In this week’s Music Video Roundup we bring you five new music videos from five awesome artists! Beginning with The Park‘s video for “Belle” to get you in the groove of things, then Hadden Sayers sings an ode to all those “Sweet Texas Girls”, Vieux Farka Toure tells a story of a young King in “All The Same”, Fredrik shows some shadow puppet dance moves on “Chrome Cavities”, and Oddisee presents his view of “Ci’iy Life” to round it all up.
The Park – “Belle”
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Artist: Sleeping At Last
Album: Yearbook – June
Label: Sleeping At Last
Genre: Alternative : Indie
UPC: 847108030078
Territory: World
Release Date: 6.14.11
If you caught our Digital Digging post on Sleeping at Last a few weeks ago, you would have read about the Yearbook project the band started up last October. Basically, the band decided to release a three-song EP for each month, and now that June is in full swing, it’s time for their newest EP to hit the shelves.
This is a pretty creative venture, even in an age where gimmicks surrounding releases are becoming increasingly prevalent. But this has a lot more implications for the band than a giveaway or a ‘name your price’ scheme. Producing an album is no easy task, so to commit to the process for an entire year seems almost silly. And yet, the project has been extremely successful so far. Fans have the option of purchasing each EP individually for $3, or subscribing to all 12 EPs at any time for $30.
But the success of the venture has more to do with the talent of Sleeping at Last and their music than the gimmick itself. The seasonal EP format has allowed them to branch out creatively and experiment with new sounds rather than focusing their efforts on one cohesive album, meaning each EP captures a different vibe from the rest. 8 EPs into the Yearbook project, they have yet to disappoint, keeping fans eagerly anticipating the next month to hear what’s next.
You can read more about the Yearbook project on Sleeping at Last’s website.
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Com Truise Galactic Melt Ghostly International Genre: Electronic : Indie UPC: 804297813820 Territories: Americas Release Date: 6.14.11 |
After his well-received Cyanide Sisters EP, a grip of remixes for artists like Twin Shadow, Neon Indian, and, uh, Daft Punk, and a few floating MP3s, Truise’s first LP, Galactic Melt, will finally enter brainspaces this Summer. |
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Ruthie Foster Ruthie Foster Live at Antone’s Blue Corn Music Genre: Blues : Americana UPC: 677967110228 Territories: World Release Date: 6.21.11 |
In the spirited and sassy production, taped live at the legendary Antone’s in her hometown of Austin, Texas, Foster brings the house down with fan favorites, including “Stone Love,” “Phenomenal Woman,” “Runaway Soul,” and others. With a incredible backing band and special guests including Papa Mali. |
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Stuyvesant
“Duly Noted” (mp3)
from “Fret Sounds”
(Dromedary Records)
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Stuyvesant’s creds read like a who’s who of college rock. Ralph, formerly of Footstone, went to high school with J. Colangelo (American Standard, Underdog, Murphy’s Law), Matt Sweeney (Chavez), and Ted Leo. Sean was a founding member and singer of Friends, Romans, Countrymen who taught himself guitar when their original guitarist quit. FRC notably played with Pavement, Sunny Day Real Estate, Doughboys, and Dead Milkmen. Brian Musikoff played in FRC with Sean back in the day, and is a noted cartoonist, having designed animation for greats such as Scharpling & Wurster, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Andy Shernoff. Pete Martinez, sole proprietor of Hoboken’s first and only drum shop, The Drum Den, toured extensively with NYC’s Coffin Daggers.
But name-dropping aside, Stuyvesant are pretty awesome on their own. The band’s 2011 release, Fret Sounds (Dromedary), is filled with signature catchy melodies and killer riffs, all backed by an insanely taught beat. The title, a wink to the Beach Boys’ famed concept album, features unexpectedly tight harmonies, but fear not, this ain’t no twee pop, it’s more a rollicking road trip to SoCal via DC and the Twin Cities. Guitarists Ralph Malanga and Sean Adams race each other through blistering licks backed by drummer Pete Martinez’ driving beat and Brian Musikoff’s nimble bass lines. The surprise here is not how hard they rock, but rather how layered and distinct the songs are. These guys are no one-note punk band.
The Headhunters
“D-Funk (Funk With Us) [feat. Snoop Dogg & George Clinton]“ (mp3)
from “Platinum”
(Owl Studios)
Considered a noble metal for its remarkable resistance to corrosion, even at high temperatures, Platinum is one of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust. But since Platinum exists in high abundance on the moon and in meteorites, it can also be found at sites on the Earth that have been impacted and associated with resulting post-impact volcanism. In other words, the stuff is from “out there” and also the hotter spots on earth, like molten lava. I mean, it doesn’t get any hotter than that. Nor do the sounds bouncing around the eternity of time and space get any hotter than some of the tunes presented on this latest Headhunter cosmic, yet earthy, romp. Jammed as usual with an unabashed embarrassment of riches and stellar guests presented in their usual eclectic and subtly indefinable genres, suffice to say this is music in 2011: are labels really necessary?
Founded in 1973, The Headhunters recorded their eponymous debut Head Hunters with Herbie Hancock. The Headhunters, legendary jazz-funk fusion band, immortalized as a result of their long recording and touring stint with jazz giant Herbie Hancock. Hancock’s Head Hunters album was the first to be recorded with the group and has been heralded as the first platinum Jazz/Fusion project in history. The band went on to produce more seminal records on their own, including Survival of the Fittest, which featured the funk anthem ‘God Make Me Funky,’ one of the most sampled jazz/fusion songs in modern music history. The Headhunters’ music is a complex but harmonious blend of many styles and genres, spanning the globe, from Africa to Broadway. The group is acclaimed for its musical pioneering and innovative concepts.
Artist: Zeus B. Held
Album: Voice Versa
Label: Boutique
Genre: Electronic : Disco
UPC: 5024545611922
Territory: World
Release Date: 5.03.11
LTM’s Boutique Label imprint presents a digitally remastered compilation CD of classic electro tracks by cult German producer and Vocoder maestro Zeus B. Held, recorded between 1978 and 1981.
Having first made his name as keyboards player in progressive band Birth Control, Zeus formed one half of pioneering electro duo Gina X Performance in the late 1970s, as well as making the three solo albums (Attack Time, Europium and Zeus’ Amusement) from which this new collection is compiled. The CD also features a reworking of signature GXP dance track “Nice Mover”, as well as a new edit of 1978 Eurodisco hit “On the Road Again” by Rockets, on which Zeus provided the Vocodered voice and percussion as well as harmonica and synth.
If you are a fan of electronic music or even if you are not, take a listen to one of the earliest electro and vocoding pioneers as he takes electronic music into a new era. The foundation and root for what a lot of today’s electronic music stems from.
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