folk

Nuremberg downtempo duo Boozoo Bajou is putting a new one out called Grains by the start of March, their first after their 2005 album Dust my Broom. Read more for the Grains inspiration mix, and the Andy Votel remix off the first single which will feature additional remixes by Prins Thomas and Quantec.

* Les Savy Fav – Let’s stay Friends (Frenchkiss) : So I submitted to indie hypster art rock shit with the Brooklyn indierockers Les Savy Fav. Their uptempo indie stomp is catchy as well, filling in the shoes of last years Bloc Party for me.
* Pjusk – Sart (12K): Barren drony soundscapes from Norway by the duo of Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik and Rune Sagevik.

Another milestone show, #30! Feels like we’ve been doing Undomondo forever, when it’s barely 30 (it’s already 35 btw, you know I’m slow to keep up with it online). Starts of folky with acts like Hala Strana & Golden Arm Trio, Early Songs, Luke Temple, Jens Lekman, amazing songs!

The first 4 months have gone by and indeed 2007 has been lucrative for music. As the collective memory is so low these days and there’s so much production and hype, I want to emphasize the better stuff once more. Here’s a short recollection of what I’ve been listening to these past months.

I mentioned the Finnish folk/nujazz band Korpi Ensemble on yesterday’s radioshow review, yet just to show you how much I love this song, I featured it once again, so make sure you listen to it. Vocalist Johanna Iivanainen’s singing is very emotional, but of the inspirational and lively kind rather than the melancholic.