2008

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2008-06-27 05:51:23

Brethren of the Free Spirit // Jeffrey Roden

Hi kids I assume some of you might be bored of all this dancable hummable summer music so to add some spice for the more sophisticated reader, here's...

2008-06-26 14:39:30

Today's loot 06.26

Diplo - Brew Barrymore : courtesy of Fader Mag , also a mix by Diplo called Fuzzy Peach QR5 - Revisited Gone : dubby laidback guitar pop via yvynyl *...

2008-06-26 06:14:19

Señor Coconut "Around the World"

Blog favourite German from Chile, Señor Coconut aka Uwe Schmidt and his orchestra has the latest installment to their series of latin pop covers. I...

2008-06-25 10:42:29

Diesler // Melvyn Price

Last week got two emails, one from our friend Jonathan Radford aka Diesler , about a new remix he's done. It's a driving deep house remix to...

2008-06-25 04:25:46

Cenk Akyol - Summer Jazz Mix

Our friend Cenk Akyol mixes another quality mix; before coming back to Istanbul for a vacation after 2 years of living down under!. It's been a while...

2008-06-24 16:14:57

Undomondo Radio Show #57

Don't ask me where 55-56 is, forgot to upload them! Starts off with moogy balearic soundscapes, think the transition to Yeasayer works good, not sure...

2008-06-23 04:12:42

White Denim

If any of you UK freaks need to get your yearly southern rock fix like I do, the Texas' modern day cowboys White Denim are currently on tour in the...

2008-06-22 12:51:24

What the mailbox brought in June

Selection off the MP3s emailed to us by artists/labels & promotion companies we got sent this month. Cof Cof - Caribbean Boy Cof Cof - Forbidden...

2008-06-18 09:05:20

Today's loot - 06.18

Some free mp3s I stumbled upon while surfing today; * Todd Sickafoose - Future Flora - West Coast * Todd Sickafoose - Bye Bye Bees Contemporary jazz...

2008-06-18 05:14:59

Hype Machine watchlist 1

I'm late in figuring out the best way to keep up with mp3blogs : The Hype Machine Watchlist . Now it's pretty simple to keep track of my blogroll!...

2008-06-16 07:41:30

The Mabuses

Any of you remember Doctor Mabuse ? The notorious criminal made famous by Fritz Lang is the inspiration of the band's name. Similar to its elusive...

2008-06-13 02:06:11

Assorted for vacation

It's time to take the first short vacation/break of 2008 and disappear until Monday. Assorted songs that I've been listening to for the last months...

2008-06-11 07:05:45

Balmorhea

Austin Texas duo-turned-quartet Balmorhea makes melancholic acoustic music, complicating roots Midwest Americana with cinematic ambience. It took me...

2008-06-11 03:04:46

Music Reblog Wed 11.06

Wednesday links * The seminal improv jazz label ICTUS Records led by Andrea Centazzo and Carla Lugli has a page on Last.FM. Here's an awesome...

2008-06-10 08:27:12

Netlabel : Glitch City

I discovered Glitch City via the last.fm noise mafia. They're a glitch/experimental/noise/breakcore/antimusic/8-bit netlabel who have made 56...

2008-06-09 08:26:25

Foals

The band to get Battles' most talked band award from last year is Oxford's Foals . One of the most hyped and busy bands this year, they've managed to...

2008-06-08 12:08:27

Calm Dawn mix by Cenk Akyol & Some other mixes

An exquisite ambient/micromusic/drone/electronica mix by our friend from down under Cenk Akyol, who's already given us this and this . Perfect for,...

2008-06-06 07:04:13

Quiet Village

Ahoy! Today we see a new kid on the undomondo block, one of Istanbul's world renowned DJs and the musical director of our home radio Dinamo , Fuchs...

2008-06-05 03:12:47

The Art of Funerary Violin

Another strange piece of work in tune with the Ghost Box aesthetics of being half-remembered/half-there is by the " The Guild of Funerary Violinists...

2008-06-03 05:15:31

The Advisory Circle

We're huge fans of Ghost Box and the nostalgic aesthetic of their output which brings libraries, victorian buildings, steampunk and old hauntologic...

2008-06-01 23:38:01

Listening to others 02.06

I was planning to do this yesterday, but couldn't so here it is today, a selection of the best finds on Hype Machine this week. * Siriusmo - Last...

2008-06-01 12:21:56

Istanbul Theremin Meeting

We're quite stoked for the next Friday as we're preparing for a huge event in Istanbul focused on te spooky instrument that is " theremin ". Starting...

2008-05-30 05:59:18

Summer Soul : James Pants / Muhsinah & Others

We're having some technical problems with the site that's why we're experiencing some short downtimes. Anyways before I jet out here's the last post...

2008-05-29 06:52:09

Kissey Asplund

Hittin you up with another sweet soul sensation, this time from Sweden. Kissey Asplund 's debut on UK's R2 Records is as sweet and deep as vocals go....

2008-05-28 04:29:41

Undomondo Radio Show #54

Coincident with this week's neosoul/hiphop vibes here's a mix with jazz + neosoul + nu school hiphop + funk + afrobeat + disco elements. One...

2008-05-27 03:23:52

Summer Soul P2 : Flying Lotus

Continuing our soulful hiphop tour, renowned beatdigger Steve Ellison aka Flying Lotus is soon to have his sophomore album " Los Angeles " out on...

2008-05-26 03:56:09

Summer Soul Intro P1: Eric Lau

This week we'll be covering all the neosoul/jazzy hiphop stuff coming out mostly from the UK and of course the US ( Stones Throw !) It's def going to...

2008-05-23 10:28:54

Reading List 05.23

Pogo - Alice // get the mp3 from last.fm * A retro Turkish Funk compilation by Edit Akbayram . Courtesy of Etrafta . * It's a violent world : A list...

2008-05-23 03:31:54

Ljudbilden & Piloten

We're being bombarded with a slew of newschool hiphop/neo-soul - primarily from the UK - these days and I was thinking of making a coverage of that...

2008-05-21 09:28:30

Undomondo Radio Show #53

Numbered #53, last week's show begins with a theme of soundscapes, dubstep and noise, while the second part is more jazzed-up, soulful and dubby. #53...

2008-05-21 02:56:31

Trus'me

One of the albums that didn't get as much attention as it deserved last year was " Working Nights " by Trus'me . Released in November 2007 by...

2008-05-20 03:10:19

The Dragons

Let's start this day with a lovely nugget by Ninja Tune released last year by the obscure USA band The Dragons . Properly released after 37 years of...

2008-05-16 06:15:29

Dub/Step Selection Cont'd

I received a mail from our fellow steppa head Golem , saying that the dubstep selection isn't complete without these tracks. Here are his oneliners...

2008-05-15 09:31:40

Dub/Step Essentials 2008

Here's a quick recap of dubby releases I've enjoyed this year. I've limited this selection to dubstep andubstep, but there's lots of roots Jamaican...

2008-05-13 04:27:19

Kaki King

I'll admit I'm a new convert to Katherine Elizabeth (Kaki) King 's intricate music. I haven't listened to her previous body of work which has higher...

2008-05-12 06:50:59

Undomondo Radio Show #52

Back in form this weekend was Error101, with her trademark cuckoo sounds, including hard to find stuff from far out genres like Anatolian Rock,...

2008-05-12 01:20:44

Mother's Day Mix

Yesterday I made a "Mother's Day Mix" on muxtape by selecting songs that has one of the words "mother, mom, mama" in it. In classic undomondo fashion...

2008-05-08 04:34:23

Box

Ä gren, Storlĸkken, Björkenheim, Dunn Another exciting release from our favourite Norwegian contemporaries Rune Grammofon sees an incredible roster...

2008-05-04 06:27:49

Sunday Youtube Selection

OvO - Live at Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland, CA I've been neglecting our youtube feed for some time (a month to be exact) yet I've bookmarked lots...

2008-04-30 06:27:44

Steve Lehman Quintet

Can't remember where I read about Steve Lehman 's 2007 effort, might be on Allaboutjazz or Downtown , but I was intrigued to see this 28 year old...

2008-04-26 10:20:59

Mailbox P2 : AGF, Douglas Lee, Pattern is Movement, Aficionado

We're already fans of the German spoken word / electronica artist Antye Greie Fuchs aka AGF . I thnik I've already mentioned her collabs with...

2008-04-26 05:39:45

Mailbox P1 : Lightning Head, Grillo, Rae Davis, Alan Wilkis..

The Time Of The Assassins - 70 Days & 70 Nights Last week I spent some time to cover some promo albums we got and clear that inbox. After few days...

2008-04-25 08:27:59

Soulphiction

Soulphiction aka Jackmate aka Michael Baumann has a new album out on the indisposable Berlin label Sonar Kollektiv . How they manage to be both...

2008-04-24 11:36:13

Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski, Martin, Wood & Ribot - Crosstown Traffic Hi kids, yesterday was a national holiday in Turkey. The kids holiday where every year kids from...

2008-04-22 15:55:43

Midweek Reblogging 04.22

* http://www.pornosoundtracks.com Forbidden Ensemble presents Pornosoundtracks, 11 tracks of seventies sleaze porngroove. You can stream, buy or...

2008-04-21 13:12:31

Taunus

Berlin based folktronica guitar duo Taunus was formed by the Berliner steel string guitarists Jan Thoben and Jochen Briesen in early 2001. Their...

2008-04-17 11:06:38

Shining

We went to see Rune Grammofon 's avantjazzmetal combo Shining yesterday night. I had heard that they pack a punch at their shows. They were very loud...

2008-04-15 03:11:43

Atjazz

One of our favourite deep house producers, UK's Martin Iveson aka Atjazz has a new one under his belt called Full Circle. As the Co-founder and head...

2008-04-13 08:32:25

Netlabel : 12 Records

Another standard bearing netlabel is 12 Records. Specializing in ambient and folktronica they're close to achieving the milestone 50th release. On...

2008-04-12 04:39:14

Netlabel : Cycles, Camomille's 100th

This weekend I'll be sifting through some netlabel releases. First up is Cycles available from Camomille Records as their 100th release. A release...