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The Devil Makes Three

karuna — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:37:44 +0000

This little Santa Cruz trio needs to be better known by all. They have great talent in such a simple form, with guitar, banjo, and double bass. Their music is a modern version of folky bluegrass, so have a listen. The first is one of their most popular songs, Old Number Seven, and the second is another of my favourites, called The Plank.

Old Number Seven
Old Number Seven

The Plank
The Plank

Pere Ubu

karuna — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:37:46 +0000

Old stuff, but still not very well-known. Pere Ubu play experimental rock, they call it “Avant Garage”. Some of it’s very experimental, and some of it sounds like surf rock. Their experiments range from mild to bizarre, sometimes sounding along the lines of Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa. Off of their first album, The Modern Dance, here’s the song Street Waves.

Street Waves
Street Waves

Rodrigo y Gabriela

jose — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:59:14 +0000

this is an amazing track from the mexican duo of classical guitar players, Rodrigo y Gabriela. they specialize in playing acoustic guitars really fast. and they’re good at it. their sound is uniquely latin and their heritage shines through their music. i first heard this song last summer but i couldn’t find the name of it. but now i have. and my life is complete. and make sure to check out the music video.

also happy bastille day y’all.

Diablo Rojo
Diablo Rojo

Diablo Rojo video

Roisin Murphy

jose — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:57:13 +0000

Jesus take the wheel! Our favorite Irish electronica artist, Roisin Murphy has debuted her video for her single “Movie Star“. In typical Roisin fashion, it does not disappoint. Enjoy it below!

Julieta Venegas ft. La Mala Rodgriguez

jose — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:29:45 +0000

hey guys! julieta venegas is a hot mexican poprocker who teamed up with the spanish rapper la mala rodriguez to record this live version of her song “Eres Para Mi”. this track has been tremendously succesful in latin america and the US. this version is off the MTV Unplugged album, which i’d highly recommend checking out if you like what you hear. the song is so sunny and the accordions are to die for, especially when blended so seamlessly with the reggae/ska rythyms. i also enjoy the lyrics; the story the girl tells of her unquestionable affirmation that the guy is for no one but her.

Eres Para Mi

Paris Derniere

karuna — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:09:11 +0000

I’m a huge AC/DC fan, so finding this was amusing and strange at the same time. Paris Derniere does a lot of covers of popular songs, and they do a cover of AC/DC’s Highway to Hell that’s really pretty good. It doesn’t have the same kick and power as AC/DC’s song because it’s a soft and melodic version, but it’s just interesting to see it done because I never would have imagined an AC/DC song in such a different light.

Highway to Hell
highway to hell

Xavier Rudd

karuna — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:07:38 +0000

Xavier Rudd has a really beautiful, delicate style in his music. He’s amazing at slide guitar, and plays the didgeridoo and a whole slew of other instruments too in a many of his songs. He does a beautiful cover of Jimi Hendrix’s The Wind Cries Mary. Here are two of his original songs too, one is more his classic gentle style (”White Moth”) and the other is a more reggae-style upbeat song of his that I really love (”Twist”).

The Wind Cries Mary
the wind cries mary

Twist
twist

White Moth
white moth

I Monster

karuna — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:37:32 +0000

This British band plays one of the prettiest electronic pieces I’ve ever heard. I’m not typically a great lover of electronic music, and it’s not too often that I find an electronic song that I really enjoy, but this one breaks the mold! It’s a nice mix between electronic sound and some pure vocals, which works really well.

Daydream In Blue
daydream in blue

Muxtape

karuna — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:33:30 +0000

Muxtape is a site that lets you create a quick mp3-mixtape of songs. It only lets you upload 12 songs, it looks like, but maybe creating multiple tapes will come later? Anyway, throw a link in the comments if you make any mixes you’re proud of and want to share!

Nouvelle Vague

karuna — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:45:32 +0000

Not to be confused with the French “New Wave” genre in general, Nouvelle Vague is the name of a French group which covers a variety of songs in a bossa nova style, making them quite different from their originals. To make sure that their covers are significantly different, the singer they use for each song has to be unfamiliar with the song she sings. It produces great covers that are very interesting in their difference from the originals, and still sound really good.

Blue Monday
Blue Monday