Sonic Sample 2

Hi. I'm gonna try and upload a Sonic Sample once a day for the next few days to kickstart my new blog. After these first few, there will be a running theme to my other posts but Sonic Samples are just music that I'm listening to and loving. Enjoy...

Generationals - When They Fight, They Fight

A 'summery' song reminiscent of Mama's and Papa's. Love the percussion in the intro, vocals are cool and very 60's. This song was released on last years Con Law album (2009)...

Girls - Lust For Life

Absolutely brilliant song! Amazing! Recently featured in the 'Skins' advert, this song has a steady beat but the vocals are all over the place (in a good way)...

Muse - Undisclosed Desires

This is the way I like Muse. Sure, Plug in Baby and Supermassive Blackhole are probably what they do best: the full on guitars etc. But I like this one. Matt Bellamy is by all counts a genius. They're finally getting the recognition that they deserve in England, they're from a town relatively close to me which makes me like them even more...

The Big Pink - Dominos

Yeah yeah... I know. The Xbox advert... Well, it's still a good song. Album not so good, my advice is stick to this one...

Parov Stelar - Your Fire

This is a spectacular song from a spectacular DJ. More to come on Parov Stelar's work later on. This track has so much going on. From the non-chalant vocals to the intricate arpeggio's played on piano. A real cracker...

Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Another of my preferred bands. Sam Beam has the most wonderful voice in Americana. This is his forte...

Basement Jaxx

I went to a Basement Jaxx gig the other night and was pleasantly surprised. I rate them as one of the most under appreciated bands of the moment. They brought us classics such as Red Alert, Oh My Gosh and my favourite, Where's Your Head At?. Here's (below) one of their best from their new album 'Scars'. It's called Scars.  However I knew that Jaxx weren't going to upset, they were awesome, blew the roof down... But it was the supporting act that really got me excited. It was the 2009 Mercury Music Prize winner - Speech Debelle.
Debelle beat highly acclaimed Florence and the Machine to the prize as well as Kasabian and the Friendly Fires. I bought a copy of her winning, and debut, album. In a word, it's different. Finally a rapper who has an interest in a multitude of things other than guns and drugs. She's intelligent, her lyrics are quick and witty although you have to listen hard to catch all that she's saying. Best of the lot has to be Spinnin.

Speech Debelle - Spinnin

Basement Jaxx - Scars

Sonic Sample 1

So for my first compilation I figured I'd post a large variety of songs, from Kings of Leon to Her Space Holiday; apologies if they're a bit old, plenty more to come... Enjoy

Kings of Leon - I Want You

My favourite from their new album 'Only By the Night', although I think their faster songs deliver a more electrifying sound, the simplicity of the percussion and bass comes up trumps. Gotta love those cow bells...

The Crimea - Lottery Winners on Acid

I've gotta be honest, the only reason I listened to this song was because I thought the name was funny. It's not a blinder of a song but it gives off an air of "I don't give a fuck" in a much more suitable way than some idiotic heavy metal band. Everytime I hear it I picture some fat kid (as above) walking or even floating down a street with a massive grin on his face. Dunno why...

Third Eye Blind - Motorcycle Driveby

Great breezy song that crescendos into a manic fast paced killer (or something mental like that). I reckon it's impossible to hear this without nodding your head to it. Lovely...

Her Space Holiday - Japanese Gum

I love this band! Or person. Marc Bianchi (a.k.a Her Space Holiday) produces some stunning electronic pop. His lyrics are, in all honesty, pretty depressing in his early work: "I know that you need help, but even I can't save you from yourself" is not the bounciest line in the history of popular music. What makes it great is the contrast of the upbeat music and Matt's sad lyrics delivered by his monotonous voice, excellent...

Her Space Holiday - Sleepy Tigers

This is my girlfriends favourite song at the moment, I love it too. This song was released after 'Japanese Gum'. It is amazing that it is the same person singing, now there's happy music and happy lyrics, a 'real-feel-good' song...

Thom Yorke - Black Swan

Thom Yorke of Radiohead has mastered the art of electronic music on his first solo attempt. I could have chosen any of his songs from the 2006 album 'The Eraser', get it...

Pela - Lost to the Lonesome

Ahh, the mighty Pela!! Wow. A lot more to come from what was, up until their recent and tragic split, my favourite band. This is perhaps their song that got the furthest. Sadly it wasn't far enough...

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)

It's not just one genre here at Sonic Symphony, this remix of Klaxons tune was huge and therefore merited a place on this playlist. No-one remixes like Soulwax and this proves it. It enhances what was a good song into a blinder containing one of the best drops heard outside of the Drum and Bass genre...

Jesus and Mary Chain - Sometimes Always

Jim Reid oozes cool on this track featuring Hope Sandoval. It's simple and only features two chords but it works. Nice...

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Welcome

Welcome to Sonic Symphony! Here I will be posting weekly songs for your own sampling. If you like what you hear, buy the song from iTunes and support the artists!

This is my first blog and I have been meaning to start one up but haven't had the time of late. My aim is to get a huge variety of lesser known bands and artists a bit more attention (if they are worthy of course!). I'll also be giving various opinions on more popular artists amongst other things.

Basically I'm just going to see where this adventure into the world of blogging takes me... I hope you enjoy, feel free to comment or get in touch.

Big love Will