Sunday, January 31, 2010

FEATURE ARTIST: Ray Lamontagne



Ray Lamontage, 36, is one of the few folk singer songwriters around that have a lasting impression on me, along with Cat Stevens, Ani DiFranco and Bob Dylan. The raspiness of his whisper and the warmth that crawls through me every time he sings is fantastic. And his talent stems from the interesting, if I dare say dramatic, life history. He was in fact the son of an abusive musician, so his road towards music didn't come until later on. After hearing a Stephen Stills song, Treetop Flyer, that was then that he decided to quit his job and pursue a career in music. He has since released three records, Trouble, Till The Sun Turns Black, and Gossip in the Grain. A soft-spoken person who is known for his raspy voice, LaMontagne has won a number of awards for his music and has performed at several charity events.

All I can say is that, thank God he did or else we wouldn't have this wonderful soul spread good music all over the world.

Tracks:
Ray Lamontagne You Are the Best Thing
Ray Lamontagne Crazy (Gnarls Barkley cover)
Ray Lamontagne Trouble (Live Radio 1)
Ray Lamontagne To Love Somebody feat. Damien Rice (Bee Gees cover)
Ray Lamontagne Burn
Ray Lamontagne Sarah

Unreleased Demos (zip files.:
Below are a couple of links to unreleased demos courtesy of Music Induced Euphoria. Visit the blog when you can.

Acre of Land (2001)
Green (2002)
One Lonesome Saddle, version 1 (2002)
OLS Sessions (2002)
Introducing Ray LaMontagne (2003)



I haven't come across any new mash-ups these days that are worth mentioning other than that one from White Panda of Sia and MIA. Earlier I headed over to The MB, I got hold of these pretty old but mashups (dating August 20, 2008) produced by Cookin Soul.

Jay-Z VS Oasis Wonderback

This track fuses Wonderwall and Rulers Back which materializes into a well balanced and hard hitting one. And then some retribution towards Oasis from Jockin Jay-Z album.

Jay-Z also goes head on with The Verve:

Jay-Z VS The Verve Brush Your Bitter Sweet Shoulders Off

Click here to download the rest of the OJAYZIS mashup album by Cookin Soul


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The Vengeance Dj's hail from Sydney and are composed of Mark and Oscar. They made their bedroom the center of all madness (where they produce their music) right after high school. And they haven't looked back since. Now they are releasing their own EP (correct me if I'm wrong) under German Man Recording and have verbal accolades coming from Sydney's musical blue-chips like Anna Lunoe, Tenzin and John Glover among others.

Blur Song 2 (Vengeance Remix)

Crawl over to Vengeance's MYSPACE.


COVER ART FOR THE ALBUM


I've gotten around listening to Pavement since 3 months ago, and this is good news to all of the group's old and new fans. The Best of Album features Gold Soundz, Stereo, Summer Babe, Range Life, Cut Your Hair, and Shady Lane that ought to help neophytes like me learn how to sing along during setbreak music. The Pavement's tours involves pretty much any festival that can afford them and the imminent repackaging of Pavement sends excited chills through my bones. All the tracks are fully remastered from the original tapes.

Matador Records held a contest of whoever guessed the most tracks from all of Pavements album to be included in Quarantine the Past. The winner got 17 out of the 23 tracks and gets an all expense-paid trip to NYC to see Pavement in Central Park next September. Lucky guy. And they did a good job with tracklist, putting in the less familiar but good tracks into the album for those who want an in-depth reminisce-Pavement-trip. Preorder and you can save 15%.

Quarantine The Past tracklist:
01 "Gold Soundz" (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
02 "Frontwards" (WATERY, DOMESTIC EP)
03 "Mellow Jazz Docent" (PERFECT SOUND FOREVER EP)
04 "Stereo" (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
05 "In The Mouth A Desert" (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
06 "Two States" (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
07 "Cut Your Hair" (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
08 "Shady Lane" / "J Vs. S" (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
09 "Here" (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
10 "Unfair" (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
11 "Grounded" (WOWEE ZOWEE)
12 "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
13 "Range Life" (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
14 "Date w/ IKEA" (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
15 "Debris Slide" (PERFECT SOUND FOREVER EP)
16 "Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)" (WATERY, DOMESTIC EP)
17 "Spit On A Stranger" (TERROR TWILIGHT)
18 "Heaven Is a Truck" (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
19 "Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17" (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
20 "Embassy Row" (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
21 "Box Elder" (SLAY TRACKS 1933-1969 EP)
22 "Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence" (NO ALTERNATIVE COMP)
23 "Fight This Generation" (WOWEE ZOWEE)

The Pavement Gold Soundz
The Pavement Frontwards

INSIDE: The group tours...



03/01 Auckland, New Zealand @ Town Hall
03/04 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
03/05 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
03/06 Meredith, Australia @ Supernatural Amphitheatre (Golden Plains Festival)
03/07 Adelaide, Australia @ Thebarton Theatre
03/08 Perth, Australia @ Metro City
03/10 Brisbane, Australia @ Tivoli
03/12 Melbourne, Australia @ Palace Theatre
03/14 Melbourne, Australia @ Palace Theatre
04/07 Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast
04/08 Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast
04/10 Osaka, Japan @ Zepp Osaka
04/12 Nagoya, Japan @ Zepp Nagoya
04/18 Indio, CA (Coachella)
05/04 Dublin, Ireland @ Tripod
05/05 Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland
05/07 Paris, France @ Le Zénith
05/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
05/10 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/11 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/12 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/13 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/15 Minehead, England @ All Tomorrow's Parties
05/18 Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
05/19 Berlin, Germany @ Astra
05/20 Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
05/21 Vienna, Austria @ Arena
05/22 Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
05/24 Rome, Italy @ Atlantico Live
05/25 Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
05/27 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Festival
05/29-31 Quincy, Washington @ Sasquatch! Festival
06/25 Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theate
06/19 Toronto, Ontario @ Toronto Island Concert
07/01-04 Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
09/21 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/22 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/23 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/24 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage


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This week is eargasmic, to say the least. I've been receiving a lot of mp3s and I promise you, the ones in this post are surefire ways to pump your week. New stuff from Goldfrapp's album Head First, Joanna Newsom's 81, Hot Chip graces this blog once again with I Feel Better, Dangerous Muse, Lemonade and a recent discovery for me, Wakey Wakey, is something to check out too. Dave Wrangler also does a The xx of Stars. Broken Bells (which is The Shins plus Gnarls Barkley) is in with their track, High Road. Also on this edition of Weeklies: Miike Snow's track; Billie Holiday; Four Tet's Love Cry; Charlotte Martin's cover of Roling Stones' Wild Horses; the Afghan Raider's remix of Neon Indian's Deadbeat Summer and the White Panda Mashup of Sia and MIA tracks. Enjoy the weekend!

Goldfrapp Believer
Dangerous Muse I Want It All
Hot Chip I Feel Better
The xx Stars (Dave Wrangler remix)
Miike Snow Billie Holiday
Wakey! Wakey! Twenty Two
Sunset Late Night Dawning
Lemonade Lifted
Neon Indian Deadbeat Summer (Afghan Raiders Remix)
Joanna Newsom 81
Hello, Goodbye When We First Met
Charlotte Martin Wild Horses (Rolling Stones cover)
Broken Bells The High Road
Dinosaur Feathers Teenage Whore
Kelis ft. David Guetta Scream and Shout
Corinne Bailey Rae Closer
Four Tet Love Cry
Helsinki 78-82 Cruising
The White Panda Button Showers (Sia vs. MIA)
Caribou Odessa
Moullinex Lover In Me
Breakbot Make You Mine

Monday, January 25, 2010

COVER: Grizzly Bear Does Boy From School



Grizzly Bear recently visited Australia's Triple J Radio for an interview where they also performed While You Wait for the Others, one of the best tracks off their 2009 album, Veckatimest. The group also revealed this eerie cover of Hot Chip's Boy From School, putting the spotlight on the song's towering harmonies. This Hot Chip track is highly enjoyable so you should listen to the Grizzly Bear's cover. The full session can be heard at Triple J.

Grizzly Bear Boy From School (Hot Chip cover)

Sunday, January 24, 2010

FEATURED ARTIST: I Blame Coco


It's the Lord of the Flies all over again.


I'm going to be honest. I heard of I Blame Coco only recently, upon the recommendation of a friend. After digging up on her, I reckon partial of I Blame Coco's talent is influenced by the genes and her circle of friends. Not only is the group's lead singer, Coco Sumner (not her real name), currently Pete Doherty's "lady friend" but she is the also daughter of Sting and Trudie Styler. I Blame Coco fuses reggae with husky  and Nico-esque vocals. I Blame Coco is a quintet composed of Coco in the vocals and guitar, Luca in synth and guitar, daisy at the keyboards and backing vocals, Warren in the drums and Craig in the bass. Below is a video of her track, Caesar with a cameo from Robyn. Further down the post are the rest of I Blame Coco's fresh-fresh-fresh tracks and Caesar remixes from Miike Snow and Diplo. Something good and new to listen to.


I Blame Coco feat. Robyn - Caesar

I BLÅME COCO | MySpace Music Videos


(links removed by request)
I Blame Coco: Caesar feat. Robyn (Diplo Remix)
I Blame Coco: Caesar feat. Robyn (Miike Snow Remix)
I Blame Coco : I Blame Coco
I Blame Coco : Bohemian Love
I Blame Coco : Control
I Blame Coco : Never Be