There has been a second new Pains of Being Pure At Heart
single called Eurydice.
Slumberland has also announced that it will press a 7”
single for The Pains, Simple and Sure.You can preorder it now!
Slumberland has also announced that they will be releasing
the new Gold-Bears album and a new album from The Proper Ornaments featuring
James from Veronica Falls.
It also sounds like Steady Sounds Records will be putting
out The Ar-kaics single early for RSD2014 in their shops. Jealous!
Sigur Ros have put out a new song for Game Of Thrones. They
played the song on the show and you can download it from iTunes or your
favorite MP3 etailer. it is called The Rains of Castamere.
Don’t forget, Record Store Day is tomorrow!!
Here we go...
This is an EP that Squarepusher wrote the music for and the
Z-Machines who play the music. The Z-Machines are a Japanese trio of robots, a
guitarist, a keyboardist and a drummer. The vinyl is supposed to be released in
blue vinyl but I haven’t heard anything from the record company, Warp, about
this specifically. There are five tracks on this EP. The style comes off as
electronic jazz with the robotic way that the music is played. It is a very
cool.
The first track is called Remote Amber. The song is sparse
and reminds me of some of the music that I have from Dave Brubeck. It is interesting
but I wouldn’t consider it great by any means.
The single if the next track called Sad Robot Goes Funny.
This is the track that showcases what the trio can do. It is robust and
engaging jazz music. There are no lyrics but the music is so good it doesn’t
need it. I can’t recommend this track enough to those who are interested in
rock, jazz or EDM. It is a really good track and I would recommend it to anyone
interested in music really.
The third track is called World Three. The song gives a
larger than life feel with the big organ sound, like it was a song in a
cathedral being played back in the 1500s. This is another one that is good but
not great. I like it but it is certainly not single worthy.
The next song is called Dissolver. There is a cool echo
sound on the guitar part that drives this track on and on. The echo sound is
just a smidge off for me but that may be what they wanted to accentuate that
echo sound. It bothers me that it is off but at the same time it works well
that it is off because you can hear the echo better. The drums come in at about
the second half of the song and help the drive the song forward. This is a
great song and I think is as good as the lead single.
The last track is called You Endless. It is a slower song
and takes a bit to get it going on top of that. It is one of those good tracks
to fall asleep to with the exception of the big pop sound on the bass drum
hits. I want to see if this changes with the release of the record. These
things usually get tamed down with a vinyl mix.
It is a pretty good EP. I am curious to know if there will
be a full album or if this is just a one off project.
This is the first release from .Moneen. It was released on
Smallman Records in 1999. This is another one of those groups that I had a
single release from and wanted to get more from them but have never looked into
it until now. I picked up this release for a reasonable price. It was only
released as a CD.
The EP has four songs. The first is called How Many Other Girls Are There In The World Anyway?
This song reminds me of something that Jimmy Eat World could have written. I
don’t think that they are a knock off but similar sound any way. It is a good
song but sounds dated.
The second song is called Wrath of The Donkey Remix. I think that it is not an actual remix but part of the
name of the song. The song is just as good as the opening track but a little
bit quieter. There is still plenty of distortion on the track but I think that
because the vocals are partially whispered the song gives off a quieter feel. I
like the style it reminds me of Trust Company.
The next track is called The Passing of America. This track is kind of the same sounding as the previous
track. It is very even with out much dynamic range. I don’t think this is a bad thing but it does give it that dated
late 90s early 00s feel.
The last track is called
This Year I’ve Had Enough. This is a quieter track than the previous two. It
starts off with vocals and two clean sounding electric guitars. Drums and bass
are added later in the song but don’t add to the volume of the track.
I like the EP for the
nostalgic feel (it is 15 years old now). If your into that sound and are still
looking for music from that era check them out.
This is the second single and the title track from the new
upcoming album from The Black Keys. I actually like this track better than the
first single. The both of these new singles have been released together in CD
format. The CD single comes with a discount coupon for the new album. It is a
unique little something that I have not seen. The new title track song, Turn
Blue, has a really smooth blues feel that I like a lot. The drums and bass
combine to make this awesome sounding drive. There is also this digital
distortion that floats in the back ground that I really like. The guitar work
on the track reminds me of the old school R&B sounds. This track really
works well and I am excited for the new album based on these two new tracks.
This is a cover of the same song by The National. The band
played the song on the second episode of the fourth season of Game of Thrones.
This is the second time the group has appeared on a TV show in recent times.
The first was on an episode of Simpsons last year. This new cover song comes
off very sad but this is typical for the group. The song is simple and
encompasses a pump organ and a squeeze box along with vocals from the artists.
The pump organ bellows make some really cool wheezing ambient sounds which is
unexpected but adds to the sadness of the song. The vocals are in both
Hopelandic and English. All in all it is a great song but not one I will be
listening to often as it is very sad sounding.
That is all I have for now. There will be more following RSD2014...
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