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ALBUM REVIEW – Two Door Cinema Club’s “BEACON”

by admin on October 4, 2012 in Album Reviews / WEND Magazine's Music Monday Posts with No comments

ALBUM REVIEW – as written for the Jackson Hole Weekly.

Album: BEACON

Release date: August 3, 2012

Beacon, the much-anticipated sophmore album of indie sensation Two Door Cinema Club, has arrived. The Northern Ireland trio’s release rides high on the press wave of frontman vocalist Alex Trimble’s shimmering, boy choir-backed performance at London’s recent Olympics Opening Ceremony; a move that slipped TDCC onto the radar of fledgling middle class hipsters around the world. Continue reading →

ALBUM REVIEW – C2C’s “Tetra”

by admin on October 4, 2012 in Album Reviews / WEND Magazine's Music Monday Posts with No comments

ALBUM REVIEW – as written for the Jackson Hole Weekly.

Artist Group: C2C

Album: TETRA

Release date: September 3, 2012

After 15 years together, French turntable group C2C has released their first LP, “Tetra.” C2C, or Coups2Cross, is comprised of beat gurus 20Syl and DJ Green (of Hocus Pocus) and DJ’s Atom and Pfel (of Beat Torrent). C2C met as teens and have been performing together since, winning (among other things) first place in the DMC World Competition four times in a row, from 2003-2006. C2C achieves their signature sound by recording custom digital samples from vintage instruments and improvising electronic beats in a jazz-rooted performance style. Continue reading →

Album Review – Jessie Ware’s “Devotion”

by admin on October 3, 2012 in Album Reviews / WEND Magazine's Music Monday Posts with No comments

ALBUM REVIEW – as written for the Jackson Hole Weekly Newspaper.

Artist: Jessie Ware

Album: DEVOTION

Release date: August 20, 2012

The UK has been churning out a noticeable stream of songstress talent over the last few years, and Jessie Ware’s debut album “Devotion” is no exception to that trend. “Devotion” stands poised to take not only a first bow to standing ovation but also to contend for label as one of 2012’s best albums. Continue reading →

Misson Of Burma – “Unsound”

by admin on October 3, 2012 in Album Reviews / WEND Magazine's Music Monday Posts with No comments

ALBUM REVIEW – as written for the Jackson Hole Weekly.

Mission of Burma

Album: Unsound

Release date: July 9, 2012

Boston’s Mission of Burma released one album, “Vs.,” in the throws of three glorious post-punk years of stardom before singer-guitarist Roger Millier developed tinnitus, forcing the group to disband in 1983. MOB regrouped in 2002 and, in a against-the-tide move, started churning out successful albums. “Unsound” is the fourth LP they’ve released since 2004. Continue reading →

A good pair of boots. And IRON MAIDEN’s “To Tame A Land.”

by admin on September 14, 2012 in Musings of a Ski Bum Philosopher with 2 Comments

A good pair of boots.

A good pair of boots

can set a girl free.

Take her to places

before never seen.

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C2C’s TETRA.

by admin on September 10, 2012 in Music Junkie, Musings of a Ski Bum Philosopher with No comments

French turntable group C2C has been around for a handful (think: 15) of years now. Members 20SYL, Atom, Pfel and Greem have been hanging out around the world, winning turntablism competitions and melting electro/urban musical faces, but they hadn’t released any records until early 2012, when their first EP, “Down The Road,” hit the shelves. C2C’s debut album, “Tetra” came out this September 3rd after two years of hard work. Check out the Tetra album stream and a video of one of their live performances below.