2l8 - my friends and I

My friends and I by 2L8

Cinema Red and Blue

Cinema red and blue are a project of members of three bands ("Comet Gain" from the U.K. and "Ladybug Transistor" and "Crystal Stilts" from the U.S.). Here you can listen to the "Ballad of a Vision Pure" from their homonymous debut album.

Smooth

Smooth is a french pop-rock band. Here you can listen to "friendly yours" from their debut album "the parade"...



...and here with a great cover of Dft Punk's Robot rock

xx

The xx - Chrystalised. From their debute album. One of 2010's best!

After hours

Electric six - After hours. From their new album Zodiac

Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda are back with their 4th full length album "crush" following their 2008 success "Skeletons"! This time their tropical-punk afro-pop elements are replaced by gummy-sounding synths and upbeat tempos. Overall another great album from the evolved Abe vigoda!



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Mondo Cane

Ennio Morricone's "Deep down" cover by Mike Patton!! From his latest solo (great surprise!) work "Mondo cane".

Seu Jorge and Almaz

Seu Jorge is a Brazilian singer (famous for his Portuguese cover of David Bowie songs featured in the Wes Anderson movie, “The Life Aquatic" and from his role as a street hood in the 2002 film, City of God!). Here you can listen to the track "Cirandar" from his 2010 album "Seu Jorge and Almaz". It is also worth listening to his great cover of Kraftwerk's The Model.

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Mompox and the big umbrella

Mompox is a band from Argentina. Their debut album, Mompox & The Big Umbrella, contains 16 songs with more than 30 musicians playing all kinds of instruments. The sound is a mixture of American pop from the 50s, with a bit of psychedelic rock and experimental sounds.



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The Strange Death of Liberal England

We are back after almost a year of silence with TSDOLE. The Strange Death of Liberal England is a band from Portsmouth, England. Their influences range from folk to indie rock with this diversity creating a large number of followers. The band takes its name from George Dangerfield's 1935 book of the same name, about the early 20th century decline of the Liberal Party.



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The very sexuals

Started as a project between three or four other bands from The Nederlands, The Very Sexuals came together to produce an impressive and totally free album, which was released earlier this year. You can download their album "Post-Apocalyptic Love" and their single "Carla" from their website for free, but it is worthy to donate something and look out for album number two in 2010.




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Your favorite albums for 2009!

Post your favorite albums for 2009.

Here are some of my favorite albums for 2009:

-Ghinzu - Mirror mirror (Belgium) (Musikvertrieb)
-Fanfarlo - Reservoir (England) (Atlantic)
-Blasted Mechanism - Mind at large (Portugal) (Toolateman)
-Patrick Wolf - The bachelor (Ireland) (Nylon)
-The low frequency on stereo - Futuro (Norway) (Rec90)
-Fever Ray - Fever Ray (Sweden) (Mute)
-Beirut - March of the Zapotec/Realpeople: Holland (USA) (Pompeii)
-Franz Ferdinard - Tonight/ Blood (Scotland) (Domino Recording Company)
-Pj Harvey and John Parish - A woman a man walked by (England) (Island)
-Belbury Poly - From an ancient star (England) (Ghost Box)
-Fuck Buttons - Tarot sport (England) (ATP)
-Kim Ki O - Digerleri Nerde (Turkey) (No label)
-Camera Obscura - My Maudlih Career (Scotland) (4AD)
-Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (USA) (Warp)
-Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (USA) (Domino Recording Company)
-Muse - The resistance (England) (Warner)
-Messer Chups - Heretic Channel (Russia) (Solnze)

Who is that anyway??

Kim Ki O (turkish expression for "who is that anyway") is an electronic duo from Turkey. Kim Ki O like to experiment with synthesizers and drum machines. They don't use computers in their music but they do all the action live with enthusiasm and tension. Their music is self-recorded. You can download for free their two albums from their website http://www.kimkio.org/.

Listen to Serbest Kalp Dusmesi



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Jaga Jazzist

Jaga Jazzist are a ten-member (at least!!) jazz group from Norway. The band features trumpets, trombone, electric guitar, bass, tuba, bass clarinets, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone and a rack of electronics, as well as strong melodies and rhythms. Multi-genre sources of inspiration are responsible for their unique sound.





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