There is no "quartet" as such - just several supporting musicians revolving around German composer Thomas Bucker - but the name does suggest the intimacy of chamber music if not its small-scale sound. The self-titled debut album contains slow, lumbering breakbeats cradling warm strings, and dark chords rendered with moody synths. The second album, simply called II, is a sort of movie music for the mind, and has been released by Denovali in 2012.
01. Jean-Michel Jarre - Ethnicolor
Most impact in my childhood. 02. Burial - Ghost hardware
My favorite kind of clubmusic. 03. Mouse On Mars - Bib
Wonderful organic electronic music. 04. My Bloody Valentine - Soon
The beauty of distortion (1). 05. Tim Hecker - Stags, aircraft, kings and secretaries
The beauty of distortion (2). 06. The Necks - Sex
The beauty of repetition. 07. Lucrecia Dalt - Ara
Simply lovely music - reminds me of good times at madeiradig ... (feel free to google).
Jessica Bailiff is an American singer-songwriter from Toledo, Ohio. She has been defined the queen of drone-folk. Bailiff was discovered by Low's Alan Sparhawk, who recommended her earlier demos to Kranky Records, the label on which Bailiff later recorded. Bailiff collaborated and released records with acts such as Odd Nosdam of anticon. and cLOUDDEAD fame, Low's Alan Sparhawk, Dave Pearce of Flying Saucer Attack, Casino Versus Japan, Rivulets and Annelies Monseré amongst others.
Hearing FSA the first time ("My Dreaming HIll") propelled me into an obsession with recording at home. "Light In the Evening" inspired me to try to make songs that conveyed certain feelings using a contrast of harsh sounds and soft vocal melodies.
2. Low - On the Edge Of
I was amazed at how this three-piece band, whom I'd followed since their first album, could develop like this - from slow, minimal songs to lush ones full of sonic impact and beauty. Truly raw, brave, and emotional words in this one, and a great example of why Al's my favorite lyricist.
3. Codeine - Cave-In
The first few years I was writing with guitar, I stumbled upon Codeine songs all the time (which led to me covering one). It was frustrating and precious. I still adore them.
4. Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II
I was never a great guitarist or singer (Nick Drake, to me, was both), so I don't know how this song influenced me. But I do know that I listened to it a lot, especially in times of anxiety - it always calmed and re-centered me somehow.
5. Radiohead - Like Spinning Plates
The production on the album version of this is great - curious and playful recording techniques and sounds. It's also one of the most successful songs I've heard, as far as the music emulating what's being sung about.
6. Nico - Janitor of Lunacy
The simplicity of instrumentation is always compelling in this era of Nico's work. I love the idea of singing your guts out to a harmonium and nothing else.
7. My Bloody Valentine - I Need No Trust
There was a time when I absolutely devoured each song by my favorite bands. I would sit in front of my stereo and pan a song to the left channel, and then to the right, in order to hear more detail in an instrument or lyric, and pick it apart to see how it was done. I'd also re-EQ a song to bring out the part I was trying to figure out. I remember doing that with this song, and thinking I could hear that different vocal takes had been used make the one track that Kevin Shields sings. It was a sort of epiphany.
Should is Marc Ostermeier, Tanya Maus and Eric Ostermeier. Their debut six song CD-EP, 1995's A Folding Sieve, was a true gem of the 1990's American shoegaze scene. Since then, they have released 3 more full length LPs, merging shoegaze, psych-rock, ethereal pop and slowcore in a uniquely manner. Their latest album, The Great Pretend, has been released in 2014 by Words on Music.
