The Rip Tide - Beirut
Beirut is an American indie rock band based in Berlin, Germany which was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon (born Zachary Francis Condon in Santa Fe, New Mexico) and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in New York, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar. Condon recorded before Beirut was established: when he was fifteen and under the name of Realpeople, he made an electronic record, fashioned after his love for The Magnetic Fields.
#2011 #indie #folk #best of 2011 #indie folk
Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up - Oceansize
Oceansize was a British progressive rock/alternative rock/post-rock group. They formed in 1998, and funded themselves through various jobs including writing music for arcade games and building/repairing helicopters. At the start of 2001 they were named 'Best Unsigned Band in Manchester' by the Manchester Evening News. The A Very Still Movement EP was released that August, and the band enjoyed support slots with the likes of Elbow, Lift to Experience
#progressive rock #2010 #alternative rock #post-hardcore #rock
Ejaculation Generater - Masonna
Yamazaki "Maso" Takushi is the birthname of Japanese noise performer Masonna. Based in Osaka, Japan, Takushi has been releasing music under the Masonna moniker since 1987. Takushi operates the Coquette Records label and is also a member of the group Christine 23 Onna, along with Toda Fusao from Angel'in Heavy Syrup. He also has an analog synthesizer project called Space Machine and is the vocalist in a fuzz punk band Acid Eater. He was a member of the experimental group Flying Testicle with Merzbow
#noise #harsh noise #japanoise #harsh wall noise #wall of noise
Elektroworld - Elecktroids
"Based in Flint, Michigan, USA, the four young sons of an electrician, known simply as the elecktroids, have welded together their debut album." (discogs.com) These "four sons" are shrouded in mystery, but most guesses tend to point towards members of Drexciya (James Stinson and Gerald Donald) and Ultradyne (Alex Lugo and Dennis Richardson). The key member was probably James Marcel Stinson (September 14th 1969 - September 3rd 2002), better known as Detroit techno artist Drexciya.
#electro #detroit #future funk #electronic #grape nuts
Daily Dance LP - Doug Snyder and Bob Thompson
High energy free jazz/noise/proto-no-wave/primitive rock & roll group from the early 70's. They are widely acclaimed as being an early bridge between free jazz and rock & roll that pre-dated bands like Dead C, The Blue Humans, and DNA.