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Carry Us

LP Giobbi & Kaleena Zanders - Carry Us

Track 1 from Canadian songwriter Barzin's 4th album, 'To Live Alone In That Long Summer'. Released 24th February on Monotreme Records worldwide excluding Italy, where it is released on Ghost Records.

Pre-order the album at:  http://monotremerecords.limitedrun.com/categories/barzin

Available on CD, digital download and 180 gm vinyl (choice of  black or white vinyl, with colour-printed inner jacket and a free CD of the album included inside). All pre-orders will receive 1bonus track (a demo version mp3 of 'All The While), and all physical product pre-orders from our shop will also include a free digital album download in a choice of formats plus a Barzin sticker and badge while supplies last.

About 'To Live Alone In That Long Summer':

Canadian songwriter Barzin will release his fourth full-length album, To Live Alone In That Long Summer, on February 24th, 2014 on Monotreme Records. His past work has won acclaim from NPR Music “Song of The Day”, Salon.com, Stereogum, Uncut, Exclaim!, and La Blogotheque among others. 'To Live Alone...'  follows his well-received 2009 album 'Notes To An Absent Lover', praised by Mojo Magazine as 'Americana Album of The Month'.

In the not insignificant stretch of time since his last release, Barzin has pursued projects outside his own songwriting, including assisting in producing his compatriots Memoryhouse’s recent album, 'The Slideshow Effec't (Subpop Records). He has also written a book of poems entitled, 'Something I Have Not Done Is Following Me.'

When he began work on To Live Alone... 3 years ago, Barzin originally envisioned a stripped down affair, but has since traveled in a different direction. While still embracing a relatively minimalist aesthetic, songs that alternate between up and down-tempo are replete with arrangements that envelope the listener like the warm glow of fading daylight. “All the While”, one of the highlights of the album, is at once both elegiac and hopeful, with its bright guitar and brisk tempo underpinned by mournful strings and Barzin’s soft, melancholy vocals. The dark, percussive “In The Dark You Can Love This Place” lends an exotic nocturnal feel with its winding woodwinds. Another standout track, “Fake It ‘til You Make It, is a lush, sweeping cinematic pop number.

To Live Alone In That Long Summer explores such themes as loneliness, intimacy, and connection between strangers. Modern life provides the backdrop to the narrative that run along these songs. Everywhere you look, the city, with its distractions, is present. Fast cars and cheap thrills make an appearance. Dylan sings on the radio while lovers dream of their great escape. Modern life hurries along taking everyone with it, and Barzin goes along for the ride, documenting everything along the way. At the core of the album lies the yearning to become whole again, and to regain the ability to experience genuine intimacy with another human being in the fast paced environment of the city.

The new album features some of Canada’s finest musicians. Nick Zubeck lends a hand as a producer. Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers), Daniela Gesendheit (Snowblink) and Tamara Lindeman (Weather Station) provide backing vocals on several tracks. Sandro Perri comes in as a music consultant and offers advice on the arrangement of the songs. Karen Graves (Hayden) returns with understated string arrangements and the help received from an additional cast of stellar musicians results in Barzin’s strongest record to date. “I feel I’ve been trying to create this album since I began making records,” says Barzin.

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Barzin -  'All The While'

Pre order the The Gloaming's debut album, out 20th January:

- <a href="http://smarturl.it/TheGloamingiTunes">iTunes</a> (inc. instant download of 'The Sailor's Bonnett')
- <a href="https://realworldrecords.com/release/621/the-gloaming/">Real World</a>
- <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Gloaming/dp/B00DGIBAT8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389267260&sr=8-1&keywords=the+gloaming">Amazon</a>

The Gloaming carves new paths connecting the rich Irish folk tradition and the New York contemporary music scene. From haunting sean-nós songs to rousing instrumental medleys, they make music that is both ancient and utterly new.

"The music of the Emerald Isle may have spread far and wide, but there is little that will be performed that sounds like The Gloaming." The New Yorker

The Gloaming - Sailor's Bonnet

Stream : anjunabeats.co/abyrduality

DUALITY: An album in two parts.

Since day one, I have always struggled with how to present myself. Am I a dance music producer who does downtempo / experimental albums? Or is it the other way around? My first album had a bit of both, which is why I have referred to ‘Duality’ as the true followup to ‘It’s Artificial’. Part One focuses on the downtempo side of things with hints of indie-pop, while Part Two explores my progressive and trance roots. This is by far my most raw and honest work. On June 1, we released two songs from each part: “Equal” with Asbjørn (Official), and “Midnight” with Alison May.

I did not do this album alone. These are more than just “features,” these are collaborations. Together, we have woven a massive journey that is deeply personal, and showcases our most vulnerable selves. Many of these fabulous collaborators are also LGBT+, and I am so proud to be a part of this wonderful musical family.

‘Duality Part One’ is out now, and ‘Duality Part Two’ will follow on October 28th.

I can’t wait to celebrate ‘Duality’ around the world with you on tour. Tickets are on sale now: bandsintown.com/a/469414-andrew-bayer

Duality

Under Pressure

Andrew Bayer With OLAN - Under Pressure

ME WITHOUT U

Brian Eno - An Ending(Ascent)(Module Module's Reimagining)

Raft

Little Hours Ft. Baths

The first single from milo's debut LP "a toothpaste suburb", available September 23rd 2014 via HELLFYRE CLUB. Pre-order to get this song now. Seriously, it's the kid's first FULL LENGTH ALBUM!!

- Pre-order the album on Bandcamp: https://hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com/album/a-toothpaste-suburb
- Pre-order the album on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-toothpaste-suburb/id906568717

milo "you are go(o)d to me"
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Produced by Tastenothing
Mixed by Riley Lake and milo
Mastered by Daddy Kev
Artwork by Chris Carfolite

#HELLFYRE

milo - you are go(o)d to me

Dusk Interval

Without Soundtrack

Hozier - In A Week (Feat. Karen Cowley)

from marbert rocels longplayer -catch a bird- (2009) on compost records

marbert rocel-love me

S. Carey - In The Dirt

Vök - Erase You

Colours

Colours (Remixed By Fred Falke)

Grown Unknown

Daphne

"Daphne" by Lia Ices

The Paper Kites - Bloom (Bonus Track)

Oakland, CA based singer/songwriter who has listened to a lot of Nick Drake, Deb Talan and Jackson Browne.

soundcloud:users:2929533

soundcloud:tracks:136921567

Dusk Interval

AlisonMay