17.7.09

MECHANICAL APFELSINE
Space Without End




debut album of synth-pop project from Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.
very high chanses for success: recognisable sign, perfectly combined material (the work on album lasted for over year).
respecting traditions of world synth-pop music, keeping the material of the band Sensor (which mostly become pop-new-vawe-rock by now), the initial line-up of Mechanical Apfelsine reached the task and did it precisely.
Mechanical Apfelsine took Depeche Mode and Joy Division (see label Shadowplay) lesson: and the learn it very well.


ARTIST: Mechanical Apfelsine
TITLE: Space Without End
LABEL: Shadowplay
GENRE: Indie-Electronic
TIME
: 42:31 min
SIZE: 62,95 MB
BITRATE: VBR 201kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 16-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 16-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. New Day [04:09]
02. Pitch Black [03:57]
03. Seven Sins [04:01]
04. Rush for Something [03:54]
05. We Can Be Angels [03:45]
06. My Mind [03:46]
07. I Will Survive [04:38]
08. Serial Lover [04:55]
09. Fined A Way [04:59]
10. Unbelievers [03:48]
11. To Get Black Again [00:49]

preview:
Mechanical Apfelsine - New Day
Mechanical Apfelsine - My Mind

16.7.09

MODEST MOUSE
No One's First and You're Next




since first breaking into the mainstream in 2004 with their hit, Float On, platinum-selling artist Modest Mouse has broken boundaries for indie music.
their impressive back catalog has become essential for hardcore fans to own, and they are often treated with b-sides and rare tracks from the band: No One's First and You're Next is a collection of newly recorded songs from the We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank and Good News for People Who Love Bad News sessions, as well as two rare b-sides.
three 7" limited edition, hand-numbered singles were released over the course of three months, all leading up to the release of this comprehensive collection of songs, including two additional tracks, King Rat and I've Got it All (most).
this is sure to be a must-have for their dedicated fanbase.


ARTIST: Modest Mouse
TITLE: No One's First and You're Next
LABEL: Sony
GENRE: Indie-Rock
TIME
: 33:33 min
SIZE: 31,96 MB
BITRATE: CBR 128kbps
RIP DATE: Jul, 15-2009
RELEASE DATE: Aug, 04-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Satellite Skin [03:59]
02. Guilty Cocker Spaniels [04:02]
03. Autumn Beds [03:41]
04. The Whale Song [06:05]
05. Perpetual Motion Machine [03:11]
06. History Sticks to Your Feet [03:55]
bonus:
07. King Rat [05:30]
08. I've Got It All (most) [03:10]

preview:
Modest Mouse - The Whale Song
Modest Mouse - Satellite Skin

15.7.09

FONTAN
Wintherwila




the Fontan album is sounding fantastic, kind of like Studio shoegaze downtempo with a twist.
it’s got the cosmic disco vibe locked down with the Information stamp of quality.


ARTIST: Fontän
TITLE: Wintherwila
LABEL: Information
GENRE: IDM
TIME
: 55:48 min
SIZE: 81,36 MB
BITRATE: VBR 190kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 14-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 10-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Backustugu [03:57]
02. ...You Too [07:40]
03. Early Morning [05:38]
04. Neanderthaler [06:28]
05. Land of the Dragon [04:22]
06. The Bridge [03:24]
07. Neon Snakes [03:51]
08. Nightrider [08:06]
bonus:
09. Early Morning (radio edit) [04:14]
10. Early Morning (studio version) [08:08]

preview:
Fontän - The Bridge
Fontän - Neon Snakes

14.7.09

DAN BLACK
Un




13.7.09

THE DEAD WEATHER
Horehound




11.7.09

YACHT
See Mistery Lights




only a telegraphic sentence:
"this information is presented in bullet form because Yacht is very committed to efficiency.
Yacht is a band belief system and business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa Texas and Portland Oregon.
all people are welcome to become members of Yacht".
that's it.


ARTIST: Yacht
TITLE: See Mistery Lights
LABEL: DFA
GENRE: Indie-Electronic
TIME
: 45:14 min
SIZE: 58,26 MB
BITRATE: VBR 189kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 10-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 28-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Ring the Bell [04:23]
02. The Afterlife [04:58]
03. I'm in Love with a Ripper [04:13]
04. It's Boring / You Can Live Anywhere You Want [08:52]
05. Psychic City (voodoo city) [05:07]
06. Summer Song [03:32]
07. We Have All We've Ever Wanted [04:12]
08. Don't Fight the Darkiness [03:08]
bonus:
09. I'm in Love with a Ripper (party mix) [05:16]
10. Psychic City (alt. version) [05:16]

preview:
Yacht - Summer Song
Yacht - Don't Fight the Darkness

9.7.09

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8.7.09

FRENCH TEEN IDOL
El Siete Es La Luz




roman sound manipulator Andrea Di Carlo is the modern equivalent of a designer: with only a handful of modern tools and his own ideas about musical architecture, he seeks to build musical cities much larger than himself under the moniker French Teen Idol.
Di Carlo, with aural glitch stutters and gorgeous synthetic backgrounds, creates a picturesque beginning to an experience that seems impossible to have been created by only one set of hands: the entrance grows from these simple roots into a more complex form that wanders peacefully for several minutes.


ARTIST: French Teen Idol
TITLE: El Siete Es La Luz
LABEL: Lost Children
GENRE: Post-Rock
TIME
: 50:46 min
SIZE: 88,45 MB
BITRATE: VBR 257kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 06-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 03-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Rome Shrugged [04:18]
02. I Want George Soros [06:23]
03. War Is Kind [05:03]
04. Fragile Chords [04:26]
05. The Constant [07:17]
06. Last Train to Santiago [05:48]
07. El Siete Es La Luz [05:06]
08. Prendre Son Temps [12:25]

preview:
French Teen Idol - Rome Shrugged
French Teen Idol - War Is Kind

7.7.09

THE SLOW LIFE
Be Not Afraid




The Slow Life are: Crawford Blair (original member of Rothko), on bass, keys and drones, Darren Bancroft, voice and lyrics, Ben Jones on drums and acoustic guitar and Dan Baker, on guitar, keys and drones.
dedicated to distilling maximum beauty from drums, guitars, voice and the occasional laptop flourish, they are influenced by and take references from the likes of Codeine, Sigur Ros, Talk Talk, Low, Bark Psychosis and Swans.
the group build their sound slowly and carefully, as only they know how.
Darren Bancroft’s wonderful, plaintive voice pins down the music, occasionally breaking free to drift off into the ether.
The Slow Life create and build a lexicon of beautiful near-silences, scorched earth string samples, unearthly drones/howls and suspended, reverberating guitar.
a beautiful and inspiring addition to the Trace roster.


ARTIST: The Slow Life
TITLE: Be Not Afraid
LABEL: Trace
GENRE: Post-Rock
TIME
: 55:65 min
SIZE: 91,11 MB
BITRATE: VBR 245kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 05-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 01-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Key [01:41]
02. I Can, You Will [05:45]
03. Outlines [03:59]
04. Pitchfork [03:00]
05. Anything (1&2) [05:34]
06. Home [06:10]
07. When You Carry A Hammer [04:56]
08. Day or Night [05:20]
09. Everso [06:52]
10. The Hunter Street Drift [02:53]
11. Levity [06:55]

preview:
The Slow Life - Outlines
The Slow Life - Pitchfork

3.7.09

NIGHTMARE OF YOU
Infomaniac




Nightmare Of You is gearing up to release their second studio album, Infomaniac, on The Bevonshire Label.
produced by Brian Thorn at Magic Shop studios in Manhattan, NY, this album is the band's most altruistic, enthralling and skillful work to date.
this record has allowed Nightmare Of You (Brandon Reilly-vox/guitar, Joseph McCaffrey-guitar/vox, Michael Fleischmann-drums, Brandon Meyer-bass) the lucidity to create a more sophisticated sound. Infomaniac, is an artfully driven aural experience, built up of synergetic instrumental measures and intense lyrics that flow brilliantly transcending one song to the next.


ARTIST: Nightmare of You
TITLE: Infomaniac
LABEL: Bevonshire
GENRE: Indie
TIME
: 41:31 min
SIZE: 59,14 MB
BITRATE: VBR 197kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jul, 02-2009
RELEASE DATE: Aug, 04-2009

TRACKLIST:
01. Good Morning, Waster [01:45]
02. Eustacia Vye [03:35]
03. I Think I'm Getting Older [02:45]
04. Someday, But Not Today [04:12]
05. Hey Sweetheart [02:27]
06. Eperimental Bed [03:37]
07. Amsterdam [04:38]
08. Gavi [03:51]
09. Tell Me When It's Over [03:41]
10. A Pair of Blue Eyes [03:54]
11. Please Don't Answer Me [04:14]
12. Goodnight, Devil [02:52]

preview:
Nightmare of You - I Think I'm Getting Older
Nightmare of You - Gavi