en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices Last.fm Group Journal: SXSW Music http://www.last.fm/group/SXSW+Music/journal The Last.fm group journal for SXSW Music. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. New Album - January 31 - 2012 http://www.last.fm/user/sofiatalvik/journal/2012/01/17/5ai6ys_new_album_-_january_31_-_2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:34:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/sofiatalvik/journal/2012/01/17/5ai6ys_new_album_-_january_31_-_2012
The Owls Are Not What They Seem

2011 was a busy year for me. I worked hard to get an artist visa to the US, preparing for a tour that might go on for as long as two years. At the same time I wrote and recorded a new album. Now that I’ve landed in my tour in the US it’s also time for my new album to land. "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" is a collection of 12 new songs.



Pre-orders are available here:
The Owls Are Not What They Seem


My musical journey started out in 2004 when I recorded Blue Moon and me and my musicians all gathered in a basement studio in Stockholm recording acoustically and almost all the instruments at the same time. After that I tried a more common way of recording in layers, adding instruments upon instruments. For my third album I hired a producer, Tobias Fröberg and for my fourth album Florida i experimented with a bigger soundscape with more drums than I had ever used before.

For "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" I went back to basics. After having done an acoustic solo tour for my album Florida Acoustic in 2010 I felt I was in my best element when I was playing and singing at the same time without the restrains of headphones and click-tracks. So I decided to make an ablum that was the essence of that me. Just something I could record in my bedroom without the pressure of a big production, time and opinions from others.

All the songs on "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" are recorded that way. Me - playing and singing at the same time, then sparsely adding other instruments to enhance and highlight where I thought it was needed. My goal was to keep it down and make an acoustic album with a live, organic feel to it. I had no interest in changing the world or inventing something new. I just wanted to make a beautiful acoustic album.

/Sofia Talvik
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http://twitter.com/sofiatalvik]]> http://www.last.fm/user/sofiatalvik/journal/2012/01/17/5ai6ys_new_album_-_january_31_-_2012#comments New GLM mix featuring Lo-Phi (iN)Sect Records http://www.last.fm/user/jwRADIO1/journal/2012/01/16/5agzs3_new_glm_mix_featuring_lo-phi_%28in%29sect_records Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/jwRADIO1/journal/2012/01/16/5agzs3_new_glm_mix_featuring_lo-phi_%28in%29sect_records The third limited edition cassette/LP in celebration of Exploded Drawing's first anniversary has just been released on (iN)Sect Records by Justin Long a.k.a Lo Phi called Slamma Jamma. The project primarily moves between expositions of various hip-hop styles with slinky bass grooves like, the 90's reminiscent bumps, and the the funk-influenced bumps. In honor of this release, Exploded Drawing and the (iN) bring you the third podcast mix for Groove Loves Melody called "Slamma Jamma Mix" and you can groove to that right now! Here's the tracklist:

Here's the tracklist:

All Sounds Intro - Lo Phi
The Politics of Making Up Your Mind - soundfounder x Lo Phi
Medicated (WVHNDSLKCLDS ReMiX) - Lo Phi
Strangest Secret - NickNack
8pt Agenda - Herbaliser ft Latyrx
Hall Pass - Kydd Jones ft Yelawolf Prod By ABT
Try it Again - DeeRaiL x Lo Phi
FUNK_3482 - KONE ft SelfSays
Sex Clock - Butcher Bear
Are you... Can you... Were you (Felt) - Shabazz Palaces
Jungle - Kydd Jones Prod By H+
RocketShip (Thomax ReMiX) - OneBeLo
Sprout - Solar Shield
All Same - Kinder
No Matter (Level Up Mix) - >The Locksmiths
Truck Stop Love - Lo Phi
RTNYPO O3 - Ntropy
Handclapping Song - The Meters

Here's the mix for download.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/jwRADIO1/journal/2012/01/16/5agzs3_new_glm_mix_featuring_lo-phi_%28in%29sect_records#comments VOTE IN THE ROBER AWARDS 2011 FILM POLL http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fwt_vote_in_the_rober_awards_2011_film_poll Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:06:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fwt_vote_in_the_rober_awards_2011_film_poll The 2011 Rober Awards Music Poll is now open and you are cordially invited to cast your vote @ http://roberawards.com/2011-music-poll/

And Check our Spotify Nominations Playlist : http://open.spotify.com/user/datacrusher/playlist/3PGPmPASFwrDIlfH7KoESO


The music polls will be closing on January the 31st.

NOMINATIONS TALLY:


6 Nominations:

PJ HARVEY

6 Nominations:

JAMES BLAKE

4 Nominations:

BON IVER
DESTROYER
SHABAZZ PALACES

3 Nominations:

CLAMS CASINO
FRANK OCEAN
NICOLAS JAAR
REAL ESTATE
ST. VINCENT
THE WEEKND
TUNE-YARDS

2 Nominations:

A$AP ROCKY
AZALEIA BANKS
BEASTIE BOYS
BEYONCE
COLIN STETSON
DRAKE
DUM DUM GIRLS
FRIENDS
GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX
GILLIAN WELCH
KANYE WEST & JAY-Z
KATE BUSH
KING KRULE
LANA DEL REY
SBTRKT
TOM WAITS
ZOMBY

etc...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fwt_vote_in_the_rober_awards_2011_film_poll#comments VOTE IN THE 2011 ROBER AWARDS MUSIC POLL http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fjp_vote_in_the_2011_rober_awards_music_poll Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:01:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fjp_vote_in_the_2011_rober_awards_music_poll The 2011 Rober Awards Music Poll is now open and you are cordially invited to cast your vote @ http://roberawards.com/2011-music-poll/

Check our Spotify Nominations Playlist : http://open.spotify.com/user/datacrusher/playlist/3PGPmPASFwrDIlfH7KoESO


The music polls will be closing on January the 31st.

NOMINATIONS TALLY:


6 Nominations:

PJ HARVEY

6 Nominations:

JAMES BLAKE

4 Nominations:

BON IVER
DESTROYER
SHABAZZ PALACES

3 Nominations:

CLAMS CASINO
FRANK OCEAN
NICOLAS JAAR
REAL ESTATE
ST. VINCENT
THE WEEKND
TUNE-YARDS

2 Nominations:

A$AP ROCKY
AZALEIA BANKS
BEASTIE BOYS
BEYONCE
COLIN STETSON
DRAKE
DUM DUM GIRLS
FRIENDS
GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX
GILLIAN WELCH
KANYE WEST & JAY-Z
KATE BUSH
KING KRULE
LANA DEL REY
SBTRKT
TOM WAITS
ZOMBY

etc...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/roberawards/journal/2012/01/08/5a2fjp_vote_in_the_2011_rober_awards_music_poll#comments Wind Through the Window by MAX AND THE WILD THINGS http://www.last.fm/user/wildthingsmusic/journal/2011/12/20/594c35_wind_through_the_window_by_max_and_the_wild_things Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:33:01 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/wildthingsmusic/journal/2011/12/20/594c35_wind_through_the_window_by_max_and_the_wild_things View Max and the Wild Things new video for Wind Through the Window

]]> http://www.last.fm/user/wildthingsmusic/journal/2011/12/20/594c35_wind_through_the_window_by_max_and_the_wild_things#comments NAVEL: Limited Edition LP NEO NOIR XXX/500 http://www.last.fm/user/fischyou/journal/2011/12/13/58rrlq_navel%3A_limited_edition_lp_neo_noir_xxx500 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:17:59 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/fischyou/journal/2011/12/13/58rrlq_navel%3A_limited_edition_lp_neo_noir_xxx500 Heya!

NAVEL NEO NOIR Limited Edition LP NEO NOIR 1/500 - 499/500
NAVEL's album NEO NOIR comes in an exclusively limited edition of 500, each hand-numbered 001/500 to 499/500, black vinyl. Order direct from NAVEL.
Schweiz: 15 € entspricht rund 22 CHF.

Check on BandCamp Record Store (incl. back catalogue)
NAVEL Bandcamp

Navel Neo Noir
Speedbox
Black Days

etc.

thanks and enjoy loud

NAVEL]]> http://www.last.fm/user/fischyou/journal/2011/12/13/58rrlq_navel%3A_limited_edition_lp_neo_noir_xxx500#comments Desert Island Dicks & Where Woodwose Walk — "Clearance Sale" (AMP009) http://www.last.fm/user/tom_dissonance/journal/2011/12/05/58cb15_desert_island_dicks_%2526_where_woodwose_walk_%25E2%2580%2594_%2522clearance_sale%2522_%2528amp009%2529 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:44:35 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/tom_dissonance/journal/2011/12/05/58cb15_desert_island_dicks_%2526_where_woodwose_walk_%25E2%2580%2594_%2522clearance_sale%2522_%2528amp009%2529 Clearance Sale, the new album from Desert Island Dicks and Where Woodwose Walk, sees the two noise groups reflecting on the ongoing global financial crisis that started in the late 2000s.

Across ten tracks (including one collaboration) named after British retail chains that went into administration following the crisis, the two groups use noise, drones, field recordings, sampling and live instrumentation to explore connections between the current malaise and the Great Depression of the 1930s.



Train sounds, Cisco Houston, news reports, Woolworths, Zavvi, "Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime?", corporate malfeasance and T.S. Eliot all come together for the first time in what critics are already calling "Capitalist Realism in a disused arms factory".

The album is available from Amoebic Industries as pay-what-you-want digital download or CDr priced at £3 plus p&p. The two groups have pledged to make an accompanying follow-up album in the event of a double-dip recession.



Desert Island Dicks are an anonymous international plunderphonic noise collective. No-one is certain who is in the group nor even how many of them there are. Their 2009 album The Shades of Jazz to Come was named in Marina Rosenfeld and Raz Mesinai's "Top 15 Albums of 2009" list in The Wire.

Where Woodwose Walk is the one-man project of Brighton, UK resident Arran Jones. When not composing, he enjoys allotment gardening, snail collecting and incorrect music.



Amoebic Industries is a jenky DIY label based out of a Glasgow flat. They have released records by 30KB, Aurist and Desert Island Dicks.

(p&p for physical copies:
UK: +50p
EU: +£1.00
elsewhere: + £1.50)

01. Woolworths
02. Rosebys
03. USC
04. Viyella
05. Zavvi
06. MFI Group
07. Waterford Wedgwood (sucking the pennies)
08. Land of Leather (needs cow bell)
09. Olan Mills
10. Whittard of Chelsea]]> http://www.last.fm/user/tom_dissonance/journal/2011/12/05/58cb15_desert_island_dicks_%2526_where_woodwose_walk_%25E2%2580%2594_%2522clearance_sale%2522_%2528amp009%2529#comments Vote For Your Favorite Summer Session of 2011 http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/31/4xkhy5_vote_for_your_favorite_summer_session_of_2011 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:05:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/31/4xkhy5_vote_for_your_favorite_summer_session_of_2011 All summer long, each week, we featured an artist in our Last.fm Discover s series. Now we’d like you to use your thoughts and your mouse to vote for the best session. To refresh your eyes & ears click thru to watch all of the sessions then make your choice. Last year’s winners were We Are Scientists, so take your time and help name this year’s winners!


Scroll on down and check out the 13 Summer Sessions, check them out, and then cast your vote.

Oh, and if you’re sharing this on Twitter or Facebook; do us a solid; tag it #summersessions and tell your friends as well!

VOTE HERE




Summer Session 2011 List
Polock
The Postelles
Matt Nathanson
Funeral Party
Edens Edge
The Felice Brothers
Twin Shadow
Deluka
Company Of Thieves
AWOLNATION
Alberta Cross
Cults
Mona]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/31/4xkhy5_vote_for_your_favorite_summer_session_of_2011#comments Night #2 At CMJ 2011: Motopony, We Were Promised Jetpacks & The Wombats http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vsybt_night_%25232_at_cmj_2011%253A_motopony%252C_we_were_promised_jetpacks_%2526_the_wombats Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:13:43 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vsybt_night_%25232_at_cmj_2011%253A_motopony%252C_we_were_promised_jetpacks_%2526_the_wombats

More than the challenge of trying to see all the bands you want to see in any given night at the CMJ Music Marathon, we all went into tonight knowing we’d be dealing with the rain on this Wednesday night.

Starting out the night at The Bowery Ballroom to check out Motopony who were on the same early bill, where Viva Brother were headlining. These two bands are currently touring together as well. The Seattle, WA band put on a great set, highlighted by the intense stage presence of lead singer Daniel Blue. Their self-titled debut album is out now. Watch for them to hit the road with Company Of Thieves and any other shows by going to their website. This is a good time to plug Company Of Thieves if you’d like to check out their Last.fm Discover Summer Session right here. Motopony has also toured with the legend himself, Daniel Johnston! They’ve also done dates with another band who have done a session at our studio, Sam Roberts Band. See that session here. We realized if we were going to make it over to The Mercury Lounge to see the next show on our list, We’d have to leave soon. But first, a quick hello to the guys in Viva Brother, who also did a Discover session, and a chat with club manager Frank Bango. We walk out of the club, and luckily the rain is not too heavy. Off to The Mercury Lounge it is!



Read more: Night #2 At CMJ 2011: Motopony, We Were Promised Jetpacks & The Wombats Review & Photo Galleries HERE]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vsybt_night_%25232_at_cmj_2011%253A_motopony%252C_we_were_promised_jetpacks_%2526_the_wombats#comments Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vq6jw_spotlight%3A_nyc%E2%80%99s_cmj_music_festival Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vq6jw_spotlight%3A_nyc%E2%80%99s_cmj_music_festival

Every city worth its chops as a center for the arts has its own music festival – Chicago has Lollapalooza and Pitchfork, Austin has Austin City Limits and SXSW, Los Angeles has Coachella and New York has CMJ. Each of these shows are reflective of the culture of the city, none more so than CMJ.

is different from your standard music festival in that it’s not one big event in a single large area, but rather ton of small events that take place in venues all over the city. The experience is something distinctly “,” hopping from place to place seeing as many different shows as you can in a single night.

It can be exhausting, but the effort is well worth it because along the way you’re sure to see and experience many different parts of the city. New York is a city of exploration. With so many different types of people packed into a relatively small space, there is an infinite amount of places to discover. You never know what you’re going to find when travelling around the city, and so by checking out all these shows you’re bound to encounter interesting things – whether it’s the venue the band is playing at, the bar around the corner that you get a beer at afterward the show or maybe a store you stop at on the way there.

CMJ itself is reflective of this atmosphere of discovery. It is the premier event for seeing up and coming bands. Anyone who is trying to make it as a musician plays at CMJ. It is THE place to see bands before they blow up. Next year, many of the groups that you see playing in some packed tiny bar will be playing huge venues with thousands of people in attendance.

With hundreds of artists performing all over the city, it’s impossible to see everything. The best thing to do is take a look at the schedule and figure out a plan of attack.

To get you started we’ve got a track by rising Brooklyn pop star Class Actresswho played shows with the Carpark/Paw Tracks, Blue Flowers and Puma/SPIN showcases and one by Delicate Steve who played at the Stereogum/PopGun showcase and at DROM.



Grab a free song from Delicate Steve on MP3.com

Grab a free song from Class Actress from MP3.com

The entire week of CMJ MP3.com and Last.fm/discover were on the scene at tons of CMJ shows and posting tons of free music, photos, reviews & exclusive interviews. Dig deep and check out all of our coverage!

Read more: Spotlight: NYC’s CMJ Music Festival ]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Bryanrecommends/journal/2011/10/27/4vq6jw_spotlight%3A_nyc%E2%80%99s_cmj_music_festival#comments