in amongst the clouds
I'm a music enthusiast who enjoys writing, playing and listening to all sorts of aural ventures. Any suggestions or submissions would be appreciated. email: westardwick@hotmail.com
Category Archives: Music
Feliciano
London based gig promoter Felciano aka Sam Smith puts on some great gigs around London featuring such bands as Everyone Everywhere, Axes, Tall Ships, Polio, Stagecoach, The Physics House Band, Gunning For Tamar and lots more. He has just started … Continue reading
Appleseed cast
Fucking ay, just heard appleseed cast are to release a new album, their first since the brilliant 2009 record Sagmartha. You can listen to Great lake derelict the first track to be leaked from Illumination Ritual. Album is out april … Continue reading
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Tagged appleseed cast, greal lakes derelect, illumination ritual
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Be right back
So its been quite some time since I last posted, this therefore may turn into a large one. I’m going to try to update on what i’ve been listening to (both old(ish) and new(ish)), some new bands and releases plus … Continue reading
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Deftones
New song “Leathers” from upcoming studio album number seven “Koi No Yokan” out November 13th Does not disappoint. Eagerly awaiting the LP. Download the track for free here
Caspian – Walking Season
New album from post-rockers Caspian released today
Fatoumata Diawara
Yet another great Malian musician
Dinosaur Jr.
From the new album
Happy Meet Me In St. Louis Day!
Stop whatever it is you are doing! and listen to meet me in st. louis, one of the greatest UK bands of the last 10 years
Quarter Mile Thunder
Check out that natural reverb! Wonderful
Efterklang – Full Album Stream
Stream the new album in full here
This Town Needs Guns – New Track
New track, new album on the way and not forgetting the new line-up, This Town Needs Guns head out on UK tour! Always a great show and now with Henry, from the also great but now seemingly defunct Pennines, this is … Continue reading
Toe – The Future Is Now EP
If anyone has a spare ticket for the all-dayer this sunday, please name your price
Richard Parker
I remember playing with these guys at a show in Huddersfield with my old band. Since then we have sadly disbanded but Richard Parker have fortunately not. The new track (posted below) is quality reminiscent of an explosions in the sky tune. And with … Continue reading
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Tagged instrumental, leeds, maps & atlases, muntiny on the bounty, post-rock, richard parker, tall ships
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Efterklang – New tracks
Two Tracks from the upcoming album Dream Today Click the link and it’s the first track on the site
Black Pistol Fire
Gritty two-man guitar blues from canadian outfit. If you only listen to one track make it Young Blood
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Stream new album Shields out September 18th here
Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
The new album out on 17th November
Atoms For Peace
Thom Yorke’s band Atoms For Peace, which also includes Flea and Nigel Godrich, surprised the world by releasing a new single called “Default” on iTunes. It’s an oceanic but anxious thing, running on off-kilter electronic blips but still keeping some … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms for peace, default, flea, nigel gonrich, radiohead, thom yorke
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Shoes and Socks off – Final Release and tour
Shoes And Socks Off is dead, long live Shoes And Socks Off. The end of the line is approaching for the acclaimed solo project of ex-Meet Me in St. Louis front man, and former Shield Your Eyes bassist, Toby Hayes…but … Continue reading
PVT
New track from upcoming third studio album.
Two Gallants – New album and HUGE Tour!
Two Gallants released fourth studio album The Bloom and the Blight last week, after a 5-year dry spell. In support of the new record they are heading out on a huge tour. Below i have posted just the European Dates … Continue reading
Weaponess
Scarborough student four-piece Weaponess seem like they may be ones to watch for the future, evolving effects and dynamics through polished technical guitar riffs and unpredictable song structures have drawn me to the conclusion that i am a fan already. Although still lacking … Continue reading
Nosferatu D2 – Free live download
On March 5th, 2007, Nosferatu D2 stepped on stage for the final time as the opener for Los Campesinos! and Sky Larkin. We didn’t know it was to be their final show (and neither did they), but by luck someone … Continue reading
Mount Fuji
Formerly Conquistadors
BSM sign TOE
Big Scary Monsters Sign Japanese rockers Toe for new EP!! The Japanese math rock band will make their first ever trip to Europe this September, to coincide with the release of their new EP, ‘The Future Is Now’. Toe is … Continue reading
Mahogany Hand Glider
Some more instrumental rock from Leeds
Heights
UK Post-rock/progressive band
Fresh Meat | Introducing… Cleft
Through brilliant early production values, interesting images of Jimmy Hill and most importantly, with an extremely promising and break-through EP, Cleft might sound like an alien entity now, but wait a few years and we’ll wager that you won’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged cleft, manchester, Math Rock, musical mathematics, turbo-prog
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Turtle Bus – Kimberly Kakao
Old song, new video. here’s an rework of the same song in a desert blues style
Local Natives – Take away show
Not a big fan of Local Natives but this live video of “Who knows, who cares” recorded in Paris by blogotheques Vincent Moon is mouth-wateringly good
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Tagged blogotheque, local natives, take away show, vincent moon, who knows who cares
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Lymbyc Systym
Another new track from the upcoming third studio release from Lymbyc Systym
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Tagged falling together, lymbyc sytsym, post-rock, symbolyst
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The Little Unsaid
I saw The Little Unsaid by accident a year or so ago, just happened to stumble into Bar 1:22 on a random night in Huddersfield. I was completely overwhelmed by the whole experience, bought both CD’s that were available to … Continue reading
We Sleep In This Machine
Just stumbled across this. We sleep in the machine unsigned post-hardcore band from york. I like
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Tagged post-hardcore, unsigned, we sleep in this machine, york
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Efterklang – new album and tour
Here’s a teaser for the upcoming 4th studio release, Piramida, from Danish collective Efterklang. The video shows what lengths the group go to create their distinct sound, it is such a joy to see musicians so passionate about their art. The … Continue reading
Jairus Documentary
As far as hardcore music goes my interest and knowledge is minimal at best but Jairus are a band that have always spoken to me. I have been a fan for the last 5 or 6 years, through which time … Continue reading
Esperi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18bQS8lQGIs&feature=player_embedded
Scottish multi-instrumentalist Chris James Marr shows off his looping skills, in this beautifully crafted sound scape Silo the Fire.
He has a couple of pay what you like downloads available on his bandcamp, both of which are excellent. There are definite hints of Mike Kinsella’s Owen through the distinct guitar style and arrangements
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Tagged chris james marr, esperi, mike kinsella, owen, scotland, silo the fire
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Shoes and Socks Off is Over!!
Just received an email from Toby Hayes aka Shoes and Socks off, if you haven’t read it here it is… Closing. The time has come for me to shut this thing down. As much as I love it, I’ve now have … Continue reading
MixCloud Playlists
Not being that computer savvy I don’t know how to embed mixcloud playlists on my blog yet so ill just post the links. The first is from Big Scary Monsters who upload a mix fortnightly so check back for more … Continue reading
Minus the Bear
Gig this Friday (17th) at Heaven in London. Touring the new album Infinity Overhead. Stream it here
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Tagged Big Scary Monsters, Infinity Overhead, Minus the Bear
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Macho Muchacho
Math Rock band from Ecuador. Macho Muchacho.
[bandcamp album=2268373714 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=grande3]Caravels
I have been listening to this 2010 EP from Caravels, released on Topshelf records, all week. Just can’t stop, take a listen and enjoy. Take a look at Topshelf records as well, they have an amazing rosta.
Tinariwen
Recording their 2011 album Tassili in the sahara desert
Introducing: I Love Colour
I have played with and seen i love colour a number of times whilst i was living in Huddersfield and they had always blown me away with their live performance. But since then they have grown in numbers (with the … Continue reading
Everyone Everywhere UK Tour
Everyone Everywhere, recently signed to my personal favorite record label Big Scary Monsters for their newest self-titled full length album. To coincide with this release they are heading over the pond for an extensive european tour, the first they have done. A … Continue reading
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