Electric Litany - How To Be A Child & Win The War

Electric Litany is a rock band, formed in the spring of 2007 in North London, England. They consist of a Greek (Alexandros Miaris - Vocals, guitars, piano) an American (Duane Petrovich - Bass) and an Englishman (Richard Simic - Drums). The three piece spent the past two years rehearsing in abandoned buildings and performing intimate shows in venues across Europe. This is their debut album, released earlier this year on Inner Ear Records. Their music has many influences, from Joy Division and Cure to Black Heart Procession, Interpol and even Sigur Ros. Very promising debut! Highly recommended!

Artist: Electric Litany
Album: How To Be A Child & Win The War
Year: 2010
Genre: indie

Tracks:
1. Don’t Fear The War
2. Home
3. The Dunes
4. Tear
5. (Like We Do In) January
6. Minute
7. The Roses Came
8. A Dream Worth Dreaming
9. A Time (Never Be Late)
10. February

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Her Name Is Calla - The Heritage

Her Name is Calla is an English post-rock/indie band. After playing live all over the UK to much critical acclaim with the likes of iLiKETRAiNS and The Twilight Sad, they released their debut album, "The Heritage", in 2008, which was also positively received. They are currently working on their next album, "The Quiet Lamb", due to be released on Denovali Records in June 2010. Excellent album! Recommended!

Artist: Her Name is Calla
Album: The Heritage
Year: 2008
Genre: post-rock, indie

Tracks:
1. Nylon
2. New England
3. Paying for Your Funeral
4. Wren
5. Motherfucker! It’s Alive and It’s Bleeding
6. Rebirth

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The Unwinding Hours - The Unwinding Hours

The Unwinding Hours is the new band formed by Iain Cook and Craig B., former members of Glasgow alternative/post-rock band Aereogramme. This is their debut, released earlier this year, an intensely rewarding experience with the literate flair of the song-writing effortlessly matched by Craig and Iain's musical ambition and creative scope. Recommended!

Artist: The Unwinding Hours
Album: The Unwinding Hours
Year: 2010
Genre: post-rock, indie

Tracks:
1. Knut
2. Tightrope
3. Little One
4. There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone
5. Solstice
6. Peaceful Liquid Shell
7. Child
8. Traces
9. Annie Jane
10. The Final Hour

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We Fell to Earth - We Fell to Earth

We Fell to Earth are an electronic rock band from London, UK, consisting of Richard File, former member of UNKLE, and Wendy Rae Fowler, known for her collaboration with Queens of the Stone Age and Mark Lanegan. The duo’s debut album contains grains of that desert night ambience. It bleeds an otherworldly quality tinged with psychedelia, melancholy and songs that float into the stratosphere. Excellent electronic music, clearly influenced by psychedelia and kraut-rock. Recommended!

Artist: We Fell to Earth
Album: We Fell to Earth
Year: 2009
Genre: psychedelic, kraut-rock, trip-hop

Tracks:
1. Spin This Town
2. Lights Out
3. Sovereign
4. The Double
5. Burn Away
6. Careful What You Wish For
7. Sun Shadow
8. Lost in Flames
9. Undone

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Dextro - Winded

Dextro is the music production alias of Scottish artist Ewan Mackenzie. Under the Dextro moniker he has released a number of works, most notably to date the album "Consequence Music" and the 12” single "Do You Need Help". This is his latest album, released on 16K records in 2009. His music combines ambient with post-rock and electronica. Really good!

Artist: Dextro
Album: Winded
Year: 2009
Genre: ambient, post-rock, instrumental, electronica

Tracks:
1. Closer
2. The Pacifist
3. Momentary
4. The Unknown
5. Ilm
6. Sanna
7. Ring Cycle
8. Pillar
9. Distance

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Grande Duke - Grande Duke EP

Grande Duke is a trio from Derby, UK. This is their debut EP released a few days ago on Fight Me records. Their music combines elements from post-rock, post-metal, math-rock and jazz. The latter is definitely the most promising part of this EP. Give it a try!

Artist: Grande Duke
Album: Grande Duke
Year: 2010
Genre: post-rock, post-metal, instrumental, jazz

Tracks:
1. Stonecutter
2. Duke of Rain
3. Lunacy by Sea Wind
4. Chora

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Mountain Men Anonymous - Krkonose

Mountain Men Anonymous was a post-rock band from Gloucestershire via South Glamorgan, Wales (two members have now re-formed as Zail). Their discography includes self-titled demo in 2000, self-titled debut in 2001, a 7” split single between the band and Teflon Monkey and the album posted here, their most recent one. They are currently on "indefinite hiatus". Really good album. Check it out!

Artist: Mountain Men Anonymous
Album: Krkonose
Year: 2004
Genre: post-rock, experimental

Tracks:
1. Xanexxx
2. Quim
3. Dolph Lundgren
4. Finding Heart Through Pain
5. We Stole Your Rhyming Dictionary
6. Bringing Out Your Dead
7. Out of Europe
8. Weep
9. If All Else Fails

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Crippled Black Phoenix - 200 Tons of Bad Luck

Crippled Black Phoenix is a collective of musicians from many other bands (including notably Iron Monkey, Gonga, Mogwai, Electric Wizard and others), formed in 2004 in the UK. Their debut album, "A Love Of Shared Disasters", was recorded at State of Art Studios in Bristol. Geoff Barrow (Portishead), who is a part owner of the studio, produced the disc and released it on his own Invada Records. The band writes what they call "endtime ballads", signifying both the slightly macabre nature of their songs and their unusual blend of styles as the final evolution in music. This strange blend has led to them being called everything from stoner-prog to freak-folk to doom. This is their 2009 brilliant album. Highly recommended!

Artist: Crippled Black Phoenix
Album: 200 Tons of Bad Luck
Year: 2009
Genre: post-rock, experimental, dark, blues

Tracks:
1. Burnt Reynolds
2. Rise Up and Fight
3. Time of Ye Life / Born for Nothing / Paranoid Arm Of Narcoleptic Empire
4. Wendigo
5. Littlestep
6. Crossing the Bar
7. Whissendine
8. A Real Bronx Cheer
9. 444
10. A Hymn for a Lost Soul
11. A Lack of Common Sense
12. I Am Free, Today I Perished

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James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game

James Blackshaw is a London-based guitarist and pianist, born in 1981. He primarily plays an acoustic 12 string guitar and has been compared to Bert Jansch, Robbie Basho, John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Leo Kottke. His music is dreamy instrumental that combines neo-classical with folk and post-rock music. He has released many albums in the last five years. This is his seventh and most recent one, released by Young God records. Absolutely brilliant! Highly recommended!

Artist: James Blackshaw
Album: The Glass Bead Game
Year: 2009
Genre: instrumental, neo-classical, folk, post-rock

Tracks:
1. Cross
2. Bled
3. Fix
4. Key
5. Arc

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Daniel Land & The Modern Painters - Love Songs For The Chemical Generation

Daniel Land & The Modern Painters is a British band from Manchester. This is their debut album released earlier last month on Saint Cecilia Records. Two years in the making, the album features twelve tracks and features contributions from Ulrich Schnauss and Mark Peters (Engineers). Clearly influenced by Slowdive and, generally, shoegaze; really good debut!

Artist: Daniel Land & The Modern Painters
Album: Love Songs For The Chemical Generation
Year: 2009
Genre: shoegaze, indie

Tracks:
1. Within The Boundaries
2. Codeine
3. Benjamin's Room
4. Glitterball
5. Locust
6. Run Silent, Run Deep
7. Love Lies Bleeding
8. Off Your Face Again
9. Smiling In Slow Motion
10. The Magic In My Head
11. Good Speed, Good Fun
12. Lighting Out For The Territories

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2econd Class Citizen - A World Without

Drawing from his palette of all things psychedelic, prog-rock, folk and traditional-song related, mixed with modern techniques of sampling and sequencing, 2econd Class Citizen aka Aaron Thomason creates music which transcends a multitude of genres to distil a wholly immersive experience. The young man from London, England, makes music that he simply calls “Wyred Folk”: a hybrid of electronically produced folk combined with instrumental Hip Hop. Swinging between melancholy and pure anger, strong guitar riffs mined from old psych rock records and the weeping voices lifted from old folk music, he seems to find his real home in a crate of old and dusty vinyl. his is his full-length debut! Awesome!

Artist: 2econd Class Citizen
Album: A World Without
Year: 2009
Genre: folk, hip-hop, downtempo, trip-hop, electronica

Tracks:
1. Step Inside
2. One By One (feat. Ceschi)
3. A New Day
4. Wait For Me
5. On Emptyness
6. Our Lady Of Solitude (feat. Reindeer)
7. The Day You're Lost Or Found
8. Listen The Night (feat. Reindeer)
9. From Where I Belong
10. A World Without

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The Ansion - That Is The Way Of Things

The Ansion is the latest musical project from Scottish guitarist Jon Innes. His music blends programmed beats and live instrumentation to create a fresh organic feel. This is The Ansion's debut album, released in 2007, in which elements of danceable percussion and contemplative moments are mixed with complex instrumentation to create a body of work that will appeal to many musical tastes. Excellent electronica! Recommended!

Artist: The Ansion
Album: That Is The Way Of Things
Year: 2007
Genre: electronica, ambient

Tracks:
1. Introduction Part B
2. Alex Lovell Is My Terminator
3. The Way You Always Fall Asleep Before I Do
4. Die, You Big Fuck Off Spider, Die
5. Her Resistance to the Mind Probe Is Considerable
6. I’m Afraid Of You, What Are You Afraid Of?
7. Three-two-seven
8. Frogs and Rabbits
9. You Are Nothing More Than a Chemical Reaction Inside My Head
10. 10/07/2005

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eaststrikewest - w o l v v e s

eaststrikewest are a 6-piece band from Essex, UK. This is their debut album, released last month. A record that is a remarkable 35 minutes of progressive and stunning combination of indie, post-rock and shoegaze. Epic and cinematic in feel, w o l v v e s rewards the listener with its expansive soundscapes and ethereal melodies. Highly recommended!

Artist: eaststrikewest
Album: w o l v v e s
Year: 2009
Genre: post-rock, indie, progressive, shoegaze

Tracks:
1. God Can’t Take His Eyes Off Me
2. Stumble
3. Welcoming The Ghosts
4. Chu!
5. The Architect
6. Every Word and Whisper Said
7. Electricity
8. From Here You Can See Everything

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The Zephyrs - When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head

The Zephyrs are Scottish brothers Stuart and David Nicol along with Gordon Kilgour. They make shoegaze and psychadelic infuenced melancholic rock music with obvious influences by bands like Slowdive and Low and some post-rock influences as well. They have released four full-length albums so far. This is their second album released in 2001. Excellent!

Artist: The Zephyrs
Album: When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head
Year: 2001
Genre: shoegaze, post-rock, indie

Tracks:
1. The Buildings Aren't Going Anywhere
2. Modern Beats
3. Mount Misery
4. Setting Sun
5. The Green Tree
6. Paint Your House
7. Murder Of A Small Man
8. Stargazer
9. Ballad Of The Green Tree

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Catherine A.D. - The Bedroom Sessions

Catherine A.D. is the work of British multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Catherine Anne Davies. Catherine A.D. has scarlet hair (dyed) and a black throat (real). Her output to date consists of the three DIY EPs she’s been drip-dropping out into the world whilst finishing university. Apparently, this one was recorded in her bedroom ..."whilst I was supposed to be finishing my English Literature degree". A great, dark album that everyone must listen! I've seen her live at Latitude festival a few months ago; great performance!

Artist: Catherine A.D.
Album: The Bedroom Sessions
Year: 2009
Genre: dark, melancholic, indie

Tracks:
1. Long Year
2. Missiveh
3. Crave
4. Grow Out
5. Black Eyed Dog (Nick Drake cover)
6. The Heart is a Lonesome Hunter
7. Ripe
8. The Congregation
9. Bury Me
10. Instrumental #21

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Engine7 - Me, But Perfect

Engine7 revel in emotional, electronic music. Originally formed as a one-man project by lead provocateur, Glasgow-based Alan McNeill, Engine7 now comprises six members with a bass player, backing vocalists and live video artist accompanying McNeill. ‘Me, But Perfect’ delivers an incendiary slice of modern electronic music, heavily laden with stirring post-rock guitar and bass rhythms, staccato beats, dark and broody atmospherics - all coated with a rich layer of glitched up sonic ambience. Really beautiful electronica!

Artist: Engine7
Album: Me, But Perfect
Year: 2008
Genre: electronica, ambient, idm

Tracks:
1. Sunrise_Catalonia_(7.14am)
2. Me But Perfect (7.48am)
3. Obsessive Compulsive (9.12am)
4. Glitches (10.08am)
5. Tempertantrum (11.36am)
6. Path of LeastResistance (12.42pm)
7. Nichts (2.46pm)
8. A Conversation (4.21pm)
9. The Air Sings (7.08pm)
10. Hive Mind (7.21pm)
11. Goodnight, I Love You (8.07pm)

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Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

Fuck Buttons is a two-piece experimental, electronic group based in London, England. Formed in late 2004 and signed to the ATP label, they released their fantastic first album, Street Horrrsing, in 2008 and received widespread acclaim. This is their second album released earlier this month:
“The album, ‘Tarot Sport’, is one of unbound possibility and lucid cohesion; a cerebral pilgrimage that refines, crafts, explores and develops the experimental aesthetic of last year’s critically acclaimed debut, ‘Street Horrrsing.’” ATP
One of the best electronic albums of the year! Highly recommended!

Artist: Fuck Buttons
Album: Tarot Sport
Year: 2009
Genre: electronica, experimental, instrumental

Tracks:
1. Surf Solar
2. Rough Steez
3. The Lisbon Maru
4. Olympians
5. Phantom Limb
6. Space Mountain
7. Flight of the Feathered Serpent

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Epic45 - In All The Empty Houses (EP)

Epic45 is a great British band; I have already posted one of their previous albums here. This is their new album released earlier this year. A beautiful combination of post-rock, shoegaze, electronica and pop. A fantastic band! Highly recommended!

Artist: Epic45
Album: In All The Empty Houses EP
Year: 2009
Genre: shoegaze, electronica, post-rock, ambient

Tracks:
1. We Were Never Here
2. Daylight Ghosts
3. In All The Empty Houses
4. The Future Is Blinding
5. Their Voices In The Rafters
6. Ghosts On Tape


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Soulsavers - Broken

Soulsavers are an English production and remix team comprised of Rich Machin and Ian Glover. The Soulsavers’ downtempo electronica sound incorporates influences of rock, gospel, soul, and country. In their second album they collaborated with Mark Lanegan. This is their third album, in which Lanegan once again features as the main vocalist. Other prominent musicians such as Mike Patton (of Faith No More, Tomahawk), Jason Pierce (Spiritualized, Spacemen 3), Richard Hawley and Gibby Haynes (of Butthole Surfers) also feature on the album. Track 4, sung by Lanegan, is a cover of Palace Brothers' "You Will Miss Me When I Burn". Once again a great album by the Soulsavers with Lanegan's haunting voice giving a great feeling! Highly recommended!

Artist: Soulsavers
Album: Broken
Year: 2009
Genre: indie, electronica

Tracks:
1. The Seventh Proof (instrumental)
2. Death Bells (vocals by Mark Lanegan & Gibby Haynes)
3. Unbalanced Pieces (vocals by Mark Lanegan & Mike Patton)
4. You Will Miss Me When I Burn (vocals by Mark Lanegan)
5. Some Misunderstanding (vocals by Mark Lanegan)
6. All the Way Down (vocals by Mark Lanegan)
7. Shadows Fall (vocals by Mark Lanegan & Richard Hawley)
8. Can't Catch the Train (vocals by Mark Lanegan)
9. Pharaoh's Chariot (vocals by Mark Lanegan & Jason Pierce)
10. Praying Ground (vocals by Red Ghost)
11. Rolling Sky (vocals by Mark Lanegan & Red Ghost)
12. Wise Blood (instrumental)
13. By My Side (vocals by Red Ghost)

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Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start - Embers

Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start are an instrumental post-rock band from Kent, UK, who have been going since early 2000. They signed to indie label Tap N Tin records in late 2004 and released their first double AA 7” single “Stand shadowless like silence/Sadako’s fury”. Their debut album “And the battle is won” was released in 2005. Embers is their second album, released in 2008. Highly recommended to post-rock fans!

Artist: Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start
Album: Embers
Year: 2008
Genre: post-rock, instrumental

Tracks:
1. Embers And Ashes
2. Get To The Chopper
3. Our Flowers
4. Murmurs Pt 2
5. New Chapters
6. McDoomish
7. Murmurs Pt 1
8. Cascades
9. Fireflies
10. The Creeping

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