| Ghostlake - The Lands of Grief |
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The band was formed in November 2009. Originally form different towns and even countries, the members gather in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Some of the guys have played with each other even before. They all got together for an act that strongly reflects the way they feel about making music. And the main goal was to create music that strongly affects with the atmosphere it is creating, being both sorrowfully heavy and hopefully light. The band records the debute EP called "The Lands Of Grief" and reveals itself to the global scene.
Check out our debut EP and if you like it, download it for free right now. The links are listed below.
DOWNLOAD THE DEBUT EP:
MegaUpload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AKCFJXOP
SendSpace: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hi2ycw
www.myspace.com/ghostlakeband
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| OT: question about some Christmas songs |
[31 Dec 2009|06:21pm] |
1) Anyone know who does this song? It's a nice rendition of "Carol of the Bells," I just have no clue who it's by, because its artist tag is blank, its album tag is unhelpful (no one who produced an album called "My Christmas Album" has a version of "Carol of the Bells" that sounds like this, leading me to believe someone else stuck that tag on it), and I can't find where I downloaded it because I think I'd cleared my downloads by the time I realized I didn't know the artist. So if by some random chance someone recognizes the song, that would be fabulous. ETA: Solved by [Unknown LJ tag]--it's by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
2) So Mary Chapin Carpenter has a song called Christmas Time in the City (off Come Darkness, Come Light), right? And apparently it's really not that well-known, which surprised me, because it happens to be one of a handful of songs that stores around here play during the holidays (one of the better ones, too--only others who've worked in retail hell can imagine just how sick I got of "Jingle Bell Rock" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and the like when I worked retail during Christmas). Only thing is, the version linked above is the only one I could find--I don't think it's well-known enough for any covers, it's barely even listed on Wikipedia--and it's way less jazzy, or upbeat, or something, than the one I heard in stores, and that's the version I preferred. Anyone have any idea what that other version might be? ETA: Possibly solved. Anyone have the version of this song from the "Today's Christmas" compilation?
3) I heard a version of "Angels We Have Heard on High" on KLOVE (national Christian radio station, so it was probably some kind of Christian group, although...with Christmas music, who knows) the other day, and I don't know who sang it, but they did this funny thing with the gloria's where they shortened them instead of stretching them out like normal, and also they added a few additional lyrics, which...would help me look up the song if I could remember them. Which I can't.
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| Questions... |
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Hi!
I am in desperate need of new music. Please rec what you think is awesome.
Right now I am most into Mika. I really do like all kinds of music but tend to lean towards rock and pop (and heavy metal sometimes).
Also, I need to clean out my poor old iPod. Can anyone recommend the best and least time consuming way to do this on a mac (with an iPod that is formatted for windows >_>)?
I have a lot of repeats and old crap music I need to get rid of.
Anyway, after my iPod cleanse of 2009 I will post some of my favourites :)
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| Top 5 ATM |
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So I've been following audiography for years but have never posted. Figured I'd give it a shot. Happy holidays to y'all, have some non-holiday music.
First up, two songs by this queer vegan acoustic guitarist I went to high school with. She's based out of Westchester/NYC and has/is (currently?) opening for Melissa Ferrick, which, when you're a queer woman, totally means she's on her way to making it. If you like these songs, I DEFINITELY recommend that you buy her newest album, Goodnight Sugarpop, or her EP, For Making Art.
1) Dysmorphic - Mal Blum, from Goodnight Sugarpop
What I really love is the flow of this song and the use of imperatives. Some of the lines are a little interesting if you go back and listen clearly to what she's saying. The guitar and her voice lull you in.
2) Tumbleweed, Live in NYC - Mal Blum, For Making Art
A little faster, I like it live because then you have the little comments that really own the song ("Stop cheating on me," just as an aside). I also love the line, "you've got two character flaws that I can see, one you don't know how great you are and you are leaving me."
Next, Josh Ritter, who I feel like is kinda famous, but maybe not. Last.fm tags describe him as folk, alt-country, indie, but the only real description he falls under for me is singer-songwriter. I'm a lyrics girl, but he's a real storyteller with this soothing voice. "I stir my sugar with a spoon" is such a simple line, but I swear it chased me around for days and I couldn't figure out where it was from the first time I heard this song. If you listen to his other stuff, he's all about intertextuality. Buy Josh Ritter's stuff.
3) One More Mouth - Josh Ritter, The Animal Years
Ani Di Franco is amazing. I saw her in concert last year and this woman is still making albums, though they've got happier content these days. (And she's always talking about her child/husband and glorifying obama, which is weird for someone who used to talk about the demicrans and republicrats.) Little Plastic Castle is probably her most mainstream album in terms of being popular. I abs. love swandive, mostly cuz of that opening line "cradling the warmest, softest part of you in my hand" and its intimacy. Buy Ani, she's awesome.
4) Swandive - Ani DiFranco, Little Plastic Castle
My roommate gave me The Weepies cd, Say I Am You, right before thanksgiving and this song has sort of stuck with me. It's got that spacy voice thing going on, but it's happy-ish. And the guy is on the main vocals, which really changes their sound. I feel like they've got this Jeckyl/Hyde thing going on because his songs are more poppy while hers feel a little more folky.
5) Riga Girls - The Weepies, Say i Am You
For a good Weepies song with lead female vocals, I like Take It From Me and Nobody Knows Me at All.
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