SPIRAL BEACH

ARTIST / BAND: SPIRAL BEACH
SONG (MP3): DAY OK
ALBUM: Spiral Beach
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
INFO: Having grown up in the exuberant chaos of the Canadian folk music community, the members of Spiral Beach - Daniel and Airick Woodhead, Maddy Wilde and Dorian Thornton - spent their formative years hanging around backstage jams at festivals across the country. As a group these young performers create edgy and inventive pop music that draws inspiration from the Beatles, Talking Heads and Radiohead. Their distinctive sound combines a strong groove with clever harmonies. Previous gigs include....NXNE, Ottawa Folk Festival, Blue Skies Festival, City Roots-City Wide plus dates at the Drake, Gladstone, Cameron House, Sneaky Dee's and the Reverb. They are already booked for festivals next summer. Spiral Beach has two previous EPs, and have just released their new self-titled CD.
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PETER WALKER

ARTIST / BAND: PETER WALKER
SONG (MP3): WHAT DO I KNOW
ALBUM: Young Gravity
FILE UNDER: Alternative / Folk Rock / Rock
LABEL: dangerbird records
INFO: “Everyone wants to change, but no one wants to do the work because it’s painful. We avoid saying things that are hard to say, but those are exactly the things that would lighten our load – if only we’d say them.”
Peter Walker’s been ruminating on this fundamental conundrum of the human condition. It surfaces vividly on the song “Talk to You,” from his new album, Young Gravity (due April 11, 2006, on Dangerbird Records). The earthy, gently propulsive track bears the slide-laced refrain, “If this wasn’t so easy, maybe I’d talk to you.”


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GEORGIAN VERSION

ARTIST / BAND: GEORGIAN VERSION
SONG (MP3): YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WORLD
ALBUM: Demo
FILE UNDER: Alternative Rock, Indie Pop

DIMA DADIANI

ARTIST / BAND: DIMA DADIANI
SONG (MP3): SHTERI
ALBUM: DEMO
FILE UNDER: D'n'B /ELECTRONIC
CONTACT: dadianidima@yahoo.com

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CHRISTIAN WALT

ARTIST / BAND: CHRISTIAN WALT

SONG (MP3): STILL SLEEPING?
ALBUM: permanent hangover
FILE UNDER: Techno
LABEL: interdisco
INFO: christian walt is sitting by the river, dreaming of the ocean. he needs the energy of techno and he can't abandon pop. besides the straight bass drum and a decisive forward pull being constants in his music, a vaguely defined sense of longing is hinted at through the harmonies and sounds he uses.christian walt is also the mastermind behind the project gelb, he makes up one half of bob, he is a member of interdisco's live project id-lvsq, and he is the bassist for the psychedelic space rockers phased. christian walt lives in basel. read more from the source...

BOOKA SHADE

ARTIST / BAND: BOOKA SHADE
SONG (MP3): IN WHITE ROOMS
ALBUM: Movements
FILE UNDER: IDM
LABEL: Get Physical Music
INFO: For Booka Shade 2005 has been a marvelous year. It all began with the release of their widely admired debut album ‘Memento’ which they followed up by taking their rocking live show on the road. They have earned a reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting new acts, a status confirmed with an electric performance at the 2005 Sónar festival in Barcelona, and upcoming dates supporting Royksopp on tour and Mylo in London.

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ALEX SMOKE

ARTIST / BAND: ALEX SMOKE
SONG (MP3): A MOMENT TO MYSELF
ALBUM: Paradolia
FILE UNDER: dub, electro, grime and minimal techno
LABEL: soma records
INFO: Glaswegian based artist Alex Smoke recently released his second album, 'Paradolia' on Soma Records.Paradolia is defined as the human ability to creatively perceive coherentimages in randomness. This is an unusual word by anyone’s standard but thenAlex Menzies (aka Mr Smoke) is an artist very far from the usual. ARorschach test this is not, more a sonic experiment that explores theparameters of Alex Smoke’s potent psyche.Alex remarks on its significance “I guess the album is the pattern and thetracks the randomness as I didn't have a plan to tie everything together. Ialso think it describes really well the appeal of music that at first soundsrandom but makes sense as a whole.”
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WAX TAILOR

ARTIST / BAND: WAX TAILOR
SONG (MP3): QUE SERA
ALBUM: Tales of the forgotten melodies
FILE UNDER: Hip Hopish / Downbeat
LABEL: LAB'ORATOIRE
INFO: In 2005, following the warm welcome received after two successful EP “Lost the Way” and “Que sera / Where my heart’s at” Wax Tailor delivered his awaited ..rst EP of the project was released with LOOPTROOP. At the same time he started producing the WAX TAILOR project.
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ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT

ARTIST / BAND: ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT
SONG (MP3): DO NOT BREAK
ALBUM: Orchestra of Bubbles
FILE UNDER: Techno + IDM / Abstract Elektro
LABEL: BPitch Control
INFO: Ellen Allien and Apparat, two headstrong musicians who indeed differ in their musical context but still come together not just at the peripheral rims, collaborated on an album together: "Orchestra of Bubbles". By a deep plunge into the world of sound of their counterpart both are trying to find gateways in order to expand their own possibilities. While read more from the source...

BUNNY LAKE

ARTIST / BAND: BUNNY LAKE
SONG (MP3): WHITE HORSE
ALBUM: late night tapes
FILE UNDER: post-punk / dirty disco
LABEL: monkey music
INFO: Inspired by gloomy post-punk and dirty disco, old horror film scores and futuristic R'n'B, what we’ve got here is an electropop band with a difference. "We thrive on contradictions", states singer and mastermind Christian Fuchs, "we almost feed on them, and that goes for both pop culture and real life. We like to write songs about situations and people that fascinate and disturb us at the same time, that make us feel ecstatic and uncomfortable at the same moment." As someone with roots in both new wave rock and acid house, Gerhard perfectly understands the attitude of BUNNY LAKE. Finally, underground icon J.G. Thirlwell(aka Foetus) agreed to take over the part of the narrator in his unique and unsettling style.
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NINE INCH NAILS

ARTIST / BAND: NINE INCH NAILS
SONG (MP3): THE HAND THAT FEEDS (DFA REMIX)
ALBUM: DFA The Remixes Chapter One
FILE UNDER: post-punk / post disco / post post
LABEL: dfa records
INFO: DFA, headed by LCD Soundsystem main man James Murphy and British producer Tim Goldsworthy, will give special treatments to Gorillaz, The Blues Explosion, Le Tigre and others on the two different versions of The DFA Remixes — Chapter 1: a single CD featuring nine tracks and two vinyl records with five songs over four sides. The second chapter in the series is expected to be released in the late summer and contain revised versions of tracks from the likes of Goldfrapp, Nine Inch Nails and The Rapture. Also keep your dancing eyes open for new DFA releases by LCD Soundsystem, The Juan Maclean, Black Dice and others later this year.
Here are the track lists for The DFA Remixes — Chapter One:

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RÓISÍN MURPHY

ARTIST / BAND: RÓISÍN MURPHY
SONG (MP3): SOW INTO YOU
ALBUM: Ruby Blue
FILE UNDER: Pop
LABEL: echo
INFO: ‘Ruby Blue’ is as fresh, inventive and downright exciting as anything Roisin Murphy has ever put her name to, even by the extraordinary standards of her chameleon-like career with Moloko. Fresher still, perhaps. Different too. And surprising…even to Roisin herself. read more from the source...

PLAYLIST (mp3) MUSICHALL 22 APRIL

RÓISÍN MURPHY - SOW INTO YOU
NINE INCH NAILS - THE HAND THAT FEEDS (DFA REMIX)
BUNNY LAKE - WHITE HORSE
ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT - DO NOT BREAK
CHROMEO- NEEDY GIRL (PAPER FACES REMIX)
WAX TAILOR - QUE SERA
ALEX SMOKE - A MOMENT TO MYSELF
THE DOLLS - MARTINI NEVER DRIES
BOOKA SHADE - IN WHITE ROOMS
CHRISTIAN WALT - STILL SLEEPING?
WELTWIRTSCHAFT - SEASONS OF DESPAIR

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playlist muzorama 16 april

PRAVDA - WHAT DID YOU EXPECT??
STARLIGHT MINTS - INSIDE OF ME
DÚNÉ - ROBOT BEAT
THE LIKE YOUNG - FOR MONEY OR LOVE
EPO-555 - HARRY MÄMBOUR
MATT COSTA - COLD DECEMBER
THE PLAYWRIGHTS - DISLOCATED (LONDON VERSION)
THE HELIO SEQUENCE - BLOOD BLEEDS
NOBODY & MYSTIC CHORDS OF MEMORY - BROADEN A NEW SOUND
HOWIE BECK - Everybody.Sold.Out
OKAY PADDY - FURRIER
IMAAD WASIF - OUT IN THE BLACK
HEY! BRONTOSAURUS - INTO YOUR OWN
THE WORLD WITHOUT MAGIC - NEVER BEGUN
FRANK LENZ - BULLETS IN THE WALL
THE AGE OF ROCKETS - PÉTALES AIMENT LA SALETÉ

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playlist musichall 15 april

SASSE - NOTZ (GROOVEEDIT)
IGOR O. VLASOV - ATOM AUF ZWISCHENGITTERPLATZ
MATHEW JONSON - 7.19 FM DAVID (GROOVE EDIT)
CARL CRAIG - DJ-KICKS
LEKTRONO - LA VACA VERDE
THE KNIFE - SILENT SHOUT
IZIDOR RADMANOVIC AKA BLURIX - DREAM LECTOR
LEE VAN DOWSKI - ENDONET (GROOVE EDIT)
JIMMY EDGAR - PERSONAL INFORMATION
TODD BODINE - MONKEYRABBIT
TUNDRA - HEART RESET


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FRANK LENZ

ARTIST / BAND: FRANK LENZ
SONG (MP3): BULLETS IN THE WALL
ALBUM: VileLenz & Thieves
FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative / Experimental
LABEL: parasol
INFO: Frank Lenz is a former drummer of the band Starflyer 59. He performed as a guest musician on the band's Leave Here A Stranger album, which was released in 2001. Between the release of Leave Here a Stranger and the relese of Old in 2003, Lenz became an official member of the band. He has appeared on three of Starflyer 59's albums as a member of the band: Old, I Am the Portuguese Blues, and Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice. Frank Lenz recorded drums for Headphones along with David Bazan of Pedro the Lion, and former member Tim Walsh.
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THE WORLD WITHOUT MAGIC

ARTIST / BAND: THE WORLD WITHOUT MAGIC
SONG (MP3): NEVER BEGUN
ALBUM: In Trenches
FILE UNDER: Indie / Psychedelic / Rock
LABEL: FunFact Records
INFO: Dark, melodic pop with a sinewy rhythm section, ragged guitar, and otherworldly synth work. The songs are narrative driven, bare, heart-sore, and off-handed. Brings to mind cures, costellos, bunnymen, and clashes.
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HEY! BRONTOSAURUS

ARTIST / BAND: HEY! BRONTOSAURUS
SONG (MP3): INTO YOUR OWN
ALBUM: HEY! BRONTOSAURUS
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: fortune records
INFO: If you hear fair to well and enjoy musical tones, check out Hey! Brontosaurus. It’s a self titled, feel good side project, courtesy of Berkeley-based producer James Greer, who shines throughout on bass, keyboards, and vocals.
Greer and friends summonsed sincere Americana roots, ranging from Neil Young to Dylan, Wilco and Cally funk, in honing 12 tracks, reportedly written by a San Francisco area tile worker.
Renowned for solo work and stints with Handsome Boy Modeling School, Head Automatica, Galactic and Rondo Brothers, Greer enlisted guitarist Kris Jensen and Tim Carter on drums to cut the exclusive EP, via Fortune Records. Local boys Matt Langlois and Sean Sullivan also contribute voice on tracks two, six and nine.
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IMAAD WASIF

ARTIST / BAND: IMAAD WASIF
SONG (MP3): OUT IN THE BLACK
ALBUM: IMAAD WASIF
FILE UNDER: singer/songwriter
LABEL: Kill Rock Stars
INFO: Born in Vancouver, B.C., educated in the desert, India, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, now residing in Echo Park, California. Imaad Wasif has been in Lowercase, alaska!, The New Folk Implosion. His first solo record will be released on Kill Rock Stars in April 2006. It was recorded and mixed in Nashville, Tennessee by Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Bonnie Prince Billy, Silver Jews, Lou Barlow, Tindersticks) in a week and a day in October 2005.
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OKAY PADDY

ARTIST / BAND: OKAY PADDY
SONG (MP3): FURRIER
ALBUM: The Cactus Has a Point by Joph
FILE UNDER: Indie / Powerpop / Pop
LABEL: prison jazz
INFO: Okay Paddy emerged from the adolescent minds of Pat Finnerty and Mike Quinn, cousins since birth. A decade's worth of rotating lineups and self-released recordings that the group seem reticent to acknowledge culminated in the release of Hunk, their 2004 EP. The group, now consisting of Pat Finnerty, Mike Quinn, John Parise, and Brain Craig, settled into their home studio to construct their proper debut full length. Inspired by the mystically adept pen of Jophry Warner, the group emerged with The Cactus Has A Point, an effervescent collection of erudite power pop.
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IZIDOR RADMANOVIC AKA BLURIX

ARTIST / BAND: IZIDOR RADMANOVIC AKA BLURIX
SONG (MP3): DREAM LECTOR
ALBUM: What I Leave Behind EP
FILE UNDER: Electronica
LABEL: mmmph
INFO: Izidor Radmanovic a.k.a. bLURiX
Born in Zagreb in the year 1983. He was listening to electronic music since his childhood. Early attempts of music-producing started in 1995, but the intensive producing period starts in 1999.-2000 and is still on today.
In DJ-acts there is always a bundle of "the good old" songs made by well known artists (ex.:Kraftwerk; J.M.Jarre, etc.) and new songs made by new-age artists. The most simple way to describe his style of playing records: "A ride through the town..."
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HOWIE BECK

ARTIST / BAND: HOWIE BECK
SONG (MP3): Everybody.Sold.Out
ALBUM: HOWIE BECK
FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative / Acoustic
LABEL: ever records
INFO: Howie Beck is likely the last person who’ll ever sing his own praises, so let’s let someone else do it for him.
Good music will always find an audience – not automatically, mind you, and not without surmounting a few hurdles along the way – and Howie Beck is living proof.
If you weren’t part of the small, but ardent cult that developed a few years ago around the unassuming Toronto singer/songwriter’s brilliant second album, 1999’s Hollow – the follow-up to 1997’s Pop And Crash, a princely pop debut Beck nonetheless now regards with baby’s-first-album humility – it wasn’t for lack of its admirers’ trying. A modest, home-recorded labour of love quietly released on Beck’s own 13 Clouds label that quickly found an audience of enthusiastic and supportive critics, musicians and indie-rock aficionados in his hometown, Hollow managed to amass a small army of devotees on at least a couple of continents over the next two years.
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LEKTRONO

ARTIST / BAND: LEKTRONO
SONG (MP3): LA VACA VERDE
ALBUM: Novato
FILE UNDER: Electronica
LABEL: dobox recordings
INFO: Do not be misled by the title of this release. Rafael Marinelli (aka Lektrono) is definitely experienced in the art of making music, and this release is proof. Skittery breakbeat-ish styles combined with IDM sensibilities is one way to describe the first track, ‘Respira’. ‘La Vaca Verde’ and the title track ‘Novato’ follow it up with a more abstract, textured, and emotive sound. Unique and enjoyable.Cover art by Christina Morello.
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NOBODY & MYSTIC CHORDS OF MEMORY

ARTIST / BAND: NOBODY & MYSTIC CHORDS OF MEMORY
SONG (MP3): BROADEN A NEW SOUND
ALBUM: And Everything Else
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: plug research
INFO: This is not the sequel to Nobody's last album Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1 (2003, Ubiquity Records) although it is his brand new follow-up full length. It is also his debut on LA based Plug Research, where Nobody (aka Elvin Estela) feels a bit more at home, both stylistically and literally among more forward thinking music and fellow dublab.com cohorts.
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THE HELIO SEQUENCE

ARTIST / BAND: THE HELIO SEQUENCE

SONG (MP3): BLOOD BLEEDS

ALBUM: Love and Distance
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: Sub Pop
INFO: Portland, Oregon-based Helio Sequence was comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brandon Summers and keyboardist/drummer Benjamin Weikel. The project debuted in 1999 with the Accelerated Slow-Motion Cinema EP before dropping the Cavity Search full-length Com Plex two years later. Helio Sequence's 100% home studio approach allowed for a lot of sonic experimentation, and that esthetic informed the swirls and layers of their sound. When it did touch the ground, it was at points between My Bloody Valentine, Mouse on Mars, and the weirder side of the Elephant 6 collective. Young Effectuals followed in 2001 through Cavity Search before Helio Sequence jumped to Sub Pop for the more auspicious
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CARL CRAIG

ARTIST / BAND: CARL CRAIG
SONG (MP3): DJ-KICKS
ALBUM: DJ-KICKS : The Exclusives
FILE UNDER: Electronica
LABEL: planet-e
INFO: Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names, in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. Carl Craig has approached techno using inspiration from a wide range of musical genres, including jazz and soul.
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THE PLAYWRIGHTS

ARTIST / BAND: THE PLAYWRIGHTS
SONG (MP3): DISLOCATED (LONDON VERSION)
ALBUM: English Self Storage
FILE UNDER: Indie / Punk / Alternative
LABEL: sinkandstove
INFO: It’s all about timing. The Playwrights are a majestic and angular indie-rock band from Bristol, England, with a strong pop edge. Formed in 2001 by friends and long-time collaborators Aaron Dewey (vocals) and Benjamin Shillabeer (guitar) the duo initially demoed, over the course of a year, a collection of homespun experimental indie-pop songs in bedrooms and office blocks in Bristol and beyond. Not wishing to re-record the songs or to lose momentum, the pair set about getting a band together and subsequently released the ‘finished’ recordings as a clutch of singles and an album on Benjamin’s acclaimed label Sink and Stove in 2003. This early material started receiving excellent reviews - from the likes of the UK’s mainstream music press (The Independent, Rocksound and Losing Today amongst others) to more grassroots platforms; as word-of-mouth responses found the The Playwrights namechecked and playlisted on webzines, blogs and radio shows across Europe, Canada and the USA. The album ‘Good Beneath The Radar’ was included in the late John Peel’s lists that year and he played the band’s first single ‘Television In Other Cities’ back in April 2003. However the success of these recordings wasn’t matched by the progress of the new band, which saw a series of frustratingly shifting line-ups and personnel changes, as the right balance of personalities and instrumentation was sought.
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MATT COSTA

ARTIST / BAND: MATT COSTA
SONG (MP3): COLD DECEMBER
ALBUM: Songs We Sing
FILE UNDER: singer/songwriter
LABEL: Brushfire records
INFO: Matt Costa (born June 16, 1982) is a singer/songwriter from Huntington Beach, California. He has released three independent compact discs: a self-titled five-song EP in 2003, a full-length CD entitled "Songs We Sing" and a six song EP titled "The Elasmasaurus EP" in 2005. read more from the source...

IGOR O. VLASOV

ARTIST / BAND: IGOR O. VLASOV
SONG (MP3): ATOM AUF ZWISCHENGITTERPLATZ
ALBUM: Wirksamkeit
FILE UNDER: techno, acid tech-house, minimal techno
LABEL: mmmph
INFO: Born in Volgograd in 1980, later moving to Moscow, Igor became interested in electronic music at the age of thirteen. One year later, he already began to produce his own tracks along the lines of oldschool house and techno. Switching to deep house in 1998 and using the alias "Squid Project", Igor's productions became more and more professional. In the course of the years, "Squid Project" was named to "S.P.C." and a second pseudonym - "Celtic Rhythm" - was established for more minimal, danceable techno tracks.Today, we see Igor as a versatile producer with projects spanning from deep, minimal and dub styles to experimental and downtempo stuff. Criss-crossing of stylistic boundaries is of crucial importance for his style – using genre entanglement as a major source for developing unique sounds. And it surely is one of the reasons why the last months have seen him moving on to becoming probably the most active producer in netaudio's scene.
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EPO-555

ARTIST / BAND: EPO-555
SONG (MP3): HARRY MÄMBOUR
ALBUM: Mafia
FILE UNDER: Indie Rock
LABEL: crunchy
INFO: Armed with flaming beats and bee swarms, giraffes and lethal lyrics the Desert Fox epo-555 sets the scene for the trench war between good and evil. In this dry and dusty univers the only real outlaw is the ruthless epo-555 electronica-based noise rock in which polemic poetry is mixed with poetic politics, popular music programming, and spiced up with careless curiosity, good faces and foul play until the souls are on fire and the Fox is howling at the moon.
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THE LIKE YOUNG

ARTIST / BAND: THE LIKE YOUNG
SONG (MP3): FOR MONEY OR LOVE
ALBUM: Last Secrets
FILE UNDER: Indie Rock / Punk
LABEL: polyvinyl records
INFO: Lustful, haphazard, confused, angry, relieved; meet The Like Young.The Like Young is comprised of two people: Amanda (drums, vocals) and Joe Ziemba (guitar, vocals). Playing in bands together since 1997, the two tied the knot in 2002. The Like Young took shape that spring in Chicago. Goals were simple: have fun, say something meaningful, and be true to what they knew. Enough with the facts. Let's get interesting.Art Contest, the duo's debut album, was recorded by Barry Phipps (Coctails) and released by Parasol Records on May 20th, 2003. 11 songs, 24 minutes. New City Chicago named Art Contest album of the year and positive reviews poured in; Venus Magazine and the L.A. Times among them. After a self-booked two week jaunt to the west coast, the band decided to leave their day jobs behind and devote their full attention to the band. The remainder of 2003 was spent touring across the entire U.S., fully funded by the band themselves while away from home for months at a time. Expectedly, their savings widdled down to nothing. No big deal.
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DÚNÉ

ARTIST / BAND: DÚNÉ
SONG (MP3): ROBOT BEAT
ALBUM: Go Go Robot
FILE UNDER: Indie Electronic Pop
LABEL: iceberg records
INFO: Dúné [Dyné] are a young Danish band who is inspired from the sixties rock n’ roll, the seventies punk, the eighties pop and the nineties indie rock. All mixed together to indielectrock! Dúné have played several concerts in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany. So they’re an experienced live band. They deliver a live show loaded with elegance, stile and high energy, and when they leave the stage it’s certain that everybody among the audience has seriously warmed up their dancing shoes, legs and auditory canal! read more from the source...

STARLIGHT MINTS

ARTIST / BAND: STARLIGHT MINTS
SONG (MP3): INSIDE OF ME
ALBUM: DROWATON
FILE UNDER: Indie Rock
LABEL: barsuk
INFO: Starlight Mints are a group of beautiful pop mutants: four oddballs whose love for archetypal pop music and AM radio has provided a rock-solid foundation for a whole bunch of inspired weirdness. Allan Vest (vocals/guitar), Marian Love Nunez (keyboards), Javier Gonzales (bass), and Andy Nunez (drums) began jamming together in the '90s, giving birth to their own funky brand of heavily instrumental, surrealistically worded pop sound. Maybe you could call it bubblegum psych. It all adds up to something very grand: one marvelous piece of orchestrated, catchy surrealism after another. The band has released two albums, the dream that stuff was made of (2000), and built on squares (2003), combining classic string arrangements, cheeky boyish vocals, and a feel good vibe to bring a glossy, fresh sound to indie rock.read more from the source...

PRAVDA

ARTIST / BAND: PRAVDA
SONG (MP3): WHAT DID YOU EXPECT??
ALBUM: Demo
FILE UNDER: Rock / Electro / Pop Punk
LABEL: LE CHINOIS
INFO: Band formed in Paris circa 2003 exclusively to record Buzzcocks covers. (2 songs finally released on Label Mimikaki, Poitiers, France). Thought about calling themselves The Truth before deciding to adopt the much more explicit PRAVDA name, after which they lost many friends but gained plenty more!* Moved on to write their own songs and play gigs around 2004. Recorded and released Tu es à l'ouest (split vinyl single with infamous french rudesters KWARTZ /LE CHINOIS, 2005 )
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PLAYLIST MUSICHALL 8 APRIL

WHITE PAPOO - MOVE & BREAKZ (MASTER)
AMORPH – NAPHT (MP3 ful album)
KOLLEKTIV TURMSTRASSE - DSCHUNGEL FIEBER
MR. INCOGNITO - POLYFOUR
NENGYNE - POLLY P
CUT COPY - FUTURE (CHROMEO REMIX)
THE GLORIOUS MONSTER - MODERN LIGHTS (MP3 ful album)
SPANK ROCK - WHAT IT LOOK LIKE
JIMMY EDGAR - I WANNA BE YOUR STD
THE BOY GROUP - FAKE THE RULE
PROVERBIAL - LOVE & PASSION
FINN THE GIANT MEETS BEATSQUAD - HOSPITAL DUB
MABAFU - YOU AND ME


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PLAYLIST MUZORAMA 9 APRIL

STEREOTYPES - THE NIGHT BEFORE
STEREO TOTAL - I LOVE YOU, ONO
DATA PANIK - RULERS AND THE STATES
THE DUKE SPIRIT - WIN YOUR LOVE
VOXTROT - THE START OF SOMETHING
THEY LIVE BY NIGHT - NIGHT OUT
ILSE LAU - EERLIJK IS HEERLIJK
THE END OF THE WORLD - THIS LITTLE THEATER
MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S - SKELETON KEY
MIDLAKE - ROSCOE
YOUNG AND SEXY - TELEVISION
SPIDER - DON'T BE AFRAID, I'VE JUST COME TO SAY GOODBYE, "THE BALLAD OF CLEMENTINE JONES"
TRACK A TIGER - SOUND AS EVER
CANDY BARS - VIOLETS

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CANDY BARS

ARTIST / BAND: CANDY BARS
SONG (MP3): VIOLETS
ALBUM: On Cutting TiGers in Half and Understanding Narravation
FILE UNDER: Indie / Psychedelic / Rock
LABEL: New Granada
INFO: While working for a national music retail chain, sometimes the daily onslaught of metal riffs and arpeggio suites can wreak havoc on one's sanity. At other times, it can ironically result in a "meeting of the minds".
Hailing from Tampa, FL, Candy Bars were formed in 2003 by Daniel Martinez (from the guitar department) and Ryan Hastings (the percussion department) as the antithesis to the metal-minded customer
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TRACK A TIGER

ARTIST / BAND: TRACK A TIGER
SONG (MP3): SOUND AS EVER
ALBUM: Woke up early the day I died
FILE UNDER: Alternative / Folk Rock / Experimental
LABEL: future appletree
INFO: Track a Tiger began as a solo project by Jim Vallet in August in 2003. After sifting through some old 4-track tapes and a notebook with a few song ideas, a 16-track digital recorder and a few microphones were bought and recording began in his Chicago apartment.
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SPIDER

ARTIST / BAND: SPIDER
SONG (MP3): DON'T BE AFRAID, I'VE JUST COME TO SAY GOODBYE, "THE BALLAD OF CLEMENTINE JONES"
ALBUM: The Way To Bitter Lake
FILE UNDER: Indie Folk
INFO: teachers were frustrated, “If only Jane would apply herself,” they would say. She stopped the lessons. Jane’s mom didn’t believe in television or sugar.At age 12, Jane’s father gave her a Beatles tape: 1967-70, Strawberry Fields through the White Album. At age 14, Jane went the YMCA camp Speers Eljabar in the Pocono Mountains. All the cool kids played guitar. They would sing Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd songs. After two weeks at camp Jane knew she wanted to play guitar. read more from the source...

MABAFU

ARTIST / BAND: MABAFU
SONG (MP3): YOU AND ME
ALBUM: sonido del callao
FILE UNDER:
LABEL: hippo camp
INFO: written and produced by mabafu in the lo-fi planet dub studio in 2006.vocals recorded in the tussikoffer studios, berlin.sonido del callao features: mcshadee, deniz agdas, ana jagacic, jo hardt
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YOUNG AND SEXY

ARTIST / BAND: YOUNG AND SEXY
SONG (MP3): TELEVISION
ALBUM: Panic when you find it
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: Mint Records
INFO: In the summer of 1998, friends and former lovers, Paul Pittman and Lucy Brain were halfway thinking about starting a band. Wanting to keep it casual and fun, they practiced only when the mood hit and performed occasionally at parties. That autumn, a mutual friend asked them if they wanted to be the opening act for a local show she was putting on at Ms T's Cabaret. They accepted, but not before welcoming artist/guitarist Colin McLean into the fold. Band names were quickly made up and rejected but for some reason, Young & Sexy stuck.
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FINN THE GIANT MEETS BEATSQUAD

ARTIST / BAND: FINN THE GIANT MEETS BEATSQUAD
SONG (MP3): HOSPITAL DUB
FILE UNDER: Dub
LABEL: giant sounds

MIDLAKE

ARTIST / BAND: MIDLAKE
SONG (MP3): ROSCOE
ALBUM: Van Occupanther
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: bella union
INFO: Midlake formed in the small, quirky Texas town of Denton. There, the five diligent musicians toiled to create a sound that was both pleasing and of their own. They were soon discovered by Bella Union Records owner Cocteau Twins bassist, Simon Raymonde. Simon fell deeply in love with the band, and together they began to cultivate a relationship focused on sharing Midlake’s music with the world. The band worked continuously day and night to create what would become their debut album, a work of incredible vision, talent, dedication and eccentricity: ‘Bamnan and Slivercork’.
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PROVERBIAL

ARTIST / BAND: PROVERBIAL
SONG (MP3): LOVE & PASSION
ALBUM: Love And Passion
FILE UNDER: Dub
LABEL: giant sounds

MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S

ARTIST / BAND: MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S
SONG (MP3): SKELETON KEY
ALBUM: Dust of Retreat
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: artemis records
INFO: As with most good stories, the tale of Margot & the nuclear so and so's begins in the depths of poverty and despair, far from the bright lights of Hollywood, tucked away in a decaying neighborhood somewhere in the midwest. The kind of neighborhood where it's often cold and grey. The kind of neighborhood where you might expect a gang of hoodlums like the so and so's to take solace in recording pop songs and causing general mayhem.
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THE BOY GROUP

ARTIST / BAND: THE BOY GROUP
SONG (MP3): FAKE THE RULE
ALBUM: Big Bottom/Mathematically EP
FILE UNDER: Bizzar Pop
LABEL: Enduro Plus
INFO: the boy group is xtian harder, viktor marek and moritz love,three whitebreads that made the black under their fingernailstheir musical agenda.xtian released his solo-debut "goodbye monkey gravity" in2004 on wonder records (kreidler, bohren & der club of gore)and co-produced the first mediengruppe telekommanderalbum (enduro/mute).viktor builds the beats for knarff relloem and released recordson matthew herberts soundslike label with 8doogymote.besides that he s taking care of daytime business athamburgs golden pudl club.moritz love also sings for die tueren and runs the label staatsakt(tueren, carsten meyer, cockbirds).at an enduro-grimetime party in fall 2004 they jumped on stagefor a spontaneous jamsession. the fun got endless and theydecided to form a band. this got celebrated by a mini-tourin march 2005 and the release of the "big bottom/mathematically" 7inch.the rest of the year they spent recording an album and being on tourwith rocko schamoni, schorsch kamerun and jacques palminger forthe golden pudl jubilee tour.2006 will be all about their debut album "Love is a Freaquency" ....on stage, on cd, on vinyl, on yr radio, on yr browser ... anywhere!
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THE END OF THE WORLD

ARTIST / BAND: THE END OF THE WORLD
SONG (MP3): THIS LITTLE THEATER
ALBUM: You’re making it come alive
FILE UNDER: Indie / Rock / A'cappella
LABEL: Pretty Activity Records
INFO: Two parts supercharge, one part mystery and one part romantic youthful nostalgia
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JIMMY EDGAR

ARTIST / BAND: JIMMY EDGAR
SONG (MP3): I WANNA BE YOUR STD
ALBUM: Access Rhythm
FILE UNDER: Electronica
LABEL: warp
INFO: Self-taught and in the same school as old-time Detroit techno players Model 500/Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, and Dopplereffekt, Jimmy Edgar has a knack for melding mysteriously sexy downtempo rhythms with brainy experimental music--a combo many try but end up wandering into pretentious territory. Edgar's production is crisp, clear, and inhabits the same spectrum as his hard-techno Motor City compatriots, but just on opposite ends. Whereas Edgar's like a well-made dirty martini, his contemporaries are an overflowing shot of Jag: they both do the same job, just in markedly different ways.
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ILSE LAU

ARTIST / BAND: ILSE LAU
SONG (MP3): EERLIJK IS HEERLIJK
ALBUM: eerlijk is heerlijk
FILE UNDER: Indie Instrumental
LABEL: klangbad
INFO: Ilse Lau are from Bremen, a city of ships and sailors. They have been around for a long time and with a new album and a new label they signed to Autopilot. Ansgar Wilken, Henning Bosse and Thomas Fokke form one of the few good rockbands left in Germany. Their music is forward, edgy and at the same time groove orientated, while they still manage to keep enough pop in their songs so that they become earworms. The horn arragements on their albums are mindblowing, it just adds the last missing bit to their music. Fans of the "Ilses" (as the call their band affectionately), have often been take by surprise by their manoevres. Open, almost translucent rock belongs to their broad musical repertoire as well as twisted melodies and harmonies. read more from the source...

SPANK ROCK

ARTIST / BAND: SPANK ROCK
SONG (MP3): WHAT IT LOOK LIKE
ALBUM: Yoyoyoyoyo
FILE UNDER: Hip Hop / Electronica
LABEL: Big Dada
INFO: Despite the incredible creativity of hip hop, its ability to throw up new styles, to morph and reinvent itself, it’s not every day that something genuinely fresh drops in front of you. Welcome, then, to “YoYoYoYoYo,” the debut album from Spank Rock. Drawing on the music of their hometown, Baltimore, Spank Rock make something genuinely unlike any record you’ve heard before. Of course there are antecedents – Missy’s first album, 2Live Crew, the Beastie Boys and Dizzee Rascal all spring to mind – but “YoYoYoYoYo” demands to be approached on its own terms. read more from the source...
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THEY LIVE BY NIGHT

ARTIST / BAND: THEY LIVE BY NIGHT
SONG (MP3): NIGHT OUT
ALBUM: They Live by Night EP
FILE UNDER: indie rock
LABEL: decoder-records
INFO: They Live By Night formed in Gothenburg during the fall of 2004. Christofer, Martin and Joel had played together in the 5-piece indie rock havoc The Shift for a couple of years and when the band broke up they decided to stick together. Christofers childhood friend (and ex-bandmate from the emo band Isobel) Robin joined them. The idea was to start something completely new and they did, with Joel taking the role of lead singer for the first time and Robin, used to being a guitarist, playing keyboards.Things took off quick. The music just flowed out and filled the cramped rehearsal room. A demo was recorded in february of 2005 (featuring Truth or Dare, Night Out and House of Addicts). In may They Live By Night recorded their first video (Truth or Dare) with director Jerry Boman and a gang of helpful friends, played their first three shows (in a gallery, an empty lecture hall and, finally, in a small club) and got a gig at the Arvika festival.
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CUT COPY

ARTIST / BAND: CUT COPY
SONG (MP3): FUTURE (CHROMEO REMIX)
ALBUM: Future US 12"
FILE UNDER: Electro Pop
LABEL: modular people
INFO: Cut Copy is the musical lovechild of Melbourne human giraffe and 70’s MOR fetishist Dan Whitford. A project born in the early 21st century, Cut Copy was originally more of a solo project for Dan to exercise his love of sampling and instrumental hip hop, before he took a turn for the dancefloor and released the I Thought Of Numbers EP in 2001. Following it’s release and a live mishap that saw his sampler fried, Dan recruited a posse of friends for the recording of his sparkling debut album, Bright Like Neon Love.
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VOXTROT

ARTIST / BAND: VOXTROT
SONG (MP3): THE START OF SOMETHING
ALBUM: Raised By Wolves
FILE UNDER: Pop / Indie / Rock
LABEL: magic marker records
INFO: With one foot in the library and the other on the dancefloor, Voxtrot combine classic 60's pop (think Love and Left Banke) with the heady, subversive sounds of 80's Britain and still come out ahead of their time. Originally conceived as an outlet for vocalist Ramesh Srivastava to record a handful of songs he had written, it soon became apparent that Voxtrot was meant to be more than a home recording project. Voxtrot has toured the US throughout most of 2005 in support of their Raised By Wolves EP, turning heads at SXSW, CMJ and SF Popfest.
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NENGYNE

ARTIST / BAND: NENGYNE
SONG (MP3): POLLY P
ALBUM: after all ep
FILE UNDER: Laidback Electronica
LABEL: ndorphin
INFO: born77being Paperboy for my first turntable ... through scratching to sampling ... been through atari-st times ... finally got a 1200turntable ... for years producing with the Akai S2000 ... reaching PC because of Wavelab ... listening to my parents jazz records at first just for sample use but with that i found out they can be also "regularly" listened to ... now found myself again in urban, jazz-influenced electronic productions ...
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THE DUKE SPIRIT

ARTIST / BAND: THE DUKE SPIRIT
SONG (MP3): WIN YOUR LOVE
ALBUM: Cuts Across The Land
FILE UNDER: Rock / Alternative / Punk
LABEL: star time intl
INFO: Many bands claim to practice the true elementary arts of rock'n'roll, but hardly any truly understand them. The Duke Spirit, though a five-piece from London — are one of the few that do. They have been using London and the areas surrounding as their history book perfecting their own unique and jagged take on the history of rock'n'roll music. The first public notice of their intentions appeared in 2003, when they released both a critically-acclaimed single ('Bottom Of The Sea') and mini-album ('Roll, Spirit, Roll') in the UK, which showcased a scuffed and soulful guitar aesthetic, redolent of everyone from the Velvets and Nico through to The Gun Club and Patti Smith.
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