Mount Kimbie

With the release of their debut album 'Crooks & Lovers' Mount Kimbie has closed the doors of dubstep and hardbeat by fusing together loops of fragile electronica, hard hitting sounds and angelic voices over rythmic co-ordination. Having already released 2 EP'S 'Maybes' & 'Sketch on Glass', it was time to come away from dubstep and be pioneers of their own brand which they have grabbed with 2 hands and never let go.

With similarites to Burial, Ratatat & James Blake. These boys have definatly made a name to be remembered....

Ceo

Ceo is a solo project from Sweden's Eric Burgland, more reconisable as the Yin ,so to speak, in the band 'The Tough Alliance' the Yang being his childhood friend Henning Furst.

What you have with Ceo is a Yin and Yang, an interconnection of contrary resonances that give rise to each other in turn, of pop synth, rich orchestrals and charming Brit-pop inspired vocals carrying simplistic lyrics.

Check out 'The Tough Alliance' and the new album from Ceo 'White Magic'

Blind Pilot

Portland (Oregon) is a city fuelled with music. You can go on a dizzying ride of sounds and one that sticks out is 'Blind Pilot'. The band can only be seen live on the West at the moment working their way down PCH.

Captained by the voice of Israel Nebeker we hear a gentle soft acoustic voice that meets Indie and Folk on the same day. This is music that is layered on top of seductive songs and soaring harmonies that smile melancholy. As chilled as Bon Iver (but not as diverse) and as Melodic as the Local Natives (but a sound that is more relaxed).

Enough said...

James Blake

London London London... forever inspiring creative minds and be there so many the creative competition in the English Capital is fierce! If you are going to make something here using your mind power ... well it better be fcuking great, or it is nothing at all.

It is what defines the London music scene from all others. Pioneer central. The variation of influences, new and old, is something of a force that molds modern musicians living there! It has to have edge, it has to have something about it that rocks the Osscicles in the listeners ear.

Take James Blake for example...  look out for his new EP Klavierwerke, Oct 10th.

Balam Acab

A montage of images, a montage of sound ... an eclectic mix of varying ambient elements within the production of Balam Acab's music emerge, like an object that plunges into deep water, creating reverberating tidal waves. Shimmering melodies and dreamy atmospherics surf into the distance as the listener floats on.

'NO WITCHES IN THIS HOUSE!' reads the statement from 19 year old Alec Koone, referring to the association of his music with the Witch House Genre. To some extent his music has some common elements that resonate from the genre but there is a lot that set him apart. Alec does not play or sing instruments he creates a mood board of samples from the internet distorting, tweaking and enhancing vocal loops, noises and beats creating his own form of musical expression.

See Birds EP is available now.

Deerhunter - Helicopter

Hey there. You should probably check out the new Deerhunter single "Helicopter" off their new album "Halcyon Digest"; both are highly recommended. Check check it:

Paul & The Patients

Its about time an EP was released because being given only once slice of cake is just a tease when you are craving for more. 'To The Lions' is about to be released on the 28th of Oct and it will generate a recognition that is long overdue. The songs are austere, simple good sound that is unmistakably heroin added with the addictive unfurled voice that is so easy to accept.

Currently sticking to home turf in the NYC they will be on the road with their 1st stop being the ever trendy Williamsburg (Bruar Falls). If your in the area I recommend that you stop by to hear their progressive shoe gaze indie sound.....

Chief

If you like the Arctic Monkeys and folk rock then welcome to 'Chief'. Consisting of 4 gun slingers from Santa Monica, CA who's debut album 'Modern Rituals' is out now...

Currently touring around the US but will be hitting Europe in Oct/Nov with Germany & Sweden to start their European leg..

The band are contagious bringing their Soaring melodies, shifting guitars, lovelorn lyrics and heart stopping harmonies to the table. Modern Rituals is a great example of cohesive and effortlessly good music. A mix of mature sounds old and new tied down to their sound. This has to be one of 2010's greatest introductions to modern day folk.....

Maps & Atlases - The Charm

Folk? Math rock? Marching band drum patterns? Whatever it is it's catchy as hell. The second track off the Illinois quartet's debut album "Patch Perchwork" is nearly entirely made of clattering, militaristic drums and looped guitar and synth samples, all supporting the driving vocal performance of singer Dave Davison repeating "I don't think there is a sound that I hate more than the sound of your voice". The track builds layers upon layers, coming to a thundering halt just before all fall apart. The rest of the album is much more pop oriented, but equally well-crafted. Definitely a high recommendation.
Here's a youtube link, though the quality isn't great:

Dr Dog

Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Baroque pop I dont care what genre..... just I'm always amazed at how good some peoples voices are and how the words sound effortless when sung.

Dr. Dog consists of 4 Philadelphians that are revitalising a sound that is no longer everyday day-to-day. The harmonies are shared from the voices of Toby Leaman (Bass) & Scott McMicken (Lead) with a heavy influence of 1960's pop-rock with the embrace of a Lo-Fi indie hug....

'Where did all the shadow people go' & 'The streets are filled with sharks'. Political rock in my mind has never been better....

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Bonobo

arctic, biting, bleak, brisk, cool,  glacial, ,wintry... Chill ... is what i'm looking for...

For those of you who are not used to Bonobo or his unique and custom sound I would like to introduce you to a DJ that I would have to consider in my top 10 music best loved sounds. Bonobo, the stage name of 'Simon Green' (born 30 March 1976), is a musician, producer and DJ that gives every song a unique blend of sounds that come together to form albums that flabbergast. The music is composed with a wide variety of ambient samples juxtaposed with heavy, often complex basslines. His music generally develops linearly - with new elements such as basslines or percussion coming in one after the other.

6 albums deep Bonobo released his new album Black Sands this year on the Ninja tunes label. This album shows a gun-slinger at the top of his game. A man who can drop a violin to a sax which evokes a musical aura of emotion when you let your ears feed. His heroin sound delivers an 'instrumental' approach that can not be easily overlooked with skittering beats, piano rhythms and butter smooth tones that will make no room feel alone... I've always relied on artists to deliver album after album which maintains the same sound but can deliver it to us in a different fashion time and time again. And that my dears is Bonobo....

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Ninja Tune XX w/ Mr. Scruff, Coldcut, Roots Manuva, Kid Koala & others

Mr. Scruff, Coldcut, Roots Manuva, Kid Koala, Daedelus,Hexstatic, The Bug, Jammer, DJ Food & DK, Dorian Concept, Eskmo, Floating Points, Toddla T, Mark Pritchard,King Cannibal, Dark Sky, XXXchange, DELS, offshore,Flowdan, Serocee, The Qemists Soundsystem and Bonobo (DJ Set)

Taken from the new album Black Sands......

Taken from the album one off's, remix's and Bsides....

Its jazz, Its hip hop, Its funk, Its soul

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The French Semester

Charming and Catchy The French Semester already shlepp 2 albums, but the 3rd??? Their smile sound is escorted by the voices of melodic charm and fun by 5 friends from the west that combine alternative country and synth pop to form a sound that is just pure ear charming.

This song has a 60's feel that brings to mind pop psych from an era that will never be forgotten. Breezy and raw these boys are definatly in the class of one of LA's musical assets.

If your sound is Stornoway/Radio Silverlake then stop, look, & listen....

Skream

Multi-talented, Multi- instrumentalist that is Skream who is well known through out the world of 'Dub-Step' brings us his second full length album in 4 years.

....Taken from his new album 'Outside The Box' Skream delivers an appetizer in the form of his first single Listening' to the records on my wall. The sound we hear is dance being introduced to dub-step with different sounds amalgamated. The song elevates constantly as if you were on an elevator waiting for rapture...

Experimental song, Experimental video. A trend setter to the highest degree, Skream is back.

Wolf Gang

It feels as if 'MGMT' have been babysitting......now ready to burst on the scene is Wolfgang. The stage name given for 'Max McElligot'.

Currently touring around Oztralia and feeding them the superlative sound of alternative indie rock. This love song is amalgamated with an amplitude of sound being followed by a heartbeat of a hook in the form of the electric guit. More melancholic than the 'XX' and hawkish than 'MGMT', sit on your balcony, put your feet up and adore. x

Wild Nothing

Pack your picnic and head to Dolores Park on a warm sunshiney San Francisco day... watch the world go by... hipsters smoke in groups, the leather clad gays walk their dogs, countless free spirits frolic on the grass as they fly kites, slip n slide, play the guitar, as they sketch, write, play wiffle ball ... do whatever it is they want to do... palm trees all around and the city skyline behind on a backdrop of blue sky.

Let the suns hazy rays tickle your skin and as you heat up let the sound of Wild Nothing refresh you, drenching you with a summer cocktail of shoegaze, 80-s dream pop and mope rock...

Gemini is the debut album.

Dead Mans Bones

Dead Man's Bones

The 2 great minds of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields come as 1 to create Dead Man's Bones that derives from their obsession with the 'haunted mansion'ride at Disneyland. This gives the songs a creepy feel as we can see from the video in PA PA POWER.

The music is infested with silent melo-dramas, old hall vaudleville horror music (which I would class as 'gospel horror').... and of course not forgetting being touched by the sweet sound of LA's Silverlake Childrens Choir. Goslings vocals are impressive yet very authentic unlike anything you've heard, and there's a smattering of weird instruments you'd never expect. Its as if Dan Wilson (Semisonic) & James Mercer (Broken Bells, Shins) are strumming his vocal strings whilst hearing the haunting innocence of the children. .

Beautiful yet spooky and upbeat....