Friend John - Version for Maddie

Version for Maddie is my new album and I am hosting it here for free download. The music is mostly instrumental but will be followed by a more vocal album featuring a new member. Hopefully I/we will go places with this eventually. Please comment and hopefully enjoy it! I will be creating a myspace for my music soon, but for now enjoy it here.

Myspace: www.myspace.com/versionformaddie

Tracklist:

1. Different Dreams
2. Chapter One
3. Blueberry Box
4. Multicolor Dub
5. Purple Tree
6. Meanings
7. Elephant
8. Out of Here
9. Below the Sun
10. Cloud Shapes
11. Ravens
12. Slow Jam
13. Elevator Karaoke
14. Every Tomorrow is a New Today
15. Passive People
16. Dumb Luck(Remix) - Dntel

Link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3LT5FY9Z
-or-
http://www.badongo.com/file/10555133

Music I Loved Before Indie: Banco de Gaia

I have a series of posts actually ready finally and am starting them off today with this episode. These are artists/bands that I liked before I got into independent music and influenced me at an early age musically. For each artist I have made a compilation of songs from their multiple albums.

Banco de Gaia



Banco de Gaia is the alias for Toby Marks, a British musician with a passion for ethnic percusion heavy music that tells stories of a world haunted by strife but also full of beauty. Beginning with the epic tale of the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the railroad China built through the ancient land in "Last Train to Lhasa," Marks has gone from telling ethnic stories of the past all the way to those of the technology on the rise during the end of the 20th century.

Without a single album that I do not enjoy by Marks, he is easily still one of my favorite musicians despite my change in musical taste. Discovering BdG in the 90's perhaps did the most to broaden my musical taste and allow me to develop as I have musically. The magical sounds of Banco de Gaia are indeed a treasure that everyone should have the opportunity to discover and enjoy.

Banco de Gaia Compilation:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C952SY6B

bad news bears...ish...

Cut Copy, the whole reason my girlfriend and I chose Pitchfork instead of Lollapalooza, ended up getting delayed at the airport with their plane from Australia, and were over an hour late before getting to play(though play well they did) three magical songs before Pitchforks now infamous curfew went into affect. On the upside, I did get to experience Bradford Cox, King Khan and Jay Reatard destroy a stage...though it was hardly a replacement, it was appreciated. I do feel somewhat bad for Cut Copy as they did fly a long way just to end up being late...oh well. What can I say though, Animal Collective was an incredibly experience and ended up being worth the price of admission, and I got to see The Dark Knight at a 12:01 am showing(yes, it really was that great if you are one of the few who hasn't seen it). So my trip was fun despite a few bumps along the way. I'll post more later about it along with some new music that will be featured online here for the first time.



Oh...and I have successfully not smoked for over a month now...and I feel great about myself...



Drawing is from www.abeautifulrevolution.com -check it out...

...to Chicago

Leaving for Chicago today via Amtrak. It was only 100 for two people round trip to get there from about 12 hours away...Pitchfork music festival will be a blast and I will bring back pictures.

ackblay Idskay - artiepay aumatictray

Thanks the Earl Grey with Milk(http://earlgreywithmilk.blogspot.com), the new(sophomore) Black Kids LP is up and ready for listening...check out EGWM, they have cool links and a great blog...unfortunately they used rapidshare, but not to worry, its now mediafire...for make benefit readers of Hearts in Clouds.

Damn...Black Kids playing Lollapalooza...makes me almost want to go, except Cut Copy is playing Pitchfork...yeah...go Pitchfork...

http://www.mediafire.com/?u1ergtfnum1