Happy Elf - Come Back

Wow. It has been a long time. Thanks to Subsystem for getting this started again.

When I decided to post something, the first thing that came to mind was Happy Elf...what is he up to these days? Well, WM Recordings has a release by the contented dutchman. Sex Machine was released in June and has this wonderful little tune.

More grooves, more lyrics and another guest vocalist: welcome to SEXMACHINE, a mini album filled with sounds of legendary synthesizers and dirty guitars.

The title track is not too shabby either, in fact, drop all five tunes into your hard drive for the complete experience.

There, that wasn't too hard.

Happy Elf - Come Back

The Butcher's Ballroom - Diablo Swing Orchestra

Originally released in 2006, The Butcher's Ballroom was added to Jamendo late this July, and we are all very lucky for it. The artist, Diablo Swing Orchestra (DSO), formed in Sweden in 2003 and is described as avant-garde metal. You will see for yourself whether this is an apt description. There is certainly something for everyone's ears. Multiple languages, voices, and instruments.

The Butcher's Ballroom is very well produced, exciting to listen to, and takes you on an all-too-speedy tonal journey from start to finish. DSO will release another album September 21st, called "Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious" -- I just pre-ordered my copy.

I hope you download and enjoy the whole album, but here is the first track since I could not decide what to post:

Diablo Swing Orchestra - Balrog Boogie

Jap Jap - Coloured Cubes (Morgenfish Remix)

This tune is from a six-track EP from Holland’s Jasper Boer, aka Jap Jap, in the form of ‘A Resonant Discovery’, including a remix by Dutch artist Morgenfish.

It seems to fit my mood at the moment, so I will post it.

Jap Jap - Coloured Cubes (Morgenfish Remix)

Alexi Virta - True Dwelling Place

A tune from the Alexi Virta classic, Meets Tortsi at the Space Lounge. I haven't been around blogger to post recently so it is probably appropriate to go back to my netmusic roots to put up more Virta goodness.

This release is one of the most downloaded on archive.org and it is easy to see why. There hasn't been much in the way of follow-up from Alexi, but with this beauty out in the world we can be grateful.

Alexi Virta - True Dwelling Place

Black Sweater, White Christmas Playlist 2008

1	Homemade Christmas Mashup via Freesound	Bilwiss, petrasound, troutstrangler, connum
2	TWasthenightbeforeChristmas
3	Christmas Eve At Midnight (Small Town Square)	Lee Rosevere
4	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Bobby Baby
5	Everything's Dead Pretty When it Snows	Pete Green
6	Bye Bye Snow (Hello Snow Version by DoF)	Bobby Baby
7	Xmas Waltz	Lushy
8	Kisses On Lips ( The Mistletoe Mix )	Loveshadow
9	Cedar's Christmas 2006 I
10	Christmas Is Interesting	Jonathan Coulton
11	joytotheworldexceptfortheforiegnworkers	nybbl
12	Martian Christmas	bongolong
13	WXRT - Xmas On The Moon	Gulag Picture Radio
14	song-martian invade	bongolong
15	Cheese Ball	Lushy
16	jingle bells	hardvoltnine
17	song-jungle bells jupiter bells	bongolong
18	FilipinoChristmas	Frank Delima
19	No Fly List	Lee Harris & The Good Time Charlies
20	Santas_Gone_Surfing_vbr
21	Podsafe Christmas Song	Jonathan Coulton
22	Cedar's Christmas 2006 I
23	song-rock ye merry, gentlemen	bongolong
24	Der Weihnachtsmann (BongiBong-Remix)	Die drei Lenöre
25	die schildkröte	die weihnachtshasser

Bongolong - Jesus Christ is Comin to Town

A first I thought this was real, but I was talked down and now recognize it as ironic camp. I'm not sure when Bongolong posted this to archive.org, but the name of the release is A Bongolong Christmas 2004. (I'm pretty sure that it wasn't there before when I've put together past BSWChristmas shows).

Bongolong loves Christmas music!

The more interesting or weirder the better!! It's always been a dream to make my own Christmas music, taking those familiar melodies and giving them my own special twist.

Almost sounds like a mission statement for BSWChristmas.

Bongolong - Jesus Christ is Comin to Town

Black Sweater, White Christmas 2008

Yep. On Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) at 1:00 pm Biotic and Subsystem will join for their third BSWChristmas. The playlist is coming together and promises to be very sweet, indeed. The show will be live on WBCR-lp, 97.7 FM in Great Barrington. The file will make it's way to this blog, promise.

Thanks to John Curley for the photo...

umami - Substance (Combustion Mix)

This tune is from a 12rec compilation of reworked adcbicycle songs. adcBicycle is Matt Chisholm from Ottawa, Canada. According to the liner notes he apparently decided not to release a album's worth of material and asked friends to remix the stuff. The results are pretty cool.

This compilation was released on archive.org on September 11 this year. Lot's of great stuff. This is the tune that sat well with me.

Nice being with you again.

umami - Substance (Combustion Mix)

Dub One! - Wise Man’s Dub

BlocSonic is continuing to release their compilations of excellent net music. As we have mentioned
in the past, the NetBloc releases are the complete package with art, music, variety and information. All for the downloading.

The most recent release is netBloc Volume 18 (frais, fresco, frisch, fresh… mmmmmmmmmmm… good).

When I want to sample the latest sweet sounding net releases, BlocSonic provides an excellent sampling. Including this number from Dub One on the iD.EOLOGY netlabel.

Dub One! - Wise Man’s Dub

Owltree - Daylight is Not for Owls

Some sounds for New Zealand for your pleasure. This release comes via the netlabel, Lo-Kiwi. I found it on the hiddenplace music blog.

The release is called Tender Pecking.

Many songs about owls. I like owls.

There are some excellent tunes on the release. I'm looking forward to spending more time with Owltree and Lo-Kiwi.

Owltree - Daylight is Not for Owls