In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this semi-regular series will pick the artists most deserving of attention from nialler9 readers.
Simon Hayes - Red Rum Live set (RAR file)
Simon Hayes from Statis sent on a link to his recent live set from Red Rum. Check out the tracklisting. More here. Statis are bringing over Black Dog on September 26th.
Celtic Underground Session 2
Free mixtape download of hip-hop from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Features Correkt Minds, DJ Flip,The Matchstick Men and Jee4ce who seems to have put this together. Download as separate tracks.
Jim Harte - Across The Line
Belfast-based DJ and resident at Shine / Stiff Kitten Jim Harte shared a DJ mix with us which was first heard on BBC Radio...
In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this semi-regular series will pick the artists most deserving of attention from nialler9 readers.
Au - ‘Are Animals’
You may have heard of Au, an experimental pop band from Portland. This song sounds a little like Animal Collective I’ll admit, but do AC have a 20-strong vocal chorus? No? Well Au do, I shit you not. This is from their album Verbs.
Oceansea - ‘The Whimsical River’
Really, really enjoying the From The Bedroom Floor EP from Portugal’s Daniel Catarino aka Oceansea. So can you as it’s a free download under a Creative Commons licence. Nice.
Tobacco - ‘Truck Sweat’
Tobacco is a member of Black Moth Super Rainbow...
In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this hopefully regular series will pick the MP3s most deserved of attention from nialler9 readers.
Jazzsteppa - AmeriCa B
When it starts, it’s the sort of tune you’d expect to soundtrack the boss stage on Golden Axe. But the menacing synths dissipate into the background and the tune descends into an effective dubstep groove. Jazzsteppa’s website suggests this is no one-man operation, there are four members playing laptop, trumpet, trombone and DJing. More info on the release at Boomkat. [Myspace]
Late of The Pier - vs Haunts - The Bears are Coming
Alex is the guitarist from London’s Haunts and he sent this remix last week. These lads are so remix-savvy...
In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this hopefully regular series will pick the MP3s most deserved of attention from nialler9 readers. Hey.. that’s you guys!
Vivian Girls - Tell The World
Looks like my plans to feature unknown artists exclusively has been scuppered already. The reason: 95% of the music I get sent is utter shite. There I said it. Most of it comes from across the Atlantic and usually it’s some twee band from Atlanta or Seattle and the press release uses the word “songwriting” as if it’s some futuristic concept. It all sounds the same. Soft indie rock trying to sound like Interpol or Sufjan or whatever’s cool right now. I still try to listen to everything I get...
In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this hopefully regular series will pick the MP3s most deserved of attention from nialler9 readers. Hey.. that’s you guys!
I Scream Ice Cream - Trust Tissue
I hate it when people combine the word electro and rock together. Instantly, I get images of fashionable rockers playing with Korgs, heavily distorted guitars, wailing and painfully shit music. Kinda like Queen Kong that one time I saw them. But “electro-rock” is what this is and this Copenhagen band do it rather well. No distortion included. [Myspace]
Anti Atlas - Spring
Apparently, Radiohead’s ex-manager Chris Hufford was involved. So was our Gemma (see?). But not on this track. This track’s...