Helicopter Girl is the stage name of Jackie Joyce, a musician from Perth, Scotland. Her first album was 2000’s How to Steal the World, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. It did not win, and Joyce took an extended break from the business following the exposure. Her second album, Voodoo Chic (featuring the […]

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Cosmic Child” is the debut album for British artist Rory Hoy who is better known for his videos. Rory Hoy is an extremely talented artist who is receiving a very warm welcome on Freddy Fresh’s Howlin’ imprint, providing us with warm psychedelic and mellow downtempo breaks.
Rory started making films in 2002 when he was just […]

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Weekend Edition Saturday, April 26, 2008 - The music of German DJ Pit Baumgartner — a.k.a. De Phazz — is a bit hard to categorize. Calling it “jazz with a turntable,” De Phazz samples and remixes music he finds just about anywhere, from Ella Fitzgerald hits to 10 cent flea market records. The outcome is […]

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The Pierces are Alabama-born sisters Catherine and Allison, who moved to New York City when their dream of becoming ballerinas didn’t pan out. At first, music didn’t look like it would yield much, either: Despite the siblings’ good looks and helpful connections (Catherine has been romantically involved with Albert Hammond Jr.), the first two Pierces […]

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Danish DJ and producer Kasper Bjørke is a man with a mission. To make beautiful music that comes from the dancefloor but is also great to listen to in your living room or riding your bicycle. Titled ‘In Gumbo’ to demonstrate the versatility of sound and the mix of people involved, the album is destined […]

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Sigur Ros - Glosoli

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical and minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound and lead singer Jónsi’s falsetto voice.

Sigur Ros “Heima” trailer

Their fourth album, Takk… (; in English: Thanks…) employs the distinctive sound of their second album in a more rock oriented structure with […]

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Little Dragon “Twice”

Little Dragon are four school-friends from Gothenburg who play sparse, quirky, genre-bending music around singer Yukimi Nagano’s eerie yet heartfelt tones. This is sure to lead to comparisons with Bjork, as well as Kate Bush, but there is also a soul element to their sound (the progressive end, like Shuggie Otis or Prince; […]

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It’s been eight years since Martina Topley-Bird was pushed into the murky spotlight of Bristol’s trip hop scene by former Massive Attack vocalist Tricky on his landmark solo album Maxinquaye. The combination of the West Country boy’s dope-scarred growl and his partner’s sultry and weary vocal delivery felt new and exciting, and very English. After […]

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Martina Topley Bird - Carnies

It’s the fate of the muse to be forever defined by the artist they inspire. So it seemed for Martina Topley Bird who, after providing the sultry female foil to Tricky’s paranoia on his first three albums, was thereafter apparently doomed to just being ‘that girl off Maxinquaye’. Not even the […]

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Lou Rhodes - The Rain

Lou Rhodes is a singer and songwriter from Manchester, England, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released two solo albums: Beloved One and Bloom. Rhodes has collaborated with 808 State, Funkstorung, Pale 3, Sugizo, Plump Djs, Sheila Chandra, Eliza Carthy, […]

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