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  • chat 12:34 pm on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, Ben Harper, Olivia Harrison, Fistful of Mercy, Strawberry Fields Forever, international jazz festival, i am sam, coachella, lollapalooza   

    Fistful of Mercy 

    Some of you may have noticed I’ve posted some of Joseph Arthur’s work in various playlists in the past, and those who know me personally know that I have great respect and admiration for his work. I must have been to about 10 shows of his in Montreal, admired his paintings, songwritting ability, amazing voice, and instrumental talent since I’m 14 years old, and consider him to be the only true artist I’ve been exposed to.

    This guy has art come out of his pores; art is his lifestyle, he never takes breaks (to this day he has 7 albums and 11 EPs out), and can produce pretty much anything on the spot. To prove this to himself, he was in Montreal for 10 days straight this summer during the International Jazz Festival, and mixed old & new, tested new slam, and painted on stage while singing. He was even exposing his work at an art gallery in the Old Port during his stay. Busy guy!


    What I’ve been leading up to, is that out of pure awesomeness sent by God herself, he decided to partner up with another of my favorites, Ben Harper, and another talented artist Dhani Harrison, to form Fistful of Mercy, probably the most promising new formation I’ve witnessed!

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    Here are more links for Fistful of Mercy

    Fistful of Mercy – Official Website

    Fistful of Mercy – Myspace

    Fistful of Mercy – Vimeo

    Fistful of Mercy – Facebook Page

    &

    Joseph Arthur – Facebook Page

    Ben Harper – Facebook Page

    Dhani Harrison – Facebook Page

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    By the way, if some of you dont’t know Ben Harper, this might ring a bell; he plays the version of Strawberry Fields Forever (The Beatles) in the 2001 movie I Am Sam.

    Strawberry Fields Forever (Ben Harper)

    As for Dhani Harrison, I didn’t have any knowledge of him at all, and after a bit of research, I found out he was with the band thenewno2, a band who, I feel, has a liking for touring! They’ve been opening for Wolfmother, and music festivals like Coachella & Lollapalooza. His mini bio from Wikipedia surprised me in the best possible way!

    Dhani Harrison (born 1 August 1978) is an English musician and the son of George [and Olivia Harrison] (as in The Beatles George Harrison, oui oui!) . Harrison debuted as a professional musician when completing his father’s final album Brainwashed after George Harrison’s death in November 2001. Harrison formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2006.

    Harrison’s first name is pronounced similarly to the name Danny but with an aspirated ‘d’. He is named after 6th and 7th notes of the Indian music scale, ‘dha’ and ‘ni’. Harrison’s name traditionally is pronounced, “Dhaa-Knee”.

    So thats it! Come back for updating, if these guys are insane individually, imagine what they’re capable of together.

     

    • TouchME 12:47 pm on September 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Very very very promising…
      Fantastic post.
      Will have to keep an eye on those guys for the next few years.

  • TouchME 11:17 pm on August 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , pantha du prince, blonde redhead, club soda, evenko, jamie lidell, roger waters, first aid kit, tallest man on earth, angus & julia stone   

    Musical Fall 

    Aaaah autumn, you and your magical colors, your dead leaves and your crazy parties.

    Temperature is starting to drop in Montreal and already we are getting ready for some insane nights in Montreal. For all of those who went to Osheaga and got the green surprise (upcoming shows piece of paper), you surely jumped in excitment. I know I did.

    It’s time for all the groopies to go search the web for some awesome artists coming to Montreal in the upcoming months. I know I’m going to at least 3 shows (for now). Angus & Julia stone have caught my eye, The Tallest Man on Earth will surely see my face and I won’t be missing Eels.

    Bella – Angus & Julia Stone

    I’ve heard about Ratatat coming to Montreal in September (the 7th, already sold out for sure…). Artists such as Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, First Aid Kit, The XX, Jamie Lidell and Roger Waters (Holy Mother Of God) are also stopping by this great city of ours. Blonde Redhead is also coming with Pantha du Prince opening for her, might be a very interesting show. Caribou is stopping by Le National in September as well as Ok GO! in October.

    Es Schneit – Pantha Du Prince

    Take some time to go over your favorite venues and you’ll be greatly surprised I’m pretty sure. Montreal is a musical city, PROFITEZ-EN. Hope to see you guys there.

    Le National

    Métropolis

    Evenko

    Pop Montreal

    Club Soda

     

  • chat 12:33 pm on August 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , swagger, injection, tired of being alone, satisfaction, party and bullshit in the u.s.a., miley cirus, notorious, b.i.g., denial twist, white stripes, kiss, prince, dreadlock holiday, 10cc, mundian to bach ke, panjabi MC, there she goes again, the la's, good times, sam cooke, brother louie, stories   

    The Swagger Injection Playlist 

    I’m moving in about a week, and whoever knows me knows that I have to have a playlist for every mood or “thing” I’m going through. I’m so excited about this one, it just makes me want to dance, hop all over, hug everyone, be a retarded hippie. Like a friend of mine puts it so well, here’s the type of music that makes you want to slow down your walk, shift to the side, snap your fingers, and feel groooooveh. It injects your day with swagger, and makes you feel like the coolest cat in town.

    Tired Of Being Alone (by Al Green)

    Satisfaction (by The Rolling Stones)

    (This is an embarrassing one:)

    Party and Bullshit In the U.S.A. (by Miley Cirus vs. Notorious B.I.G.)

    The Denial Twist (by the White Stripes)

    Kiss (by Prince)

    Paris Is Burning (by Ladyhawke)

    Magic Carpet Ride (by Steppenwolf)

    American Woman (by Lenny Kravitz)

    Dreadlock Holiday (by 10CC)

    Geto Boys (by Glass Candy)

    Mundian To Bach Ke (by Panjabi MC)

    There She Goes Again (by The La’s)

    Loud Pipes (by Ratatat)

    Good Times (by Sam Cooke)

    Brother Louie (by Stories)

    FEEL GOOD PEOPLE, you’ve only got one shot at life, better make the best out of it

     

  • Jeesus 4:15 am on August 23, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Charles Haddon, , Pukkelpop, RIP, Suicide   

    Pukkelpop Requiescat In Pace Charles 

    Just came back from brussels and there was the belgium music festival Pukkelpop with bands like Iron Maiden, Placebo, Soulwax, Deadmau5, Blink 182, Boys Noize, Bloody Beetroots, Pendulum [...] Dreamy setup huh ? Not so onirical when you hear about backstage story of the well-known british band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool.

    [via PerezHilton]

    There truly are no words.

    22 year old Charles Haddon of the band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool commit suicide Friday night after he jumped off a telecommunications mast and into a parking lot at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium.

    This news comes in the same week that a man jumped to his death at a Swell Season concert.

    Unbelievably awful and tragic.

    Our thoughts our with the families and all the people who had to witness such a horrific event.

     

  • chat 11:09 pm on August 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , , , , insomnia, insomniacs, bed, dreamer, chamomille tea, bath, dreamy, fever dream, iron and wine, re: stacks, smile, last nights thoughts, aaron, a smile that explodes, the cinematic orchestra, Svefn-G-Englar, passing by, ulrish schnauss, (w/strings), from west texas, steps, janga   

    Insomnia’s the shit when you have this sweet playlist 

    For all you insomniacs out there, I am Dr. Chat and I’m going to take care of you.


    For whatever reason you can’t sleep, quit wishing for sleeping pills to appear by your bedside and follow these three rules;

    1) Chamomille Tea

    2) A warm bath

    3) This dreamy playlist

    Fever Dream (by Iron & Wine)

    Re: Stacks (by Bon Iver)

    Smile (by Telepopmusik)

    Last night thoughts (by Aaron)

    A Smile That Explodes (by Joseph Arthur)

    Breathe (by The Cinematic Orchestra)

    Svefn-G-Englar (by Sigur Ros)

    Passing By (by Ulrich Schnauss)

    Your Hand In Mine (w/Strings) (by Explosions in The Sky)

    From West Texas (by Explosions in The Sky)


    If the combination of these three tricks don’t really work for you, just add step 4, and repeat. Step 4 being to light up some janga and get up and close with nature’s green, organic wonders.  So remember; step 1, 2, 3, 4, repeat.
    Sleep tight

     

    • nick 9:28 pm on August 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      This would work better if you could just play all the tracks in a row on repeat. :)

      • TouchME 1:05 am on August 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        Click the HypeM banner on the sidebar. Play the first one on our hypem list and the others will follow :)

        • chat 9:17 am on August 30, 2010 Permalink

          or download them all into your itunes and make a playlist!

    • Braden 12:41 pm on August 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      These are awesome! Really good selection of tracks.

      • chat 5:30 pm on August 16, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        Thanks! come check us out again in a few weeks, I’ll be posting another “Insomniac Playlist”; too many good songs to cover!

    • rachel kara 5:30 am on August 18, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Delicious. Too amazing for words

    • MutMownenuche 4:16 am on August 21, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it that way.

  • falsereprise 7:14 pm on July 24, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    sensation of speed 

    If there is one thing Mongolians crave, it is by far the intoxicating feeling one gets with the wind in their hair, charging furiously across the plains. Around Ulaan Baatar, from where I write this brief tidbit of an article, the steppe seems endless. From the train window, one sees Mongolians racing, fleeing, moving as fast as they can on horses or motorcycles. A basic physics principle states that a given object’s speed can only exist in relative comparison to another; i.e., we can only ‘move’ if we know what we are ‘moving to or from’. Here, where the vastness of the land dwarfs any human, one can only hope that he or she will open throttle far enough to feel something…
    A charming encounter in a local music store with a guitar class found me exchanging smiles, tunes and cultures with a few Mongolians. Thanks to the internet, everyone had already been generously soaked in Western pop culture, recognizing hits from Eric Clapton, The Beatles, with one girl idolizing Avril Lavigne and another, at the piano, asking me to play her some Yann Tiersen!

    I inquired about traditional Mongolian music and their good-hearted teacher played me what he called a ‘nomadic Mongol song about the strength of galloping horses’. Originally written for the morin khuur, the piece used mostly pentatonic scales and was thusly easily transferred to guitar. Quite epic.

    The computer I am using right now has no speakers or headphones… I’d love to post the song he played for me, but I can’t be totally certain. Here’s a video of one whose fingers look like they are moving in the same way!

    баясах!

     

  • TouchME 2:46 pm on July 24, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , woodstock, festival, The Morning Benders, The Black Keys, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Snoop Dogg, We Are Wolves, joe cocker   

    Escaping/Festivaling 

    Sailing To Nowhere – Broken Bells

    Right now I wish I could be… sailing to nowhere would be the most elegant solution to my situation. A great escape into the wild. My choice isn’t too far from this though. Leaving for a few days to the Canadian countryside, relaxing in a roundhouse cabin on the Lac Saint-Jean will make everything better, I know it.

    Another great thing will be waiting for me when I come back : Osheaga Festival (tickets still available BTW). Planning on going alone for a second year, music will be my only friend (eeeeemo). So many incredible bands that I discovered through this blog will be attending this year’s festival and I have the strong feeling that it will be epic.

    Beach House was the band that I wanted to see live at the very start. Their style reminded me of the old bands of the 60s with their dreamy music. Psychedelicious shiiiite :) Since I’ve always dreamt of being at the ’69 Woodstock Fest, this was the closest I could get for the moment …still very, VERY, freaking far… :(

    Zebra – Beach House

    But then I went DEEPER into the band list and found out about… The Morning Benders (GOD YES), The Black Keys, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (:D), The National (ZOMG), Horse Feathers, Major Lazer (their last show in Montreal was insane), Snoop Dogg (never saw him live), We Are Wolves, Metric, Pawa Up First

    Now would be the time to post the biggest mashup of all those bands but I WON’T… because it would sound like shit :) Soooo I will just tell all you guys from Montreal and around to BUY SOME TICKETS FOR THIS AWESOME FESTIVAL ! Seriously, live music in the warmth of summer is such a wonderful experience. And it’s a good way of MAYBE meeting some bands (we never know what surprise life has in its pockets for YOU). It’s also a great way of discovering some new bands !

    So, I’ll see you guys there :)

     

  • TouchME 12:32 pm on July 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , indie montreal, bananafish, groove attic, la strada, The Thanya, Emilie and Ali Band, Five Alarm Funk, The Invention Matters, Royal Canoe, , inuit wedding, shows   

    This Week is LIVE – Upcoming Shows 

    Hey guys !

    Since we are receiving loads of emails and…well… have a life, we are sometimes late on the answers. Sorry for all of those who didn’t get any.

    Now, we have received an email recently about the next shows in Montreal and this week is gonna be pretty awesome.

    Wednesday, July 21st : Groove Attic and La Strada @ les 3 Minots – 8:30pm

    Groove Attic is a great funky band from Montreal. Their music is so groooooovaaayyyy they are worth a listen in my opinion. I’ve heard that they are pretty awesome live ;) They are playing with La Strada from Broooklyyyyn (damn right). La Strada has a very nice style. Check out their myspace if you don’t know them. I really love their music. “Drawing on Jungian archetypes, folk tales and Franco-Baltic harmonies, La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do.”-The Huffington Post

    Thursday, July 22nd : Five Alarm Funk and Bananafish with The Thanya, Emilie and Ali Band @ Divan Orange – 8:30pm

    My personal favorite this week. Five Alarm Funk is a band from Vancouver that has the best style ever. A funky kind of music that will make you dance your ass off. Give their myspace a listen because you will get blown away. They are playing with Bananafish, a local band that mixes instruments in a pretty awesome way. They have a jazzy/progressive style that has to be beautiful in concert. The last band is another local creation. The Tanya, Emilie and Ali Band have this soothing indie acoustic style that we all love. They will all be there at Divan Orange this Thursday. Check out the BookFace event.

    Friday, July 23rd : This Invention Matters and Royal Canoe @ 3 Minots – 8:30pm

    Last show of the week featuring another local band : This Invention Matters. An pop band that makes me think about the bands we used to listen to when we were younger. They will be playing live with a Winnipeg based band Royal Canoe. These guys have some awesome songs, check them out on myspace (link above). Another funky style that meets afro-beat to make a inspiring style.

    All of those shows are organized by Indie Montreal. Go to their site to have all the info you need about the upcoming shows. The tickets to the shows are all under 10$ so GO CHECK IT OUT !

    We will be getting some tickets for the other shows coming at the end of the month so get ready for a little ticket giveaway guys :)

    Here’s a little song for you guys who are waiting for Osheaga to come :)

    Inuit Wedding – Pawa Up First

     

  • TouchME 1:13 pm on July 16, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: morning benders, big echo, eward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, up from below, blogothèque   

    The Morning Benders/Edward Sharpe 

    What a wonderful musical week. New bands, new loves. I found out, a little late about two incredible bands which I fell in love with right away. Better late than never huh, that’s what they say.

    Numero uno : Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros arrived in my life with great strenght to hit me across the face. I discovered them while taking a look at our fellow bloggers’ recent activities. Seamstress For The Band always have such beautiful songs on their blog and that’s where I found out about Edward Sharpe.

    Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

    “After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house, and joining a 12-step program for addiction, Ebert began work on a story about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. According to Ebert, Sharpe “was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind…but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love.” Ebert later met singer Jade Castrinos in Los Angeles. In the summer of 2009, as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Ebert and Castrinos toured the country with a group of fellow musicians in a big white school bus”. Ain’t this a beautiful story… It is when such a wonderful band ensues.

    Brother – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

    NOW, the feature presentation : The Morning Benders. I discovered this band on a “blog” that I visit pretty frequently because of its RICH content and magnificient gallery of “take away shows”. They were talking about a session they had with The Morning Benders and how extraordinary it was and shit. SO, I went on youtube to see for myself who thosem orning benders were. God… I was…. surprised, greatly surprised.

    Here’s the song from the album for those who, like me, couldn’t believe their ears : Excuses – The Morning Benders

    Their second album Big Echo was released this year and is full of surprises. This band is like a kind of magic. This way of mixing voices has always reached me, deeply. The whole album isn’t as good as the video I found, but there are some beautiful songs. “The band has toured in support of Broken Bells, Grizzly Bear, The Kooks and Death Cab for Cutie, Ra Ra Riot, and has also played with Yo La Tengo, MGMT, Grand Archives, Yeasayer, Two Gallants, The Rosebuds, Au Revoir Simone, We Are Scientists, and White Rabbits. They also toured with The Submarines.” WHAAAAAT !?!

    Sleeping In – The Morning Benders

    And now a little word on La Blogothèque. Won’t be long, just to tell ALL OF YOU GUYS who take the time to read us. Go check it out, it’s MORE that worth it. Hundreds of shows from incredible bands that we all love. Their concept is just awesome.

    Here is what they sent us all while we are waiting for The Morning Benders’ session.

     

    • Joe 7:13 am on July 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Great post. Really like these guys

      • TouchME 12:46 pm on July 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        Thanks ! I just saw your site and took a quick look at your music. Very nice !

    • SonicTribe 4:00 pm on July 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Outstanding post!

    • Kirsty 11:29 pm on July 31, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks! I looove Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros! =D

      • TouchME 11:48 am on August 1, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        This band of hippies was more than awesome at Osheaga… You have to see them live they are incredible.

        Morning Benders today :)

  • Jeesus 3:32 pm on July 14, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , Giselle Rosselli, Flight Facilities, Au Revoir Simone   

    Italo Australian 

    Aeroplane released a mashup of the most listened song on my iTunes ; they did a remix that I posted a while back of Paris by Friendly Fires featuring Au Revoir Simone. The name Friendly Fires was chosen from the now old school Always Now EP of Section 25 but it also brings back to me memories of “Everybody knows it’s gonna happen Only not tonight” by the Go Find:

    Ooh, let me take you back
    To the 90s
    When we were teens
    Oh, no mountain caps
    Or a friendly fire
    But secret desire

    Back on the topic, they mashed up Crave You by Flight Facilities with the earlier made aeroplane edit. Giselle Rosselli is featured on that track and they mainly used her lyrics on top of the great melody she built up. I might be going crazy, but the instrumental samples used in the Flight Facilities track are the same than on the Roland TR 909 that I messed with months ago. The mashup was released fifteen days ago on soundcloud and they did a major breakthrough with more than 30k listeners. Enjoy this italo-sound with an australian twist.

    Flight Facilities ft. Giselle – Crave You

    I Crave Paris – Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires vs Flight Facilities

     

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