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 oslofish's Last.fm Journal http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal The Last.fm journal for oslofish. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. New music recommendations, anyone? http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2009/04/15/2ney07_new_music_recommendations%2C_anyone%3F Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:38:05 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2009/04/15/2ney07_new_music_recommendations%2C_anyone%3F I've been away for a couple of weeks, or what seems like an eternity from the world of music, and while trying to catch up on work and emails, there's little or no time to browse the webs for the latest and greatest in new music to enrich my iTunes library with.

What have I missed? Any good recommendations?]]> Röyksopp's back with Robyn and Lykke Li + more http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2009/01/05/2djdp7_r%25C3%25B6yksopp%2527s_back_with_robyn_and_lykke_li_%252B_more Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:37:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2009/01/05/2djdp7_r%25C3%25B6yksopp%2527s_back_with_robyn_and_lykke_li_%252B_more The first good piece of news of 2009, musically speaking, is that Röyksopp is alive and kickin' and has posted some information on their long-awaited third album release. Junior, as it's called (strange, and maybe a little naughty, hey?), will be released March, 23rd. The first single, Happy Up Here, is out on March 12th. The official tracklist on Junior is:

1. Happy Up Here
2. The Girl And The Robot
3. Vision One
4. This Must Be It
5. Röysopp Forever
6. Miss It So Much
7. Tricky Tricky
8. You Don't Have A Clue
9. Silver Cruiser
10. True To Life
11. It's What I Want

Most importantly, though, is confirmed guest vocals by Robyn and Lykke Li, and also the return of Karin Dreijer of The Knife and (to my delightful surprise) Anneli Drecker. They sure know how to pick'em!

All the news, and more over at www.royksopp.com]]> Forget the “Best of” lists – 2008 summarized in 3 words http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/12/30/2d54au_forget_the_%E2%80%9Cbest_of%E2%80%9D_lists_%E2%80%93_2008_summarized_in_3_words Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/12/30/2d54au_forget_the_%E2%80%9Cbest_of%E2%80%9D_lists_%E2%80%93_2008_summarized_in_3_words Forget the “Best of” lists. Here's my 2008 summarized in 3 words:

The Polyamorous Affair

2008 was the year of discovery. And the greatest one of all was The Polyamorous Affair. So forget about the best albums list this year (which, in no particular order, would have included Grace Jones – Hurricane, Brooke Waggoner – Heal for the Honey, Cloetta Paris – Secret Eyes, M83 – Saturdays = Youth, The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement, Portishead – Third, Robin Thicke – Something Else, Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke, Rubies – Explode from the Center, Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree, MGMT – Oracular Spectacular, Erykah Badu – New Amerykah, Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours, Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro) – I’m dedicating my end-of-the-year post to The P.A.


There was no one above, no one below, no one remotely close to releasing a better album than The Polyamorous Affair in 2008. Their self-titled, self-released debut is a journey through a strange, wondrous and magical land of catchy melodies, dance grooves and 80s retro disco sounds. The mystical and whimsical lyrics are sung by Eddie Chacon and Sissy Sainte-Marie, whose cool vocals and divine voice respectively is an undeniably good combination. Their music is happy, playful, positively vibrant and original. A bit quirky, yes, but still accessible. To me, this is as good as it gets.


So today, I think I’ll pat myself on the back for being one of the first listeners of The Polyamorous Affair here on Last.FM. There’s nothing quite like knowing you saw, or in this case heard, something special in an act before everyone else. It’s just a matter of time before hipsters out there will really take notice and embrace this lovable duo and their captivating music. Because if you’re at all interested in electronic music of any kind, you WILL be hearing about this duo in 2009. If you were quick enough on your feet and got a chance to listen to their new track White Hot Magic which was up only a few days on their MySpace page during their 12 days of holiday gifts, goodies, and giveaways, you’d agree. Newly signed to the L.A based label, Manimal Vinyl, The Polyamorous Affair is already recording new material for their second album, Bolshevik Disco, due out in the summer.

If you’re lucky enough to live in the L.A area, catch their live show some time – it’s appearantly quite amusing.




Free Last.FM download:
Nightlife

Their wacky, weird and fun vids:
Like Animal
Babayaga

Links:
www.thepolyamorousaffair.com
www.myspace.com/thepolyamorousaffair
Buy the album on CDBaby
Buy the album on iTunes

Now, go get amorous, too!


One last note of ‘08:
It wouldn’t be right to leave out Phildel in this last post of 2008. She’s another huge discovery this year – an incredible talent who has just signed with Warner Chappell Music Publishing. Her unofficial and very limited edition release, Strange Inventions, was a favorite of mine this year.


Thanks for a great 2008 and a happy 2009 to you all!]]> The Hypelist [ November 9th - November 16th ] http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/11/09/29ot4k_the_hypelist_%5B_november_9th_-_november_16th_%5D Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/11/09/29ot4k_the_hypelist_%5B_november_9th_-_november_16th_%5D Life and politics kept me from compiling new lists in the past couple of weeks. So here's finally a fresh batch of goodies to put on repeat the next 7 days.



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Join The Hypelist!]]> It's a hard-knock life, Annie... http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/10/04/27c0gc_it%27s_a_hard-knock_life%2C_annie... Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:29:32 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/10/04/27c0gc_it%27s_a_hard-knock_life%2C_annie... Nö Music reports that the release of Annie's album Don't Stop has been pushed back to 2009. Dan Roberts of the Norwegian music focused online editorial sources Dagbladet in stating:

...the album is set to be delayed until 2009, news that will be a great blow to both Annie and her fans. Despite the reports of executive unhappiness with the lack of hits so far, Annie’s Norwegian manager Kathrine Synnes claims that the album’s release is being delayed so that they can take the product back to the studio and spend more time perfecting it. Which might mean either that the label is unhappy with the singer’s work, or that they want to create a different record from what has leaked to ensure that sales do not suffer as a result.
I honestly don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe both? I feel sadness for Annie because this album has already been delayed many times. I'm sure she just wants to be done with it already. I feel happy because this means we might get to hear new takes on songs on the leaked version (which I shamefully own). Who knows, maybe they'll put some new songs on it? Like the awesome cover of Stacey Q's Two Of Hearts?]]> The Hypelist [ October 4th - October 11th ] http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/10/04/27bweg_the_hypelist_%5B_october_4th_-_october_11th_%5D Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:29:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/oslofish/journal/2008/10/04/27bweg_the_hypelist_%5B_october_4th_-_october_11th_%5D Here's this week's hypelist:



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