Archive for May, 2009

The Supremes – Where Did Your Love Go

Posted May 31, 2009 * Comments(0)

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I really need to get my shit up to speed on the Motown stuff.

Adele – 19

Posted May 29, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Jazzy/pop/lovely.

Holy Cow Batman, she is doing a gig with Etta James in June.

YouTube Channel – Sweet

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EinsteinBarbie – Live

Posted May 28, 2009 * Comments(0)

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One of my all time favourite acts that I have never seen live – EinsteinBarbie.
Totally gagging for the album from these creative geniuses.

Previous post here

To quote, ‘Ain’t that some fly shit’ Here

http://www.einsteinbarbie.com/

Sunday May 31 2009: Jazz in Duketown, Den Bosch
Podium Markt (17:15)

Friday June 19 2009: Pure Jazz, Den Haag
Grote Markt (20:00)

Sunday June 21 2009: Radio 6
Weekend Winfried (16:00 – 18:00)

Saturday July 11 2009: North Sea Round Town, Rotterdam
Doelencafe (21:30)

Procol Harem – Salty Dog

Posted May 27, 2009 * Comments(0)

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I grew up with this classic album, I think my dad still has the wonderful vinyl.
When pop was proper pop.

(Who is the Monk on the Hammond organ?)

Procol Harem – ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ from the album ‘Salty Dog’

Check out those crazy graphic effects…

Procol Harem – ‘Salty Dog’ from the album ‘Salty Dog’

Really need to hear Conquistador now…

Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko – 28

Posted May 24, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Lovely to add to my chilled playlist.
From 2005, but still solid.

Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko – ‘Vinyl Words’ from the album ‘28’

Tujiko Noriko

http://www.tujikonoriko.com/

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Aoki Takamasa

http://www.aokitakamasa.com/

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Fried – Fried

Posted May 21, 2009 * Comments(0)

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A blast from 2004. It was reissued in 2007 with a few tracks added and the title altered to ‘Things Change’, so you should be able to get hold of it.
Jonte Short has a fabulous voice that meshes superbly with the musicianship of former Fine Young Cannibals bassist David Steele.

Check out a video on Amazon.

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Au Revoir Simone – Still Night, Still Light

Posted May 20, 2009 * Comments(0)

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More lo-fi synth from of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D’Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard).
All very calm.

Au Revoir Simone – ‘Shadows’ (live) from the album ‘Still Night, Still Light’

http://aurevoirsimone.com/

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Carla Bozulich – Evangelista

Posted May 19, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Not for the faint hearted.
Wonderfully dark.

Carla Bozulich – ‘Evangelista 1’ from the album ‘Evangelista’

http://www.carlabozulich.com/

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Catherine A.D. – E.P.

Posted May 16, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Catherine Anne Davis has a couple of lovely ethereal E.P.s out.
Shades of P.J. Harvey here, but a little softer. Excellent.
Sign up on her website and get 3 free tracks.

Catherine Anne Davies – ‘Long Year‘ Live@ the ICA, Filmed by Steve Asenjo. From the E.P. ‘Catherine Anne Davis’

http://catherinead.com/

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Ameree Lovell – Six Sadistic Songs for Children

Posted May 15, 2009 * Comments(0)

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As she states on her website – ‘East of Ragtime, West of Goth’
A perfect description. Wonderfully dark and humorous.

Ameree Lovell – ‘The Alphabet Serial Song (live)’ from the album ‘Six Sadistic Songs for Children’

http://amoreelovell.com/

MySpace

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Miranda Lee Richards – Light of X

Posted May 12, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Not a sit-down-and-listen-to album this one, but it has been rotating in the background the last few days and a few tracks are real growers.
Overall a bit MOTR for me.

Miranda Lee Richards – ‘Life Boat’ from the album ‘Light of X’

www.mirandaleerichards.com

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Alessi’s Ark – Notes From The Treehouse

Posted May 11, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Alessi Laurent-Marke, AKA Alessi’s Ark has delivered a wonderfully produced big sounding folksy(?) album with this release. Sometimes big tracks, sometimes little delicate ones. Lovely stuff.
You can pick up the opening track, ‘Magic Weather’, over on her MySpace page.

Alessi’s Ark – ‘The Asteroids Collide’ from the album ‘Notes From The Treehouse’

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Sara Lov – The Young Eyes (E.P.)

Posted May 10, 2009 * Comments(0)

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Delicate tunes from Sara Lov. Her first full album was released in March this year, but I haven’t heard that yet. I look forward to it.
The first post about a singer born in Hawaii I believe.


New York @ Yahoo! Video

Sara Lov – ‘New York’ from the E.P. ‘The Young Eyes’

http://www.saralov.com

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Soul Seeking – Thumbs Up (E.P.)

Posted May 8, 2009 * Comments(0)

Joking, of course this this posts title. I will continue. Thanks for all your passionate emails and posts. Have a massive backlog of Promo’s and newness to get through. Plus I have spent a sad techie day putting the Suggestives + Emails into order… On a spreadsheet.

I did take the week out wondering, souls seeking, but I will not discriminate about labels, it is the artists that we need to care for, and love, and support.

Should this close?

Posted May 3, 2009 * Comments(5)

I have put a lot of effort into this blog, and so do my friends.
However it seems that various record companies hate the free promotion I give their artists.
Unlike other sites/blogs I do no file sharing or linking to downloads.
I have always made that very clear.
Unfortunately I cannot name the record company due to legal reasons.

The world is mad.