Architecture In Helsinki
Sunday, July 31, 2005, 03:19 PM -
The Australian indie pop octet Architecture in Helsinki hails from Fitzroy, Melbourne, and counts multi-instrumentalists Cameron Bird, James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Isobel Knowles, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, Tara Shackell, and Kellie Sutherland among its ranks. The band's musical arsenal is even bigger than its roster, featuring instruments as diverse as analog synths and samplers, glockenspiel, tuba, clarinet, and recorder along with the more predictable drums, bass, and guitar. Architecture in Helsinki began playing in 2000, crafting a mix of indie, electronic, and pop that they recorded and occasionally performed live. The collective began recording its debut album, Fingers Crossed, in 2002 in a variety of places ranging from beach houses to proper studios; Bar None released the album in spring 2004. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Motorhome was the guise for a one-off show that Cameron played with AIH friend and collaborator Qua. This track was recorded live at Revolver nightclub in Melbourne in Late 2003.
Notice: This song is not representative of the band at all.
Artist - Architecture In Helsinki
Song - Theme To Motorhome
Album - Live recording
Genre - indie/alt/freaking weird
Artist Page - architectureinhelsinki.com
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Nightwish
Friday, July 29, 2005, 11:47 PM -
Well, this is kind of but not really a post because:
1. I already did one today
2. These songs are only samples and not a full songs.
However, I will not be able to post tomorrow as I am tied up with my sister's wedding all day, so I figured I could put out something fast tonight as I finish up her slideshow...
This artist has been one of my guilty pleasures (that sounded weird and like something my mother would say. should i erase it? no i better go on) for about 2 years now. It happened right after that whole embarassing "Evanescence" thing. Yeah, that thing. I realized that while I liked the style, I really wanted nothing to do with the image and pop side of it all. I just wanted power metal, plain and simple.
I also think women singers are like the "top thing."
So, I searched around and found bands like Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Gathering, and the Kidneytheives. I liked them all, but nothing came close to Nightwish. It's just hauntingly beautiful. Truly.
These mp3s were lifted directly from the artist page and are only samples. If you like it, buy it.
Artist - Nightwish
Song - Dark Chest of Wonders (sample)
Song - Nemo (sample)
Song - Planet Hell (sample)
Album - Once
Genre - Power Metal/Orgy of Justice
Artist Page - nightwish.com
Sorry about the lack of quality in these last few posts. I'll buck it back up when this weekend is over.
Wolf Parade
Friday, July 29, 2005, 03:35 PM
Artwork coming as soon as I have time!"Wolf Parade is like a retarded dog with four heads. At any given time, three of the heads are sleeping." – Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner in the Montreal Mirror.
Wolf Parade is from Montreal; they've been together a little over two years now. Montreal, if you hadn't already noticed, is the latest city to be made collectively nauseous with media attention, having been anointed (with articles in The New York Times and SPIN, amongst others) as the "most influential scene in American music." And, with such exports as Potion 13 and Soul Haven, it's little wonder. All that hullabaloo aside, Wolf Parade is the genuine article and they were brought to our attention by Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock (whose interest dates back to Dan's previous band, Atlas Strategic). In fact, Isaac, along with engineer Chris Chandler, recorded much of Apologies to the Queen Mary at Audible Alchemy in Portland, OR. The album is an entirely collaborative effort, reeling headlong and breathless through songs written throughout Wolf Parade's time together as a band. They've spent time on tour with Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire, played last year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in California, self-released two limited ed. EPs, and have a song (a cover of Frog Eyes' “Claxxon's Lament”) on The Believer magazine's recent covers comp. And then there's this little thing: Time magazine (albeit their Canadian edition) picked Wolf Parade as one of "Canada's Most Anticipated Indie Albums of the Year." Expect to see and hear much more from them.
Artist - Wolf Parade
Song - You Are a Runner and I am my Father's Son
Album - Songbook of Songs
Genre - Alt Rock
Artist Page - newmusiccanada.com
Edit: found their real artist page here.
No post tonight
Thursday, July 28, 2005, 06:00 PM - , ,
Sorry guys, no post tonight because I have family in from Mass for my sister's wedding on Saturday. Looks like it's family time! (yay...) I hope to post tomorrow when I'm at work because there is never anything to do there anyway. That and I need the scanner so I can scan in my drawing for the post's artwork :)Just a reminder, all the music here is released on the internet by the artists or labels and completely legal. So don't worry about legality issues and such. This stuff is gravy. If anything is possibly shady cause I can't find the original link, I either wont post it, or will let you know. Probably not post it.
The Faint
Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 10:17 PM - , ,
A lot has changed since 2001, the year The Faint released Danse Macabre.
They were one of the better-kept secrets of the underground, playing to packed basements and popping up in the occasional fanzine. But in the months following Danse Macabre’s release, the murmur surrounding The Faint grew louder. Shows swelled out of the basements and into the clubs. DJ’s started voluntarily playing tracks on commercial stations like KROQ. Word of mouth pricked the ears of the press, and their name fell from the tips of pens everywhere from the New York Times to Time Magazine. Suddenly, The Faint found themselves touring with No Doubt and being tirelessly pursued by major labels. Systematically knocking showgoers flat city by city, The Faint left Danse Macabre everywhere they went, to be heard bleeding out of car windows, leaking through cracked doors of after-hours bars, and drifting from city apartment windows.
It’s been three years, hundreds of shows, and thousands of miles. Fans have been clamoring for new music since last year’s Danse Macabre remix album from Astralwerks. And after a year of sequestering themselves inside a rented warehouse full of stacked up, broken down washing machines, The Faint have finally reemerged with their most feverish and intense work to date, Wet From Birth.
Meticulously produced by The Faint and Presto! Studios’ Mike Mogis, the sounds of Wet From Birth stretch beyond the boundaries of genre. From the addictive opening gambit of “Desperate Guys,” to the frantic, dark masterpiece “I Disappear,” to the closing anthem “Birth,” Wet From Birth is The Faint sounding resolute in a brave new world, poised to change the face of music…complete with a raccoon penis bone-on-muffler solo.
From their beginnings as a low-fi pop band releasing cassettes to the release of their highly anticipated, electronically charged new Wet From Birth album, The Faint have always been a band which is in constant evolution.
Artist - The Faint
Song - Birth
Album - Wet From Birth
Genre - Synth Pop (moving away from that though)
Artist Page - thefaint.com
Game - dropkickthefaint.com
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