http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com Record reviews and industry news Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:50:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Podbop.org is a Web site that merges podcasts and concert calendars. It is a simple, revolutionary way to discover concerts worldwide. Legitimate MP3s are matched with upcoming shows. You can stream city-specific MP3s or subscribe to them as a podcast feed for on-the-go discovery. It is completely community driven, meaning anyone ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2006/09/06/ive-moved/ Static - Re: Talking About Memories Released Nov. 22, 2005 on City Centre Offices Lush melodies build from classical samples and synthesizers, gentle guitars and pedal steel, simple percussion and electronic blips and bleeps. Hanno Leichtmann records his solo material under the name Static, always collaborating with guest musicians. Re: Talking About Memories is ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/12/02/25/ Tristeza - A Colores Released Nov. 22, 2005 on Better Looking Sometimes music speaks louder than words. So go ahead and preview the entire new Tristeza album via the band’s e-card, or grab an mp3 of the lead single, “Bromas.” If you’re looking for a little background information and some subjectivity, read on. The review Noticeably ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/29/adding-to-the-palette/ Coldcut - Everything is Under Control Released Nov. 14, 2005 on Ninja Tune The British duo known as Coldcut haven’t released a proper album since 1997’s Let Us Play. This month they unveiled Everything is Under Control, a CD single and a preview of what’s to come on Sound Mirrors, set for a ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/18/21/ Kind of Like Spitting - In the Red Released Nov. 1, 2005 on Hush These songs resonate with the kind of vulnerability of a boy trying to find himself, equipped with just a guitar, some like-minded friends and pages torn from a weathered diary. Only this boy has grown up — or at ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/14/20/ O.C. - Smoke & Mirrors Released Nov. 1, 2005 on Hiero Imperium Maybe one day “O.C.” will be widely associated with more than a popular Fox television show, and Omar Credle can finally get the attention he deserves. I doubt that this will be the record that does it. Veteran rapper O.C.’s fourth proper ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/11/hoping-his-times-not-up/ Skalpel - Konfusion Released Nov. 1, 2005 on Ninja Tune These two deejays dissect and reassemble sounds from old Polish jazz records with the precision of surgeons. The carefully-crafted, downtempo Skalpel songs fit in perfectly with the aesthetic of the Ninja Tune collective. While many eastern European bands try to emulate Western styles, Skalpel’s ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/08/18/ Thrice - Vheissu Released Oct. 18, 2005 on Island With Vheissu, the members of Thrice refuse to pigeonhole themselves, constrained to the limitations and expectations of a certain sub-genre. They may not be quite at the level of shape-shifters like Radiohead or Cave In, but Thrice is leagues ahead of most of its ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/11/04/17/ Asamov - And Now… Released Oct. 18, 2005 on 6 Hole According to Isaac Asimov’s Zeroth Law of Robotics, “A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.” In the same vein, Jacksonville’s Asamov refuses to sit back and witness manufactured, inept artists harm real hip-hop. Determined ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/10/31/a-tribe-called-asamov/ It looks like the end of a hip-hop rivalry. A couple months ago Kanye West pulled off collaborations with both Jay-Z and then-nemesis Nas on Late Registration. In an interview with MTV’s Sway, West admitted to putting Nas on the track behind Jay’s back. “Good music can break through anything ... http://nickelsintheoven.blogsome.com/2005/10/28/16/