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DJ Martian's Page
added: Wed, 30th November 2005 | 4795 views | 0x in favourites
feed url: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DjMartiansPage
Music blog covering a diverse range of music. Dance, Electronic, Jazz, Metal and Rock.
Latest feed entries:
Music Links Roundup - Update - August 7th
Some links of interest:
Ambient music: FactMagazine - 20 best: ambient records ever made
Artister | Phonofestivalen 2008 - Artists appearing at the Phonofestivalen in Bergen, Norway. [Unfortunately profiles only in Norwegian, however there are myspace links]
Slottsfjell 2008, Norwegian music festival reviewed: Drowned in Sound - Features - Slottsfjell 2008: the DiS review
Artists: Stereolab, Piney Gir, iLiKETRAiNS, Lethal Bizzle, Gogol Bordello, Fuck Buttons, The Little Ones, Miracle Fortress, Operator Please, Cadence Weapon
Roadburn festival
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NEUROSIS To Bring Beyond The Pale Festival To Holland's ROADBURN
Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have been confirmed for next year's Roadburn festival, set to take place April 23-25 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.
electronic music labels: Labels We Love 2008: Part 3 | XLR8R
Artists
Arkaea
Album delayed till 2009: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ARKAEA Featuring FEAR FACTORY Members: Debut Album Pushed Back To March
ARKAEA, the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside vocalist Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL), will release its debut album on March 3, 2009 via Koch Records.
Elane
2008 album: Gothtronic | News: New ELANE Album in October - The Silver Falls
Exmoterm
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - EXMORTEM: New Album Artwork Unveiled; New Song Available For Streaming
Gwynbleidd
Debut album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GWYNBLEIDD Completes Work On 'Nostalgia'
Brooklyn, New York-based metal band GWYNBLEIDD has issued the following update:
"After much delays, the process of recording [the GWYNBLEIDD full-length debut] 'Nostalgia' has finally come to an end. Next stop will be Unisound studios in Örebro, Sweden where Dan Swanö [EDGE OF SANITY, HAIL OF BULLETS, NOVEMBERS DOOM] will mix the record. The artwork is coming along brilliantly, all thanks to Travis Smith."
Mastodon
Bravewords.com News: MASTODON To Play Britain's The Nightmare Before Christmas Festival
Morrissey
Album delayed: New Morrissey Album Pushed To Early 2009
Music Links Roundup - Update - August 6th
Some links of interest:
The Øya Festival for 2008 has commenced in Oslo: Øyafestivalen: News - one of the finest European Summer music festivals !
Canada's Exclaim magazine are blogging the festival: oya.exclaim.ca
Details of the new issue of Ireland's State Magazine: State Magazine | State Issue 06: Abba, Electric Picnic and a Free CD
music video search: cleepr, the music video search engine
Concrete & Glass Festival in London
Drowned in Sound - News - TV On The Radio, Errors and more announced for DiS partnered London festival
DiS is very excited to announced some of the first names for London's latest urban festival, Concrete & Glass.
Despite these only being the first names this is a pretty DiS-tastic line-up. So without further ado those much loved by/on DiS names are:
TV On The Radio, Errors, Telepathe, Pete & the Pirates, Bodies of Water, Let's Wrestle, Cats In Paris, Frightened Rabbit, Kid Harpoon, O'Death, Port O'Brien, Semifinalists, Sky Larkin and Wave Machines
1984 music videos: The Allmusic Blog - 1984: The Year in YouTube
interview: Drowned in Sound - Features - In conversation: Liars and Deerhunter
Simon Reynolds on My Bloody Valentine: My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock N Roll | Spin Magazine Online
My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock'N'Roll In 1991, My Bloody Valentine released one of modern rock's most influential albums, then mysteriously imploded trying to surpass it. On the eve of their unlikely resurrection, Simon Reynolds examines the original shoegazers' noisy genius.
Artists
Agalloch
compilation: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AGALLOCH Releases The Demonstration Archive
Firstly, we announce the release of 'The Demonstration Archive'. This is a full-length retrospective CD collection chronicling our unsigned years (1996 – 1998).
Anael
new signing: Teeth of the Divine - News - Anael Sign to Paragon Records
Burial
The man behind Burial is known as Will Bevan.
Burial no longer unknown: Tiny Mix Tapes NEWS: Burial Confirms Identity, to Release New 12-Inch, Working on New LP, Tan
Will Bevan. According to a recent MySpace post:
for a while theres been some talk about who i am , but its not a big deal i wanted to be unknown because i just want it to be all about the tunes. over the last year the unknown thing become an issue so im not into it any more.
im a lowkey person and i just want to make some tunes, nothing else. my names will bevan, im from south london.
Dredg
album due early 2009: Dredg Album Update - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
Ego Likeness
news update: Ego Likeness presents new single and free downloads
While Ego Likeness are currently taking pre-orders for their "The Lowest Place on Earth" single, taken from their forthcoming album, the band also offers the title track as a full free download.
Faint
Album now streaming: scenepointblank: Stream Entire The Faint Album
The Ocean
interview with German art-metal band The Ocean: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE OCEAN MASTERMIND ROBIN STAPS | MetalSucks
Sasha
interview: DJmag.com: Sasha Interview
Windy & Carl
new 2008 album: Brainwashed - Windy & Carl return in October
Songs for the Broken Hearted is the newest album from Windy & Carl, due October 13th, 2008 on Kranky as a CD or double LP set.
Zozobra
Album now streaming: Way Too Loud! > Zozobra Post Entire New Album Streaming Online
Music Links Roundup - Update - August 3rd
Some links of interest:
music blog to check: My Old Tapes
Fishpork - music webzine similar coverage to Pitchfork and Prefix.
radio links: PublicRadioFan.com
new service: Twones β - Users
Twones is a music service and a new way to store, organize, find & share music played all over the web (i.e. YouTube, Myspace, Last.fm, Hypemachine, Muxtape and many more) or on your computer (i.e. iTunes) to one single point of access. Twones ties all music together and let's you share your taste with others in its most direct way.
Music history feature: Most Influential Indie Albums of the 1980s and 1990s | JamsBio Biolog
Music festivals this month: RA: Top 10 August festivals - Feature / Interview
Artists
Au Revoir Borealis
2008 album: somewherecold.com:
News about the upcoming Au Revoir Borealis CD, and more...
"RELEASE DATE:
The new album, Dark Enough For Stars, will be available worldwide on September 30 if all goes well.
PREORDERS & BONUS CD:
We will begin taking preorders sometime around mid August and will ship them in time so that you have your copy before it becomes available to the rest of the public on September 30. Those who preorder the album through our website will get a limited edition bonus CD of live intimate acoustic demos and outtakes from the new album.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
We were honored to have some very special friends contribute to this record. They are as follows:
Anna-Lynne Williams (of Trespassers William)
Jessica Bailiff
Gary Murray (of LN)
Colette Alexander (touring cellist for people like Josh Groban and Jens Lekman)
John Somers (of Slumber Party)
Allison Minando
Anderson Reinkordt (of Man's Last Great Invention)
Rachel Allison
track on myspace: MySpace.com - Au Revoir Borealis - Detroit, Michigan - Indie / Ambient / Experimental - www.myspace.com/officialborealis
Mariusz Duda
2008 album: Riverside - Frontman Releases Solo Album - Metal Storm
Mariusz Duda, Riverside's singer and bass player, together with fellow musicians, has just finished working on his solo album, "Lunatic Soul." The release date has been set for October 13th, 2008
Mansun
The album Six is nearly 10 years old: Drowned in Sound - News - Six is 10. Draper to reveal all about Mansun's opus
Smashing Pumkins
news: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - New SMASHING PUMPKINS Single Confirmed For September
MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far: Updated
The critical mainstream consensus albums of 2008: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE : 31/07/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far - stats crunched by Stefan.
Metal Links Roundup - Update - August 3rd
Some links of interest:
another roundup: brooklynvegan: This Week In METAL (07/29/08)
Artists
The Acacia Strain
new track: Way Too Loud!; The Acacia Strain Post New Song
Coalesce
news update: Coalesce recording new album // News // Lambgoat
Kult ov Azazel
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KULT OV AZAZEL: New Album Recordings Delayed
We had to reschedule our studio time from August to October. We are now entering Mana Studio in Tampa, Florida to record the next album titled 'Destroying the Sacred' from October 28 through November 11.
Memfis
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MEMFIS Completes Work On New Album
Motorhead
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MOTÖRHEAD: Audio Samples Of Entire Motörizer Album Available
The Prophecy
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE PROPHECY Begins Recording New Album
Yorkshire progressive doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have issued the following update:
"THE PROPHECY are currently in the studio recording 'Into the Light' — the follow-up to their 2006 opus 'Revelations'. Recording is taking place at Priory studios in Sutton Colefields and is being produced and engineered by Greg Chandler of ESOTERIC fame.
Swallow the Sun
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SWALLOW THE SUN Discusses New EP: Video Available
Vreid
news update: Vreid - New Album Update - Metal Storm
Music Links Roundup - Update - August 1st
Some links of interest:
recap: Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog - Obscure Sound: Best of July 2008
new music: TLOBF’s Monthly Mix Tape: August Edition [Download] | TLOBF.COM
some reviews: Brainwashed - Dance Albums of the Moment 7/27/08
Norberg Festival 2008 - electronic music artists that performed at this year's Norgberg Festival.
news update: Drowned in Sound - News - ATP confirms Nightmare Before Christmas additions
Artists
Air France
new UK label deal: Air France sign UK deal. Album due in September. | TLOBF.COM
Basement Jaxx
news update: Sam Sparro To Appear On New Basement Jaxx Album — News — AngryApe
Blancmange
album reissues of 80s synth-poppers: Blancmange reissue 3 studio albums
Peter Broderick
new label deal: Bella Union sign Peter Broderick for Autumn release | TLOBF.COM
Dub Taylor
2008 album: RA: Dub Taylor revs up the Humatron. Music News
Dub Taylor will release Humatron on Opossum Records in September.
Guy J
2008 album: RA: Guy J debuts on Bedrock. Music News
Guy J's Esperanza will be released on Bedrock Records in September 2008.
Jarboe
new label deal: Bravewords.com News: Season Of Mist Sign JARBOE
Joy Formidable
One of Britain's best up and coming bands: YouTube - The Joy Formidable - Austere (official video)
the video for the debut single by The Joy Formidable, Austere, released August 18th via Another Music = Another Kitchen records on 7" vinyl.
Killing Joke
More info on the Peel Sessions album: Killing Joke to release album of radio sessions
Magazine
Well, this is a surprise: Teletext Planet Sound News: Exclusive: Magazine back - live dates in 2009 with Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, Dave Formula and John Doyle.
February at Manchester Academy (13) and London Forum (14).
Polly Scattergood
new label deal: Mute Signs Polly Scattergood - Aversion.com
Stereolab
interview: FactMagazine - Stereolab
Suicide
interview: Why punks wanted to kill Suicide - Jon Wilde on how they survived | Music | The Guardian
Even punks hated Suicide, reacting to their gigs with astonishing violence. In response, the band locked the exits so no one could flee. Jon Wilde asks them how they survived it all
U2
that new album: U2: how they have stayed on top of the world - Telegraph
U2 are racing against deadlines to finish their new album in time for its planned October release.
update: U2 new album due in November | musicradar.com title - No Line On The Horizon
U2's eagerly-awaited new studio album, reportedly titled No Line On The Horizon, is tentatively scheduled for release in November via Universal Music Group (November 17 in the UK and rest of Europe, and most likely November 18 in North America).
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 31st
Some links of interest:
London based specialist music shop: Sound 323 have an new ecommerce webshop.
Browse music by genre: Drone Electronic Ethnic / World Field Recordings Folk & Blues Free Jazz Improvisation Minimalist Modern Composition Musique Concrete New York School Noise Post Rock Sound Art Text / Voice
Independent record labels e-commerce portal PostEverything has unfortunately closed.
London's famous Sister Ray record shop is in administration: Drowned in Sound - News - Sister Ray goes into administration
Find out the awful music the BBC regularly play: BBC - Music - Beta
Welcome to a new BBC Music beta site, enabling you to explore artists played on BBC Radio music programmes.
The return of jazz-rock: Is jazz-rock back? | Music | guardian.co.uk
Two events - a Gary Burton/Pat Metheny concert and an award for the Blessing's debut album - have brought thoughts of the term's history to mind
Take a music trip back to 1984: The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic Loves 1984
July recap: Drowned in Sound - Features - A Month In Records: July 2008
the new issue of Plan B features Roots Manuva on the front cover.
Kate Bush turned 50 yesterday [Wednesday]: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Behind the enigma of Kate Bush and GIGWISE, Kate Bush Turns 50: Gigwise Reflects On Her Illustrious Career
DiS Pluto Prize is an alternative competition to the Mercury Prize: Drowned in Sound - Features - DiS's Pluto Prize: get voting now! - 12 albums overlooked are:
The Bug – London Zoo (Ninja Tune)
Foals – Antidotes (Transgressive)
Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing (ATP)
Future of the Left – Curses (Too Pure)
PJ Harvey – White Chalk (Island)
Johnny Foreigner – Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light (Best Before)
M.I.A. – Kala (XL)
Mystery Jets – Twenty One (sixsevennine)
Portishead – Third (Island)
These New Puritans – Beat Pyramid (Angular)
Wild Beasts – Limbo, Panto (Domino)
Robert Wyatt – Comicopera (Domino)
NME reckon American Music is cool again, so they do a wacky top 25 countdown: Top 25 Bands Making America Cool Again - Sound Opinions Message Board
25 Grace Jones
24 The Death Set
23 Girl Talk
22 Chester French
21 Iglu and Hartly
20 Telepathe
19 White Denim
18 Yo Majesty
17 Black Lips
16 The Cool Kids
15 Health
14 Jay Reatard
13 Amazing Baby
12 Fleet Foxes
11 The Hold Steady
10 Holy Ghost Revival
09 Black Kids
08 Boy Crisis
07 TV On The Radio
06 Spank Rock
05 MGMT
04 Kings of Leon
03 Glass Candy
02 Lil Wayne
01 Vampire Weekend
Shoegaze music history article: Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
Sound of Confusion
How Shoegaze Defied Critics and Influenced A Generation
By Cam Lindsay
Note: next update will focus on artist news.
Earplug - Issue 126
Issue 126 of Earplug
July 31 - August 13
Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 29th
Some links of interest:
Artists
Steve Bug
compilation: RA: Steve Bug compiles Bugnology 3. Music News
Tracklist
01. Anton Zap - Captain Storm
02. Federico Molinari - Enerverende
03. Tigerskin - Peter's Secret Weapon
04. Moodymanc - Preacher (Bum Bum Drum Dub)
05. Santiago Salazar - Materia Obscura
06. Two Armadillos - Hamlin
07. George Kagais - The Beginning
08. Manuel Tur - Vabanque (Stimming Remix)
09. Pigon - Helios
10. Peace Division - Get Over It
11. Lee Jones - Weisses Kaninchen
12. The Per Eckbo Orchestra - Kodo Verano
13. Daso & Pawas - Det (Schatrax Remix)
14. Sven U.K. & Andomat 3000 - O Moresi
15. Ripperton & Alex Attias - The Last Hour
16. Damian Schwartz - 1568 Drexel Ave
17. Ben Klock - Steady Plus
18. Adultnapper - Madeleine
19. Matthias Meyer - Tout Va Bien
20. Kink & Neville Watson - Inside Out
21. October - Invitation
Steve Bug will release Bugnology 3 on Poker Flat in September 2008.
Hauschka
more info on new album: FatCat Records : News: : News: Hauschka New Album / Live Dates Confirmed
Lindstrøm
interview: Dusted Features [ Where He Goes We Go Too: An Interview with Lindstrøm ]
Dusted's Patrick Masterson chews the fat with Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm about his upcoming album Where You Go I Go Too, life after the 12", and the current surplus of good music.
M83
new video: New M83 Video - Kim & Jessie - Video - Stereogum
Octogen
2008 album: RA: Octogen returns to Soma. Music News - Octogen's Gindofask will be released on September 1st 2008 by Soma.
Orphaned Land
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ORPHANED LAND Vocalist Issues New Album Update
The Sound Of Animals Fighting
new track on myspace: The New Sound Of Animals Fighting - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 28th
Some links of interest:
Mojo and Uncut are in competition this month with the most utterly useless front cover selections
Unfortunately the boring Beatles are on the front cover of Mojo magazine
Unfortunately the ghastly retro Oasis are on the front cover of Uncut magazine
Burial: Why Burial Has To Win The Mercury - It’s The New Thing
2008 Icelandic music: I - Icelandic Music: Icelandic Music Releases in 2008 - And what to expect ?
Artists
Asphx
news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Reformed ASPHYX To Record New Full-Length Album - We expect the unexpected release of a new album in 2009 at Century Media Records!
Atheist
news update: Atheist writing new material // News // Lambgoat
David Byrne and Brian Eno
the long awaited album: Tiny Mix Tapes NEWS: David Byrne and Brian Eno Self-Release New LP in August, Details Revealed (By Strategy) - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Flowing Tears
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - FLOWING TEARS: New Album Title Announced - Thy Kingdom Gone as the title of their new album, tentatively due in October via Ascendance Records
Kekal
news update: Kekal - New Album Update - Metal Storm - Audible Minority
The main concept of "Audible Minority" is all about perseverance and facing the life itself. Musically, it turned out to be a very dark, low-key and introspective album ever made under the name of Kekal. Be forwarned: Don't expect yourself to bang your head while listening to "Audible Minority". There are traces of extreme-metal at some points, but they collide with extreme electronic elements (with the use of multilayered power electronics, Moog synths and theremin) as well as dark, stripped-down emotional jazz and blues. I don't want to call this album 'experimental' or 'progressive', I prefer to call this 'expressional'.
Killing Joke
Killing Joke Ready Two New Albums
retro releases: remix album and peel sessions album
Luna Mortis
confirmation: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LUNA MORTIS Comments On CENTURY MEDIA Deal
Rex The Dog
2008 album: RA: Rex The Dog welcomes you to the show. Music News
Rex The Dog will release The Rex The Dog Show on September 1, 2008 on Hundehaus.
Shelleyan Orphan
more info on the comeback album: One Little Indian • [artist_name] • pre-order: Shelleyan Orphan - We Have Everything We Need
Shelleyan Orphan - ‘We Have Everything We Need’
First new album in 16 years out October 13th on One Little Indian, available to pre-order now!
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 26th
Some links of interest:
Metal roundup: brooklynvegan: This Week In METAL (07/24/08)
metal webzine: Global Domination
the Hype Machine: Hype machine: Gatekeeper of the MP3 blogosphere - Jul. 23, 2008 - Can the aptly named Hype Machine find investors and avoid a major label showdown?
Artists
The Amenta
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE AMENTA: n0n Audio Teaser Available
Cellador
new album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CELLADOR: New Album Title Revealed
Nebraska-based extreme power metal band CELLADOR has set "For All or Nothing" as the title of its sophomore album, tentatively due in late 2008/early 2009 via Metal Blade Records.
Clock DVA
news update: Gothtronic | News: CLOCK DVA Ready For A Comeback! - box set reissue package, individual album reissues and plans for a new album in 2009.
Cynic
new 2088 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CYNIC: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed - Traced in Air
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC — whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — have set "Traced In Air" as the title of their new album, due on October 27 via Season of Mist Records.
Gojira
news update: Metal News - Gojira Reveals New Album Tracklisting, Cover Art ( Metal Underground . com )
Informatik
Side-line report Informatik returns with Beyond - new album "Beyond" out on Metropolis by September 9th 2008.
Isis
news update: Isis working on new album // News // Lambgoat - We do know that it should be released early 2009.
Late of the Pier
a fantastic review of the new album: Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Albums - Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
Lindstrøm
track to listen to: Paper Thin Walls :: Single Reviews :: LINDSTRØM - The Long Way Home [Prins Thomas Edit]
Mastodon
interview: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MASTODON: New CD Is By Far The Biggest Departure From Record To Record That We've Done
Superfamily
via: Thursday, July 24th, 2008 | IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal
Superfamily will be going back into the studio with producer Espen Berg in October to begin work on album #3.
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 24th
Some links of interest:
updated: Top 1000 Albums of 2008 @ rateyourmusic.com
[Mercury] Judge Jude Rogers chimes in: Mercury Prize 2008: Judge me not, conspiracy theorists | Music | guardian.co.uk - the debate is intense on the comments !
review: Drowned in Sound - Features - Benicassim 2008: the DiS review
2008 albums: Overlooked Records 2008 | Pitchfork
Feature on the NME brand: NME: From magazine to website to radio station - Press Gazette
Record Labels: Labels We Love 2008: Part 1 | XLR8R
interesting genre list: Genre: Electro-Acoustic Improvisation - Rate Your Music - A list by pabanks
Artists
Digitonal
Digitonal.com news - Save Your Light for Darker Days
The new studio album by Digitonal, Save Your Light for Darker Days, will be released by Just Music on the 1st of September.
Disillusion
3rd album planned: Bravewords.com News: DISILLUSION - New Line-Up Writing Upcoming Album
Fujiya & Miyagi
news update: Fujiya & Miyagi Map Tour, Announce New Album Details — News — AngryApe
Into Eternity
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - INTO ETERNITY: Five Songs From 'The Incurable Tragedy' Available For Streaming
Omnium Gatherum
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OMNIUM GATHERUM: New Song Posted Online
Rex The Dog
video: Popjustice - Rex The Dog presents the most amazing video of July 2008
Here's the video for 'I See You, Can You See Me?', which is out next month followed by Rex The Dog's debut album 'The Rex The Dog Show',
2008 Mercury Prize Shortlist
The 2008 Mercury Prize Shortlist has been announced...
Adele - 19
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial - Untrue
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle - Shine
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
Portico Quartet - Knee-Deep In The North Sea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - The Bairns
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
12 Nominations profiled: BBC - Music - Mercury Prize
Xfm: The Mercurys: And The Nominees Are...
discussion: Mercury Prize 2008 nominations: have they got it right? | Music | guardian.co.uk
Mercury Prize Shortlist 2008 Predictions & Discussion
The shortlist for the 2008 Mercury Prize will be announced today (July 22nd) at 11.30am.
A look at albums that are eligible: Mercury Prize 2008 Eligibility - Rate Your Music
Some Eligible Albums for the Mercury Music Prize 2008. i.e British or Irish Artists who released an album between July 16th 2007 and July 21st 2008.
Updated: July 21st 2008
Note: I am not endorsing all these albums ! This list is just an indication of some albums that are eligible. I have omitted some higher profile artists that I particularly don't rate.
I don't know which albums entered the competition.
DiS started the debate last week: Drowned in Sound - Community - Music forum - Mercury music prize predictions and then:
Drowned in Sound - Features - The Weekly DiScussion: who should make the Mercury shortlist? - their editor selected these:
M.I.A., Kala (XL, read review here)
Future of the Left, Curses (Too Pure, read review here)
Burial, Untrue (Hyperdub, read review here)
British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music (Rough Trade, read review here)
Foals, Antidotes (Transgressive, read review here)
Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction, read review here)
Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing (ATP, read review here)
Johnny Foreigner, Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light (Best Before, read review here)
Mystery Jets, Twenty One (sixsevennine, read review here)
Portishead, Third (Island, read review here)
Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat, read review here)
Wild Beasts, Limbo, Panto (Domino, read review here)
NME chime in with some rather daft suggestions: Mercury Music Prize shortlist - have your say | News | NME.COM
and 6 Music ask: BBC - 6 Music - The Agenda
Discussion on ILM: Mercury Music Prize 2008 tittle-tattle aggregator
rateyourmusic.com
If the Mercury Prize was selected by rateyourmusic.com ratings this would be the shortlist: [only including studio albums, not live albums]
6 from the qualifying period of 2007
Radiohead
Primordial
PJ Harvey
Oceansize
Burial
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
6 from the qualifying period of 2008
Portishead
Esoteric
Elbow
No-Man
The Fall
James
Media
Mercury rising: Who will make this year's shortlist? - Features, Music - The Independent
The shortlist for the Mercury Prize is announced today. But with a year's worth of British albums to choose from, who'll be on it? Andy Gill makes a guess - and nominates his own favourites
Andy Gill's albums of the year
James Hunter: 'The Hard Way'
M.I.A.: 'Kala'
Laura Marling: 'Alas, I Cannot Swim'
Merz: 'Moi Et Mon Camion'
The Mitchell Brothers: 'Dressed For The Occasion'
Jim Noir: 'Jim Noir'
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead: 'In Rainbows'
Spiritualized: 'Songs In A&E;'
Linda Thompson: 'Versatile Heart'
The Ting Tings: 'We Started Nothing'
Paul Weller: '22 Dreams'
Blogger Opinions:
Daniel @ In League With Paton: The Mercury Rises Yet Again
Some albums I wouldn’t object to seeing nominated:
Outhouse – Outhouse (have Loop paid the entry fee?)
Finn Peters – Butterflies
James Blackshaw – Litany of Echoes
Portishead – Third
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Neon Neon – Stainless Style
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (this and the above are one half British!)
Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
Burial – Untrue
Leila – Blood, Looms and Blooms
The Bug – London Zoo
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Polar Bear – Polar Bear (not released until 28th July so possibly ineligible)
Django Bates – Spring is Here, Shall We Dance (he’s based in Copenhagen, but still British!)
Wild Beasts – Limbo, Panto
Alexander Tucker – Portal
Gwilym Simcock – Perception
Chris T-T – Capital
Neil Cowley Trio – Loud…Louder…Stop!
Robert Wyatt – Comicopera (I think this was too late for last year….)
Sylvie Lewis – Translations
Boxcutter – Glyphic
Empirical – Empirical
Paris Motel – In The Salpetriere
Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground
PJ Harvey – White Chalk
Voice of the Seven Woods – Voice of the Seven Woods
Acoustic Triangle – 3 Dimensions
Sweeping The Nation: Weekender : via the magic of scheduled posting
the Mercury Music Prize nominees will be issued on Tuesday. We have a regular half-right-or-so record with predicting the twelve names put forward, so here goes: British Sea Power, Burial, Duffy, Edwyn Collins, Elbow, Foals, The Imagined Village, MIA, Mystery Jets, Portishead, Radiohead, Robert Wyatt. Let's see, shall we.
Mercury Prize. - Interstellar Overdrive.
Dipping for Mercury Bearded Magazine: The home of independent music
My analysis of What will Make the 2008 Mercury Prize Shortlist
Burial - Untrue - Did Kode9/ Hyperdub enter this album tough?
Radiohead - In Rainbows - They have never won the Mercury Prize, maybe this time?
Portishead - Third - previous Mercury winners return to the shortlist.
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid - certainly deserves to make the shortlist, their debut made the Mercury shortlist in 2001, but their last 2 albums were overlooked.
Duffy - Rockferry - too boring for me, but likely to be in, as the Mercury Prize like to nominate debut albums and have a geographic representation beyond just English nominations.
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement - no my thang, but the type of album that is likely to be nominated
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - will this album qualify? well received by the serious rock critics
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree - their last 2 albums failed to make the shortlist, better luck this time?
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim - a debut album and the Mercury Prize likes to have some female artists on the shortlist.
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset - The Bairns - widely tipped as the folk entrant
Empirical - Empirical - always difficult to select the jazz album, but this album was widely and correctly acclaimed by jazz critics
Plus a Classical Nomination
What Else Could make the shortlist?
Debut Albums: Mercury Prize Judges like to include debut albums: maybe these
Nancy Elizabeth - Battle and Victory
Errors - It’s Not Something But It Is Like Whatever
Foals - Antidotes
Quiet Village - Silent Movie
Swimmer One - The Regional Variations
Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods - could be a surprise nomination?
Wild Beasts - Limbo, Panto
Others
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Jamie Lidell - Jim
Sennen - Where the Light Gets In
The Shortwave Set - Replica Sun Machine
Established Artists
Edwyn Collins - Home Again
The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
James - Hey Ma
Ladytron - Velocifero
Underworld - Oblivion With Bells
Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
Jazz Albums
The Blessing - All Is Yes
The Neil Cowley Trio - Loud Louder Stop
DSQ - The House Always Wins
Outhouse - Outhouse
Finn Peters - Butterflies
Gwilym Simcock - Perception
Artists That Don't Deserve to Make the Shortlist: Include
Adele - too boring
Coldplay - too bland
Kate Nash - too rubbish
Ting Tings - too shoddy
Paul Weller - I dislike Weller !
The Wombats - too awful
Find out my personal selections: My Mercury Prize Selections 2008 - Rate Your Music
TV on the Radio album: Dear Science - September 22nd
A new TV on the Radio album : 4AD - News - Dear Science Arrives September 22nd
First there was Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, then there was Return To Cookie Mountain and soon there will be Dear Science,.
That’s right, as just announced on Pitchfork, TV On The Radio are indeed returning with their “long-awaited” ™ new album this Autumn. Entitled Dear Science, we will be releasing it on Monday September 22nd to the world outside North America. This is exciting news! We’ll update you with more as we get it.
IoS Article: Does the world need another indie band? - an attack on Generic Blando Brit-indie-Guitar Bands
The Independent on Sunday article that attacks the gormless generic trad-Brit-indie-guitar scene of the 00s: Does the world need another indie band? - Features, Music - The Independent
Does the world need another indie band?
It's the height of the festival season, and across Britain Identikit groups of tight-trousered, floppy-haired boys with guitars are taking to the stage, to thrash out a homogenous jangle. Critics have dubbed their sound 'indie landfill'. Is it the death knell of a once-vibrant underground scene?
Who are the chief culprits for this musical malaise? - step forward: NME and Q magazine, Xfm and Virgin Radio.
Numusic Festival 2008 - Stavanger, Norway
Numusic 2008
From 03/09/08 to 07/09/08
Five days of music and urban art sponsored by The Wire in the intimate venues of Stavanger. Performances from The Fall, Harmonia, Shackleton, A Certain Ratio, Black Dice, Kaada, Goodiepal, David Toop, DJ Pinch & MC Dread, Black Devil Disco Club, Blectum From Blechdom, Hudson Mohawke, Khan Of Finland, Plastician and more. Stavanger various venues, 3–7 September
[The Wire is a media sponsor]
Numusic 2008
West Coast Festival of Numusic is fast becoming one of Europe’s leading club based festivals dedicated to promoting new music and urban art.
Numusic is based on the west coast of Norway in Stavanger, home to some of the world’s most beautiful fjords, mountains and coastal scenery. A small but culturally dynamic city, that is currently sharing European Capital of Culture alongside Liverpool.
Artist profiles with myspace links now available on numusic [navigation Numusic Festival > Artists]
2652 (NL)
A CERTAIN RATIO (UK)
ANDREA SARTORI (IT)
BARNWAVE (US)
BENJI B (UK)
BINARPILOT (NO)
BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB (FR)
BLACK DICE (US)
BLADED (NO)
BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM (US)
BONANZA (AT)
CUCKOO (NO)
DATAROCK (NO)
DAVID TOOP (UK)
DIMLITE (CH)
DINNER AT THE THOMPSONS (FR)
DINOSAU (NO)
DJ PINCH & MC DREAD (UK)
DORIAN CONCEPT (AU)
DR KATAZTROFA (NO)
DSL (FR)
ELEKTROVOLT (NL)
FOOD FOR ANIMALS (US)
FRU FRU (AT)
GAY AGAINST YOU
GOODIEPAL (DK)
HARMONIA (DE)
HUDSON MOHAWKE (UK)
JAZKAMMER (NO)
KAADA (NO)
KATZENJAMMER (NO)
KHAN OF FINLAND (DE)
KING KNUT (NO)
KISS ME I´M ELECTRIC DJ´S (NO)
KRAZY BALDHEAD (FR)
LINDSTRØM (NO)
LUCY LOVE (DK)
NATASHA BARRET (NO)
NEXT LIFE (NO)
NOUVELLE VAGUE (FR)
OTTO VON SCHIRACH and BLOWFLY (US)
PIVOT (AUS)
PLANNINGTOROCK (UK)
PLASTICIAN (UK)
PUSSEH PUSSEW (LAT)
SELFISH CUNT (UK)
SHACKELTON (DE)
SIDABITBALL (FR)
SON OF DAVE (UK)
STEVE (UK)
STU (CH)
THE BANK HOLIDAYS (AU)
THE FALL (UK)
VOICES OF THE SEVEN WOODS (UK)
XPLODING PLASTIX (NO)
ZOMBIE ZOMBIE (FR)
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 19th
Some links of interest:
music blog: Conspiracy Records
Till deaf us do part | Electronic | guardian.co.uk Music
Have your earplugs at the ready as Stevie Chick traces the parallel lives of two furious, noisy and inspirational musicians: Justin Broadrick and Kevin Martin - aka Jesu and the Bug
3 albums: Vendlus Records - Archive - Vendlus Records present new albums from three International Masters of Dark Ambient
Atomine Elektrine - The Deep Invisible - Lustmord meets Autechre
Sten Ove Toft - Lit De Parade – a perfect cross between Lasse Marhaug and
Deathprod
Swarms - Silver Hour - Swan’s Soundtracks for the Blind has a dream about
Coil
reviewed: Kongsberg Jazzfestival: Music from the Hall of the Mountain King
Artists
The Cure
news update: Gothtronic | News: New Album THE CURE Postponed - till October.
Ephrat
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PAIN OF SALVATION Frontman Featured On EPHRAT Debut
Israeli progressive rock/metal band EPHRAT will release its debut album, "No One's Words", on August 25 via Inside Out Music.
Gregory & the Hawk
2008 album: FatCat Records : News: - Gregory & the Hawk sign to FatCat
Brooklyn-based Gregory and the Hawk will release their FatCat debut album Moenie and Kitchi on October 7th in North America and October 13th in the UK and Europe. Driven by Meredith Godreau’s beguiling and beautiful voice, and filled with a mix of bedroom acoustic guitar, lush instrumentation and sonic experimentation, the album was recorded together with Mice Parade's Adam Pierce in his upstate NY studio.
Mogwai
interview: Drowned in Sound - Features - Young Team remembered: Stuart Braithwaite on Mogwai's debut
Simple Minds
news update: On A Clear Day You Can See Nebraska: Simple Minds return to Wales to record new album
Transitional
2008 album recently released: Conspiracy Records: Transitional - Nothing Real Nothing Absent
Transitional is the new project of musician producer Kevin Laska ( Novatron ) and long time Justin K Broadrick and Kevin Martin collaborator Dave Cochrane (Jesu, Grey Machine, …)
Metal News Roundup - Update - July 19th
Some links of interest:
New issue of Zero Tolerance Magazine features a Brazilian themed front cover.
roundup @ brooklynvegan: This Week In METAL (07/15/08)
Artists
Amon Amarth
2008 album: Amon Amarth completes new album // News // Lambgoat
Swedish metal powerhouse Amon Amarth has completed work on its long-awaited new studio album. The full-length release, titled Twilight of the Thunder God, will see a September 30 North American release date via Metal Blade Records.
Becoming The Archetype
news update: Becoming The Archetype recording new album // News // Lambgoat
Bloodbath
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BLOODBATH: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH will release its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", on October 6 via Peaceville Records.
Mikael Åkerfeldt (OPETH) - Vocals
Martin "Axe" Axenrot (OPETH) - Drums
Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA) - Guitar
Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA) - Bass
Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson (ex-21 LUCIFERS, GENOCRUSH FEROX) – Guitar
Din Brad
announcement: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NEGURA BUNGET Drummer Launches DIN BRAD
DIN BRAD recently inked a deal with German label Prophecy Productions and is scheduled to release its full-length debut in early 2009.
Into Eternity
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - INTO ETERNITY: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled
Canadian progressive metal titans INTO ETERNITY have have finalized the track listing for their first conceptual offering, "The Incurable Tragedy", which will be released in North America on September 2 via Century Media Records (August 25 in Europe).
Intronaut
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - INTRONAUT: Prehistoricisms Track Listing, Cover Art, Release Date Revealed
Southern California's INTRONAUT will release its new album, "Prehistoricisms", on September 16 via Century Media Records.
Kampfar
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KAMPFAR: New Album Details Revealed
"Heimgang" (said to be "the connection between the underworld and our own") as the title of their new album, due on September 26 via Napalm Records.
Kylesa
news update: Kylesa set to enter studio // News // Lambgoat - album will be released on Prosthetic Records in early 2009.
Oceans of Sadness
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OCEANS OF SADNESS: The Arrogance Of Ignorance Artwork Unveiled
Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS have revealed the artwork of their forthcoming fifth album, "The Arrogance of Ignorance"
Psycroptic
2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PSYCROPTIC: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed
Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC have set "Ob(Servant)" as the title of their fourth album, due in the fall via the group's new label, Nuclear Blast Records.
Satyricon
news update: Satyricon - Upcoming Album Update - Metal Storm - On the next update, the album title will be revealed.
Unsun
2008 album: Bravewords.com News: Century Media Sign UNSUN To Worldwide Deal; New Songs Online - On September 22nd our debut album entitled The End Of Life will be released by CM worldwide
myspace: Unsun
Music Links Roundup - Update - July 17th
Some links of interest:
the critical consensus of 2008 so far: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE : 30/06/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far
music 2008 so far: TLOBF Best of 2008: Jan - Jun | TLOBF.COM
reviewed: Drowned in Sound - Features - Supersonic 2008: the DiS review
Techno | Pitchfork - The Month In by Philip Sherburne
Everything feels fucked up. The environment, the economy, war, terrorism, an unraveling Constitution, obesity, reality shows, the coming 2012 apocalypse meme-- it's hard to be optimistic about much these days.
the latest in electronic dance music: Electric Zoo - Anti Matta
Decibel Festival in Seattle
RA: Decibel's preliminary lineup announced. International News
Carl Craig, Deadmau5, Audion, Dixon and more will play at Seattle's Decibel Festival in September.
music festivals: BBC - Radio 1 - Annie Nightingale
Annie Nightingale investigates the picture postcard must-destinations for music festivals in 2008.
feature on French synth-wave music: FRICTION NYC - Trackback: French Synth-Wave
Domino Records: Domino Records annouce their Diamond anniversary gigs | TLOBF.COM
Sat 4 October 7.30pm
Liquid Liquid + Junior Boys
Tickets £15/20/25
Produced by the Barbican
Sun 5 October at LSO St Luke’s 7.30pm
Juana Molina + Max Tundra
Tickets £15/17.50
Produced by the Barbican
Mon 6 October 8.00pm
Tricky + Wild Beasts + Skream
Tickets £15/20/25
Produced by the Barbican in association with Metropolis
Artists
Art of Infinity
2008 album: Gothtronic | News: ART OF INFINITY Presents Endless Future
The new album ''Endless Future'' of the ambient project Art of Infinity , featuring members of The Scorpions, Rammstein and Roedelius will see its release on September 19th 2008 by Prudence/Rough Trade.
The Beauty of Gemina
2008 album: Gothtronic | News: A Stranger to Tears is the New Album from THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA
The new album is titled ''A Stranger to Tears'' and will be released at 29.08.
The Black Seeds
press release: “Solid Ground” - The Black Seeds (Sonar Kollektiv) [ALBUM] - Rocketscience Media
TITLE: Solid Ground / ARTIST: The Black Seeds / LABEL: Sonar Kollektiv / RELEASE DATE: 22nd September 2008 / CAT NO: SBCD0010
The Black Seeds truly find their feet on solid ground with these twelve tracks of dub, funk, afro beat and soul, closely chased with a vintage reggae base.
Caina
2008 album: Bravewords.com News: CAINA Complete New Album, New MP3 Available, New Website Launched
Eclectic UK phenomenon CAINA, comprised of sole mastermind Andrew Curtis Brignell, have completed work on the next anticipated full-length album for Profound Lore Records.
Entitled Temporary Antennae, the new album sees Brignell stretch his musical oeuvre to new unheard levels culminating in a maturity which presents more depth and substance to the unique sound he conjured by combining the likes of raw black metal, 4AD post-rock, and folk/singer-songwriter music
Fields Of The Nephilim
review of recent gig in London: Fields Of The Nephilim: Ceremonies 2008 - Metal Storm
Hilde Marie Kjersem
2008 album: Rune Grammofon RCD 2077 - Hilde Marie Kjersem: A Killer For That Ache
We are happy to introduce the excellent young singer and songwriter Hilde Marie Kjersem with her first solo album. Neither a jazz album nor your typical melancholy Nordic singer songwriter album, let´s say it´s pop music with a twist, quite a few twists come to think of it, inviting the listener to a dramatic, beautiful, mysterious, seductive, dark, intricate and quite simply different sounding and fascinating musical ride.
Late of the Pier
spotlight on Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog - Late of the Pier
pacific UV
interview: Ink 19 :: pacific UV
Portishead
interview: themilkfactory - INTERVIEW: PORTISHEAD The Wild West
Stereo Image
debut album: gorillavsbear.net: pack moves
Stereo Image is San Serac and Johnny Dark (formerly of Junior Boys)
BURST: Two New Songs Available For Streaming on myspace
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BURST: Two New Songs Available For Streaming
listen: MySpace.com - BURST - Gothenburg, Sweden, SE - Metal / Progressive / Experimental - www.myspace.com/burstrelapse
Burst have posted "(We watched) The Silver Rain" and "Cripple God", two songs of different character from our forthcoming album Lazarus Bird (released mid-September) through our Myspace-thing.
I love the versatility of this band, their sense of individuality by combining numerous music styles and tempos, the full on production, dynamic musical ideas and ambitious arrangements.
BURST will release their new album, Lazarus Bird, via Relapse Records in Mid September.
Earplug - Issue 125
Issue 125 of Earplug
July 17 - July 30
Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.
The Wire - New Issue: #294 | Tricky | August 2008
New issue of The Wire features Tricky on the front cover. On sale in the UK on Thursday July 17th..jpg)
On The Cover: Tricky - Knowle West Council, strong women and Jesus Christ: Bristol's self-described 'Mr. Darkness' explains his return to form to Mark Fisher. Plus: Michel Chion, avant jazz saxophonist Joe McPhee, Sick Llama/Fag Tapes, Asva, the fluorescent Atsuhiro Ito, Reiko Kudo and The Primer explicates Digital Dancehall.
Enslaved Announce New Album: Vertebrae
Enslaved announce new album: Vertebrae due in September on Indie Recordings
Indie Recordings are extremely proud to announce the signing of Norway’s finest - Enslaved - 14/07/08 11:05
Having worked with Enslaved before it is an honour to again being allowed to work with one of the absolute top acts in metal today. Their new album “Vertebrae” will be released September 2008, marking a quantum leap for Extreme Metal. “Vertebrae” is Enslaved’s most important achievement to date, and will convince through haunting songs, the most powerful production and unmatched integrity. More details on the album itself will be revealed shortly. Enslaved is also widely acclaimed as one of the best live acts on the scene today - following the release, Enslaved will commence on an extensive European Tour, being supported by fellow Norwegians Stonegard and Krakow. See the Events section for complete tour-list.
In a statement the band comments the signing:
“We’ve known the people behind the label for years, and have first-hand knowledge of their dedication, enthusiasm and professionalism. This signing makes perfect and utter sense to us; and we are proud to start off this cooperation with our strongest album ever”
-Indie Recordings
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