http://the-log-os.com





Origine du Groupe : North America , U.K , Nederland

Style : Electronic , Experimental

Sortie : 2011



By Jonny Hunter  from
http://www.sputnikmusic.com



Large collective efforts like The Log.Os tend to suffer from similar ailments in that they rarely produce something unexpected – being, as they are, the distilled ideas and styles of all those
involved – and with no central, leading figure there’s often a distinct lack of direction. While The Log.Os lack some cohesiveness, it's largely down to the incredible level of experimentalism
that permeates the record; standing out as a pleasant display of confidence from a group still in its infancy.



While drawing inspiration from contemporary trip-hop and soul, λόγος centres around dark, relaxed electronic music. It’s prone to accumulating a dizzying amount of layers – including vocal tracks
– in a successful effort to reward repeated listens with the chance to explore the bass, beats and ambient effects intricately woven in to the backdrop. However, there’s always a focal point in
this tapestry, with first-time visitors always given somewhere to start to prevent it appearing daunting.



Despite this, The Log.Os do seem rather obsessed with abstraction. Nothing is inherently straightforward: with the almost reluctant-to-start synths on Cancerous and the beautifully distorted
vocals on the bonus track, Levels Log.OS. It’s clear that they’re intent on exploring the ground outside their musical foundation, although it’s equally as obvious that they’re uncertain of what
it is that they’re looking for, since focus in individual tracks varies drastically.



Above all else, however, their remains a very urban, almost hip-hop inspired vibe of relaxation; begging parallels of recent releases from Swarms and Massive Attack. Sensuality and sorrow shine
through in places, though constantly in the disarming, laid-back tone; leading to a more subtle form of communication. Coupled with the often stylistically obscured lyrics, it becomes a quite
intelligent means of storytelling.



λόγος clocks in at around 30 minutes, and with little in the way of closure the listener is left hanging. Consolation can easily be found in the depth of the tracks available, and in how the
album costs no money at all, but the fact remains that adding some more flesh to the LP would help round off what really is an incredibly creative and intelligent debut.





Tracklist :

1. Drm Sqnc

2. Nascent

3. Cancerous

4. Tingy

5. Blades

6. Untitled

7. Antikythera

8. Sand

9. Kyoto

10. Dunes (Rebirth)

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Origine du Groupe : Russia

Style : Trip Hop

Sortie : 2012



By Rachel from http://beatsmedia.com



The resistance against outer forces first collapsed upon creation of the first sound’ Year 2008. The track ’7 seconds’ was created in conjunction with Moonbeam in a moment of clarity, when
previous memories were forgotten for a split second and the present was the only conscious thought.



This moment was the test for all and the underlying foundation and beginning of the evolution. The compositions are seeking the deeper meaning of existence. This musical quest resulted in tracks
like ‘Storm of Clouds’, ‘We Are In Words’, ‘The Lilt’, and others.’Introspection Attempts’ and ‘Doors Opened Inside’ were the first attempts to discover her inner self. This discovery was the
beginning of her artistic compositions, music made with her own hands. Year 2011.



The evolution is now in full effect. The solo project Loolacoma contains elements of trip-hop, experimental, and soul. The album ‘Animam’ keeps the hidden motives of self-expression in balance
with natural elements: The human being and music. ‘A whirlwind of extraterrestrial voices has wrapped the cradle and the body





Tracklist :

01. Butterfly 03:57

02. Cooga 03:48

03. Dormant 04:16

04. Cold Violet Skies 03:31

05. Wrong Side Out 03:52

06. Lullaby 04:33

07. Honest and Lonely 03:06

08. Koppa (with Leisure Hours) 04:22

09. Ooze Away 03:21

10. Clockwise Sence 03:56

11. Illuminant 04:27

12. Still Streams 03:41

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Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Reggae , Blues

Sortie : 2007



By Robert
R.  From http://www.popmatters.com



Corey Harris’ Zion Crossroads is quite simply a highly accomplished musical contribution owing to the continuing artistic, moral, and cultural tradition of the late and revered Bob Marley, among
others. The music’s somewhat gentler and more lyrical than Marley’s: Harris apparently feels more assurance in the message than any need to insist on it. Opening with Michael Wagner’s trombone on
“Ark of the Covenant”, the set begins with a declaration of faith in a spirit of peace and consolation.



If he’s not trying for Marley’s intensity and drive in delivery, he’s not faking. I won’t comment on the cogency of Rastafarian doctrines, but it’s not hard to see that the questions they address
could nowadays be more real to many than they were during Marley’s too-short life. “No Peace for the Wicked” is positively revivalist in its moralizing, featuring a second vocal from Ranking
Joe.  “Heathen Rage” has the same spirit and feel as the nearest Gospel gets to Marvin Gaye. The rhythm is reggae, the doctrine Rasta—religious, cultural, humanitarian, and with a belief in
Hell and damnation.



Harris is a very musical performer with as much insight into reggae as he has brought to blues (of which there are echoes in some of the guitar-licks of “Sweatshop”). His depth of scholarship has
the formal testimony of the academic CV, university studies, teaching appointments, and field research on African music mentioned in the notes of this album. On the one hand this connects him
with European jazz performers who came up after 1945 playing 1920s and 1930s music, digging into blues and kindling the serious 1960s interest in that music which certainly underlies some of his
earlier performing work. On the other hand, in a comparative historical regard, he’s not an anomaly within the sort of musical and spiritual traditions of which the music here might be a
part.  The songs or hymns here are Harris’s compositions, expressing a body of fairly orthodox Rastafarian teachings. With the exception of one song in French, the language is a Caribbean
patois English, and Harris, with little exception, sings with an authentic Caribbean pronunciation.



The historical scholar of slavery and later political activist, Walter Rodney, murdered in his native Georgetown, Guyana, is remembered in the apocalyptic context these songs attempt to
establish. Harris sings an African intro to “Walter Rodney” accompanied by the African stringed instrument of Cheik Hamala Diabate (ngani), which surfaces again as a refrain and recollection in
the band accompaniment to the main song “Walter Rodney”.  In the hymn in French, Africa is remembered: the violated and robbed, father and mother and sister. “Cleanliness” is the next hymn,
and whereas “the last time it was with water”, meaning the Flood, the next deluge will be flaming and final. Noah’s ark won’t do; nothing will suffice short of establishing as “your Habitation…
Hola (holy) Mount Zion”, and taking that as the necessary permanent centre of moral and all orientation.



There is a repeated reference on pressure gathering, and in the song “Plantation Town” it’s building still. The end is apparently nigh, and nigh too are the biblical as well as historical
references in Harris’s allusive and terse texts. There is a strong sub-text to all of them, one of many good reasons to follow his injunction in “Keep Your Culture”: “If you don’t, who gonna do
it for you/ If you don’t stop crying these blues/ If you don’t put up a fight/ If not you, then who… what you gonna do/…/ The lion still a-conquering/ Fighting still.”





Tracklist :

1. Ark of the Covenant

2. No Peace for the Wicked

3. Heathen Rage

4. Sweatshop

5. In the Morning

6. Fire Go Come

7. Walter Rodney Intro

8. Walter Rodney

9. Afrique (Chez Moi)

10. Cleanliness

11. Plantation Town

12. You Never Know

13. Keep Your Culture

http://www.charliewinston.com

http://www.myspace.com/charliewinston





Origine du Groupe : U.K

Style : Pop Folk , Alternative , Indie

Sortie : 2011

Durée : 01:04:16



Pour http://liveweb.arte.tv



Le petit anglais qui a colonisé les bandes FM en 2009 avec Like A Hobo a tout à fait été adopté par le pays aux 300 fromages : non seulement il vit à Paris, mais c’set un label français qui
publie en 2011 son second album Running Still.



Dans Running Still, Charlie poursuit un ouvrage composite nourri de pop, de folk, de jazz, de hip-hop… en appuyant toutefois un poil plus sur l’aspect électrique que par le passé. Il en résulte
un disque plus rock et plus énergique, qui ne manquera pas de rendre plus excitantes encore ses prestations scéniques.





Crédits

• Artistes : Charlie Winston • Production : ARTE France - Radio France

http://soundcloud.com/shoraku

http://niazura.bandcamp.com





Origine du Groupe : Belgium

Style : Abstract Hip Hop , Downtempo , Ambient , Instrumental

Sortie : 2011



From http://www.thewordisbond.com



Belgium composer by the name of "Niazura" droppin' some great work, very soothing, very chill tones on this one.. Something you could just hit play and ride out too.. Not much is known bout the
producer but this is a great peace of audible art.. Support WIB AND ARTIST!!





Tracklist :

1.Winter Reflection (Nujabes Tribute) 03:24    

2.Moon Flower 03:22    

3.I Miss You 04:26    

4.Another World 06:40

5.Interlude 01:36

6.Light in the Night 04:00    

7.Rose of May 03:45    

8.River in the Sky 04:16    

9.Before the Storm 02:33    

10.A Christmas With You 05:28

Buy Now  name your price

http://www.omaraportuondo.com

http://www.myspace.com/omaraportuondo





Origine du Groupe : Cuba

Style : World Music , Jazz World

Sortie : 2004



By Jack Smith  from http://www.bbc.co.uk



Although not quite as memorable as its predecessor, this is still one of the finest...



Omara Portuondo made her solo debut for World Circuit in 2000, three years after her show-stealing cameo with Compay Segundo singing 'Veinte Años' on the block-busting Buena Vista Social Club
album.



Her solo career actually dates back to 1959 and she's done numerous records, but only World Circuit have given The 'Buena Vista sista' the red carpet treatment and lush settings she really
deserves.



Buena Vista Social Club presents Omara Portuondo found her in the very capable hands of musical director Demetrio Muñiz and was a tough act to follow. This time around, World Circuit founder and
producer Nick Gold has chosen to work with Muñiz again as well as Brazilian producer Alê Siquiera, known for his work with Carlinhos Brown and Caetano Veloso. Once more, the songs are mostly
vintage pieces from the Great Cuban Songbook.



The closing 'Casa Calor' is a strangely stirring retro-futurist offering by Brown, which sounds almost like it might have fallen off the track-listing from last year's wonderful joint album by Ry
Cooder and Manuel Galbán. The former Los Zafiros guitarist maintains an uncharacteristically discreet presence on rhythm guitar throughout much of 'Flor de Amor', even though both 'Hermosa
Habana' and 'He venido a decirte' (one of Omara's finest vocals) were originally performed by Los Zafiros.



It's the guitars and their relations that really shine, most notably in the solo by Brazilian player Swami Jr. on the upbeat 'Mueve la cintura mulato'. There's a touch of laoud from Barbaríto
Torres, and plenty of subtle licks from Irakere's electric guitarists Carlos Emilio and Jorge Chicoy.



Lastly, tres player Papi Oviedo, (who's been an entertaining live sidekick for the singer in recent years) backs her alone, and very tastefully, on 'Amorosa Guajira'. It's a sharp contrast with
the sweeping strings and cooing backing vocals that feature in most of the other lush arrangements, along with plenty of demurely noodling clarinet by Javier Zalba.



Though she's capable of Shirley Bassey-style belters, the focus is on the more intimate aspect of Omara's work, with danzones, boleros, and guajiras dominating the fourteen tracks.



Maybe it's the lack of duets, the absence of the late great Rubén González, the material or its sequencing, but somehow, gorgeous as it is, 'Flor de Amor' isn't quite as memorable as its
predecessor. That said, this is still one of the finest Cuban albums you'll hear this year.





Tracklist :

01 La Sitiera

02 He Perdido Contigo

03 Donde Estabas Tu?

04 Mariposita De Primavera

05 Canta Lo Sentimental

06 Ella Y Yo

07 No Me Vayas A Enganar

08 No Me Llores Mas

09 Veinte Anos

10 El Hombre Que Yo Ame

11 Siempre En Mi Corazon

http://exportlabel.blogspot.com

http://www.myspace.com/lublossom





Origine du Groupe : Poland

Style : Downtempo , Instrumental

Sortie : 2011



From http://exportlabel.blogspot.com



Blossom, who debuted a few months ago with a remix on Cuefx’s single “Whale”, is introducing his first solo album today. “Blue Balloons” is the result of several months of hard work. The final
product is filled with many downtempo guitar motifs, distinctive complex rhythms and a complementing rich base line. All these sounds are wrapped in the unique aura that makes Blossom’s debut
homogenous and balanced.

“Blue Balloons” has been released in the limited number of 140 items. It can be ordered through exportshop.





Tracklist :

01 169

02 Blue balloons

03 Canvas

04 Double K.

05 Nightbeat

06 Eternaldream

07 Noon's bourg

08 Three isles

09 Road of wind

bonus Cuefx - Whale (Blossom rmx)

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http://nin.com

http://www.nullco.com





Origine du Groupe : North America , U.K

Style : O.S.T , Electronic , Electro , Ambient , IDM

Sortie : 2011



By  Justin Gerber from http://consequenceofsound.net



Trailers for David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo present the viewer with a collage of dark images flying at them furiously. There are people hiding in corners and in
plain sight and a frail, young punk fighting, crying, and riding her way through life. There’s blood running down faces and, of course, the snow (all that snow). Tattoo is being marketed as “The
Feel Bad Movie of Christmas,” and if the trailer wasn’t enough to convince a suspicious moviegoer of such a claim, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score will seal the deal.



It’s a wonder Fincher hadn’t worked with Reznor and Ross on soundtracks prior to their Academy Award-winning score to The Social Network. Fincher did feature a remix of Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer”
during the opening credits to Se7en and directed the video for “Only” a few years ago, but after the Tattoo soundtrack, it’s hard to imagine Fincher going to anyone else from here on out. He’s
found the Herrmann to his Hitchcock, the Williams to his Spielberg. The latest collaboration is an exercise in the kind of deep, dark storytelling both Fincher and Reznor have embraced over the
past 20 years.



Without giving too much away, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo tells a story of secrets coming to the forefront after years of being kept in the dark. The combination of disturbing truths and lost
innocence is orchestrated brilliantly in the score. Reznor and Ross use chimes that sound as though they’re coming at the listener directly from a child’s music box, only to be underscored with
foreboding synthesizers. “While Waiting” and “Millenia” even feature angelic voices, before the menace creeps in during their conclusions. “The Seconds Drag” incorporates a ticking clock
throughout, with that aforementioned chime and light tap layering over it from moment to moment.



The score isn’t solely for fans of slow tempos, though. Oftentimes, the music revs up in a jarring fashion, a tactic Reznor has used to great effect in other works. “A Thousand Details” begins
with piano, before upbeat rhythms and distortion overtake it completely. “Oraculum” is a flurry of electronic drumbeats that builds and builds until dying out in the end. Beeps and bleeps are
accompanied by slashing guitar noise and synths in “Infiltrator”. It isn’t hard to picture the heroes of the picture finding out the truth or taking action to any of these selections, and it is
here Reznor and Ross find much success. The music paints the picture perfectly.



Two cover songs bookend the nearly three hours of instrumentals. The covers aren’t obvious in any way, with the first a reframing of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”. Reznor hands lead vocals not
to a Robert Plant soundalike, but to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O., who is more than up to the task. Her band’s last album placed them in a new direction, so she fits in quite comfortably over
the electrified beats and hard-hitting synths. It’s the second cover, however, that’s truly out of left field. How to Destroy Angels’ cover of Bryan Ferry’s “Is Your Love Strong Enough” is a
complete makeover. Mariqueen Maandig, Reznor’s wife, sings delicate lead before Reznor’s voice makes an appearance near song’s end, without a hint of the 1980s to be found. Whoever predicted a
cover song written for Ridley Scott’s Legend would make its way onto a David Fincher soundtrack, you may collect your winnings.



Reznor and Ross don’t seem interested in creating one piece of music for future play in trailers. The main themes from Superman or Star Wars don’t face competition from a single track here, but
that isn’t the point. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is all about mood and atmosphere, and the duo have provided more than enough. Fincher’s film will be criticized for its timing (a highly
successful Swedish adaptation was released only two years ago), but the music truly stands on its own.





Tracklist :

01 – Immigrant Song

02 – She Reminds Me Of You

03 – People Lie All The Time

04 – Pinned And Mounted

05 – Perihelion

06 – What If We Could_

07 – With The Flies

08 – Hidden In Snow

09 – A Thousand Details

10 – One Particular Moment

11 – I Can’t Take It Anymore

12 – How Brittle The Bones

13 – Please Take Your Hand Away

14 – Cut Into Pieces

15 – The Splinter

16 – An Itch

17 – Hypomania

18 – Under The Midnight Sun

19 – Aphelion

20 – You’re Here

21 – The Same As The Others

22 – A Pause For Reflection

23 – While Waiting

24 – The Seconds Drag

25 – Later Into The Night

26 – Parallel Timeline With Alternate Outcome

27 – Another Way Of Caring

28 – A Viable Construct

29 – Revealed In The Thaw

30 – Millennia

31 – We Could Wait Forever

32 – Oraculum

33 – Great Bird Of Prey

34 – The Heretics

35 – A Pair Of Doves

36 – Infiltrator

37 – The Sound Of Forgetting

38 – Of Secrets

39 – Is Your Love Strong Enough

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Origine du Groupe : Russia

Style : Alternative , Trip Hop

Sortie : 2011



From http://www.farfrommoscow.com



Just as with MyHoliday and InWhite, the matter of goal-oriented enterprise rises to the surface. Either because of Moscow's unforgiving music business or because of more universal, philosophical
issues of time's passage and (vain) human enterprise, one needs a certain degree of faith in order to begin any project. Both time and fickle audiences, however, make self-confidence a rare
quality. The odds are stacked heavily against long-term success.



And so, as a result, even the frontwoman of a gifted, "technically flawless" ensemble falls to extreme self-doubt from the outset. Solutions come from the strangest quarters: "My inherent lack of
confidence has actually taught me over time how to handle things. I can get a handle on my bad habits with auto-suggestion: if you're getting ready to do something then don't doubt yourself. Be
brave, step forth with confidence - as if you weren't gripped with fear! That kind of training will make you stronger."





Valentina Manysheva – vocal, piano, violin, songwriting

Dima Zilpert – guitars, vocal

Dima Losev – electric piano, synthesizers, kalimba, singing bowl, toys, electronics, vocal, handclaps

Dima Frolov – drums

Oleg Mariakhin – saxophones, trumpet, vocoder, handclaps

Nikita Filippov – live sound engineer



Kirill Afonin – bass

Dmitriy Fastunov – cello

Ramil Shamsutdinov – handclaps

Sergey Nebolsin – handclaps

Artem Amatuni – vocal (5)





Tracklist :

01. Changing

02. Breathe Out

03. Wrong

04. Silver Moon

05. Kissed By The Sun

06. Sparks

07. 7778

08. Hidden Place

09. Brave

10. Something New

11. Believe

12. Let It Go

13. That's Why My Heart Feels So Shy