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Interview with Singer Songwriter Chris Greenwood

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Chris Greenwood Portrait
Chris Greenwood photo by Jaime Poulin

Chris Greenwood’s album Igloo was recently released on iTunes and amazon.com. I had the opportunity to work with Chris on the album artwork and during that time did an interview with

2009 Top Ten Music Lists

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Best 2009 top Music Lists

I thought about writing my own top 10 music list of 2009 but there are so many other good ones out there I figured it would be better to list the top lists that I like. A few things…

Chris Greenwood’s Igloo: Album Artwork

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Igloo Cover

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Midlake: The Courage of Others

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Midlake, Courage of Others

I just heard “Acts of Man” on Midlake’s new album, THE COURAGE OF OTHERS,  releasing February 1st. I’m really looking forward to this album. The Trials of Van Occupanther (their last album) is one of my most played and from what…

Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP

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Fall Be Kind

I finally listened to Animal Collective’s new EP, Fall Be Kind. Though many people love Merriweather Post Pavilion, my favorite album is Feels which is why I like this EP a lot. It has more sound experimentation and is…

Hand Made Turntables from Audiowood

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I wish I could say that I knew something about turntables but I really don’t. I just thought these looked really cool. They were created by Joel Scilley, who holds an MA in cultural studies, a PhD...

Chris Greenwood: Igloo

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Chris Greenwood

I’ve been working on the album artwork for Chris Greenwood‘s upcoming album titled Igloo. It’s a great folk/indie album with both catchy and heartfelt songs. All the songs have a nice blending of string instruments some of them…

Sigur Ros: Heima

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Sigur Ros’s Heima, the entire film, is playing on Pitchfork this week only. I’ve always wanted to see it. Remember it is just up for a week, so watch it while you can. I have it embedded above and it…

The BQE

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The BQE, Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens’s film/album the BQE, a self made home movie and documentation inspired by the the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop, is being released on October 20th. Watching the clips online, I’m not entirely sure what to make…

Animal Collective: “My Girls” [Video]

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Animal Collective My Girls Official Video

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Larytta – Souvenir de Chine

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Here are some simple concepts with complex results. The Music is by Larytta a  Swiss laptop sampler pop duo. The video was directed by Koerner Union.

Fujiya & Miyagi: “Sore Thumb”

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This video premiered last Friday on Pitchfork.tv and I’m totally impressed by it.  The design looks really clean, but super retro at the same time, and the tank part reminds me of a game I used…

Chris Greenwood: Dichotomy EP

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I was checking around on the iTunes store and was very pleased to see Chris Greenwood’s new EP Dichotomy. I would best describe the music as alternative folk; his older stuff having a strong punk/pop influence. I’ve always liked Greenwood’s music…

Yelle

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Between last night and this afternoon I had the chance to see Yelle twice, and now I’m totally hooked.  Based on the reaction of every person in the crowd during both performances, I now feel…

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Of Montreal “Id Engager”

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This video for Of Montreal’s new track, “Id Engager,” premiered this past Tuesday on Pitchfork.tv.  The animation is cool with its Schoolhouse Rock and Yellow Submarine style.  The song is also great, especially the…