Tunes , Tunes , Tunes – stuff to listen to
It’s been while punters – sorry about that !!!
Here is some music that is kicking my auditory ass so to speak at the moment
1 The Books
The Books were founded by Nick Zammuto and Dutchman Paul de Jong in New York City in 2000. Their music is a mix of electronica, folk, and acoustic music (de Jong is a cellist and Zammuto plays acoustic guitar and electric bass), incorporating samples of sounds, speech and music. They have released three albums, all on the German (Cologne) label Tomlab.
Millions Of Millions mp3
2 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is the lo-fi solo project of Portland, OR, indie boy Owen Ashworth. His songwriting is part Bright Eyes-sensitive singer/songwriter heartache balladry and Atom & His Package battery-operated antics. His weapons of choice are Casio SK-1 and his hot rod Casiotones. His lyrics are a coy-edged blend of Stephin Merritt’s sarcasm and the Mountain Goats’ earnestness.
Loosely a concept album of clever musical voice mails, his first recording, Answering Machine Music: A Brief Album in Twelve Parts, was released in 1999 on his own label, Cassingle USA. Some of the tracks, including “Theme from David Hanna,” were first recorded into his machine. Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars followed in 2001 on Tomlab and featured several “real” instruments, including cello and drums. In 2003, Ashworth released Twinkle Echo, followed by Etiquette in 2006. – ( quote from Allmusic )
Bobby Malone Moves Home mp3
3 Little Wings
Originally formed in the California seaside town of San Luis Obispo, the music of Little Wings completely imbibes the environment in which it was conceived. With a loosely assembled membership that revolves around Little Wings frontman and songwriter Kyle Field and sometimes includes drummer Adam Selzer, keyboardist Rob Kieswetter, and bassist Mark Leece, the band’s debut on Walking Records, Discover Worlds of Wonder, was a dreamy, balladic tribute to the surreal aspects of the contemporary Californian landscape. Filled with slightly off-key tales of skateboarding legends, freeway traffic jams, and the hidden beach canyons of the West Coast, Little Wings’ 1999 debut fused a postmodern Beach Boys ideology with warm alt-country. After collaborations with many regional artists, including Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Kyle Field left his California musical family for the greener pastures of Portland, OR, to let the new chapter of the Little Wings almanac be influenced by the fresh naturalism of the Pacific Northwest and to continue the bands exploration of non-traditional song structures. With their Internet-exclusive sophomore effort, Wonder City, Little Wings added to the their loosely conceptual “Wonder Trilogy” in 2000, featuring the efforts of Kyle Field and Whitney Moon. Wonderue completed the trilogy in 2002; later that year, Light Green Leaves arrived. The following year, Harvest Joy appeared, and Field continued his prolific streak with 2004’s Magic Wand. A year later, K Records released his next album of abstract bursts, titled Grow, and then he moved toward more traditional pastures with the sleepy Soft Pow’r in 2007. – ( quote from Allmusic )
Next time mp3
4 Rusticalia
Rusticalia is the solo recording project of Jesse Osmun, who hopes to one day play his songs live when he settles down. Jesse started playing in 1998, but only recently decided to get serious about writing and recording songs. He draws inspiration from life, literature, and spirituality to create simple but elegant tunes. He lives in Northern VT.
Manteo Causeway mp3
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