French Teen Idol - French Teen Idol

Artist: French Teen Idol
Album: French Teen Idol
Genre: electronica, post-rock
Year: 2005
Label: Nishi
Web: buy/myspace, last.fm
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Other posts: El Siete Es La Luz

FRENCH TEEN IDOL is an instrumental solo-project run by the Roman artist Andrea Di Carlo.
FTI music offers a typical post-rock mood, from the song structure to the melodies, blended with an electronic approach based on basic beats, thick strings and vocal samples.
Lovers of Sigur Rós, M83, God Is An Astronaut and The Album Leaf may appreciate FTI's musical proposal.
On May 29, 2005, FTI's self-titled debut album has been released by the Canadian netlabel Nishi.
On October 2005, the song Shouting can have different meanings has appeared on Losing Today's compilation (Italian version).
"Enlightened False Consciousness", French Teen Idol's second full length album, has been released on April 5, 2007 by the post-rock netlabel Lost Children.

on the album:
Further confounding the frontier between electronica and post-rock, French Teen Idol weaves a fabric of intricate piano figures, impassioned sequences and intriguing samples. Meticulous harmonies and a fine sense of dynamics pervade this self-titled album.

Tracklist:
1 Shouting Can Have Different Meanings 7:50
2 (Un)told Prejudices 5:04
3 Do You Want to Make Me Hate You? 1:58
4 Your Fault 4:51
5 Lamb 3:34
6 Inspired By a Galaxy 4:46
7 Some Moral Content 7:01
8 Same Tempos (changing) 9:32

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞

Artist: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album: F♯A♯∞
Genre: post-rock, experimental, chamber rock
Year: 1998
Label: Kranky
Web: buy, last.fm, myspace
Mirror~Bitrate~Size: rs | vbr ~181 | 82
Other posts: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada Ep

Link removed by request.

Tracklist:
1 The Dead Flag Blues 16:27 - The Dead Flag Blues (Intro) - Slow Moving Trains - The Cowboy... - (Outro)
2 East Hastings 17:58 - '...Nothing's Alrite in Our Life...' / Dead Flag Blues (Reprise) - The Sad Mafioso... - Drugs in Tokyo - Black Helicopter
3 Providence 29:02 - Divorce and Fever... - Dead Metheny.. - Kicking Horse on Brokenhill - String Loop Manufactured During Downpour... - (silence) - J.L.H. Outro

Mount Eerie - Lost Wisdom

Artist: Mount Eerie
Album: Lost Wisdom
Genre: singer/songwriter, lo fi, folk
Year: 2008
Label: P.W. Elverum & Sun
Web: buy, last.fm
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..Mount Eerie take many forms and sounds, showing how comfortable Elverum is with just a room and a guitar or a large cast of players performing his songs; Lost Wisdom is a small-scale gem that shows off his (and Doiron's) gifts to their finest..

full - AMG review

Tracklist:
1 Lost Wisdom 4:14
2 Voice in Headphones 2:16
3 You Swan Go On 1:25
4 Who? 2:24
5 Flaming Home 2:29
6 What? 2:06
7 If We Knew... 1:37
8 With My Hands Out 1:39
9 O My Heart 3:17
10 Grave Robbers 1:47

Juan Stewart - Los Dias

Artist: Juan Stewart
Album: Los Dias
Genre: piano, ambient, modern classical
Year: 2008
Label: Estamos Felices
Web: buy [int] buy [arg], last.fm, myspace
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Juan Stewart played the bass and the keyboard in Jaime Sin Tierra, an Argentinean band from late 90’s. In 2002, with 3, Stewart takes his first steps toward his solo career as an ambient & electroacoustic composer. Three years later, publishes El silencio de las cosas (Estamos Felices, 2005) and, in 2007, the post-rock oriented Oui!” (Estamos Felices).
Juan Stewart is also known for his work as a producer and sound engineer.

a few months ago I had the opportunity of enjoying the presentation of this album..

Tracklist:
1 Mi 1:38
2 Nieve 5:14
3 Los Días 2:16
4 Tu Ropa 6:50
5 Sin Pisar 4:29
6 Antes Del Sol 6:33
7 O… 10:52


.. hope you like it as much as I do.

Gregor Samsa - Over Air

Artist: Gregor Samsa
Album: Over Air
Genre: post-rock, slowcore
Year: 2009
Label: The Kora Records
Web: buy, last.fm, myspace

Over Air
In collaboration with Dutch radio station, VPRO and the Kora Records, we'll be releasing a new recording titled Over Air. The album will include a mastered version of our session at Desmet Studios for VPRO, along with many extras, including 3 bonus tracks not released elsewhere. This will be a fairly limited pressing, distributed on tour and through Kora Records.

link removed by request.

Tracklist:
1 Ain Leuh / VPRO 5:08 2 Jeroen Van Aken / VPRO 9:11 3 Three / VPRO 5:26 4 Adolescent / VPRO 5:30 5 Abutting, Dismantling / VPRO 6:26 6 Young And Old / VPRO 6:33 7 Du Meine Leise / Altmix 3:52 8 XXX / GS + Tiempo 4:40 9 Lean / GS + B Donne 7:09

Nest - Nest EP

Artist: Nest
Album: Nest Ep
Genre: ambient, piano
Year: 2007
Label: Serein
Web: buy, last.fm
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Nest is the collaborative project of Otto Totland (Deaf Center / Type Records) and Huw Roberts (Serein). The two started working together after forging a strong friendship as former members of the Miasmah label. This self-titled EP is their first work publicly released, so it is a great honour that we are able to offer it to you here. Both pianists, there is little wonder that after exploring a plethora of musical styles, the two find themselves most at home writing traditionally structured pieces, with the ivories a major element throughout. The EP demonstrates clearly the innate ability the two have for song writing, borrowing from the world of film soundtracks and contemporary classical composers to craft delicate instrumental compositions. Alongside their favoured instrument can be variously heard the plucked strings of the Welsh harp, violins, woodwind instruments, field recordings, percussion and a heady dose of mind wobbling effects. From the time Nest began writing together, one purpose was clear; to produce beautiful music free of pretense, and they do it exceptionally well. www.serein.co.uk

available on the Serein netlabel if you prefer (+stream ^link). recommended.


Tracklist:
1 Lodge 3:54
2 Kyoto 5:26
3 Marefjellet 4:44
4 Charlotte 4:43
5 Cad Goddeu 4:16
6 Trans Siberian 4:33

The Tumbled Sea - Songs by The Tumbled Sea

Artist: The Tumbled Sea
Album: Songs by The Tumbled Sea
Genre: modern classical, ambient, piano
Year: ?
Label: -
Web: buy> thetumbledsea@gmail.com., last.fm, myspace
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Other posts: melody/summer

I write and record music under the name The Tumbled Sea. It's mainly ambient-type stuff, with some pianos, organs, a little strings, a little guitar and synths and some other instruments. I've had some songs sitting around on my computer since I finished them, and I thought I'd put them up for a free download and see what people thought, since they weren't really doing anything all by themselves on my hard drive.
Sam on ATPR

apparently many of you tried the Chaz Knapp, great! if you enjoyed it I encourage you to try this one also (in fact I 'discovered' The Tumbled Sea first, a few months ago) .
fave song: Children Building This Rainman Out of Snow <3 style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">1 97202 4:45
2 Walking 6:25
3 Emily's Song 4:40
4 Children Building This Rainman Out of Snow 4:44
5 A Song for Staying In 5:57
6 Growing Recognition of the Genius of Birds 3:15
7 Sleeps 1:44
8 May 4:56
9 We're Turning Into Regular People 4:31
10 Doves 6:27
11 A Love Song 0:54
12 The People You Never Knew About 2:35

Chaz Knapp - Vie Comme un Parasite Faisant la Fête

Artist: Chaz Knapp
Album: Vie Comme un Parasite Faisant la Fête
Genre: modern classical, piano, ambient
Year: 2008
Label: PhantomChannel
Web: buy, last.fm, myspace
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lovely, been listening to this a lot, fave song Le fait de Couler du Navire then 4.. yes try it.
(also available on archive.org or Phantom Channel, check yay! links)

Tracklist:
1 Le Chien Mort 2:20
2 Mort D’une Vueve Soltaire 4:17
3 Le fait de Couler du Navire 4:39
4 Les Navires Perdus dans l’Obscurite 2:34
5 Celebration a une Nouvelle Vie 5:33
6 Question d’un Vide 10:14

Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind

Artist: Gifts From Enola
Album: Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind
Genre: post-rock
Year: 2006
Label: self-released
Web: buy + review (thesilentballet), last.fm, myspace
Mirror~Bitrate~Size: rs | vbr ~249 | 87

new album coming..

Tracklist:
1 Behind Curtains Closing 6:20
2 Early Morning Ambulance 6:10
3 City Lights Scraped the Sky 8:00
4 In the Company of Others 4:28
5 With the Tides in Hindsight 4:19
6 Miles of White 4:07
7 We Watched Them Lose Our Minds 3:36
8 Screaming at Anything That Moved 8:06
9 Memoranda 4:00

Early Day Miners - Jefferson at Rest

Artist: Early Day Miners
Album: Jefferson at Rest
Genre: slowcore, indie rock, sadcore
Year: 2003
Label: Secretly Canadian
Web: buy, last.fm, myspace
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Other posts: Let Us Garlands Bring, Placer Found

almost as good as Let Us Garlands Bring imo..

* re-upped *

Tracklist:
1 Wheeling 4:54
2 New Holland 4:02
3 Jefferson 5:02
4 McCalla 5:09
5 Awake 7:18
6 Into Pines 6:08
7 Cotillion 5:07

Distrails - Virginia Creeper

Artist: Distrails
Album: Virginia Creeper
Genre: read quote
Year: 2008
Label:
Web: buy, last.fm, myspace
Mirror~Bitrate~Size: rs | vbr ~217 | 51
Other posts: Dry Flies Ep

A unique fusion of piano, lush orchestration, layered sounds, and the phenomenal range of Jared Draughon’s melodic, haunting vocals. Jared Draughon’s mellow, beautiful voice is complemented well by Bitsy Pina’s hypnotic and complex piano themes.

Distrails is a musical duo formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The duo is composed of vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Jared Draughon,
and classical pianist/composer/keyboardist Bitsy Pina.
Textured, artistic and captivating,
"Virginia Creeper" is a demanding album that flows seamlessly through eight memorable and unique songs.
Distrails has just released their own album "Virginia Creeper" which they wrote and recorded themselves.

been listening to this a lot lately, very very good debut album - check it out


Tracklist:
1 Virginia Creeper 3:48
2 Always 4:31
3 Hourglass 4:46
4 Pursuit... 4:56
5 Critical Mass 4:38
6 Attractive Nuisance 1:24
7 Broken English 3:37
8 Waning and Waxing 5:44


thanks blindpilot for this one