Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Segal

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

Matthew Simpson aka Segal (also known as Fat Segal) is an electronic musician from Torquay. He's probably best known for his work on the British television series "Skins".

His debut album "The Fens" came out 2013. A few songs from the album are available for streaming on his Soundcloud page. His music is sometimes very loud and crazy, sometimes very enchanting. If you like atmospheric electronic music you should check it out...


Monday, April 28, 2014

Nick Mulvey

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Nick Mulvey is a musician, singer and songwriter based in London, who studied music in Havana. He's a founder member of the band Portico Quartet (which I really invite you to check out too, if you don't know them yet), until he left them in 2011 to pursue his career as a solo artist.

His debut album "First Mind" is set to come out May 12th. Listening to this sampler, I already feel that this is going to be a "must have" album for my summer collection, just perfect for a chilling evening at the beach...

Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Acid

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

The Acid is a music project uniting Brighton based Adam Freeland, Californian artist Steve Nalepa and Australian producer Ry X. Their EP has been released just recently and the album is set to come out on July. 


Koven

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Koven is the production alias of London based producer Max Rowat and recent new member Katie Boyle.

According to Viper Recordings "one of the most exciting Bass Music acts to emerge in recent times", and I can only agree. Koven offers an interesting mix of atmospheric and rough dubstep.



Saturday, April 26, 2014

Floex

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Tomas Dvorak aka Floex is a clarinetist, composer, producer and multimedia artist from Prague.

Experimental, unique, mesmerizing...


Friday, April 25, 2014

Little Hurricane

If you don't know them yet, check them out!

Little Hurricane is a dirty blues/rock duo from San Diego. They are often compared to the White Stripes, but this self-professed "dirty blues" duo's lack of pretension sets them worlds apart from them.

Their new album "Gold Fever" is coming out in a few days. Meanwhile, enjoy this live performance of "Crocodile Tears" from their 2011 album "Homewrecker".


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Bandina ie

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There are great voices out there, and then there are great instrumentalists. I love instrumental bands, because you can totally get lost in the music without getting distracted by words. 

So if you like that kind of music you should check out the band Bandina ie from Copenhagen. They have only published this song until now (you can download it for free on Soundcloud), but there is more to come this year...


Luke Howard

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If you like Ludovico Einaudi, you might also like Luke Howard, a composer and pianist from Melbourne. He has written music for film and theatre and released his solo album "Sun, Cloud" in 2013.





Phoria

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Phoria is a Brighton based band that was officially formed in 2009. They released their EP "Bloodworks" last year and are now touring around the UK. 

The normally piano-centric, electronically-rooted band gives us here a nice acoustic foretaste of their upcoming EP that should come out this year. I'm definately left speechless at Trewin Howard’s vocal tone and looking forward to what's next to come...



Tom Day

If you don't know him yet, check him out!

Tom Day is a PhD student from Melbourne who creates beautiful ambient/downtempo/chill music. You can listen to his whole collection on his website (www.tomday.me)






Abby Gundersen

If you don't know her yet, check her out!

Abby Gundersen is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Seattle. After touring and recording in support of other artists (like her brother Noah Gundersen or singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons) she finally released her own songs on Bandcamp.

Here & Sea

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Here & Sea is a band from Austin, TX. They have recorded two EPs in 2012. Currently they are writing and playing in the Austin area.




Joe Banfi

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Joe Banfi is a young singer-guitarist from Northwich who fuses folk and grunge, with a voice that goes from a whisper to a scream within the same song, sometimes in the same line.

This song is from his Iron EP, released on Communion Records on 24th September 2012.