A series of albums, PART I.

Paavoharju - Laulu Lakkson Kukista
(Mediafire)




Paavoharju - Yhä Hämärää
(Mediafire)




Piano Magic - Low Birth Weight
(Mediafire)




Piano Magic - Incurable EP
(Mediafire)




Indian Jewelry - Free Gold!
(Mediafire, Part One, Part Two)

Crude Pie.

The Crude Pie wallpaper collection.

Thus far.

The world on fire.

I got a ticket for going six miles over the posted speed limit, my insurance is due... tomorrow, and my bank account was overdrawn by $0.02 and I'm probably dying. But I suppose I'm giving life a "Two Thumbs Up!" because the world is not on fire.

My keys have been stolen. Still "Two Thumbs Up!"

You know, for the kids... in the bedroom.

Bedroom Eyes, my friend, is like riding in the back seat of a station wagon, looking out upon the cornfields and dirt roads of summer.

Bedroom Eyes: Embrace in Stereo EP:
01. Motorcycle Daydream
02. Dancing Under Influence
03. The Skywriter
04. Blueprint for Departure

Bedroom Eyes: Valentine Vacancy EP:
01. Hand-In-Hand Grenade
02. (Here's One For You) Underdog
03. Stethoscope Sounds
04. Norwegian Pop

Dinosaur sex.

Some days I need to die. Other days I need to watch Dinosaur Sex.

A sudden death, Brother.

Reigning from Vancouver come The Organ, a five-piece girl band that I have just discovered are parting ways. As a group they created some cleverly dark and heart-broken songs in the vein of New Wave but with some modern elements as well. Their musical style was never so unique, but the addition of an organ to the band and the powerful vocals delivered by Katie Sketch were among the most unique. The lyrics seem to come from an emotionally broken and rampant place, mostly dealing with love and hurt but presenting it in an entirely different way than many other artists have. Please enjoy.

The Organ - Brother
The Organ - Love, Love, Love
The Organ - Sinking Hearts
The Organ - A Sudden Death
The Organ - Memorize the City

My hands.

My hands are becoming old hands, weathered with work and time. There is dirt bordering the fingernails and splits all the way through, matching blisters and enhanced lines from the stress that they've been through. My hands are turning old, my friends, and I fear that I will too. The parting ways between child's youth and a life of work are showing. My eyes are dimming as well, it seems, less life than there once was.

The start of something.

Voxtrot, my brothers and sisters, are the thought- provoking and melody- driven souls of indie-pop. Deriving from Austin, Texas, this intelligent and hopelessly charming four-piece band deliver what many can not. Good music. Good songwriting. Good vocals. Good packaging. Fulfillment to a listener, admirer, spectator, and dozens upon dozens upon hundreds of young girls' hearts and fantasies. Yes, they may be one of those groups that releases one or two or a few good albums and then opts out, one that soon may fall out of the public's interest, or one that may never be so popular, but if any of these may come to be then it will be a very unfortunate day, my dears, for Voxtrot, my brothers and sisters, is a band that does not release one good single and carries on with a career's worth of mediocre tunes. Voxtrot delivers time and time again, always with a song of brilliance and catchiness; songs that can be listened to over and over again, whether you're sitting on your bed with your great and big headphones or driving through the woods on a cloudy day. They are a band to be enjoyed, and please do nothing less.

Enjoi!

Voxtrot - The Start of Something
Voxtrot - Missing Pieces
Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives
Voxtrot - Sway
Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
Voxtrot - Trouble
Voxtrot - Heaven
Voxtrot - Raised By Wolves
Voxtrot - Rise Up In the Dirt
Voxtrot - Wrecking Force
Voxtrot - Soft & Warm
Voxtrot - Future Pt. 1

Labrador.

Labrador Records, my friends, is one of those labels that is home to many of the best indie-pop acts of this time, yet is still widely unknown though it is gathering listeners at a slow and undeserving pace. Labrador Records, my friends, hosts artists as The Legends, Sambassadeur, Club 8, The Mary Onettes, Acid House Kings, Chasing Dorotea, Loveninjas, and The Radio Dept., among others. Below I will provide a list of mp3's by named artists, as well as by a few others that are also on the label. If you enjoy, then please support them by purchasing songs and albums and singing their songs, though if you are not one to support the smaller artists, download their materials by programs such as SoulSeek without fulfillment.

Acid House Kings - Tonight Is Forever
Acid House Kings - This Heart Is A Stone
Acid House Kings - Sunday Morning
Acid House Kings - This and That
Acid House Kings - Do What You Wanna Do
Acid House Kings - That's Because You Drive Me

Aerospace - Tenderness Is the Plight of the Weakerthan
Aerospace - The Only Things We Share
Aerospace - Summer Still Reigns Supreme

Afraid of Stairs - Not Today

Airliner - Everything That's You

Chasing Dorotea - The Anchor Song
Chasing Dorotea - Dreamer

Club 8 - What Shall We Do Next?
Club 8 - Spring Came, Rain Fell
Club 8 - I Guess I Was Wrong
Club 8 - We're Simple Minds
Club 8 - When Lights Go Out
Club 8 - Cold Hearts
Club 8 - Falling From Grace
Club 8 - Keeping Track of Time
Club 8 - Saturday Night Engine
Club 8 - The Chance I Deserve

Corduroy Utd. - Daddy's Boy
Corduroy Utd. - Here Come's the Summer

The Legends - Play It for Today
The Legends - Hide Away
The Legends - He Knows the Sun
The Legends - Make It All Right
The Legends - Lucky Star
The Legends - These Old Hearts of Ours
The Legends - The Kids Just Wanna Have Fun

Loveninjas - I Wanna Be Like Johnny C
Loveninjas - Keep Your Love
Loveninjas - Meet Me Here

The Radio Dept. - Pulling Our Weight
The Radio Dept. - A Window
The Radio Dept. - Every Time
The Radio Dept. - The Worst Taste in Music
The Radio Dept. - Against the Tide
The Radio Dept. - Where Damage Isn't Already Done
The Radio Dept. - Why Won't You Talk About It?
The Radio Dept. - I Wanted You to Feel the Same
The Radio Dept. - The Hide Away
The Radio Dept. - It's Personal

Sambassadeur - Between the Lines
Sambassadeur - Whatever Season
Sambassadeur - Kate
Sambassadeur - One Last Remark

The Mary Onettes - Lost
The Mary Onettes - Void

Enjoi!

The world's greatest cowards.

From Sweden, Stum is a band that you can only feel a bit honored to listen to, particularly with their skilled musicianship and making every song available for download. It is hard to grasp at how a band as this can go by unnoticed. Their style doesn't define having broken any real boundaries, but it does reflect glimpses of the softer side of Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, Blonde Redhead, among others that are of a more down-tempo electronic-rock nature. The majority of their songs are in English while others are in German, and being that I have little time to finish this post, I will only provide links to the English ones. Do enjoy!

Stum - A Sigh Too Deep
Stum - Everything You Hate
Stum - My Disease
Stum - The Inside
Stum - It's Shining Through
Stum - Never Meant for This
Stum - Exhale
Stum - For Ever
Stum - Who Am I
Stum - World's Greatest Coward
Stum - The Silence Of
Stum - Moment of Silence
Stum - Almost Like Sleep
Stum - Tears Run Dry
Stum - Bits and Pieces
Stum - Without Words

The end of something beautiful.

I've never felt so betrayed and misunderstanding. Altogether I may have just broke.

Emporium.

This is the first demo and experiment in live sound that I have made for the project of QR9P2. I have since made Emporium II, and Emporium III, but those are not due to be released yet, if at all. Emporium was recorded in one hour after having finished my first day of work at the zoo, as tired as I was and as peaceful as the house was empty.
At this time I find myself checking my mailbox as if it were a tick, just waiting for someone to write me, call me, anything at all. Today is lonely.
Well, to return to the topic, here is the four-song demo complete for download in its 15 minute glory.

QR9P2 - Emporium.

Enjoi.
James.

Airiel and other loves.

I browsed the web today and I looked for some artists to call my own and to have discovered, and with this in mind I discovered Airiel among a nice array of other smaller bands, which I hope you will enjoy. With this post I will be setting the format for the most of my upcoming posts, the majority of which will just be telling of the bands I have found in a day. Among the artists of today are: Airiel, Lassigue Bendthaus, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Patrick Wolf, Pelle Carlberg, Secret Shine, The Album Leaf, and The Snow Fairies. I also aquired songs by other artists, but they are ones that I have known of. I will post links to those as well.

Do enjoi.

Airiel - Cinnamon
Airiel - Kiss Me Slowly
Airiel - Stratosphere
Airiel - Firefly
Airiel - Airtight Angels

Patrick Wolf - Lycanthropy
Patrick Wolf - Wind In the Wires
Patrick Wolf - Accident & Emergency

Club 8 - Whatever You Want (The song is available for download on their MySpace)

Lassigue Bendthaus - Jealous Guy (John Lennon cover)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre - From their official site you can download their entire discography

Pelle Carlberg - I Love You, You Imbecile

Secret Shine - You Are Inside
Secret Shine - Adored
Secret Shine - Evermore

The Snow Fairies - The Life of a Total Square
The Snow Fairies - The Place Where I Like to Read