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I imagined if Bjork had a younger punkier sister, her music would sound like Cornelia.  In particular this track, with Bjork-esque vocal touches and minimal percussion and electro whispered beats.

My favorite line from this track:
“The Bitch is back no way to hide you”  — Friggin brilliant!

Cornelia - The Meaning of that Day

thesixtyone.com bio:

Cornelia: ‘Oxygen is my friend.
Without her, you could say I just wouldn’t be.
My song… our song, that you hear - it’s a relationship. Our conversation.

The air and my chest meeting at some half way point in my throat.

So, this is what I do. I write songs, and in turn they rewrite me.
I sing them.
I sometimes play them… or just play with them. The song needs to be played with; it has its own character and feel. Like plants, rabbits… they all need that arching fresh air to function.

Sound sweet sound, whether I’m up or down.

My brain brim-filled with widespread layers of songs, pushing out of my nose and each corner of my eyes. I can’t stop it. It’s an all time flow, in close connection to both heart and mind.

Sometimes I have to travel far to look for that oxygen. Life is all about going somewhere, learning, meeting new friends. Change of decisions, making new arrangements on the side of plans you thought you had already figured out.’

WHERE U GOT IT
http://www.corneliadahlgren.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/cornelia
http://www.youtube.com/corneliavideo
http://www.myspace.com/corneliadahlgren

Whimsical, dark, haunting, and all the while alluring.  The entire album feels like being lost in otherworldly carnival with gypsies, mutants and royalty.

This song sounds like a spider slowly creeping up a spiral stair case, with the occasional webline drop but all the while still making its assent.

Prickly piano, LAMB-esque vocals and what sounds like at one point, a kazoo.

Press Release:

Los Angeles-based chanteuse/songwriter Alu returns with her sophomore album Lobotomy Sessions.

Often difficult to categorize, Alu’s sonic explorations and confessional lyrics - sometimes playful, often bizarre, and always captivating - take the listener on a strange and surreal journey to deepest realms of the body, mind and soul. Her highly cinematic music is a kaleidoscope of classical, jazz, electronic, pop, world, avant-garde, singer/songwriter, and Goth. Though comparisons sojourn through the likes of Bjork, Portishead, Tori Amos and Massive Attack, these are not based on likeness of style, but on originality.

Lobotomy Sessions features 10 cinematic soundscapes comprised of Alu’s brilliant lyrical observations on modern humanity along with her crystal clear, jazz-tinged vocals and whimsical Fellini-esque compositions. Tracks range from Alu’s confident cabaret swagger on “Buzzin’ In My Brain” and “The Metrosexuals,” to the medieval carnival vibe of “Circus Cosmos” and the gothic rhythms of “Black Cloud” and Aahhh.” Make no mistake, though, because the most important instrument on the CD is Alu’s voice and it sounds no better than on the emotional masterpiece “Amy.” It’s simply breathtaking music from beginning to end.

Lobotomy Sessions is the follow up to Alu’s critically acclaimed debut album Infomercial Gasmask. Regarded by the press as a “dark shaded masterpiece,” Infomercial Gasmask launched a strong international fan base and led to vast interest from music supervisors and filmmakers worldwide. Consequently, Alu has lent her highly visual music to the film world on many occasions. Her soothing song “Last Lullaby” features in the controversial action thriller “Juncture,” and this fall, a haunting remix of Alu’s brand new single “Recluse” will be included on the soundtrack to Clive Barker’s upcoming film “Midnight Meat Train.”

Alu - Martian Rendezvous

www.alumusic.com

www.myspace.com/alu

This track is taken from their upcoming forth studio album (The Camel’s Back), which is scheduled to be released on October 28.

“Fix It”, is a fun track that is upbeat and slightly wonky, but in a good way!
Psapp - Fix It

from wiki:

Psapp is an experimental electronica band. The band, a duo consisting of members Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, are sometimes credited with inventing a musical style known as toytronica, a form of electronica made with toys and toy instruments (the band uses toy guitars, flutes, and a chicken they named Brunhilda). They have released three albums (Northdown, Tiger, My Friend and The Only Thing I Ever Wanted) and five EPs (Do Something Wrong, Rear Moth, Buttons and War, Hi and the iTunes-exclusive Early Cats and Tracks). They composed the song Cosy in the Rocket, the main theme on the hit medical-drama TV series Grey’s Anatomy. Some of their other songs have been used in other hit American TV shows such as The OC and Nip/Tuck as well as the UK Channel 4 TV show Sugar Rush.

Psapp are known for their humour on stage, throwing toy cats (hand-made by the band) into the audience.

So, two years ago Disney released a re-issue of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack which featured various artists doing covers of the soundtrack, including She Wants Revenge.  Now we see a “revisited” edition of  The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack which includes cover from Devotchk, Korn, Datarock, RJD2, and Shiny Toy Guns to name a few.  In particular I really like this cover of Sally’s song by Amy Lee.

Amy Lee - Sally’s Song

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman.

1. “Overture” (DeVotchKa)
2. “Opening” (Danny Elfman)–
3. “This Is Halloween” (Marilyn Manson)
4. “Jack’s Lament” (The All-American Rejects)
5. “Doctor Finkelstein/In The Forest” (Amiina)
6. “What’s This?” (Flyleaf)
7. “Town Meeting Song” (The Polyphonic Spree)
8. “Jack and Sally Montage” (The Vitamin String Quartet)
9. “Jack’s Obsession” (Sparklehorse)
10. “Kidnap the Sandy Claws” (Korn)
11. “Making Christmas” (Rise Against)
12. “Nabbed” (Yoshida Brothers)
13. “Oogie Boogie’s Song” (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
14. “Sally’s Song” (Amy Lee)
15. “Christmas Eve Montage” (RJD2)
16. “Poor Jack” (Plain White T’s)
17. “To the Rescue” (Datarock)
18. “Finale/Reprise” (Shiny Toy Guns)
19. “Closing” (Danny Elfman)
20. “End Title” (The Album Leaf)

A ballad set against synths, muted drums beats, guitars and pianos.  This just gets me pysched up to hear the new Depeche Mode album which is due to be released in April of 09.

About Mirror from cdbaby:

Cinematic, electronic pop music from the multi-media project MIRROR, featuring Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro, Bowie pianist Mike Garson, and introducing chanteuse Laure-Elaine and teen actress Frances Lawson.

Band Site

Myspace

Mirror - Nostalgia (ft Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode)

A rather dark pop track with a muted bassline that haunts.  Kinda reminds me of a cross between The Postal Service and Camouflage.  This track is taken from their 2006 release “Three”

From last.fm:

The project Phantom/Ghost was formed in a hotel bar by producer and musician Thies Mynther (Stella, Superpunk) and Tocotronic’s singer, songwriter and guitarist, Dirk von Lowtzow - both heroes of the music scene in Hamburg, Germany. The band’s first and self-titled album was released in 2001. The second one was called “To Damascus” and released in 2003. In 2006, Phantom/Ghost released their most recent album, “Three”.

Phantom/Ghost - Relax It’s Only A Ghost

Listed below is both the original and the Dave Ball (of Soft Cell and The Grid fame) remix — more on Dave Ball tomorrow.

From George Demure’s site:

Scottish electro crooner George Demure is back with the latest single from his successful debut album “Boomtown Medallion”. This one is a cover of the Bowie classic “Sorrow”.

With a helping hand from talented producer Aidan Love (Maps & Goldfrapp) Demure weaves an 80’s inspired tapestry which blends the classic song with a accessible sound. As one half of Soft Cell, Dave Ball was one of those producers who laid down the blueprints for an entire category of synthesizer based music.

Bio:

Introducing George Demure…

…a suave and debonair gentleman hailing from Scotland, now living and working in London.

George Demure spent 10 years at the forefront of Scotland’s electronic music scene before moving to London in 2002. This move prompted a rediscovery of his love for guitars as well as discovering his sensational yet elegant singing voice.

Equally adept behind a bank of drum machines as he is with acoustic guitars and tambourines, George’s songs demonstrate an obsessive love of music, from Charlie Feathers to Lee Perry, Throbbing Gristle to Otis Redding - and his ability to weave a particular lyrical slant in his music owes much to his love of literature.

Since his live debut supporting Colder at London’s Bush Hall in 2005, he attracts growing numbers of devotees with his live performances. A host of gigs include Glastonbury (2005 and 2008’s The Guardian Lounge), performances throughout London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Tank Magazine party at the ICA in 2006, Koko (Camden Palace), a show stopping performance at Output’s 2006 Sonar Party in Barcelona, not forgetting Batofar and Le Baron in Paris earlier this year.

George Demure was first featured on Output Recordings Channel 4 Compilation with the classic “New Confrontation”. A single, “The Main Attraction” was released in September 2006, one of the last ever releases on Output. Then, with Tirk, he released the New Confrontation EP, a critically acclaimed 5 tracker in December 2006. Now signed to Tirk Records offshoot August Day, his debut LP “Boomtown Medallion”, released in October 2007 to great applause, continues to win admirers. With three tracks produced with Maps producer Aidan Love and two produced with The Strokes producer Gordon Raphael, the seeds of collaboration had firmly taken root. The single “My Baby’s Gone”, was released with as superb and quirky video, this years’ follow up single, a cover of David Bowies ‘Sorrow’ sports a remix from Soft Cell’s Dave Ball. With his growing interest in multimedia performances and collaborations with new musicians, producers and directors alike, his monthly podcasts/videocasts are already the social insiders must see……. the world of George Demure just gets bigger and bigger.

“…borderline genius… possibly the best leftfield pop album of 2007” – iDJ

“..quite brilliant…” - One Week To Live

“…George Demure is ace!” - NME

“…is a delight…by turns darkly threatening and flooded with warm light..” - Time Out

“..moody, cool electro indie..” Mixmag

George Demure - Sorrow

George Demure - Sorrow (Dave Ball (of Soft Cell) Nightwreckers Radio Mix)