Audio Drums

Month: December 2007

  • Eluvium – Prelude for Time Feelers

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    Sad, touching, inspired, intriguing, and fragile are just some the adjectives that come to mind when listening to Eluvium’s “Prelude for Time Feelers”. Ambient artist Eluvium (aka Matthew Cooper) from Portland, Organ blends such genres as Classical, electronic, and shoegaze.

    “Eluvium” = Residual deposits of soil, dust, and rock particles produced by the action of the wind. From Latin eluere, to wash out

    [audio:http://www.audiodrums.com/audio/Eluvium – Prelude for Time Feelers.mp3]

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  • Sufjan Stevens – In The Words Of The Governor

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    Taken from the forthcoming music compilation from Believer magazine is Sufjan Stevens with an origial rock track called, “In The Words Of The Governor”.   Lo-fi almost grungy guitar work at play here with Sufjan Stevens vocals edging on Pixes territory, but as always Sufjan Stevens delivers.

    [audio:http://www.audiodrums.com/audio/2007/12/sufjan-stevens-in-the-words-of-the-governor.mp3]

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  • Romantica – Home For Christmas

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    Think Nina Persson (The Cardigins) vocals mixed with electronica goodness and you have a good start to Romantica’s cover of “Home for Christmas“.   This track as well as others can be downloaded from the collection called Electric Fantastic X-mas 2007.

    You can also download Electric Fantastic X-mas 2006.

    As the website states:

    “Electric Fantastic X-mas
    What originally started out as a joke soon turned out to be an international sampler of electronic Christmas music. Participating on the sampler are some of the bands on the label along with international guest stars Bloodgroup from Iceland, Mikrowafle from Poland, Nouvelle Culture from France and the band Soviet from the United States.

    Each band was given the task to record and produce a Christmas song in their own way. Some did versions of timeless classics, others wrote their own songs. Some put weeks of work into their tracks while others had a more relaxed approach to the project. Never the less, they all did what was needed and asked for nothing in return for you see – this is a free collection of songs in the true Christmas spirit. This is our gift to you!”

    [audio:http://www.audiodrums.com/audio/2007/12/01-romantica-home-for-christmas.mp3]

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