Tis the season...

... for posting my fave little compilation of Christmas music - hope you enjoy it!

Holiday Cheer from siart on 8tracks Radio.

Enjoy this little Xmas mix tape. It has a bunch of fun holiday music, both traditional classics and some leftfield gems too. A great soundtrack for whatever you are doing - decorating, dinner, cocktails. Happy holidays from SIART!

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
Christmas in Hollis: Run D.M.C. - Very Special Christmas
White Christmas - The Drifters
Happy Christmas - John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir
Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
Blue Christmas - The Platters
Christmas Song - The Raveonettes
Happy Christmas - The Maytals
Happy Christmas - Pretenders
The Christmas Song - Marvin Gaye
Last Christmas - George Michael
Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love - The O'Jays
Christmas Time Is Here Again - The Flirtations
It's Christmas Time - Yo La Tengo
All I Want For Christmas - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Christmas Reindeer - The Knife
Soulful Christmas - James Brown
White Christmas - The Flaming Lips
Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow
I Was Born on Christmas Day - Saint Etienne
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Hush Delirium

 If you are a fan of ambient/drone/instrumental/shoegaze music listen up - this is some very nice stuff!

Hush Delirium is an art / music project created by Mark Gardener (Ride) and artist Simon Welford. The concept is simple - the musicians involved in the project each create a piece of instrumental music that is supplied to Simon Welford. He then uses that piece of music as inspiration to create artwork that he feels is representative of the piece supplied. Once all the art is created it is then exhibited in gallery style exhibitions with the music being played at the same time, giving visitors to the exhibitions the complete ‘Hush Delirium’ concept.

The line up of talent involved at present includes Mark Gardener (Ride), Aziz Ibrahim (Ian Brown, Stone Roses, Paul Weller, Simply Red), Dean Garcia (Curve / SPC ECO), Adam Franklin (Swervedriver), Perry Pelonero (A Star / Bliss City East / SPC ECO/ Project Morpheme), Jaq Gallier, Chatham Rise (Minneapolis hoegaze band), Her Vanished Grace (New York dream pop band) and The Cult of Dom Keller (Nottingham psychedelic rockers).

The project is offering up a 9 track free download at their Bandcamp page and it is well worth checking out! Connect with Hush Delirium on Facebook.

The Stars

Catching Flies is a 21 year old producer from London. He is very fond of vinyl crackle, but doesn’t like pigeons. His tunes are lovely and laid back - kind of puts me in the mind of Onra or Bullion. You can nab this EP for free from his Bandcamp or from Facebook...

!K7 27

Venerable dance label !K7 turns 27 years old this year. As part of the celebration they are giving away a free single every Tuesday for the next month. Two songs from two different bands. First up is When Saints Go Machine b/w Motor City Drum Ensemble - very nice! Stream or down load the tracks below...

Fallout & Fire

R. Ring are The Breeders’ Kelley Deal and Ampline’s Mike Montgomery. Misra Records will release their debut 7” “Fallout & Fire” b/w “See” on October 30, 2012.

Swim & Sleep (Like A Shark)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are one of SIART's favorite indie rock acts. Their debut album pulled me in with it's sinewy guitars and bumping beats, blending smoky psychedelia and soulful grooves. The band has just signed with Jagjaguwar to release it's new album in 2013. They have just released a teaser called Swim & Sleep (Like A Shark) which picks up where the album left off. Nice beats and a tasty ass guitar riff. Enjoy!

Killer

2:54 are sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow. They will be opening for The xx on their upcoming US tour. This is their cover of the Seal classic "Killer"...

TOY

25 Years of Delicious Vinyl!

 DJ Pete Rock has taken some of the finest moments from the Delicious Vinyl vaults and mixed them all up to celebrate the label's 25th anniversary. If you're a fan of the label's particular brand of old skool you are in for a treat!

Time To Face The Day

The Time & Space Machine aka Richard Norris is set to put out a second single from his Taste The Lazer album. The album is definitely SIART approved - a delightful blend of psychedelic rock, spacy synths and the summery likes of Good Morning. If you've enjoyed Norris' remix work as half of Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve it is likely that you will enjoy The Time & Space Machine. He takes that remix ethos and applies it to an album full of originals and it is very entertaining. The single is out July 23rd and comes with three lovely remixes by Leftside Wobble, Saint Etienne and Coyote. The track also has a cool Pete Fowler and Oscar Granse animated video worth checking out.

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Saint Saviour

Saint Saviour is a singer and songwriter from Teeside in the north east of England. She started out in electro band The RGBs before going on to sing with Groove Armada, co-writing on their album Black Light. She is now a solo artist and is about to release her debut album, Union. Her voice will put you in the mind of some of the beloved British singers like Kate Bush and Elizabeth Fraser. The music is veers from gentle electronics to full on indie rock, and her taste in covers is good (Siouxsie! M83!). She is about to perform at Lovebox 2012, where Grace Jones is a featured performer, and she has written a song in her honor. Have a listen to a few things - I think you'll like her...
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Upcoming Legendary

Dubplate Dionysus was an idea formed in 2012 by friends Fred Royster, a graphic designer by day, remixer/producer by night and Matt Keppel, lyricist/vocalist of electronic pop act Microfilm. They had an idea to celebrate the dancefloor ecstasy of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s era of Chicago House, freestyle, and electrofunk all within the structure of a dancefloor-ready pop act. ‘Upcoming Legendary’ is the first in a series of singles coming out later in 2012 and moving in to 2013. A debut album is also in the writing and planning stages. The track is pretty banging... Dubplate Dionysus on Facebook