Cymbal Rush - Thom Yorke (2006)
Thomas « Thom » Edward Yorke is a british musician. He was born October 7th, 1968 at Wellingborough in the Northamptonshire. At birth, the eyelid of his left eye is paralysed. During his five first years, he spend a lot of time at the hospital.
He met the other members of Radiohead in his private school at Abingdon, when he was 11 years old.
Thom Yorke took part in several artistic or musical projects. For example, he worked with PJ Harvey, Björk, U.N.K.L.E. and Beck.
On July 11th 2006, when he released this solo album: The Eraser, fans were disapointed and feared the end of the mythical band. But thom Yorke was very clear: it was only a trial of personnally written and produced album. It was produced and arranged by Nigel Godrich, historical producer of Radiohead.
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Too Late - M83 (2008)
M83 is a group of electronic music formed in 2001 by Anthony Gonzalez in Antibes. He is quickly joined by Nicolas Fromageau, guitarist and drummer from his first rock band. The M83 influences range from Sonic Youth to Mogwai or even My Bloody Valentine and Tangerine Dream. He is the worthy heir of Shoegaze style. In addition, we can’t miss the massive use of persistent electronic sounds which reminds us the tracks of Vangelis.
On Saturdays=Youth album released today, Anthony Gonzalez has worked with producers Ewan Pearson (who also produced for Ladytron and The Rapture) and Ken Thomas (also known for his work with Cocteau Twins or Sigur RĂłs). The voices are much more present than on previous albums, which do not make the album less gliding. We keep being carried away by these beautiful melodies fueled by melancholy.
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And They All Look Broken Hearted - Four Tet (2003)
Kieran Hebden, from the post-rock band Fridge, begins in 1998 his solo project of electronic music under the name Four Tet.
Kieran’s music format generally avoids traditional pop songs format, it is moving towards a more abstract approach. His tracks are made of rich and organic sounds with very harmonious elements. It incorporates hip hop, electro, techno, jazz and folk elements. Moreover, Four Tet sound have obvious similarities with other musicians, like Prefuse 73.
Rounds was released in May 2003. It was the most ambitious project of Kieran until then, by integrating various samples such as the mandolin on “Spirit Fingers” and even a plastic duck on “Slow Jam”, the last track of the album. This last one was used in an advertisement for Nike in the United States in 2001 and 2002.
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