Music is for Winners

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2009-10-24T19:13:00.004+01:00

Tijd voor noggis een klein postje se. De muziek is....redelijk abstract dus ik betwijfel da ik iedereen hiermee kan bekoren. Maar voor de ambient liefhebbers onder jullie/ons kan ik de liekes alleen maar aanbevelen.

Eerst en vooral het themalied van de binnenkort in ons land te bezichtigen film "Moon". Ik weet da filmmuziek mijn stokpaardje is, ma laat u da ni tegenhouden om dit (in mijn ogen) pareltje te downloaden. Het lieke, alsook de hele soundtrack, is van Clint Mansell, die we natuurlijk van Requiem for a Dream kennen (waar hij ook de soundtrack verzorgde).

Clint Mansell - Welcome to Lunar Industries

Wa ook belangrijk is: check ZEKER de film! Ik vondem alvast géniaal. Hier is den trailer.

Hier nog een chill lieke van de laatste plaat van Phoenix, ni echt hun normale werk. Veel meer ambient, zoals ik al zei.

Phoenix - Love like a Sunset

Theytookrrrrrjobbb.

Sweetness, sweetness

2009-10-13T19:12:00.005+01:00

The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Volledig into the smiths de laatste weken, dit is een van mijn favorieten.

Paul Kalkbrenner - Aaron
Schefke!!

Starfucker - German Love
Niet het Belgisch excuus voor een rockband, maar een trio van over 't water. Chill nummerke, toffe effectjes.

Freelance Whales - Generator^Second Floor
Tot tien minuten geleden had ik nog nooit van Freelance Whales gehoord, maar na het horen van dit nummer ga ik sowieso op zoek naar de volledige cd. (gewoon op de link klikken, liedje valt te downloaden op de site)

Tot slot een paar nummers uit de soundtrack van de nieuwe twilight-film. Chance dat de muziek nog op iets trekt...
Bon Iver & St. Vincent - Roslyn
Grizzly Bear (Feat. Victoria Legrand) - Slow Life
Thom Yorke - Hearing Damage

P.S.: klik hier eens.

supdawg

2009-10-03T18:21:00.002+01:00

Goei nieuw groepke getipt gekregen van den Hermans, zeker checken!

The XX - Crystalised

The XX - Heart Skipped a Beat

STOP

2009-09-27T12:51:00.004+01:00

Bummertime.

Bombay Bicycle Club - What If

This Week's Harvest

2009-09-26T12:21:00.006+01:00

Kurt Vile - Blackberry Song
Dromerig gitaarwerk.

Black Dub - I Believe In You (Zshare)
Daniel Lanois repeteert met een paar andere talentjes. Geript van het filmpje dat de peejee op facebook had gezet.

Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses
Net twee nieuwe tracks gereleased. Dit liedje vormde in één van zijn vorige gedaantes de basis voor Reckoner.

Young Buffalo - New Beat
Myspace-bio: "Goal 1: make good music. Goal 2: not be doosh-like."

Adem - Ringing In My Ear

Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un ma dit
Jawadde.

Nutrition on Tape - Fire Dog Wax Apple
Track uit eerste EP van nutrition on tape, gans het schijfke valt hieronder gratis te downloaden. Aanrader!

El Perro Del Mar - Change of Heart
De sfeer doet mij dikwijls aan Air en consorten denken. Er zijn ergere dingen...

Sea Wolf - Wicked Blood
Heeft énorm veel weg van Arcade Fire.

Bears - Who Knows
Catchy shit

Timber Timbre - Demon Host
kwetsbare folk, prachtig nummer.

Jet - She's a Genius
Jet had een fameus hitje met "Are you gonna be my girl". Dit heeft anders ook wel potentieel...

Gazing the seashoe

2009-09-15T15:56:00.002+01:00

Volcano Choir - Island, IS
Projectje van onder andere Justin Vernon. Het grootste deel van hun liedjes dateert uit 2005, dus nog voor Bon Iver die dijk van een plaat uitbracht.

Forest Fire - Fortune Teller
Kort liedje, vet baslijntje, leuke tekst.

Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band
Back to the 70's.

Nurses - Caterpillar Playground
Als ik een soundtrackske zou moeten bijeensmijten van afgelopen zomer, staat dit zonder twijfel gans vanboven, wàt een schijf.

Schneider TM - The Light 3000
Cover van The Smiths van bijna tien jaar geleden. Onlangs herontdekt. Bummertime's over.

Klaxons - It's not over yet (Brodinski Remix)
Boenke boenke op zn best. Glowsticks not included.

In Memory Of...

2009-08-05T22:25:00.003+01:00

Dead Air Space

Radioheadblog die iedereen waarschijnlijk wel kent, maar waar je nu een nieuw liedje kan bewonderen! Of toch downloaden...

Meer info lees je daar wel...

Tape selector: make us better

2009-08-04T15:16:00.004+01:00

Superlijm - Michael Jordan (zshare)
Superlijm - Input Selector (zshare)
Superlijm is een Belgisch groepje uit het Gentse. Met 'Michael Jordan' staan ze momenteel in de afrekening, volledig terecht. Input selector is iets ingetogener, maar de laatste minuut zit al een dikke week vastgeroest in mijn hoofd. Op 26 september te bewonderen op 'Indielicious' in Bocholt, waar ook het piedsjieke met Kites On Coast u zal verblijden met mooie riedeltjes.

Radical Face - Welcome home, son
Radical Face is het nevenprojectje van Ben Cooper van Electric President.

The Deadly Syndrome - Eucalyptus
Ni veel over te zeggen, tof liedje...

Lonely, Dear - I Am John
Eenmansgroep van Emil Svanängen, iemand met een geschift stembereik en vrolijke liedjes.

White Rabbits - The Plot
Dansbare rock.

Lost in the Trees - Fireplace
Vette stem! Normaal wordt Lost in the Trees ondersteund door een orkest, maar dat wordt hier alleen verraden door de strijkers ergens in het midden.

Miracles of Modern Science - MR2
Toffe viooltjes.

I made you a mixtape.

2009-07-19T17:51:00.004+01:00

Why? - This Blackest Purse
Eentje uit de nieuwe van Why?, ik heb het meer voor hun vrolijkere deuntjes, maar den tekst is weer schitterend.

The Dodos - Fables
Van hun vorige CD vond ik alleen "Jodi" er écht bovenuit steken. De nieuwe klinkt iets gelikter blijkbaar, eens benieuwd of dit liedje zal blijven hangen.

Thom Yorke- All For The Best(yousendit)
Cover van Miracle Legion. Thom's broer doet de backing vocals. Mooi liedje!

Mayer Hawthorne - Just ain't gonna work out (astronote remix)(yousendit)
Schefke dat PJ hier al gepost had, nu met extra hiphop-beatje.

Beat Radio - Sunday Matinee

Discovery - So Insane
De producer van Vampire Weekend kroop in de studio met de zanger van Ra Ra Riot. Ik had dus gevreesd voor een zwak afkooksel van één van de twee. Maar hola! Het werd een soort elektronische pop met een pak Rn'B-invloeden en veel te veel autotune. Al zit er wel hier en daar een schefke tussen, So insane is er zo eentje.

Thom Yorke solo op Latitude eerder vandaag:

Perfect Weather To Fly

2009-07-08T09:30:00.010+01:00

Elbow - Weather To Fly
Gehoord op Werchter report van't weekend, mooi & sfeervol.

Life In Film - Sorry
Moesten de Kings Of Leon uit Engeland geweest zijn: geen bombast & veel subtieler.

The Virgins - Teen Lovers
Voor de hipsters onder ons. Verraderlijk catchy refreintje.

Tenslotte nog wat meer 80's-loving hipstermateriaal.

MP3: Disasteradio - Awesome Feelings

When this van's a-rockin, don't come a-knockin

2009-06-30T13:16:00.001+01:00

Nog eentje van bombay bicycle club gevonne, weeral strak en catchy! Hun nieuw singelke sta ook op hunne myspace, zeker het checken waard.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Evening Morning

Nog eentje uit de relatief oude doos, just teruggevonden. Wilco back in drugtimes:

Wilco - I am trying to break your heart

Les Vacances

2009-06-29T23:27:00.005+01:00

nice remixke van lisztomania! enjoyzorzzz

Phoenix - Lisztomania (alex metric remix)

Factory Records

2009-06-24T18:25:00.007+01:00

New Order
Age Of Consent
Melodie blijft dagenlang in uw hoofd zitten. En terecht. Oe oe oee

Temptation (Secret Machines Remix)
Up down turn around, please don't let me hit the ground.

Ceremony (cover door Radiohead)
Bijna zo goed als het origineel.

Joy Division
Disorder

Love Will Tear Us Apart (cover door Windmill)(zshare)
Fragiel nummerke. Heerlijke stem.

Transmission (cover door Hot Chip)

The Durutti Column
Redelijk onbekend, maar hoe chillekes man!!

Jacqueline(zshare)
Otis(zshare)

OMD
Electricity
Klassieker...

En voor wie '24 hour party people', de film over Tony Wilson en zijn Factory Records, nog niet gezien heeft, absoluut aanrader!!

You and I and a Flame make Three

2009-06-22T15:00:00.006+01:00

Great Lake Swimmers - Everything Is Moving So Fast (zshare)
Aah just me in my hammock, chillin' in the summertime.

The Maccabees - Precious Time
Ewa steviger, beke Bloc Party achtig.

Akron/Family - The River
Gezien same me Great Lake Swimmers, goeike!

Leopold Skin - Flower & Trees (zshare)
Folky chilliooo, met schoon refreintje.

Riceboy Sleeps/James Yuill

2009-06-20T16:21:00.006+01:00

Riceboy Sleeps - Indian Summer
Zijprojectje tussen Jónsi van Sigur Ròs en Andrew Somers (zijne loverboy en ontwerper van het meeste artwork van SR). Het heeft soms veel weg van SR, maar een beetje meer uitgesponnen, minder poppy stukjes ook. Simpelweg heel deftige ambient. De CD komt binnen exact een maand uit, maar is al gelekt...

James Yuill - No Surprise
Ik heb gans het cd'ke nog niet kunnen beluisteren, maar ben wel al verkocht...

Good, Bad, Ugly

2009-06-20T14:32:00.004+01:00

Paar nummers dat zeker wel het posten waard zijn hier, The blog of blogs!

Vetiver - Everyday

Blind Man's Colour - Ancient Urchins

Modest Mouse - I've Got It All(most)

Specialleke: Ennio Morricone - Ecstasy of Gold

Ik ben de afgelopen dagen helemaal wild van deze all time classic:)

2009-06-20T12:00:00.002+01:00

Ik zou dringend noggis op zoek moete gaan naar nieuwe muziek, ma da wilt ni zeggen da dees geen fucking slick lied is!

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Lowieke Lodderoog

2009-06-18T13:11:00.002+01:00

Dr bestaan enorm veel remixen van Nude, en veel goeie ook, maar dit is een specialleke. Vreemd hoe een traag, triestig liedje toch ni inzakt als er een up-tempo jazzmelodie wordt bijgesmeten.
Radiohead - Nude (Jazzy Acoustic)

The perfect glare

2009-06-17T18:27:00.003+01:00

Mamer - Celebration
Mamer - Kargashai
Oude volksliedjes uit Kazachstan waar een beetje country is bijgezwierd. Laat u ni afschrikken, tis mooi ze.

The Toothaches - Sophia
Het is zomer!

You Can Be A Wesley - Creatures
Alleen al voor de groepsnaam... Het liedje zelf is ook tof.

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For The Others
Grizzly Bear...

Jon Hopkins

2009-06-13T17:44:00.002+01:00

Jon Hopkins - A Drifting Up
Jon Hopkins - Light Through The Veins
Elektronica op z'n dromerigst.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction

The Flaming Lips, Stardeath en White Dwarfs coveren Madonna. Dr zit ergens nen Hang Drum in, bij deze staat dat op mijne lijst van gewenste verjaardagskado's.

Wax Meber says hi!

2009-06-12T12:11:00.006+01:00

Teengirl Fantasy - Now that's what I call Vol.2
Beats n' Bleeps.

Here we go magic - Only Pieces
Psychedelische indie, met een vleugje folk en een snuifje wereldmuziek. Uit Brooklyn...

Noah and the whale - Shape of my heart
Feelgood muziek. Ideaal voor op de velo. Met trompettekes!!

Regina Spektor - Folding Chair

Pivot - O Soundtrack My Heart
Stevig nummer. Coole effectjes.

Fever Ray - Concrete Walls
Voor wie dit goe vindt: gans de cd is nen dikken aanrader.

There's an app for that

2009-06-12T09:39:00.002+01:00

The Submarines - You Me and the Bourgeoisie

Nieuwe Iphone reclame. Altijd een superpoppy, doch leuk nummer.

www.Clark And Michael.com

"Amateur" onlineserie. Valt wat te vergelijken met The Office en Flight of the Conchords qua stijl vind ik.

Is al van 2007 dus mss kennen jullie het al maar ik vond het best wel grappig.

◄◄

2009-06-10T20:17:00.006+01:00

Morgen examen, dus kort postje.

Moby - Shot in the back of the head
Na "Play" had moby een beetje afgedaan bij mij, maar als gans het nieuw album (30 juni) zo teruggrijpt, I'm back in! Clip door David Lynch.

Yesh

2009-06-09T23:28:00.006+01:00

Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move
Nieuwke van DP, goeike! nieuwe cd zou ok goe zijn

Kyle Andrews - Sushi
& nog een luchtig tofke

2009-06-09T09:06:00.003+01:00

ni veel tijd, ni veel tijd, ni veel muziek ook jammer genoeg:

Oud en goe (voor degenen da het nogni kennen):
Jeff Buckley - So Real

en voor de dudes en duderinas die de nieuwen tomàn nogni gecheckt hebben, hier al een voorproefke:
Tomàn - Salmon
Tomàn - Fisherman
Tomàn - Owl

Everybody

2009-06-08T19:19:00.003+01:00

Gold Teeth - Everybody

Shake your booties!

The Mars Volta - Since We've Been Wrong

Nieuwe Mars Volta. Terug naar Televators. Geen schrik meer dat den deuts terug in het land is, wanneer ze eigenlijk aan een 30minuten durende delayuitstapje begonnen.

I'm Not Home

2009-06-07T12:06:00.004+01:00

Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This
Sweet indie schefke

Suckers - Easy Chairs
Gewoon een plezant en een goeike

Mayer Hawthorne & The County - Just ain't Gonna Work Out
Yeaaah, smooth & catchy biatch

And if at first you don't succeed...

2009-06-06T11:54:00.003+01:00

Encre - Try Again
Veel goede covers tegenwoordig, dit is er eentje van Aaliyah door het Franse Encre. Chillekes.

Deradoorian - High Road
Zijproject van iemand van Dirty Projectors.

The Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
Last.fm zegt dat dit "Space Rock" is. Hip.

Angels of Light - Good Bye Mary Lou
Kiddy-up!

Her Space Holiday - I'll Believe in Anything
Wolf Parade cover.

In Ear Park

2009-06-06T10:18:00.003+01:00

Grizzly Bear nevenproject:

Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park

Schefke voor deze zomer (thanks to ons aller Jonathrun Broux):

Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone

Lazy Cats

2009-06-05T16:15:00.005+01:00

Pity Party for Penny
Van the cherry tree parade, groepke uit kansas city. Vooral het einde is de moeite!

Train song
Nen treige door Feist en Ben Gibbard, komt vanop "Dark Was the Night"

Cello Song
Nick Drake cover door The Books en José Gonzalez, vanop diezelfde compilatie. Véél goeikes op dieje cd trouwens.

Everywhere
Vampire Weekend covert Fleetwood Mac

Now we can see
Roadtripvoer

Patje Watson

2009-06-05T11:49:00.005+01:00

Joo back on board
Keepin it real on the railroad track of music
Hiere een goeike vannacht per ongeluk gehoord op de radio toenek mijne wekker aant zette was, dreamy moments:

http://www.theburningear.com/2009/05/patrick-watson-and-the-song-of-a-big-bird-in-a-small-cage/

Patrick Watson - Big Bird in a Small Cage

band of horses

2009-06-05T11:07:00.003+01:00

Band Of Horses - The Funeral

niks speciaal, niet vernieuwend. Gewoon goed:)

Hopelandic

2007-10-20T14:11:00.000+01:00

Woosh! Been a while again.
Not only for us, but also for Sigur Rós. After 2 years of semi-silence they are back! The Icelandic band is now finishing their upcoming record 'Hvarf-Heim' but are first releasing their movie 'Heima'. 'Heima' (which means homeland) follows the band while touring in Iceland for 2 weeks in the summer of 2007 and gives us beautiful imagery that fits perfect with the band's music. A trailer for this movie can be seen below.

Aight, back to tha musica; Sigur Rós are planning to release their new album (actually a double album) later this autumn and have put a new song on their MySpace. The song is called Hljomalind (wtf?) and it has a more poppy feel than past releases. As far as I know they never had a song with a verse-chorus-verse kind of structure in it, so I'm guessing they are also aiming for a little bit more radio air-time. Anyways: I like I like!

Sigur Rós - Hljomalind

Oh, and while we're at it, another tip: Check out Caribou's (formarly known as Manitoba) new album 'Andorra'. It's pretty Beatlesque and psychedelic, which works out quite nice.

Caribou - Desiree
Caribou - Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)

The Heima trailer:

...That's 2009

2007-09-02T14:52:00.000+01:00

Tokyo Police Club. First of all, thank the heavens their bandname isn't to be taken lituraly. It would be a disgrace. A serious one. Moving on now: TPC hails from Canada, where they formed just over two years ago, and already have they developped quite an extraordinary sound. Keeping amidst the likes of Bloc Party and the Futureheads, their songs can best be described as "catchy" and "energetic". Hella energetic. I'll put it this way: If you check out their MySpace, the "sounds like" section would spell something like this: 'Winston Churchill, that master of the verbal thrust and parry, described TPC thus: "Like a swift kick in the pants followed by a raucous dance party." Touché, Mr. Churchill, touché.'
Touché it is.

Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow
Tokyo Police Club - Shoulders & Arms

P.S.: TPC recently did a Daytrotter Session, check out some old and new songs here.

Next on, we just discoverd an incredible remix! Although we only obtained it yesterday, it's been playing non-stop here; it might very well be one of the best remixes this year has to offer (in my humble opinion that is). Australian band Architecture in Helsinki (check out the art on their site!) released the single Do the Whirlwind in 2005, which apparently contained an interesting B-side: a remix of Do the Whirlwind by a certain Haima. Never heard of the chump, nor have the interwebs, so it seems. Anyways, i'll repeat myself, it's a very good remix. Music!

Architecture in Helsinki - Do the Whirlwind (Haima remix)

Finally, we bring you Grizzly Bear (MySpace), a Brooklyn-based indie band. Their 2006 released album Yellow House couldn't possibly receive any more praise, as it has been praised on numerous, numerous occasions. How about once more? No can do, haven't heard it. Except this one, absolutly amazing song:

Grizzly Bear - On a neck, On a spit

The Rescue

2007-08-29T15:49:00.000+01:00

Back again. It's been over a week already! Let's see what I've been cooking for you all.

For starters, I've got this cool remix from a US band called Ra Ra Riot. They did a good job with the song, cause it hasn't become your typical 5234th HiP eLeCtrO DaNceY ReMix FrOm a RocKsOnG track. Well, actually it IS a hip electro dancey remix from a rocksong.. but it's just a really good one, K?

Ra Ra Riot - Each Year (RAC Mix)

The Twang is an upcoming rock band from the UK that seems to have been hyped some time ago by worldwide feared UK music magazine NME (responsible for many cRaZy hypes, like that nu rave thing they were trying to pull). On The Twang's Last FM page I saw some hate against them, but hey, doesn't really matter cause this is just a good and catchy song.

The Twang - Two Lovers

Next we have an old track from one of our favorite Belgian bands; Tomàn. It seems the West-Flemish Post-rockers were a bit more poppy-minded 4 years ago when they recorded their EP 'Malin Head'. This EP includes a fun little song called 'Thunderbirds' (which is also downloadable on their website) and it's interesting to hear how they have evolved over this relatively short period of time.

Tomàn - Thunderbirds

Last, a tip: Explosions In The Sky have a free downloadable album (The Rescue) on their website. I know I know, It's been there for a very long time, but I never checked it out cause I thought it would be crappy (for some reason I didn't trust an album that carried songs with names like Day One and Day Two). It's not their best album (has some great moments though), but it's cool to hear cause the songs are under the normal EITS-length so they had to step away from their long building-up-to-a-climax trademark. MIFW-need-to-check tips: Day Two and Day Five.

Oskaborn

2007-08-20T20:13:00.000+01:00

I have always loved Sigur Rós. From the first minute I saw the Untitled #1 video on MTV:New 5 years ago (when we still had MTV Europe here) I knew this music was something different. I don't think I had ever heard anything of such beauty before and the incredible video that accompanied it is still one of my favorite music videos.
I listened to their ( ) and Agaetis Byrjun albums alot back in high school and their latest one, Tàkk (2005), was also in quite a fit shape to rev my music engine.
Lately it has been pretty quiet around these guys though and while working on a new album, it seems they are now preparing the release of a soundtrack for an Icelandic documentary they did back in 2002, called 'Hlemmur'.
They recently put some of those songs on their MySpace for a quick listen and ofcourse I couldn't resist uploading one i liked. This one is called 'Oskaborn Sjosarinnar' and I will possibly get sewed for this.

Sigur Rós - Oskaborn Sjosarinnar

PS: If you don't already, please buy one (or more) of their records, you won't regret it.

By Then It Was Summer

2007-08-14T21:41:00.001+01:00

Well well.. That's been quite a long time, hasn't it?
So it seems like I'm getting back into ThA ViBe again. With 'ThA ViBe' I am, ofcourse, referring to the sharing of absolutely great yet sadly unloved music on this semi-abandonned musicblog.

Now, I'm not going to start with real big posts over here yet, so hold your horses (for now)! It'll be just some small ones at first to get things on the roll again.
I haven't discussed this yet with the other posterman called Broux, but I'm guessing he likes the idea of an occasional post aswell.. Or do you not, ye ol' scurvy seadog who ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF AMEN TO THAT FFSBROUXIMISSYOURSCENT BE MY BRIDE?

We'll see.

To end this little announcement of mine, I'm posting a music video that kinda blew me off my comfy chair this evening. Old sepia coloured footage from cute spacedog Laika and his other animal friends has never looked so dramatic and inhumane. This is a video you should check out, by the Irish post-rock band God Is An Astronaut, for the song Fragile.

BTW: Tomorrow, the MIFW crew is going to a free show of the Belgian band Tomàn in Der Machine in Leuven, so i'll probably post a quick update about how that went.

Post-Rockathon

2007-02-24T17:25:00.000+01:00

Finally, the big post-rock post has arrived!
First of all, for people that have no clue what this post-rock stuff is about; post-rock is a style in modern rock music which isn't easy to put into some simple classifications. This is because there are many many different sounds in this 'genre'.
Mainly, post-rock is epic, mostly instrumental music. It's music that tells a story without using many words, it's music that could be a soundtrack for a movie, but here, the music tells us more than the actual movie would do.
You really have to take your time for this music, most post-rock, in my experience, isn't music that you can just give a quick listen when you have 5 minutes of spare time. Many post-rock songs are quite lenghty as well, tracks over 10 minutes aren't exceptional. Vocals are sometimes added, but are used more as an instrument on its own than as as a channel of poetical release.
In this post i'll give you some songs from known and lesser known instrumental bands out there, just be aware that there really are alot of great bands in this genre, and that this is just a really small part of it.
Take your time for this.

Alright! let's start off with some of our own upcoming post-rock talent, the Flemish band Tomàn. These guys have been touring through Europe, have a record deal in the US and are really climbing up the ladder of fame! This song is from their latest full release ‘Perhaps We Should Have Smoked The Salmon First’ which I bought recently (really great album!). I like this song especially cause of the vocals between the first and second minute and the mysterious yet catchy atmosphere afterwards.
Tomàn - They Storm In (No Knock)

Mogwai is a well-known band in the post-rock world, coming from Scotland and making post-rock with their own unique sound. They played on Werchter in 2006. This song is one of my favorites from the album Mr Beast (2006).
Mogwai - Travel is Dangerous

Pele was a band on the Polyvinyl Records label, coming from Milwaukee and making instrumental music, sometimes flirting with jazz. They made several albums but stopped after 7 years in 2004. I haven’t found many tracks yet, but I kinda like this one.
Pele - Black Socks

Next, we have one of the most well known bands in the post-rock area of today: Explosions In The Sky. They've just released their latest album ‘All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone’ where they add a piano to their repertoire, but still continue employing their known succes-techniques of building up climaxes with simple chords and then letting it all explode into a beautiful wall of sound. They are coming to Brussels next week and we at MIFW are all gonna check them out! They are also playing in Leuven in april, so since the show in Brussels is sold-out, you still have a chance to see them in Leuven!
The song posted here is the last track from their latest album, which shows you how the piano fits perfectly into their music.
Explosions In The Sky - So Long, Lonesome

It seems our Northern friends from Holland are keeping some treasure over there as well, like the band We Vs. Death, those guys add a trumpet to create their own sound.
We Vs Death - My Dog Is Watching Me

Red Sparowes’ post-rock approach is much more dark than what you've heard in this post yet, it’s very epic and narrative and tells us a story about a farmer in communist China during the Great Leap Forward.
Red Sparowes - Alone And Unaware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes

Next, we have the Italian boys from Giardini di Mirò, with an Explosions In The Sky-like guitar use.
Giardini di Mirò - Dancemania

The Samuel Jackson Five from Norway have already been mentioned here 2 posts below, where you can also find 2 of their other songs. Last Saturday we went to see them in Brughes on the Music in Mind festival where they played a great BAM!-in-your-face set.
The Samuel Jackson Five - Easily Misunderstood

Last but most definitely not least, give it up for the band that has meant so much for the post-rock sound of today: Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Formed in the nineties and being cited as one of the biggest influences in the post-rock genre, Godspeed is also famous for their beautiful yet very long and epic songs that can easily go over 20 minutes. It's possible you even heard them already without knowing, like in the opening sequence of the British movie '28 Days Later' where the main character walks trough the streets of an abandoned London after he wakes up in an empty hospital.
The track in this post is from their EP ‘Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada’ and is, with its 11 minutes, quite short in Godspeed terms. It builds up slow but then gives you an amazing musical treat by ending with real greatness, superb!
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Moya

From Our Living Room To Yours

2007-02-12T02:10:00.000+01:00

As a warm-up of our soon following big post-rock post, let's give the boys from The American Analog Set a listen. Them boys from Texas are bringing us a mixture of downtempo indie-rock with sometimes a small post-rockish hint, making music that they themselves call "living room music". This name is quite appropriate because it's not something that abruptly absorbs your attention, it just creates a nice mood which lets you drift off and gives you something to think about.

Since 1995 these guys have made 6 full-albums, releasing their last one, 'Set Free', in 2005. They ofcourse did a lot of touring, but recently the members are on some kind of semi-break and are concentrating more on their own projects and lives. So sadly, they won't be doing big tours anymore, which means you're a lucky man when you can get to see one of their '5 a year' shows. Lets just hope they bring out some new material once a while.
Check them out:

The American Analog Set - Punk As Fuck
The American Analog Set - Where Have All The Good Boys Gone
The American Analog Set - Using Hope Diamond As A Doorstop

(or purchase)

Easily Misunderstood

2007-02-10T16:06:00.000+01:00

My oh my, have we found ourself a gem! Norwegian band The Samuel Jackson 5 brings instrumental music to a new high, and this they do without the slightest notion of sounding repetitive or monotone. Anyways, enough chit-chat. Enjoy!

The Samuel Jackson 5 - Michael Collins Autograph

The Samuel Jackson 5 - Unimog

BTW, for all you belgian people: they're playing in Bruges this weekend (17 feb) at the Music in Mind festival...

REMIXATHON

2007-02-01T15:53:00.000+01:00

Yes, the rumours are true! Our exams have finally come to an end, and so here we are, once again, at your service.

SO, what have we cooked up for y'all during these weeks of absence? Who cares. Just in case someone does, here are some munchies:

We begin with a small appetizer: french band Phoenix has made some fine tracks, and apparently the only way to make even finer tracks is, you guessed it, a remix! See for yourself:

Phoenix - Long Distance Call (25 hours a day mix)

Ahh, who would've known that Kraftwerk doing the soundtrack to a porn flick (heyyy, not my words!) would sound so well? It seems that The Teenagers knew. They knew it all along, and we sure are dang happy that they took advantage of this knowledge. Make SURE to check out their great tracks, and in the meantime? Just enjoy this awesome song:

Au Revoir Simone - Fallen Snow (The teenagers remix)

And what have we here? Surely, most of you have heard of this new band that produces all the wrong sounds at exactly the right time. They go bij the name Klaxons. Some of you will also recall that their tracks have been known to produce some very potent remixes. Perhaps a small number of you guys have already heard of Metronomy (a DJ). Here you are.

Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone (Metronomy remix)
(PS: this isn't your everyday household remix. That's what makes it so fresh.)

And while we're at it, have some more:

Klaxons - Golden Skans (Erol Alkan's Ekstra Spektral Dub)

Well kids, that's all for now, but rest assure we'll be updating very soon! Thanks for the patience!

(PS: Guess what I gotz me!! That's right, it's the new Justice track! Looking for some discolicious french electro? Look no further.
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
The downside? It's a radiorip, but has that ever kept you from shaking booty?)

Sorry for the slow posting...

2006-12-16T00:44:00.000+01:00

Sorry folks, it's just that our exams are around the corner, and there's nothing that freaks us out more than the hustle and bustle of those long periods of time referred to as exams. And it ain't just a couple of days we're talking here, this bad-ass mofo carnage is gonna take us on a two-month trip straight to hell. So, once again, we apologise!

Everything Aaighht?

2006-12-09T13:39:00.000+01:00

Our good friends Geht's Noch? have done it yet again. This brand new belgian electroclash formation is rising to unseen heights in no time!
Their sound is reminiscent of those dominating the alternative electronic scene, such as Justice, Digitalism, Boys Noize and so on...

Make sure you check out their fresh set, and keep an eye out for them in the future!!

Geht's Noch? - Demo

Tracklist:
simian - never be alone (acapella)
depeche mode - just can't get enough (dirty south remix)
khia - my neck my back (acapella)
2 fabiola - magic flight
outlanders - the vamp
robbie williams - lovelight (soulwax 'ravelight' remix)
james bond sample
daft punk - rock'n roll
the prodigy - smack my bitch up
tiga - far from home (digitalism remix)
vitalic - newman
i-robots - frau (boys noize remix)
run-dmc - it's tricky
daft punk - oh yeah
sweet sensation - huntemann
smd - hustler
benny benassi - satisfaction
alter ego - raw
audion - just fucking
mgb&sds - new jack (steve angello remix)
boys noize - erole attack
simian - never be alone acapella

P.S.: Don't forget to check out their blog: www.putheneedleontherecord.com, more info and sounds on their MySpace!

Make Yourself At Home

2006-12-07T01:40:00.000+01:00

I came across Halloween, Alaska in an episode of the popular tv-series The OC, as we all watched it last winter here in Leuven, cause someone I knew had bought the DVD-box of the first 2 seasons, and we couldn't resist. We must have seen the first season in like a week, although we were all aware that when we first heard of this show, we all thought it was just some Dawson's Creek-like gay show for girls (and ok.. mainly it is), but we just really liked it; the great music in the show,the ironic undertone, it was all so very catchy!

But anyways, one episode there was this song playing and that's when I discovered Halloween, Alaska, with "All The Arms Around You Now". It's a pretty chill song, with a very nice ending in my opinion. But as I thought "yeah it's probably that one-great-song-in-whole-repertoire shit", I never looked for more tracks.

Well, a week ago, the same friend that gave me that OC-box last winter, told me that this band had some other great songs as well. And yeah, they actually do.
Their songs are all quite mellow chill-out indie songs with some electronic undertones, with "All The Arms Around You Now" as the most poppy song of their self-titled and second album.
You can get 2 of their songs here:

Halloween, Alaska - All The Arms Around You
Halloween, Alaska - You're It

Purchase

Murderers

2006-12-03T12:02:00.000+01:00

Although I'm not a big RHCP fan, John Frusciante's solo work is really nice!

Check out this song. Electro beats with some nice guitars over it.

He wrote this for his third solo album 'To Record Only Water for Ten Days' during the RHCP-tour in 2001, promoting their album Californication.

Don't know much about it myself, just thought it was a cool song.

It's also a nice reminder that he actually really is a great musician, which isn't really noticable on the latest RHCP album.

enjoyyy:

John Frusciante - Murderers

A Flash of News (update x 2!)

2006-12-01T22:47:00.000+01:00

And great news it is. It appears that the beloved Bloc Party has some spare time on their hands, and they're gonna use it to play at the Ancienne Belgique (also known as the AB)! The date has been set on April 25th, but so far no price has been confirmed. The odd thing is the ticketsale starts tomorrow, 10 o'clock! My advice: be fast, be very fast.
Other joyful news: instrumental post-rock group Explosions in the Sky is also gonna rock our humble city of Brussels: the AB will be welcoming them February 26th, tickets are being sold at a moderate price of 16 euros, don't miss out on it!

Tickets for Bloc Party available HERE, for Explosions HERE

!Update! Tickets for Bloc Party will cost 24 euros, which is quite reasonable.

!Update 2! Alas, Bloc Party is sold out...

Regrets Hang Like Kites

2006-11-29T00:48:00.000+01:00

Stapleton is a band from Scotland I 'accidently' discovered last summer because someone used the intro of one of their tracks in a YouTube video. After hearing 20 seconds of the song, I instantly liked what I heard and I just needed to find more. Eventhough their music seems very hard to find on the web, I finally got a hold of the first 7 tracks of their latest full-release: Hug The Coast.

Stapleton's sound might remind you of other indie-rock acts like Matt Pond PA and sometimes even the more widely known Death Cab For Cutie. Nothing boundary-breaking really, just plain simple indie-rock songs that I think everyone can enjoy.
I guess there must have been something wrong with their distribution managing though, because this band is playing since 1997, has made 3 albums, had great reviews, toured alot with some known bands, but still has few listeners, although it's actually quite accessible music.
Anyhoo, I'm planning to buy 'Hug The Coast' myself soon, because I believe that this band needs more respect and approval for their work and might need a little boost.
Here are 2 songs from their album 'Hug The Coast' (2005):

Stapleton - Happy Homes And The Hearts That Make Them
Stapleton - Ships Of The North Atlantic

Buy

Joakim saves!

2006-11-28T18:45:00.000+01:00

...that is, of course, if you believe in the mystical healing powers of great electronic music, like we do.
As a producer, DJ and labelmanager (of Tigersushi), this man definitly is one of the hardest working human beings populating our planet. And as we all know, hard work (eventually) pays off.

Joakim's tracks contain some of the most creative and versatile sounds I've heard recently. If you like top notch electro à la Booka Shade, there's a fair chance you'll like this stuff. If your heart pounds in ecstasy while hearing Nathan Fake-ish minimal, be my guest and give mr. Joakim a try.

More info and sounds on his official MySpace

And of course a little treat for all you fine people:

Joakim - Cotton Gun
Antena - Camino del Sol (Joakim remix)

BUY

Take Time For The Books

2006-11-27T16:00:00.000+01:00

Last Friday I went to see the experimental indietronica duo The Books here in Leuven citteh. A Dutch guy and a New Yorker making beautiful music with voice-samples, some kind of drumreplacing tickingmachine-computerthingie, a cello and a guitar.
Behind them was a moviescreen showing ecletic videos perfectly synched to the rythm and the sound of the music. Although sometimes it all felt a little bit too orchestrated, the show was very intimate and worth watching (but damn those seats hurt).
The Books have already made 3 albums with some fine tracks on them and since they are now touring through Europe, it might be the perfect time for you to go check them out before they return to the US.
More info about The Books on their Myspace or either on their official website.
And of course some sweet tracks for you:

The Books - Smells Like Content
The Books - Take Time
The Books - That Right Ain't Shit

BUY

FIRST POST OMG ROFLOL!!!!!

2006-11-27T15:47:00.000+01:00

To all you suckers out there reading this: don't stop! You're witnissing the written incarnation of a new, fresh, young blog, ready to take over your hearts and lives. Well, 5 minutes of your time would do just fine actually.

Obviously, MIFW is about the one thing we all love: music. Here, you'll find a stunning variaty of styles, ranging from instrumental to electronic, underground to mainstream, chicken to salade (although there are some styles we're gonna leave untouched. We blame personal taste).
MIFW will be frequently updated with fresh tracks, snazzy classics and of course damn fine-written posts to dazzle your mind. Don't forget we've got feeling for the flava.

We've created this blog with the intention to share our musical knowledge with the world wide web, but it means so (sooo) much more to us. Let us all hope we will persevere for a long, long time.