electronica – Page 39

July 16, 2008October 23, 2020

Walter Meego – Forever

Fun mid tempo electronic pop track from Chicago natives, “Walter Meego” This track came be found on their 2008 release, “Voyager”

Bio from thier wiki:

Justin Sconza and Colin Yarck met in college at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Justin grew up in Beverly on the south side of Chicago. In interviews he has said his style comes most from the Real Book as well as the entire catalogs of the Beatles and Nirvana.

Colin Yarck has said he is heavily influenced by the electronic music scene in Chicago. He started making beats with Pat Pelligrini in a basement in Park Ridge, IL, on the north side of Chicago. In 2003 Justin Sconza and Coln Yarck started making music under the name “Walter Meego”, a name for one of Justin’s alter egos.

In the summer of 2003, Justin is rumored to have made hundreds of songs and unfinished ideas on his four-track and put them together on audio cassettes entitled “Walter Meego”. A lot of people got them and they became hip in Chicago.

Justin, Colin and Pat recorded Walter Meego EP in the Park Ridge studio that fall. Starting in January of 2004, the three of them began performing regularly throughout Chicago under the name “Walter Meego.” The band enjoyed initial support from promoters at Chicago venues like Metro, the Empty Bottle and Double Door.

Following the release of “Walter Meego EP” in April of 2005, the UK’s Rough Trade, as well as Internet blogs like Music For Robots began to strongly support Walter Meego.

In the summer of 2005, Pat Pelligrini quit Walter Meego. Soon after, Jarrett Spiegel came on to replace him. After a string of shows and inner-band turmoil, Spiegel was replaced with Andrew Bernhardt in the summer of 2006, who currently performs live as a member of Walter Meego.

Walter Meego – Forever [removed by reques]

You can purchase the track from these sites:

Amazon

iTunes or Insound

Update: This track is currently in the latest Heinken Beertender commical! Way to go Walter Meego!

July 16, 2008July 16, 2008

Milosh – You Make Me Feel

Bio from last.fm:

Milosh’s (Toronto, Canada) first album, You Make Me Feel (“Top 10
Electronic Albums,” iTunes 2004), was a work reveling in the joys of new love. It celebrated everything from his girlfriend’s taste to her positive presence in his life. But then
they broke up. Recorded in the 12 months after his relationship’s collapse, Meme explores all facets of the newly-single male experience: heartache, loneliness, lust, guilt, soul searching, and eventually, romantic rebirth. Says Milosh, “It begins with ‘It’s Over,’ a song about my breakup with the girl ‘You Make Me Feel’ was about, and ends with ‘Run Away,’ about that need to get away from pain, from the dull routine of life, to be in a new place with my new girlfriend.” The truly fascinating and voyeuristic moments, however, happen in-between these two big life changes.
On “You Fill Me,” Milosh explores a casual sex experience, providing erotic imagery that is at turns sensual, violent, and spiritual. While much of the song delights in this orgasmic revelry, one can hear in Milosh’s voice a desire for something more, a penetration of not justskin, but soul.
On “The City,” Milosh reflects on his life so far with a hint of nostalgia. “The City was born out of a walk in old MontrÃ©al with one of my best friends from when I was young,” says Milosh. “It was really hot outside, the air was thick, the streets were poorly lit, and there was no one around us. The city felt almost empty. You get a really clear sense of the history of the city on nights like that for some reason. It got me thinking about my history, my life up til then, and whether or not I had
achieved the goals that I had set out for myself.”
These candid tales would only be half-victories without a worthy backdrop, though, and the music here never fails to impress. Milosh’s nuanced production subtly shades the emotional content of his lyrics, adeptly capturing every fluctuation in mood. Gliding on shuffling beats and post-Blade Runner keyboards, Meme fits comfortably alongside Junior Boys and Boards of Canada, using a broad electronic palette to frame experiences charged with raw feeling.
By album’s end, Milosh has come full circle, back in love with a new woman, the pain of his previous breakup seemingly erased. He puts it best himself when he sings, “These scars from lovers look like scratches from strangers.” These are deeply personal tales meant for discovery by present and future generations- generations bound to make the same mistakes and learn the same lessons in love.

Milosh – You Make Me Feel

June 28, 2008

Tricky – Far Away

More of up straight up mellow rock track from Tricky’s latest effort titled, “Knowle West Boy”. I have had this track looping for about an hour now… 🙂

Bio from last.fm:

Adrian Thaws (born January 27, 1968), better known as Tricky, is an English rapper and musician important in the trip-hop and british music scene (despite loathing the “trip-hop” tag).

He is noted for an asthmatic whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-sung. As a producer and a musician he is known for having an aversion to perfection preferring to build up a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black Britain particularly in his fusion of rock and hip-hop, high art and pop culture. He drew his influences from rap Public Enemy to post-punk (he covered a Siouxsie and the Banshees’s song Tattoo).

Tricky – Far Away