Entertainment For The Braindead- "Dry Wood" (MP3)
Entertainment For The Braindead - "Pirates" (MP3)
Entertainment For The Braindead - "Roadkill" (MP3)

Julia Kotowski aka Entertainment For The Braindead got bonded by the strings of her banjo. She discovered sweet moments, beautiful melodies and that slight sad mood what shines through all her songs. We are happy to get the chance to listen to them. Just dive into her world and get carried away. I won't say no more, just listen, enjoy and get your own hand-crafted record at her website. Like always there will be only a few unique copies.

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Download: Entertainment For The Braindead – "Roadkill" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.entertainmentforthebraindead.com
Release: Entertainment For The Braindead – “Roadkill”
Netlabel: www.aaahh-records.net

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Metapop with a wink

Gillicuddy - "de mannetjesolifant gaat op reis naar de oostzee" (MP3)
Gillicuddy - "sh-dah" (MP3)
Gillicuddy - "instrumental #2" (MP3)

What might come aleatory on first listen complies just right as soon as the concept unfolds. German songwriter Gillicuddy combines the most different genres on a short-lived EP, typically in one song. This has been true for "Shmalhans is Kuechenmeister" and "The Repeating Thoughts" but is brought to perfection only now.

Take "de mannetjesolifant gaat op reis naar de oostzee" as an example. First part is technical Noiserock, Jesus Lizard-style. Then Gillicuddy slows down the Jazz and pushes the song in a direction reminiscent of Sonic Youth: slightly detuned guitars, decent but uneal somehow. These fade into multilayer field-recordings you are never allowed to trust. Eventually, the secret is revealed, and the elephants of the Baltic Sea make their appearance...

This song is the wildest. However, despite the versatility, a typical atmosphere of humorous darkness comes with all songs on "The Yaouhl! Mashups". This brings forth consistency, proofs the musical craftsmanship of Gillicudy and guarantees for great listening pleasure. His best up to now, without the slightest doubt.

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Download: "The Yaouhl! Mashups" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.gillicuddy.net
Release: Gillicuddy - "The Yaouhl! Mashups"
Netlabel: Clinical Archives

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Electronic Folk Music

Bluermutt - "The Broken City" (MP3)
Bluermutt - "Androids' Breath" (MP3)
Bluermutt - "Indoor Failure" (MP3)
Bluermutt - "Single Touch" (MP3)

Bluermutt's "Dislocation (and Consequences)" EP oscillates between highly processed Folk, Krautrock and melodic Electronica. Strength to his compositions is always the strong melodies, governed by a warm and rich production. Maybe this is why I consider Bluermutt Pop music rather than anything else- albeit, Pop music with respectable edges.

The first four tracks are breathtaking: "The Broken City" sounds like a dedusted Harmonia jam, ca. 1974, so full of melancholy sweetness and glittering textures. "Android's Breath" features Leafcutter John, soul alike when it comes to "Fractal Folk". His mature yet gentle voice fits the Bluermutt sound neatlessly. Wow. "Indoor Failure" eventually is pure candy. Over a Four Tet-style instrumental, vocals and guitar perform a wonderful Pop melody. Ohrwurm, you were warned! On four, "Single Touch" introduces the ambient part of "The Dislocation (and Consequences)". Warm and cracking Dub, bathed in sunlit harmonies, and a lot of depth: just wonderful.

Support Bluermutt by sending over some bucks for the download! "The Dislocation (and Consequences)" EP is available for pay-as-you-like via bandcamp.

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Artist-Website: skyapnea.com
Release: Bluermutt - The Disloaction (and Consequences) EP

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Stockfinster - "Push Push" (MP3)
Stockfinster - "Knuckle" (MP3)
Stockfinster- "Gold Canyon" (MP3)
Stockfinster- "Mitglieder" (MP3)

Stockfinster (German for "pitch black") is the one man band of Malmö-based Sebastian Borg. In the liner notes to "Dead Line", Borg (who commonly appears as "batti") excuses himself for being unproductive and slow. However, for a 76 minutes opus magnus, perfectly arranged and composed like this, many musicians need a whole lifetime for. If any.

The music of Stockfinster is a mixture of Postrock and progressive Pop, essentially enhanced by many electronic elements. There is an element of nostalgia to Borg's music that stems from his melancholic melodies and the late 90's breakbeat patterns. Several time I had to think of early Lamb or other forward-thinking "Trip Hop" acts. From the world of Netaudio, Orange Crush, Endless or Nic Bommaritio might suit for comparison.

Albeit not actually at the edge of contemporary music, Stockfinster has something more valuable to offer: timelessness. Strong, atmospheric melodies, impellent beats, and a supreme production. Should be OK for the next four years, no?

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Download: "Dead Line" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: stockfinster.nu
Release: Stockfinster - "Dead Line"
Netlabel: sutemos.net

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Rich And Timeless (MP3)
Pinpointing The Problem (MP3)
The Little Things (MP3)
Magnet In My Mouth (MP3)
We Own This Thing (MP3)

Henrik José is also known for his moniker Bliss. And we music geeks know: Henrik José is no stranger to the world of free music. But while he explored IDM and Electronica under the cover of Bliss, he opens up under his real name. And during this process everything seems to fall into place.

All the wonderful melodies he composed already years ago now meet the world of pop. If you listen closely to his five songs you also discover the tricks and twists in his games with beats. Here's someone who grew up, but who doesn't neglets his past. Here's someone who won't forget his love for Electronica and IDM. The only thing that changed, is that everything in the name of pop got a little bit more forward. Instead of shreddering beats up, we listen to the true voice, a voice that wants to tell us some stories.

This is pure electrifying electronic pop without citation of the 80ies. No, it's pop plus electronic music on an individual level. Welcome to the melancholic and melodic soundscapes of Henrik José.

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Download: Henrik José - "The Little Things EP" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.henrikjose.com
Release: Henrik José - "The Little Things EP"
Netlabel: 23 Seconds Netlabel

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With average music listeners in mind, who don't get lost with excitement in dusty box at their record dealer of choice we crafted this compilation. We made our girlfriend listen to the music, asked her for advice and offer you now a true pop music compilation for people who enjoy some happy melodies.

Smile with us listening to melancholic songs from The Black Atlantic or Jsvenes y Sexys from South America. Please push your chair aside and dance to some disco music from Comfort Fit and Opolopo and clap your hands with that four to the floor beat. Laugh about the mad rhymes by Tracky Birthday and get mad with Professor Kliq. Get down with some some downtempo hip hop from fLako and B-Ju and rise your hands again into the air with Henrik Jose.

Playlist of  "Music From All Around The World"

1. Soto - "Orange"
   (www.creation-centre.com)
2. The Black Atlantic - "Dandelion"
   (www.beepbeep.nl)
3. Jsvenes y Sexys - "El Reloj"
   (www.ponirepublic.com)
4. Did The Red Sea Part? - "Ghost Bees"
   (www.peppermillrecords.com)
5. Comfort Fit - "Freeze The Cut (Opolopo's Emotional Draft Remix)"
   (www.tokyodawn.net)
6. Tracky Birthday - "Balla!"
   (www.upitup.com)
7. Professor Kliq - "Plastic & Flashing Lights"
   (www.rec72.net)
8. Suhov - "Exx Fuck"
   (www.budabeats.com)
9. Menuda Coincidencia - "verso ?sin esfuerzo?"
   (www.delhotel.com)
10. Juanitoss - "Hola Hola Bossa Nova"
    (www.juanitos.net)
11. fLako - "Humming"
    (www.myspace.com/flakomusic)
12. fLako - "Lullaby"
    (www.myspace.com/flakomusic)
13. B-Ju - "Philly Run"
    (www.error-broadcast.com)
14. Bo Marley - "Bauhelm"
    (www.jahtari.org)
15. Henrik Jose - "Possibilities"
    (www.genshimedia.com)
16. Bobby Baby - "Bye Bye Snow (Hello Snow Version by DoF)"
    (www.corpid-label.de)
17. Iambic - "December's Shadows"
    (www.laridae.at)

Licence: You are allowed to copy and...

This compilation was curated by Jeannette Corneille and Moritz "mo." Sauer. The Cover Artwork was designed by Jeannette Corneille (www.jcorneille.de). All tracks are released under a creative commons licence.

You are allowed to copy, distribute and transmit the work :)

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Download: Music From All Around The World - A Pop Compilation (ZIP)

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AXMusique - "STS" (MP3)
AXMusique - "Tore nade" (MP3)

I discovered the excellent Brennnessel Netlabel during our creative commons music carnival in december and stumbled upon AXMusique while surfing their website. AXMusique are an example about how sophisticated electronic pop music can sound. With their release you get four songs filled with hypnotic electro-minimal sound. Fontastique!

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Download: AXMusique - "AXMusique" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/axmusique
Netlabel: Brennnessel Netlabel

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Emilie Lund - "Childhood Friend" (MP3)
Emilie Lund - "Rewind" (MP3)

Five tiny songs, acoustic guitar, vocals, some little gimmicks every now and then. Emilie Lund's voice is slightly girlish but brings forth a certain mature timbre I enjoy a lot. I tend to say she sounds very Swedish although I can not explain what this means - maybe it's the very rolemodel Nina Persson burned into my mind. Hard to resist however.

Despite her voice and the fact Emilie writes beautiful and mesmerizing melodies, her songs are always more than just folky lullabies. There is a strong 60s feel about her selftitled EP. I can hear she is up for the likes of Vashti Bunyan, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks and everything in-between. Still the record does not sound dated by any chance.

Emilie Lund opens a jewel case filled with delicate Art-Pop, dreamful abstractions of US-American Folklore and these little bit of edges I called black spots in the introduction. In "Rewind", she sings "He went searching for her love as if  / his love weren't imporant / Even tried to heal her scars as if / his scars weren't important". Boy she's gorgeous.

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Download: "Emilie Lund EP" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: myspace.com/emilielund
Release: Emilie Lund - "Emilie Lund EP"
Netlabel: aaahh-records.net

The Black Atlantic - Dandelion (MP3)
The Black Atlantic - Heirloom (MP3)
The Black Atlantic - Old, Dim Light (MP3)

It all started with a Valentine's gift. It was back in 2006 when Geert van der Velde wrote a song for his girlfriend. She must have liked it. They married and Geert formed a band. The Black Atlantic was born. Two years, several gigs and countless jams later, the group has recorded its debut album, "Reverence for Fallen Trees". It was created over the fall of 2008 in a log cabin in the Adirondack Mountains.

It seems as if Velde and his band took a deep breath to capture the world around and inside of them - "Reverence for Fallen Trees" is the introspective and intimate outcome. For the lovers of soft tunes and sweet melodies, The Black Atlantic might be a new favorite band that it's really worth watching out for.

Virtual omnipresence. The Black Atlantic do the right thing. As an indie band, the dutch four-piece has not only signed to a wonderful and dedicated netlabel (Beep! Beep!), they are also virtually omnipresent. Next to their official site, they use Twitter, Myspace, Last.fm, Hyves, Facebook, Mininova and man, they are on Wikipedia! That's how it should be! Another great thing: You can get their album on vinyl and/or cd. Even better: You can see them live on their upcoming european tour.

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Release-Download: The Black Atlantic - "Reverence for Fallen Trees" (RAR-Archive)
Release Site: The Black Atlantic - "Reverence for Fallen Trees"
Artist Website: www.theblackatlantic.com/
Artist Myspace: www.myspace.com/theblackatlantic
Netlabel: Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck

Henrik Jose "Possibilities" (MP3)

I truly love this slightly pathetic voice of Henrik Jose. I adore these little electronic experiments with sounds. And I simply get hooked by the frenetic flavor of "Possibilies". It's warm, enthusiastic and beautiful. It made my day.

The whole compilation called "hypocondriac" doesn't work for me in general. I skipped a lot of the tracks. To many different styles, sometimes to dark, sometimes just boring. There are only two more interesting songs to mention. One is called "jesus was a b-boy (makunouchi bento remix)" which is heavily inspired by the sound of Burnt Friedmann. It's a playful spoken-word-hip-hop-track. And give a listen to "koi"by Kyle Dawkins a simple but warm electronica track.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: Various - "hypocondriac" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.henrikjose.com
Netlabel: Apegenine

Bluermutt - "Before Going To Bed" (MP3)
Bluermutt - "Fashion Arithmetics" (MP3)

Bluermutt refined his style on "Decivilice After Consumption". While "When I'm Not" showed Giovanni Civitenga's addiction to leftfield Pop only in traces, the new Bluermutt album can be considered an avowal to groove, melody and vocals in general. Therefore, it suits the Nexsound Pickup-series beautifully.

Be aware: Bluermutt music is light years away from radio-friendly muzak. But Giovanni's stumbling IDM and Hip Hop beats are do not stand isolated in tracks but form songs nowadays. Bluemutt is accompanied by a vocalists Fredo Viola, Steph Thirion and Linn Rasimelli plus a series of random sample voices. The wonky IDM hymn "Fashion Arithmetic" is outstanding, "Self Approach" strongly reminds me of Canadian Electropop wizard adcBicycle and "Before Going To Bed" is nothing but bewitching.

Much goodness can be found along the way. However, "Decivilice After Consumption" works best when listened in a whole. I like he subtle guitar meditation "Jimmy Coda" a lot, and "Daily Explosions" with songstress Kinn Rasimelli with all its out-of-space synthesizers is uplifting. Last but not least, it should be noted that the opening "Welcome To A Clear Bluer Sky" features Rap wunderkind Dorian Concept on synths. Damn good!

On www.decivilizeafterconsumption.com, you can listen to the whole album and read about production details.

Phlow CD Raffle

Kids, we keep it simple this time. The three first to twitter this post (#phlow #bluermutt #nexsound) and send me, Bettina, the link will get a CD copy of "Decivilice After Consumption" for free. How does that sound? Come on!

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Release: Bluermutt - "Decivilice After Consumption"
Label: www.nexsound.org
Artist-Website: www.skyapnea.com
Microsite: www.decivilizeafterconsumption.com

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MoR -" I've Cheated" (MP3)
MoR - "Emo Riff" (MP3)

Sound engineer Antonio Rosselli appears under the moniker MoR (Masters of Ribongia), which is not too clever as this name was adapted by many others before. Scroble your name before publishing it is the message! Anyway, just to avoid some confusion...

"I've cheated" is a very wonderful mixture of Four Tet-style Electronica and up-lifting, cheerful Chiptune-melodies. Something you can find with 12rec. recording artist Rob Hunter as well. What made me listen up this time is the influence from UK contemporary dance music - every now and then, Rosselli introduces abyssal Dubstep synthesizers and lets his beats stumble in a Garage/ 2step-style. This comes rough and dirty and beautifully mirrows the more gentle elements like chimes and acoustic guitars. Eclectic listen!

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Download: "I've cheated" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: myspace.com/masterofribongia
Release: MoR - "I've cheated"
Netlabel: beatismurder.com

Cornbeast - "Megablast" (MP3)
Cornbeast - "Sparks" (MP3)

In a way, Cornbeast suits the recent trends in Discorock and punky Electronica quite well. Catchy melodies, uplifting beats, rough sounds. So far, this is true for a lot of chip music releases. But Cornbeast's "Chip Hero" brings along more than just 20 minutes dancefloor energy. Below his bleepy textures, gameboy Fredrik hides well-written songs with melodies that make stick and do not solely work by making you remember your Nintendo handheld.

This is the case especially for "Megablast", "Chip Hero" and the ballad "Sparks". Soulwax meets Daft Punk in a 8bit outfit? Gameboy Arena Rock? Probably said too much, but you get the idea. Recommended.

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Download: "Chip Hero" (ZIP)
Artist-Website: cornbeast.com
Release: Cornbeast - "Chip Hero"
Netlabel: 8bitpeoples.com

Sky Barstow - "Can We Leave This Place" (MP3)
Sky Barstow - "Closet Dance" (MP3)

Robin Barstow a.k.a. Sky Barstow enjoys synthesizers and organs, "those big enormous ugly things". He is a circuit-bending sound engineer and recorded his recent album "It's Circuar" on an army of dirty little synths. What he get to hear is awkward chiptune hymnals, melancholy Indiepop tunes and 80's influenced DIY Grandezza. The album did not get me on first try. But listening to it again and again, every time it got better.

Most of the songs are longer than five minutes, and a lot of things happen in between. What sounds aleatoric initially turns out to be the mature profile of a talented not only knob tweaker but musician. "Can We Leave This Place", "Closet Dance", "It Rained All Day" and "Probably Not" are single hits with massive edges and sharp outlines. Robin Barstow mixes juvenile melancholy with queer exhibitionism, charm and a good amount of self-mockery. Can you imagine a mix between Nick Diamond and Mike Patton, ca.  Mr. Bungle? Well, maybe you can after having heard "It's Circular". Superb!

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Download: "It's Circular" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.barstow.no
Release: Sky Barstow - "It's Circular"
Netlabel: www.peppermillrecords.com

2nd rec is a German record label that released CDs some years back. When sales went down, 2nd rec decided to sell-out and re-start as an experimental online label. "Jars, Jams & You" by Italian Sicilian duo Tellaro is available for download only, and you can choose the price, including downloading the full-length album for free. We support 2nd rec and want to convince you to pay something valuable for this wonderful record.

Tellaro are Francesco Cantone and Tazio Iacobacci. Their electronic Pop music is build from a billion sources, like a beautiful Frankenstein patched up from the junkyard of 40 years' pop culture. The download package comes with a 17 sides pdf booklets including notes for every song, charming and interesting. We learn about friends making political speeches, grandmother and baby sister Iacobacci singing a song, Tazio's uncle from the US playing slide guitar, etc. etc. Most contributions include vocal performances, not necessarily singing though.

Wonderfully, all this makes up for a fresh, interesting and hymnal Pop record. Clever Pop music, notoriously underrated, in good tradition with acts like The Books, The Beta Band, Evil Superstars or the Anticon posse. Prelisten tracks "Dario Whorenges", "Life Goes On" and "Bad News Don't Need To Be Introduced" to become a believer. Then, believe it, every single tune on "Jars, Jams & You" will be worth the bucks you spend for the download!

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Download: "Jars, Jams & You" (Chose-Your-Price Download)
Release: Tellaro - "Jars, Jams & You"
Artist-Website: myspace.com/tellaro
Netlabel: 2ndrec.com

Clipper - "Aus Allen Fugen" (MP3)
Clipper - "Ein Konsequentes Lied" (MP3)
Clipper - "Silbernes Band" (MP3)

Clipper left Indiepop behind. Their vision of independent Pop music is high gloss and vulnerable on his own free will. Readers familiar with German Pop will probably see the intersections to bands like Tele, Kante and especially Blumfeld. Naive and quite the opposite to cool, Clipper position themselves right between flimsy 80's strings, falsetto vocals and opulent arrangements. "The New Romantics of every days' life", true that...

"Alles erscheint in einem anderen Licht" combines ten songs written between 2004 and 2008 to a coherent album. The formula throughout all songs is Pop. But be aware! All catchy Clipper melodies overlock clever and complex compositions. Beyond the 80's icing lurks an understanding in music that has more in common with 60's psychedelia, think of the Beach Boys, the late Beatles, and, fast forward, Talk Talk ca. "Spirit of Eden". This is a bit much every now and then still "Alles erscheint in einem anderen Licht" has a lot of treasury to discover!

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Artist-Website: www.clipper-musik.de
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Monokle - "Friday" (MP3)
Monokle - "Magic Go!" (MP3)
Monokle - "Seven" (MP3)

Monokle is Vlad Kudryavtsev and Alexander Kumach, two young guys that sound like one of your favourite bands. On a basis of warm and organic IDM beats, Monokle compose epic Indiepop- and Postrock tracks that imply influence from 40 years of Popmusic ("From Can to Plaid", as Ideology says). You can find pieces of Kraut- and Progrock, 80's Pop, 90's Electronica and loads more in the Monokle music. Listening to this 45 minutes, I am amazed how seamless everything engages.

The album "Tesaurus" is super-versatile but works perfectly as an album, homogenous in mood and atmosphere. Vlad and Alexander blow their tracks up to massive hymns, including numerous stems of synthesizer, guitars and electronic gimmicks here and there. They do well, although most songs on "Tesaurus" don't need all the fuzz- Monokle have the melodies to reach out for everyone. A brilliant example that Netaudio is so much more than just electronic music!

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Download: "Tesaurus" (ZIP)
Artist-Website: myspace.com/monoklemuz
Release: Monokle - "Tesaurus"
Netlabel: www.ideology.de

Anois - Beds And Dishes (MP3)

Anois - Waltz Of Wolfs (MP3)

Anois - Homecall (MP3)

Anois is Lars Kranholdt and Anne Baier from northern Germany. Lars is not a newbie to aerotone and the netaudioscene and neither is Anne. As This Mess Is Mine Lars already put out two bedroom folktronica EPs at aerotone. Together with his brother Daniel, he appeared on two compilations of the aerotone netlabel. As Leander they drift towards a slightly more electronica style, that can still be coined folktronica, but with less folk in it. Anne does not seem to be as busy, but hey, she doesn't have to - as long as she keeps teaming up with Lars to create such lovely songs as they do as Anois.

"Tree House Whispers" is not the first Anois-Release. They have had a few appearances at the mexican netlabel poni republic. "Tracery On A Frosted Window" was their debut and they also did a split EP with Sunday Parlours. Now, more than one year after their release at the poni republic, they are back with new material, that is a diverse mix of original folkpoptronica. Some songs sound surprisingly happy ("Beds and Dishes), while others are full of cloudy moods and melodies that offer you quite a big sip of a sweet drink called melancholy ("November").

There is one thing about this album that makes it difficult to make up an opinion. Diversity. The 13 songs on "Tree House Whispers" somehow don't seem to fit on this album. On the other hand it is the diversity that makes this album even more interesting to my ears. You get handclapping popsongs that make you sing along, folky tunes that have been added up with some electronic bits and pieces and sometimes there is a noisy atmosphere and experimental glitch hidden in between some bedroom-folk that comes along with lovely instruments like strings, trumpets, glockenspiel and other kling-klang stuff.

This is definitely an album with a lot to discover. Enjoy your journey!

If you sign up to aerotones newsletter, there is even more to discover, because every subscriber gets a second Anois release for free!

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Download: Anois - "Tree House Whispers" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/anois
Release: Anois - "Tree House Whispers"
Netlabel: www.aerotone.net

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New Wave Syria - "In Motion" (MP3)
New Wave Syria - "Random Logic" (MP3)
New Wave Syria - "Let it out" (MP3)
New Wave Syria - "Audiorape" (MP3)
New Wave Syria - "Vitamin" (MP3)
New Wave Syria - "Vision Horror" (MP3)

Thus, Sloveanian Electropop duo New Wave Syria got my attention right away. Girl (Urša) and boy (Rok) perform on a battery of cheap little synths and drum machines, curly head Urša sings and shouts over the instrumentals. Dreamy and noisy, the band settles their niche between hipster Pop a la The Ting Tings on the one and 80's influenced psychedelia on the other hand.

New Wave Syrias' debut EP "Hello, Yes" on Cheap Tunes Records is best when the shoegazing elements dominate. "Vitamins" and "Random Logic" are noisy little Pop tracks with good melodies and a lot of teenage flippancy, while "Let It Out" and "Audiorape" sound rather London or NYC than Slovenia. You are free to judge this as a compliment, but I like the introspect tunes better. Refreshing album!

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "Hello, Yes" (ZIP)
Release: New Wave Syria - "Hello, Yes"
Artist-Website: myspace.com/newwavesyria
Netlabel: cheaptunesrecords.com

Caroline - "Wonderlust" (MP3)
Linda Bjalla - "Tomorrow" (MP3)

To my ears, the influence of Japanese music is bigger on the spectrum MiMi represents. This is not J-Pop but Japanese Pop. Subtle, melodic, eccentric every now and then. Mawkish by chance.

The compilation starts with Asako Fujimoto a.k.a. asakomusic. She travels around the World and accordingly, her music is conglomerate of Folklore and awkward Pop music. Caroline Lufkin afterwards conducts a hymnal Popsong, with some electronics assembling her otherworldly voice. Bewitching. Izumi Mizawa's music sound like processing the lush and warm melodies of Caroline to something artificial- a study on aural harmony

Reiko Matane a.k.a. le mépris a.k.a. pillowdiver is well known for her album on Aerotone. The track on "M100" is a shoegazing piece of Dronepop... solid. Back to the real Pop music with Linda Bjalla (Izumi Suzuki). Piano-drive neoromanticism, not shying away from glockenspiel and reverberated vocals. Got me, somehow. Miki Odagiri deliver Creation Centre-style Avantgarde Pop with loads of loose ends- nice, but I have a certain problem with the vocals...

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Download: "M100" (ZIP)
Release: Various - "M100"
Netlabel: clubotaku.org/mimi-125x125

New Earth Objects - "Part 2" (MP3)

New Earth Objects is Clemens Wegener, Marian Reinig and Tommy Neuwirth. Not much is known about the band- anyway, we've got this wonderful live recording! Within 73 minutes and basically four tracks (ranging 12 - 27 minutes), the band creates their very own sound vision blending minimal Electronica, Krautrock and Pop.

Synthesizers go along with decent sound gimmicks, super simple drums and hushed vocals. Warm textures are played out to maximal duration, drums and beats are a meditation on structure, a natural pulsing rather than an instrument to agitate the crowd. Especially the first two tracks are absolutely bewitching. "Slow down, slow down..." - must have been a special performance!

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "Live at Schmiede" ZIP

Artist-Website: myspace.com/newearthobjects

Release: New Earth Objects - "Live at Schmiede"

Netlabel: headphonica.com

Telafonica - "Angels We Have Heard On High" (MP3)
Eliza Magill - "Joy To The World" (MP3)

Actually, this compilation is only four songs and one musical collective:

Sydney-based Telafonica start with their version of "Angels We Have Heard On High". Absolutely intriguing, the band contrasts their coldish Trip Hop / Electronica sound with the heavenly "Gloria, in excelsis Deo" hookline of the traditional carol. Wonderful voices (Magill/ Elmer), wonderful trumpets.

Second is Telafonica songstress Eliza Magill. Her version of "Joy to the World" is far more traditional, but nonetheless skilful and beautiful. In duet with the male vocals (Adrian Elmer), the whole version sounds like a light-hearted version of Low (who must be names when it comes to Christmas carols of course). Fully acoustic, intimate recording, a heartbreaker.

The Lessons in Time hails from New South Wales and deliver the lopsided part of this compilation. Pretentious on first listen, a revelation at repeated performance! Blake Wassell, the lad behind the moniker, delivers an emotional lo-fi version of "O Holy Night" and raises the hymnal potential of the original to higher power. The Australian Liger? Oh, he plays in Telafonica as well!

Eventually, Telafonica join for a last hymnal. "Good News (Sing for Joy)" I wasn't able to identify properly, but who cares? Trip Hop and electronic music-influenced Popmusic, only the female vocals fit the concept better.

Thank heavens to nethymnal.org for the spiritual guidance!

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "A Whale in a Manger" ZIP
Artist-Website: telafonica.blogspot.com
Netlabel: 4-4-2music.com

Infant Color - "Arms and Bears" (MP3)
Infant Color - "Needs" (MP3)

I'm writing a lot about Beat is Murder but be assured- it's only for the sake of music. The latest addition on the Netaudio-branch of the label is Infant Color, a mysterious guy from the South of North America according to his Myspace-account. The label, as usual, doesn't dare to post any helpful information. The Infant music, however, does not sound a lot like Texas.

Infant Color combines drum-machine grooves and cheapo synthpads with his vulnerable singing voice and guitar. Everything mixes quite rough and the whole EP sounds rather awkward than iced. Which is cool- the music and especially Color's dedicated vocal performance might have turn pretentious otherwise. The old Depeche Mode are an influence for sure, but Infant Color took Electropop to the cleaners and boiled it down to its very essentials.

A gold-mine of unspent melodies. Stunning.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "Infant Color" ZIP
Artist-Website: myspace.com/holpband
Release: Infant Color - "Infant Color"
Netlabel: beatismurder.com

March Rosetta - "Landscape"
(MP3)
March Rosetta - "Far Across The Land" (MP3)

I think everybody will agree that all-rounder Tom Carter has a wonderful voice. When it comes to the instrumentals, people could argue about the cheapo 80's drum sound and some kitchy textures. But who cares about such details when the songs come off in such sublime perfection?

Carter borrows a lot from David Byrne (Talking Heads, for performance and sexappeal) and Mark Hollis (Talk Talk, the fragility) but shines in unmistakeable uniqueness. Sweet and gooey, kitchy, intimate and touching, funky here and there, Tom Carter manages to balance all these references for maximum effect. Hot Chip might serve as an accurate, more contemporary comparison. Two or three songs in the later half drop off a bit with their easy-listening flavour and an unsavoury Garage-influence. Every thing else: ace. Watch this guy.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "Late in Time" ZIP
Artist-Website: thomaspetercarter.tumblr.com
Release: March Rosetta - "Late in Time"
Netlabel: clinicalarchives.blogspot.com
Video: www.vimeo.com/2674718

My latest mixtape is a collection of catchy Pop tunes. A farewell to Summer, a heartily welcome to Autumn. Because Fall is for lovers. 16 free Netaudio tunes from shy and harmony-driven Electronica to uplifting Pop, obscene Chip tunes and back to melancholy Folk. Enjoy rare material by He Can Jog, Tidy Kid, Banjo Consortium and Inlets as well as Resynthesize’s all time classic “Supersynth” and many more. My way to Fall, as Yo La Tengo said.

Thanks for sharing, yours Bettina

Playlist "Fall Is For Lovers"

To find out more about a certain artist or song, click the links and we will guide you to the review or Netlabel.

01. Hula Hooper - "Reach" @ creation-centre.com
02. Monoceros - "Happiness (Flüor Remix)" @ inrecs.com
03. adcBicycle - "Miranda July" (allthatfall Remix) @ 12rec.net
04. Siblings - "It's Still Working" @ notype.com
05. Emily In Love - "Lullaby (Rupert Falsch Remix)" @ corpid-label.de
06. Monomatik - "The One With The Lead Guitar" @ ideology.de
07. Pix - "To Begin Again" @ fresh-poulp.net
08. Bufi - "Homeless Hero" @ ponirepublic.com
09. Random - "Spontaneous Devotion" @ 8bitpeoples.com
10. The Depreciation Guild - "Sky Ghosts" via inhergentlejaws.com
11. Resynthesize - "Supersynth" @ experimedia.net
12. Banjo Consortium - "Grizzly" @ catchtheleaves.org
13. Tidy Kid - "Kommt" via tidykid.com
14. He Can Jog - "Contractors And Architects" @ audiobulb.com
15. Infant Color - "Arms And Bears" @ beatismurder.com
16. Inlets - "Your Good Arm" via inletsmusic.com

Photo by Dani Baquet-Long,
Download Artwork of "Fall is for Lovers" by Sven Swift

To download the compilation, click on “Start Download” in the Flash-Widget!

The first Cantaloup EP never really got me. The sound was right, all the ideas were there. But somehow Thomas Peters didn't manage to make his melodies stick and consequently buried them in reverb. For "On A Hill Not Far Away" , Peters cleaned up sound and songwriting a lot. The reverb is still there but guitars and especially Eva Paul's vocals don't drown within it anymore. The programmed beats are crisp, glockenspiel and piano accomplish the musical line up and work fine for the songs.

The sentiment changes from lovely to lugubrious, and i like the lovely songs better. The first half of the album is formidable without a doubt, most notably "When My Girl Walks Through This Garden".  The eight minute "Crooked Rain" (with buddy Hoodwink) at the end is worth a mention as well (I was excepting a Pavement cover version!). More experimental, closer to his old Postrock band Item maybe, with a impulsive bass guitar, moog flutes and chimes, this tune makes me impatiently await Cantaloup's next moves. High hopes, once again.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: Cantaloup - "On A Hill Not Far Away" ZIP
Release: Cantaloup - "On A Hill Not Far Away"
Netlabel: www.aerotone.de
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/cantaloup

Did are Guido Savini, Giancarlo Maresca, Andrea Tirone and Andrea Prato from the Motor-City of Turin, which is known for its car factories and network of highways. Maybe this has something to do with their music. Because Dids sound buzzes like a good running engine. Never stopping beats, the baseline goes on without hesitation, guitars are mashing up the scene and electronic elements are everywhere adding this little bit of extra extra. "Ask U2" seems to be a forerunner for their upcoming album that will invade our dancefloors hopefully very soon.

Placed in "The Dancy Issue" in the back-catalogue of the italien netlabel Kirstens Postcard, Dids "Ask U2" EP is surely something that will find it's way all around the world. So, come on and help spreading the word!

MP3 Rock Music Download

Download: Did - Ask U2 (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/didmusik
Netlabel: www.kirstenspostcard.com

Three American guys with surprisingly German names, Kurt Feldman with brothers Anton and Christoph Hochheim form a band of two guitars, vocals and a modified Famicom, known as "NES" in Europe (check this nice techtalk article to learn more about their line up).

The Depreciation Guild's first EP "Nautilus" was released over at 8bitpeoples.com (see our Blip feature for a nice live video of the band at the 2007 festival), but their full-length album is online on their website without any label support. This makes sense in a way as their melody-driven Indierock never suited the Peoples that well.

Recorded by Feldman and his companion Akira Hashizume, "In Her Gentle Jaws" (what a title!) features ten energetic and moony Pop tunes with a lot of fuzzy guitars and vocals like recorded in a hall church. The Famicom leads are integral part of their music and not only used as a gimmick. Slightly out of tune, most of their songs don't show up with all of their bliss at first try, but "Sky Ghosts", "Dark Looming" or "Digital Solace" are bittersweet symphonies par excellence.

A light-hearted version of My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Cocteau Twins of course... imagine this bands mixed with the sound of Nintendo's oldest console and you know what The Depreciation Guild sound like. Brillant, end to end.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "In Her Gentle Jaws" ZIP
Artist-Website: www.inhergentlejaws.com

One thing I like a lot about demos, b-side compilations, live recordings, and, well, certain Netaudio releases is the fact that the music can be quite rough. Unhewn both in sound and songwriting, Dublin Duck Dispensary's  "Luanqibazao" is a good example for what pearls might easily be overseen upon flighty observation. 13 tracks and drafts for Popsongs to come, much excitement can be found in here.

"Bible Stories" is the demo version of an early Arcade Fire tune, "Prestidigitation" features lopsided drums and a happy-sad synth melody that makes you think of Nicholas Thorburn's Unicorns (a big guide very likely!). "I Smell The Blood" is a wonderful guitar-driven Popsong, "Brain Damage" a Wire-style assault of compressed Punk energy. Between a few dubby experiments, "The Death Threat" is another fine Indiepop song you might want to be familiar with. Did I mention the Beta Band for comparison? Stephen Malkmus? Bobby Aherne's influences are legion, but alltogether he manages to make to sound fresh and unique.

Check this delicate live performance!

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: "Luanqibazao" ZIP
Release: Dublin Duck Dispensary - "Luanqibazao"
Netlabel: www.rackandruinrecords.com
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/dublindd

Toot Toot! | Tidy Kid is Marly Uyma Lüske, born Australian but living in places all over Europe and the US. The travelling type, this is for sure. His oeuvre is confusing, there are remix albums, free stuff, pay-for-download music, collaborations, compilations... well. Bettina got in contact and took the tour de force, listening to everything. Here's an artists you don't want to miss.

In 2006, Tidy Kid released the first EP "People Sit In Cars" via his own label Tidy Kid Music. You can stream this six tracks treasure chest on his website or simply buy the limited CD via cdbaby. The musical concept is, roughly spoken, to mix awkward Indiepop with elements of Electronica and Psychedelia. No Indietronics but Pop in capital letters with a grounding of electronic music. Two tracks from this EP are free for download, and these two are wonderful, especially the neo-60's Pop of "Kommt" (the sequence of the song titles is "Ein Kleines Bein Kommt Zuhause Angehuepft" which means "A Small Leg Comes Jumping at Home"... WTF?). Talking about Tidy's voice, James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Dump might be a good comparison.

EP number two was published by Mexican Umor Rex Netlabel for free download (website down at the moment, back soon!). Tidy Kid enhances the element of melancholia in his music for "My Frozen Flower Pot" and sounds a bit more British than on "People Sit In Cars"... Probably Thom Yorke's solo output comes to your mind as well. At the same time, Tidy emancipates himself from the slightly naive programming of his older works and expands both into experimentalism and shameless melodies. Tracks "Flower" and "Smell" are awesome.

Third is Lüske's "Fragments EP". Six tracks and sketches that document the music, Tidy Kid improvised for a piece of performing arts by Nick McGavern in February 2008 in Brisbane, Australia. Kid remixed the tunes, arranged the pieces and published them via Acroplane Netlabel earlier this year. With it's loose beats, scattered sounds and overall improvisation feel, this one is probably NOT the record to start with- though there are some nice things to find. At least, fragments "2"and "3" are worth the effort.

Tidy Kid's Kinderzimmer

There is much more to find on his website. If you dig the songs I put in the player, switch over to www.tidykid.com and find out about it. Froggi Records cassette label, for example, are going to publish EP number four entitled "One Week With My Casio" very soon and a full-length is said to go public in early 2009.

His debut "I don't know what I'm doing" (2003) was well received in the online community and made him become one of the first "web-musicians" who gained attention beyond the digital world.

"[...] Despite giving my music away for free online, my songs have been licensed for television, played on commercial and campus radio, and I made enough money from licensing and sales to do a real pressing of my first CD [...] " (Brad Turcotte)

"I don't know what I'm doing", that was often compared to the sound of Beck, led to countless remixes that were featured on ccMixter, a Creative Commons remix-platform. Some of these remixes were put on the album "I Don't Know What I'm Doing Remixed".

"I put the source files for my album I Don't Know What I'm Doing online and people made a lot of remixes. I Don't Know What I'm Doing Remixed is a compilation of some of my favorites." (Brad Turcotte)

For his new album "Out of it" he allready made source files available and it will surely not take long for new remixes to come up. "Out of it" continues the melodic sound of "I don't know what I'm doing" but this time Brads indie/alternative rock comes along with stronger beats and even more obvious guitars.

Besides his great music, Brad Sucks is one of only a few "web-musicians" who fully adapted the open source licencing model to music. He uses the BY-SA Creative Commons license, that also allows commercial use of his works (Usually netlabels and musicians go for a noncommercial license that restricts commercial use).

"A lot’s changed since I started putting music on the Internet way back in 2001. Artist-endorsed free downloads were shocking. Flexible pricing was still an untested novelty. It was rare to find source files from artists and sharing music wasn’t encouraged by new artists. Recently I was asked if I’d do anything different this time around. Would I still give the music away for free? Would I still give away my source files? Would I still be easygoing about copyright? Surely I could pull back now and try to cash in. And I honestly couldn’t imagine why I’d do things different. The only reason I, a dude who made an album by himself in a country basement, has had any sort of success is because people took it upon themselves to share my music with their friends. They remixed it, they used it in their videos, they played it on their podcasts, they included it in software and games and it took on a life of its own. To sabotage that would be a huge, retarded mistake. Instead I’ll be grateful if Out of It worms around the world in even close to the same freaky way I Don’t Know What I’m Doing did and continues to." (Brad Turcotte)

If you want to know more about Brad, visit his website and listen to this Interview (Podcast), done by the Redhat Magazine.

Enough said! Now go and listen to Brad Sucks, kids!

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download:Brad Sucks - "Out Of It" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.bradsucks.net
Release: Brad Sucks - "Out Of It"

While surfing for information about this electropop release, you read:

"Emily In Love is the side project of Emily, one half of the electropop duo Bisexual Cyborg, a sad Australian girl who makes dreamy indiepop/folk/tronica for herself and her imaginary cats."

Corpid Netlabel is quite known for its careful and earnest remixes for its own ladies. Just remember the excellent Bobby Baby-Remixes! This time Lucky Misu, Rupert Falsch and Microholiday got invited by Emily in Love. And, yes they took the rendez-vous serious and did a very nice job. I guess, Emily will invite them for another tête-à-tête soon... Just listen to "Outside to play" and "Lullaby (Rupert Falsch Remix)" and enjoy some playful, melancholic but melodic pop.

MP3 Pop Music Download

Download: Emily in Love - "You Break My Heart, You Remixed It"(ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/emilyinlovemusic
Release: Emily in Love - "You Break My Heart, You Remixed It"
Netlabel: Corpid Netlabel

All six tracks on "But We Made It So Far" are dance music in a way. So what's special about the Monomen? The three guys from Cologne and Bochum have been around for more than ten years now, with albums and EPs at Ideology since 2005 and a handful of self-released CDs and vinyl. They started as a Drum & Bass act, discovering the sweet ambrosia of Pop music very soon. Since then, Monomatik refined their organic dance music by going into big naive melodies, decently bouncing rhythms and wonderful little sound surprises.

For instance, the whistling melodie in "The One Where Everybody Joins In" is funny and charming and makes you listen up. "The One With The Leadguitar" is a must-hear as well. Alongside a fuzzy guitar, the chorus brings up sweet memories of genuine (and strange) German popacts like La Düsseldorf and Trio (sic!). Like these acts, Monomatik don't take themselves too serious and spice their music with whatever comes along. Fresh.

MP3 Electronic Pop Music Download

Direct Download: "But We Made It So Far" ZIP
Release: Monomatik - "But We Made It So Far"
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/monomatik
Netlabel: www.ideology.de

America Del Sur ("America of the South") is basically Phil Cardona and Taylor Ross. Friends from high school days back in Jacksonville, Florida, the band released their self titled debut at Rack & Ruin, a Dutch Netlabel online since early 2008 but with a back catalog of +70 records already.

Here, number 64 is the one you definitely need to know. Cardona and Ross manage to mix angst-ridden Indierock ("Evil Pop") and sophisticated white boy Jazzpop ("I Don't Know You") like a duck takes to water. Their drums sound like shit, the guitars are tied just beneath the chin very probably. There is some Surf in there. But just like for recent NYC darlings Vampire Weekend, it's the fine vocal harmonies that keep the whole thing going- and America Del Sur at heavy rotation in my player. Ace.

MP3 Rock Music Download

Release Site: America Del Sur - "America Del Sur"
Direct Download: "America Del Sur" ZIP
Netlabel: www.rackandruinrecords.com
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/americaofthesouth

Beatmapper did it: six remixes for three different birdsong artists which are nice to hear. A pleasant journey which takes you from electronic pop to orchestral pop to an instrumental anthem which leaves you quiet and peaceful behind.

Be kind rewind!

MP3 Electronic Pop Music Download

Download: Beatmapper - "birdsong remixes" (ZIP-Archive)
Release: Beatmapper - "birdsong remixes"
Netlabel: www.birdsong.co.il

Beep! Beep! is going for promotion and distribution of independent music and tries to create an accessible communtiy which is supposed to unite artists and their audience. By using the Creative Commons licence, the dutch netlabel offers all releases as free downloads but also promotes ‘hardcopy’ albums wrapped up in a beautiful artwork, as one can read on their website.

Their first labelsampler (Behold My Puny Bears Vol. I), which contains songs of all seven Bands that allready joined Beep! Beep!, offers some surprises. There is the Postrockers from We vs. Death who actually sing for the first time ever! You get to hear great Indierock from The Walt, Kismet and Embrace Fire, Hardcore by Schotel Van De Dag, Indiepop by Paper Tiger and very new to my ears: Dutch Singer/Songwriter Pop by Het Gloren. All in all very talented groups and high quality recordings.

The label is partly state-funded, which is a new way of running a netlabel and therefore some kind of prototype. Besides listening to the great music, it is also interesting to read their statements on free music culture and profit:

"[]...we’re not here to make a profit. Any profits will be used to maintain our little organization or goes directly to our artists."

"[]...free music on the internet = a lot more listeners, more listeners = more fans, more fans = more shows, more shows = more merch sales, more merch sales = more money for the band, money for the band = more great music for free. Internet is our friend and free music downloads are awesome!"

While other netlabels offer some EPs and Albums, Beep! Beep! goes for the complete discography of it's featured artists. So be sure that there is a lot to come!

Indierock MP3 Music Download

Download: V.A. - "Behold My Puny Bears Vol. I" (ZIP-Archive)
Netlabel: Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck

The Mocks is Ely Mock and The B (who appears to be Mario Mock) from Monterrey, Mexico. Their blend of 70's disco sound and modern electronic pop makes your legs go funny. On The Mocks' debut "M is Correct" you can find seven catchy electronic pop songs that are 100% homemade. While the instrumentation comes from The B and his laptop, Ely has done the arrangements and mastering.

"M is Correct" has been released by the excellent Delhotel Records Netlabel, that aims for introducing mexican independent music to a global audience. Make sure to check out their other releases aswell!. There is a lot to discover: high quality electronic pop, indierock, garage, new wave, punk - just to tag a few of the relevant styles at Delhotel.

MP3 Music Download

Download: The Mocks - "M is Correct" (ZIP-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/themocks, www.wemocks.com
Release: The Mocks - "M is Correct"
Netlabel: Delhotel Records

Bufi (Mateo Gonzalez Bufi) from Mexico City is not a typical laptop rocker. Allthough this is the first image that comes to ones mind, Bufis music is different from simple computer generated electropop. His indiedance has a lot to offer. The synthpop and electro funk elements as well as the catchy pop hooks let me think of Daft Punk. And the fact that Mateo is studying classical guitar adds another level of substance to his electrifying sound. Bufis "Homeless Hero EP" contains four playful songs that belong in your ears and on every dancefloor. Go get it!

MP3 Indie Dance Music Download

Download: Bufi - Homeless Hero EP (RAR-Archive)
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/bufirolas
Release: Bufi - Homeless Hero EP
Netlabel: Poni Republic

Cheky and Loocila's (Jóvenes y Sexys) debut „Bruno EP“ starts with the sound of a cuckoo clock and introduces the song „El Reloj“ (The Clock). Just a few seconds later they come up with their omnipresent acoustic guitar that is the basis for all of their songs. As soon as the vocals set in, they catch you with sweet melodies that are often accentuated with suitably keyboard-sounds.

While the first two songs are in Spanish, the second half of Jóvenes y Sexys' „Bruno EP“ is in English. On „Gold Day“ they were supported by Joiejoiejoie, who is also releasing at the mexican netlabel Poni Republic. The last song of their lovely EP is called „Divine Hammer“ and is my favourite track by the mexican-venezuelan duo, because it just makes you sing along: "I'm just looking for one divine hammer. One divine hammer, one divine hammer. I'd bang it all day..." And let's be honest: aren't we all looking for a divine hammer sometimes?

MP3 lofi-folk-pop Music Download

Download: Jóvenes y Sexys - "Bruno EP" (RAR-File)
Release: Jóvenes y Sexys - "Bruno EP"
Netlabel: Poni Republic
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/jovenesysexys

Pourquoi me Reveiller was founded in 1998 and means "Why awaken" or in a broader sense "Why should I wake up". In 2005 they recorded their debut full length "They took my bed outside". Although the opener is called "bloody hours of nasty torture", recording the album must have been great fun because each song on their debut LP sounds completely different.

Besides the typical indie-setup (guitar, bass and drums), Pourquoi me Reveiller introduced piano, accordion, electronic sounds, samples and noise elements, that helped to create an eclectic indie-rock album, that ranges from experimental rock to acoustic pop. The Dutch septet is currently working on new songs, until those are put on an album, you can find "They took my bed outside" at Dying Giraffe Recordings.

MP3 Indie Rock Music Download

Release: Pourquoi me Reveiller - "They took my bed outside"
Netlabel: Dying Giraffe Recordings
Artist Website: www.pourquoimereveiller.com