New Albums of 2009

A Shoreline Dream - Recollections of Memory



Amiina - Re Minore



Amusement Parks On Fire - Young Fight



Asobi Seksu - Transparence



Balmorhea - All Is Wild All Is Silent (Remixes)



Caspian - Tertia



Do Make Say Think - Other Truths



Epic45 - In All The Empty Houses



Giardini di Mirò - Il Fuoco



Jesu - Opiate Sun



Lady&Bird - La Ballade of Lady and Bird



Long Distance Calling - Avoid The Light



Mew - No More Stories



Múm - Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know



Ólafur Arnalds - Found Songs



Port-Royal - Dying In Time



Portugal.The Man - The Majestic Majesty



Portugal.The Man - The Satanic Satanist



Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia



Saxon Shore - It Doesn't Matter



The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away



The Radio Dept. - David



The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead



This Will Destroy You - Field Studies /  Split (Lymbyc Systym)



Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs

Jónsi & Alex

Jónsi & Alex began as a Sigur Rós side project around 2003 under the name Riceboy Sleeps. On November 24, 2006, they released their first picture book with the same name as their project. One thousand hand-numbered editions were produced, and only available in Iceland. However, they released a second edition in July 2007, but it was not hand-numbered.

To spread the word of the book's publishing, Somers and Jón held an art exhibition at Gallery Turpentine in Reykjavík, Iceland.In August 2007, they went to Arkansas to hold their first exhibit outside of Iceland. In October of the same year, they held a third exhibit at Melbourne International Arts Festival and were part of the Sequences Art Festival in Reykjavík.

The two have released two singles: "All the Big Trees" and "Daníell in the Sea."

They also contributed the song "Happiness" to the Dark Was the Night charity compilation album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National.  At that time, the duo were known as Riceboy Sleeps.
Their debut album Riceboy Sleeps was released in Europe on July 20, 2009

Download: Riceboy Sleeps (2009)

Web: Myspace Page, Website

Sigur Rós

Parachutes

Frakkur

Bibio

Bibio is the recording name of British music producer Stephen Wilkinson. A resident of West Midlands, England, Stephen Wilkinson developed a passion for experimental music during his time at Middlesex University in London, where he studied “sonic arts”. He developed his own style of music, drawing from contemporary experimental electronica bands such as Boards of Canada, and incorporating field recordings and found sounds. Electronically modified guitar melodies and droning synthesizer sounds are a recurring theme in his pieces, causing many people to label his music as a hybrid of electronica or intelligent dance music and traditional folk music. His music has recently been licensed for commercial campaigns by L.L. Bean and Toyota.

Bibio’s first release on Mush records, Fi, was released in 2004, followed up in 2006 by the release of Hand Cranked, also on Mush. In June 2009, he signed with Warp Records, and in June of that year, released his third studio album Ambivalence Avenue.

Download:



Ambivalence Avenue (2009)

Vignetting the Compost (2009)

Hand Cranked (2006)

Fi (2004)

Web: Myspace Page, Website

Max Richter

Composer Max Richter was born in Germany in 1966 and grew up in the UK. He studied composition and piano at Edinburgh University, the Royal Academy of Music and in Florence with Luciano Berio.

He has released four solo albums: Memoryhouse (2002), Blue Notebooks (2004), Songs From Before (2006), and latest, 24 Postcards In Full Colour (2008), a collection of miniatures meant to be used as ringtones.

Download:

24 Postcards In Full Colour (2008)



Songs from Before (2006)

The Blue Notebooks (2004)

Memoryhouse (2002)

Web: MySpace Page, Website