The Embassy - Tacking

The Embassy is a Swedish synth pop duo. It was formed in Gothenburg in the early 2000's around the talents of guitarist/vocalist Fredrik and keyboardist/programmer Torbjörn. The group's signature blend of breezy electronic pop and New Order-inspired dance-rock first appeared in 2002 on its debut album, Futile Crimes, followed by a series of singles and EPs released between 2003 and 2005. 2006's full-length Tacking further exemplified the band's self-described style of "Underclass Disco" and won them critical acclaim both locally and internationally.

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  The Embassy - Some Indulgence

Hooverphonic - The President of the LSD Golf Club

Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre, but rather encompass alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and mixture of others.

The President of the LSD Golf Club is the sixth studio album album of this band. The album has quite a different feel from previous Hooverphonic albums. The album was recorded with live musicians and made use of the mellotron, an electronic keyboard popularised by The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever. The sound of the album harks back to the psychedelic era of music but clearly retains a sense of modernity. Songs such as Expedition Impossible are also have more of a traditional rock sound, compared to the sound of earlier Hooverphonic work.

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Hooverphonic - Expedition Impossible

Björk - Volta

Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and occasional actress, whose work includes six solo albums and two film soundtracks.

Volta is the sixth studio album by Björk released in 2007. A work consisting of 10 songs composed and produced by herself, and that has a long list of contributors. An album about paranoia, the challenges of love and alienation, introspection and hope. For more information see the BBC review

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Björk - Declare Independence

Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

Depeche Mode are an English alternative band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the 80s, and particularly from the new wave/new romantic era.


On 15 January 2009, the official Depeche Mode website announced that the band's 12th studio album would be called Sounds of the Universe. The album was released in April 2009,  The album went to number one in 21 countries. Critical response was generally positive and it was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Alternative Album" category. 

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Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension

Entertainment For The Braindead

Entertainment for the Braindead is a lo-fi singer-songwriter Julia Kotowski from Cologne, Germany. She has a voice and a bunch of little instruments, ranging from guitar and ukulele to paper bins and pepper mills. The first ep Hypersomnia (a collection of lullabies) was released in 2007 and is completely avalaible from Entertainment for the Braindead’s site. Her second release, Hydrophobia (songs about drowning),was published with cooperation of Aaahh Records

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EFTB - Souvenirs

Ich + Ich - Gute Reise

“Ich + Ich” is a project by the German musicians Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil. They first met in spring 2002 in Berlin. In April 2005 they released their first album (Ich + Ich), providing mostly melancholic popmusic.

On November 13, 2009, their third album, Gute Reise, was released, reaching once again the top of the German album charts. Its first single, Pflaster, became the band's first No.1 single in Germany.

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Ich + Ich - Es Tut Mir Leid

Massive Attack - Heligoland

The pioneering force behind the rise of trip-hop, Massive Attack were among the most innovative and influential groups of their generation; their hypnotic sound — a darkly sensual and cinematic fusion of hip-hop rhythms, soulful melodies, dub grooves, and choice samples — set the pace for much of the dance music to emerge throughout the 1990s, paving the way for such acclaimed artists as Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba, UNKLE and Tricky, himself a Massive Attack alumnus.

Heligoland is the fifth regular studio album, entitled after the German archipelago of the same name. It had been officially released in February 2010 – seven years after the release of their previous non-soundtrack, standalone studio album, 100th Window.

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Massive Attack - Psyche

The Inspector Cluzo - The French Bastards

The Inspector Cluzo is a French rock band formed in 2008 by Laurent Lacrouts and Mathieu Jourdain, Both former members of Wolfunking native of Mont-de-Marsan. It consist of two musician, Malcom on guitar (Lawrence Lacrouts)and Phil on drums (Mathieu Jourdain).

In a important French magazine, Nicolas Chapelle describe the genre of the album The French Bastards of fusion between Funk, Rock and Metal.

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The Inspector Cluzo - Giving His Opinion Is Not a Job

B.B. King - The Best of Early Years

Riley B. King aka B. B. King (born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi) is a well known American blues guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists.

One of King’s trademarks is naming his guitar (Gibson ES335) “Lucille”. In the 1950s in a bar in Twist, Arkansas two men got into a fight, accidentally knocking over a bucket of burning kerosene (used for heating) and setting the establishment on fire. Risking his life, B.B. King ran back into the collapsing building to retrieve his guitar. King later found out that the two men had been fighting over a woman named Lucille. He named his guitar after her to remind himself never to do something so stupid again.

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B.B. King - Lucille

Pearl Jam - Hartford Concert 2010

Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band’s line-up has included Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard , Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron, who has been with the band since 1998.

I had to wait for so many years to finally see Pearl Jam on stage, and my expectations were more than topped. They are so powerfully present, the energy of this group it's unbelievable, even at this festival gig that lasted only one and a half hours. I only saw one other band that was equally good on stage, that being Live. Turning that old military site into a music venue was a great idea, even Eddie appreciated.

The discs published in this post are of the Hartford concert, which I think was the best presentation  of this tour and where the band played many songs of their lastest album, Backspacer. Enjoy it!

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Pearl Jam - Corduroy