Radio Sucks

The radio sucks and everyone knows it. 9/10 songs are the same damn club hits you hear at D2 and every other club around town. It's impossible to get away from these over played pop hits. You go to Authors (the school restaurant) and there playing them on the tv, you walk into spar and they got the same shit poppen as your trying to buy a few groceries, your riding in the car and its either that or some classical. WTF, idk how the radio stations stay in business. I guess the the world just cant get enough of these sing along pop hits.

Dark Twisted Fantacy

What is Kanye West dark twisted fantasy? No one know for sure and it is hard to make out still after listening to his new album titled "My Dark Twisted Fantasy". All though i'm not sure why he titled it the way he did, i'm sure about the music it posses. No matter how big of a tool Kanye continues to be, it is hard to reject his music. One of the few rappers IMO worth listening to. "My Dark twisted Fantasy" is extremely well produced and fits perfect with the era of music where in. As one of the biggest names in the business allows him to collaborate with many other big names which adds to this album alot. A great piece pf work this album is despite i hate him as a person, but still i give kudos to his music... not bad Kanye, not bad at all.

Tribute to my Fans

The video below is a solo acoustic guitar performance that was brought to my attention from one of my followers. He commented on the acoustic performance of Thom York's "the clock" i posted awhile back, saying this was his favorite guitar performance ever. In respect to my flowers i gave it a listen of course. The Video is of the song "Ocean" live performed and written by John butler trio. It is simply an amazing piece of art this song is, with Butler effortlessly ripping his guitar so smoothly. It is easy to get lost in a song of this stature. Thanks a lot Hroedig for sharing this with me, i hope now more can enjoy it!

If anyone else has anything to share let me know about it and i will check it out

Tribute to my Fans

Life in a Glass House

Yesterday i was listening to my ipod and i came across a song that i completely forgot about. IDK how this song got lost in my mind for such a long time, maybe because it is amongst so many other great Radiohead tracks, but who knows for sure... It is the final track on Radiohead's fifth LP "amnesiac" and it is the perfect ending to this CD. It is a soft but sharp jazz piece full of strings brass piano and woodwinds (witch is a rare for the band best known for their progressive rock sound) and it is accompanied with Thom Yorke's soft sad voice. You can't find another song similar to this. It is so unique, a masterpiece of music, a perfect song. LISTEN and LOVE it Below

The Age of Adz

 

Listen to the Full Album here

Sufjan brings the Beats

On Sufjan Stevens latest album The age of Adz he adds a little different style in the mix to what where all used to hearing from him. And that different style is the strong and heavy beats he incorporates with his original style. When you first listen to it you wouldn't think that it is Sufjan right away. but as you listen you will begin to hear all the horns and brass instruments that we are all familiar with his music. Never would i thought that Sufjan could come up with such an explosive album like he has here, because he has for so long produced relatively slow and beat-less music. All of his music prior to Age of Adz is wonderful but on this album he drastically changes up the tempo and goes for a whole new sound. Sufjan is always pushing the limits and never disappoints, he is an over achiever is the music industry and his name is legendary. To understand what i am talking about compare one of his older songs to one from the Age of Adz and you will see for yourself the innovated sound he comes up with on this album. 
From the 2003 album For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti For the Widows in Paradise
From the 2010 album The Age of Adz The Age of Adz

A ticking Bomb

James Blake is a young British producer that has a style unlike anyone else. He has a strong musical background rooted in classical piano, and you can hear it in his music. He composes his music primarily from samples,  using shards of 90s R&B and also manipulating his own vocal and piano recordings for a totally different effect. He is stretching the boundaries of music at a fast past, and in the near future i am sure he will blow up. In the past year he has produced two very different styled EPs, one that is more jittery and club leaning, and the most recent is more calm and soul driven. His earlier EP of the year is composed of sporadic samples of beats and sounds and when i first listened to it, it reminded me of some of John Coltranes works. Like Clotrane, Blake can make you feel uncomfortable when listening, but you don't want to turn it off because you want to hear whats next. Blake then changes his sound to where you feel extremely at ease and peaceful in a style unlike i have ever heard. Blakes material seems to be very raw but is offset well with crystal clear sounds. (Below is a video of one of Blakes most recent tracks). To me Blake is a game changer in the way music feels and sounds in this time period. I think the limits for Blake are the sky and i think he has the talent to take it there. give him a listen and let me know your feed back... also on the "swisslist" there is another one of his tracks from his earlier EP of the year.

Limit to Your Love__James Blake

One Man Band

Love this song... its rare when someone can sing play the guitar, harmonica and foot pedals all in the same song. In this song Attic Lights by Atlas Sound he defines the expression "one man bad" in a literal sense.Check it out here and tell me one you think>Attic Lights< its about 8 minutes long so be sure to listen to the whole thing because the best part is toward the end!