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[MP3] Download a song from the upcoming Empty Space Orchestra album

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

As I told you over here, the new album from Bend-based instrumental space-rock combo Empty Space Orchestra is done, and just waiting to be released. That’ll happen some time later in the spring, probably … or so I hear.

But who likes waiting? No one! And thanks to the band, Frequency has one of the album’s tracks for your downloading pleasure. “Intergalactic Battle Cruiser” has been a staple of ESO’s live show and a fan fave for a while now. Grab it here:

Download Empty Space Orchestra, “Intergalactic Battle Cruiser”

Before I show you the excellent cover art for the album, let me remind you that ESO’s weekly residency at Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom begins Friday and continues each Friday throughout January. Look for more details (including a lineup of terrific openers) in this week’s GO! Magazine and on Frequency. Now, here’s that cool cover:

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Free music. Sweet!

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Welcome, music lover! You’ve found your way to the Frequency blog and Near/Far, The Bulletin’s online hub for coverage of 2010′s best sounds.

Here, we’ve collected three dozen of the finest songs of the past 12 months from both local and national acts and created a two-disc compilation of free, legal MP3s for your downloading pleasure, complete with some fun doughnut-themed artwork for all you sweet-tooths. Here are the goods:

Download “Far” by clicking here
Includes 18 songs by some of the coolest national acts of the year, including Superchunk, Dr. Dog, Das Racist, Laura Veirs, Wavves, Freeway & Jake One, Beach House, Midlake, Black Mountain, Sharon Van Etten, Aloe Blacc, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and more. See the entire “Far” tracklist here.

Download “Near” by clicking here
Includes 18 songs by some of Central Oregon’s best artists, including Larry and His Flask, Sara Jackson-Holman, Mosley Wotta, Mindscape, A.M. Interstate, Tuck And Roll, Elliot, Dennis McGregor, The Autonomics, Michelle Van Handel, Tim Coffey, KouseFly and more. See the entire “Near” tracklist here.

(Please be aware that a few of these tracks might contain some coarse language.)

In today’s issue of Frequency’s big print brother, GO! Magazine, we’ve got several pages dedicated to reviewing music in 2010. For example:

–My 50 favorite albums of the year.

–My 10 favorite local albums of the year and a round-up of some other notable local releases.

–The best musical moments of the year through the eyes of those closest to the scene, presented in handy Top 5 list format.

–My short overview of the Central Oregon music scene in 2009. (Hint: Several Central Oregon bands are starting to find success outside the region.)

Here are some bonus things that are only on the blog:
–My favorite concerts of the year in Central Oregon.

–More Top 5 lists from locals close to the music scene. (We got a ton of these, and ran out of room in print.)

–A “bonus disc” of great songs from 2010 that didn’t make it onto Near/Far. (It’s not really a disc. It’s an easily streamed YouTube playlist that includes tracks by Big Boi, Band of Horses, My Chemical Romance, Kanye West, Mumford & Sons, Deerhunter, Weezer, Sun Araw, Cee Lo Green, Purling Hiss, Tame Impala, Peter Wolf, Janelle Monae and more.)

And finally, we still have the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Near/Far compilations available for free download. That’s 102 great songs, including The Shins, Arcade Fire, Jamie Lidell, The Avett Brothers, Brendan Benson, Atmosphere, Band of Horses, Aesop Rock, Fleet Foxes and more. Just click here to grab them.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to send me e-mail. I love feedback, and am always looking to improve Frequency.

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[MP3] Loch Lomond, “Elephants & Little Girls”

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Portland-based and Bend-connected band Loch Lomond has announced a title and release date for its next album.

“Little Me Will Start A Storm” will come out Feb. 22 on Portland’s wonderful Tender Loving Empire record label, and the first MP3 from the album, “Elephants & Little Girls,” nicely captures what makes this band great: elegant arrangements, effortless melodies, Ritchie Young’s remarkable voice. This is gorgeous chamber-pop that somehow sounds both gloriously grand and intimately cozy at the same time.

Click to grab it:

Download Loch Lomond, “Elephants & Little Girls”

And here is the album’s cover art:

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Download Mindscape’s “Beat Jacks” album

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Bend-based rapper Mindscape (aka Mike Fish of Person People) has posted a free download of his “Beat Jacks” album, which features the silver-tongued MC getting busy on the mic to other folks’ beats, including George Clinton, Geto Boys, and others likely easily identifiable to a more studied hip-hop historian than I. Guess what? It’s dope. Get it here.

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[MP3] Download Jay Tablet’s “The Prefunk Mixtape”

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Bend rapper and Cloaked Character Jay Tablet is “3/4 done” with his solo album “Put It On The Tab,” he says, so yesterday, he dropped a free, 12-song collection called “The Prefunk Mixtape” to build buzz and satiate those waiting for the official solo debut.

“I’ve had these songs just sitting around and wanted them to be heard,” Tablet said via Facebook chat, of course. “Some freestyles and some unfinished, but it’s out!”

You can download Jay Tablet’s “The Prefunk Mixtape” by clicking here. Grab a large version of the artwork by clicking the image at left.

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[MP3] Atmosphere, “Freefallin’”

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Minneapolis-based hip-hop group Atmosphere released a new single today from their just-announced, upcoming double EP “To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy.” Stream and/or download it here:

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Download Atmosphere, “Freefallin’”

Atmosphere’s “To All My Friends” tour will stop at Bend’s Midtown Ballroom on Sept. 21. Get tickets and other details here, and look for my interview with group principal Slug in the Sept. 17 GO! Magazine.

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Say farewell to DJ Mud tonight

Friday, August 27th, 2010

I know all you Frequency readers pick up the print version of The Bulletin every day, so you probably saw this in today’s GO! Magazine. But just in case: Local DJ Mud (aka Mike Graham) is moving to Portland very, very soon, which is a bummer for Central Oregon’s dance-floor denizens, but great for him.

Bend is a town with several cool, creative DJs, but I’ve always connected with Mud’s work more than anyone else’s. Not sure why; I just dig his aesthetic: dark, murky, minimalist, slightly agitated. If you’re unfamiliar, he’s got lots of music available online. Start here, with his newest mix, called “Let Tomorrow Be”:

Mud – Let Tomorrow Be by mudsimple

You can grab tons of other stuff at his Soundcloud account, and here are two other mixes that I posted last year. (He’s also the man who made this classic track, don’t ya know.)

OK, enough screen-gazing. You need to go and say goodbye to Mud and dance, once more, to his sound. Tonight is the official Farewell Mud party, starting around 10 p.m. at The Blacksmith (211 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend). On hand will be Mud’s old buddy Mosley Wotta, hosting and toasting and doing what he do.

If’n your interested, I sent Mud a few questions (yes, they’re the same as from this post … I’m lazy) and he sent me back a few answers:

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Also tonight: Brothers Young CD-release show at Parrilla Grill

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

I really dig Brothers Young. The Portland-based band — made up of three brothers (Dustin, Dillon and Michael Young) who grew up on Ithaca Avenue in Bend, plus three of their closest friends — played one of the best sets at last year’s Bend Roots Revival, and you can read my thoughts on that show here.

Tonight, they return to Parrilla Grill (7 p.m., $5, Rural Demons open) to kick off a tour of the West in support of their fine new EP “Good People,” out next week on Emeritus Records. The title track is an excellent example of the Brothers Young sound: light, lilting, lovely indie-folk full of earworm melodies and mesmerizing unison vocals. I love unison vocals! Too few bands do that these days. Take a listen to “Good Deeds,” and download an MP3 of it if you want:

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Download Brothers Young, “Good Deeds”

Given that Brothers Young has strong ties to Bend, I thought it’d be fun to ask ‘em a few questions. Dillon Young came through with answers:

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[MP3] Download some Dangermuffin!

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

The South Carolina jAmericana trio — that’s jam-band + Americana, I just made that up — Dangermuffin starts its three-night run at McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend tonight. The shows are at 7 p.m., and they’re free.

As jAmericana (I like it!) bands go, this one’s pretty cool; in last week’s GO! Magazine, I said Dangermuffin “travels an orbit somewhere between Great American Taxi, Ryan Adams and Widespread Panic.” Does that make sense? I have no idea, but rest assured, these guys know how to wrap a catchy melody in relaxed Southern style. Click here to read the rest of my piece about them.

And click below to download or stream a couple of songs from their new album “Moonscapes.” The title track is a little space-jammier, while “Walk Into The Wind” is so down-home rootsy, it’d fit in nicely on one of the first two Wilco records.

Download Dangermuffin, “Moonscapes”
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Download Dangermuffin, “Walk Into The Wind”
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[MP3] Kousefly, “On Our Way Home”

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Remember over here when I told you that Bend pop-rock combo Kousefly‘s long-incubating debut album was just a few weeks away from being ready for public consumption?

Well, that time has arrived; “Down By A Billion” is here, available through all kinds of channels, including Ranch Records in Bend and the usual online suspects. The trio’s website will certainly point you in the right direction.

If you want a taste before you commit, you’re in luck, because the band — Chris Evans, Brian Hinderberger and Meshem Jackson — is offering Frequency readers an exclusive download of one of the songs from “Down By A Billion,” called “On Our Way Home.” The song kind of captures what these dudes are all about; it starts out floating through a sort of rubbery, psychedelic murk before opening up into a chorus teeming with (“Summerteeth” era) Wilco-esque backing vocals, while Evans sings road-wearily of life in a DIY band.

Anyway, I’m only leaving this up for two weeks, so grab it while you can, buddy:

Download Kousefly, “On Our Way Home”

And thank Kousefly next time you see them, which should be soon, because they’re playing a bunch of gigs these days. Find dates at their website.

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