Dulceflur is a talented bloke! Check out music he created for a video on the North Sea. The music ebbs and flows as the sea swells and sinks. Soothing stuff!
23 October 2009
13 October 2009
Wrap Your Ears Around This Artist - 13 October 2009
UPDATE (25 Oct 2009) - Just Plain Ant's album released (not just a few songs, but the full length joint): head here for the goods!
After appearing on three podcasts, it's about time I wrote a longer post about him.
And if you haven't heard me give props about the artist whom I'm about to speak about, then let me introduce you.
Here he is, my Wrap Your Ears Around This Artist: Just Plain Ant.
I was introduced to the sounds which Just Plain Ant makes after reading a tweet by BlocSonic. I clicked on the link, and found a collaborative album by two Just Plain Sounds Artists: JPA and Oh Bliv called Black Soap.
One rotation of songs and I was hooked. (I'll admit, I can get a little excited about artists and their music - maybe not Miley Cyrus fan crazy, but if I'm not medicated I don't promise anything - throw in a track called Dean & The Disco Rhinoceros | enough said).
As I've said before - listening to Just Plain Ant's sounds (throw in Oh Bliv as well) send you back to an older era of soul, funk and r&b mixed with nice, tight hip hop beats to combine the best of both worlds.
Then the New Black hit archive.org and the story continued. Thirty-four songs, fifty minutes - just right but yet not enough. I found myself getting pulled into a mix then it shifted into another tune. Just as soon as you start to complain, you'll forget the gripe and start grooving to the next sound. If you want to hear a few highlights - check out Born and Raised in It, Della Reese, Acid Lullabye, Clusterfunk and In My Reeboks.
Just Plain Ant has been gracious to allow me to use his music on my podcasts, and for this I'm very thankful. When he cued me in on a new project he was working on and said that I could use one of his songs for it, I jumped at the chance.
Intro Songs About Something. It is a new downtempo project by the man of the hour which reminds me of groups such as Aim, Cities of Foam, Zero 7, Abraham (Blue for the Most), Bauchklang, and I don't think I'm stretching when I say Royksopp's Melody A.M.
To add to my reminiscing, the music is just as soulful, just as meaningful, and just as smooth(ful, uh... I'm making words up again). Nifty a capella sounds help start off the album on "The Day Has Begun," then the longing sounds found on "Wanderlust," moving into gorgeous lyrics eloquently sung in "Peace Be Unto All of Mankind," finished up with nice 'n' jazzy laced gems found on "We Are, Now" and "Fly Over Me."
Here's a taste:
The first five songs from the project were released last week, and more will be released the first Tuesday of each month through January 2010. Check out his bandcamp site for more details.
Just Plain Ant: mixing history with modernity, spanning the realm from hip hop to downtempo, and helping keep your life chilldown.
08 October 2009
The Chilldown Period - Episode Eight - Music for the General - 8 October 2009
It's that time of the month for yet another release of the Chilldown Period by yours truly - the UBLF. We've got fourty-six minutes (plus) of some grooved out tunes for you from some dang good artists!
First up, as always, I'd like to thank he ambienteer for allowing me to use one of his songs. Up next are some artists/individuals who helped me find artists willing to allow me to use their music: HipGnosis, Kieron James, Auditory Canvas, Solipsistic Nation, and Just Plain Ant.
This podcast is dedicated to my friends' little boy who recently underwent surgery, and whom I've nicknamed "the General." He's an adorable five month old whose cheeks hide his chin. His hazel (for now) eyes are always searching and his laugh will tear down the thickest of walled hearts! Here's to getting better, General!
Now to the list o' artists:
- Duality - Nobody Move
Dublicator - Lonely Phantom - Deep Roots EP - Deep in Dub - CC
- Virelay - The Bind - The Comfort is Confusion EP
Film Noir World
"Something Dark" (mp3)from "It's Here"
(Per Capita Records)
More On This Album
Moto "She's Everywhere" (mp3)from "She's Everywhere"
(Browntown Wreckords)
Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album
- Just Plain Ant - Wanderlust - Songs About Something - Just Plain Sounds
- Cynic One - Just Friends
Jazzra "The Only One" (mp3) from "Soulounge"
(Vibe Boutique Records)
Buy at Rhapsody- Sunna Gunnlaugs - Mindful - Mindful
30 September 2009
Photo to be used for the next podcast
Here's the winner: Picture 6 (I believe Weather Pending helped put it over the top... by their vote). I will use Picture 7 for my next podcast cover.
I'll tinker with it tonight and show you what I will come up with.
Thanks everyone for your input!
Look for the next podcast out on the 8th.
26 September 2009
Photos to possibly be used for next podcast cover - 26 September 2009
It's coming upon that time for me to start getting serious about my next podcast and for the choosing of my next cover! There are twelve pictures to choose from and for this I will be using a survey in the sidebar to make things easier.
(@WeatherPending throws in their votes for Photos 6 and 9 - I think that takes 6 up to 3 votes?)
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
Picture 9
Picture 10
Picture 11
Picture 12
10 September 2009
The Chilldown Period - Episode Seven - 10 September 2009
It's that time of month for the next episode of the Chilldown Period to grace the interwebs! We've got more great music from dang good artists from around the globe waiting for you to download and stream into your ears.Just a few corrections need to be made, because I'm too lazy to go back and record to correct myself.
Just Plain Ant's new album is called "The New Black" not "A New Black" as I said in the show.
Here's Summer Rain Recordings' statement on donations made to charity:
"Summer Rain Recordings, established in the summer of 2007, is a record label with a difference. Every artist signed to the label donates a minimum of 5% of their royalties for every release to NextAid, or a charity of their choice, and we match their percentage donation from the label profits from the release.
ioda, our distributor, also donate 25% of their fees for each of our releases to next aid too."
Hopefully I didn't misspeak about this on my podcast.
I'm sure there are a few more mistakes, and if you happen to find them email me at ublfsounds@gmail.com.
If you want a copy of the bed music used for my podcasts, you can catch it here: Ambienteer's albania.
If you want to follow Thomas Raukamp - check him out here @thomasraukamp.
Alright, it's time for this month's lineup:
Just Plain Ant - Born and Raised in it - The New Black - Just Plain Sounds - CC
Just Plain Ant - Della Reese - The New Black - Just Plain Sounds - CC
So I'm Jo - Everything's Ahead - Entrevoir - Modular Field - CC
Sombre Consern - Relative Rhythms - Delayed Delivery - Kreislauf - CC
Sliptone - Birds and the Bees - Funkagent 1 - Budabeats - CC
Ez a Divat - Nofun Nofun [Crookram Remix] - Nofun Nofun EP - Budabeats - CC
Dulceflur - Hibiscus - Charcoal Flowers - Summer Rain
Riccicomoto - Mama (featuring Anita) - Turn Over EP - Summer Rain
Scaff - Pullbar - Knobs and Jacks - Yuki Yaki - CC
Outputmessage "Risen" (mp3)
from "Resurface Remixed"
(Swedish Columbia) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album
løser - ologie pt. 3 - ologie - CC
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