So christmas has come and gone, and the end of 2009 and what everyone has decided to call the noughties are also on their way out. We thought we'd share with you all a couple of artists we've thoroughly enjoyed working with and/or meeting this year.
Nedry.
We've mentioned them many times before and have played a couple of shows with them this year. They've recently been signed to Monotreme Records (who will be re-releasing their debut Condors) and have a tour planned for next March with 65 Days Of Static. These peeps are at the top of the list because you NEED to hear them. Someone wrote recently that they have a sound so unique and special that it's kinda like the first time you heard Portishead or Bjork....that sums it up really. Oh and they're really top people too, so all the best to them.
Worriedaboutsatan.
Only came in to contact with these two guys in the last couple of months, shame we didn't hear of them earlier. Arrivals, their debut album available on Gizeh Records, has pretty much been the soundtrack to my winter. If you like Gas, or The Field, or the prospect of post-rock at it's most ambient with carefully selected techno beats turns you on these will make you happy. We recently did a little remix swap with them, you can hear the results here and here.
PRDCTV.
We maybe met Alex back in 2008, not sure...but either way his music should be heard. We played a gig with him in August, it was a truly original sight for what one might call folktronica. He wasn't crouched behind a laptop/sampler etc etc, nope...Alex plays the drums, all the drums, every beat - fantastic. Guitar duties are filled by his friend Chima and then other effects/squeeks/blips and bleeps are played from samplers. Great stuff. He also runs a label called Geometric Records which is home to the fabulous Envelope (think Boards of Canada-esque sounds, but less 70's).
Ambeson.
Rich. His tunes are top. His soundtracks are top. His remixes are top. If you like beats, bass, guitars and glockenspiel he's your man. He kindly remixed palindrome a while back, hear it here, in returned we did the same to the fantastically titled Djerzinski which you can hear here. I've also just been informed that on 23rd January he'll be playing his first live show, soundtracking a live film projection at the Roxy Bar & Screen in LDN. I'm sure this will be fantastic as I know a lot of time has gone in to preparing his live take on things; gutted we live so far away from the big city.
Joe Pettersen.
This guy has got so dark over the past year. I mean, I love his old tunes but the new tracks he's coming out with are just incredible. Proper late late late night stuff. He's had two releases out this year, one on Seamless Recordings and more recently on Endemic Digital; Both are certainly worthy of a purchase.
Well, there we go, goodbye 2009.....here's to 2010.
capac x
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