ 'Articles' (Ado Remix) Sure, I'm going to post a few Christmas songs - but naturally I'm going to mix it up with some new music as well! Tiga's new sublabel Twin Turbo have just released their latest single - I particularly like their new motto on their Soundcloud page:
'Twin Turbo - over 100 days of bringing you the most foolproof, fool-tested battle MP3s, fit for only the hardest of drives'.
The sixth release on the label is from Clouds - who are from Perth Scotland - with their new four/ five track EP called 'Matter'. The EP features four songs on itunes and a bonus fifth track on Beatport - the title track, three versions (just two on itunes) of the song 'Articles', and a song called 'Mr. Pink'.
Several of the tracks on the 'Matter' EP (as befits the label's current motto) are amazing full on mind blowing acid techno bangers! I've chosen my two favorites thus far - I actually like them so much that I had to buy them before I even finished this post! First up we have the third track on the EP - this is 'Mr. Pink'... Enjoy!
This is track four on both verisons of the EP - the rather excellent 'Ado Remix' of 'Articles'... Enjoy!
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'Twin Turbo - over 100 days of bringing you the most foolproof, fool-tested battle MP3s, fit for only the hardest of drives'.
The sixth release on the label is from Clouds - who are from Perth Scotland - with their new four/ five track EP called 'Matter'. The EP features four songs on itunes and a bonus fifth track on Beatport - the title track, three versions (just two on itunes) of the song 'Articles', and a song called 'Mr. Pink'.
Several of the tracks on the 'Matter' EP (as befits the label's current motto) are amazing full on mind blowing acid techno bangers! I've chosen my two favorites thus far - I actually like them so much that I had to buy them before I even finished this post! First up we have the third track on the EP - this is 'Mr. Pink'... Enjoy!
This is track four on both verisons of the EP - the rather excellent 'Ado Remix' of 'Articles'... Enjoy!
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Friday, 23 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Music News! Pet Shop Boys!
SummersRadio™ Music News! Pet Shop Boys - 'Blue On Blue'/ 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' (New Version) London's Pet Shop Boys have just announced that they're releasing a new compilation in February! It's called 'Format' and is a collection of b-sides and bonus tracks - featuring 38 songs available on a double cd and download.
Few duo's are talented enough to have a career as lengthy as Pet Shop Boys have - let alone have as many b-sides worthy of such a compilation. 'Format' is essentially the follow up to the 1995 double cd release called 'Alternative' - which collected the duo's b-sides from 1985 to 1994 - as it covers their b-sides and bonus tracks released between 1996 and 2009. All 38 tracks are remastered and the cd booklet will feature an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage - author of 'England's Dreaming' and 'Teenage'. You can pre-order 'Format' now from their official website here: http://www.petshopboysshop.co.uk/
And here's some even better PSB news - the gentlemen are currently at work on their eleventh studio album which is due for release next fall! Here's the cover art and tracklisting for 'Format':
Tracks
Here's one of my more recent favorite PSB b-sides - this is 'Blue On Blue' - originally the b-side of their 2006 single 'Minimal' (and soon to be track 12 on disc two). It's production is very old school - reminiscent of their early pre-'Please' recordings with legendary New York producer Bobby Orlando... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' (New Version) As much as I love many different types and styles of music, truth be told I'm not much of a fan of Christmas music. I find most of it quite terrible, and some of it even borderline offensive!
I feel the same way about Christmas itself - if it was just one day a year of related good times that would be awesome - but it's two full months of relentless advertising and whoopla every single flipping year. THAT'S ONE SIXTH OF OUR LIVES people - for one day. It should only be 1/365th of our lives - pehaps a titch more in leap years :) I think a lot more humans would actually enjoy it if it was. So if you plan on living to be 100 like myself, you'll likely be hearing about Christmas for 16.666 years of your life - sounds a bit (dare I say it) evil - doesn't it? I don't get why more people don't full on rebel against the ridonkulousness of it's relentless overhyping. No offence of course if you love every minute of it.
Consequently, when I started seeing some bloggers posting Christmas music last month I felt that they should have been hung up by their collective sacs. So it may not surprise you then that I posted a mere three Christmas songs last year - and I'm thinking I'll stick with that (tradition) this year. A trio is plenty - and as it's only two days away now, I figure that it's a reasonable time (for me) to begin to acknowledge the holiday's existence.
'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' was first released as a fan club only single in 1997, but it was later remixed for an official release on their 2009 'Christmas' EP. I particularly like this as a Christmas song lyrically speaking because it takes a pretty realistic snapshot of the holidays, and I truly love snow - but despite all the dreams of white Christmas'szzz, in reality that seldom happens in many parts of the world. But it's not a sad song - it's a happy one! Vancouver's annual odds are one in 10 - I looked it up - so I'm hoping!
This is the 2009 'New Version' of 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas'... Enjoy!
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Few duo's are talented enough to have a career as lengthy as Pet Shop Boys have - let alone have as many b-sides worthy of such a compilation. 'Format' is essentially the follow up to the 1995 double cd release called 'Alternative' - which collected the duo's b-sides from 1985 to 1994 - as it covers their b-sides and bonus tracks released between 1996 and 2009. All 38 tracks are remastered and the cd booklet will feature an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage - author of 'England's Dreaming' and 'Teenage'. You can pre-order 'Format' now from their official website here: http://www.petshopboysshop.co.uk/
And here's some even better PSB news - the gentlemen are currently at work on their eleventh studio album which is due for release next fall! Here's the cover art and tracklisting for 'Format':
Tracks
| CD1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The truck driver and his mate | |
| 2 | Hit and miss | |
| 3 | In the night (1995) | |
| 4 | Betrayed | |
| 5 | Discoteca (New Version) | |
| 6 | How I learned to hate rock 'n' roll | |
| 7 | The calm before the storm | |
| 8 | Confidential (Demo for Tina) | |
| 9 | The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on | |
| 10 | Delusions of grandeur | |
| 11 | The view from your balcony | |
| 12 | Disco potential | |
| 13 | Silver age | |
| 14 | Screaming | |
| 15 | The ghost of myself | |
| 16 | Casting a shadow | |
| 17 | Lies | |
| 18 | Sexy Northerner | |
| Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| CD2 | ||
| 1 | Always | |
| 2 | Nightlife | |
| 3 | Searching for the face of Jesus | |
| 4 | Between two islands | |
| 5 | Friendly fire | |
| 6 | We're the Pet Shop Boys | |
| 7 | Transparent | |
| 8 | I didn't get where I am today | |
| 9 | The Resurrectionist | |
| 10 | Girls don't cry | |
| 11 | In private (7-inch mix): Pet Shop Boys with Elton John | |
| 12 | Blue on blue | |
| 13 | No time for tears (7-inch mix) | |
| 14 | Bright young things | |
| 15 | Party song | |
| 16 | We're all criminals now | |
| 17 | Gin and Jag | |
| 18 | After the event | |
| 19 | The former enfant terrible | |
| 20 | Up and down | |
Here's one of my more recent favorite PSB b-sides - this is 'Blue On Blue' - originally the b-side of their 2006 single 'Minimal' (and soon to be track 12 on disc two). It's production is very old school - reminiscent of their early pre-'Please' recordings with legendary New York producer Bobby Orlando... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' (New Version) As much as I love many different types and styles of music, truth be told I'm not much of a fan of Christmas music. I find most of it quite terrible, and some of it even borderline offensive!
I feel the same way about Christmas itself - if it was just one day a year of related good times that would be awesome - but it's two full months of relentless advertising and whoopla every single flipping year. THAT'S ONE SIXTH OF OUR LIVES people - for one day. It should only be 1/365th of our lives - pehaps a titch more in leap years :) I think a lot more humans would actually enjoy it if it was. So if you plan on living to be 100 like myself, you'll likely be hearing about Christmas for 16.666 years of your life - sounds a bit (dare I say it) evil - doesn't it? I don't get why more people don't full on rebel against the ridonkulousness of it's relentless overhyping. No offence of course if you love every minute of it.
Consequently, when I started seeing some bloggers posting Christmas music last month I felt that they should have been hung up by their collective sacs. So it may not surprise you then that I posted a mere three Christmas songs last year - and I'm thinking I'll stick with that (tradition) this year. A trio is plenty - and as it's only two days away now, I figure that it's a reasonable time (for me) to begin to acknowledge the holiday's existence.
'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas' was first released as a fan club only single in 1997, but it was later remixed for an official release on their 2009 'Christmas' EP. I particularly like this as a Christmas song lyrically speaking because it takes a pretty realistic snapshot of the holidays, and I truly love snow - but despite all the dreams of white Christmas'szzz, in reality that seldom happens in many parts of the world. But it's not a sad song - it's a happy one! Vancouver's annual odds are one in 10 - I looked it up - so I'm hoping!
This is the 2009 'New Version' of 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas'... Enjoy!
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Thursday, 22 December 2011
SummersRadio™ 420th Post Of 2011! Classic! Rita Marley!
SummersRadio™ 420th Post Of 2011! Classic! Rita Marley - 'One Draw' (Extended Version) So apparently I've been rather busy blogging this year - this is my 420th post of the year! So let's celebrate Vancouver style - with some Jamaican style music!
Rita Marley began her singing career at age 18 as a member of the trio called the Soulettes - who were produced by Bob Marley. The two married in 1966 and she later became a member of the I Threes - his backup singers.
'One Draw' was a single from her debut solo album called 'Who Feels It Knows It' - which was released in 1982 - a year after Bob died of brain cancer. The song was banned from some radio stations for it's lyrical content - which no doubt helped it to go on and become one of the biggest selling reggae singles of all time!
This is the 'Extended Version' of Rita Marley's classic 'One Draw' - from the 12" single released on Shanachie Records - one of the world's largest independent labels ... Enjoy!
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Rita Marley began her singing career at age 18 as a member of the trio called the Soulettes - who were produced by Bob Marley. The two married in 1966 and she later became a member of the I Threes - his backup singers.
'One Draw' was a single from her debut solo album called 'Who Feels It Knows It' - which was released in 1982 - a year after Bob died of brain cancer. The song was banned from some radio stations for it's lyrical content - which no doubt helped it to go on and become one of the biggest selling reggae singles of all time!
This is the 'Extended Version' of Rita Marley's classic 'One Draw' - from the 12" single released on Shanachie Records - one of the world's largest independent labels ... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Downloads! Duchess Leo!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Downloads! Duchess Leo - 'Soul Cry'/ 'Let's Go, Just You & Me' Brooklyn duo Duchess Leo have released their follow up to October's 'These For Those: Vol. 1' EP with volume two - and like volume one they've made the EP available as a free download!
'These For Those: Vol. 2' features five tracks - four new songs plus a new 'Live In Studio' version of the song 'Bloom' from their debut full length album 'Golden Gray', which was released in January on the Whale Heart Records label. If either of the songs below are to your liking you can download them for free from their label's website here: http://store.whaleheartrecords.com/album/these-for-those-volume-2
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First up we have my favorite track on the EP - track three which is called 'Soul Cry' - I really like the keyboards in this one... Enjoy!
This is track five from the 'These For Those: Vol. 2' EP called 'Let's Go, Just You & Me' - a guitar based instrumental that also includes some lovely strings and keyboard bits further in. Despite not having any lyrics, as the title suggests the song has a nice romantic feel to it - I think it's quite purdy... Enjoy!
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'These For Those: Vol. 2' features five tracks - four new songs plus a new 'Live In Studio' version of the song 'Bloom' from their debut full length album 'Golden Gray', which was released in January on the Whale Heart Records label. If either of the songs below are to your liking you can download them for free from their label's website here: http://store.whaleheartrecords.com/album/these-for-those-volume-2
You can also keep up with Duchess Leo on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/duchessleo?sk=info
First up we have my favorite track on the EP - track three which is called 'Soul Cry' - I really like the keyboards in this one... Enjoy!
This is track five from the 'These For Those: Vol. 2' EP called 'Let's Go, Just You & Me' - a guitar based instrumental that also includes some lovely strings and keyboard bits further in. Despite not having any lyrics, as the title suggests the song has a nice romantic feel to it - I think it's quite purdy... Enjoy!
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music! Radiohead!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Radiohead - 'The Daily Mail'/ 'Staircase' Radiohead have just released a new live video album and a new single this week! The video compilation is called 'The King Of Limbs - From The Basement' and is available on blu-ray, dvd, and digitally. It features 11 tracks - all eight from their 'King Of Limbs' album, plus the songs 'The Daily Mail', 'Staircase', their Record Store Day single from earlier this year called 'Supercollider' - and is released on their own Ticker Tape Ltd. label.
While the video album features live performances of the new songs 'The Daily Mail' and 'Staircase' - they have also been released as a separate two track single. I've had quite a history with Radiohead - I was a fan from the very beginning - there's a lot more to their debut album 'Pablo Honey' than just 'Creep'. In fact, they were my favorite band for many years - I even got to meet Thom Yorke once. However, following the release of 'Kid A' I've found them progressively less and less appealing. Thom seems to whine and mumble more than sing in recent years, and I've found many (but not all) of their songs either lacking in warmth, or a bit too disjointed for my liking. Well the good news is that Thom's vocals sound much more like his old (younger) self here - they're clearer - and you can make out the words!
First up we have the piano driven song 'The Daily Mail'... Enjoy!
This is Radiohead's other new song called 'Staircase' - it's a bit busy percussion wise, but the backing keyboards have a nice calm dreamlike quality to them... Enjoy!
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While the video album features live performances of the new songs 'The Daily Mail' and 'Staircase' - they have also been released as a separate two track single. I've had quite a history with Radiohead - I was a fan from the very beginning - there's a lot more to their debut album 'Pablo Honey' than just 'Creep'. In fact, they were my favorite band for many years - I even got to meet Thom Yorke once. However, following the release of 'Kid A' I've found them progressively less and less appealing. Thom seems to whine and mumble more than sing in recent years, and I've found many (but not all) of their songs either lacking in warmth, or a bit too disjointed for my liking. Well the good news is that Thom's vocals sound much more like his old (younger) self here - they're clearer - and you can make out the words!
First up we have the piano driven song 'The Daily Mail'... Enjoy!
This is Radiohead's other new song called 'Staircase' - it's a bit busy percussion wise, but the backing keyboards have a nice calm dreamlike quality to them... Enjoy!
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Monday, 19 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music! Leonard Cohen!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Leonard Cohen - 'Show Me The Place' Leonard Cohen is set to release his new studio album (his 12th) called 'Old Ideas' on January 31st! The album features ten new songs - some of which were tested on his sold out world tour that spanned from 2008 to 2010 - and was his first in 15 years. The album is the follow up to his 2004 studio release 'Dear Heather' and will feature guest vocals from Dana Glover, Sharon Robinson, The Webb Sisters, and Jennifer Warnes.
Here is the cover art and tracklisting for 'Old Ideas':
Old Ideas:
1. "Going Home"
2. "Amen"
3. "Show Me The Place"
4. "The Darkness"
5. "Anyhow"
6. "Crazy To Love You"
7. "Come Healing"
8. "Banjo"
9. "Lullaby"
10. "Different Sides"
This is track three from 'Old Ideas' called 'Show Me The Place'... Enjoy!
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Here is the cover art and tracklisting for 'Old Ideas':
Old Ideas:
1. "Going Home"
2. "Amen"
3. "Show Me The Place"
4. "The Darkness"
5. "Anyhow"
6. "Crazy To Love You"
7. "Come Healing"
8. "Banjo"
9. "Lullaby"
10. "Different Sides"
This is track three from 'Old Ideas' called 'Show Me The Place'... Enjoy!
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Sunday, 18 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music/ Remix! Jack Beats/ Leonard Cohen!
SummersRadio™ New Music/ Remix! Jack Beats/ Leonard Cohen! Jack Beats - 'End Of Love' (Oliver $ Remix)/ (Original Mix) Jack Beats are a duo from London consisting of Plus One from the Scratch Perverts and Beni G from The Mixologists. They've released their new single on the Deconstruction label called 'End Of Love' - the EP features three tracks - the original plus two remixes. 'End Of Love' is essentially a radical reworking of Leonard Cohen's classic song 'Dance Me To The End Of Love' from his 1984 album called 'Various Positions'.
First we have the rather housey 'Oliver $ Remix'... Enjoy!
This is the official video for Jack Beats 'End Of Love' - which uses an edited version of the 'Original Mix' - which incorporates electro, house, and even dubst*p. I realize that some hardcore Cohen fans may not be able to appreciate this - but I love him and I think these remixes work. I mean, the song does reference dancing - and the phrase the end of love could imply a journey towards something else, say perhaps a state of madness - and this remix is pretty crazy... Enjoy!
(p.s. more on Leonard Cohen himself tomorrow - cheers!)
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First we have the rather housey 'Oliver $ Remix'... Enjoy!
This is the official video for Jack Beats 'End Of Love' - which uses an edited version of the 'Original Mix' - which incorporates electro, house, and even dubst*p. I realize that some hardcore Cohen fans may not be able to appreciate this - but I love him and I think these remixes work. I mean, the song does reference dancing - and the phrase the end of love could imply a journey towards something else, say perhaps a state of madness - and this remix is pretty crazy... Enjoy!
(p.s. more on Leonard Cohen himself tomorrow - cheers!)
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Friday, 16 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Rare Remix! Massive Attack!
SummersRadio™ Rare Remix! Massive Attack - 'Three' (Dom T's House Of Fortune Mix) Massive Attack's 'Three' features the vocals of Nicolette and first appeared as the third track on their 1994 album 'Protection'. The 'Dom T's House Of Fortune Mix' of the song was featured as the b-side on the U.S. cd single and on the double limited cd single and 12"'s in the U.K. for 'Protection's title track when it was released as a single in '95... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Magnetic Fields!
SummersRadio™ Concert News! The Magnetic Fields - 'I Thought You Were My Boyfriend' (Extended Mix)/ 'Too Drunk To Dream'/ 'Washington D.C.' The Magnetic Fields have just confirmed the details of their new album - and a tour that will bring them to Vancouver in March! The band will be releasing their new album (their tenth) on March 6th called 'Love At The Bottom Of The Sea'. It will be their first release of new material on the Merge Records label since their 1999 triple cd '69 Love Songs'. The new album will also mark a return to their signature mix of synthesizer and acoustic sounds - following the 'synth-free triology' of releases - 'i', 'Distortion', and 'Realism'.
'Love At The Bottom Of The Sea' will feature 16 tracks - here's the cover art and full tracklisting: (Owls's live under the sea, right? As always I see a number of cheeky song titles!)
01 God Wants Us to Wait
02 Andrew in Drag
03 Your Girlfriend’s Face
04 Born for Love
05 I’d Go Anywhere With Hugh
06 Infatuation (With Your Gyration)
07 The Only Boy in Town
08 The Machine in Your Hand
09 Goin’ Back to the Country
10 I’ve Run Away to Join the Fairies
11 The Horrible Party
12 My Husband’s Pied-a-Terre
13 I Don’t Like Your Tone
14 Quick!
15 All She Cares About Is Mariachi
There's isn't any advanced audio available for 'Love At The Bottom Of The Sea' yet so we shall revist (just) a few (there are many!) of the band's finest past moments. 'I Thought You Were My Boyfriend' was a single from the 2004 album 'i' - this is the excellent (and totally revamped) 'Extended Mix' that was released on 12" and cd single. I love the line 'Some guys have a beer and they'll do anything' :) ... Enjoy!
In addition to the new album - The Magnetic Fields have also announced a new world tour! They will perform in Vancouver on March 18th at The Vogue - tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at the theatre box office, Red Cat, and Zulu. As this web thingy is world wide here are all the tour dates announced so far:
In North America:
March 6 - HUDSON, NY | Helsinki Hudson
March 7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA | Union Transfer
March 14, 15, 16 - AUSTIN, TX | SXSW
March 18 - VANCOUVER, BC | The Vogue
March 19 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater
March 20 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater
March 21 - PORTLAND, OR | Roseland Theater
March 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA | Orpheum Theater
March 24 - OAKLAND, CA | Fox Theater
March 26 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic Theater
March 27 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic Theater
March 28 - IOWA CITY, IA | Englert Theater
March 30 - TORONTO ONT | Sound Academy
March 31 - MONTREAL, QUE | Le National
April 3 - NEW YORK, NY | Beacon Theater
April 6 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance Center
April 7 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance Center
April 9 - WASHINGTON, DC | The 930 Club
April 11 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's Cradle
April 12 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's Cradle
April 14 - ATLANTA, GA | Variety Playhouse
In Europe:
11 March - MINEHEAD, UK | All Tomorrow's Parties
24 April - BRIGHTON, UK | Komedia
25 April - LONDON, UK | Royal Festival Hall
27 April - MANCHESTER, UK | Royal Northern College of Music
28 April - DUBLIN, IRELAND | Olympia
29 April - CORK, IRELAND | Cork Opera House
1 May - PORTO, PORTUGAL
2 May - LISBON, PORTUGAL
9 May - OSLO, NORWAY | Rockefeller (Tickets on sale 17 Dec.)
11 May - GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN | Annedalskyrkan
12 May - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | Filadelfiakyrkan
14 May - BERLIN, GERMANY | Passionskirche
15 May - HAMBURG, GERMANY | Kampnagel K6
16 May - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | De Duif
More European dates are set to be announced - you can keep up with all news on The Magnetic Fields - as well as Stephin Merritt's solo work, and his other bands The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and The Gothic Archies - on his/ their official website called The House Of Tomorrow here: http://houseoftomorrow.com/index.php
This is my favorite song from the 2008 fuzzed up release 'Distortion', the sound of which was influenced by one of my favorite guitar bands - The Jesus And Mary Chain - and Merritt's lyrics are bang on highlarious. This is 'Too Drunk To Dream' - yeah, I know that feeling... Enjoy!
'Washington D.C.' is one of over five dozen (!) wonderful songs on their 1999 release '69 Love Songs' - who knew you could write so many songs about one thing! :p I love the sincerity in singer Claudia Gonson's voice - it's made me weep on more than one occasion :) Although I've never been to Washington D.C. I have perhaps a distorted view of it - by association as being the centre of some rather dirty politics at times - but Gonson (and of course Merritt's lyrics) make(s) it sound utterly and irresistably beautiful... Enjoy!
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'Love At The Bottom Of The Sea' will feature 16 tracks - here's the cover art and full tracklisting: (Owls's live under the sea, right? As always I see a number of cheeky song titles!)
01 God Wants Us to Wait
02 Andrew in Drag
03 Your Girlfriend’s Face
04 Born for Love
05 I’d Go Anywhere With Hugh
06 Infatuation (With Your Gyration)
07 The Only Boy in Town
08 The Machine in Your Hand
09 Goin’ Back to the Country
10 I’ve Run Away to Join the Fairies
11 The Horrible Party
12 My Husband’s Pied-a-Terre
13 I Don’t Like Your Tone
14 Quick!
15 All She Cares About Is Mariachi
There's isn't any advanced audio available for 'Love At The Bottom Of The Sea' yet so we shall revist (just) a few (there are many!) of the band's finest past moments. 'I Thought You Were My Boyfriend' was a single from the 2004 album 'i' - this is the excellent (and totally revamped) 'Extended Mix' that was released on 12" and cd single. I love the line 'Some guys have a beer and they'll do anything' :) ... Enjoy!
In addition to the new album - The Magnetic Fields have also announced a new world tour! They will perform in Vancouver on March 18th at The Vogue - tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at the theatre box office, Red Cat, and Zulu. As this web thingy is world wide here are all the tour dates announced so far:
In North America:
March 6 - HUDSON, NY | Helsinki Hudson
March 7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA | Union Transfer
March 14, 15, 16 - AUSTIN, TX | SXSW
March 18 - VANCOUVER, BC | The Vogue
March 19 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater
March 20 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune Theater
March 21 - PORTLAND, OR | Roseland Theater
March 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA | Orpheum Theater
March 24 - OAKLAND, CA | Fox Theater
March 26 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic Theater
March 27 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic Theater
March 28 - IOWA CITY, IA | Englert Theater
March 30 - TORONTO ONT | Sound Academy
March 31 - MONTREAL, QUE | Le National
April 3 - NEW YORK, NY | Beacon Theater
April 6 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance Center
April 7 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance Center
April 9 - WASHINGTON, DC | The 930 Club
April 11 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's Cradle
April 12 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's Cradle
April 14 - ATLANTA, GA | Variety Playhouse
In Europe:
11 March - MINEHEAD, UK | All Tomorrow's Parties
24 April - BRIGHTON, UK | Komedia
25 April - LONDON, UK | Royal Festival Hall
27 April - MANCHESTER, UK | Royal Northern College of Music
28 April - DUBLIN, IRELAND | Olympia
29 April - CORK, IRELAND | Cork Opera House
1 May - PORTO, PORTUGAL
2 May - LISBON, PORTUGAL
9 May - OSLO, NORWAY | Rockefeller (Tickets on sale 17 Dec.)
11 May - GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN | Annedalskyrkan
12 May - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | Filadelfiakyrkan
14 May - BERLIN, GERMANY | Passionskirche
15 May - HAMBURG, GERMANY | Kampnagel K6
16 May - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | De Duif
More European dates are set to be announced - you can keep up with all news on The Magnetic Fields - as well as Stephin Merritt's solo work, and his other bands The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and The Gothic Archies - on his/ their official website called The House Of Tomorrow here: http://houseoftomorrow.com/index.php
This is my favorite song from the 2008 fuzzed up release 'Distortion', the sound of which was influenced by one of my favorite guitar bands - The Jesus And Mary Chain - and Merritt's lyrics are bang on highlarious. This is 'Too Drunk To Dream' - yeah, I know that feeling... Enjoy!
'Washington D.C.' is one of over five dozen (!) wonderful songs on their 1999 release '69 Love Songs' - who knew you could write so many songs about one thing! :p I love the sincerity in singer Claudia Gonson's voice - it's made me weep on more than one occasion :) Although I've never been to Washington D.C. I have perhaps a distorted view of it - by association as being the centre of some rather dirty politics at times - but Gonson (and of course Merritt's lyrics) make(s) it sound utterly and irresistably beautiful... Enjoy!
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Remix + Bonus Tracks! Moby!
SummersRadio™ New Remix! Moby featuring Inyang Bassey - 'The Right Thing' (Sharam Jey Remix)/ Donna Summer - 'I Feel Love' (Patrick Cowley Remix)/ Moby - 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' Moby has just released a new EP this week - for the latest single(s) from his 'Destroyed' album! The EP is a double A-side release for the songs 'The Right Thing' and 'After' - featuring five remixes of 'The Right Thing' and two of 'After' - making them the third and fourth singles respectively from his 'Destroyed' album, released on his own Little Idiot label.
If there's one thing I've learned about music it's that everything is a product of everything that's come before it. New songs (or portions of them) will almost always sound something like some older song - be it unintentional, inspired by, or simply a complete ripoff! And in clubland there's one song that's been imitated and duplicated far too many times to count - and justifiably so - Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'. Today we have example # 3,789 (I counted) :) with the new 'Sharam Jey' remix of 'The Right Thing' (please note that this version is edited slightly - you get an extra minute and 15 seconds of disco flavored goodness on the EP!) ... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #1! Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' was released as a single in the summer of 1977 at the height of the disco era - however there are some who say (myself included) that this song was also the birth of techno! The reason for this is as follows - previous disco hits had always included a backing band and/ or orchestra - but 'I Feel Love' was the first song of it's kind to use an entirely synthesized backing track.
The song was written by Summer - along with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte - and first appeared on her concept album called 'I Remember Yesterday'. The album featured seven songs (plus one reprise) - five of which were released as singles. The following year Patrick Cowley remixed and extended the track from just under six minutes to 15:45 - and in the process (aside from perhaps the guitar solo) further developed it's techno blueprint. Most instrumental parts of this song stand up just fine against some of this year's finest new releases on labels like 1605 - and this remix is flipping 33 years old! This is the 'Patrick Cowley Remix' of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in it's full unedited glory... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #2! I had lunch with Moby once - he didn't eat anything though. True story. Picture it... Vancouver - summer of 1999. His album 'Play' had been released just two months prior and was selling modestly at best - but there were a few pockets in the country where it was doing really well including here (it later went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide). 'Bodyrock' had just been released as the second single, and as part of the album's promotion his record company arranged a meet and greet luncheon for selected music industry types. I remember thinking about what I might say to him when we first met - and how funny it was just thinking of saying the words 'Hi Moby'!
The lunch turned out to be a bit of an embarrassment for the record company - as it was well known that Moby was a vegan - and the restaurant didn't have anything on their menu that was! He asked for a few different options that they couldn't really accommodate - and then they offered to make a salad but that's not what he wanted, so he just had water! The coolest part was when I asked him if 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' might be a future single because it was my favorite song on the album - and he said that it was going to be the next single and that they were making a fully animated video for it!
Here's the video for Moby's classic track 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' - featuring vocals sampled from a 1953 recording by The Shining Light Gospel Choir - and the animated introduction of his rather cute 'Little Idiot' character... Enjoy!
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If there's one thing I've learned about music it's that everything is a product of everything that's come before it. New songs (or portions of them) will almost always sound something like some older song - be it unintentional, inspired by, or simply a complete ripoff! And in clubland there's one song that's been imitated and duplicated far too many times to count - and justifiably so - Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'. Today we have example # 3,789 (I counted) :) with the new 'Sharam Jey' remix of 'The Right Thing' (please note that this version is edited slightly - you get an extra minute and 15 seconds of disco flavored goodness on the EP!) ... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #1! Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' was released as a single in the summer of 1977 at the height of the disco era - however there are some who say (myself included) that this song was also the birth of techno! The reason for this is as follows - previous disco hits had always included a backing band and/ or orchestra - but 'I Feel Love' was the first song of it's kind to use an entirely synthesized backing track.
The song was written by Summer - along with producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte - and first appeared on her concept album called 'I Remember Yesterday'. The album featured seven songs (plus one reprise) - five of which were released as singles. The following year Patrick Cowley remixed and extended the track from just under six minutes to 15:45 - and in the process (aside from perhaps the guitar solo) further developed it's techno blueprint. Most instrumental parts of this song stand up just fine against some of this year's finest new releases on labels like 1605 - and this remix is flipping 33 years old! This is the 'Patrick Cowley Remix' of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' in it's full unedited glory... Enjoy!
Bonus Track #2! I had lunch with Moby once - he didn't eat anything though. True story. Picture it... Vancouver - summer of 1999. His album 'Play' had been released just two months prior and was selling modestly at best - but there were a few pockets in the country where it was doing really well including here (it later went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide). 'Bodyrock' had just been released as the second single, and as part of the album's promotion his record company arranged a meet and greet luncheon for selected music industry types. I remember thinking about what I might say to him when we first met - and how funny it was just thinking of saying the words 'Hi Moby'!
The lunch turned out to be a bit of an embarrassment for the record company - as it was well known that Moby was a vegan - and the restaurant didn't have anything on their menu that was! He asked for a few different options that they couldn't really accommodate - and then they offered to make a salad but that's not what he wanted, so he just had water! The coolest part was when I asked him if 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' might be a future single because it was my favorite song on the album - and he said that it was going to be the next single and that they were making a fully animated video for it!
Here's the video for Moby's classic track 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' - featuring vocals sampled from a 1953 recording by The Shining Light Gospel Choir - and the animated introduction of his rather cute 'Little Idiot' character... Enjoy!
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music! Karen O, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Karen O, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - 'Immigrant Song' NIN's Trent Reznor and British composer and producer Atticus Ross have released a new soundtrack together for the new U.S. film 'The Girl With The Golden Tattoo'! This is the second soundtrack the two have composed together - following last year's award winning score for 'The Social Network'. The film is released on December 21st in North America and on the 26th in the U.K.
'The Girl With The Golden Tattoo' soundtrack features 39 tracks and is released on Reznor's own Null Corporation label. It will be available on a number of formats - the digital versions were just released on Friday, the triple cd version is released on December 27th on the Mute label, and there's super deluxe version set for release on February 6th of next year.
The deluxe version will cost $300 - is limited to 3,000 copies (autographed!) and includes the following:
- Choice of Apple Lossless, FLAC, or 320 kbps MP3
- The full album on six pieces of 180 gram vinyl
- Deluxe book package with metal cover in a hard plastic "ice" slip cover
- Exclusive custom 8gb metal razor blade USB pendant, inspired by Lisbeth's razor blade necklace
- USB drive contains the full album in high-fidelity 96k audio
- Fold-out poster by Neil Kellerhouse
- Numbered limited edition of 3000
- Personally signed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
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'The Girl With The Golden Tattoo' soundtrack features 39 tracks and is released on Reznor's own Null Corporation label. It will be available on a number of formats - the digital versions were just released on Friday, the triple cd version is released on December 27th on the Mute label, and there's super deluxe version set for release on February 6th of next year.
The deluxe version will cost $300 - is limited to 3,000 copies (autographed!) and includes the following:
- Choice of Apple Lossless, FLAC, or 320 kbps MP3
- The full album on six pieces of 180 gram vinyl
- Deluxe book package with metal cover in a hard plastic "ice" slip cover
- Exclusive custom 8gb metal razor blade USB pendant, inspired by Lisbeth's razor blade necklace
- USB drive contains the full album in high-fidelity 96k audio
- Fold-out poster by Neil Kellerhouse
- Numbered limited edition of 3000
- Personally signed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
You can pre-order the cd or deluxe versions - and/ or also get a free six song download from Null Corporation's official website here: http://www.nullco.com/GDT/usd.php
This is the first track on the soundtrack - a cover of Led Zeppelin's 1970 classic 'Immigrant Song' - that also features the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O sharing vocal duties with Reznor... Enjoy!
This is the first track on the soundtrack - a cover of Led Zeppelin's 1970 classic 'Immigrant Song' - that also features the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O sharing vocal duties with Reznor... Enjoy!
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music! Air featuring Victoria Legrand!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Air featuring Victoria Legrand - 'Seven Stars' Air are releasing a new album called 'Le Voyage Dans La Lune' ('A Trip To The Moon') in February - and the first new song from it has surfaced online! The 11 track album is set for release on February 6th and will be available in several formats - as a single cd, a limited cd plus bonus dvd combo, and as a digital download.
The album was inspired by the French silent black and white science fiction film from 1902 which was written and directed by Georges Melies. A newly restored hand-coloured version of the film was released earlier this year featuring new music from Air - which they later decided to extend into a full length album. The 16 minute film will be included with both the limited dvd and digital releases.
The album features two collaborations - a song called 'Who Am I Now?' features Brooklyn's Au Revior Simone and 'Seven Stars' features Victoria Legrand from Baltimore's Beach House.
Here's the full tracklisting:
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The album was inspired by the French silent black and white science fiction film from 1902 which was written and directed by Georges Melies. A newly restored hand-coloured version of the film was released earlier this year featuring new music from Air - which they later decided to extend into a full length album. The 16 minute film will be included with both the limited dvd and digital releases.
The album features two collaborations - a song called 'Who Am I Now?' features Brooklyn's Au Revior Simone and 'Seven Stars' features Victoria Legrand from Baltimore's Beach House.
Here's the full tracklisting:
- "Astronomic Club"
- "Seven Stars" (with Victoria Legrand)
- "Retour sur terre"
- "Parade"
- "Moon Fever"
- "Sonic Armada"
- "Who Am I Now?" (with Au Revior Simone)
- "Décollage"
- "Cosmic Trip"
- "Homme lune"
- "Lava"
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Monday, 12 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Music News + Rare Track! Underworld!
SummersRadio™ Music News! Underworld - 'Rez'/ 'Why Why Why' Underworld have just announced that they will be the official Music Directors of the opening ceremonies for London's 2012 Summer Olympic games! And - they're also releasing two new compilations next month!
The duo will work with British filmmaker and producer Danny Boyle (who's been appointed as the Artistic Director of the opening ceremonies) and will be responsible for all the music featured in the three hour ceremony happening on July 27th (my birthday!) 2012. Underworld have collaborated with Danny Boyle numerous times over the years - starting with his 1996 film Trainspotting which prominently featured their songs 'Born Slippy' and 'Dark Train'. Underworld have also provided music for his films 'A Life Less Ordinary', 'The Beach' and 'Sunshine' - and last year they collaborated on the British National Theatre production of 'Frankenstein'.
Karl Hyde says that their goal will be 'to leave people with a musical memory of the show rather than a purely visual one. It's a great honour to be asked to do this and one we're taking very seriously'. I'm not a big fan of the Olympic games - having endured many of the associated hassles of hosting the games first hand here in Vancouver last year - but I suspect that I'll still be tuning in to this one just for the music!
Before I get into the tracklist details of their two new compilations let's revisit one of their finest songs - this is 'Rez'... Enjoy!
Underworld are releasing two new compilations on January 23rd - one called 'Anthology 1992 - 2012' - and one called 'A Collection'. 'A Collection' will be a single disc set featuring 16 songs spanning their lengthy career - including three new '2011 Edits' of older tracks. 'Anthology 1992 - 2012' is essentially an update of their 2003 double cd compilation '1992 - 2002' but with a bit of a twist. The tracklisting has been changed - leaving out some of their lesser known songs in favor of newer singles - and a third bonus disc of previously unreleased tracks and rarities has been added!
Here's the artwork and tracklisting for 'A Collection':
"A Collection" tracklist:
1. The First Note Is Silent (with High Contrast & Tiesto)
2. Scribble
3. Beebop Hurry (Karl Hyde and Brian Eno)
4. Downpipe (with Mark Knight and D. Ramirez)
5. Crocodile
6. To Heal
7. Two Months Off
8. Jumbo
9. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
10. Dark and Long (Dark Train) (2011 edit)
11. Mmm Skyscraper I Love You (2011 edit)
12. Pearls Girl
13. Cowgirl (live 2000)
14. Rez (2011 edit)
15. King Of Snake
16. Moaner
Here's the artwork and full tracklisting for the triple cd set 'Anthology 1992 - 2012':
"The Anthology 1992 - 2012" tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Big Mouth
2. Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
3. Rez
4. Cowgirl
5. Spikee
6. Dirty Epic
7. Dark and Long (Dark Train)
Disc 2
1. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
2. Pearls Girl
3. Jumbo
4. 8 Ball
5. Moaner
6. Two Months Off
7. To Heal
8. Crocodile
9. Scribble
Disc 3 (unreleased tracks and rarities)
1. The Hump
(The first ever release by Smith/Hyde/Emerson on the Tomato Recordings label. First time available on CD or digitally)
2. Big Meat Show
(A staple of Underworld early live shows but never released on any format until now)
3. Minneapolis
(The B-side of Lemon Interupts Dirty 12". This is the rare full-length version, first time available digitally)
4. Why Why Why
(The B-side of the pink vinyl issue of Rez. Only previously available in its full length on a Japanese import)
5. Oich Oich
(Originally released only on Pearl’s Girl EP on Wax Trax/TVT/Junior Boys Own)
6. Second Hand
(Specially recorded for the first and original Ibiza chill out album - Cafe del Mar Volume 1)
7. Parc
(A live track - previously only released in Japan)
8. Simple Peal
(Bonus track on Japanese edition of Barking)
9. JAL To Tokyo
(Only ever released on vinyl and as part of the Riverrun series of digital-only EPs)
If you can't wait for these releases Underworld is making the download versions of these compilations available now if you pre-order either disc from their official website here: http://www.underworldlive.com/music
Here's the rare acid tinged track 'Why Why Why' - which is essentially a remix of the song 'Spoonman' from their 1994 epic release 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' - that will be featured on the bonus disc... Enjoy!
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The duo will work with British filmmaker and producer Danny Boyle (who's been appointed as the Artistic Director of the opening ceremonies) and will be responsible for all the music featured in the three hour ceremony happening on July 27th (my birthday!) 2012. Underworld have collaborated with Danny Boyle numerous times over the years - starting with his 1996 film Trainspotting which prominently featured their songs 'Born Slippy' and 'Dark Train'. Underworld have also provided music for his films 'A Life Less Ordinary', 'The Beach' and 'Sunshine' - and last year they collaborated on the British National Theatre production of 'Frankenstein'.
Karl Hyde says that their goal will be 'to leave people with a musical memory of the show rather than a purely visual one. It's a great honour to be asked to do this and one we're taking very seriously'. I'm not a big fan of the Olympic games - having endured many of the associated hassles of hosting the games first hand here in Vancouver last year - but I suspect that I'll still be tuning in to this one just for the music!
Before I get into the tracklist details of their two new compilations let's revisit one of their finest songs - this is 'Rez'... Enjoy!
Underworld are releasing two new compilations on January 23rd - one called 'Anthology 1992 - 2012' - and one called 'A Collection'. 'A Collection' will be a single disc set featuring 16 songs spanning their lengthy career - including three new '2011 Edits' of older tracks. 'Anthology 1992 - 2012' is essentially an update of their 2003 double cd compilation '1992 - 2002' but with a bit of a twist. The tracklisting has been changed - leaving out some of their lesser known songs in favor of newer singles - and a third bonus disc of previously unreleased tracks and rarities has been added!
Here's the artwork and tracklisting for 'A Collection':
"A Collection" tracklist:
1. The First Note Is Silent (with High Contrast & Tiesto)
2. Scribble
3. Beebop Hurry (Karl Hyde and Brian Eno)
4. Downpipe (with Mark Knight and D. Ramirez)
5. Crocodile
6. To Heal
7. Two Months Off
8. Jumbo
9. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
10. Dark and Long (Dark Train) (2011 edit)
11. Mmm Skyscraper I Love You (2011 edit)
12. Pearls Girl
13. Cowgirl (live 2000)
14. Rez (2011 edit)
15. King Of Snake
16. Moaner
Here's the artwork and full tracklisting for the triple cd set 'Anthology 1992 - 2012':
"The Anthology 1992 - 2012" tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Big Mouth
2. Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
3. Rez
4. Cowgirl
5. Spikee
6. Dirty Epic
7. Dark and Long (Dark Train)
Disc 2
1. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
2. Pearls Girl
3. Jumbo
4. 8 Ball
5. Moaner
6. Two Months Off
7. To Heal
8. Crocodile
9. Scribble
Disc 3 (unreleased tracks and rarities)
1. The Hump
(The first ever release by Smith/Hyde/Emerson on the Tomato Recordings label. First time available on CD or digitally)
2. Big Meat Show
(A staple of Underworld early live shows but never released on any format until now)
3. Minneapolis
(The B-side of Lemon Interupts Dirty 12". This is the rare full-length version, first time available digitally)
4. Why Why Why
(The B-side of the pink vinyl issue of Rez. Only previously available in its full length on a Japanese import)
5. Oich Oich
(Originally released only on Pearl’s Girl EP on Wax Trax/TVT/Junior Boys Own)
6. Second Hand
(Specially recorded for the first and original Ibiza chill out album - Cafe del Mar Volume 1)
7. Parc
(A live track - previously only released in Japan)
8. Simple Peal
(Bonus track on Japanese edition of Barking)
9. JAL To Tokyo
(Only ever released on vinyl and as part of the Riverrun series of digital-only EPs)
If you can't wait for these releases Underworld is making the download versions of these compilations available now if you pre-order either disc from their official website here: http://www.underworldlive.com/music
Here's the rare acid tinged track 'Why Why Why' - which is essentially a remix of the song 'Spoonman' from their 1994 epic release 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' - that will be featured on the bonus disc... Enjoy!
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Saturday, 10 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Remix! Ryan Riback & John Baptiste!
SummersRadio™ New Remix! Ryan Riback & John Baptiste - 'Kids These Days' (Silversix Remix) Melbourne Australia's Ryan Riback and John Baptiste have released a new EP of remixes for their new single 'Kids These Days'! 'Kids These Days' was first released last month on a four track EP featuring the original mix and three remixes on the Pop Rox Muzik label. They've now also just released three more new remixes on the Suckmusic label!
'Kids These Days' is a bit of a social commentary that addresses some of the social habits and issues facing kids today. And it's about time I say - I mean they talk about drinking and misbehaving, taking drugs - listening to techno music even! Well I never. I mean, come on. I certainly don't go around drinking and... oh. And clearly I never take any drugs or... um, wait. And techno music... hmmm. Ok kids - Party On! :)
This is the 'Silversix Remix' of Ryan Riback & John Baptiste's track 'Kids These Days'... Enjoy!
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'Kids These Days' is a bit of a social commentary that addresses some of the social habits and issues facing kids today. And it's about time I say - I mean they talk about drinking and misbehaving, taking drugs - listening to techno music even! Well I never. I mean, come on. I certainly don't go around drinking and... oh. And clearly I never take any drugs or... um, wait. And techno music... hmmm. Ok kids - Party On! :)
This is the 'Silversix Remix' of Ryan Riback & John Baptiste's track 'Kids These Days'... Enjoy!
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SummersRadio™ New Music! Guy J!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Guy J - 'Soul In Arp'/ 'Solar Flare' Guy Judah aka Guy J is a dj/ producer from Tel Aviv Israel who's just released an excellent new EP called 'Soul In Arp'! 'Soul In Arp' contains the original mixes of two tracks - the title song and 'Solar Flare' - and is out now on Funk D'Void's Outpost Recordings label. http://www.beatport.com/#release/soul-in-arp/840634
This is the title track on the EP - the wonderfully spacey 'Soul In Arp'... Enjoy!
This is the b-side song 'Solar Flare' - and if you're a fan of not only spacey techno but also space itself - be sure to keep your eye on the moon tomorrow night for the full lunar eclipse! Enjoy...
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This is the title track on the EP - the wonderfully spacey 'Soul In Arp'... Enjoy!
This is the b-side song 'Solar Flare' - and if you're a fan of not only spacey techno but also space itself - be sure to keep your eye on the moon tomorrow night for the full lunar eclipse! Enjoy...
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Friday, 9 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Paperfangs - 'Lifelong' I fell in love with Finland's Paperfangs just over a year ago I reckon - in fact it was on November 9th 2010 - a Tuesday. I like their mix of both acoustic and electronic instruments - and their use of samples. I also quite like the singer - his melancholy but romantic voice reminds me a bit of Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello and in another way Jon Marsh from The Beloved. Back in 2010 I could only feature one song per post due to Fb issues so I posted their first two songs separately. You can revisit one of their first releases - and their very first video - for 'Books' here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html
Their song 'Oh I Wandered'
http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html made my Best Of 2010 list last year. Speaking of which - it's getting near that time again - I've been making some mental notes for a while now actually - so coming soon then!
Today we have a brand new Paperfangs song called 'Lifelong' that's just been released on Soundcloud this week! If it's to your liking it's available as a free download here: http://soundcloud.com/paperfangs/lifelong (or click on the download arrow below) and you can keep up with the band on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Paperfangs
'Lifelong' features an enthusiastic (and possibly insane) sounding child's vocal sample - great keyboard sounds - and the wonderfully simple yet romantic lyric(s) 'You said lifelong/ is it still on'. It also has some kind of cool bell - not cow per se - perhaps tubular :) ... Enjoy!
Lifelong by Paperfangs
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Their song 'Oh I Wandered'
http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2010/11/summersradio-new-music-paperfangs.html made my Best Of 2010 list last year. Speaking of which - it's getting near that time again - I've been making some mental notes for a while now actually - so coming soon then!
Today we have a brand new Paperfangs song called 'Lifelong' that's just been released on Soundcloud this week! If it's to your liking it's available as a free download here: http://soundcloud.com/paperfangs/lifelong (or click on the download arrow below) and you can keep up with the band on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Paperfangs
'Lifelong' features an enthusiastic (and possibly insane) sounding child's vocal sample - great keyboard sounds - and the wonderfully simple yet romantic lyric(s) 'You said lifelong/ is it still on'. It also has some kind of cool bell - not cow per se - perhaps tubular :) ... Enjoy!
Lifelong by Paperfangs
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Thursday, 8 December 2011
SummersRadio™ Classic! Age Of Love!
SummersRadio™ Classic! Age Of Love - 'Age Of Love' (Watch out For Stella Mix) I mentioned yesterday that parts of Harvey McKay's new song 'Supercell' reminded me of the club classic 'Age Of Love' - and the song has been in my head pretty much ever since - so I think my brain wants me to post it!
'Age Of Love' was a one off project written by two producers - Italy's Bruno Sanchioni and Belgium's Roger Samijn - released under the same name as the song itself. The song was first released in 1990 on the Belgian label DiKi Records (DiKi standing for Disco King) and it featured some rather terribly cheesy sounding male lead vocals. It wasn't until 1992 when it was re-released on London's React label featuring 'The Jam & Spoon Remixes' (thankfully sans male vocals - but keeping the female vocals of Dutch model and singer Karen Mulder!) that it became a club anthem.
Jam and Spoon were a production duo from Frankfurt Germany consisting of Rolf Ellmer aka Jam El Mar and Markus Loffel aka Mark Spoon (who sadly died of a heart attack in 2006). It is their 'Watch Out For Stella Club Mix' ('Stella' being the name of one of their own landmark songs released the same year - you can revisit a remix of it here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/02/summersradio-classic-remix-jam-spoon.html) that has withstood the test of time to become a true club classic.
It's the initial build up of this remix - especially the keyboard bit between 1:50 and 2:35 - that lifts you up and leaves you suspended in mid air for a few seconds - that has undoubtably left many people (myself included) feeling a bit like this the first time they heard it in a club... :)
This is a fan made video - as a tribute to Mark Spoon - for Age Of Love's track 'Age Of Love' - Jam & Spoon's 'Watch Out For Stella Club Mix'... Enjoy!
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'Age Of Love' was a one off project written by two producers - Italy's Bruno Sanchioni and Belgium's Roger Samijn - released under the same name as the song itself. The song was first released in 1990 on the Belgian label DiKi Records (DiKi standing for Disco King) and it featured some rather terribly cheesy sounding male lead vocals. It wasn't until 1992 when it was re-released on London's React label featuring 'The Jam & Spoon Remixes' (thankfully sans male vocals - but keeping the female vocals of Dutch model and singer Karen Mulder!) that it became a club anthem.
Jam and Spoon were a production duo from Frankfurt Germany consisting of Rolf Ellmer aka Jam El Mar and Markus Loffel aka Mark Spoon (who sadly died of a heart attack in 2006). It is their 'Watch Out For Stella Club Mix' ('Stella' being the name of one of their own landmark songs released the same year - you can revisit a remix of it here: http://summersradio.blogspot.com/2011/02/summersradio-classic-remix-jam-spoon.html) that has withstood the test of time to become a true club classic.
It's the initial build up of this remix - especially the keyboard bit between 1:50 and 2:35 - that lifts you up and leaves you suspended in mid air for a few seconds - that has undoubtably left many people (myself included) feeling a bit like this the first time they heard it in a club... :)
This is a fan made video - as a tribute to Mark Spoon - for Age Of Love's track 'Age Of Love' - Jam & Spoon's 'Watch Out For Stella Club Mix'... Enjoy!
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Wednesday, 7 December 2011
SummersRadio™ New Music! Harvey McKay! Alan Fitzpatrick!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Harvey McKay - 'Supercell' (Original Mix)/ Alan Fitzpatrick - 'Running Backwards' (Original Mix) Sweden's finest (and one of the world's finest) techno label(s) Drumcode are celebrating their 15th anniversary with the release of a brand new compilation fittingly titled '15 Years Of Drumcode'. This compilation may not be what one might expect though - it's no greatest hits collection - they're not flogging the past - they're flogging the future! :)
'15 Years Of Drumcode' features 28 tracks - and all of them are brand new! It actually makes sense for a forward thinking label - especially when they're clearly in their prime. Actually after listening to these 28 tracks, this compilation suggests to me that their best is still yet to come. There's no shortage of quality tunes here - I could easily feature this compilation over a few different posts. However, for now I've chosen my two favorite songs so far - if they're to your liking you can check out some of the other 26 new songs on the compilation (which is currently available as a download exclusively on Beatport) here:
http://www.beatport.com/#release/15-years-of-drumcode/838119 and '15 Years Of Drumcode' is also available physically as a double cd.
First up we have Glasgow dj/ producer Harvey McKay with his song called 'Supercell' - the 27th track on the compilation. I totally love the superbly hypntoic production on this one - it reminds me a bit of one of my all time favorite club tunes - Age Of Love's 'Age Of Love'. This song chugs along like a magical runaway train ride - through space! I ♥ it... Enjoy!
This is another standout track on the new '15 Years Of Drumcode' compilation - 'Running Backwards' from Southampton's Alan Fitzpatrick... Enjoy!
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'15 Years Of Drumcode' features 28 tracks - and all of them are brand new! It actually makes sense for a forward thinking label - especially when they're clearly in their prime. Actually after listening to these 28 tracks, this compilation suggests to me that their best is still yet to come. There's no shortage of quality tunes here - I could easily feature this compilation over a few different posts. However, for now I've chosen my two favorite songs so far - if they're to your liking you can check out some of the other 26 new songs on the compilation (which is currently available as a download exclusively on Beatport) here:
http://www.beatport.com/#release/15-years-of-drumcode/838119 and '15 Years Of Drumcode' is also available physically as a double cd.
First up we have Glasgow dj/ producer Harvey McKay with his song called 'Supercell' - the 27th track on the compilation. I totally love the superbly hypntoic production on this one - it reminds me a bit of one of my all time favorite club tunes - Age Of Love's 'Age Of Love'. This song chugs along like a magical runaway train ride - through space! I ♥ it... Enjoy!
This is another standout track on the new '15 Years Of Drumcode' compilation - 'Running Backwards' from Southampton's Alan Fitzpatrick... Enjoy!
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