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Sunday, May 11, 2008
New free download, available now:
brunk - none of the above [WM080]
'none of the above', the follow-up to ' sept 2003 ', is a further exploration of the melancholic and more accessible side of brunk. It has a quiet vibe and mostly slow songs. Once again these songs are made of overdubbed and edited layers of cut-and-pasted guitars, softwaresynths, samples, beats etc; with at the same time lots of improvised elements and spontanuous aspects, uncorrected imperfections and a perhaps slightly naieve 'homerecording lo-fi' touch.
brunk - none of the above [WM080]
'none of the above', the follow-up to ' sept 2003 ', is a further exploration of the melancholic and more accessible side of brunk. It has a quiet vibe and mostly slow songs. Once again these songs are made of overdubbed and edited layers of cut-and-pasted guitars, softwaresynths, samples, beats etc; with at the same time lots of improvised elements and spontanuous aspects, uncorrected imperfections and a perhaps slightly naieve 'homerecording lo-fi' touch.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
British music magazine MOJO have reviewed our release by Keji Hamilton & the Exousia Band in their June issue:
"Vintage Afrobeat from the man who used to open shows for the main man. A mainstay (on guitar and keyboards) of Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 in the 1980s, Keji Hamilton can't be accused of falling too far from the tree musically in the decade since his employer's death. This is Afrobeat much as the man himself played it in the latter years of his career, though it lacks the grit and fury that made Kuti such an important musician in the 1970s. It would be difficult to imagine the Africa 70 recording a tune called Forever Live Jesus (Hamilton is now a pastor in Lagos), for example, although Bambiala (Beggars) and the anti-consumerism Designers would no doubt have been given an uproarious treatment. The band is well drilled, the horns and backing vocals wonderful, but there is never the sense that everything is teetering on the verge of collapse. Which might be why Kuti had him around so long."
You can now buy the Keji album in mp3 format directly from our site!
Just click here and choose 'add to cart'.
"Vintage Afrobeat from the man who used to open shows for the main man. A mainstay (on guitar and keyboards) of Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 in the 1980s, Keji Hamilton can't be accused of falling too far from the tree musically in the decade since his employer's death. This is Afrobeat much as the man himself played it in the latter years of his career, though it lacks the grit and fury that made Kuti such an important musician in the 1970s. It would be difficult to imagine the Africa 70 recording a tune called Forever Live Jesus (Hamilton is now a pastor in Lagos), for example, although Bambiala (Beggars) and the anti-consumerism Designers would no doubt have been given an uproarious treatment. The band is well drilled, the horns and backing vocals wonderful, but there is never the sense that everything is teetering on the verge of collapse. Which might be why Kuti had him around so long."
You can now buy the Keji album in mp3 format directly from our site!
Just click here and choose 'add to cart'.
Monday, April 28, 2008
New free download, online now:
Happy Elf - Loose your head
Five instrumental analog dance tracks to make you feel good. Each track has a distinctive minimalistic atmosphere. The beats are bare and simple, the sounds nice and dirty. So when you've had a bad day, wanna shake a leg, need some positive energy: listen to these tracks. Happiness guaranteed!
Happy Elf - Loose your head
Five instrumental analog dance tracks to make you feel good. Each track has a distinctive minimalistic atmosphere. The beats are bare and simple, the sounds nice and dirty. So when you've had a bad day, wanna shake a leg, need some positive energy: listen to these tracks. Happiness guaranteed!
Monday, April 14, 2008
An interview about the past, present and future of WM Recordings is now online at Guitarati.com:
http://blog.guitarati.com/2008/04/its-my-goal-to-create-platform-for.html
Don't forget to check out the interviews with Panicphobia and RioJafari & the Delicious Allstars as well.
http://blog.guitarati.com/2008/04/its-my-goal-to-create-platform-for.html
Don't forget to check out the interviews with Panicphobia and RioJafari & the Delicious Allstars as well.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Keji Hamilton is the featured artist this month on Yoradio.org.
An interview with Keji can be found here.
An interview with Keji can be found here.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Interviews with our artists Panicphobia and RioJafari & The Delicious Allstars are now available on the weblog of brand new downloadstore Guitarati.
Read the interview with Paniphobia here.
Read the interview with RioJafari & the Delicious Allstars here.
An interview with label owner Marco Kalnenek will be online soon.
Read the interview with Paniphobia here.
Read the interview with RioJafari & the Delicious Allstars here.
An interview with label owner Marco Kalnenek will be online soon.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
New free download, online now:
brunk - sept 2003
brunk is Bert Vanden Berghe, DIY lowbudget homerecording, without any musical restrictions or stylistic premises. The songs on 'sept 2003' were made somewhere between 2000 and september 2003. It's not easy to describe or to pigeonhole, but I guess the music brunk recorded in those days had a certain pop kitsch factor, a naïeve but eclectic touch, and tries to explore some musical boundaries in a very personal way. There are some hints and twists that point in the direction of the more experimental stuff he's doing recently, but all in all this one shows the more melodic and accessible side of brunk.
brunk - sept 2003
brunk is Bert Vanden Berghe, DIY lowbudget homerecording, without any musical restrictions or stylistic premises. The songs on 'sept 2003' were made somewhere between 2000 and september 2003. It's not easy to describe or to pigeonhole, but I guess the music brunk recorded in those days had a certain pop kitsch factor, a naïeve but eclectic touch, and tries to explore some musical boundaries in a very personal way. There are some hints and twists that point in the direction of the more experimental stuff he's doing recently, but all in all this one shows the more melodic and accessible side of brunk.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
We have some great WM Recordings merchandise available now!
Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/wmrecordings
Check it out at http://www.cafepress.com/wmrecordings
Thursday, March 20, 2008
New free download available now:
Phil Reavis - The Reagan Years
Guitar-centric, lo-fi, art damaged squawking ditties recorded mid 1980s, some 4-tracked, some bouncing tracks between two cassette decks, some random guitar tunings, a few vocals, including the 18 minute guitars-on-the-table take on Beefheart's Trust Us.
Turn On, Tune In, Clear The Room.
Download complete album
Audio stream
Download at Last.fm
Phil Reavis - The Reagan Years
Guitar-centric, lo-fi, art damaged squawking ditties recorded mid 1980s, some 4-tracked, some bouncing tracks between two cassette decks, some random guitar tunings, a few vocals, including the 18 minute guitars-on-the-table take on Beefheart's Trust Us.
Turn On, Tune In, Clear The Room.
Download complete album
Audio stream
Download at Last.fm
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka volume 2 is the featured album today on the ever wonderful Free Albums Galore.
"A loosely knitted tribute to the soundtracks from those icons of popular sleaze, the porn films"
"A loosely knitted tribute to the soundtracks from those icons of popular sleaze, the porn films"