French Teen Idol - Enlightened False Consciousness

time for another awesome review from the ryguy...ok, im kidding.  ---->POINT<----

  if you are a fan of Sigur Ros or M83 you will love this cd.  if you dont love it then i think something is wrong with you.  personally, i enjoy this cd more than M83's latest efforts.  you will be sure to find ambient music with nice lyrical samples played over the top layer.

just trust me and download it, i shouldnt have to try this hard to get you to download and listen.  haha.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X1J3ID2P

emperor x

emperor x is a one man band with an eclectic sense of style.  from a recording standpoint im really enjoying this cd.  it is interesting to hear how he can take super warm sounding guitar (that comes from plugging directly into his computer or mixer) and turn that into something that wont make you cringe.  if i remember correctly, ive also heard that he recorded some of the vocal tracks in his bathroom, which does give it a unique type of sound.  im telling you right now that this cd is not for everyone, but if you give it a couple of listens you will find the songs that hit home for you.  

for people who can handle: harvey danger, xiu xiu, mountain goats, and anything else sometimes found annoying....

but i leave you with this....you do have A RIGHT TO THE RAILS.

gnight.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZPMWN2RP

xela-the dead sea.

if you are looking for an glitchy electronic ambient cd with enough groove to make your head nod and enough things happening so you arent bored (or falling asleep) then i suggest you give xela a listen. (pronounced "zella"(i think) for all those pronunciation nazis...).  

for fans of ulrich schnauss, dosh, efterklang....and on and on and on...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=92BPED10

Dynamite Hack - Superfast

A lot of people (mostly bros) remember Dynamite Hack as the band that covered Eazy-E's song "Boyz in tha Hood" but no one gives them the proper respect that they deserve. "Superfast" is their debut album that no one likes and no one pays attention too. Kind of sad if you ask me, it's one of my favorites. They disappeared for a few years and then reemerged on their myspace saying they were working on a new album for release in 2007, but it never came. Strangely, they did post 8 new songs which have now disappeared.

http://www.myspace.com/dynamitehack

For fans of: old Weezer (apparently they were the only band Weezer personally asked to open for them, or something. I forget where I read that.)



http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OZJ3DWYP

Ghastly City Sleep - (Self-Titled)

A friend of mine turned this cd on to me recently; I was super impressed, so I thought I'd share it with all of you!

The eerie vocals and melodies creep in and out of the tracks tastefully, and the drums carry the harmonic aspects of everything to higher levels. The recording quality is clear and distinct, but the length of the album leaves me wanting more.


If there would be any band to be supported in any sense of the word, this would be the one. Sticking together through a move from Virginia to Brooklyn, New York, this band has a massive amount of untapped potential.

arms and sleepers-bliss was it in that dawn to be alive

hailing from cambridge, ma this duo does a very fine job of creating both a visual and audio performance.  i think i would feel comfortable calling this a downtempo ambient electronica cd.  it is very good and a couple of the tracks will really grab you.  definitely no reinventing the wheel here, but a good listen regardless.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CUJ9N40M

Pele - Elephant

"Pele was an instrumental post-rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The group formed in the summer of 1997 by guitarist Chris Rosenau, bassist Scott Schoenbeck and drummer Jon Mueller. Ever evolving in sound, the band was difficult to classify."

-wikipedia

Pele is now defunct, ending the magic in 2004. Give it a listen. Buy it if you'd like. You'd sure be helping out polyvinyl records.