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The name DM Stith has been cropping up a lot recently. I used his track “Pigs” in the Rain on Moss mix I did back in April and since then I just keep seeing his name, most recently for doing the artwork for the album cover of The Loom and now this session he did for La Blogotheque as part of their NxNE series. Bio: David Stith comes from a …
The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos 1962-1964 and The Original Mono Recordings are two sets that have been long sought-after by Bob Dylan collectors and fans worldwide. Finally, The Witmark Demos are seeing their commercial release nearly five decades after they were initially recorded, and re-release of the artist’s first eight long-playing albums are returning to the marketplace for the first time ever as the The Original …
Lost in the Trees are a music collective from Chapel Hill, North Carolina who combine American folk alongside modern pop and dramatic unconventional symphonic classical elements all led by composer, vocalist and songwriter Ari Picker. Their sound is deep and rich as well as daring and ambitious. Their latest release All Alone In An Empty House proves that they have the talent and imagination to pull it off with grace …
This has got to be one of the more amusing sessions recorded by Vincent Moon of La Blogotheque, not least because up until recording the session he was not convinced by Yeasayer. When he saw them perform in Brooklyn they puzzled him, when he heard them on record it was worse…but after all that the session turned into something no one was expecting. A joyous underground session followed by a …
Tasseomancy is a continuation of what was a bare bones neo-gothic folk duo. Formerly known as Ghost Bees, Sari and Romy Lightman have begun to experiment with heavier, ambient sounds, influenced by death ritual, hebraic song, war drums, ancestry and myth. The sisters recorded their second full-length this winter with producer Taylor Kirk and accompanying band, Timber Timbre. It will be released sometime before the next thaw.
We recently announced the release of Sufjan Stevens new EP All Delighted People. Asthmatic Kitty have today announced the release of Sufjan Stevens first song-based full-length album since Illinois in 2005 . The Age of Adz (pronounced odds) will drop on October 12th (CD, MP3) with a double-LP following on November 9th.
Tricky is amongst the leading lights of the Bristol music scene where trip-hop (Bristol Sound) orginated in the 90’s. Some great music came out of that scene from the likes of Massive Attack, Moorcheeba, Portishead, Bonobo and more. Tricky made his mark after leaving Massive Attack and forging ahead with his own music brand taking influences from British rock to soul and reggae. His new single ‘Murder Weapon’ is released …
A new arrival on the station is Cotton Jones. The music of Cotton Jones speaks of transition: the passage from one form, state of mind, style or place to another. Songs become doorways to the past, or windows that open on some unnamed future, where innocence can still exist and perfection is thrown to the wind.
I came across Maps and Atlases only recently on Fat Cat Records and was humbly impressed by their originality. Seeing as they have just recorded a heap of video sessions, including for Shake it Records in Cincinatti / Reggie’s and they have some UK tour dates coming up in October to coincide with the release of their album Perch Patchwork it seemed like a good a time as any to …
This press release just rolled in: Americana-folk warriors MEGAFAUN, have been chosen to curate, perform, and record songs/interpretations of Alan Lomax’s classic recordings “Songs of the South” at Duke University this September. Invited guests feature Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten and jazz big band Fight the Big Bull.
We stumbled across The Loom thanks to the good folk at Brooklyn Vegan who covered a recent Mercury Lounge gig which featured The Loom and another Frukie favourite, Lost in Trees. The Loom describe themselves as a six-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn that features male/female vocals, horns, guitars, banjo, ukulele, keys, and percussion. All sounds very straightforward and humble, but they have been attracting a lot of attention since …