Archive for April 17th, 2007

Movietone: the sand and the stars

Posted by: stayminimal on: April 17, 2007

Movietone is an English post-rock band. They formed in Bristol, England in 1994. Core members are Kate Wright and Rachel Brook (now Rachel Coe). Brook was also a member of Flying Saucer Attack during the first few years of the band’s existence, and Wright is also currently the bass player for Crescent. Other musicians have [...]

Cibelle “The Shine Of Dried Electric leaves”

Posted by: stayminimal on: April 17, 2007

Cibelle from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has created a deliriously groovy second album called “The Shine Of Dried Electric Leaves.” Having a voice that is as smooth as a humans voice should reasonably be, could [...]

back in the days: Northern Soul!

Posted by: stayminimal on: April 17, 2007

There are only a handful of record labels that can claim to have changed the course of popular music. Chess Records is one of them. Responsible for signing and developing some of the greatest names in rock, such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf, Chess provided the blueprint for The Beatles [...]