Hearts in Clouds - Talk About Talk

Although this has already been posted, here is an update...this is my debut as "Hearts in Clouds." Since its release last year, a new member has been added for vocals and her lyrical creativity and several contributers, a guitarist and drummer have jumped on board. "Talk About Talk" is instrumental and heavily sample driven and consists of music produced during the summer of 2007. The artist may come up as Meon Dance Machine which was the original name during production...but it has changed to Hearts in Clouds.

The followup has begun production and will consist of a different perhaps more pop-oriented sound than this while still retaining some of the experimental makeup. So enjoy this debut and tell me what you think, and perhaps would you would like to hear in a sophomore record.

http://www.badongo.com/file/4543980

www.myspace.com/heartsinclouds

Friend John - Arctica or You Just Have to Exist

NOTE: This is kind of like a bonus to Version for Maddie, please listen to that album(its far superior)
"Arctica or You Just Have to be There" contains songs recorded before "Version for Maddie" from 2005 through 2008. Basically, I've made a lot of music, and sometimes like to place songs together into albums that flow. That is what VfM was, just a collection of songs with a similar idea. This collection focuses more on the darker and yet more beautiful side of the seasons change from summer/fall to winter. Most of the songs were written during colder times and have turned out to be more personal melodies reflecting how I felt better than the songs on VfM.

Special thanks to Scotio at Opinionhated and Senior Taxi at Fierce Noise Blast for exposure and the time they put into reviewing and adding more links to download. Thanks guys!

So enjoy and as usual, please leave a comment. It makes my day to see that someone cares about the work I do here. =)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y24YF4B1

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

Hearts in Clouds - Volume II

I think one of my favorite things to do is to relax, lay back, and listen to music. The last HiC mix was when I was at a university I didn't feel connected to and since then much has changed. Despite a busy summer working most of the time and having returned to my home town that I've mixed feelings about, I have a girl I am in love with and a sense of security that comes with knowing I have someone who cares about me. So I'm rather happy right now. Heres a mix that kind of relates to my mood, that I listen to in those now becoming increasingly rare moments of solitude.

Hearts in Clouds - Volume II

01 Montreal - Ariane Moffatt
02 Glory Days - Just Jack
03 Far Away - Cut Copy
04 While We're In Love - Ivy
05 Always North - I Might Be Wrong
06 Masha - Mono in VCF
07 Daydreamer - Patrick Watson
08 Launch Yourself - Adem
09 Soul on Fire - Spiritualized
10 The Bedtime Beatbox - Lullatime Beat
11 Constant Surprises - Little Dragon
12 Cache Coeur Naif - Mouse on Mars
13 Walk in the Park - Oh No! Oh My!
14 There is a Light and it Never Goes Out - Zooey Woodbury-High

http://www.zshare.net/download/134347014b6796e2/

!!! and the Field Collaboration

Pitchfork TV is rather neat. They recently posted !!! jamming out with the Field and the collaboration works out beautifully. Heres the audio rip from it(thanks to the high quality sound from PFTV) and a link to the video. Seriously, this is worth checking out.

http://pitchfork.tv/special-presentation/-the-field

http://www.badongo.com/file/9441476

Staring into the Sky

This is a mix of songs I enjoy laying down on soft grass to, putting in my headphones, and staring into the sky, thinking.

01. Nin-Com-Pop - Lali Puna
02. I Wanted You to Feel the Same - The Radio Dept.
03. Mike Mills - Air
04. Film - Aphex Twin
05. Tricycle - Psapp
06. Bat You'll Fly - Animal Collective
07. Unspoken - Four Tet
08. Re_Stacks - Bon Iver
09. Untitled - Panda Bear
10. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
11. Irene - Caribou
12. Bless This Morning Year - Helios
13. Rock it to the Next Episode(Fog Remix) - Dosh
14. Universe - Sebastien Tellier
15. Gravel Grain - Mechanical Owl
16. Something's Going to Come - Adem
17. Edge of the Ocean - Ivy



http://www.badongo.com/file/9435861

...blog progress explaination...

So I hadn't realized that people actually viewed by blog, thusly I hadn't been posting lately...its nice to suddenly realize differently and I hope people are enjoying this! I simply love music and absolutely love having the ability to spread it! Thanks for reading and enjoy my future posts! Oh, and I'll have a new mix up tomorrow as well as eventually several posts of the music I've been making lately. =)

High Places

High Places are certainly interesting. Their music is certainly perfect for studying/writing to by helping induce a relaxing creative environment, which also means none of the songs really stand out and grab your attention. Maybe they purposefully don't try to. Perhaps I need to pay more attention to their songs next time I give their album a listen and perhaps take a break from writing. Pitchfork sure though seems to have taken a liking to them...

Live on Pitchfork TV...
http://pitchfork.tv/live/high-places

Their album: O3/07 - 09/07
http://www.mediafire.com/?hqexwocwmwm
(thanks to Scrumptunes(http://scrumptunes.blogspot.com))

Pitchfork Music Festival

Ok, I'm back. I'm going to Pitchfork Music Festival in July and have decided to explore every artist before hand and post my thoughts on their music. I'll try to at least fill in one artist a day with an album link or description of their music. Oh, and btw, 3 day passes have already sold out...but Cut Copy plays on Sunday which is still available...so still enough of a reason to go...

Reasons to go:

Friday, July 18:
Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back"
Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape
Mission of Burma performing Vs.

Saturday, July 19:
Animal Collective
Jarvis Cocker
The Hold Steady
!!!
Vampire Weekend
Dizzee Rascal
Fleet Foxes
Caribou
Jay Reatard
Titus Andronicus
No Age
Atlas Sound
Extra Golden
Fuck Buttons
Elf Power
The Ruby Suns
Icy Demons
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar

Sunday, July 20:
Spoon
Dinosaur Jr.
Spiritualized
M. Ward
Ghostface and Raekwon
Les Savy Fav
The Apples in Stereo
Boris
Dirty Projectors
Times New Viking
Cut Copy
Bon Iver
Dodos
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
King Khan & His Shrines
El Guincho
HEALTH
High Places
Mahjongg

=)

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Portlanded - Ever Expanding Brains

UPDATE!!!! So Yeah. I slacked. Sorry. But I will post my new music of late soon... I promise. And I hope you'll enjoy the songs...so...sorry again. My apologies for being lazy and not following through on my word...


Soon I'll upload my latest work which is party a rehash of "You Just have to Exist" but with nearly twice the runtime added in newly made tracks that define experimental. I also plan to change how I make music considerably from now on also by recording only my own sounds and beats created by myself and limit sampling incredibly. I also plan to change into more of a pop structure as far as vocals go...







anyways...

heres the track list, and the album will be hosted shortly...and please, comment on it...

1. Arrival
2. Portland
3. Placement Life
4. Space Travel
5. Spiraling Ghosts
6. Person Sample
7. Hello
8. Ever Expanding Brains
9. The Coldest Day in January
10. What the Blind Man Saw
11. Stories
12. Anti-Matter Dishwasher
13. Nathan Showalter is Speaking to You
14. Face Place
15. Explosions in Colour
16. Ingrid Chiles
17. Phoebe(My Little Airport Cover)
18. Every Tomorrow is the New Today
19. Aloha
20. Electric Girl Enjoys Her Sunshine
21. Little Things
22. Kinkajou
23. Electroloo
24. Three of Us
25. This is About You
26. Signals/Waves
27. You Just Have to Exist