10/29/09

TOP FIVE DOWNLOADS on t&d in the last few months

t&d has had an awesome past few months. in regard to a statistical interest, here are the five most popular downloads. interesting choices, I must say!

5. tokyo sonatas OST by kazumasa hashimoto

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4. almond by aaron martin

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3. music for falling trees by peter broderick
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2. eskimo snow by why?
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1. transition by lokai
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10/4/09

book of leaves by rachel grimes

I already consider this album my soundtrack for autumn.

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9/1/09

songs spun simla by praveen & benoit


"It’s all in the wires. Praveen Sharma and Thomas Meluch (aka Benoît Pioulard) have met only a handful of times and have never resided in the same city, but over the course of two-plus years they have been quietly assembling Songs Spun Simla, a brief but luminescent collection of pieces driven by Praveen’s inventive arrangements and Benoît’s lush vocal harmonizing." --last.fm

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8/31/09

fighting trees by the swimmers

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OUT OF PRINT: evan is a vegan by arrah & the ferns

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DISCOGRAPHY: Text Adventure


"Mostly one wee guy, sometimes two wee guys from Glasgow, Scotland making little songs on guitar and computers, with singing and glockenspiel and a bunch of keyboards. Sometimes electronic, sometimes acoustic folk." --last.fm

I believe in lassies:
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the golden portion:
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fantastic disaster:
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a few albums: Thanksgiving



Thanksgiving is the work of Pacific Northwest musician Adrian Orange who since his teen years has been recording and performing within the Phil Elverum, Kyle Field, Calvin Johnson social circle. His voice, a delicate unsure weeping call, sings existential songs which, on later albums, emphasize percussion. Earlier works emphasized simple guitar and (sometimes goofy) songwriting.--last.fm


cave days & moments

we could be each other's evidence

the river

8/25/09

AWESOME: all is wild, all is silent remixes

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space Settler – remixed by Eluvium
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Harm & Boon – remixed by Rafael Anton Irisarri
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Harm & Boon – remixed by Tiny Vipers
4.

Elegy – remixed by Bexar Bexar
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Remembrance – remixed by Machinefabriek
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Coahuila – remixed by The Fun Years
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Coahuila – remixed by Library Tapes
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Night in the Draw – remixed by Jacaszek
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Truth – remixed by Helios
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November 1, 1832 – remixed by Peter Broderick
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November 1, 1832 – remixed by Xela

DISCOGRAPHY: Midori Hirano

lush rush
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poet at the piano
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klo:yuri
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quietly by all angels gone

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transition by lokai

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8/16/09

SHOW: Rocky Votolato House Show, Seattle - 8/16/09



It was around 7:30 when I arrived at the quiet Phinney neighborhood and entered the home of Rocky Votolato's sister-in-law. He came in quietly, and a quiet settled over the room. He set up in the dining room with his Yamaha acoustic, two harmonicas, and a tuning pedal, his things placed down on a piano bench, with songbooks stacked on the piano, pictures of family members above, and a lamp in the corner. The tiny gathering of around twenty people sat on sofas, mostly on the floor.

Rocky would play 16 songs, many from his new album, True Devotion, slated to be released "early next year," with guest appearances from David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones) and James Bowman (Against Me!).



All together it was a great show in an extremely intimate gathering, and he talked freely with all the guests, about the inspiration behind certain songs, his family, beliefs, yoga, and his entire West Coast House Tour.

It definitely left an impression on me, a certain moment of vividness in the gray despondency of everyday life, and I realized that simple things like songs and feelings are just enough--no, they are more than enough. Thanks, Rocky.




the set list:
1. Portland is Leaving
2. White Daisy Passing
3. Alabaster
4. Lucky Clover Coin*
5. Father & Son (Cat Stevens Cover)
6. Sparklers*
7. Where We Started*
8. Makers
9. Tinfoil Hats
-I'm not sure when he played this but it was around there
10. Red River*
11. Sun Devil*
12. Suicide Medicine
13. Uppers Aren't Necessary^
14. Mix Tapes / Cellmates^
15. Streetlights^
16. Montana
*new song ^request
p.s. If you were at the show, and think I've misplaced or missed any of the songs (I think I might've missed Goldfield? though Rocky and I went over the list) shoot me an email.


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arriving at night by victor bermon

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temper by benoît pioulard

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bonus: Fir 7''

précis by benoît pioulard

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