Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles

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Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles [2006]
electronic, idm, minimal
192kbps

Now I'm not massively into electronic, but I have had a soft spot for Apparat for a long time, and this collab with fellow Swedish artist Ellen Allien is probably my favourite release by both of them. Upbeat, yet chilled out electronica: a yes every time.

01 Turbo Dreams [4:11]
02 Way Out [3:43]
03 Retina [4:03]
04 Rotary [4:24]
05 Jet [6:34]
06 Sleepless [3:36]
07 Metric [3:31]
08 Floating Points [5:13]
09 Under [4:54]
10 Do Not Break [5:13]
11 Leave Me Alone [3:17]
12 Edison [3:48]
13 Bubbles [4:58]

Lymbyc Systym - Love Your Abuser

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Lymbyc Systym - Love Your Abuser [2007]
post-rock, electronic
v0

Texas sure knows how to churn out awesome post-rock bands. These guys, as a two-man outfit, definitely straddle the more electronic side of the spectrum, and if you do nothing else with this album, at least check out "Birds". It's good.

01 Rest Easy / Age Kindly [2:23]

02 Love Your Abuser [5:20]

03 Astrology Days [4:40]

04 Idle Wires [3:45]

05 Fall Bicycle [3:29]

06 Birds [5:07]

07 A Day At The Beach [0:50]

08 Truth Skull [4:13]

09 Pittsburgh Left [4:06]

10 ...So We Can Sleep [5:51]

BC Camplight - Blink of a Nihilist

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BC Camplight - Blink of a Nihilist [2007]
indie
320

BY REQUEST

It's catchy and uppity and probably hipster garbage, but I like it.

01 Suffer For Two
02 Lord, I've Been On Fire
03 Werewolf Waltz
04 Forget About Your Bones
05 Soy Tonto!
06 The Hip And The Homeless
07 The 22 Skidoo
08 Officer Down
09 Grey Young Amelia
10 I've Got A Bad Cold
11 Scare Me Sweetly

Her Name Is Calla - Condor And River

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Her Name Is Calla - Condor And River [2007]
post-rock, epic
v2

A MUST LISTEN.

I don't say that often. I mean, their full-length is good, but this; This is a whole 'nother ballgame my friend.

01 Condor and River (16:50)
02 Untitled (1:23)

[Video] The Presets - This Boy's In Love

You should enjoy this track. You should enjoy this video. Check out all their videos while you're at it, they're all really really cool.

I enjoyed the feel of it so much I made this rad self-portait of myself using the same atmosphere! *I'm kind of making this a habit, I guess.

Peter Broderick - Float

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Peter Broderick - Float [2008]
classical, ambient, electronic
256kbps

Peter Broderick, over the course of his so far fairly short career, has worked with Efterklang and Library Tapes, and put out quite a few records of his own.

All of which are great - Float apparently began as short solo piano pieces and evolved from there, and is one of my favourite records of 2008 (along with Broderick's folkier record, Home, which I shall probably post later.).

01 A Snowflake [3:26]

02 Floating / Sinking [4:09]

03 A Glacier [3:17]

04 A Simple Reminder [1:16]

05 Stopping On The Broadway Bridge [7:29]

06 Another Glacier [3:52]

07 Something Has Changed [2:24]

08 Broken Patterns [3:32]

09 An Ending [4:30]

10 A Beginning [1:58]

Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind of Cadwallader

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Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind of Cadwallader [2008]
emo, math rock, indie rock
320kbps

If you're yearning for some Cap'n Jazz throwback, here's just the band for you. Considerably more polished, but bringing back and holding the flag for a kind of music that, as far as some people are concerned, lived and died with that one band.

This is absolute summer-time jauntiness, 'Some Kind of Cadwallader' would be a singalong anthem if the general population had better taste.

01 Casual Discussion In A Dome Between Two Temples [2:27]

02 Some Kind Of Cadwallader [2:25]

03 The Stars [2:54]

04 Horror [4:21]

05 Motivational Song [3:44]

06 Yo Soy Milk [2:32]

07 I've Got Piano [2:21]

08 Katie's Conscience [2:14]

09 Serial Killer Status [2:29]

10 In Response To Irresponsibility [13:15]

I Would Set Myself on Fire for You - Believes In Patterns

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I Would Set Myself on Fire for You - Believes In Patterns [2006]
experimental/progressive screamo
v0

It's like... a fun sized screamo-flavored Maudlin of the Well, if that makes any sense. Think The Sound of Animals Fighting with screamies instead of weenie-core vocals... Kind of.

I tend to think more of a less intense Circle Takes The Square. With a violin.

You said it... and some woodwinds, or at least fake woodwinds. That's where I drew the maudlin of the Well comparison.

01 Twelve (5:34)
02 Let The Jazz Band In (2:11)
03 Six (3:33)
04 Terrible Noise (2:12)
05 Seven (6:49)
06 # (3:12)
07 Three (7:39) friggin' amazing
08 So This Is Our Home (3:16)
09 Eight (3:43)
10 Nine (7:10)
11 Country Song (5:53)

Foals - Antidotes

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Foals - Antidotes [2008]
indie, math rock, dance
256

FOALS!?

I always thought this was a band I wasn't supposed to like. Turns out I'm wrong.

01 The French Open (3:36)
02 Cassius (3:49)
03 Red Socks Pugie (5:09)
04 Olympic Airways (4:19)
05 Electric Bloom (4:55)
06 Balloons (3:01)
07 Heavy Water (4:32)
08 Two Steps Twice (4:39)
09 Big Big Love (Fig. 2) (5:47)
10 Like Swimming (1:59)
11 Tron (4:54)

Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds

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Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds [2008]
drone, psychedelic
v2

Speaking of Pocahaunted, I've had this sat in drafts for a good few days now, being a bit stuck on exactly how to tag it. Oops. This is an awesome album zoning-out album.

01 Ashes Is White (7:44)

02 Ghetto Ballet (8:57)

03 Riddim Queen (7:54)

04 Follow I (8:05)

05 Iron Shirt (7:44)

06 Time Fist (7:40)

Woods - How To Survive In / In The Woods

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Woods - How To Survive In / In The Woods [2007]
folk, lo-fi
v2

This band has made my week completely not suck. Good going, dudes.

(I just made this exact same post, left the house for a while, and then finished publishing it, only to come and find Nat posted the very same thing while I was gone, with the same tags and everything. I chuckled.)

Woods is just/just great. It is the words lo-fi embodied in music. Has a very Grouper or Pocahaunted feel to it, while also being very Iron and Wine uppity folk goodness. It's quite a trip and pleasant. People who call it "psychedelic" can shove it.

01 Holes (1:59)

02 Kid's Got Heart (2:45)

03 How To Survive In (3:16)

04 8-5 5-10 (1:59)

05 Silence Is Golden (3:17)

06 Keep It On (3:18)

07 God Hates The Faithless (4:01)

08 Angel's Trumpet (5:01)

09 Broke (2:45)

10 I Get By (1:50)

11 In The Woods (3:05)

12 Make Time For Kitty (3:20)

13 Holier Than No One (5:06)

3epkano - At Land

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3epkano - At Land [2007]
post-rock, instrumental
v2

Don't let their strange name fool you, this band is exceptional and totally underrated. I was listening to Grails' Black Tar Prophecies beforehand, and as soon as At Land came on I was thinking, "I wish this album was Black Tar Prophecies, it lives up to the name so much better." Ominous and powerful post-rock with strings.

1 Torture Room (5:05)
2 We Go From Tears To Shouts (4:32)
3 They Are Flying (3:39)
4 Everybody Is Already Down Below (6:42)
5 Blood Of A Poet (2:11)
6 Loop Station (3:12)
7 Towers Open Fire (3:50)
8 The Sub (3:59)
9 Rhythmus 54 (5:46)
10 Distant Outings (4:36)
11 Snowball (4:22)
12 HOTRS (7:05)
13 Those Who Love To Fly Alone (5:30)
14 Hovering Above The Sea (5:05)