Having one of those days today, just coming across loads of cool new music that's got me thinking about all kinds of things. Started with 6 Music and then I got caught up in an internet music link wormhole! Happens every now and then. Heard Disclosure and Steve Mason first, which led me to AlunaGeorge and TNGHT. Trying to stop with just those as, apparently, too much music per post is not a good thing. On a music blog. I ask you.
I first heard of Disclosure after hearing a great mix by them a couple of months ago at XLR8R. Seems like they're getting quite big in the UK now and they've just put out a great new single, White Noise, which features another new act, AlunaGeorge. The video for the track is pretty great, and it's shot in Detroit!:
There's a pretty tight remix of the song that will (hopefully) be officially released. It's by Scot Hudson Mohawke:
He's one half of an outfit called TNGHT, who've got this track out:
Can't tell, but I'm pretty that'll sound wicked out of a good stereo.
To summarise the above, we've got "future-garage" (Disclosure), "future R n B" (AlunaGeorge), and "future hip-hop" (TNGHT). Those labels are all from the interwebs, you can decide on your own genre distinctions I think. I have to say, though, that terms like these do get me pretty excited for the music before I even hear it -- thinking it's some mix of nostalgia, love of new stuff, and wanting to tap into UK urban scenes.
Anyway, last up, someone who doesn't really fit in with the above young 'n' new stuff, Steve Mason, ex of the Beta Band. I really like his voice and guessed it was him when I heard this, a new track from a forthcoming new LP. This song should serve as a pleasant come down form the previous glitchy madness:
When I hear this new, great, stuff, I do actually think about picking up a Disclosure single, or a Steve Mason album, but I know they'll just add to the clutter around my house -- it's so hard to find the time to stop, sit, and properly listen to music anymore. That's nothing to do with life nowadays -- I think it's more to do with being mid-30's with a job, a wife, and a kid. And also cos of life nowadays! Hopefully you have more time than me, and can have a good listen.
I first heard of Disclosure after hearing a great mix by them a couple of months ago at XLR8R. Seems like they're getting quite big in the UK now and they've just put out a great new single, White Noise, which features another new act, AlunaGeorge. The video for the track is pretty great, and it's shot in Detroit!:
There's a pretty tight remix of the song that will (hopefully) be officially released. It's by Scot Hudson Mohawke:
He's one half of an outfit called TNGHT, who've got this track out:
Can't tell, but I'm pretty that'll sound wicked out of a good stereo.
To summarise the above, we've got "future-garage" (Disclosure), "future R n B" (AlunaGeorge), and "future hip-hop" (TNGHT). Those labels are all from the interwebs, you can decide on your own genre distinctions I think. I have to say, though, that terms like these do get me pretty excited for the music before I even hear it -- thinking it's some mix of nostalgia, love of new stuff, and wanting to tap into UK urban scenes.
Anyway, last up, someone who doesn't really fit in with the above young 'n' new stuff, Steve Mason, ex of the Beta Band. I really like his voice and guessed it was him when I heard this, a new track from a forthcoming new LP. This song should serve as a pleasant come down form the previous glitchy madness:
When I hear this new, great, stuff, I do actually think about picking up a Disclosure single, or a Steve Mason album, but I know they'll just add to the clutter around my house -- it's so hard to find the time to stop, sit, and properly listen to music anymore. That's nothing to do with life nowadays -- I think it's more to do with being mid-30's with a job, a wife, and a kid. And also cos of life nowadays! Hopefully you have more time than me, and can have a good listen.
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