Monday, June 30, 2008

Fugal by General Fuzz

Today, a nice ambient track by General Fuzz called Fugal. It's a long, ebbing and flowing piece with some spacy oohs and ahs for kicks.

http://generalfuzz.net/mp3/Cool%20Aberrations/fugal.mp3

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Sepia Rainbows by Ugress

Rainbows are all over the place this weekend for the gay pride celebrations, but Ugress's Sepia Rainbows are not nearly so festive. The title nicely captures the feel of this moody piece of ambient trip-hop.

http://www.ugress.com/media/mp3/chromosomecorrupt/Ugress-ChromosomeCorruptEP-04-SepiaRainbows.mp3

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Three Day Waitng Period by Josh Woodward

When Josh Woodward quit doing Song Fight!, he left behind a lengthly legacy with a lot of winners. Three Day Waiting Period is one of those winning songs.

http://www.songfight.org/music/three-day_waiting_period/joshwoodward_3day.mp3

Friday, June 27, 2008

Money by Bernadette Seacrest And Her Yes Men

Money is a smoky downtempo jazz tune the luscious singing of Bernadett Seacrest.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Bernadette%20Seacrest%20And%20Her%20Yes%20Men%20-%20Money.mp3

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Feet by Deshead

If you've gone out to see to to send a cheating lover swimming with the fishes, you might find your Feet tripping over each other when you hit land again.

http://www.songfight.org/music/feet/deshead_feet.mp3

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

We Are All Made Of Strings by Matthan Minster

We Are All Made of Strings is a hummable pop song of the sort Matthan Minster can be expected to deliver.

http://www.songfight.org/music/we_are_all_made_of_strings/matthanminster_waamos.mp3

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Friendly Fire by Lemon Party

Lemon Party have some of the best songs in the Song Fight! archive. Friendly Fire is a folk song that explodes into a pop crescendo in the middle just for a moment before dropping off into a quiet acoustic song again.

http://www.songfight.org/music/friendly_fire/lemonparty_ff.mp3

Monday, June 23, 2008

She's Hysterical by Girls

The Girls are a band with a terrible terrible name. First, it's all guys. Second, it's futile to try getting information on them by internet searches. But listen to She's Hysterical, forget about these things, and enjoy three minutes of post-punk pop nostalgia.

http://www.dirtnaprecs.com/Girls.mp3

Sunday, June 22, 2008

A Woman On Paper by Eight Legged Oedipus

There's something of an old soul within A Woman on Paper. It's direct and sometimes awkward with a melody you'll swear you've heard before.

http://www.songfight.org/music/a_woman_on_paper/eightleggedoedipus_awop.mp3

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Safety In Numbers by Popular Electronics

Nerdy folks who find something to fear everywhere else might be able to join Popular Electronics in finding Safety in Numbers.

http://www.songfight.org/music/safety_in_numbers/popularelectronics_tisin.mp3

Friday, June 20, 2008

You Format Me by Sleepy Town Manufacture

Any piece with a title like You Format Me demands my attention. What is it about? New beginnings? Preparation? Destruction? Whatever it's about, it's an eight minute track from Sleepy Town Manufacture's album For You and for Me.

http://www.archive.org/download/mtk126/mtk126-stm-cd1-for-you-08-you-format-me.mp3

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Between The Bars by Elliott Smith

Between the Bars has a very intimate feel. Elliott Smith's pretty, whispery singing and quiet guitar playing creates a mellow yet earnest feeling song.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/elliottsmith/audio/BetweenTheBars.mp3

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Drinking With You by Jonathon Coulton

Jonathon Coulton usually does funny, but Drinking with You is an awkward song about that awkward start of a romance.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mp3/Drinking%20with%20You.mp3

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Mountain Kind by MC Frontalot

If you've ever felt so high you were going to hit your head on the sky, you'll know why Frontalot can't resist the Mountain Kind.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/1/mc_frontalot_-_mountain_kind.mp3

Monday, June 16, 2008

How Long Is The Wrong Way by Flanger

Flanger takes old school jazz and works some modern electronic noises into the mix. It makes How Long is the Wrong Way a foot tapping two and a half minute delight.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Flanger%20-%20How%20long%20is%20the%20wrong%20way.mp3

Sunday, June 15, 2008

No One Else by Frankie Big Face

When last year's Nur Ein required Frankie Big Face to make a song with no guitar titled No One Else, he gave this depressing, vindictive piano piece.

http://www.frankiebigface.com/music/no_one_else.mp3

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Someday When We're Old by Brandon Patton

Young lovers dreaming about when they're old and smiling back on their recollections of when they were young. It's a beautiful image of what life could be like Someday When We're Old.

http://www.brandonpatton.com/media/Brandon_Patton_-_Should_Confusion_09_Someday_When_We%27re_Old.mp3

Friday, June 13, 2008

From Budapest To The Hague by Marco Raaphorst

From Budapest to the Hague is a short experiment in some funky sounds from Marco Raaphorst.

http://melodiefabriek.nl/audio/mp3/Melodiefabriek.nl_-_from_Budapest_to_The_Hague.mp3

Thursday, June 12, 2008

10-9-8-7-6-5-4 by Slumber Party

From the vaults of kill rock stars freebies comes 10-9-8-7-6-5-4, a catchy fun garage rock song by Slumber Party.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/slumberparty/audio/10.mp3

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Wake Up by Germanium

Wake Up is a simple folk song, nothing spectacular, pretty and straight to the point. Germanium's website has many of these same characteristics as well.

http://www.iamgermanium.net/mp3/Germanium_-_Wake_Up.mp3

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Outrageous Boatride by The Apartment

Outrageous Boatride starts off as a simple electronic song that morphs into something weird. It has two samples doing a call and response: "Call it outrageous." "This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

http://www.gondolamusic.com/mp3s/slicecon/08%20outrageous%20boatride.mp3

Monday, June 9, 2008

Nulla Reazione by Daniele Torelli

Part two of Daniele Torelli's Astonishing People is a beautiful piece of electronica. Nulla Reazione pairs slow moving melodies with gorgeous singing perfectly.

Enjoy it in ogg.

http://esaurito.yue.it/torelli_songs/daniele_torelli-nulla_reazione.mp3
http://esaurito.yue.it/torelli_songs/daniele_torelli-nulla_reazione.ogg

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Trippin' At The Party by Podington Bear

Podington Bear does fun things with simple sounds. Trippin' at the Party takes some beeps, claps, and bops, and puts it together in a way that makes me nod my head and smile.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/FebruaryOriginal/TrippinAtTheParty.mp3

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Green Grass by Cibelle

Green Grass is a gorgeous little folk song by Cibelle. Everything about it seems perfectly dreamy, down to the soft, gravelly back up singer.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Cibelle%20-%20Green%20Grass.mp3

Friday, June 6, 2008

Bioluminescence by Lonbobby

Lonbobby's Song Fight! archive has a few moody electronic songs with autotuned singing. Bioluminescence is prettier, darker, and more awkward than most.

http://www.songfight.org/music/bioluminescence/lonbobby_bio.mp3

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Locked Box by ADD

Today's song is for anyone who's felt trapped in a relationship with someone they wish they weren't in love with. It has ADD feeling like he's living in a Locked Box.

http://www.archive.org/download/JeffFalPleaseLetYourFaithPatienceBeMine/plyfapbm_02_lockedbox.mp3

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Bad Feelings by The Robot Ate Me

It's hard to not feel good about a band called The Robots Ate Me. Thankfully, Bad Feelings rewards that goodwill with a cute, tender, and ultimately, optimistic song.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/therobotateme/audio/BadFeelings.mp3

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Film by The Rhombus

Film is a short simple song from The Rhombus. It's got acoustic guitar and singing layered overtop a heavily distorted electronic beat.

http://therhombus.org/film-mastered.mp3

Monday, June 2, 2008

Lamentia by Brother Machine

This one is for all those out there who like to be sad. Brother Machine likes to be sad. He wrote a song about fading away into Lamentia.

http://bromachine.msspro.com/music/going%20nuts%2011%20lamentia.mp3

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Girl Anachronism by Dresden Dolls

Girl Anachronism was one of the radio hits that got The Dresden Dolls national attention in the US. It's a frantic tongue in cheek rant from a damaged narrator.

http://www.dresdendolls.com/media_site/downloads/GirlAnachronism.mp3