09Music2010music+mywelcomereturn

hello, did you miss me? i hate neglecting this thing, but im just to lazy and incompetent at stringing a decent sentence together at times that it hardly seems worth it, but im wrong. I thought id use this opportunity to look back on the greatest musical accomplishments of the past year& the music that provided the sound track to my 2009, aswell my current listens/one's to watch for 2010.

What 2009 done well for your ears. (No particularly order really, apart from the top one)

Passion Pit - Manners
There'd probably be a huge gap left in my listening patterns from the last year if this album wasn't created. A credit to electro with soul, Manners is a extremely well crafted piece of work with every aspect well thought out.

Boys Noize - Power
I love Me some dark heavy beats put over ridiculously unmusical synthetic sounds. It's the first choice for my ears, but ive not had alot to properly indulge in since † and Oi! (BN's Debut). So when this sneaked up on spotify's 'Hey you might like this' i was thanking the gods. Ive literally played it religiously since its release, most notably 'Jeffer'.

Danananakroyd - Hey Everyone!
I'd been waiting for a album from these guys for fucking ages and then when they released Black Wax as a single i was like meh. The album eventually came and i forgave them for that terrible choice in single and thanked them for pink sabbath.

Grizzly bear - Veckatimest
Now these guys had been totally of the radar for me (because of my arrogance towards anything NOT electronic, silly i know) & then JoeCouper talked some sense into me and pushed me in there direction. To be quite honest as soon as i saw there name they were in my good books. How could any act with the word 'Bear' in there title not produce good music. Don't force feed yourself 2007's 'Friend' like i did. It'll take a while to grow on you. Skip ahead to Veckatimest and you wont need much convincing of there greatness. Thanks Joe!

Grammatics - Grammatics
Another fairly new discovery for me. I think they came to my attention through Pulled Apart. Good job they did, ive been looking for a band with an album to takeover the foals 'antidotes'.


Slow Club - Yeah So
Pretty little songs, by pretty little people. I love the spontaneous flow of these songs. Reminds me of mouldy peaches with a little bit of structure. Diverse acoustic musicality is always a winner.


Metronomy - Pip Paine (Pay the £500 you owe)
Now if you didnt like 'Nights Out; then we probably haven't been friends since early 2008. The slightly less amazing follow up will now mean ill start making an effort with you& maybe admit there not the best thing since sliced bread. Dont get me wrong its good, otherwise i wouldn't be writing about it and it defiantly not because its slim picking out there.HA


Ive had to leave you with the new video for 'Thing for me'. Thats all i could find at first glance. Interesting aey?
Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasure
There i go indulging my electro urges again. Ive been slightly spoilt this year what with this and 'Power'.


Ofcourse there maybe E.P's, singles and other artists out there more notable than these. But ive stuck with my favourite albums. These groups of tracks were produced together and there for should be listened to together for the majority. Remember that.


2010 promises to grace us with this.

Delphic
If you've got me on twitter you would have noticed ive been re-tweeting pretty much everyone of there god forsaken tweets. Probably the soundtrack to my 2009summer despite there only being two songs available up until recently. Albums out 11th Jan. This the most highly anticipated one in my books. Im even considering buying it.

Ellie Goulding
Ive pretty much burnt out the 4 tracks i have of hers now so if an album doesn't come out soon im just going to end up looking at her rather than listening to her. That never gets old. 'Under the sheets' is amazing ive gotta give it to her and starsmith. There wont be a voice that unique and beautiful for years to come so treasure it while its here.

Hot Chip
How can you not love these guys. i always think of them as a talented Goldy looking chain. just because there a another posse of white guys. New album, follow up to made in the dark feb 2010.

Bear Hands
The Golden E.P reminds me of Autumn. make it remind you of 2010. you wont regret it.

Two door cinema club
Now i first heard these guys on a Kitsune compilations back in my days at a sales assistant at UO and didn't bat an eyelid. Now that they released 'I Can Talk' there all i want to listen to! albums out early 2010 . defiantly going to be a big one. BBC introducing and 'Sound of' have already clocked on. Bless em'

Pulled apart by horses
Probably my favourite act to come through the SU this year.Pretty much everything you could want in a live act, id like to think this is there year. After touring with Biffy Cyrlo and playing reading two years in a row i cant see them staying at this level for much longer. Im told we can expect a album from these guys next year. By all means check them out online, but i highly suggest you see them live. Then your know what there all about.





there we go there my ones to watch and 2009 favourites. Criticism and opinions are welcomed. Merry Christmas you dirty scoundrels x x

Stop killing music&twitter.

Until you people stop watching ridiculously crap televised karaoke competitions, ive decided i control your ears. You listen to what i say or you deserve to die. Its the only way your learn. Just look what you've done to my best friend!

the main reason for me being bothered with this blog (apart from adding another eidtion to my kill the xfactor campaign) was really to rant on about dinosour pile up, there awesome sound and to concor with Joes comments on the return of grunge/guitar rock indie. Ive personally been so hung up on electro spunk for the last year that ive been overlooking alot of great bands that are bringing back such a great sound. Pile-up where just the reincarnation of my love for booming live drums and massive guitars. So heres my veiw on who to look out for and to make an effort to go out and see.

Dinosaur Pile Up

The one thing i find whenever i check out guitar bands is that there studio recordings never really do there songs or live performances any justice. This is defiantly applicable in the case of pile up. The day after i saw them they were starting a tour with the pixies, which is a fucking big deal (and is also why i think Joe like them). Lets hope that does things for them.

Pulled Apart by Horses

I was lucky enough to engineer these guys at work back in june and they are what i fucking love about hard screaming rock. I enjoyed mixing them so much, there energy was amazing and despite a disappointing crowd of what 30, they still tore the fucking house down. There currently on tour with Biffy Cyrolo. Theres one for the CV

Dananananaykoryd

First heard these guys when i used to work at urban outfitters on a moshi moshi compilation (a label that is housing a tone of great acts might i add) and fell in love instantly. There so unique at what they do and there personality on-stage and the rapport they have with there audience, for me is as important as there music. There the one guitar band ive been keeping track of for the last year and loved everything they've done. Theres literally a million members of this band and for the life of me when i first listened to there record i couldnt work out why but once you've seen there live your understand! There first proper realease 'Black Wax' was slightly disappointing and the fact that was there (or there labels) idea of a good single to really portray there sound really confuses me. I could think of a better songs from there debut 'hey everyone' to greet the mainstream world with, but the 2nd single 'Pink sabath' is outstanding. So ill let them off. Coincidentally Dinosaur pile up are supporting them on there fall headline tour. I reckon it could be the best gig i see this year ( Apart from maybe Passion Pit, but that remains to be seen).

The only thing that pisses me of about underground successful bands like these is i cant find enough fucking recorded material of them to put on my ipod. When i like a band i want atleast a 4track E.P to take around with me and i know they have the material, its just not available for download. BALLS. This is someone of a beginners guide, ive got so many more im adoring right now. Bear Hands, Wavves but you've already heard me bone over those guys already.

I do feel i have to mention my favorite electro artist at the moment, who i would literally donate a liver to spoon. Ellie Goulding. Not only is this girl ridiculously hot & on tour with little boots (shes ticking boxes all round), but her songs are beautiful. Im hoping we dont see this electro gem sell out.

Im Back

So i've been back in wycombe for like nearly two weeks now and just feel settled. I've naturually slid back into my uni mind set; avoiding all important tasks, assuming no domestic responsibility, sleeping in till 3pm & you know some days just not leaving the house. I'm totally ready for work and uni to start properly. Theres only so much of doing nothing i can take before i decide that i might as well just lay in bed all day and become a lost cause. I do crave structure at times and love having things to get up for its just id rather start my day and 1pm and end it at 5am. In these last few weeks ive just been getting as much work as possible. Im so totally psyched to start engineering. I will literally kill to be at the venue doing anything remotely related to sound, partly now because im skint, but mostly because i love what i do. Holding of my consumerism any longer is end end up in tears aswell. there so much junk i want. I WANT A BIKE NOW. God i want a bike, since europe ive been obsessed with the idea. i defiantly think this is the one for me>>>>

Last night i kinda had some crazy depressive relapse. After hiding from pre Oct '08 for so long i thought re-visitng those thoughts and memories would be safe. WRONG. Over the last week i experienced the live i was fond of in my youth, but this time it didnt feel right. a few months ago i was convinced i had no choice but to 'man up' and be alone. Now i think i want a life of single solitude. Less complications and i dont want to tamper with the one thing that was perfect and try and repeat it. that never been my style. I really do want to re-visit 06-08 again now, i just hope i haven't burnt that bridge for good.

In other news ive become addicted preppy American sitcoms. Call it what you will but One tree hill does have a certain healing power.

X

Jesus

I love this. thank you RCRDLBL. there album frustrates me with the excessive use of tape distortion and clipping but i suppose thats what you get with dirrty garage 4-track recordings. i like it suzzy but theres a limit to where you can go with that before it ruins the music. i just want to introduce them to a bit of protools and a u87 or at the very least turn them onto a reeltoreel. hahaha

love them and cringe at the same time as you shit yourself thinking there hideous recordings are fucking up your monitors.

Marvel at there greatness for they wont be here come next year.

i wanted to be lame and tell you guys what to listen to. i was away from NME and the laptop for a month and felt lost not knowing what was new and exciting. so these are my finds for the winter ahead and lets all hope to god they come to Bucks SU this year so i can meet and mix them.

Delphic.

I saw these guys support little boots on her 'new in town' tour and was meserized. there was only like 20-30 people there to watch them which pissed me off when 20 mintues after there set there was atleast 1,000 people there who missed somthing special. Ocuping a similar space to that of friendly fires, delphic churn out epic electronica at its best.

they're controlled by no set pop infrastructure & recently released there single 'counterpiont' on kitsune which is undoubtly the best electro tune ive heard this year. that plusing arp. sends me all gittery at its monumental climax. as far as im aware there recording an ablum now and currently only have a e.p and a couple of live recordings under there belt. there 2nd single this momentary is out in a week or two and that again is a corker. they've even released the multi tracks of this momentary for fans to remix, which is super awesome. im already half way through my mix.

yeah so these guys are nodoubtly my favorite of the year and expect big things from them. read the pitchfork review below and there doing a kitsune tour in october which will be a must see!

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11422-this-momentary/

Wavves

Yeah i know ive already blagged about these guys but when they realeased 'Cool jumper' they really got me excited despite it being lo-fi garage punk thing just seemed a little piontless. limiting thereseleves to crappy 4-tracks and filling out every recording with distortion does nothing for me, but my resentment for that was totally lost when i heard this song. marveling at something so cringe-worthy seems so peculiar, but it might not bother you guys at'll. but they do pretty much optimize everything that comes with drug fueled punk. ok my back in the game i'll just have to grit my teeth till i see them live.

Its been a long time coming

Ive neglected this of recent. mainly because ive been trying to get back into the swing of things after being away. Europe was well, EUROPE. an amazingly insightful, liberating experience that i tryed so hard to not take for granted. it wasnt until i came back that the whole thing really sunk in. traveling is no-where near like living a institutionalized life, its how life should be led. all things bigger than where to eat and what to see become redundant. i dont think ive ever felt as alive as i did for that month in my life and i encourage anyone who hasnt already done it to do so now. you only life once, its as simple as that. Personally that whole trip calmed me in the respect of my ever-changing direction and fear of people. deal with it and fuck forever (a quote deriving mainly solitude, but to me comfort).

So then i came back and my point being proven i had shit to deal with. i have no money, no job and a two month wait until my life continued again. in all reality, summer sucks. im stuck here in my room feeling like im 14 again, nothing to keep me company apart from porn and music. oh to be a consumer. when you come from living a scorn-able lifestyle that my parents have no consent toward to the clinical censored environment of my parents. being yourself becomes a task. i now just day dream. smile at the thought of getting fucked and puking into my hand, eating nothing but cereal,living in my own filth. i wouldn't have it any other way. i'm not gunna dismiss this summer totally though. ofcourse ive LOVED being with the homeboys catching up and causing mischief, but i cant help but think we've all out grown medway and the longer we stay the shitter we're start feeling about life.

So as im sure you can guess by now im totally ready to go back to wycombe. keeping myself entertain for the last 2 months has been a task and im not prepared to do it for anylonger than 2 more weeks. i wanna work not aimlessly roam the internet or motivating myself to do nothing for a day. i think this week ive achieved 5 insignificant things:

1. i completed my 3rd bootfair and found these for 50p

2. i discovered bear hands and a bunch of others.

3.Vice is my god, follow them.>>>>http://twitter.com/Vicemag

4. i look bitchin in a bumbag

5.i have a man crush on tomburge

so hopefully now i might make my daily aim this blog. tell you what's good and not and then you can ignore my opinon and kick me (i would im a dick).

ok see you tomorrow

x

Where've you been?

Hello Blog that i use to aimlessly bitch and moan about my life, i have news to report. Ive been doing stuff. Been a fairly quiet few months works been due so ive been having to concentrate and i took an job opportunity that takes up some time as well so i hardly have time to do nothing. I'm planning some drastic changes over the next few weeks all in preparation for what promises to be a colorful summer. I plan to live this next year of my life as if its my last and be even werider and offer more exuberanace in return for happiness. I realized that im actually quite scared of life and the only thing that reassures me is having someone. I have this ridiculous theory that watching other people live there lifes is 'safer' and if i want a cheap thrill now and again ill just read a comic book. I just cant seem to take grasp of the fact that people have the ability to do whatever they see fit weather it be judgement or prejudice, just where is the solace in that.

So i cower and try to separate myself from those people who abuse that power to no avail. Clearly not a successful way of living life and if i dont find something sturdy to ground myself upon i dont think ill snap out my neurotic ways.

Yeah so as i said ive been doing stuff, just got home a couple of days ago and ive been busy with preparation for my europe trip. I really am counting on this trip being a major get-away from myself, which realistically is impossible but spiritually (how lame is this) i feel could be achieved, given the right surroundings. The whole experience of traveling the globe seems so liberating to me, because really this is all we should be doing as people is just living on the earth with other people, forget all the other complexities its as simple as. I'll be documenting

my experiences on a blog similar to this, im sure it'll be a bi-polar opposite to this one.

http://europetravels09.blogspot.com/

Dear Mr Blog.... i have a secret, im 20. Does this fact scare me, yes. Do i know why, no. Maybe it's because im sorta where i want to be in life but it doesn't feel as good as i imagined. Or because i dont want to face to inevitability of having to become a proper adult and i just feel as if a new lease of childhood has been unraveled. What ever the reason it just feels like a landmark age, be it the events of the year or simple the changing first figure, i cant help but feel this one is different and for the first time ever i've wanted to be like;

'yeah im having a birthday today, offer some sort of congratulations'

and thats is as far from my usual behavior as possible. Im looking upon it as a positive.

So yet again ive babbled on about my inner feelings and given useless information to an outsider but internally it feels like a weight was released (a small one though, maybe only like 1lb or so).

I tell you what i have now that i cant ever seem to abandon, pretty awesome friends, so thats where im going now, to a friendly place.

Tata x