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Favorite Albums of 2011 in Radio Petenyi

2011-11-27T17:03:00.001+01:00

Here are our Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2011 that you can hear in Radio Petenyi at Live365 at almost CD quality together with many other fine tunes! The playlist takes more than 5 hours and is updated weekly with favorite songs of 2011 from some nice music blogs, so check it often!

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New 9 songs in Radio Petenyi

2011-02-22T17:59:00.002+01:00

The picture of headliners for Radio Petenyi at Last.FM is changing according to our heavy rotation of songs that we have listened to. Some of them, carefully chosen, have been added to the playlist of Radio Petenyi. You can listen now to almost 5 hours of music produced by artists to be seen this year at SXSW in Austin with addition of many songs from new and upcomming releases from artists we would like to see there, but ...

Here is one example we are looking for:

Paraphernalia by Maritime

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New 12 songs in Radio Petenyi

2011-02-06T18:43:00.000+01:00

Another additions of songs from the bands we might visit at SXSW in Austin this March.

You can find our radio at lastfm.com, their prediction of our favorite bands to see in Austin is not perfect, but pretty precise.

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Radio Petenyi 2010 only is dead! Long live "Radio Petenyi 2011 & SXSW"!

2011-01-31T22:25:00.002+01:00

We continue in a tradition and rename for the 6th year our radio at the beginning of new year. This time the new title of radio reflects our plans to visit SXSW this March in Austin. We hope to see even more great concerts like we did in year 2003 (Okkervil River, The Frames, Vic Chesnutt, Califone, Carissa's Weird, Liz Phair, ...).

The biggest advantages of SXSW and its enormous quantity of bands is that it brings several bands that we consider to be fantastic, but the crowd in Austin does not seems to recognize it. We hope to see some of our favorite bands in small venues standing just few meters from the podium.

One of such bands might be Bad Veins. Three songs of them have been added to the current playlist of Radio Petenyi 2011 & SXSW.

Outliers

Bad Veins

Fake Baby (lower quality MP3 file, for almost CD quality listen to Radio Petenyi)

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Update of Favorite songs of 2010 in Radio Petenyi from three music blogs

2010-12-26T23:21:00.000+01:00

Many songs were added to the playlist Favorite songs of 2010 in Radio Petenyi from three fine music blogs:

Captains Dead: Top 11 Records of 2010

Ca Va Cool: Best Albums of 2010

Untitled Records: Favorite Albums of 2010

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14 songs from favourite albums of 2010 as chosen by Chromewaves

2010-12-08T17:36:00.001+01:00

Today another update of the playlist "The favourite songs of 2010 in Radio Petenyi" have been done by adding 14 songs from the "Favourite albums of 2010" by fine music blog Chromewaves. Click the link at the bottom to listen (and judge) this and other personal choices for the year 2010 done by several music lovers.

Sharon Van Etten / Epic (Ba Da Bing)

"Sharon Van Etten’s voice has always had an express lane into the most bruised parts of the heart ..." (Chromewaves)

Listen to the song Love More.

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Update of the playlist The Favorite Songs of Radio Petenyi in 2010

2010-11-22T22:08:00.002+01:00

Radio Petenyi has began to replace the personal favourite songs of 2010 by favourite ones as published by some fine music blogs. Today, nine songs from unconventional list The Best of 2010 by the blog Pretty Much Amazing have entered the list. Other songs will follow ...

The great source of information for 2010 Online Year-End Music Lists is the music blog Largehearted Boy.

Mumford & Sons: “Little Lion Man”
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Favorite songs of 2010 in Radio Petenyi

2010-11-09T21:21:00.001+01:00

The countdown has began!

Radio Petenyi is playing during November and December the favorite songs of 2010 as published by some fine music blogs. You can influence who remains in the final list of favorite songs of 2010 in January 2011, start to listen and evaluate here!

Here is the playlist of Radio Petenyi from the beginning of November 2010:

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Radio Petenyi celebrates today 5 years of broadcasting!

2010-02-09T17:05:00.000+01:00

Five years ago I started Radio Petenyi at Live365.com. At that time it was called "Radio Petenyi 2005 only", this year its name changed the 5th time ...

"Radio Petenyi 2010 only" is playing the pop/rock songs from the current year only (with a few related reminders) that are, let say, independent and alternative to boring music. Give it a try ...

Happy Birthday - Girls FM

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Favorite albums of 2009 in Radio Petenyi

2010-01-20T19:38:00.000+01:00

Now you can here 89 songs from the favorite albums of 2009 as chosen by blogs Obscure Sound, Side One Track One, Captain Obvious and myself. Other blogs might follow! Listeners can decide which songs have to be replaced and which remain.

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Favorite albums of 2009 in Radio Petenyi

2010-01-11T21:35:00.001+01:00

Reservoir by Fanfarlo

Grammatics by Grammatics

Bad Veins by Bad Veins

Fight Like Apes & the Mystery of the Golden Medall by Fight Like Apes

These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks

Witch Bitch? by The View

No One's First, and You're Next by Modest Mouse

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix

Chopping Block by Pree

Mean Everything To Nothing by Manchester Orchestra

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Eskimo Snow by Why

Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons

Technicolor Health by Harlem Shakes

Farm by Dinosaur Jr.

Dark Was the Night by Various Artists

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Favorite albums of 2003-2009 in Radio Petenyi

2009-12-30T21:46:00.001+01:00

2003

Centro-matics: Love You Just the Same

2004

William Shatner: Has Been

In fact, the best album was from Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News, but it would be boring to list this band each year they release an album (similarly for the period with the Beatles ...). Another extraordinary album was from Matthew Sweet: Kimi Ga Suki Raifu, released in 2004 only in Japan.

2005

Wir Sind Helden: Von Hier An Blind

Another fantastic album - Mate of States: Bring it Back.

2006

Gomez: How We Operate

Another excellent album - Centro-matic: Fort Recovery.

2007

Cloud Cult: The Meaning of 8

Of course, the best album was by Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. And if I would be in Japan in 2007, and not in 2008, the album Memoirs from Winterkids (now Flight of Kites) would take the posititon.

2008

Frightened Rabbit: Midnight Organ Fight

2009

Fanfarlo: Reservoir

Another excellent newcomer - Grammatics: Grammatics.

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The favorite album of 2002 in Radio Petenyi

2009-12-26T12:25:00.001+01:00

Okkervil River: Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See.
Seeing and hearing them shortly after arriving to Austin in March 2003 from Europe. One of the best concerts in my life.

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The favorite album of 2001 in Radio Petenyi

2009-12-18T13:38:00.000+01:00

It seems that year 2001 brought to my attention the smallest number of albums in this decade. There were good albums from Stephen Malkmus or Low and some other in this year, but the one that has remained in my memory at most is the first solo release of Ben Fold - Rockin' the Suburbs.

Ben Folds: Still Fighting It.mp3

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The favorite album of 2000 in Radio Petenyi

2009-12-14T16:16:00.002+01:00

Silkworm: Lifestyle, the rock music that goes straight to the roots (of your hairs ;-) . Recorded with Steve Albini.

Silkworm: Treat the new guy right.mp3

About another 15 songs added to the playlist of Radio Petenyi - more than 5 hours of favorite songs of the 2000s!

BTW, the child to whom this radio is devoted, was born in 2000:

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Favorite albums of 2000s in Radio Petenyi - Part 0. (1999)

2009-12-10T17:15:00.009+01:00

There are at least two albums that were recorded in 1999, but they played an important role in my life with the music in the year afterwards.

The main reason for that is the concert in May 2000, organized in Berlin by the label City Slang to celebrate their 10 years anniversary. The presence of two bands in this show influenced my music perception for quite a long time.

I remember that I was waiting for a follower of the album Hope and Adams from the band Wheat for many years in this decade, but they have not released the one of such a high quality yet.

See some pictures, sounds and animations of the band in Berlin here.

The second band remained my favorite one for the whole decade.

The Flaming Lips had a quite surrealistic concert early in the morning, see some pictures and sounds here. Their album The Soft Bulletin is a masterpiece.

The songs of these 2 albums were added to the playlist of Radio Petenyi.

Wheat - Body Talk, Part 2 - Hope and Adams

The Flaming Lips - Waitin' for a Superman (Mokran mix) - The Soft Bulletin

In the next post you will find my favorite album of 2000.

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Another favorite songs of 2000s in Radio Petenyi

2009-11-26T17:34:00.002+01:00

Today, new "favorite songs of this decade" were added to the playlis of Radio Petenyi: Travis, The National, Constantines, Sufjan Stevens, and Drive by Truckers. You can listen now to more than 5 hours of the finest music of this decade in CD quality - 75 songs as chosen from Aquarium Drunkard (50) and Vague Space (25)!

Do you know music blog with similar taste offering the choice of favorite albums/songs of 2000s? Let me know!

The playlist is updated on a regular basis, listeners will decide who is playing the next week and who will be replaced.

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Favorite songs of 2000s in Radio Petenyi

2009-11-24T13:16:00.001+01:00

Starting this week, Radio Petenyi is playing favorite songs of 2000s as proposed by some fine music blogs. This week the songs proposed by two blogs - Aquarium Drunkard and Vague Space - can be heard: more than 5 hours of music in CD quality!

You can view the last 10 songs played in Radio Petenyi here.

Listeners can decide which songs will remain and which will be replaced by new ones. I hope at the end of the year, we will have a nice selection of favorite songs of the last decade!

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Radio Petenyi 2009 only

2009-01-26T19:18:00.002+01:00

Pete Yorn nominated Fuel/Friends this weekend as the virtual digs where you can hear and download his two newest songs! [I am Fuel, You are Friends]

In my life I could name three albums I’d give a ten out of a ten to, they being OK Computer, Kid A and Tigermilk, but somehow, out of nowhere, Grammatics have crafted an album that cannot be given anything other than the same accolade. [Audioscribbler]

Songs from recent and advance releases - A.C. Newman, Antony and the Johnson, Coconut records, The Decemberists, Franz Ferdinand, The Joy Formidable, The Rifles, The View and many others ...

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Favorite albums of 2008 of Captain Obvious in Radio Petenyi, part 1.

2008-12-20T20:49:00.003+01:00

Today the songs from 50 favorite albums of 2008 as presented by Captain Obvious were added to the playlist of Radio Petenyi. Each album from the position 50. to 26. is represented by one song, the rest will follow later. This is after "Side One: Track One" and "I am Fuel, You Are Friends" the third music blog of which favorite songs of 2008 can be heard in Radio Petenyi.

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"Favorite songs of 2008" as presented by I am Fuel, You Are Friends

2008-12-17T13:12:00.005+01:00

We continue in selections of personal lists "Best songs/albums of 2008" as found on some fine music blogs.

New additions to the playlist of Radio Petenyi BestOf2008 today - the "Favorite songs of 2008" as presented by I am Fuel, You Are Friends.

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Top 50 songs of 2008 from Side One: Track One in Radio Petenyi

2008-12-10T21:58:00.007+01:00

Similarly to two previous years, at the end of this year the Radio Petenyi will play the selections of personal lists "Best songs/albums of 2008" as found on some fine music blogs.

Today we start with "Top 50 songs of 2008" as presented by Side One: Track One.

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Fuuunji - Over the distance

2008-10-29T15:56:00.010+01:00

On a rainy evening in Miyazaki I heard the wondeful song Over the distance from the band Fuuunji. They performed it in a passage where we hided ourselves from the rain. They sold a CD with the song and the song became my audio memory of our wonderful days in Japan. The song can be heard now in Radio Petenyi.

The band has got myspace page, a preview of the song can be heard also there:

http://www.myspace.com/fuuunji

From my friend Shigetoshi Yazaki I got this explanation for the name of the band that I have misspelled firstly to be fununji, not believing that fuuunji can be right ...

Shige says:

"Fuu means winds
Un means clouds
Ji means earth.

But the original meaning of Fuu-un-ji [風雲児] is "a hero [an adventurer] of the troubled times"

Fuu-un means "the state of affairs; the situation" (the other meaning is "winds and clouds").
Sometimes we use Fuu-un such as "make a name by taking advantage of [capitalizing on] social unrest."

They don't use Fuu-un-ji [風雲児], but invent new combination and use Fuu-un-ji [風雲地] (they use another "ji"). The original ji [児] means "guy", and this ji [地] means "earth, ground".

In the web page, they explain the reanson why they use Fuu-un-ji [風雲地]:

1) the (reckless) challenging spilit such that they become a guy who can blow new winds to the music scene of all over japan, not only Miyazaki.

2) one guy (Morimoto) makes a wind-like sound, and the other guy (Ikkyuu) make a thunder-(cloudy)-like sound. they make a wish to become a musician.

The usage of the in japanese, for example,
You should be more realistic in planning your future.
In this case, we use the phrase:
to have your feet on the ground; or be down to earth
ji [地] means these ground and earth

Then they mixed and invented a double meaning in Fuu-un-ji
(winds-clouds-guy and -earth)."

Well, it is nice lecture on Japanese language ...

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Weezer - Red Album, メリクリ (日本語ヴァージョン)

2008-10-17T00:01:00.003+02:00

There was not too much music during my 10-days visit of Japan, but otherwise this little musical contribution I got there was one of the best of this year. The Japanesse version of Red album from Weezer contains three bonus tracks and at least two of them are perfect choice for Radio Petenyi.

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Margot & Nuclear So and So's

2008-10-13T17:40:00.003+02:00

From Wikipedia: "Two Margot full lengths were released on Oct. 7, 2008 - Animal! (vinyl and online download) and Not Animal (CD, vinyl, and online download). All releases were by Epic Records.

There have been delays in the release of Margot's second full length due to disagreements between the band and Epic records regarding the song selection of the album. Animal! is Margot's preferred version of their second full-length, while Not Animal is Epic's. Five songs appear on both releases (there are 12 tracks on each album). On their Myspace page, the band has said they would like fans to listen to Animal first."

New songs from Margot & Nuclear So and So's, Ben Folds, Maps & Atlases and Hello Saferide in Radio Petenyi.

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Frightened Rabbit - Liver! Lung! FR! - Midnight Organ Fight Live And Acoustic At The Captain's Rest

2008-10-07T12:23:00.010+02:00

In two weeks, on October, 21st, the live album Liver! Lung! FR! from the band Frightened Rabbit will be released in US on the label Fat Cat. It contains 12 songs from Midnight Organ Fight recorded live at The Captain's Rest in July 2008 in Glasgow and mixed afterwards.

You can preview all songs on web page of the label.

Listening suggestions - different version of My Backward Walk and The Twist of which the studio version was featured on last week’s episode of “Chuck”.

Quietly Now! at Fat Cat Records label.

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New music in Radio Petenyi

2008-10-05T19:07:00.003+02:00

In october's playlist you can hear new songs from Land of Talk, The Joy Formidable, Dressy Bessy, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's and several others.

Radio Petenyi is playing 3 hours music show of pop/rock songs from 2008 only - see the home page at Live365.

Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes

Dressy Bessy: "Simple Girlz!"

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Winterkids - Knock down all the houses

2008-07-14T22:50:00.002+02:00

" Here is a little song we wrote called 'Knock Down All The Houses'." [Winterkids Blog]

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Rachael Yamagata - Loose Ends

2008-05-27T13:16:00.003+02:00

"One of our favourite, favourite ladies (we had to put it twice because she really is that awesome) has been nice enough to release a 3 track EP on the internet as her next album is taking a little longer than expected to come out..." [Get Lucky]

"... We heard you were looking, and lord knows you've been waiting for a record, so while I work on getting that out, I've put three songs up to tide you over. They are not 'happy' per se ( I do stay true to my roots), but they do feature some beautiful strings and my old friend, the piano. There is a link on myspace, or you may go directly here www.rachaelyamagata.com/store." [Rachael Yamagata]

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The Submarines - Honeysuckle Weeks

2008-05-11T20:42:00.006+02:00

I recently posted about the new release from Mates of States and found my self wondering what had become of The Submarines. [Rock Sellout]

The Submarines will be heading out on their first-ever (I think?) headlining tour in support of their excellent sophomore album Honeysuckle Weeks.
MP3: Mates of State - My Only Offer
[The Yellow Stereo]

MP3: The Submarines - You, Me, & The Bourgeoisie

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Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us

2008-05-10T23:17:00.003+02:00

"Everything's gonna get lighter, even if never gets better" Can I have that in writing please? [Lost in Your Inbox]

... there seems to be a bit more craft to things than in the past- and the result is pop perfection. Enjoy! [The Yellow Stereo]

The record is called Re-Arrange Us, and it's out May 20, from Barsuk. [Heartache with Hard Work]

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Centro-matic & South San Gabriel - Dual Hawks

2008-05-04T19:26:00.002+02:00

"There's always been certain bands that, to me, have seemed to fit in with genres of literature, if only because they have book collections like mine. One of those bands is Centro-matic." [Side One: Track One]

"For the upcoming release in June, the two bands split the bill, or rather, double up on Dual Hawks, which features a full album from each band." [Big Diction]

"Whether it be through Centro-matic, South San Gabriel, or his own eponymous solo project, Will Johnson has released an album every year since 1996. And with the upcoming release of Dual Hawks, that remarkable streak of quality continues" [Obscure Sound]

MP3: I, The Kite

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The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me

2008-04-29T17:19:00.004+02:00

" Long before the Postal Service came around, there was Notwist." - The Pelican's Pearch

"... the next rock revolution might come from Central Europe." - Dead Flowers

"Veterans of the German Electronica and Indie Rock scene who started off as a metal/punk act back in 1989." - Indie Music Filter

MP3: Good Lies

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The Round Squares, the next good thing ...

2007-04-25T21:13:00.000+02:00

Let me be brief by simplifying - listen to a perfect song It's too easy from the Canadian band The Round Squares, for all fans of indie rock, a catchy and powerful tune, as heard these days from New Ruins or a long time ago from The Cranberries.

From their myspace page: "The Round Square made its debut in 2005. We are currently recording our first album in the studio of Louis-Philippe (band's drummer) in Montréal. The CD recording should be done by fall 2007." A french translation can be found there, too.

The Round Squares: It's too easy (MP3)

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New Ruins - The Sound They Make

2007-03-06T10:00:00.000+01:00

New Ruins - The Sound They Make (A Hidden Agenda Record)

Parasol records: The Sound They Make is the debut album from East Central Illinois duo New Ruins ... New Ruins architects Elzie Sexton and J.Caleb have been making music together for a decade and there is an intimacy between the two here that rivals friendship and brotherhood. Compared to: Ugly Casanova, Iron & Wine, Talk Talk, Mojave 3, Silver Jews, and John Fahey.

Faronheit: "Whether or not you recognize it as such, the good town of Champaign, IL is something of a musical mecca. Just after the grunge movement ended people were attempting to name Champaign as the new Seattle ... In 2007 I'm proud to present to you yet another Champaign band that's set to do big things: New Ruins ... As immediate references I'd say their sound is most akin to Death Cab for Cutie or Pete Yorn, with a little Mojave 3 and Iron & Wine thrown in there ..."

Listen: Ships

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The Like playing in L.A. with Bloc Party, March 19-20

2007-02-14T11:40:00.000+01:00

I saw these three ladies in Los Angeles last summer, at MOCA. They looked so young that the girl playing bass had to show her ID to get a drink ;-) ... In March 19 and March 20 they will play in the Wiltern with Bloc Party ... Check their myspace page here.

The Like: Bridge to Nowhere.mp3

Myspace.com: "WITH BLOC PARTY:
march 19th-----LA----the wiltern
march 20th--------LA----the wiltern
"

Radio that plays songs of 2007 only

2007-02-13T19:18:00.000+01:00

Finally! Several great albums have occurred in this year and even more songs have been offered from upcoming albums of the same quality - Radio Petenyi can now play only songs of the year 2007!

Here is the list of some of those albums - this is your hand made music metablog :-O ... :

To be released:

Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (amazon.com); March 20
Heretics.mp3

Aqualung: Memory Man; March 13

Bright Eyes: Four Winds; March 6

Muzak For Cybernetics: Bright Eyes - Four Winds: "he returns with a new album Cassadaga to be released on April 10th. But before we can hear those tracks, we are offered his new EP entitled Four Winds which features the first single from the album, as well as four unreleased tracks. If these are the unreleased tracks, the LP should be amazing."

Cloud Cult: The Meaning Of 8; April 10, (buy mp3s)

FreeIndie.Com: Cloud Cult: "Aside from Cloud Cult's use of cellos, trumpets and flutes, this six piece from Minneapolis breaks the conventional rock band mold by incorporating art into their repertoire. During their live shows, two visual artists join the band on stage, and transform the music into paintings on large canvases that are later auctioned off to the audience. They then donate most of this money to environmental protection organizations."

Dinosaur Jr.: Beyond; May 1

Neiles Life: Almost Friday: "Hey remember the band Dinosaur Jr??....Well they finally are set to release their first album in almost a decade and I got a sneek peek yesterday. I must say it went 'BEYOND' (album name) my expectations!"

Idlewild: Make Another World; March 8

Kings of Leon: Because of the Times; February 22

Neiles Life: KOL - Because Of The Times: "I`m anxiously counting down the days until the new Kings Of Leon album Because Of The Times ...Its coming out April 3 and from what I hear the songs are so much bigger and the band is so much better."

Low: Drums & Guns; March 20

Maria Taylor: Lynn Teeter Flower, March 6

Music For Kids Who Can’t Read Good � Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower: "I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Maria Taylor is one of the hardest working ladies is the music industry.

Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank; March 13
Dashboard.mp3

Patrick Wolf: Magic Position; March, 29

Softlightes: Say No to Being Cool Say Yes to Being Happy, February, 15

The Go Find: Stars on the Wall, April 2007

The Swimmers: Fighting Trees; Spring 2007, (stream)

Winterkids: Memoirs; March 2007 (Japan)

Who Needs Radio?: "The WinterKids hail from the UK, and apparently are already stirring up a lot of buzz around them here in the States. Surprise, surprise. ... The Kids will be playing a few shows here in NYC before heading out to SXSW, so check their page for dates."

Who Am I Kidding.mp3

Released in 2007:

Apples in Stereo: New Magnetic Wonder

An Aquarium Drunkard � Apples In Stereo :: New Magnetic Wonder: "You could hardly fault the casual Elephant Six fan for being under the impression The Apples In Stereo had long ago disbanded; after all, five years is a long time for an artist or group to go without a record. But here we are in 2007 and Robert Schneider and company have returned with New Magnetic Wonder, and it’s quite possibly their best full length since 1995s Fun Trick Noisemaker."

Bloc Party: Weekend in the City

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder

Dark Romantics: Some Midnight Kissin

Dartz: This is My Ship

Loney Dear: Loney Noir

It's hard to Find a Friend: The Meter Marks ok: "I've been spending alot of time with Loney, Dear's newest work Loney Noir . Loney Dear is Emil Svanängen, a swede who writes delicate orchestrated bedroom pop. Loney, Dear is currently on a U.S. tour, you may find the dates here."

Mezzanine Owls: Slingshot Echoes

Menomena: Friend & Foe

Rantings of Eva: Lowering the Curtain on Memphis

Come Pick Me Up: the Rantings of Eva: "I got a message about the release of the band's first official EP - Lowering The Curtain On Memphis. ... This Atlanta based band, in my opinion, is phenomenal."

Another Memory of You.mp3

Sloan: Never Heard the End of it

Radio Petenyi plays at least one song from all of these albums, you can start to listen here.

Finally - a song sung by students during their demonstration last week here in Heidelberg:
Bleib stehen, wenn du zahlen willst.mp3

Radio Petenyi Playlist, January, 23rd

2007-01-23T18:00:00.000+01:00

Here are the results of my search for the best Pop and Rock tunes from mp3 blog community. All songs (and much more) can be heard in Radio Petenyi, start from here. The actual last 10 songs of the current playlist can be found at my home page here.

List of important current releases can be found here:
Released: January 16th - 23rd - *SIXEYES MP3 Blog by Alan Williamson

Songs from the following release can be heard in Radio Petenyi:
01/23/07 Broken West I Can't Go On, I'll Go On Merge
01/23/07 David Vandervelde The Moonstation House Band Secretly Canadian
01/23/07 Deerhoof Friend Opportunity 5RC
01/23/07 Kristen Hersh Learn To Sing Like A Star Yep Roc
01/23/07 Menomena Friend and Foe Barsuk
01/23/07 Shins Wincing The Night Away Sub Pop

The best "advanced" discoveries of the week:

Aqualung: Memory Man
Neiles Life: Sloan Dilemma & Aqualung..Don`t Hold Your Breath: "Also I gave the new Aqualung a try today..." The new album Memory Man is scheduled for a North America release on Columbia Records in March 2007.
MP3: Pressure Suit - listen to more at myspace

Cloud Cult: The Meaning of 8
stereogum: New Cloud Cult - "Chemicals Collide": "We've got a thing for Cloud Cult. A BIG thing." i guess i'm floating: The Meaning Of 8: "Most of the songs on The Meaning Of 8 can be best described as heavily emotional, indie-pop songs..." The album will be available for preorder from Cloud Cult's website in February. This seems to be a must!
MP3: Take Your Medicine

Frightened Rabbit: Sing the Greys, buy here.
The Daily Growl: Frightened Rabbit: "I guess that sounds like I’m damning them with faint praise, but I can’t be bothered doing the whole “they sound like X band” thing today." O.K., here is my turn - this is what I like to hear in their sound - a mixture of Stokes and Centro-matics.
MP3: The Greys - listen to more at homepage

Mezzanine Owls: Slingshot Echoes
Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog � Mezzanine Owls: "They enlisted the help of producer Andy LeMaster, who found promise in the young band and agreed to produce their debut album, Slingshot Echoes, in his own studio in Athens, Georgia. LeMaster's previous production work includes the likes of Bright Eyes, Azure Ray, and Now It's Overheard."
MP3: Coyote - listen to more at homepage

Stephanie Dosen: This Joy
"If you like Joni Mitchell, Cat Power and Joanna Newsom then you'll gravitate to her sounds..." continue at My Old Kentucky Blog: Stephanie Dosen - This Joy (edit no. 2):
"Her new record a Lily For The Spectre is filled with driving cradlesongs for "ghosts gone astray". She has recently joined with Bella Union who will release the record in April."

Ted Leo ...: Living For The Living
TED LEO:New MP3!! "The Sons Of Cain" - *SIXEYES MP3 Blog by Alan Williamson: "... the high octane has returned to the land of indie. Ted Leo's upcoming album will see the light of day on March 20th ..." Pre-order from insound.

The Swimmers: Fighting Trees
I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS: Monday Music Roundup: "... Friend Tom passed this along with the highest recommendation, calling it the first truly important release of 2007."
stream the album here

The View’s debut album, Hats Off to the Buskers ...
Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog � The View is nice with their heads above the clouds: "With virtually every radio station in Europe playing The View nonstop, it's not hard to see why they are arguably the most popular newcomers of 2007, but the common question still repeats itself: does popularity equal quality and talent?"

Only one week to the official release of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah:

"If this is any indication to where Clap Your Hands Say Yeah wants to take their sound, I'm all for it. Here's one of the best songs they've ever created ..." continue at i guess i'm floating: Goodbye To The Mother & The Cover.

"The exciting thing about the new album is that although it's once again self-released, they put a lot more money into the production, hiring Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse, Sleater-Kinney) as producer. You can definitely hear the added production value on songs like, "Emily Jean Stock"..." continue at Muzak For Cybernetics: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Emily Jean Stock.

Finally, a great software tip:
The Yellow Stereo: "... it runs in iTunes, and it only shows concerts of artists of you have in your library. Be sure to check it out here: iConcert Cal ..."

Radio Petenyi Playlist: January, 16th

2007-01-17T20:41:00.000+01:00

Here is an excerpt from some of albums and their songs that found their way to the current playlist of Radio Petenyi:

Loney Dear: Loney Noir
Read and listen at Obscure Sound

Patrick Wolf: Magic Position
Read and listen at The Music Slut or I Guess I'm Floating

Harlem Shakes: Carpetbaggers
Read and listen at You Aint No Picasso

Sleeping States: There The Open Spaces
Read and listen at I Guess I'm Floating

Kaiser Chiefs: Ruby
Read and listen at Neiles Life

Malcolm Middletone: A Brighter Beat
"Arab Strap x 0.5 = ..." - read and listen at Obscure Sound

The discovery of the week:

Winterkids: Memoirs
"WinterKids is one of the first bands making their debut in 2007 that you will love to hate ..." - continue to read at Obscure Sounds.

My personal choice - the best love/hate song of 2007 so far ;-) ...

Winterkids: Who am I Kidding from CD Memoirs
BUY

New EP of Beirut can be bought at www.emusic.com:

Beirut: Scenic World from EP Lon Gisland
BUY

Nice preview is offered by the Label Barsuk:

Menomena: Wet and Rusting from CD Friend and Foe
STREAM the complete album

Two songs from albums of 2006:

Everclear: Glorious
from CD Welcome to the Drama Club, read at Sand is Overrated
BUY

Rosie Thomas: Songbird from CD These Friends of Mine
BUY

The current show in Radio Petenyi is about 3 hours long. I will try to update the playlist each Tuesday. The list of albums can be found at Amazon's Listmania.

The internet radio can be started at Live365.com from here. The actual last 10 songs are listed at the homepage of my blog.

And finally the song that can might help you to find this radio and the music I love the most:

Modest Mouse: Dashboard from the upcoming CD We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Homepage

P.S. All mp3 files removed!

2nd part of the best 2006 songs from the mp3-blog scene

2007-01-08T15:54:00.000+01:00

Radio Petenyi is now playing the second part of my personal choice from the best songs as presented by ten bloggers, see my previous posts here.

Here is "almost" alphabetic list of the current playlist:

+_-_Leap_Year.mp3
+_-_One_Day_You_ll_Be_There-1.mp3
Annuals_-_Complete_Or_Completing.mp3
Arctic_Monkeys_-_A_Certain_Romance.mp3
Arctic_Monkeys_-_Mardy_Bum.mp3
Arizona_-_Splintering.mp3
Arms_-_Tiger_Tamer.mp3
Band_Of_Horses_-_The_Funeral.mp3
BATTLE_-_One_More_Night.mp3
BATTLE_-_Wicked_Owl.mp3
Belle___Sebastian_-_Sukie_In_The_Graveyard.mp3
BELLE___SEBASTIAN_-_We_Are_The_Sleepyheads.mp3
Built_To_Spill_-_Conventional_Wisdom.mp3
Centro-Matic_-_Calling_Thermatico.mp3
Centro_matic_covered_up_in_mines.mp3
Centro-Matic_-_Patience_For_The_Ride.mp3
THE_CHANNELS_-_Fluoxetine.mp3
THE_CHANNELS_-_Lizard_Fish_Skull.mp3
COLD_WAR_KIDS_-_Tell_Me_in_the_Morning.mp3
COLD_WAR_KIDS_-_We_Used_to_Vacation.mp3
Cursive_-_flag_and_family.mp3
Daniel_Hutchens_-_Blood_From_The_Rock.mp3
Danielson_-_Ship_The_Majestic_Suffix.mp3
Editors_-_Munich.mp3
elf_power_-_an_old_familiar_scene.mp3
Eliot_Morris_-_Anyway.mp3
Girl_Talk_-_Bounce_That.mp3
Gomez_-_All_Too_Much.mp3
Grizzly_Bear_-_On_a_Neck__On_a_Spit.mp3
Headlights_-_Put_Us_Back_Together.mp3
Jackie_Greene_-_Farewell__So_Long__Goodbye.mp3
LA_ROCCA_-_Eyes_While_Open.mp3
LA_ROCCA_-_Sketches__20_Something_Life_.mp3
Lucero_i_can_get_us_out_of_here_tonight.mp3
Man_Man_-_Ice_Dogs.mp3
The_Meligrove_Band_-_Everyone_s_a_Winner.mp3
The_Meligrove_Band_-_Planets_Conspire.mp3
Pearl_Jam_-_Gone.mp3
Pearl_Jam_-_Marker_In_The_Sand.mp3
PEARL_JAM_-_World_Wide_Suicide.mp3
Phoenix_-_Consolation_Prizes.mp3
PHOENIX_-_One_Time_Too_Many.mp3
Pink_Nasty_-_Don_t_Ever_Change.mp3
Rainer_maria_catastrophe.mp3
Rainer_Maria_-_I_ll_Make_You_Mine.mp3
Robert_Pollard_-_Dancing_Girls_And_Dancing_Men.mp3
Robert_Pollard_-_Love_Is_Stronger_Than_Witchcraft.mp3
say_hi_to_your_mom_-_these_fangs.mp3
Silversun_Pickups_-_Lazy_Eye.mp3
Snowden_-_Anti-Anti.mp3
SONIC_YOUTH_-_Incinerate.mp3
SONIC_YOUTH_-_Reena.mp3
Sound_Team_-_Handful_Of_Billions.mp3
SOUNDTEAM_-_Back_In_Town.mp3
SOUNDTEAM_-_No_More_Birthdays.mp3
Sunset_Rubdown_-_Shut_Up_I_Am_Dreaming_Of_Places_Where_Lovers_Have_Wings.mp3
Tap_Tap_-_100_000_Thoughts.mp3
THE_BLACK_KEYS_-_Youre_The_One.mp3
The_Decemberists_-_The_Crane_Wife_1.mp3
The_Decemberists_the_crane_wife_3.mp3
The Dresden Dolls_-_Dirty_Business.mp3
the_dudes_-_dropkick_queen_of_the_weekend.mp3
the_dudes_-_mendoza_line__whoa_caroline_.mp3
The_Elected_-_Did_Me_Good.mp3
THE_HOLD_STEADY_-_Chips_Ahoy_.mp3
The_hold_steady_massive_nights.mp3
The_Killers_-_For_Reasons_Unknown.mp3
The_Lemonheads_-_Baby_s_Home.mp3
The_Lemonheads_-_Become_the_Enemy.mp3
The_Panda_Band_-_Eyelashes.mp3
The_Pipettes_-_Your_Kisses_Are_Wasted_On_Me.mp3
The Raconteurs_-_Store_Bought_Bones.mp3
THE_SOUNDS_-_Painted_By_Numbers.mp3
THE_SOUNDS_-_Song_With_A_Mission.mp3
The_Square_Root_of_Margaret_-_I_Don_t_Know_Why.mp3
The Strokes_-_You_Only_Live_Once.mp3
SUNSHINE_UNDERGROUND_-_Borders.mp3
SUNSHINE_UNDERGROUND_-_I_Ain_t_Losing_Any_Sleep.mp3
TV_On_The_Radio_-_Wolf_Like_Me.mp3
UNCUT_-_Dark_Horse.mp3
UNCUT_-_Out_of_Sight.mp3
WE_ARE_SCIENTISTS_-_Cash_Cow.mp3
we_are_scientists_-_textbook.mp3
WE_ARE_SCIENTISTS_-_This_Scene_Is_Dead.mp3
White_Flight_-_Deathhands.mp3
YEAH_YEAH_YEAHS_-_Cheated_Hearts.mp3
Anathallo_-_Hanasakajijii_Four_A_Great_Wind__More_Ash.mp3
Band_of_Horses_-_The_Great_Salt_Lake.mp3
BAND_OF_HORSES_-_Weed_Party.mp3
HARD-FI_-_Hard_To_Beat.mp3
HARD-FI_-_Move_On_Now.mp3
Maritime_calm.mp3
Oh_no_oh_my_walk_in_the_park.mp3
PHOENIX_-_Long_Distance_Call.mp3
Phoenix_-_Lost_And_Found.mp3
Placebo_Follow_The_Cops_Back_Home.mp3
Regina_Spektor_-_Fidelity.mp3
Sleeping_At_Last_-_Careful_Hands.mp3
Sonic_Youth_-_Do_You_Believe_In_Rapture.mp3
Sunset_Rubdown_-_Stadiums_And_Shrines_II.mp3
THE_HOLD_STEADY_-_Chillout_Tent.mp3
The_Hold_Steady_-_Southtown_Girls.mp3
TV_On_The_Radio_-_I_Was_A_Lover.mp3
Tv_on_the_radio_province.mp3
Voxtrot_-_Warmest_Part_Of_The_Winter.mp3

I am looking forward to create the first playlist of songs from 2007 only very soon ...

7 hours of music from the blogger's scene

2006-12-21T10:50:00.000+01:00

Checking out the lists of best albums and songs of the year 2006 that could be found in last days and weeks in so many blogs was a very pleasent activity! In my opinion, there is currently no better way how to discover great music than to follow posts of people that devote so much time and love to do it for us. In fact, I have found more wonderful music in this month than all together in previous eleven months :-( .... This can not happen in the year 2007 - that is my first New Year's promise!

As my appreciation and my small contribution, the internet only Radio Petenyi at Live365.com will play in next days my personal choice of the "best songs from the best songs" ;-) ... I hope in such a way more people will discover the quality of this blogger scene ...

Here are the rules I have tried to follow - 1.) "only" 7 hours of music (or, technically speaking, 200MB of 64 kBitps MP3Pro files) and 2.) the songs occurring in two different lists must be played.

Not to omit any good music, I finished with 2 playlists. The first one, a little bit more mellow (well, it is a Christmas time) began today, the second one starts in 2 weeks or so.

Here are the blog sites I have considered (many songs occur in several lists, and the numbers are not exact!):

1.) Neiles Life: Top Albums of 2006

About 33 songs in the current playlist and about another 33 in the second part. Well, one could choose from 100 songs ...

2.) The Yellow Stereo: Our Favorite Albums of 2006

About 20 songs from 35 (in fact, made of 4 different lists), few additional songs will get the place in the 2nd part.

3.) Music for Kids Who Can't Read Good: Top 25 Albums of 2006

About 16 songs from 25, another 6 are waiting for the next round.

4.) Who Killed the Mixtapes: Tightest Jams 2006

11 songs of 30, another 6 later.

5.) Sand is Overrated: Albums of the year

11 songs now, at least 5 later. Very nice personal writings ...

6.) Can You See the Sunset: Top Fifty of 2006

8 songs from 50 this time, about 4 the next time. The most diverse styles in this list.

7.) An Aquarium Drunkard: 2006 Year In Review, Pt 2 :: The 12 Albums

7 songs from 23, another seven in the second part.

8.) Speed of Dark: Indie Mom's Best of 2006

About 6 songs, more to come, the list has not been finished yet.

9.) I am Fuel, You are Friends: My Favorites of 2006

5 songs of 20, another 3 will come later.

10.) Indoor Fireworks: The Top Albums of 2006

4 songs this time, but 6 the next time.

The complete playlist in the alphabetic order:

aloha_weekend.mp3
Amos_Lee_-_Skipping_Stones.mp3
Anathallo_-_Hanasakajijii_Four_A_Great_Wind__More_Ash.mp3
Band_of_Horses_-_The_Great_Salt_Lake.mp3
BAND_OF_HORSES_-_Weed_Party.mp3
Beaten_Awake_-_Browns_Town.mp3
Beirut_-_mount_wroclai__idle_days_.mp3
Beirut_-_Postcards_From_Italy.mp3
Ben_Kweller_-_Penny_On_The_Train_Track.mp3
califone_our_kitten_sees_ghosts.mp3
Califone_-_The_Orchids.mp3
Camera_Obscura_-_Lets_Get_Out_Of_This_Country.mp3
Camera_Obscura_-_Lloyd__I_m_Ready_to_Be_Heartbroken.mp3
Camera_Obscura_-_The_False_Contender.mp3
Cat_Power_-_Could_We.mp3
Cat_Power_-_Lived_in_Bars.mp3
Cat_Power_-_The_Greatest.mp3
Damien_Rice_-_9_crimes.mp3
Destroyer_-_European_Oils.mp3
DESTROYER_-_Watercolours_Into_The_Ocean.mp3
DESTROYER_-_Your_Blood.mp3
Drive-By_Truckers_-_A_World_Of_Hurt.mp3
El_Perro_Del_Mar_-_Party.mp3
Emily_Haines___The_Soft_Skeleton_-_Our_Hell.mp3
GET_CAPE_WEAR_CAPE_FLY_-_An_Oak_Tree.mp3
GET_CAPE_WEAR_CAPE_FLY_-_The_Chronicles_Of_A_Bohemian_Teenager__Part_Two_.mp3
Grizzly_Bear_-_Easier.mp3
grizzly_bear_knife.mp3
GUILLEMOTS_-_Made-up_Lovesong__43.mp3
GUILLEMOTS_-_Trains_To_Brazil.mp3
HARD-FI_-_Hard_To_Beat.mp3
HARD-FI_-_Move_On_Now.mp3
Horse_Feathers_-_Finch_On_Sunday.mp3
Hot_Chip_-_boy_from_school.mp3
ISLANDS_-_Rough_Gem.mp3
ISLANDS_-_Where_There_s_a_Will_There_s_a_Whalebone.mp3
JENNY_LEWIS___THE_WATSON_TWINS_-_Big_Guns.mp3
Jenny_Lewis_with_the_Watson_Twins_-_Melt_Your_Heart.mp3
Jenny_Lewis_-_Rise_Up_With_Fists_.mp3
JENNY_LEWIS___THE_WATSON_TWINS_-_You_Are_What_You_Love.mp3
Jeremy_Enigk_-_Been_Here_Before.mp3
Joanna_Newsom_-_Cosmia.mp3
Joanna_Newsom_-_Monkey___Bear.mp3
Joseph_Arthur_-_Black_Lexus.mp3
Josh_Ritter_-_Girl_In_The_War.mp3
Josh_Ritter_-_Thin_Blue_Flame.mp3
Lily_Allen_-_Littlest_Things.mp3
Lindsey_Buckingham_-_To_Try_For_the_Sun.mp3
M._Ward_-_Chinese_Translation.mp3
M._Ward_-_Poison_Cup.mp3
M._Ward_-_To_Go_Home.mp3
maritime_calm.mp3
Mates_Of_State_-_Beautiful_Dreamer.mp3
MATES_OF_STATE_-_Fraud_in_the_80_s.mp3
MATES_OF_STATE_-_Like_u_Crazy.mp3
Memphis_-_In_The_Cinema_Alone.mp3
Memphis_-_In_The_Highest_Room.mp3
Memphis_-_Time_Away.mp3
Midlake_-_Roscoe.mp3
NEKO_CASE_-_Hold_On__Hold_On.mp3
Neko_Case_-_Margaret_Vs._Pauline.mp3
NEKO_CASE_-_Star_Witness.mp3
Now_It_s_Overhead_-_Let_The_Sirens_Rest.mp3
oh_no_oh_my_walk_in_the_park.mp3
Peter_And_The_Wolf_-_The_Bonsai_Tree.mp3
Peter_Bjorn___John_-_The_Old_Folks.mp3
PHOENIX_-_Long_Distance_Call.mp3
Phoenix_-_Lost_And_Found.mp3
Placebo_Follow_The_Cops_Back_Home.mp3
Regina_Spektor_-_Fidelity.mp3
rocky_votolato_one_day_you_wont_be_here.mp3
Shearwater_-_Seventy-four__Seventy-five.mp3
Sleeping_At_Last_-_Careful_Hands.mp3
Sleeping_States_-_Rivers__Single_Version_.mp3
Sonic_Youth_-_Do_You_Believe_In_Rapture.mp3
SPARKLEHORSE_-_Don_t_Take_My_Sunshine_Away.mp3
SPARKLEHORSE_-_Getting_It_Wrong.mp3
The_Submarines_-_Peace___Hate.mp3
Sufjan_Stevens_-_Mistress.mp3
Sufjan_Stevens_-_Pittsfield.mp3
Sufjan_Stevens_-_Star_Of_Wonder.mp3
Sufjan_Stevens_-_The_Henney_Buggy_Band.mp3
Sunset_Rubdown_-_Stadiums_And_Shrines_II.mp3
Sunset_Rubdown_-_Us_Ones_in_Between.mp3
Tanya_Donelly_-_World_On_Fire.mp3
THE_BEES_-_Hard_Luck_Tom.mp3
THE_BEES_-_High_Society.mp3
The_Dears_-_You_And_I_Are_A_Gang_Of_Losers.mp3
The_Decemberists_-_Sons_And_Daughters.mp3
THE_DECEMBERISTS_-_Summersong.mp3
The_Divine_Comedy_-_Diva_lady.mp3
The_Format_-_Dog_Problems.mp3
The_Format_-_She_Doesn_t_Get_It.mp3
THE_HOLD_STEADY_-_Chillout_Tent.mp3
The_Hold_Steady_-_Southtown_Girls.mp3
THE_MAGIC_NUMBERS_-_Take_A_Chance.mp3
THE_MAGIC_NUMBERS_-_You_Never_Had_It.mp3
The_Minus_Five_-_Cemetery_Row.mp3
The_Mountain_Goats_-_Woke_Up_New.mp3
The_Roots_-_Atonement__Feat._Jack_Davey_.mp3
The_Square_Root_of_Margaret_-_Whispers_Sometimes.mp3
The_Stills_Destroyer.mp3
The_Submarines_-_Brighter_Discontent.mp3
Thom_Yorke_-_Atoms_For_Peace.mp3
TV_On_The_Radio_-_I_Was_A_Lover.mp3
tv_on_the_radio_province.mp3
Voxtrot_-_Warmest_Part_Of_The_Winter.mp3
WHITEST_BOY_ALIVE_-_Fireworks.mp3
WHITEST_BOY_ALIVE_-_Inflation.mp3

I am looking forward to all posts from this and from all other music blogs in 2007! Have a great time in next weeks!

Top 6 of Top lists "Best of 2006"

2006-12-15T13:21:00.000+01:00

My recent obsession with music blogs has shown me that I am not the only one who takes the end-of-the-year lists seriously. In fact, it has appeared to me recently that I can not consider myself anymore as being one who takes it enough seriously.

So instead presenting another personal list of best albums of this year (that can be found somewhere anyway), I present a short list of the best lists that describes even better my musical year 2006 - a lot of songs I like and even more songs I have missed.

The idea of "lists of lists" is not new, see, for instance, here. A comprehensive list is maintained by Largehearted Boy : 2006 Year-end music list .

To be now a person that can be distinguished at all, at the end of this post I add three songs that I did not found here:

6.) The Yellow Stereo: Our Favorite Albums of 2006

Compiled by several people. The best placement of The Submarines I saw.

5.) Speed of Dark: Indie Mom's Best of 2006 and Gramma's Favorites of 2006

Two very nice mixtures of indies and not so indies - the lists have been not finished yet.

4.) An Aquarium Drunkard: 2006 Year In Review, Pt 2 :: The 12 Albums

The best placement of Centro-matic I saw!

3.) Can You See the Sunset: Top Fifty of 2006

Well, I was searching for a list listing Rainer Maria and found even more here - again, they have been not finished yet!

2.) Indoor Fireworks: The Top Albums of 2006

The most compatible list mentioning Gomez, The Stills, The Dresden Dolls, ... Most of MP3 songs are only Mono 32 kBit/s.

1.) Neiles Life: Top Albums of 2006

It is not only that he offers 2 songs per each album from his list of 50 (!) best albums, it is really because of his choice of songs.

Examples what I am missing in those lists:

The Long Winters: Putting the Days to Bed
Pushover

Rock songs with a personal touch. No, I do not have more clever formulation for a moment ;-( ...

Myspace | Amazon

Lakes: Photographs
White Flag

This is, in fact, an EP, but 5 very good songs - is that not enough for a best album?

Myspace | Amazon

Thriving Ivory: Selftitled
Angels On The Moon

Extremely melodramatic rock songs, but sometimes such extremes can work - do you remember Moulin Rouge from Baz Luhrmann?!

Myspace | Amazon

Plunkett - The River

2006-12-11T11:42:00.000+01:00

One of the fun things about doing an internet radio unprofessionally are mails from musicians (or from people that shall work for them) with a request to play their music. They do not know that I am doing it only to give a little bit more sense to my time consuming searching for new music I like and I have no ambition to change the world of music and the way how it works.

The Italian duo Plunkett wrote me a month ago. Here is what you can find in their bio:

"With a desire to write songs and disillusioned with the music business, they wrote for themselves. Without any thought or the pressure of trying be anything other than that. Themselves. They've decided to put what they do on the internet and see what happens. They just wanna do what they do how they do it and if others get to hear it and like it…"

I heard the song The River, a guitar driven melancholic song with beautiful harmonies, I liked it and played it in my radio show.

Dear Lara and Ian, this is my answer to your question from the last week - I know that several people did listen to your song in my radio without switching it off, but I got no other comments.

I do not know if something has happened.

Let us try once more:

Download MP3: The River
Homepage: http://www.plunkett.it/

... and let us see what happens.

My personal list of best songs in 2006

2006-12-10T19:11:00.000+01:00

Hi, all music fans! This is another try to start a blog on music. There are already so many good ones on the net, so I have to try to be a little different. At the beginning, here is my short story.

There are so many ways how to help to spread news about songs we love and I have simply chosen one of them - an internet radio. It is called Radio Petenyi, it is running on Live365.com, and is non-commercial, non-profit radio that is here only for your listening pleasure. To make it more fun, you can hear there short audio clips from movies, concerts or even some private recordings of my 6 years old son that sings Mates of States or Flaming Lips ;-) ...

If it sound interesting to you, now it is the best moment to try it. The radio is playing 7 hours of music that represents my choice of the best albums in this year. Bellow you should see the last ten songs that have been played on Radio Petenyi:

Here is almost complete list of songs as available on the German edition of iTunes:

If you do not see any playlist in your news reader, open your browser at this link -
http://www.petenyi.de/html/2006/12/my-personal-list-of-best-songs-in-2006.html .

You can start to learn more here:

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2006-12-10T18:55:00.000+01:00

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Centro-matic - Covered Up in Mines

2006-11-06T17:55:00.000+01:00

Today I have posted a video of our trip in the crater of Ubehebe to video.google.de. They offer much better video quality than YouTube, so the choice was clear.

The movie was shot by a digital camera in July 2006, and the quality is anyway no wonder, but for me it has a strong personal meaning. In fact, this was for the first time I have played with the editing of video files.

Now is my memory on the day in the middle of nowhere even with a soundtrack - Centro-matic and their song Covered up in Mines from the album Fort Recovery (Misra Records 2006).

2006-02-07T16:06:00.000+01:00

New update!

The Radio Petenyi plays now only new songs from 2005 and 2006 with few reminders from the past!

You might like Radio Petenyi if you prefer Rock/Pop outside of mainstream, and if you want to hear more than one song per each recent album.

Currently, my compilation of best actual songs is played, see here.

The show is repeated each three hours.

Look elsewhere - čítaj inde!

2006-01-11T16:40:00.000+01:00

This blog will not be updated, for details on Radio Petenyi see the Station Info Page!

Informácie o rádiu Petenyi nájdeš na vyššie uvedenom odkaze!

Občasné príspevky nájdeš na mojej SME blog stránke.

New music in October

2005-10-04T19:16:00.000+02:00

After longer rotation of single playlist in Radio Petenyi during summer, new music is playing now in October. Artits like Ben Folds, Bloc Party, Foo Fighters, Nada Surf or The National have contributed several songs, many others are represented by 1 or 2 songs like Death Cab for Cuties or Sigur Ros.

Some older songs of Silkworm can be heard, because no new songs from this band might come out in future. Michael Dahlquist died tragically on July, 14th.

The show must go on - several old songs from Queen are played by some new bands.

You might like to listen to Radio Petenyi, if you are in music with personal touch. It might be melodic pop song or rock song with distorted guitars. My choice of songs is very personal, there is no other motivation behind than a wish to give you what this music gives me.

New songs for August 2005 in Radio Petenyi

2005-08-15T13:25:00.000+02:00

My last update before holiday!

Three songs of 2005 from artists like Ben Folds, Bloc Party, Statistics, Jamison Parker, Antony and the Johnsons, Foo Fighters and so on. Two songs from Bob Mould, Ryan Adams, Coldplay, Athlete, Alanis Morissette, Lou Barlow, South San Gabriel, Mando Diao, The Notwist. One song from, e.g., The Rolling Stones, Wir sind Helden, Stephen Malkmus, The Perishers, Stars, Aimee Mann and others.

Enjoy!

New songs for June in Radio Petenyi

2005-05-27T13:51:00.000+02:00

Only few songs broadcasted in May occur in June edition!

I have added several new artists - genius Ben Folds, my favorite Sarah Bettens from K'S Choice, Spoon, Garbage, Eels, Lou Barlow, Better Than Ezra and others. Last but not least - give a chance to two songs "auf deutsch" of german group Wir sind Helden.

Songs of other artists like Bright Eyes, Tori Amos, Athlete, Stereophonics, I Am Kloot and others, are updated. Very often, I have added a song from the past of these artists, see in such case the year in the title of songs! Otherwise, all songs are from 2005, pop/rock outside of mainstream (or at its border).

You can leave a note to this message, if you have a wish or a suggestion. Darf auch auf deutsch sein alebo po slovensky or other slavic languages.

Only songs from 2005

2005-05-03T21:44:00.000+02:00

Finally, Radio Petenyi broadcasts only songs from 2005 with few reminders from the past - more than 3 hours of music!

Most of artists will be presented with 3 songs plus one from their older works. You can hear songs from Stereophonics, Tori Amos, Bright Eyes, Ani DiFranco, Lou Barlow, Athlete, John Doe, I Am Kloot, Okkervil River, Low, And They Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Wedding Presents and others.

Experiment

2005-02-17T21:16:00.000+01:00

Tak som dnes oficiálne spustil trojhodinový kolotoč výberu piesní z roku 2004 na stanici petenyi v rámci live365. Viac o tom na blogových stránkach SME, t.j., tu.

Najlepšie albumy roku 2004

2005-01-16T15:24:00.000+01:00

1. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
2. Rachael Yamagata - Happenstance
3. William Shatner - Has Been
4. Mascott - Dreamer's Book
5. Matthew Sweet - Kimi Ga Suki
6. Gomez - Split the Difference
7. The Killers - Hot Fuss
8. Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
9. Various Artists - Future Soundtrack for America
10. Ani Difranco - Educated Guess

Z nasledovných albumov som vyberal pesničky do 9 PeeFiek. Pri tom mále času a súkromia čo sa mi dostáva nemôžem zaručiť bezchybnosť nižšie uvedených informácii, preto prosím nerobte na ich základe žiadne životne dôležité rozhodnutia.

Actionslacks: Full Upright Position
Selfstarter - 20.04.2004

Pesnička All You'll Ever Need to Know na horeuvedenej platni vysoko vyčnieva nad ostatnými, nielen melódia, ale i jej text je nákazlivý. Kapela si uvádza ako mesto pôsobenia USA, kvôli veľkej diverzifikácii bydlísk jej členov.

Melissa Auf Der Mar: Melissa Auf Der Mar
Capitol - 01.06.2004 (USA)

Kto je Melissa sa oplatí si tu pripomenúť. Keď raz jej priateľ hodil počas prvého koncertu Smashing Pumpkins v Kanade flašu na pódium, ospravedlnila sa Billymu Corganovi osobne a odvtedy sa traduje ich priateľstvo. Keď chýbala basgitara Courtney Love do kapely Love, priateľ Billy odporúčil Melissu. Keď chýbala basgitara Billymu do Smashing Pumpkins, spomenul si na Melissu. Tohtoročný album pomenovaný po jeho tvorcoch vyšiel v U.K. už v roku 2003.

Califone: Knub u Knive
2004

Cédečko si vyrobila chicagska kapela sama, predávala ho na svojej koncertnej šnúre po Nemecku. Obsahuje koncertné verzie štúdiovych skladieb Rolling Stones. Ich dva koncerty v Heidelbergu a vo Frankfurte boli milým vyvrcholením môjho neutajovaného vzťahu s Chicagom.

Califone: Heron King Blues
Thrill Jockey - 08.03.2004

Graham Coxon: Happiness in Magazines
Parlophone - 24.05.2004

Osamostatnený gitarista i bez neho existujúcej anglickej kapely Blur.

The Crash: Star (EP)
23.02.2004

Pesnička Star vyšla už v roku 2002, ale vybrali ju do reklamného šotu pre Ebay až teraz a tak sa začala jej nová kariéra. Fíni The Crash ju pridali pre istotu ešte i na záver ich tohtoročného (rozumej 2004) celoplošného albumu Melodrama.

The Delgados: Universal record
Chemikal Underground - 20.09.2004

Štvrtý album The Delgados, majiteľov Chemikal Undergorund, jedného z najznámejších hudobných vydavateľstiev pre anglickú independent hudobnú scénu (Mogwai, Arab Strap).

Difranco, Ani: Educated Guess
Righteous Babe - 20.01.2004

Každý rok mám tendenciu dať do rebríčka platňu, ktorá úplne nezodpovedá môjmu úzkemu vkusu a hlavne, ani vkusu všeobecnému. Tento rok je tam z toho dôvodu Ani DiFranco. Ak by to niekomu nestačilo, môže pridať i dôvody feministickej orientácii až exkluzívnej bisexuality umelkyne. Niektoré jej piesne na albume sú hudobné skvosty (Animal), mnohé sú veľmi zaujímavé na sústredený počuv, niektoré piesne na albume nie sú piesňami, ale recitatívy. Ako všetky ostatné albumy od roku nula (1989) až dodnes, vydala i Educated Guess vo svojom vlastnom vydavateľstve, nahrala ho sólovo na 8-stopovom mangetofóne.

Tanya Donelly: Whiskey Tango Ghosts
4AD - 10.08.2004

Tanya Donelly je ikona americkej post-punkovej éry osemdesiatych rokov. V súčasnosti produkuje melodické pesničky a stará sa o dcérku.

Gomez: Split the Difference
Virgin - 18.05.2004

Veľmi kvalitný a pestrý album anglickej pätice, inšpirujúci sa postupne vo svojich pesničkách snáď zo všetkého, čo rock kedy ponúkal.

Green Day: American Idiot
Reprise - 21.09.2004

American Idiot je siedmy album amerického post-punkového tria, presnejšie piaty mainstreamového hudobného vydavateľstva Reprise. Ich debut u tejto firmy Dookie sa predal v 8 miliónoch kusov, ku mne sa dostal, až keď sa ho už nedalo nekúpiť za 1 dolár na secondspin.com. V ich poslednom počine pokračujú úspešne v tom, v čom sú dobrý - punk pre širšie publikum. Skladba American Idiot predstavuje najvydarenejšiu rýchlejšiu verziu, pomalú zas skladba Wake me Up in September. Kapele sa ušlo pár Grammy nominácii.

The Killers: Hot Fuss
Island - 15.06.2004 (USA)

Štyria hráči z Las Vegas sú nominovaný na Grammy cenu za kategóriu Rock ako taký a ich album ako album Rocku. Pritom týmto Američanom uverilo ako prvé až londýnske hudobné vydavateľstvo Lizard King, kde album Hot Fuss vyšiel už v roku 2003. Pesnička Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll sa na americkú verziu albumu nedostala, ale na niektoré PeEfky áno. Video ku pesničke All These Things That I Have Done sme si púšťali na Internete s Peťkom najčastejšie, sám by som ho lepšie nenatočil.

Lavigne, Avril: Under My Skin
Arista - 23.05.2004

Priznám sa, že aj keď je mi jasné, že nie je zlato všetko, čo sa blyští (gramaticky správne napísané vďaka Lenke Molčánovej), toto pozlátko sa mi zapáčilo. Možno ma ovplyvnilo, že niektoré dcéry mojich spolužiakov začínajú vyzerať ako Avril Lavign, ale hlavne oproti jej marketingovému debutu Let Go, začala Avril spolupracovať so správnymi profíkmi ako sú jej krajania Kanaďanka Chantal Kreviazuk alebo spevák Raine Maida kapely Our Lady Peace.

Courtney Love: America's Sweetheart
Virgin - 10.02.2004

Kto nevie, kto všetko je Courtney Love, tomu to nemá ani zmysel tu vypisovať. Tri skladby z albumu stoja za PeeFku.

Interpol: Antics
EMI - 27.09.2004

Druhý album štvorčlennej kapely z New Yorku, ich druhý najlepší.

Lambchop: Aw C'mon
City Slang - 09.02.2004

Ich koncert sme zažili v Heiliggeistkirche v Heidelbergu, od frontpána Wagnera máme jeho vlastnoručnú kresbu našej karikaktúry.

Mascott: Dreamer's Book
Red Panda Records - 14.02.2004

Dreamer's Book je cédečko s jednou najkrajších skladieb roka - Off Blue, aj Peťko by súhlasil. Niekoľko ďalších piesní si zaslúži tiež superlatívy a aj zásluhou celkovej nálady patrí táto platňa ku TOP 4 tohto roka. Vyšla v dátum okolo ktorého sa krúti aj film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Kendall Meade (New York) si počas jeho nahrávania odskočila na dlhé koncertné turné v kapele Sparklehorse, do štúdia sa vrátila s dvoma kolegami odtamtiaľ. Jej debut mal na starosti producent a všestranný muzikant Jim O'Rourke. No a last but not least - na bubny hrá Phoebe Summersquashe, ktorá stála za kapelou Godrays a ich platňou Songs for TV Stars, poslednou v roku, v ktorom som si ešte stále myslel, že niektoré veci na svete sú večné. To bolo v 1996 a zakrátko nato Alex Kemp opustil Phoebe a Godrays sa rozpadli, len ten počítač v Gente sa stále volá phoebe. A toto má byť informácia o albume Dreamer's Book?!

McCluseky, Angela: Things We Do
Manhattan Records - 15.06.2004

K vydareným pop pesničkám Angely McCluskey som sa dostal len zásluhou radioshow Brave New World a Tricii Halloran na internetovom rádiu KCRW. Odzneli tam viaceré, ďalšie sa dali nájsť na jej webstránke, celý album som nemal nikdy možnosť si vypočuť. Nech som o nej čítal akékoľvek referencie na jej minulosť, nič mi nehovorili. Až dnes - Angela bola v októbri a novembri 2004 na turné po Amerike spolu s R.E.M. ...

Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Sony - 05.04.2004

V žiaden iný rok som nemal tak jasno ohľadne najlepšieho albumu roka, nespominaj?c taký enormný časový náskok, v akom mi táto informácia bola zrejmá. Kapelu Modest Mouse poznám už veľa rokov a môj vzťah k nim rástol vo mne pomaly, ale isto. Platne nahrávaj? od roku 1994 bez jediného zaváhania v kvalite a fakt, že ich zatiaľ ostatná siedma je ich najlepšou je fakt sám o sebe úctyhodný. Ich interpretácia rockovej muziky je originálna, vytvorili si sound, ktorý by po nich mohli pomenovať, originalita však zároveň znamená, že ich zvuk nemusí byť pri prvej skúsenosti mnohým po chuti. Tento rok však ponúkajú mnohé skladby, ktoré, aby som trochu prestrelil, by mohli hrať i v rádiu. Na záver neuveriteľná zhoda náhod - Good News for People Who Love Bad News sú nominované na najlepšiu platňu roka 2005 v Grammy kategórii Best Alternative Album a pesnička Float On na najlepšiu rockovú skladbu toho istého roka.

Morissette, Alanis: So-Called Chaos
Maverick - 18.05.2004

Pôvodným povolaním herečku kanadského pôvodu netreba nikomu predstavovať. Pozerať sa na jej pesničky hrozí prílišnou subjektivitou pri ich hodnotení, preveril som si to aj v tejto chvíli, ale aj bez vizuálnej stránky sú niektoré jej performácie jednoducho skvelé. Tento rok sa jej vydarili najviac hitovky Everything a Out Is Through, hoci niekedy neviem rozoznať, ktorá to vlastne začína v rádiu, no a ešte pomalá This Grudge.

The Mountain Goats: We Shall All Be Healed
4AD - 03.02.2004

Vždy som o sebe tvrdil, že som milovníkom hudobného štýlu Lo-Fi, rozumej Low Fidelity, ale keď som počul ukážky zo starších albumov zoskupenia The Mountain Goats (vydávané zásadne len na kazetách), priznal som si, že opak Hi-Fi som si predstavoval inak. Kritici ich, predovšetkým Johna Darniella, ktorý v niektorých piesňach reprezentoval kompletné hudobné zoskupenie, po minulé roky tak vychvalovali do neba, že ich koncert bol jeden z mála, na ktorý som sa v marci roku 2003 v Austine nedostal. Od ich debutu na vydavateľstve 4AD (pre mňa rok 2003), kedy prestali asi nahrávať len na kazetový magnetofón, rozoznávam ich kvalitu i ja. Ich tohtoročný album stratil čiastočne na momente prekvapenia, ale na úrovni nie.

Newman, A.C.: Slow Wonder
Matador Records (USA) / Indigo, Beggars Group (Germany) - 07.06.2004

Jeden zo zakladateľov kanadskej superkapely The New Pornographers, ktorej piesne z albumov Mass Romantic (2000) a Electric Version (2003) sa objavili kedysi i na PeeFkách. Veľmi inteligentný power pop, ktorý keď sa spojí i so silným melodickým nápadom, tak splodí najlepšie piesne roka ako Miracle Drug alebo The Cloud Prayer.

Norah Jones: Feels Like Home
Blue Note (EMI) - 09.02.2004

Prekvapenia na jej druhom albume po fenomenálnom úspechu Come Away With Me (16 miliónov nosičov) neočakával asi nik. Najprv som na februárovú súkromnú PéeFku vybral len Humble Me, ale potom tak veľa hrali v rádiu Sunrise, že sa dostala na rovnomenný aprílový výber.

Preston School of Industry: Monsoon
Domino - 16.02.2004

Gitarista bývalej kapely Pavement, skladba The Furnance Sun je rozkošná.

R.E.M.: Arnound the Sun
Warner Music - 04.10.2004

Lou Reed: Animal Serenade (Live)
Warner - 23.02.2004

The River Bends: And Flows into the Sea
Tooth And Nail - 29.06.2004

Viacmenej projekt ogitarovaného speváka Denison Witmer, má odomňa svoju fotku z koncertu v Austine (2002), páčila sa mu.

Snow Patrol: Final Straw
Polydor - 02.02.2004 (UK)

Škótska kapela z Glasgowa v štýle Britpop. Keď sa ich pesničky s trocha zaspatým hlasom speváka prebudia, oplatí sa byť hore.

William Shatner: Has Been
Sony - 04.10.2004

Kapitán Kirk je William Shatner. William Shatner však nie je kapitán vesmírnej lode zo seriálu Star Trek. Aj o tom sú pesničky tejto platňe, na ktorej Shatner nespieva, pretože spievať vôbec nevie. O hudbu, hoci nielen o ňu, sa postaral génius a klavírista Ben Fold, o texty William, o spev viacerí hostia. Výsledkom je album, ktorý balancuje na hranici gýča a geniality, pričom ja osobne nemám problém myslieť si o ňom len to druhé. Podobný zážitok som mal iba s filmom Moulin Rouge od Baz Luhrmanna.

Silbermond: Symphonie
BMG - 27.09.2004

Skladbu som kúpil na iTunes v štyroch rôznych verziach, jednu z nich hrajú momentálne neustále na SWR3.

Ron Sexsmith: Retriever
V2 - 03.05.2004

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow
Sub Pop - 08.03.2004

Matthew Sweet: Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu
RCAM - 05.10.2004

Táto platňa je do slova a do písmena stratený poklad z roku 2003, ktorý sa podarilo vykopať až v tomto roku. Dvanásť úplne nových pesničiek venoval americký gitarista a spevák Matthew Sweet svojho času len a len pre japonské poslucháčstvo, ceny importu v ostatných krajinách sveta boli prienormné. Nebyť Tricii a Binary News, ostali by tieto briliantné pesničky pre mňa navždy pod zemou. Nebyť RCAM Records, nevlastním doma dodnes jediné cédečko s názvom v japonštine.

Sparta: Porcelain
Geffen - 13.07.2004

Už niektoré nadupané skladby kapely At the Drive-in zapadli do mojich predstáv o tvrdom roku, ktorému má dominovať mäkká melódia (emo-rock?!) a preto som si vypočul i najnovšiu platňu ich nástupcov Sparta (druhým nástupcom je zoskupenie Mars Volta). Moment prekvapenia bol už slabší, ale ešte stále príjemne príjemný.

Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions
EMI - 23.02.2004

V čase nahrávania 16 ročná s hlasom výrazne starším.

U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Interscope - 23.11.2004

Vanderslice, John: Cellar Door
Barsuk - 20.01.2004

Žiadna iná pesnička tohto roku nevzbudila vo mne takú zvedavosť na celý album ako Promissing Actress. Keď ju Tricia pustila prvý raz na BNW, pripomínala mi tie najlepšie slaďáky od Yes v interpretácii Iona Andersona. Veľké očakávania však málokedy bývajú naplnené, no postavu Johna Vanderslice si už budem pamätať, medzi iným sedel za mixážnym pultom kapele Mountain Goats v jej tohtoročnom počine.

Various Artists: Big Fish
Sony - 12.01.2004

Soundtrack.

Various Artists: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Warner Music - 17.05.2004

Geniálny film (rovnaký prívlastok doplň pred nasledujúce podstatné a vlastné mená) podľa scenára Charlieho Kaufmanna, natočený režisérom Michelom Gondrym (známy tvorca mnohých hudobných videoklipov), v hlavných úlohach s Jim Carrey a Kate Winslet (známej z Titanicu). Ups, prívlastok spred Titanicu musí preč.

Various Artists: Future Soundtrack for America
Barsuk - 17.03.2004

Najlepší tohtoročný album zozbieraných piesní rôznych umelcov. 100 percent zisku sa malo venovať organizáciam, ktoré sa snažia zapojiť čo najviac Američanov do politického diana. Hudobný cieľ albumu sa však vydaril určite, už len keď spomenieme mená, ktoré sa dostali na PeEfky - Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf, Fountains of Wayne, Long Winters (moje prvé stretnutie s nimi, z ich skladby The Commander Thinks Aloud, presnejšie remixu, som ešte teraz paf) a Tom Waits (zaradil pieseň z jeho tohtoročného albumu Real Gone).

Various Artists: School of Rock
Antlantic - 05.02.2004

Dúfam, že tento film zanechá na mojom najmladšom synovi hlboké stopy, z menovanej školy ovláda už vynikajúco pohybovú výchovu.

Yamagata, Rachael: Happenstance
RCA - 08.06.2004

Najlepší debut roka a druhý najlepší album roka. Zoznámila nás Tricia, zvyšok som si musel pozreť teraz na Internete - 27 rokov, šesť rokov hrala v funk-až-hip-hop kapele v meste Chicago, kým mala dosť vlastných pesničiek na svoj osamostatnený debut. Texty sú predovšetkým o stroskotaných vzťahoch, hudobne je nohami v rock/pope, v myšlienkach lieta niekde v jazze. A to meno? Otec Japonec, matka nemecko-talianského pôvodu.

Len pre starých dobrých známych

2005-01-14T21:10:00.000+01:00

Early Day Miners: All Harm Ends Here
Secretly Canadian, 18.01.2005

Podľa mojej mienky albumy kapely akou je Early Day Miners v týchto dňoch počúvajú už len ich starí dobrí známi, t.j. fanúšikovia, s ktorými sa kapela zoznámila v starých dobrých časoch. Ja som sa s nimi skamarátil letmo v marci roku 2003, keď som na SXSW v Austine navštívil koncert kapiel zoskupených pod hudobným vydavateľstvom Secretly Canadian. Trhákom toho večera bol Damien Jurado a kapela "Prvobanníkov" mu vtedy predchádzala.

Priznám sa, nepamätám si na nich skoro vôbec, na rozdiel od zavalitej sediacej postavy Damiena s gitarou, a keďže mi v ten marcový večer pri vstupe odobrali fotoaparát, nemá mi dnes čo ich koncert spred dvoch rokov pripomenúť. Za to ich prefíkané meno mi v pamäti utkvelo veľmi dobre a tak mi ich cédečko medzi množstvom ostatných ako prvé padlo do oka.

Nielen správny názov kapely je však dôležitý pre nadviazanie úspešného kontaktu s poslucháčom, hneď za tým nasleduje správne naštelované miesto a načasovaná chvíľa prvého vzájomného styku. Muzika z albumu All Harm Ends Here hrala mne a Peťkovi počas stavania 264-dielneho puzzle, ktoré dodal Ježiško kvôli logistickým problémom až dnes. Viacmenej pomalé skladby ležérneho charakteru zaváňajúce čiastočne improvizáciami pódiového charakteru, zapadli ideálne do neúplnej mozaiky fotky našej terasy s Ankinou keramikou, ktorá sa črtala z tých pár dielikov puzzle, ktoré v tento večer stihli do seba zapadnúť.

Pozrel som si na Internete, kam zaškatulkovali tohtoročný album kapely a v tomto prípade nápisy na šuflíkoch sedia - skriňa má tabuľu Indie (gitarový) Rock a menšie nálepky vravia slowcore až sadcore. Ak má niekto chuť sa diviť komu su určené hudobné plochy na albume All Harms End Here, dve vo formáte MP3 nájde na na tejto adrese.

Úvod

2005-01-13T14:22:00.000+01:00

Ako som si preveril na poslednej návšteve u Karola, PeeFky nahrávam už od roku 1996. Najprv len na audiokazety a od roku 1998 už na Cédečka. Tie ostatné spred necelého mesiaca nesú titul "P.F. 2004" a obsahujú piesne z albumov, ktoré majú niečo spoločné s uvedeným rokom (napríklad, že boli v roku 2004 vydané) a ktoré v tom istom čase najviac lahodili mojim ušiam. Dohromady ich vzniklo osem, každá s iným výberom piesní a obdaril som nimi osem (z môjho pohľadu) štastlivcov.

Novinkou posledného vydania PeeFiek bolo, že obsahovali booklet. Ten zas obsahoval zoznam (skoro) všetkých albumov, z ktorých bol výber piesní uskutočnený, s krátkymi recenziami osobného charakteru. Keďže s kvalitou mojich PeeFiek nemienim v budúcnosti klesať, začínam už teraz s prípravou zošitka na rok 2005.

A tak vznikol tento blogger.