Just Add Water
Dominique LeJeune
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Favorite Albums of 2011:
(in alphabetical order)
* = favorite favorites
Belong- Common Era *
The Black Lips- Arabia Mountain
Caddywhompus - The Weight
The Caretaker- An Empty Bliss Beyond This World *
The Caretaker- “Tiny Gradiations of Loss”
Chris Rehm / Native America - Old Flame | New Squeeze Split *
Native America (New Squeeze)- “Just Add Water”
Explosions In The Sky- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
EITS- “Last Known Surroundings”
G-Eazy- The Endless Summer
Giant Cloud- Bloom And Decay *
Glish- Blast Off!
Grouper- A I A: Dream Loss / A I A: Alien Observer*
High in One Eye- Supermoon
High In One Eye- “Fundamental Fantasy”
The Luyas- Too Beautiful to Work
The Luyas- “Too Beautiful To Work”
The Men- Leave Home
The Oh Sees-Castlemania
Panda Bear- Tomboy
Panda Bear- ” Last Night At The Jetty”
Snuffy -Mangia! *
Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Unknown Mortal Orchestra *
Unknown Mortal Orchestra- “Nerve Damage”
Weekend- Red EP *
Wugazi- 13 Chambers
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Habitat Bedroom Session!
YOU LIKE MUSIC?
Well, the people over at Chinquapin Records released brand new Bedroom Sessions today for Habitat. Habitat is a the product of fusing Jack Donovan from New Grass Country Club x Andrew Landry & Evan Cvitanovic from High In One Eye (tumblr)
it = awesome.
It’s my favorite people making some of my favorite sounds into music songs. You’d probably really like them if you like Women (dwnld Public Strain & listen to “Eyesore” ) or music in general. Lucky for you (& me), these bedroom sessions come with downloads! Get those & check out the description here!
Bedroom Sessions: Habitat - Broke My Home from Chinquapin Records on Vimeo.
Bedroom Sessions: Habitat - Miracle of Deafness from Chinquapin Records on Vimeo.
Bedroom Sessions: Habitat - The Wise Man Loves Correction from Chinquapin Records on Vimeo.
But wait! There’s more!
There are also playing a show fer cheap at my favorite coffee shop Hey!Cafe in the whole wide world this Saturday with Fat History Month (boston) & Chris Rehm (tumblr). RSVP hurr.
I play favorites.
-Dom
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Start the Love! Help Caddywhompus!
Chris Rehm of Caddywhompus had a TON of gear stolen from outside their practice space on April 2nd…like over $1000 worth of pedals and cables :( ! But, don’t fret! We can do something about this! I present you with Stop the Hate 2.0 a house show/party to raise money & get our Caddy back on their feet!!
The show will be here in New Orleans on Saturday April 9th at the Caddy Whom Haus!
Click 4 —> FACEBOOK EVENT!
If your not in the area, you can still help stop the hate by donating HERE on the Chinquapin Records site!
Start the love! <3
Dominique
p.s. while your at it you can download their single “Age of Wild Spirits” HERE fo freeeee ;)
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Chris Rehm- Worries, Etc.
(click the artwork to download 4 free or purchase to receive 2 bonus traxxx)
Chris Rehm is mainly recognized as the frontman/guitarist for his experimental noise pop band based out of NOLA/Houston called Caddywhompus, but he’s got a solo career that more than deserves recognition.
His unique breed of experimental ambient folk glorifies all that is lo-fi by producing sounds in unlikely ways & in bizarre locations. The magic is how he’s able to blend those sounds together to compose songs that leave such a strong impression.
Worries, Etc. was released off of the label Chinquapin Records that he has created to harbor his friends as well as his own musical endeavors.
Chris’s statement about the album provides further explanation:
“I started recording this album before I knew I was recording it: in the summer of 2008. I recorded a guitar loop (the backbone of the first three tracks) and since then, I’ve been adding to and augmenting the recording. Much of the album is inspired by finite relationships, family and friends, the drive between Houston and New Orleans, timelines, and falling behind. This is my seventh solo release (save a live album and a mixtape of collected songs from my childhood) since 2007.”
Worries, Etc.is an album that expands the unique sound of his last release Salivary Stones which received reviews claiming that, “It is the new sound. The new white noise. The new experiment. The new texture.” (via Forest Gospel).
(click album cover for Bandcamp to dwnld)
In my opinion Worries, Etc. is the definitely the most beautiful work he’s produced thus far with it’s intoxicating soundscapes & moments of tender honesty paired with his signature textured ambient waves of sound that engulf every thought in my head as I listen through the album.
This is more than me recommending a friend’s album to download. This is me recommending an album I’ve already fallen in love with that I feel the need to share with as many people as possible.
Basically, I look forward to listening to this album on repeat. It’s worth it for you do the same.
