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Saturday, 19 December 2009

albums of my year #2

from one of my favourite labels, one of my favourite bands have consistently grown and experimented in a way that feels totally appropriate, never contrived. Jeremy Earl and Christian DeRoeck may well have made hiss and background noise cool again, but this isnt lo-fi for lo-fi sakes. I love it.

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Anonymous20 December 2009 at 04:40
Hellya! I saw Woods supporting the Cave Singers! Definitely one of my favourite albums of 2009
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sea of bees
king sunny ade
wild nothing
gareth bale
indie lullabies for kids
the morning benders
the good the bad
ungdomskulen
richard thompson
yourstru.ly
thus:owls
summer camp
mountain man
best coast
ZUN ZUN EGUI
crackers and snacks
sunn o)))
luka modric
modern family
edwyn collins
washed out
the quietus
the antlers
the courage of others
brian eno
john peel
pyramids with nadja
grizzly bear
sleep mountain
chryde
sarah silverman
nils frahm
here we go magic
danny baker's saturday a.m. show on 5Live
a badge of friendship
rockfeedbacktv
hush records
pat nevin
western vinyl
jonathan caouette
stereogum
annie clark
secret city
sophie heawood
vincent moon
peter serafinowicz
huw stephens
jfk
atp
swn
artic circle
tony wilson rip
derren brown
laura groves
jonathan ames
christof ellinghaus
mark bowen
steve lamacq
dennis potter
rough trade east
geoff travis
scritti politti
nancy sinatra
soy un caballo
sonic youth
cystal stilts
eden ahbez
alice and john coltrane
billy mackenzie
linton kwesi johnson
karen carpenter on drums
henry mancini
noah house of dread
amon tobin
al brooker
dif juz
mohammed ali
anna politkovskaya
alan warner
alec guinness
sgt bilko
the marx brothers
broadway danny rose
jonathan agnew
labrador
snowbird
owl in the dark
heidi spencer
michael cera
greg house
the special aka
mia farrow
aaron lennon
karl blau
postcard records
tom verlaine
kate bush
bagpuss
the union chapel
the free pandacam widget on Mac
12inch vinyl
the diner in shoreditch
the end of the road
the idea of tony benn as p.m.
the line of best fit
bands who like us
alessi's ark
anika mottershaw
tim and eric
greg davies (mr gilbert in the inbetweeners)
seeing hot-air ballons as the sun sets
horses and those black and white horses, zebras
to use the daily mail to wipe our bottoms when there's no toilet paper
wilson palacios
the song 'norway'
danish music
'let the right one in' film
'memoirs of a geezer' by jah wobble

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I work with alot of young bands and even after 13 years of doing this, there’s still something magical about that moment when ALL the shit you know a band went through suddenly is forgotten when they hit upon that one mystery thing that unlocks the door that seemed so determinedly shut for so long. I first heard Maria Linden’s music about 2 years ago and even though her bedroom demos were not ready for release, we both knew there were certain things that were SO great about the demos (the excitement, energy, the excess, the edge..) but also knew what was wrong with them! Because this music is so much about the vibe, the atmosphere, the subtle balances of music and voice, it is not straightforward how to get it right. So many things can go wrong when you take demos like this out of the bedroom..
We found a studio in Poland that seemed to have lots of analog equipment, seemed a cool place to retreat to and Maria who is from Sweden, bravely headed off there on an adventure. The studio and experience probably wasn’t quite what Maria hoped for if I read the situation right, and yet Maria knew that the recordings were good and with the right mixer would be amazing. I know exactly the difficulties that followed and over the next year, Maria tried 6 different people, all fantastic in their own right, but unable to get what Maria and I knew it should sound like. I never doubted she’d get there but I am sure she must have had some dark days…wondering if anyone would be able to take out what was in her head and make it a reality…...but today she sent me the first 2 mixes, done by a feller called Hans Olsson, who worked with The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, and as they were mixed at svenska grammofon studion one of the best studios in sweden, I had a feeling from the tone of her mail that she was quite happy….? Well holy fuck people, remember this moment, that i am telling you that I BREAK HORSES, Maria Linden’s band, are creating something that will change our lives for the better….if you love Washed Out, Wild Nothing, My Bloody Valentine, Boards of Canada, Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Sigur Ros, but have never found a band for a long time that made you FEEL like hearing those bands made you feel, you just found it. I BREAK HORSES, it just made my weekend and my weekend was already made! Here a sneak preview here: http://bit.ly/9Pvsaf

Saturday, 19 December 2009

albums of my year #2

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