Monthly : October 2009

19 Oct

Bonobo with Andreya Triana – The Keeper

by Christian Nelson

The first single from Bonobo’s forthcoming new album (as yet untitled and due for release early next year) is the haunting, beautiful “The Keeper”. Featuring the incomparable vocal talents of Andreya Triana, the video for the single is already a hit on YouTube, now the audio is being released in all its full-res magnificence. Coming [...]

17 Oct

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

by Christian Nelson

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (Planet Mu) The duo of Jason Kohnen and Gideon Kiers originally formed The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble around the turn of the century and started out by creating soundtracks to moody silent films such as Murnau’s Nosferatu and Lang’s Metropolis. In the meantime, they’ve added several new members [...]

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17 Oct

Shpongle – Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland

by Christian Nelson

Shpongle – Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland 2009 After three groundbreaking albums over the course of a decade, the internationally acclaimed electronica project Shpongle have returned from what fans feared was a void when ‘Nothing Lasts… but Nothing is Lost’, their third album, was released. Not prepared to leave us hanging, electronic music pioneers Simon Posford [...]

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15 Oct

Logitech® Performance Mouse MX™

by Christian Nelson

I have been using Apple’s Mighty Mouse for years and overall i like it, but the constant problem with the scroll-ball. Well, it turns out, when the Mighty Mouse scroll wheel gets dirty, it stops being able to scroll down. Apparently, it’s a common problem, and there are like 1000 of solutions to this problem [...]

06 Oct

Brian Eno – Curiosities Volume I/II (2003/04)

by Christian Nelson

Brain One’s interest in doing things in the present rather than trading off his considerable reputation means he’s almost constantly at work in his studio; it’s not unusual for him to turn up for a radio interview clutching a new piece he’s finished off that morning. That many of these tracks never see the light [...]

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