Hear Ye, more New Music!

Alrighty peeps! 

albums comin' at ya!

SBTRKT - SBTRKT

So SBTRKT, or Aaron Jerome to his family and friends, has brought us another post-dubstep album to look out for in 2011.

I haven't listened to this album all the way through yet, but I have listened to some tracks. 

Firstly, Aaron, being British makes me wonder what the hell is going on in the British music scene this year and last, as both him, Jamie Woon and the famous James Blake have all released a post-dubstep-ish album all this year. Some tracks that I have listened to from this guy aren't immediate favourites but i'm sure like most things, his music will grow on me.

Stand Outs: Hold On.

- thanks to wonderful girlfriend for recommending this one! cheers babe!

On another, relaxed and bluesy note, we have our last album for now. 

now this album wasn't released recently but i'm reviewing it anways.

Hope - Foy Vance

So, Foy Vance is amazing. That is all.

Blues. Piano + Guitar. Sweet, Sweet Vocals. Stories of a Man. Even a sax in there somewhere. Amazing.

I give it..... alot/10

Stand Outs: Doesn't Take A Whole Day, Indiscrimate Act of Kindness, and the rest of the damn album. Get on it!

As you were.....

Donovan

Hear Ye, new gear!

So my lovely (yet limited) blog readers, i thought i would jump on here to let you know of some fantastical events that have recently taken a-place!

First thing is first - I have a gig this Friday the 12th of August at Switch details are here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=262785800402431

I will playing along side the one and only, amazing Ben White, with the equally amazing Stefan Redpath destroying our souls with THEIR constistanly incredible music prowess!

So get along!

Ok...now to some more amazing stories.

Last week, Myself and fore mentioned Ben, took a trop into St Kilda to take some musical gear off of their hands. 

Little to our knowledge, these amazing people were giving us equipment that add up to a value of....wait for it...$8,000.

Yep.

Included in this was, (im guessing) a 10-15 year old, Pearl Masters MCX acoustic drum kit, along with 3 Zildjan K cymbals (ride, hats and crash) and hard road cases. all this valued at around about $5,000

here some pictures....

NOW, with this amazing gift, we were also given a Roland TD-12 V Drums machine brain, valued around - $3,000

with this machine Ben and I hope to merge it, together with the electronic kick pedal and snare drum, with the cymbals from an acoustic kit. 

We are hoping to create something with this kind of feel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n-kGLPCLs&list=FLbo9yD9Y6XNA&index=11

anyways that's my amazing news. 

as you were....

Donovan