The Weekly Froth #28 (Mario Basanov, Midnight Magic, Kasper Bjorke and more)

The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.

Track of the week: ‘Changes’ by Crazy P (Mario Basanov remix)

I like the start with the heavy bass and what I think are strings actually. Really puts the mood in place. After that the beat comes in to make sure it is going to work on the dancefloor as well. I don’t know Crazy P, but I like the vocals, and they go with that softer mood from the start. Not that the vocals are fragile mind you, they have enough spunk in them. Love what happens around the two minute mark, that really makes it friendly for the dancefloor as well. The song keeps on rolling, very smooth, and when there is a change-up it really is kind of undercover, but it sure will get the dancers in motion. I would fall for it anyway. The slow down at 4:20 is nice, though I would’ve doubled the vocal repetition, but I’m a sucker for vocals so yeah. One can argue that the build-up after the 4:30 mark is a tad timid, but who cares, Basanov really delivers a stellar and lovely remix, even if the end isn’t all aces and strikes.

(If you want to listen to this song and listen to & read write ups about five others, click here)

Now Playing... 'Chi-Town' by The Cribs

Now Playing – twice every week, a roundtable of our writers will give their views on some of the recently-released new tracks. It’s as simple as that! If you want to tell us what you think of the song, feel free to leave a comment below.

Track: ‘Chi-Town’ by The Cribs

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Now Playing... 'Running' by Jessie Ware

Now Playing – twice every week, a roundtable of our writers will give their views on some of the recently-released new tracks. It’s as simple as that! If you want to tell us what you think of the song, feel free to leave a comment below.

Track: ‘Running’ by Jessie Ware

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New album Kasper Bjorke to be released in April

Via Poker Flat, an HFN Music affiliate, Kasper Bjorke will be releasing his new album. It will be called the Fool and it is the successor of the pretty fab Standing on Top of Utopia. Like on that album, Jacob Bellens will offer up some vocals, on four of the ten tracks to be precise. Fittingly, this album called The Fool will be released on the 1st of April. Some of the tracks that will appear on the album are ‘Lose Yourself to Jenny’, ‘US Escape’, and ‘All I Hear is Drums’.

John Daly announces new album

John Daly is going to be releasing his fifth album in April. The album, called Sunburst, will feature ten tracks, which one will be able to hear when one purchases the album on the 27th of April (and only then, after that date sold LPs will only feature static).  The opening track is also the title track.

News Archive of February 2012

25 feb:

New album Kasper Bjorke to come in April

John Daly announces new album

20 feb:

Sven Weisseman to release album under new moniker

Dexys Midnight Runners gearing up long awaited new album

15 feb:

New Moonface album coming up

Tune-Yards to score Buster Keaton films

10 feb:

Here We Go Magic announce new album

Soul Clap getting ready for debut release

06 feb:

oOoOO coming up with new EP

Jim Jarmusch and Jozef van Wissem to release album

The Weekly Froth #27 (WhoMadeWho, Chromatics, Holy Ghost!, and more!)

The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.

Track of the week: ‘Below the Cherry Moon’ by WhoMadeWho

WhoMadeWho will be releasing a new album this year, and I’ll be seeing them live in a few weeks and they’re magnificent while gigging, but sometimes the recorded output doesn’t quite match up to that. The previous single was ace though, and this again is tremendous. These vocals, goodness I love those, and musically they start out with this sad synth, and slowly the drums get in there to start propelling the song forward and to give it some pace. It never really becomes a fast paced track, but it is pacey enough to have people doing a little melancholic dance on the dancefloor. Both the music and the vocals really create an atmosphere, and those are aided by the lyrics, which do suggest some sort of dissatisfaction. Just a very good song, and as said, those vocals, I love those, such a weakness I have for them.

(To listen to this track and to read write-ups and listen to five others, click here)

Sven Weisemann to release album as Desolate

Young Sven Weisemann is readying a new album. He will release this LP under the moniker Desolate, which sure is a chirpy artist name. The album, to appear in shops in March, will be called Celestial Light Beings. It will feature ten tracks, the closer being one called Exclusion of Light.

New album Dexys Midnight Runners

The band Dexys Midnight Runners is prepping a new album. It will be their first album in 27 years, and they choose to call it One Day I’m Going to Soar. The band is perhaps best know for their hit single ‘Come On Eileen’. They have already announced that it will be touring the album.

Now Playing... 'The Shallow End' by Sam Sparro

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Track: ‘The Shallow End’ by Sam Sparro

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Now Playing... ‘Black, White, and Blue’ by Ladyhawke

Now Playing – twice every week, a roundtable of our writers will give their views on some of the recently-released new tracks. It’s a simple as that! If you want to tell us what you think of the song, feel free to leave a comment below.

Track: ‘Black, White & Blue’ by Ladyhawke

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New Moonface album coming up

The band Moonface, one of many projects that involves Spencer Krug, has announced a new album. It will be called With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery, and it will be released on the fabulous date of the 17th of April. The ones doing that will be the Jagjaguwar label. The album will consist of ten songs.

Tune-Yards to score Buster Keaton films

Merrill Garbus, she of tUnE-yArDs, will be scoring several Buster Keaton films during the San Francisco International Film Festival. She will do so on the 23rd of April, which is about a month after yours truly will have seen her live at De Melkweg. Buster Keaton is one of the most famous silent comedians, next to Charlie Chaplin of course. Keaton, Chaplin, and the Marx Brothers are generally seen as some of the most influential pre-war comedians, with Keaton probably the least well-known. One of the films that will be scored by Garbus is called The Cook.

Weekly Froth #26 (including Joakim, Jacques Renault, and more!)

The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.

Track of the week: ‘Paradisco’ by Charlotte Gainsbourg (Joakim remix)

I loved (LOVED) that Joakim album last year – a proud addition to my vinyl collection, really like the aesthetic he works with. I seem to remember I actually liked Charlotte Gainsbourg’s ‘Paradisco’, and I know for sure that I, prior to listening, wasn’t at all certain how a Joakim version of this song would sound. But it sounds brilliant, actually, to be fair. Joakim put a needle and just injected this song with atmosphere whilst keeping a beat in there. I get the real urge to disconnectedly vogue on this. Eyes staring blankly into space whilst striking a pose, a pose, a pose, and another one. This is one of those things where I went Huh, really? when I saw it on paper and which just makes sense when listening to it. Awesomeness by Joakim, turning this Gainsbourg song into something completely different, putting it in its own aesthetic, and making it work.

(To listen to this track and to read write-ups and listen to five others, click here)

Now Playing... 'Make Up Your Mind' by Here We go Magic

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Track: ‘Make Up Your Mind’ by Here We Go Magic

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Now Playing... 'Love Interruption' by Jack White

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Track: ‘Love Interruption’ by Jack White

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Here We Go Magic to release new LP

The Brooklyn band Here We Go Magic will be releasing a new album this year. The album will be called A Different Ship, and it will be on the shelves from the 8th of May on. The album will count ten tracks, and the label releasing it is Secretly Canadian. Some of the tracks on there are ‘Make Up Your Mind’, ‘Made to be Old’, and ‘Miracle of Mary’.

Soul Clap comes with debut

Soul Clap will be releasing EFUNK, their debut album, this April. This will be done by the Wolf +Lamb label, and the exact release date is the 20th of the aforementioned month. The album will consist of thirteen tracks, including one called ‘When the Soul Claps’.

Weekly Froth #25 (Tracks by Alaska in Winter, CFCF, JKriv, and more!)

The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.

Track of the week: ‘The Coldest Day in the World’ by Alaska in Winter

I loved the album Holiday by Alaska in Winter, really enjoyed that one. This continues in kind of a similar vein. It’s music heavily based on projecting a certain vibe and feel. It kind of has this alienated feel to it whilst still being able to get across an emotional state, and I always love music that does that. Perhaps it is kind of a city thing, I don’t know, I always associate this kind of stuff with walking around at midnight in a city with all the lights on and the streets slightly more empty. It starts with piano and someone singing “It’s the coldest day in the world” from faaaar faaar away it seems. Slowly it comes a bit more to the fore as some drums kick in as well, and it just builds up and builds up to get across that distanced emotion. I feel that the Holiday album was a bit more electronic, while this song seems to hinge a bit less on beats and more on instruments (which might as well come from a box for all I know, but still). Really good song, and love that he kicks up the pace about halfway through for a moment.

(To listen to this track, and to read and listen to five others, click here)

Now Playing... ‘Heavy Metal’ by White Rabbits

Continuing this week, and replacing our weekly singles round-up, our contributors will voice their opinion on a song twice every week. It’s a simple as that! If you want to tell us what you think of the song, feel free to leave a comment below.

(to read what our contributors have to say about this track and to listen to it, click here)

oOoOO to release new EP

The band oOoOO will be releasing a new EP. This will be done on the 10th of April via Tri Angle, and the EP will be called Our Love is Hurting. The release will see five new tracks from the band from San Francisco, including two albums featuring Butterclock.

Jim Jarmuch and Jozef van Wissem to release album

Renowned filmmaker Jim Jarmush and long time collaborator Jozef van Wissem, who is a Dutch composer, are releasing an album on the 28th of February. The album will be called Concerning the Entrance to Eternity, and it will be released through Important Records. Jarmusch is perhaps best known as a director, being responsible for films like Mystery Train, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai with Forest Whitaker, and Broken Flowers with Bill Murray. All of these films were nominated for the Palme d’Or. One of the tracks will be called  ‘The Sun of the Natural World is Pure Fire’.

Now Playing... 'Open Your Heart' by The Men

Starting this week, an expansion of the Crazy Zany Radio Day Column. Now every week, two times a week, an armada of contributors will voice their opinion on a song. It’s a simple as that! If you want to tell us what you think of the song, feel free to leave a comment below.

Track: ‘Open Your Heart’ by The Men

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