New artists/Songs that have been changing your world?

[lebouche]

I'm in love with Regina Spektor...had to share that with you.
Check out Samson, Field below and the other songs from the album 'Begin to hope'.
Interesting fuzzy synth bass as well...until I heard it on my studio system I thought it was a fck up.

I never appreciated anything more than when someone introduced me to a new piece of music that I grew to love. This stuff breaks my heart and makes me happy at the same time...(kinda like Chopin does) still you've prob all heard her she's quite big now.

Feel free to share your Gems, tips,

[Skwaidu]

This is a shameless plug as I was involved in making the record but it was *great* fun doing it... I love the stuff. There are some samples up. (I think they are the unmastered final mixes)

Tuomo (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53184395)

(Oh, again on drums Mikko Kaakkuriniemi from CaPE teams Europa & Independence :) )

[bunnerabb]

Tuomo

If you ever dug the old school R&B charts, this stuff is cool.

:D

[lebouche]

Cool I'm listening now..

[Goes211]

This is a shameless plug as I was involved in making the record but it was *great* fun doing it... I love the stuff. There are some samples up. (I think they are the unmastered final mixes)

Tuomo (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53184395)

(Oh, again on drums Mikko Kaakkuriniemi from CaPE teams Europa & Independence :) )

WHERE. CAN. I. BUY. THIS ?
I mean it. Would buy the record in a hearbeat.

Love it. Thanks for the heads up.

[Skwaidu]

WHERE. CAN. I. BUY. THIS ?
I mean it. Would buy the record in a hearbeat.

Love it. Thanks for the heads up.

It's going to be out in January, I hear. Might show up on iTunes, too, but here is the label(with links to webstores):

http://www.texicalli.net/Jupiter.htm

(Sublabel of this ( http://www.texicalli.net/english.htm ))

Some other records he appears on:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53990043 (Basically the same group as on the new stuff, with him singing here too)

http://www.ilmiliekki.net/about(Nordic Jazz)

http://www.soulseduction.com/common/item_detail.php?ItemID=153136(Some of you might remember this)

Cheers!

[lebouche]

OK...not going to change my world, just not music that moves me.
I'm gonna buy that Springsteen album with The River on it soon cos o this forum. I was hoping to get some kinda amazing tips like that...but thanks all the same, evreybody likes diff stuff.:)

[lebouche]

Was about a month ago I listened but thought bout time I replied allthough I think sometimes its better to stum than be negative I was hoping fot the gift of inspiration from some strange soul..

[Zoesch]

Not precisely new... but this guys are changing the way I think about slow, proggy and doomy music

http://myspace.com/callistochaos

[lebouche]

listening now...nice guitars on my macbook speakers at least..
:) Drums s well

[lebouche]

Quite cool...reminds me of a band I saw live Sigur Ros crossed with Mettalica.
I mixed some rehearsals for some um n r dudes for a band with that kinda vibe- called bullet for my vallentine so they could choose the songs for the album a while ago. They sounded so mad when you soloed the vox..rah rah rah:Twisted:
Cool record though..

[Zoesch]

Glad you liked them...

From members of some of the best know doom/sludge/post-hardcore bands Cave In, Old Man Gloom and Forensics comes Zozobra

http://www.myspace.com/zozobra505

Really interesting mix of Godflesh-like bass and drums, post-hardcore melody (In the vein of Quicksand and Cave In), very sludgy production with lots of Black Sabbath-y goodness and a sense of almost witnessing a neo-grunge band.

[McAllister]

I am really digging the solo record by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. The production is a little... thin?... un-ballsy.... not quite, but something like that.

But the songs, performances, and arranging are killer.

M

[Dilbert]

The Brandos new record - Just a sucker for this music.
Check out Triangle Fire.
http://www.myspace.com/thebrandos

[lebouche]

The Brandos new record - Just a sucker for this music.
Check out Triangle Fire.
http://www.myspace.com/thebrandos

I want my money back...wait a min it was free!! I want compensation!!
Remove the 'for this music' from your quote...
:lol:
I'm sorry, people like what they like:lol:

Has anyone heard John Legends new album...its prob all over the states...

Or...this indie band called Seeing Scarlett , they did an awsome single called 'Ugly Girl'..I'd love to post it but will prb get sued. It's crawled high up my my mental charts.

[lebouche]

Ok,,,,,I feel mean now. But Dilbert is that seriously the best new music in your life right now?
I'd be happy with the recordings don't get me wrong...mind you loads of people like bands I hate like Alice in Chains:icon_eek:

[slabrock]

Lebouche, are you going to complain out loud every time you don't immediately fall in love with the music you hear?

Springsteen's The River is on a double album with same name. Excellent record, but not exactly new. And definitely not in line with your topic: "new artists / songs..." You should buy the original vinyl, it sounds better
:Wink:

I think if you work on the music, you should learn to separate what you personally like, and what's good. I don't like many bands or artists, but i appreciate a work well done, even when the little music fan inside me screams in horror.

(This been said, i've walked out from a Sugarcubes gig during the first song, absolutely sure in my head, that that'd be the last time we'd hear about Bjork. I've also spent a Tourists gig explaining everybody, how we'd never be so desperate as to need Annie Lennox's and Dave Stewarts participation in music. How wrong i was, how good they became.)

But... just wondering,

Slabrock

[lebouche]

Yeah your right...wrong side of bed I guess. Its nice of people to reply in the first place..
That said...I would have never signed The Clash if I had heard the dude sing, which woulda been a mistake!:Redface:

[5down1up]

the cds that are spinning in my player a lot lately:
sofa surfers ( latest, great songs & sound imo ),
espjörn svenson trio ( very inspiring ),
silje neergard,
mike patten ( latest ),
freak kitchen ( fresh sounding rock band, nothing fancy ),
some movie soundtracks & scores,
some songs from the new slayer cd,

and thats it for this week :Thumbsup:

[otek]

espjörn svenson trio ( very inspiring )

freak kitchen ( fresh sounding rock band, nothing fancy ),


I see Swedish music gets a bit of a spin at Casa 5down1up.... :D

Esbjörn Svensson is incredible, think jazz piano trio with some unusual musical approaches and ingredients.

Freak Kitchen is basically hair metal of sorts, especially the earlier albums, and with god-awful "swenglish" lyrics.

Their saving grace is stellar musicianship (the drummer is actually from my home town) and an unrelenting charm and sense of humor. You can't hate these guys. Really.


For my own part, I'd like to mention a danish singer/songwriter named Tim Christensen. His album Honeyburst has been out for a couple of years, but it's a fantastic collection of songs.

Also playing a lot lately is the debut album from prog rockers Frost, Milliontown. Finally a progressive rock band that does justice to the songwriting qualities of classic prog, but without the snobbish and reactionary fixation on the sounds of yesteryear.

[heder]

Being a long-time prog rock aficionado, I was surprised how some very modern-style US rock bands affected me. One band that needs to be mentioned is Anberlin (http://www.anberlin.com/). Their record "Never take friendship personal" is very, very good. Another band with a quite similar style is Mae, with their album "The Everglow".

[Skwaidu]

This is a shameless plug as I was involved in making the record but it was *great* fun doing it... I love the stuff. There are some samples up. (I think they are the unmastered final mixes)

Tuomo (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=53184395)

(Oh, again on drums Mikko Kaakkuriniemi from CaPE teams Europa & Independence :) )

WHERE. CAN. I. BUY. THIS ?
I mean it. Would buy the record in a hearbeat.

Love it. Thanks for the heads up.

If anyone is (still) interested, the Tuomo album is now out... Here's a webstore:

http://www.levyvirasto.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1374&reviews_id=266

It seems that it might actually be a hit here with almost no marketing... The release gig was sold out at a large club. Cool. :Coolio:

[lebouche]

'Show me' John Legand....
What a song. If you havent...... DO!!!

[Dion Stewart]

Zoe Keating

http://www.zoekeating.com/



Dion

[HOOK]

Apart from beforementioned Frost (TaKoTek!!) Deus Ex Machina is the band latest to pierce my rigid, old ProgHeart.
An Italian act singing all lyrics in Latin :Wink:
Check out the album "Cinque"(2002) if you like symponic/prog/experimetal(:Roll eyes:) music...

BTW: Check this out!! http://www.pandora.com/




HOOK

[Zoesch]

Ok, these guys didn't just change my world... they put it upside down... I have been trying to make a record exactly like their new one, bastards, they did it first :lol:

http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic

(They're french BTW)

Just imagine Katatonia/Opeth playing shoegaze (Like say Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Sloan)

Just awesome

[Jason Phair]

Ian Henderson

http://www.ianhenderson.co.za/

He's as good as people think Dave Matthews and John Mayer are.

Maybe even better.

[Pancho Ballard]

Junebug (http://www.myspace.com/junebugtheband)

The best band I ever booked.

[KungFuLio]

these guys
http://www.myspace.com/intervision
specifically "Take My Hands"

and
http://www.myspace.com/lauraveirs

one more...
http://www.myspace.com/gillianwelch
specifically "Look at Miss Ohio"

all different types of music but very captivating to my ears...

[TSTW]

I saw him at festival this summer. Really enjoyed it.

http://profile.myspace.com/seasicksteve

[El Cabron]

Amy Winehouse, freaky chanteuse. Kind of like Eartha Kitt on a bender, with better melodies. Old school recording with horns, sounds like everybody in the same room.

Chris Thile, bluegrass songwriter, mandolinist. Again, everybody around a couple of mics same time.

Damien Marley, "Welcome to Jamrock".
Dancehall, dub and old style reggae.

These records are rocking my world, this year.

Eddie

[mousdrvr]

Amy Winehouse, freaky chanteuse. Kind of like Eartha Kitt on a bender, with better melodies. Old school recording with horns, sounds like everybody in the same room.

Chris Thile, bluegrass songwriter, mandolinist. Again, everybody around a couple of mics same time.

Damien Marley, "Welcome to Jamrock".
Dancehall, dub and old style reggae.

These records are rocking my world, this year.

Eddie


Cool Imma go check these out in preparation for the Cabron Y Raton project :Thumbsup:

[lebouche]

Amy Winehouse, freaky chanteuse. Kind of like Eartha Kitt on a bender, with better melodies. Old school recording with horns, sounds like everybody in the same room.

Chris Thile, bluegrass songwriter, mandolinist. Again, everybody around a couple of mics same time.

Damien Marley, "Welcome to Jamrock".
Dancehall, dub and old style reggae.

These records are rocking my world, this year.

Eddie
I have to second Amy Winehouse I bought both her albums a few months ago and can't stop litening:Thumbsup:

[lebouche]

hee hee ...just saw that. Can't stop litening.
Well I just litened to Kings of Leon 'Because of the times' and I'm gonna have to liten again.
Produced by Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia.
No well kept secret but if your out CD shopping...:Thumbsup: :Thumbsup: :Thumbsup:

[Cary Chilton]

I still don't care for Bjork... :Coolio:

[lebouche]

Cary Chilton I still don't care for Bjork...

http://womb.mixerman.net/showthread.php?t=4185

:Mad: :Uh oh: :Razz:

[Dopper]

:Thumbsup: Milliontown by Frost

Otek: Jem's busy on the next one I believe. I have heard a little but couldn't possibly comment... :Wink:

Jem's a genius... I played with Andy Edwards for a number of years... believe me his drumming ain't that tasty! The speed Jem works is terrifying. Milliontown has moments where you just wish it was your own.

Personally I'm getting off on The Guitar Trio stuff and The World Sinfonia. Amazing stuff, literally life changing. Al Di Meola has matured into a wonderful composer merging so many of his influences and interests into something I feel is quite unique and totally beautiful.

:very happy:

[otek]

Otek: Jem's busy on the next one I believe. I have heard a little but couldn't possibly comment...


Very happy to hear this. :D

Looking forward.....


otek

[Dopper]

Very happy to hear this. :D

Looking forward.....


otek

Yes it should be worth it :D

I need to point out: Andy's a great drummer!! I wasn't being detrimental to his abilities...

I just LOVE how Jem chopped up all the drum tracking sessions to create the material heard on the album. Extremely impressive! I know Andy was gobsmacked by it too.

BTW for anyone who is interested; Jem had put a few vids up at some point detailing the "hows" and inspiration for a couple of the highlights on the Milliontown album. They're very interesting to watch.

Anyway, back to it... am I sick or does *some* 80s rock sound compelling again?!?!

:)

[daleandtheguitar]

Slowcoaster (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=63366112)

This group is from Sydney, Cape Breton, Canada. Their live shows are heartstoppers, and I think their music is quite fresh. It seems they must have a new album out so the samples are reflecting it, but if you can find anything from their last, Where Are They Going (especially Patio :)) , your search will be well worth it, as well.

(edit - I guess i can search for you... Patio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz8K_BR4A-g))

I present my fave local act, Slowcoaster.

[Jasco]

A couple of artists I've recently discovered that I like a lot are Andreas Oberg and Possessed by John Paul.

[lebouche]

Has anyone heard this Kings of Leon album 'Because of the times'??? It's actually one of those that makes you feel.....a grower but one that reminds you your alive and brimming.

Check out track 1, 4, 5, 8,9 and a few others :)


:Thumbsup: :Thumbsup:

[mousdrvr]

http://womb.mixerman.net/showthread.php?t=4185

:Mad: :Uh oh: :Razz:

Well put! :lol:


-mous

[lebouche]

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/listenwatch/0,,2504862,00.html

Check Arizona on featured clips ... I have to convert/pervert at least one weak soul.:Twisted:

[brack]

I'm a recovering metal head... I recently found Ryan Adams. I never heard this guy before, and I was blown away. Then I started buying albums going back in time and he continued to blow me away.

What Bright Eyes (Oberst) does alone in the studio has changed my outlook on what one person can do.

Still digging new releases by stoner rock bands though, Goatsnake and Witchcraft... Sunn0))) (what not to do with bass = pretty awesome, hehe)

[since 1982]

stuff im listening to at the moment

Cat Power - moon pix is great.
Kate Bush - hounds of love
Beirut - album 1 and two
Scott walker - scott 4
Mazzy Star - she hangs brightly

There you go D :very happy:

[since 1982]

And Ennio Morricone for film score inpiration.

[since 1982]

and Rodrigo Y Gabriela for wow technique.

[GeeWhoLeeo]

Ingrid Michaelson and Feist!

here is Ingrid Michaelson, i discovered her watching Grey's Anatomy. this song is FANTASTIC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZ_tu8s5Wk


here is Feist with one of the best videos i saw recently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Z-DIAthbM

check here in here,too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZ1Gd5qjc4&feature=related
she plays like hendrix! ;)

[lebouche]

Ingrid Michaelson and Feist!

here is Ingrid Michaelson, i discovered her watching Grey's Anatomy. this song is FANTASTIC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZ_tu8s5Wk


here is Feist with one of the best videos i saw recently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Z-DIAthbM

check here in here,too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZ1Gd5qjc4&feature=related
she plays like hendrix! ;)

Nice stuff Leo.
If you like her you'll Love Regina Spektor if you haven't checked her out already.

[since 1982]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNc5o9TU0t0&feature=related

nice cover

[since 1982]

http://www.myspace.com/catpower

think you might like this if your into regina s. Check metal heart.:Wink:

[GeeWhoLeeo]

Nice stuff Leo.
If you like her you'll Love Regina Spektor if you haven't checked her out already.


yes, i LOVE Regina Spektor too... and Aimee Mann, too!

catpower

absolutely

[pootkao]

To the person who posted Laura Veirs stuff earlier...I have a buddy who's been talking about her for a LOOOOONG time, but I've never paid attention. Just went and listened was absolutely floored.

This thread just made itself very worthwhile.

(The french Slowdive/MBV/JoyDivisiony band was great too!)