Yearly Archive: 2007

HUSKY RESCUE – GHOST IS NOT REAL (Folk/Indie – Finland)

Husky Rescue

Helsinki-based downtempo electronica band Husky Rescue was originally formed by Marko Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music influenced by film, photography and painting. Its live set up consists of of Marko Nyberg …

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FOALS – ANTIDOTES (Electroclash/Indie – UK)

Foals

Foals are part of the new UK electroclash scene. Their first LP, Antidotes (Transgressive Records, 2008), as well as their live gigs have been making the headlines of many music publications.

VIDEO : HALF COUSIN – BIG CHIEF (Electro/Folk – UK)

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BEIRUT – THE FLYING CLUB CUP (Indie/Folk/Acoustic – US)

Beirut

“A trumpet from Paris, farfisa organ, accordion, piano, ukelele, mandolin, glockenspiel, violin, cello, tambourine, the air powered organ I bought on twelth street, Congo drum donated from the neighbors… A broken microphone stolen from the university of new mexico…”

THE Dø – A MOUTHFUL (Rock/Folk/Indie – Finland/France)

The Do

Formed in 2007, The Dø is a folk/rock duo comprised of Finnish vocalist Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Paris-born multi-instrumentalist Dan Levy. The unexpected success of their debut album, A Mouthful, which climbed all the way to the top of the …

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saturday nite with… DRAGONETTE

Dragonette

Playing non-stop on my mp3 right now is “I Get Around” by Dragonette… This Canadian electropop four piece is great at crafting catchy pop songs with great hooks and this exactly what they did on their new single “I Get …

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TUNNG – GOOD ARROWS (Folk/Acoustic/Indie – UK)

Tunng

Tunng are an experimental folk band which formed in 2003 in London. They are often associated with the folktronica (see Psapp, Half Cousin, Beirut…) genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. The band consists of …

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MAGNET – THE SIMPLE LIFE (Alternative/Pop – Norway)

Magnet

Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Magnet, aka Even Johansen, lives his simple life on a little farm on an island outside Bergen. There he has his studio and there he makes his records, doing almost everything himself. Magnet – Navigator Like it? Share …

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