From Champaign Illinois comes the indie pop sounds of Headlights. This track is taken from their 2nd full length released last February titled, “Some Racing, Some Stopping”.
This track has beautiful harmonies and a bed of smooth drums, dreamy guitars, and organs.
This track can be found on Emancipator’s, “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” album, which was released in 2006. Love the violins on this track and the beautiful arrangement of beats. Emancipator was 19 years old when he released this album from college. For me, this is what Delerium should sound like but doesn’t.
You can read the ongoing of Emancipator on his blog and even get a glimpse of his Music Studio from his Studio Apartment.
Somewhat of a cross between The Beatles (think White Album) and Creedence Clearwater Revival with a slight dash of The White Stripes lands Golden Animals. Tommy Eisner (Electric Guitar/Vocals) & Linda Beercoft (Drums/Vocals) sounds can be best described as Jangle guitars, Beatles-esque vocals, and a laid back vibe.
Band Site: http://www.happypartsrecordings.com/artists/goldenanimals.html
Chester French from Cambridge Massachusetts is getting the Producers touch from Pharrell (you know, producer extraordinaire, beat maker, melody master — that guy). Chester French is D.A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey, both Harvard students by the way. Their album is scheduled to be released later this year and is tentatively titled, “Love the Future”.
Chester French - She Loves Everybody
Chilled, downtempo, elegant, lush are words that come to mind when you listen to Arkestra One. This album would sit nicely in the collected company of Koop, Nicola Conte, Waldeck and Thievery Corporation. The entire album is something you would play late at night with a drink in hand.
Short Bio courtesy of last.fm:
Arkestra One are a duo composed by two “British immigrants”, Matthew Timoney (producer) and Nina Miranda (vocalist). They perform a beat-heavy version of Brazilian pop (Nina comes from Brazil) with a good electronic component. Their project started with a self-titled debut album in late 2002.
And for the inspiring musicians out there, this is what Matthew uses to create these landscapes:
Technics 1210 / Vinyl manipulation / addiction; Rhodes stage 73 electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Akai/EMU samplers, Rhythm machine drumbox, Korg MS20, Moog Sonic Six, Hammond B3 organ, Vibraphone, Roland space echo 501 tape delay, Watkins copycat tape del7
This track is taken off of Arkestra One’s self titled 2002 release.
Arkestra One - I Really Want You
This is a new track from the Junior Boys and can be found on their forthcoming mix cd title, “Body Language, Vol. 6. Mixed by Junior Boys”. This track is more mellow then their usual, but I like the “plucky” bass line that runs throughout the track. Not my favorite track from the Boys but it will do until they release their sophomore album later this year.
