Archive for the ‘Chill’ Category

The Ghost Orchid

By thatch • Apr 9th, 2008

Jools spotted this one and sent it along for my entertainment. I love it. I cant tell you a lot about The Ghost Orchid apart from what’s on the MySpace site.
The Ghost Orchid was formed in late 2006 as a collaborative side project with the intention of combining a collection of songs, ideas, and instrumentals [...]



Valet – Kehar

By thatch • Mar 16th, 2008

Valet, is the musical project of one Honey Owens. Owens, who is active in Portland’s (the American one), DIY music and arts scene. She also has a bass playing gig with “Atlas Sound.”
Valet’s music inhabits huge acoustic spaces that compel you to wander following “shifting, reverb-drenched repetition” and which reward your close attention to the [...]



Tunng

By thatch • Feb 24th, 2008

Tunng fired up in 2003 by Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders, as a duo. On their latest album they have expanded into a six-piece, having added instruments like steel-strung harp and hammered dulcimer (a instrument that I always find interesting) to their sound and drummer Ashley Bates, who handles some of the guitar [...]



Amon Tobin – Reanimator

By thatch • Feb 10th, 2008

Amon Tobin started making music back in the 90’s, the track I chose for today is “Reanimator” from his 1998 album “Permutation”. Head over to the MySpace site at http://www.myspace.com/tobinamon scroll down a bit inr the music display and you should find it there. OK it’s not very Chill but it is very good.
Tobin [...]



Simone Dinnerstein – Bach Goldberg Variations

By thatch • Jan 20th, 2008

It’s a pity that there is a Writer’s Strike in the USA, because here is a fabulous story that would make a feel good movie as only Hollywood can make them and it would come with it’s own soundtrack.
The Story So Far
Simone Dinnerstein records her solo debut CD in March 2005 at [...]



Chill: Greg Baumont – Light A Rainbow (featuring Tukan)

By thatch • Dec 23rd, 2007

Artist: Greg Baumont
Website: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/greg.baumont/ or http://www.greg-baumont.com/
Track Name: Light A Rainbow (featuring Tukan)
Playback: mp3
Download?: Yes
Today we will have a look at Greg Baumont and his remix using Tukan’s acapella of “Light a Rainbow”. A slick and sophisticated arrangement that oozes craft. The backings are so understated and yet so musically intriguing especially with [...]



Chill: Julianna Barwick – unt3

By thatch • Dec 16th, 2007

Artist: Julianna Barwick
Website: http://www.myspace.com/juliannabarwick or www.juliannabarwick.com/
Track Name: unt3

There isn’t a lot of info about Julianna Barwick on either her MySpace site or her personal website, both are decidedly short on information. I can tell you she is from New York, classes her music as Other / Experimental and does know how to mess [...]