May 2015

Zeitgeist March 2015 #indie / #alternative / #electronic / #playlist / #german

Have a listen to the latest Zeitgeist — the monthly playlist covers all styles of contemporary music - you’ll hear indie, alternative, electro and everything else in between.

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Zeitgeist German Picks (Indie, Alternative, Electro Playlist)

Destaques Canal Electro Rock 15 - Rock - Indie - Alternative - New Wave - Electronic - Dreampop

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Indie Music

Twenty Reasons

Confidence

Pool - Innervisions

Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8yPy5p23GI


iTunes

Pool - Innervisions

As I Am is included on our debut album Lacuna! 
Out now. Buy here: po.st/iTunesLacuna



Childhood - As I Am

Soft Swells 
title track from their new album Floodlights
in stores 09.30.14 via <a href="http://www.modernoutsider.com" target="_new">Modern Outsider Records</a>
Vinyl + CD + Digital

Soft Swells. Sure it’s a band name (in fact, it’s this band’s name), but it is also a surfing term. Tiny, easy to ride waves that beginners keep an eye out for to build their aquatic confidence up. But what happens when you outgrow those small waves? Do you stop surfing? Or do you step up and try to tackle the biggest waves the ocean has to offer? Tim Williams, the mastermind behind Soft Swells (the band) has been moving towards this moment for years now. Tim started Soft Swells in an effort to reach new heights, and over the course of a full length and an EP, the music has gotten more sophisticated, and the sound of the band has gotten bigger. So if the band’s previous work could be described as soft swells, than their new album Floodlights is like an enormous tidal wave from an action movie. Absolutely everything about the band has gotten bigger. Where once there was just Tim with the help of producer/keyboardist Dave Lynch and a lot of studio magic, there is now a fully formed band. 

In a (successful) experiment to capture the fun and excitement of their live shows on record, Tim brought a motley group of wildly talented musicians together in the studio to lay down all the tracks. Most of the record was tracked by producer Dave Lynch (the other Dave Lynch) at EchoPlex in Eastbourne UK, with Soft Swells’ touring bass player and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Pappas at Tim’s side, and a guest appearance by resident UK drummer Phil Wilkinson (Jake Bugg, Brian Eno). As if that wasn’t enough, Misty Boyce (Sara Bareilles), Jonathan Visger (Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr) and Soft Swells’ touring guitarrist Kyle Frederickson all contributed their talents via satellite. Well, via email.

This impressive roster of personnel leaves Soft Swells sounding invigorated, like a whole new band. A big, stadium sized band to be exact. Drums shake, organs swell, guitars rock and vocals soar. This is no longer a band trying to figure out how to replicate the sound of their albums on stage, because they brought the stage to the studio. With Modern Outsider Records driving the release, the future of Floodlights looks long and bright. But Tim’s new air of confidence isn’t just due to the stellar lineup, but also because of his recent marriage to the love of his life, Sabrina, who is a constant encouragement to Tim to take chances, and to do what she knows he is capable of.

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth has said “once the music leaves your head it’s already compromised.” That’s fine if you feel like music is an entirely personal endeavor for the artist. Tim certainly doesn’t feel that way. “I don’t think a song or recording is completed until it hits someone’s ears… The experience is only complete when a listener gives their input – a smile, a foot tapping, a head nodding or whatever reaction a person has.”

<a href="http://www.softswells.com" target="_new">www.softswells.com</a>
<a href="http://www.modernoutsider.com" target="_new">www.modernoutsider.com</a>

Soft Swells - Floodlights

New Single From Dorsal Fins
Out 11.07.14

Video: http://youtu.be/fwT4vVwF6mA

https://www.facebook.com/dorsalfins

Recorded / Mixed by Cal Barter
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Art by Jason Galea

Mind Renovation

Monday Tuesday

You Haunt Me

Face to Face is the debut track from new Sydney based band Two Age. The track was recorded with producer Tim ebandit Powles at Spacejunk Studios. 

Two Age played their first shows at Falls Festival in Byron Bay and backed it up with a sold out debut headline show at Sydney's Oxford Arts Factory. 

Free Download:  https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/two-age
social: https://www.facebook.com/twoagemusic
instagram @twoage

CONTACT: twoage.music@gmail.com



Face To Face

Taken from the debut album ‘Roosevelt’ available now on Greco-Roman / City Slang.

Video for 'Colours / Moving On' here: smarturl.it/RooseveltColours

Listen & stream on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music and more:: roosevelt.lnk.to/roosevelt

www.iamroosevelt.com
play.spotify.com/artist/4AQrq...
www.greco-roman.com
www.cityslang.com

Roosevelt - Night Moves

City Lights

Nothing Hurts Like This

Thirteen Times the Strength

I Heart Sharks - Summer

SAVOIR ADORE - OUR NATURE

Savoir Adore on Tour 
January 25th, 2014 - MECA Festival at Porto Alegre - www.mecafestival.com.br
January 29th, 2014 - Rio de Janeiro - www.mecafestival.com.br/mecapresentrio.html
January 31st, 2014 - Sao Paolo - www.mecafestival.com.br/mecapresentsp.html

savoiradore.com

Loveliest Creature (Our Nature)

Go Baby Go

"GET IT" is taken from the self-released debut EP "A FRIEND"

available here: https://itunes.apple.com/lu/album/a-friend-ep/id700696037

Song is written and performed by SAY YES DOG
... mixed by SHAI SOLAN
... produced by SAY YES DOG and SHAI SOLAN
... mastered by FRANCESCO DONADELLO / CALYX Mastering

Upcoming shows 2013

03.09 (LU) Luxembourg - Den Atelier *
04.09 (NL) Amsterdam - Melkweg *
05.09 (DE) Berlin - First We Take Berlin Festival
06.09 (DE) Berlin - Berlin Festival
09.09 (DE) Frankfurt - Gibson * 
10.09 (DE) München - Muffathalle *
11.09 (IT) Milan - Magazzini Generali *
16.09 (FR) Paris - Nouveau Casino *
17.09 (DE) Cologne - E-Werk *
18.09 (BE) Antwerpen - Trix *
19.09 (UK) London - XOYO *
20.09 (BE) Antwerpen -
21.09 (DE) Düsseldorf - Zakk **
22.09 (DE) Wiesbaden - Schlachthof **
23.09 (DE) Stuttgart - Wagenhalle **
27.09 (DE) Hamburg - Reeperbahn Festival
28.09 (NL) Leuwarden - Freeze Festival
29.09 (DE) Aachen - Mini-Open-Air Festival
03.10 (AT) Vienna - Waves Festival

* with Capital Cities
** with Junip

"A FRIEND" - TOUR
presented by INTRO, NOISEY & MUSIC LX

14.11 (NL) Amsterdam - Cafe Cox
15.11 (NL) Den Haag - Supermarkt
16.11 (LU) Luxembourg - MFM Festival
18.11 (DE) Landau – Unikneipe Fatal
19.11 (DE) Mainz - Schon Schön
21.11 (DE) Hamburg - Astra Stube
22.11 (DE) Stuttgart - 1210
23.11 (DE) Geldern – Seven
25.11 (AT) Innsbruck - Weekender
26.11 (DE) Köln - Blue Shell
27.11 (DE) Berlin - Privatclub
28.11 (DE) Chemnitz - Aaltra
29.11 (CZ) Decin - Musik Club Garage
30.11 (DE) Leipzig - Noch Besser Leben

12.12 (DE) Trier - Ex-Haus
13.12 (DE) Offenbach - Hafen 2
14.12 (BE) Ghent – Glimps Festival

FOLLOW US ON FB: www.facebook.com/sayyesdog
CONTACT: joschawrobel@aol.com

Get It

We Are Trees  - Sunrise Sunset

You know, not every band born on the sunny shores of the west coast winds up sounding like the Beach Boys. Take for instance the indie-pop surf-inspired Soft Swells. Named after the smaller, smoother waves Tim Williams (the singer/songwriter behind the LA based band) looks for when he is surfing, Soft Swells is an upbeat, poppier take on indie music. You could attribute Tim “falling in love and finding true happiness” as the reason for the hopeful slant on his newest release, an EP entitled Lifeboats. Perhaps you are already familiar with the song and EP, as they have been featured in a recent nationwide ad campaign for Best Buy (if you skip fast-forwarding commercials on the TiVO once in a while, you’d be amazed what you can learn). Mostly recorded in Tim’s Los Feliz apartment and producer Dave Lynch’s studio in Lewes, England (as well as some pick-up sessions in Hollywood and Ann Arbor, MI) Soft Swells recordings are achieved by Tim and Dave “sending parts back and forth.” Sure Tim does all of the writing, but this puddle jumping collaboration works amazingly well for the band. Tim creates the songs, then off to Dave for some sound rounding-out and polish. The new EP features a remix of the original “Lifeboats” track by Jon Visger (Absofacto, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.), a few more original tunes and even a cover of T-Rex’s “Children of a Revolution.”

Having released three solo albums with NYC based Dovecote Records, Tim wasn’t sure what he would do next with his music when circumstances moved him from NY to Nashville to his current place in LA. Without a band in mind, he started writing songs again, and after playing them for Chip and Erin Adams at Modern Outsider, was convinced that he should head into the recording studio. In February of 2012 Soft Swells released their first album to the acclaim of everyone from MTV to TIME magazine and USA Today to Consequence of Sound. Influenced by the Brit-pop he loved growing up (Definitely Maybe was the first album that hit him in the chest) his obvious love of melodies, hooks and sentiment shine through with each track. Soft Swells plays to consistently packed houses in LA with an incredible live band featuring Kyle Frederickson, Matt Mayhall and Christopher Pappas that brings to life the meticulous studio sound perfected by Tim and Dave. And keep an eye out (or two if you can spare ‘em) for the video for “Lifeboats,” directed by Anthony Garth and featuring O’Neill surf team member Bree Kleintop.

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth has said “once the music leaves your head it’s already compromised.” That’s fine if you feel like music is an entirely personal endeavor for the artist. Tim certainly doesn’t feel that way. “I don’t think a song or recording is completed until it hits someone’s ears… The experience is only complete when a listener gives their input – a smile, a head nodding or whatever reaction a person has.”



Confidence

cat stash