"Come on, Sister" ~ Belle and Sebastian

Belle & Sebastian is about to release a new album.... yay! It's been almost 4 years since Life Pursuit, what have you guys been doing?

Belle and Sebastian Write About Love ...um, don't they always? :-p

OH! They've been writing about love! Well, it's about time! Cause anyone who knows about this Scottish powerhouse knows that they are consistently great songwriters. They are one amongst few bands that release incredible albums which are throughly fresh and enjoyable track-after-track.

Mark your calendar for the official release, October 11th. And while you wait... we here at the Dodo Nest are such good guys that we have posted an advance track. Check out their lovely new song, "Come On Sister". Get-it, get-it!

"Come on Sister" by B&S

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This song has a playful sound that reminds me of early 80's anime– かわいい! It's just too cute!!! Anyways, download it and spread it like a bad FWD: cause it's sure to whet your appetite for the real deal.

We Miss You, Nujabes :'-(

"It's funny how the music put time in perspective,
add a soundtrack to your life and perfect it"
~Shing02, Luv(Sic)Pt.3

I can't believe it's only been a few months since Nujabes' passing. Personally, no other artist has left such an impression upon his/her death like him. It seems his absence left a large void in my musical heart. Perhaps because I was turned onto his music during a particularly enjoyable time in my life, his passing symbolized an end to that mirthful chapter.

As a change of pace from the usual indie stuff, I'm digging into my "urban" side (LOL) and sharing with you what made hip-hop not only enjoyable to me but maybe even therapeutic. This playlist is an homage to the music that comprises the soundtrack to your life.

-----We'll Miss You Seba Jun-----

1. Next View*
2. Sky Is Falling (feat. C.L. Smooth)
3. Luv (Sic) (feat. Shing02)
4. Ordinary Joe (feat. Terry Callier)
5. Latitude (Remix) (feat. Five Deez)
6. Blessin' It (feat. Pase Rock & Substantial)
7. Feather (Feat. Cise Starr & Akin)
8. Luv (Sic) Part 2 (feat. Shing02)
9. Modal Soul*
10. Aurorian Dance*
11. Don't Even Try It (feat. Funky DL)
12. Old Light (93 Million Miles Away) (feat. Pase Rock)
13. Luv (Sic) Part 3 (feat. Shing 02)
14. Highs To Lows Remix Feat Cise Starr (Street)
15. Home Sweet Home (feat. Substantial)
16. Thank You (feat. Apani B)
17. F.I.L.O. (First In Last Out) (feat. Shing 02)
18. Think Different (feat. Substantial)
19. Summer Gipsy*
20. 四季ノ唄 Shiki no Ūta (Song of the Season)

Choice cuts: the incredibly romantic Luv(Sic) Trilogy; the mind-altering Think Different with Substantial (this song changed my entire perspective about hip-hop vs rap); a couple of rarities including the intro instrumental, Next View, the Highs To Lows Remix with Cise Starr, and another Shing02 track, First In Last Out; and to bring the set to a close, the ending theme to Samurai Champloo, Shiki no Ūta... I get teary-eyed just thinking about it.

Some of his best hip-hop tracks line the way here. But because Nujabes was first and foremost a producer, I decided to include a few of his compositions without an MC (denoted by *). These beautiful instrumental pieces come in as interludes, of sorts. Between the emceeing and high-energy beats, I thrown in a couple of Nujabes' most hear-felt rhythms & harmonies including: Modal Soul, which features the wonderful saxophone melodies of Uyama Hiroto; the often-imitated classical guitar style of Aurorian Dance; and the coffee house sounds of Summer Gypsy, whose delightfully-deceptive dance club intro and outro always makes me smile.

All you hip-hop fanatics, ENJOY!
Jun Seba, we will miss you dearly.


DodoNest presents:
We'll Miss You 瀬葉淳
Selections from the late and great Nujabes

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OPST (Full pics)

Full view of recent pieces by Opst.

Opst Graffiti

Some pieces that I have done recently.

~Opst

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Just Wanted to Say Thank You for Putting my Song on Your Blog.

I alway enjoyed checking out your blog for my indie fix, and I was uber psyched when I saw my song made your playlist. Thanks for the support, and keep listening.

 

 

Jake A.K.A The Darchives.

I ❤ 8-bit

Mixtape #05

I proclaim myself to be a video-game Luddite! I cant play first-person games and I get headaches in a "3-D" environment :-(So I'm enamored with the 8-bit era and am discovering the influence it has on the music scene. More and more I am hearing MIDI-type sounds and gamey sound effects on my favorite jams. That is why my new mixtape is dedicated to this musical pixelation. I Love 8-bit!
The must-hear tunes are: the new Helio Sequence song, which I hope is a preview of their new album; a new and refreshing song from The Shins, and a great hip hop track by Mega Ran dedicated to the only female robot boss in the Mega Man series :-D

------I ❤ 8-bit------

1. Loro - Pinback
2. Monogamy Is a Type Of Wood- The Darchives
3. Wet Hair (Japandroids) - Teen Daze
4. Cable TV - Fol Chen
5. It's the Chemicals feat. Scarub (Dodo mix) - Inspired Flight
6. Turn It Off - Phantogram
7. When I'm Yours - Film School
8. Goodbye Girl - The Shins
9. Splash Woman - Random a.k.a. Mega Ran
10. Mingus And Pike - The Ruby Suns
11. Heavy Heaven (demo) - Egyptian Hip Hop
12. Stay Close - Delorean
13. Converter - The Helio Sequence
14. Feel It All Around - Washed Out
15. Laura - Mates Of State
16. We Don't Want Your Body - Stars
17. The Early Sheets - The Lost Levels
18. Is This My New Career? - Oucho Sparks


We begin with Pinback doing a mellow intro. Then the MIDI sound kicks in with Monogamy... by The Darchives. Cable TV is a fun track about a fling in a motel featuring some wacky SFX. Then you're treated to a confluence of rock and hip hop by the breakthrough act Inspired Flight. Phantogram picks up the energy and runs with it. Then we get a litle mellow with some old indy faves like Film School, Mates of State and the mighty Shins who turn out some wonderful new stuff. Delorean makes yet another appearance (cant get enough of these Barcas)... who open up nicely to the awesome new song Converter by my all-time favorite band.
But the fun doesn't end there! Washed Out keeps true to their name with their lo-fi soundwaves. You gotta hear a great demo from Egyptian Hip Hop- these dudes sound promising. To top off the list we have an apt noisy-pop track from Stars off their recently-released album, a cool 8-bit sound from Lost Levels (if that isn't the most videogamish of names...) and, to leave the set strongly, the most bad-ass of avant-garde mushroom jazz musicians (I have a hard time classifying these monsters), Oucho Sparks!
~ Doooo it!!!



AvianEddy presents:
I ❤ 8-bit Pixelated Music Playlist

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~avian

The Ballad of Reyna and Akio

I am currently in the process of composing this theme for Dream Eternal. It is called "The Ballad of Reyna and Akio" as I am aiming to convey the journey and dramatic progression of the main characters.
Here it is in its current, working form:

"The Ballad of Reyna and Akio" by AvianEddy

I actually got a chance to play this live at the Semillas de la Paz event as the background music for a short movie they screened depicting our sister city of Juarez. Freddy was accompanying with a steady waltz rhythm on the bongos– that will probably be the next implementation.

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