Halifax Goes Psychedelic

Halifax Canada is producing some pretty nice psychedelic music as of late. These three artists have much to prove in this genre, but are doing a solid job so far. Offering expansive, gritty, guitar driven mindtrips to the listeners form coast to coast. Shadow Folk is my favorite of the batch, were they walk the fine line of psych-space rock with much grace. All of this great music is offered for a minimum investment over at bandcamp. 

Playlists: Dying for Bad Music #57 - 2013

Mix #57 - Small Town Raga

Welcome to a new 2 hours program of psychedelic late-night folk, americana related music.

1. die geister beschwören ~ winged things and light – (from Those Who Came Before..., 2013) url
2. Herman Düne and Cerberus Shoal ~ Sweetie – (from The Whys and Hows of Herman Düne and Cerberus Shoal, 2001)
3. Thirty Pounds Of Bone ~ The Streets I Staggered Down – (from I Cannot Sing You Here But For Songs Of Where, 2013) url
4. Brendan Codey ~ Twin Chimney – (from Twin Chimney, 2013) url
5. Paul Bergmann and the Fair Moans ~ Always Be Behind – (from 1, 2013) url
6. Micah Blue Smaldone ~ Time – (from The Ring of the Rise, 2013)
7. Wes Tirey ~ The Time Leaves So Soon – (from I Stood Among Trees, 2013) url
8. Zachary Cale ~ Bluebells – (from If You Wait Long Enough: Songs of Will Stratton, 2013) url
9. Oldine ~ Track 02 – (from Murmures, 1999)
10. Leo Kottke ~ The Tenessee Toad – (from 6- and 12-String Guitar, 1969)
11. Lukas Read ~ American Ramble ver.1 – (from Ramble Man, Ramble) url
12. Erik Mutzke ~ Waterdragon – (from Histories 'Sampler', 2012) url
13. Matthew De Gennaro ~ The Plumb Line / Bells for Mompou – (from Chuang Tzu Motherfucker, 2013) url
14. Hayden Pedigo ~ Raga For Wild Eyes – (from Seven Years Late , 2013) url
15. MV & EE ~ Total Loss Raga – (from Rural Ragas Vol. 1: Livestock Moon Forms, 2005)
16. Tom Settle ~ Ambuscade! – (from CANCER, 2012) url
17. Horrible Houses ~ The Rebuilding of the Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill – (from Songs Written and Recorded Under the Influence of the Yellow House, 2013) url
18. Jack Rose ~ Cathedral Et Chartres – (from I Do Play Rock And Roll, 2008)
19. Sean Proper ~ Design Engine – (from Design Engine - lsiting, 2013) url
20. Daniel Michael Clark ~ Endless noes & yeses – (from Black Billowing Clouds, 2013) url
21. Scott Key ~ The Laughing Cowboy – (from This Forest and the Sea, 2013)
22. Daniel Bachman aka. Sacred Harp~ Dogwood – (from Green Alum Springs, 2007)
23. Wendy Flower ~ Darkness in the Attic – info
24. generifus ~ Headed Down – (from The World, 2013) url
25. Victor Florence ~ Borderline – (from i'm so happy you found me, 2013) url
26. Tom Settle ~ The Little Girl and The Dreadful Snake (Bill Monroe) – (from CANCER, 2012) url
27. Micah Blue Smaldone ~ Root Hog Or Die – (from Some Sweet Day, 2004)
28. Jerry Hionis ~ In Memoriam - Frank Herbert – (from Graveyard Stomps & Funeral Rags, 2012) url
29. Sun Dried Tomatoes ~ Fakir – (from Sun Dried Tomatoes, 2013) url
30. Amanar ~ Igla – (from Songs for the North Country, 2012) url
31. Angelas LeJeune ~ Perrodin Two Step – (from Let Me Play This For You : Rare Cajun Recordings , 2013)
32. Trappist Afterland ~ The Hoarder Stows – (from Like A Beehive,The Hill Was Alive, 2013) url
33. die geister beschwören ~ casa cometa – (from Those Who Came Before..., 2013) url

dfbm #57 Small Town Raga from loveyourlocalhonk on 8tracks Radio.

Cantaloupe Legs - Cant. - 2013

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I really like these bedroom recordings of lo-fi pop, there is something about the rawness and emotional charge in them that gets me every time. Check it out!

Rok Lok Records Summer 2013 Mixtape

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The conception of Rok Lok Records took place in the winter of 1998 as I was preparing our first release On the Might of Princes "The Making of a Conversation" which appeared in August 1999. Early on I knew I wanted to contribute a different voice to Long Island's creative community. Traffic Violation was already releasing the finest in anthemic punk rock so why should Rok Lok duplicate that? Inspired by not only the strong local community of bands and artists and local labels like Traffic Violation and Eiffel Trousers Records, I took inspiration from K Records, Shrimper, Merge Records, Kill Rock Stars and numerous other labels I grew up worshipping to create what I wanted to set out to do with Rok Lok Records. 

One morning she visited him in a dream

One of those days!

Rox in the Box live

Various Artists - The Inside Track Volume 4 - 2013

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The only radio station dedicated to covering the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is returning for its biggest year yet. You can listen live on www.freshair.org.uk and follow us on Twitter at @FreshFringe for interviews, reviews, and prizes!

Clearance - Dixie Motel Two​-​Step (7") - 2013

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Clearance is guitarist/vocalist Mike Bellis and drummer Arthur Velez. The pair first started playing together in assorted basements around Ann Arbor, calling themselves the Fine Printers and stumbling through drunken covers of forgotten gems by groups like Television or the Velvets, all the while sharpening a slanted pop vocabulary of their own.

Thanks for the intro sensi05; some essence of Pavement - great slacker pop!

Osheaga 2013

Got lucky on Saturday night and got a couple of tickets to attend the Sunday Lineup... New Order, Mumford and Sons, The Luminiers, Atlas Genius, Shovels and Rope, Icona Pop, Frightened Rabbit, to name only a few. Beautiful day of music and people.

iTunes has a free playlist for a limited time.

Free Osheaga Playlist

Tigers on a Leash - Free Downloads - 2013

Lesser Strays - Epoch - 2013

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Indie Folk, Electric project out of California. 

The debut EP, titled "Epoch," of Lesser Strays is somewhat of a musical farewell to California, as the band relocated to Portland with its release in search of a less stagnant, more prosperous experience in life and music.

Dunbar Hunter - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses Cover) - 2013

Mahalo - Rainbow Ep - 2013

bandcamp - nyp

Fun, surfy indie pop from Madrid. I always get a kick out of the lyrics that are produced by non-Anglo countries - sometimes the simplest words make all the difference to the music, like in this case!

Those Hidden Places - emotional perfectionism - 2013

bandcamp - nyp

Really nice indie pop / shoegaze from Athens, Greece. Love the female vocals and the space that the music gives it to flow.

Playlists - I'm Lost Without You Here - 2013

Excellent blog with some killer compilations... 

On this Compilation:

The Lucksmiths, Bubblegum Lemonade, Rocketship, The High Strung, The Hermit Crabs, Allo Darlin’, Camera Obscura, The Field Mice, Giant Sand, Dean & Britta, My Robot Friend, The Virgins, East River Pipe, The Sadies, The New Year, A Band Called Quinn, The Go-Betweens, Darren Hanlon, Silkworm, The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Deerhunter y Veronica Falls.

to name a few!!!!

here's the playlist

check it out, tons more playlists § blog de Adolfo

Pajama People - Cool Intentions - 2013

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"Brooklynite indie pop dealers Pajama People have never met a melody they didn't like, or that they couldn't turn to their advantage. And on Cool Intentions... the band delivers a syrupy sweet concoction of cloudy, fuzzed out indie pop with melodies that stretch out for miles. It remains to be seen where they go from here. But on the strength of this album, you can rest assured that we'll be hearing from them again... and soon." 

-Beats Per Minute

Osborne Again - Feline Fine - 2013

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full length due out soon... such a cool song - sassy, clean guitar driven goodness!

Paul Bergmann and the Fair Moans - 1 - 2013

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Nice collection of songs from LA based indie folk artist Paul Bergmann and the Fair Moans. Dark, mysterious songs with a great delivery.

Epilogues - The Cartographer - 2013

Bandcamp - NYP

Just an outstanding release from this York indie pop duo...