Monthly Archive for April, 2009

Sanders Bohlke – The Weight Of Us

Published by Olivier on April 30, 2009 in Gospel, Singer Songwriter, Soul and blues. 2 Comments Tags: .

With a requiem-intro switching fast into a light-chords, drum-buried based symphony, Sanders Bohlke teased our appetite for his upcoming EP on this amazing dual song : The Weight Of Us. For my fellow Ray LaMontagne’s forum members, no surprise at all : Sanders Bohlke is distilling with a surgical precision his melody and orchestration knowledges ;  for you to choose between Trouble and Empty, guess he reached the delicate and beautiful balance !
Find below a  too low 128kbps webrip version of “Somewhere” another masterpiece, don’t be eager, wait for the release of this phenomenal new EP.

 
 Somewhere - Sanders Bohlke [6:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For the best of our world, bless this talented artist buying his music : for yourself, gift it in any occasion.

Artist : Sanders Bohlke
Label : Ampere Records
Where to Buy : The Weight of Us single is available on major digital platforms, choose the least worst.
I’m still starving : you still be hungry visiting is myspace, but don’t miss his first eponymous full length here.
Not enough ? check earlier Ray LaMontagne, Gregory Alan Isakov

 

Tom Waits – Make it Rain

Published by Olivier on April 29, 2009 in Acoustic, Rock, Singer Songwriter, blues and video. 0 Comments Tags: .

Even if our tags cloud is headlining a huge Tom Waits, we had not post a single song about him ! Am I wrong ? Shame on us !

 

The Urban Aesthetics

Published by Olivier on April 28, 2009 in Alternative, Indie, Pop and Rock. 1 Comment Tags: .

Yesterday, I was listening to a recent Dan Mangan‘s performance (Danapalooza! in Ottawa)  on CBC Radio 2 Concert on Demand enjoying this talented songwriter when Dan played a cover of  ‘See the Sunshine Through the Haze’ which captivate my full attention. A goggle search later, I was on the Urban Aesthetics website.

Their eponymous first EP has been released this last October and hold a fresh and joyful collection of 5 songs. This first release is full of catchy tunes that could remind me the power of the Kinks or the infectuous pop of a more recent James. If it’s pretty harsh to qualify their sound (from upbeat rock and folksy arrangements to chamber pop) as it’s seems obvious that this young 5 pieces band is still in the process of looking for their own sound ; no matter the path they’ll choose, sure they can rely on the talent of their frontman and songwriter Greg Janssen. This is exactly the kind of album that will make me dance and sing all the spring long while waiting for their second release.

 
 See the Sunshine Through the Haze - The Urban Aesthetics [3:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 
 Heavier than Heaven - The Urban Aesthetics [5:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 
 See the Sunshine Through the Haze - Dan Mangan [3:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Band : The Urban Aesthetics
Label : none
Where to buy : HMV, emusic.com
More Appetizers : @myspace
Who else to enjoy : Ravens & Chimes , MByronic Heroes

 

If You Haven’t Heard – Tobacco Pat

Published by smansmith on April 27, 2009 in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, If You Haven't Heard, Indie, Singer Songwriter and Southern. 0 Comments

Tobacco Pat is the subject of this episode of “If You Haven’t Heard” and once again, you need to hear – but I guess that is the point of the series.  Well now that we are on subject, I was recently introduced to Tobacco Pat (and have previously mentioned him HERE) and now I hope to introduce you to Tobacco Pat, if you haven’t heard already.

Tobacco Pat, or Logan Farmer, is a Floridian with a sound that speaks from the belly of the South, just maybe not the south of Florida.  Not ever being in Southern Florida, I can’t say for sure, but the dark, foreboding Americana coming from Farmer is both gothic and gorgeous but doesn’t conjure up images of azure ocean and palm trees.

He has a couple of EPs – “The War” and “The Plague” out currently with a full length – “Everything Will Be Oklahoma” on the way.  So far his EP series follows different ways that this very world may end, in 5 storied tracks at a time.  While “The War” is a little more of a fuller sound and “The Plague” a bit more lo-fi, they both find themselves in common territory – downtempo goodness.  I am often biased, I lean towards the troubadour and I never cover artists/bands I don’t like – so this should be no surprise – If you haven’t heard Tobacco Pat, you must.  Head over to the YerBird Aviary of which he is a new resident or his MySpace Page for more info and downloads.  He has lots of additional tracks on his MySpace player including samples from the upcoming album that will be released in September on Feels Like Home Records!

You can also visit my duplicate post over on Slowcoustic that will have a couple other songs for listening and downloading.

~Smansmith

 
 "Prayer From The Bathroom Floor" from Tobacco Pat's 2009 EP "The Plague" [3:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 
 "Nobody's Home" from Tobacco Pat's 2007 EP "The War" [3:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
 
 "Oh My Brother, Oh My Son" from Tobacco Pat's 2009 EP "The Plague" [4:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

Without Words : John Fairhurst – Joys Of Spring

Published by Olivier on April 25, 2009 in Acoustic, Folk, Rock, Without words, World Music and blues. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Ante Scriptum : Instrumental tracks are open doors for the dreamers who want to take a step back and get swept away by some infinite readings, or contemplate various horizons. Come to think of it, I would draw the following comparison : an instrumental track is to a song what a book is to a movie. Even if the title of those tracks can give you some clues to walk the artist’s steps : those pieces are wide-open spaces for freedom and dreams. So, from time to time, along with our discoveries, this new Without Words section will tip you and offer you this ultimate vagabondage…

The poetry of Michael Gulezian should have been a royal way to open this section… but it’s been couple weeks, i’m listening to John Fairhurst first effort Joys of Spring ; due to my seasonal aspirations – it’s still snowing around -  there’s no way to avoid this amazing share.
Manchester guitar virtuoso, John Fairhurst merged on his debut album an eclectic collection of songs that preserve every critic to draw any comparison. His musical landscapes will drive you from those wide American spaces with rock and blues to some light British Folk shore for finally reaching some eastern territories.

Ok, I guess some of you would have think it’s a complete non-sense : preaching for imagination and giving you a boundary video. It’s true but, i’m here to tease you and  I guess this short movie is a perfect appetizer for approaching John Fairhurst music.  “Obnox Stomp” is the album intro track, here is the second piece for rocking your sunday without limit :

 
 Passing Time - John Fairhurst: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Artist : John Fairhurst
Label : Humblesoul
Where to buy : Humblesoul – emusic
What else should I enjoy :  John Craigie

 

Corbin Murdoch – Oh, and Samantha

Published by Olivier on April 25, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

I’m echoing Smansmith March post about Corbin Murdoch project :  “A year in Song”. The Canadian songwriter gifted us with a beautifull sad april song  “Oh, and Samantha”.

If you don’t want to miss the upcoming track, time to subscribe to the project feed.

 

Jon Jackson – for ears and eyes

Published by Olivier on April 23, 2009 in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Folk, Singer Songwriter, Vimeo and video. 0 Comments Tags: .

I’ve received on april 17th a mail from Jon Jackson about a new video available on vimeo. Days have rolled full of procrastination… and yesterday as I was cleaning my mailbox, Jon’s message went back top of the list… For the best of your day, give you the chance to click the play button right now and you will enjoy the result of a four months effort. Beautiful !

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