Laura Mvula and Nile Rodgers did a song together. Let Shambhala 2016 begin!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-QcI9rlZg
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 15 January 2016 02:45 (eight years ago) link
Also, one of the 2015 thread favorites Acre Tarn dropped a new one yesterday on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/acre-tarn/acre-tarn-dawn-faces
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 15 January 2016 02:47 (eight years ago) link
ILM's Rolling Shambhala Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist^ will update in early February
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:14 (eight years ago) link
Didn't we mention Geneva Jacuzzi in a past Shambhala? Well, she's back with more missives from an electroclash universe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ1w2QhjuHA
As an aside, I, the shambhala, and ILX as a whole, were really remiss in not lauding the V V Brown album Glitch last year. You'd think a husky alto ala Grace Jones given a Knife-y Shaken-Up Versions treatment would strike more gongs around here. I voted for the sole EOY nominated track, but the album as a whole is a keeper.
― Flesh emoji (Sanpaku), Saturday, 16 January 2016 01:47 (eight years ago) link
I didn't even realize VV released a whole new album. I just thought there were a couple singles. Off to the internets!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 16 January 2016 02:16 (eight years ago) link
dramatic rhythmic Flume track with vocals from Canadian pop artist Kai
Flume - Never Be Like You feat. Kai
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flume/never-be-like-you-feat-kai/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ja3m5fYLcugwuXB6Jkh4Y
the female vocalist on the track Kai, (Alessia De Gasperis Brigante)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_(Alessia_De_Gasperis_Brigante)
the vocalist Kai reminds me of another female vocalist Georgia Nott from Broods.
― djmartian, Saturday, 16 January 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
Thanks for mentioning that, but as a personal preference I'm kind of hoping the whole lazy/disjointed tempo thing with the really tight snare trend dies out soon. It's so common now that even FKA twigs songs leak out of my memory as soon as I hear them.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 16 January 2016 17:23 (eight years ago) link
another great track from Danish band, Choir Of Young Believers that manages to incorporate many contrasting features - a dubby hauntology backdrop, sampled echoey chanting vocals, spiraling synths, spanish guitar and cool sophisticated vocals, the vocalist at times sounds like George Michael and slow piano chords towards the end.
Choir Of Young Believers - Perfect Estocadahttps://soundcloud.com/ghostly/choir-of-young-believers-perfect-estocada
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Lrwxh5MI6DONF4fqMAjDO
― djmartian, Monday, 18 January 2016 21:57 (eight years ago) link
Finally, something new from Mt. Si (they released two songs near the end of 2014, and then not a peep all last year).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vVqZzMhUBg
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 02:37 (eight years ago) link
There's some excellent stuff on the Astropol album that came out in December, particularly Just Before Our Love Got Lost.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3KKdIvoxdO5brI6U2jZyBI
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 12:17 (eight years ago) link
LA synth pop trio, Mood Robot
Mood Robot - Invisible Chainshttps://soundcloud.com/moodrobotband/invisible-chains
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZoQUMOiWuuzeKyMFdDMm9
this track glacially glides, groovy synths, male and female vocals, euphoric chillwave feel good vibes. riyl Purity Ring.
I discovered this track a few days back and glad to see it added to this week's spotify fresh finds playlist.
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 15:04 (eight years ago) link
Mt. Si, pretty track. Never heard of them until this thread. Will have to research to see if their name is based on the local mountain just outside North Bend, WA. The mountain is visible down the road in the "Twin Peaks" title screen. Fun day hike.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link
I listened to the Mt.Si track earlier this week on a spotify playlist. However it was only yesterday that i discovered who the female singer was: Sarah Chernoff of Superhumanoids. She sounds different on this track.
Mt. Si, the LA-based collaborative project from Sarah Chernoff of Superhumanoids, Jesse Kivel of Kisses, and Classixx’s Michael David.via http://www.lagasta.com/mt-si-either-or/
Superhumanoids last year were flagged up by myself as Goldfrapp copycats on ILM.
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 21:04 (eight years ago) link
new artist to me, from Mu a synth pop duo from Vancouver, with a track titled: Vampire that has an addictive charm that sounds more like scandi synth-pop, luv the vocal flow and the icy synths.
Mu – “Vampire” (Stereogum Premiere)http://www.stereogum.com/1854068/mu-vampire-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/?
Electro-pop duo Mu (Francesca Belcourt and Brittney Rand) layer synths with the best of them and then add a touch of pop sensibility with catchy phrases and dreamy harmonies. On their latest single “Vampire,” they incorporate a highly danceable drum beat with the aforementioned tendencies and ramp them up and down with precision
soundcloud: Mu - Vampirehttps://soundcloud.com/soundsofmu/vampire/s-PLlic
Looking at spotify and rym there are already several bands with Mu as a name, including a French band Mu that have been active this decade. Why are people so stupid when it comes to choosing artist names. Surely you would want something that is distinctive and unique, especially in the digital era.
Anyway this Mu are Canadian based in Vancouver.
new track not yet on Spotify, but this is their spotify profile:https://open.spotify.com/artist/5jDCSocdkBXGvaCAtsIzO1
Mu’s sophomore EP, II, is out on 2/12. February 12th
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 21:52 (eight years ago) link
an uptempo bass heavy rhythmic pop track with a tropical feel, steel drums incorporating samples of Ariana Grande's "You'll Never Know"
The Range - Floridahttps://soundcloud.com/therangemusic/florida/
― djmartian, Sunday, 24 January 2016 20:51 (eight years ago) link
Hi guys. I'll try to be in this thread more in 2016. Right now I'm digging Charlie Hilton – Palana:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOULMrfhdschttp://open.spotify.com/album/7mAqUZqX5vkW4IAnEOWf53
― hi-nrg candidate (crüt), Monday, 25 January 2016 13:17 (eight years ago) link
I guess that is more straight up indie though.
― hi-nrg candidate (crüt), Monday, 25 January 2016 13:18 (eight years ago) link
Not to worry. Everyone who frequents the thread has a slightly different take on shambhala, but it all generally falls under the umbrella.
I listened to this Charlie Hilton album over the weekend after finding her on Moka's 2016 spotify playlist. Very nice. (And I just noticed she was the singer for Blouse, who I quite enjoyed when they were a thing.)
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 25 January 2016 13:30 (eight years ago) link
Does Margaret Berger belong here, or is she too pop? In any case, I think J Fever would like her new single.
― Jeff W, Monday, 25 January 2016 13:31 (eight years ago) link
Do you mean this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNNNKXKZ-A
I'm not familiar enough with her to say if she's too pop or not, but "Apologize" has some beautiful synth sounds and I love it. Thanks for the tip.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 25 January 2016 13:39 (eight years ago) link
Late arrival from December:
Secular Ghost - Catenary Wires
Welsh ambient pop with outstanding production.
― astrophagy might not be immediately obvious (Sanpaku), Monday, 25 January 2016 13:54 (eight years ago) link
French minimal wave / coldwave with sublime icy synths and passionate female vocals from Hélène de Thour (also of Minuit Machine and previously Phosphor who released the brilliant Youth & Immortality album in 2013)
Hante. - In Cold Waterhttps://soundcloud.com/hante-band/in-cold-water-1
spotify: https://soundcloud.com/hante-band/in-cold-water-1
taken from the new albumHante. - This Fog That Never Endshttp://hante.bandcamp.com/album/this-fog-that-never-ends
― djmartian, Monday, 25 January 2016 20:14 (eight years ago) link
this track was released on December 4th 2015 when we were all distracted by end of year polls (from a forthcoming 2016 album), Glenn McDonald mentioned it on the Spotify New releases thread on ILM as "Lucius snaps crisply amidst circus-wild kaleidoscopic chaos"
Lucius - Born Again Teen
official Videohttps://youtu.be/Uv6jER7wrPM
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5jLfl8v59olRzPNbS0KXvy
this track is very addictive sort of weirdo yet radio friendly uptempo rhythmic alt-pop with powerful upfront vocals (Goldfrapp / St.Vincent circa Digital Witness vibes even Kate Bush at times in terms of vocal dramatics)
It's currently getting radio play on Amazing Radio in the UK.
― djmartian, Monday, 25 January 2016 23:12 (eight years ago) link
I luv this dreamy track from Montreal artist, Aléatoire - the hazy submerged synths and the floating dreamy vocalist Ariane Zita, JF i reckon this will be right up your street
Aléatoire - Best Friends https://open.spotify.com/track/49KFVcl7W4cprH39zOfuRS
discovered via a spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/playlistfarm/playlist/0SoHZdZx3CNt6KjOagKnTj
more infohttp://silentshout.ca/2016/01/21/aleatoire-best-friends-feat-ariane-zita/featuring the vocals of Ariane Zita
"In the middle of all the reverberating synths, guitars and lurching bass lines lie Zita’s low key vocals – offering a grounding and deliciously contemplative presence."
― djmartian, Monday, 25 January 2016 23:55 (eight years ago) link
Secular Ghost - seems okay, but mostly just a blurHante. - Into this, but more for just playing in the background rather than focusing on.Lucius - I like this right now, but I'm pretty sure it would switch to hate if I heard it too much.Aléatoire - Best of the recent batch, but I wish there was more of a song holding all these sounds together.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 22:12 (eight years ago) link
trip-pop from London artist, Claudia Kane - strong rhythmic track with a powerful vocal style.
Claudia Kane - Silencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHctvQ7LA70
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7JbU1Gm3zGV7FHtLnTPpq2
from the 2016 "EP 2" released January 22nd (although also trialed as a late december single release)
summed up aptly:
It's slathered in classic trip-hop motifs - vibrant, ritualistic beats, Lamb-esque vox, and the headiest synths - but there are moments that veer towards cowboy flick soundtracks. Galloping acoustic strums, electric axe licks, and epic frontier-shattering strings... there's a grand sense of space in this track. It's sprawling, empty, isolated, and yet very, very free. It's heroic.
TLOBFhttp://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/claudia-kane-the-silence
― djmartian, Saturday, 30 January 2016 15:02 (eight years ago) link
"In the Dark" by Montaigne (from Australia) - elastic stuttery arrangement with cool baritone horns
http://soundcloud.com/montaigne-music/in-the-dark-montaigne
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 30 January 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
another creative dreamy quirky track from Throwing Shade with spoken vocals
Throwing Shade - Hastag IRLhttps://soundcloud.com/throwingshade/hashtag-irl-1
― djmartian, Sunday, 31 January 2016 17:03 (eight years ago) link
glitch art-pop track from Jessy Lanza
Jessy Lanza - It Means I love Youhttps://youtu.be/C216ZRVOM5A
spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/78RJDgP05Q7E7p3Sht6d71
― djmartian, Sunday, 31 January 2016 21:56 (eight years ago) link
ice cool dream ambient futurewave pop from Whispa. lovely submerged synths with floaty ethereal snippet vocals, that would probably make ideal music for a flotation tank. There is a deep immersive purity to this track.
Whispa - Shinobi Flowhttps://soundcloud.com/whispawave/shinobi-flow
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4BPMeYQn01PdrTT4oxjW3L
― djmartian, Sunday, 31 January 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link
that jessy lanza track is so so good, i've lost count on how many times i've played it in these past few days
― j. winters (josh), Sunday, 31 January 2016 22:12 (eight years ago) link
HEALTH - Life (Purity Ring Rmx)
PR seems have taken to heart the yawns Another Eternity's production elicited. Megan James relegates John Famiglietti to backing vocals.
― Lurkers of the world, unite! (Sanpaku), Monday, 1 February 2016 15:17 (eight years ago) link
Uhh, not on the verses.
― Lurkers of the world, unite! (Sanpaku), Monday, 1 February 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
playlist is up to date with what's on spotify now. Back in a month
ILM's Rolling Shambhala Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist
― ulysses, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 21:12 (eight years ago) link
This track is old old old but I just remembered it as something I once heard on a Jockey Slut free cd that came out in about 2002 featuring electronic acts from Norway and kind of precluded a lot of stuff we'd come to hear in later years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRXbpA1-_Q
― canoon fooder (dog latin), Thursday, 4 February 2016 00:44 (eight years ago) link
really enjoying this atmospheric synth pop track from "Scandinavian electronic band based in Helsinki, Finland" Coska, (Manna Borg & Robert Engstrand) strong evocative vocals meshed with melodramatic yearning vibes and catchy pop hooks
Coska - Jupiterhttps://soundcloud.com/coskamusic/jupiter
Music by Manna Borg & Robert Engstrand.Lyrics by Manna Borg.Mixed and Produced by Robert Engstrand.
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Qwy3Eute8fqmkuwdaw4YL
interesting to note that Robert Engstrand has a totally different music background in prog rock / prog metal bandshttp://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Robert_Engstrand/266450
― djmartian, Thursday, 4 February 2016 13:25 (eight years ago) link
leftfield art-pop / Balearic tech-house electronic pop track from Hunter/ Game titled silver, the closest contemporary reference point would be: Snow Ghosts, Olga Bell, Glasser, Gazelle Twin and The Knife / Fever Ray also riyl: 1990s Balearic electronic pop e.g One Dove with added Weatherall stardust
icy electronics, tribal trippy beats with "crystalline singing" there is a purity and playfulness to this track
Hunter / Game - Silverhttps://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1/premiere-huntergame-silver
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1XyyJljaoiu8ai8dHyFcJE
Mixmag:
'Silver' takes techno into thrashing tribal rhythms that are subtly breached by crystalline singing.
A thumping bass keeps the tracks momentum ever driving, as vocals, drums and a bouncing synthline flitter between each other.
I was intriqued to find out who the female vocalist was, had i listened to her before? it turns out No
more info
Stream Hunter/Game’s debut LP Adaptation on Kompakt with track-by-track commentaryhttp://www.factmag.com/2016/02/03/stream-huntergame-adaptation-kompakt/
08. ‘Silver‘
‘Silver’ started as a remix for our Icelandic friends from Kúra. There were some really interesting ambient sounds to work with and that amazing vocal. So we mainly used some live drums percussions samples, processed by delays and effects. The arpeggiator we recorded in Copenhagen with the Kúra guys from a Nord lead 4x they have in their studio. The result sounds kind of crazy and it was to far from the band sound so we agreed to use it for our album.
Kurahttps://www.facebook.com/kuramusic
Fanney Ósk Þórisdóttir, lead vocalsfrom iceland
― djmartian, Thursday, 4 February 2016 21:33 (eight years ago) link
from the poppy end of the shambhala spectrum, one of the most addictive tracks of the year so far, you will have this on repeat
track starts and ends with the memorable phrase "can we break this spell on the carousel"
an engaging track, that's constantly changing, the vocals and production blend together sublimely
Manila Killa is from the Phillipines, the singer is Joni Fatora from Brooklyn, NYC
Manila Killa ft. Joni Fatora - All that's Lefthttps://soundcloud.com/manilakilla/all-thats-left
823K plays on Soundcloud
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2znIzTWdQBzkPSLuXWl14Y
500K plays on Spotify
― djmartian, Friday, 5 February 2016 19:02 (eight years ago) link
DAWN – Not Above That - bouncy uptempo track discussed elsewhere on ILM
this addictive track needs to be on this thread's spotify playlist, i reckon it could well make the ILM 77 tracks of 2016.
production from Machinedrum
soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/dawn_richard/dawn-not-above-that
spotify: Dawn Richard - Not Above Thathttps://open.spotify.com/track/2I68J8QjcrQFyGAaTIufZM
― djmartian, Friday, 5 February 2016 19:31 (eight years ago) link
Jezabels - Pleasure Drive (new single from Aussie indie outfit)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMV_O_z6-6U
Kill J - Trickle Trickle (Grimes-y R&B) (soundcloud) (Grimes-y R&B)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUG9lyn3KdI
Robyn Sherwell - My Hand (rhythm section really elevates this)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iURbUmoG3Qo
― Lurkers of the world, unite! (Sanpaku), Friday, 5 February 2016 20:39 (eight years ago) link
astral electronic soul pop, debut track from Melbourne artist Jess Fairfax (aka X ARI)
X-Ari - Float Awayhttps://soundcloud.com/fairtrax/x-ari-float-away
you tube:https://youtu.be/4v7-4aljDO4
bandcamp: http://xari.bandcamp.com/releases
not on spotify yet.
via: Pigeons & Planes - DAILY DISCOVERY: X ARIhttp://pigeonsandplanes.com/2016/02/daily-discovery-x-ari/
expect a debut ep mid year
― djmartian, Friday, 5 February 2016 22:23 (eight years ago) link
now for something totally different - bombastic euro pop from Norwegian artist Alida
a high octane zesty pop track with a strong vocal flow
riyl: Zhala, Dagny
Alida - Leave it all Behindhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2pJaiZ7sayXaVmHGjQJeQ0
interview: Spotlight Interview: Alidahttp://jajajamusic.com/2016/02/spotlight-interview-alida/
― djmartian, Saturday, 6 February 2016 00:23 (eight years ago) link
confident uptempo alt-pop in the vein of Ladyhawke / Sky Ferreira from L.A Girlfriend (another new artist from LA - that's 3 new-ish artists from LA this year on this thread)
2 recommended tracks from the debut album
L.A. Girlfriend - XIVhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3rZw8wqdaDVT3ZXzLNFUSn
L.A. Girlfriend - Little Do I Knowhttps://open.spotify.com/track/4C3H5xZQAsCdXYOwbrkV8t
found via:
New band of the week: LA Girlfriend (No 89)http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/05/la-girlfriend-new-band-of-the-week
Her album, a blur of pop fizz and indie drizzle, shimmery melodies and shoegaze haze, is almost a concept homage to that whole era, with references to New Order and Pat Benatar, My Bloody Valentine and Laura Branigan, revolutionary British guitar-noise and perky US skinny-tie new wave.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LAgirlfriend/
Album on Spotify:
L.A. Girlfriend - Neon Goldhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3b52EjHApqe9sQODQiYD5O
― djmartian, Sunday, 7 February 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
atmospheric dreamy swirly synth pop track from Glasgow artist Kloe
this track was available on soundcloud last year, but finally got a release last friday on a debut ep
KLOË - Feelspotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/70P0jOfZjs2R5nPPQRcXMpsoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kloemusic/feel-2/s-fc3sy
― djmartian, Sunday, 7 February 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
another excellent Blooms track, atmospheric art-pop noir
Blooms - Give Me Uphttps://soundcloud.com/thisisblooms/blooms-give-me-up
luv the fragility of the vocals smerged with swirling electronics.
riyl: Beth Gibbons / Portishead, Insides, Halou
from a forthcoming ep
― djmartian, Tuesday, 9 February 2016 22:24 (eight years ago) link
dark disco synth pop from Sweden?, (according to the spotify stats) from the mysterious Pikko
Pikko - Runhttps://soundcloud.com/pikko-936541108/run
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2TDGswYidPF11EyKgG4hm4
luv the menacing chunky bass lines and extended reverb synth loops ala giorgio moroder on this track combined with the digitally manipulated female vocalist, JF you gonna luv this track
riyl: Cult Club
I was looking for a description of this music, and this nails it:
'Dark Nu Wave Disco' blends the original sounds of the analogue era into a modern melting pot of Dark disco, Electro Funk and New Wave Synth Pop.http://www.bigfishaudio.com/Dark-Nu-Wave-Disco
― djmartian, Wednesday, 10 February 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
The Pikko vocalist sounds unnervingly like Neil Young on "Transformer Man."
Love the two L.A. Girlfriend tracks upthread, though!
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 10 February 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
dreamwave hauntology pop
this track is going to be very popular on this thread, an atmospheric hazy dreamy track from Malmo artist, Badlands
Badlands - Echohttps://soundcloud.com/badlandsse/echo
this town is like a ghost town if you speak your mind you'll hear an empty echo
this town is like a ghost town all my teeth are falling out and make a dance of...
this town is like a ghost town there is nothing good in here i can't make bad
28 January 2016: Echo is the 2nd single off the upcoming album Locus, due in April 2016.
spotify: http://nbhap.com/playlists/amazing-sweden-nbhaps-three-favourite-tracks-february/
via: http://nbhap.com/playlists/amazing-sweden-nbhaps-three-favourite-tracks-february/
BADLANDS is Catharina Jaunviksna, a songwriter and producer based in Malmö. Echo is the second single taken from her upcoming debut album Locus, set for release in April. It’s a song that slips between characters. At times it sounds like a pleasant enough slice of disco-pop. But suddenly, elements like dark, ominous synths enter the mix, and the track shows its teeth and gains a colder edge. Jaunviksna describes it a ‘a club tune, but with that apocalyptic twist’, and there’s something to that. It’s the perfect, emotionally dissonant soundtrack to one of those nights where you oscillate between having the time of your life and stumbling into the worst corners of your consciousness.
― djmartian, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:17 (eight years ago) link
correct, Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5KcM5VXN04BWjPEMEQga0b
― djmartian, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
dramatic art-synth pop from Denmark's Lucaléy
riyl: The Knife, Fever Ray
Lucaléy - Truthhttps://soundcloud.com/lucaleymusic/truth-1/s-KPZ5f
via IMPOSE magazinehttp://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/lucaley-truth
Danish synthpop duo Lucaléy (Ea Phillippa Tange and Bo Karlsson) aren’t just performers, producers and songwriters, they’re community-focused, running music workshops together for high school students across Denmark. “Truth”, which they premiere with us today, is ethereal Scandinavian pop of the highest caliber, with Tange’s delicate soprano bounding over a flickering field of ambient synth and minimal beats
― djmartian, Saturday, 13 February 2016 12:36 (eight years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/fastcut/ice-choir-unprepared maybe slightly out of place in this thread but I really like the new Ice Choir song, it's very Prefab Sprout
― ufo, Thursday, 30 June 2016 04:20 (eight years ago) link
pr0files album is great, not sure how i missed this until now
― ciderpress, Saturday, 2 July 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link
Sure is! One of my tops of 2016.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 2 July 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
From the indie side of the fence, the cloudtop vocalist by far the most interesting part.
Pumarosa - Cecilehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEUSvZtfIDU
― Abandon hype all ye who enter here (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 00:21 (eight years ago) link
They're superb. Really looking forward to more.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 02:53 (eight years ago) link
Wow, this new Totemo EP is one of the most beautiful things I've heard all year. It is 17 minutes you will not regret.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK07Ox4bxEo
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Thursday, 7 July 2016 15:34 (eight years ago) link
наадя (Naadia) should have more listeners than sharivari and myself. Her new one, Хорошо, is thisthready.
― Abandon hype all ye who enter here (Sanpaku), Sunday, 10 July 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
Playlist is updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 20 July 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
Belatedly, the new Samaris single.
Samaris - Wanted 2 Sayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqhgHiQ1l4
― Bottleneck Century (Sanpaku), Sunday, 31 July 2016 23:01 (eight years ago) link
More recently, uptempo Trentemøller
Trentemøller - River In Mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KMLyQjI5mI
― Bottleneck Century (Sanpaku), Sunday, 31 July 2016 23:04 (eight years ago) link
The new Sleigh Bells is fantastic:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLCZDsd2E10
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 11 August 2016 09:53 (eight years ago) link
More indie, but the execution on the chorus makes this one stand out:
Blondfire - True Confessionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNHCaf8v1c
― no ends, only meanness (Sanpaku), Sunday, 21 August 2016 22:40 (eight years ago) link
hello fellow shambhala-heads. Determined to find the time to find more music from now on. I've been meaning to go through the 2015 thread but haven't managed it as it's too big, any recommended highlights?
I've barely heard any good new music, last actual purchases were probably Suzanne Sundfor and Kristin Kontrol (which I have been enjoying more than I thought I would)oh just seen that's been getting lots of love on here, good good!
― kinder, Monday, 22 August 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
Either I'm just not feeling the shambhala that's out there this year or I'm just burned out on all of it, but I'm listening to mostly other kinds of things this year. As I said on fb the other day, "I'm letting all that stuff go to voicemail now."
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 22 August 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
^^this is like me w/ country this year.
offhand, my fave shambhala singles from 2015 (all followed up by albums in 2016) came from shura, niki & the dove, ngaiire, and school of seven bells.
― dc, Monday, 22 August 2016 21:30 (eight years ago) link
I hear a lot of stuff I think is nice, fine even if on paper it ticks all the right boxes but only occasionally something I really really get into. It's a numbers game I think, and there are more and more artists with a similar sort of sound so it all gets watered down. But then again I download the odd sort of thing I think is 'hmmm not bad I suppose' then a year or two later I listen again and really love it. (Today it was Austra)
Thanks for the recs, will have a listen.
― kinder, Monday, 22 August 2016 21:38 (eight years ago) link
Suggestions for those playing Shambhala catch up:
2014: Ballet School - The Dew Lasts an Hour, iamamiwhoami - Blue, Lamb - Backspace Unwind, Mr. Twin Sister - Mr. Twin Sister, 2015: Allie X - CollXtion EP, Kaleida - Think EP, Kate Boy - One, Susanne Sundfor - Ten Love Songs, Tamaryn - Cranekiss, V.V. Brown - Glitch 2016: Kristin Kontrol - X-Communicate, Pr0files - Jurassic Technologie, Shura - Nothing's Real
― Shinzō Abe as Super Mario (Sanpaku), Monday, 22 August 2016 22:13 (eight years ago) link
got, got, need...Good list, thanks! Ballet School were one of my favourite finds from the 2014 list.
Empress Of were also in there and I think there's new stuff or at least a proper album (produced by David Wrench) I need to go and listen to.
― kinder, Monday, 22 August 2016 22:22 (eight years ago) link
Her album last year was so-so, but her one-off single from this year "Woman Is a Word" is so very good.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 22 August 2016 22:25 (eight years ago) link
Sanpaku you are truly a God among men
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 23 August 2016 10:03 (eight years ago) link
the new cathy davey would probably fit in well here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZPcmtyiUBk
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Tuesday, 23 August 2016 10:21 (eight years ago) link
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:43 (eight years ago) link
There's been some amazing stuff here recently, thanks to everyone. Especially looking forward to hearing more of Eefje de Visser.
Jezabels - Pleasure Drive (new single from Aussie indie outfit)
https://youtu.be/dMV_O_z6-6U
― Lurkers of the world, unite! (Sanpaku), Saturday, 6 February 2016 09:39 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Good news... Some fool decided to poll the entire album (which I love)
"Let's go back to the island" – The Jezabels' Synthia
and it's going about as well as this guy's evening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSmcn0nflo
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 28 August 2016 05:21 (eight years ago) link
Eefje de Visser is great. I haven't listened to her current album very much yet, but her previous album, Het is, is very good.
She has a great live band, check out this complete show from 2014.
― ArchCarrier, Sunday, 28 August 2016 07:29 (eight years ago) link
Ah! I finally found a new thing I like.
https://kroy.bandcamp.com/track/bones
Full LP due later this month. Might be good.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 4 September 2016 23:08 (eight years ago) link
Can't remember where we were talking about Haerts but I've just seen they've got a "new" single (this Jan afaict) and have also covered 'Everybody here wants you'.
― kinder, Tuesday, 13 September 2016 11:30 (eight years ago) link
This might skew a bit more indie than most of what gets posted here, but this still feels very this thread-y:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QayMoveq03o
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Sunday, 25 September 2016 22:50 (eight years ago) link
I am really enjoying the Synne Sanden album. It's the kind of Shambhala-by-numbers I enjoy, a really good not-pop album of weird textures and post-diva singing. The fleeting appearance of jazz saxophones helps.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 16 October 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
Also "Cocaine Style" is still remarkable.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 16 October 2016 16:44 (eight years ago) link
Listening to Synne Sanden now. I like.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 16 October 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
On the teen-pop end, the video wears its Amanda Palmer influence in the merkins. Infuriatingly catchy.
HOLYCHILD X Kate Nash - Rotten Teethhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkQLGpnbzc
― publicity hungry, opportunistic, disgruntled former employee (Sanpaku), Monday, 17 October 2016 03:56 (eight years ago) link
I clicked on that despite seeing Kate Nash's name. I shouldn't have.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 17 October 2016 04:10 (eight years ago) link
Playlist is updated; for a year where there was some hue and cry about the ebb of shambhala, there's still plenty to explore: 125 songs and 8 hours or so on tap.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 24 October 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxN4eUJ52qQ
― daavid, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:18 (eight years ago) link
^ Don't know if this belongs here but it's good!
that's great
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:37 (eight years ago) link
I really liked their EP from 2014. Glad they didn't just disappear. This is nice!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 02:42 (eight years ago) link
have y'all talked about maggie rogers here? she's v shamhala in sound if not necessarily in pharrell cosign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jXvW1ZS2M
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 4 November 2016 14:46 (eight years ago) link
Phases by Cellars is fast becoming one of my most played albums of the year. Nighttime Girl is a real song of the year contender for me. It's all about the gorgeous rising harmonies.
https://youtu.be/yPCCioS75jY
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 13 November 2016 05:04 (eight years ago) link
xp - That is exactly what I thought as I heard a clip for the BBC Sound of 2017 award shortlist. I think I like this one better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNWsW6c6t8g
― daavid, Tuesday, 29 November 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
playlist is updated.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Sunday, 4 December 2016 23:08 (eight years ago) link
utterly in love with thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv76dqcSkuE
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 9 December 2016 16:16 (eight years ago) link
lol @ the video, tres jamiroquai chic
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 9 December 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
no 2017 thread or interest, eh?I dig this Owo album.http://www.okayafrica.com/audio/owo-new-ep-afro-diasporic-sounds-of-summertime-brooklyn/
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
My favorite Norwegian album of last year, probably not as interesting if you don't speak the language but still catchy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFUVjkPTnghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNEG_cOa5Q
― abcfsk, Friday, 20 January 2017 22:16 (seven years ago) link
where are Johnny Fever and Sanpaku to start the 2017 version of this thread? I would myself, but this one of those areas where everything I love about it is always news to me.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 22 January 2017 06:48 (seven years ago) link
Just been listening to 'Twist' from this thread's playlist - thought it must actually be from the 90s so surprised to hear it was from 2016! Quite liking it but not sure how much of that is nostalgia...
― kinder, Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:37 (seven years ago) link
and yeah, as always, I'm still catching up. new thread welcome...?
― kinder, Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
Anyways, the 2016 Spotify Playlist is updated and finalized.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Monday, 23 January 2017 05:37 (seven years ago) link
Better late than never
Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2017 Thread
― daavid, Monday, 17 April 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link