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Come to Me
Ileen's new alt. Country folk-psych EP 'Come To Me' features production by Mark Howard (Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan etc.) and playing by the likes of Doug Pettibone, Scott Amendola, and Josh Schwartz. The illustrious alt. Country outfit The Idaho Falls chime in too, this time with string trio and cymbal crashes! Ileen recorded a CD in 2002 called 'Bride' - it's 2 EP's in one package of 10 songs. Sub-Pop alt. Country recording artists Beachwood Sparks back her up for 5 tracks, and local L.A. phenoms such as Mike Stinson, Josh Grange and Aaron Embry help out on the rest. If you take a shine to mercurial girls who like glistening, progressive pedal steel, this just may the music for you. Enjoy!- Shop: odax
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Haunts
Bare Branches came about in the dead of winter in the year of our Lord, 2005. Refugees from other bands, the six men and women who would become Bare Branches wrote and recorded two EP's under the moniker 'Hand Drawn Mountains'. After playing out for five years, the band decided that a new focus and vision was needed to create and sustain the mood and sound they all cherished and had come so close to attaining. The decision was made to change the name of the band to something a bit more serious and representative of the music they were creating. Around this time, a producer/friend from Las Vegas named Christin Nelson (a member of recording artist Listener) happened to catch a set the band played in the Summer months of 2010. He approached them a week later and offered to fly to Pittsburgh and record their first full length album. So the band brought him to town and for two weeks they recorded night and day in a beautiful 19th century church. The result of this collective effort is 'Haunts'. It is an audio recording of all that was poured out in those fourteen days. Drawing comparisons to such diverse acts as Joy Division, MeWithoutYou and Okkervil River, Bare Branches has spent the last year getting acquainted with the dark and resonant tone of the ten songs that make the album 'a subtle and somber journey to the depths of the human soul' The band's modern influences include The National, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Pedro the Lion and Damien Jurado. They also owe a debt to a plethora of independent and underground bands from the eighties and nineties. In summary, 'Haunts is an exploration of mystery, a subtle and somber journey to the depths of the human soul. There are moments of hope and joy, just as there are moments of grief and confusion. In the end we get a picture that is painted delicately, full of complex yet minute details that do not make a show of themselves. Rather, the sounds and images used here work gently to pull the heart and mind in different directions, and the genius of this release is that all this immense emotion is easily missed if one is not open and attentive. In other words, it works just like the real life it portrays.' - Eric, Indie Vision Music.- Shop: odax
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To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EP's
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Crash Site
Summer's gone the moment a cool breeze blows off the ocean at sunset, chilling you to the bone. Summer's gone when pale gold leaves skitter down the road under the ever-waning warmth of the September sun, when shy fireflies dim in the encroaching autumn dusk. If you're talking music, 'Summer's Gone' is also the dynamic first single off Crash Site, one of the year's more exciting, auspicious solo debuts from a gifted, young singer-songwriter, Benjamin Wagner. Entertainment Weekly dubbed Wagner a 'fuzz-guitar blast' after catching one of the his many New York gigs, but voluptuous bursts of distortions and exuberant, jangling melodies are only half the equation. Like David Gray, Paul Westerberg, or Pete Yorn, Wagner knows how to churn up sultry, raucous, sing-a-long melodies. But he just as adeptly takes a more haunted, contemplative twist with tracks that are as dusky and cool as, say, the autumnal equinox. On Crash Site, Wagner's reedy vocals brazenly tumble through rave-ups like 'Down,' the tumultuous beauty of 'Summer's Gone' and the breathtaking -- and heartbreaking -- 'Dear Elizabeth.' Mixed and produced by Steve Feldman (Queens of the Stone Age, Splender), Crash Site is Wagner's 8-song road trip through the streets of New York, confounded and bemused by life, love and long-term plans. 'I tackle some personal stuff in this record,' Wagner admits from his Hell's Kitchen, New York apartment. 'I've always just picked up my guitar to work out whatever's going on.' Wagner's been working the New York club scene for several years and has garnered enough of a fan base to release several EP's. The limited edition, fan-only 1999 acoustic release Legend of the Evening Star, a compilation of unreleased demos and rarities, prompted R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe to dub Wagner 'a future superstar'. Other releases include 1999's rowdy Deluxe EP, recorded with Travis Pickle's Pete Min, and 1996's Out of Your Head. 'My father worked for the EPA, so I moved around like the stereotypical army 'brat',' Wagner says. Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Wagner lived in Washington D.C., Indianapolis, and Chicago, before his tenth birthday. After his parents divorce, Wagner, his brother and mother moved to Philadelphia. Growing up in the 80s, he vividly recalls getting his first transistor radio and listening, transfixed, to top forty radio stations in Chicago and Philly, loving everything from Hall and Oates to Phil Collins. But like James Joyce's Stephen Daedalus, Wagner finally had his defining, life-changing musical epiphany. 'My big brother brought R.E.M.'s Reckoning home from college which immediately woke me up and snapped me out of my Phil Collins stupor,' Wagner laughs. 'Hearing 'So. Central Rain' for the first time changed everything.' Reveling in bands like the Replacements and the Pixies (Wagner does a 'twisted' cover of the Pixies' 'Here Comes Your Man'), the young songwriter strapped on a Martin acoustic and began playing in bands in high school and later, at Syracuse University. There, Wagner fronted the funky -- and popular -- local alt. Pop band Smoky Junglefrog, opening for majors like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Samples and Dada. Following the bands' demise, Wagner moved to New York City and began playing a wide array of clubs like the Mercury Lounge, Arlene Grocery and Brownie's. Crash Site not only heralds the arrival of autumn, but the arrival of a singer/songwriter who writes beautiful melodies with a lyrical dexterity, honesty and insight that's sorely missing from much of today's contemporary pop-rock.- Shop: odax
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What Frontier
What Frontier is both timeless and timely, blending literate lyrics and dense vocals with contemporary cliches and live electronics. The husband and wife duo of James and Brea McAnally set out a jaw-dropping first release that deals with the anxiety of looking to the future, whether due to economic collapses, technological transformations or apocalyptic theories, and weave these elements together to create a dense meditation on our contemporary landscape. What Frontier is the first in a series of three EP's that will comprise one long-form release over the course of a year. The four songs included have that rare and unnameable quality of being both familiar on first listen and utterly unique in a sea of saturated music.- Shop: odax
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Blue Bullet
Andrew Weatherall returns with Ride's (and Oasis') guitarist Andy Bell for a second release on Byrd Out. Andrew suggested Bell test a Les Paul guitar out over a track he was working on, and "Making Friends With The Invader" is the resulting track, which Andrew paired with the EP's title track "Blue Bullet." Both tracks plough the trippy, cosmic dub furrow, and come in at a weighty eight and nine minutes plus. Edition of 200 cassettes.- Shop: odax
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Bong 93 E.P
Recent press and radio The E.P has recieved airplay from radio stations across the world incuding Radio one - Huw Stephens Radio one - Rob Da Bank Josef Sedlon, Radio 1 (Prague) Tilos FM Radio, Bucharest (Hungary) Alooga Radio (Germany) Fuel, Xm Radio (Chicago, USA) DI FM, Duy do (USA) 209 radio (UK) the Alien air show on KXLU FM Radio (Cal, US) Fm cocolo (Japan) Angus Robinson, Money shot radio, Proton (US) Spacelab (US) Ibreaks - Lifecycle show (UK) FREAKIN RADIO - UNDERGROUND WEB BEATS It has also recieved some Good reviews Magazine Reviews Textura mag Bong 93 presents four aggressive samplings of dance-oriented futurama from Dogmixer (London, UK-based electronica producer/musician Matt Watts). The title cut's all acidy mayhem and grinding breaks while Watts' dystopic blend of chugging electro-techno gets a panoramic workout on 'Who Are You?' In a funky, breaks-centered remix, Lifecycle (Geoff Dent) turns 'Bong 93' into a tripped-out blaze of drums and percussion. The EP's best cut might be 'Mind in Motion (666 remix)' where Watts pairs a cryptic voiceover with an elastically tight locomotive steam that verges on trance it's so insistent. The Dogmixer style is purposefully punk-flavoured but isn't so tough that emotive melodies don't find their way into the mix now and then. Bong 93 is both Dogmixer's second EP and Replicant Society's second release and bodes well for both (future releases include a label comp and Dogmixer's Telecommunications full-length). January 2007 Barcode magazine New release from London-based producer/musician Matt Watts on his own record label, Replicant Society. Bong 93 is Dogmixer's third EP release, and having heard this I wouldn't mind investigating those either. Four tracks are on show - the title track opening with gusto, a sharply produced instrumental with edgy guitar sounds buried amongst lashings of warbling keys and film samples - it's thick on atmosphere. Virtually all the tracks follow this path, and whilst there's nothing particularly original going on, the mood, melodies and production ensure captivating results. Who Are You? is a marvellous track, bustling along like a steam train with seething synths winding around a cacophony of speech samples and chugging rhythms - the speeded beats are repetitive but appropriate. This track in particular reminded me of a band called Noise Unit - a side-project by Bill Leeb & Rhys Fulber. All in all, a very solid release of fast-paced atmospheric dance/soundtrack music with some choice melodies - well worth investigating 7.5/10 365 mag Dogmixer is the moniker of British producer Matt Watts, a versatile producer in the field of electronic music since 2002 who refuses to be categorized as a ´one-style only artist´. Eclectisism is his middle name, as he has been exploring the realsm of electronica, techno, IDM and, using the Dogmixer alias, breaks. Bong 93 is the 2nd EP released under the Dogmixer alias that already saw the support of Rob Da Bank, Huw Stevens and leftfield club DJ's. The release starts off with the original version of Bong 93, which immediately kicks in with a supersonic sequence of breaks ans warm synthesizers. Unlike other breakbeat-esque tracks, this one comes with a rather futuristic vibe. The choice of trancey synths, warm sound effects and intense drum sounds result in a unique atmosphere that made me think of a high-speed video racing game. Nice one! Who Are You? introduces a series of soft synths and reverb sounds, after which the rhythm kicks. The beats and percussion are in a less complex structure as in Bong 93, yet the dark synths and effects give this one a similar sonic vibe in full overdrive. The break features a trancending and dreamy blend of various synths and bleeps, after which the track rock on with more ferocious beats and cool effetcs. Track number three, entitled Mind In Motion (666 Remix) reduces the tempo to a more housey groove, with a cool vocal sample introducing the actual rhythm. The cool thing about this one is that it features that warm atmosphere as heard in the uptempo breaks tracks, but that the frenzy beats have been replaced with easy-going beats and claps. Progressive meets house, resulting in a fine piece of electronic music. Closing the disc is Bong 93 (Lifecycle Remix), which builds up to a solid rhythm with an uptempo sequence full of bongo's, drums and a sliced-up vocal sample. The rhythm sounds more mechanic on this one, like a factory machine on acid, but it will certainly be of big effect on dancefloors and festivals. The synths on this one are great, adding real value and melody to the track, without scaring the ladies off the dancefloor. Bong 93 is a remarkable release in the breaks genre, as it features a supersonic vibe that is unique in it's kind. For some reason, the sound of it made me feel like tuning my car, building in a 100.000 watt subwoofer, and race towards the horizon while breaking the sound barrier. Well, something like that anyway. I can recommned this release to any break DJ who is into prolific sounds and intelligent strutures, as it is more than able to raise the level of adrenaline of people regardless of their location. Youri Jozee (NL) 7.5/10 One week to live Magazine Starting with a sample of Patrick McGoohan's proclamation about not being a number, this one fights it's way out of the 'phones with a jumbled beat and some killer synths. At times, it seems the drumming is random, missing beats here and there and adding too many at one time, but it's clearly intentional and it works. Over the top of this is an exhilarating electro treble synth that zigzags over the breakdown, underpinned by a foundation of wah wah sounding bass synth and machine gun drum fills. Flip side 'Who are you?' is a bass laden breakbeat number, with shards of techno bristling out of it like a sonic hedgehog. 'Mind in Motion' throws down a swerving piano bassline, and is quite the deep house number. A nice contrast. 5/7 Tasty fanzine Bong 93 is a dance-friendly intelligent techno type affair which joins the likes of Glasgow's Satellite Dub and Paul Hartnoll's solo stuff in forging a way for new, more organic sounding electro. Reverbing keyboard melodies are the mainstay of the sound over the top of the break beats which underpin a driving rhythm, especially in 'Who Are You?'. Spartan use of some film track sci-fi samples and a an off kilter breakdown after about 4 minutes make for exciting listening. The housier 'Mind in Motion' deals in more lightly off-kilter key changes, unpredictable stop starts and more clever use of samples to animate the pauses and string the whole thing together. Accomplished work. Butterfly crush mag Dogmixer, Bong 93 EP On Bong 93, a Christmas release-date collection of markedly un-festive electronic wizardry, dystopia-fascinated Londoner Matt Watts presents - as promised - a sterner, more breakbeat-familiar proceeding than that offered by his Coasting EP of 2005. Happily, it transpires, the potency of the seductive, oneiric mystique that is Matt Dogmixer's calling-card is none the worse for it. On this EP's title track, the insect-like penetration of acid bass and a scuzzy grime-scene hook press darkly, like sentient forest-shadows, inwards and downwards on the listener's space. Otherworldly melody and dialogue sampled from The Prisoner, a show with scripts famously rich in metaphysical suggestion and psychotropic experimentation, complete one's impression of an electronic soundscape symbolising the unconscious mind - music for the world dreaming badly. The track's reworking by Lifecycle, more linear in form and less attritional in tone, is shrewd and efficient in drawing out and heightening both the hypnotic rhythmic impetus and the melancholic unease of the original mix. 'Who Are You?' constructs a more rapid and assassin-stealthy vehicle for the transmission of the Dogmixer's compelling spectral atmospheres and melodies, but reproduces to a tee the air of psychological intrigue and a- Shop: odax
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