http://joyousgarde.net I care not for your "music journalism" Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:30:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The blurb: Radiohead leak their own track in Scene style on various BitTorrent sites? Part of a yet-to-be-announced EP/LP, possibly titled Wall of Ice? To the former, quite possibly; to the latter, it seems not. Who cares though, this is a wonderful sign of things to come. Sounds like: Lashings of washed out ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/08/twistedwords/ The blurb: An offshoot / solo project from Karin Dreijer Andersson of acclaimed Swedish electro duo The Knife. Andersson combines variously twisted vocals over crisp downtempo beats. Sounds like: The production reminds me in places of Pan Sonic's ultra-lean Aaltopiiri, particularly in the rhythm sections, albeit liberally smothered with 80s sonic bling. ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/07/feverray/ The blurb: Lindstrøm pulls together previously disparate styles of classic disco, funk, house and minimalism into just over 55 minutes of reverential but entirely fresh electronica. Sounds like: Herbie Hancock playing to a nightclub chill-out room. Thoughts: Looks happy, doesn't he? As well he might. Lindstrøm really pulls off a fine balancing act on ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/07/lindstrom/ The blurb: Haunting and powerful piano driven project from Anja Plaschg, the bold 19 year-old Austrian farmer's daughter. Sounds like: It's a little too simplistic, but imagine Vespertine-era Björk with a large dose of central European melancholia. Skipping beats and eclectic synths that wouldn't sound out of place on an Autechre release, but ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/07/soapskin/ The blurb: It's whiteboy indie-hop, playing live at the Garage in Highbury. Sounds like: Buck 65 with less of the gravelly voice and more skinny jeans. Thoughts: Hip-hop is not somthing I "do". I have to admit to having preconceived ideas about unnecessarily offensive men mumbling about "biatches" which definitely turns me off the genre. ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/07/why/ The blurb: Take one Flemish-Moroccan dancer/choreographer, a modern artist known for his work with the human form and throw in a very generous helping of kung-fu, and this is what you get. A concise one hour show demonstrating how the very honest movements of martial arts can work alongside the precision ... http://joyousgarde.net/2009/07/sutra/