5l45h_4tt4ck's top albums
1. The Flashbulb - Kirlian Selections (101) 2. Yann Tiersen - Amelie From Montmartre (76) 3. Global Goon - Cradle of History (73) 4. Nicola Conte - Other Directions (66) 5. Xploding Plastix - Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt Agents (62) 6. Four Tet - Dialogue (62) 7. Thievery Corporation - Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi (61) 8. Homelife - Flying Wonders (60) 9. Brian Eno - More Music for Films (60) 10. Skalpel - Konfusion (60) 11. dZihan & Kamien - Freaks & Icons (60) 12. Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives (60) 13. Yann Tiersen - Good Bye Lenin! (59) 14. Homelife - Guru Man Hubcap Lady (57) 15. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher (57) 16. The Gasman - Remedial (55) 17. Caprice - Sister Simplicity (53) 18. Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons (53) 19. Johnny Harris - Movements (52) 20. Baby Mammoth - Best Foot Forward (52) 21. Skalpel - Skalpel (52) 22. Four Tet - Rounds (51) 23. Four Tet - Pause (50) 24. Global Goon - Family Glue (49) 25. Apparat - Walls (49) 26. Hot Chip - The Warning (48) 27. The Cinematic Orchestra - Every Day (48) 28. Xploding Plastix - The Donca Matic Singalongs (48) 29. Zero 7 - Simple Things (47) 30. Thievery Corporation - Sounds From the Verve Hi-Fi (47) 31. Вадим Козин - Лучшие Песни (46) 32. Fila Brazillia - Dicks (46) 33. Prefuse 73 - Security Screenings (45) 34. Yonderboi - Shallow and Profound (45) 35. The Future Sound of London - The Isness (45) 36. Kid Loco - Party Animals & Disco Biscuits (43) 37. The Future Sound of London - The Otherness (42) 38. Slagsmålsklubben - Sagan Om Konungens Arsinkomst (41) 39. Dextro - Consequence music (41) 40. Комба БАКХ - 42 выпускъ (41) 41. DeVotchKa - Supermelodrama (41) 42. Yann Tiersen - Rue des cascades (41) 43. Vorpal - An Incomplete Guide To Vorpal Music (40) 44. Red Snapper - Red Snapper (40) 45. Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep (40) 46. Zero 7 - The Garden (40) 47. José González - Veneer (39) 48. Animals on Wheels - Nuvol i Cadira (39) 49. I Am Robot and Proud - The Electricity in Your House Wants to Sing (39) 50. Anima Sound System - We Strike! (39)

a summary of reviews, articles and what-else-not published at The Silent Ballet in the last 2 weeks.

If you aren't familiar with our work, visit http://thesilentballet.com. We specialize in instrumental/experimental forms of music, ranging from post-rock to electronica.


Reviews

Akira Kosemura - Tiny Musical
read the review by David Murrieta

Aughra - Proof of Dark Matter/Light the Lights
read the review by Peter Brennan

The Bird Ensemble - The Last Songbook
read the review by Lee Whitefield

Bohren & der Club of Gore - dolores
read the review by Nayt Keane

Calder - Lower
read the review by Idris Hussain

The Calm Blue Sea - The Calm Blue Sea
read the review by Jordan Volz

City of a Hundred Spires - Graveyard of Ships
read the review by Richard Allen

Clara Moto - Silently
read the review by Gabriel Bogart

d_rradio - d_rradio remixed
read the review by Jeremy Bye

The Fun Years - Baby, It's Cold Inside
read the review by Brendan Kraft

Goodbye Diana – Odds & Ends
read the review by Samy Bennaoui

The Guy – Only Human
read the review by Greg Norte

I Am Robot and Proud - Uphill City
read the review by Diana Sitaru

Kira kira - Our map to the Monster Olympics
read the review by Richard Allen

miaou - All Around Us
read the review by Jordan Volz

Millimetrik - Northwest Passage's New Era
read the review by Jessica Reuter

Mogwai - Mogwai Young Team
read the review by Mac Nguyen

Mrs. Jynx - The Standoffish Cat
read the review by Brenton Dwyer

P:407 - Themes for the Coming Apokalypse
read the review by Lucas Kane

Part Rocket - In Limine
read the review by Barry Smethurst

Pascow - Tomorrow Mourning
read the review by P.J. Stevenson

Peter Broderick - Home
read the review by James Ould

Procer Veneficus - Saltwater & Glassmoon
read the review by Lee Stablein

rasKatarsis - Rakatarsis
read the review by Tom Butcher

Richard Skelton - Marking Time
read the review by Andy Kissner

Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles - a boldogság minden reményét elragadták
read the review by Jordan Volz

Robin Guthrie - 3:19 (Bande Originale du Film)
read the review by Joseph Sannicandro

Schole Records - Sound View #5
read th review by Erich Meister

Scissor Lock - Thawing Voices
read the review by Tyler Fisher

Sphericube - Jugda
read the review by Jurgen Verhasselt

A Shadow - The Twisted Logic of a Sound Mind
read the review by John Kontos

Tobias Hellkvist and Dead letters spell out dead words - White/Grey/Black
read the review by Jordan Volz

Various Artists - Perfume que Necesito en su Vida
read the review by Richard Allen

Xploding Plastix - Treated Timber Resists Rot
read the review by Jack Britton

Ø - Oleva
read the review by Richard Allen


Recent articles


interviews:


Lost Reverie
Mexican instrumental band Lost Reverie recently released its debut album Desiderata on the free-to-download netlabel Wise Owl Records. Here, David Murrieta sits down to talk to multi-instrumentalist Juan Herrera.
read the article by David Murrieta

Beware of Safety
Los Angeles’s Beware of Safety certainly got our attention in 2007 when they boldly combined frail emotion with level intensity on their self-released debut, It Is Curtains. They are now set to unleash their highly anticipated full-length follow-up, dogs, in the dying months of 2008. Mac Nguyen sits down with guitarist Steve Molter in sunny California for a chat.
read the article by Mac Nguyen


Rising stars:

Sex Goddess - Rain Drops On Roses
read the article by Lee Stablein



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I have to give credit to fomatic for inspiring my new group Beautiful easy listening IDM. This is for all you fans of IDM that are turned off by heavy glitch, and for you fans of ambient that get bored of the drone. There's a happy middle ground in there somewhere which I hope this group will embody.

Here's the list of connected artists:
Hydrus
Flutterspot
Maps And Diagrams
Planet Boelex
DoF
Kim Hiorthøy
Kiln
Cepia
24ourange
Beak
TVset under repair
Sleepy Town Manufacture
upStructure
I Am Robot and Proud
Pilote
Carbon Based Lifeforms
Metricks
Northcape
Amon Tobin
Kettel
Shen
Autechre
Christian Kleine
Tycho
Novel 23
Deru
Xanadus
Phonosynthese
Dosh
Neafas
Esem
Mosaik
Blit
Boards of Canada
ISAN
Transient
Iapga
Pix
Mark.Nine
Hills West
Muhr
Ulrich Schnauss
Rumpistol
Phasen
fomatic

01. How did you get into 29? (Frog Eyes)
Stepping stones to them were probably Wolf Parade, then Swan Lake.

02. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (I Am Robot and Proud)
The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing. Blew me away.

03. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (Giant Squid)
Can't find any to look them up.

04. How did you get into 49? (Bexar Bexar)
Saw him recommended somewhere, and I liked the cover art for Haralambos.

05. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Mastodon)
None.

06. What is your favorite song by 50? (Maserati)
Inventions.

07. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Dan Friel)
Haha wrong question by far.

08. What is your favorite song by 15? (Black Moth Super Rainbow)
So difficult to pick, their stuff just runs together beautifully.

09. What is your favorite song by 5? (Shearwater)
A Makeover
10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Animal Collective)
Grass

11. What is the worst song by 40? (Pinback)
Haven't heard every song they've ever made yet (cop-out answer, really)

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (The Decemberists)
The Island. (I consider The Mariner's Revenge Song to be their Dragonforce moment)

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Bedhead)
Finding links to their discography in a Spanish forum.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (joiejoiejoie)
Mulan (magnolia). So much that I used it in my film.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Electric President)
Good Morning Hypocrite, for some reason.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Belle and Sebastian)
Nope.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Earth)
Ouroboros Is Broken. Mind=blown.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Okkervil River)
"When you look how you looked then to me, then I cease lying, and fall into silence."

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Destroyer)
LAME. A certain Mr. Daniel Bejar, of course.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Times New Viking)
I can't distinguish one song from the next.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Colour Haze)
First time listening to their s/t.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Isis)
The Beginning and the End.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Maps & Atlases)
Witch. Catchy, brilliant song.

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Low)
Things We Lost in the Fire.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Tarentel)
Welcome. Absolutely amazing.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Mount Eerie)
Appetite.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Microphones)
The Glow, Pt. 2. No question.

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Smog)
You Moved In.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (M83)
You, Appearing.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (The National)
Fake Empire.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Silver Jews)
None.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Torche)
Unsure.

33. How did you get into 12? (Mogwai)
Listened to Mr Beast on the recommendation of a friend.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Sunset Rubdown)
See answer for Pinback.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Pelican)
March Into the Sea. Absloutely incredible song.

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Broken Social Scene)
Capture the Flag.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Black Eyes)
None. Too late now, maybe.

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Russian Circles)
Carpe, Carpe, Carpe.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Fleet Foxes)
Sun Giant.

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Beirut)
Gulag Orkestar, on balance.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Behold... the Arctopus)
Happy could describe that feeling, I guess...

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Nifflas)
Don't really have any full albums... I guess the soundtrack to A Strange Dream.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Iron & Wine)
Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car is brilliant.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (El Ten Eleven)
Hmm.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Labradford)
Labradford don't make good songs, they make good albums. Though Texas is pretty good.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Wolf Parade)
Soldier's Grin seems to do the trick.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Panda Bear)
Person Pitch Person Pitch Person Pitch Person Pitch Person Pitch Person Pitch.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (John Vanderslice)
Hmm, think I'd have to go with John Vanderslice for this one.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Do Make Say Think)
1978.

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Death From Above 1979)
I like Little Girl.(teehee)

i'm gonna do one of these whenever i feel like out of boredom

- - - - - Your Life: The Soundtrack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
So, here's how it works:
Open your music player (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
Put it on shuffle.
Press play.
For every question type the song that's on.
When you go to a new question press the next button.
Ready? GO!
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Opening Credits: Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded in Chains

Waking Up: No Use for a Name - Fatal Flu

Falling in Love: Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

Fight scene: Girl Talk - Here's the Thing

Breaking up: Le Tigre - Riot Grrrl

Getting back together: Death Cab for Cutie - Different Names For the Same Thing

Secret Love: 88 Fingers Louie - Summer Photos

Life's okay: Against All Authority - Source of Strontium 90

Mental breakdown: Killswitch Engage - My Last Serenade

Driving: Kings of Convenience - Love Is No Big Truth

Flashback: Phoenix - Love for Granted

Partying: Murphy's Law - Maximum Lie

Happy dance: Alkaline Trio - Another Innocent Girl

Regretting: Catch 22 - Sounds Good But I Don't Know

Long night alone: Jedi Mind Tricks - The Three Immortals

Death scene: Automatic 7 - Bury Me

Ending credits: I Am Robot and Proud - The Heart Of Things

Still working on this list of some eletronic favorites...


ATTN
Boards of Canada
Cepia
I Am Robot and Proud
Jono Evans
mickey eats plastic
Nosaj Thing
Orka Veer
Outputmessage
Trentemøller
Tycho
Ulrich Schnauss
Yppah

any other ideas? Roll on over to my blog and leave some comments!!
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1. How did you get into 31 (Hooverphonic)?
I've liked them for so long I actually forget. I think I heard Eden when I was about 12.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22 (The Most Serene Republic)?
Present of Future End

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29 (Nick Drake)?
"So forget this cruel world
Where I belong
Ill just sit and wait
And sing my song.
And if one day you should see me in the crowd
Lend a hand and lift me
To your place in the cloud."
- Cello Song

4. What is your favourite album by 49 (Kings of Convenience)?
Riot on an Empty Street

5. What is your favourite song by 25 (Minus the Bear)?
Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo

6. What is your favourite song by 50 (Damien Rice)?
A tie between Lonelily and Coconut Skins

7. Is there a song by 4 (Iron & Wine) that makes you sad?
Upwards over the mountain

8. What is your favourite song by 15 (Ms. John Soda)?
Technicolor

9. What is your favourite song by 5 (Death Cab for Cutie)?
Brothers on a Hotel Bed, though there are so damn many favourites it took me forever to decide.

10. Is there a song by 10 (Sufjan Stevens) that makes you happy?
A whole bunch! But The Mistress Witch from McClure (or, the Mind that Knows Itself in particular.

11. What is your favourite album by 40 (Okay)?
Huggable Dust

12. What is your favourite song by 6
(Amiina)?
Probably Sexfaldur

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33 (Matthew Good Band)?
Live shows are good memories!

14. What is your favourite song by 37 (múm)?
We Have a Map of the Piano

15. Is there a song by 19 (Chad VanGaalen) that makes you happy?
Clinically Dead

16. How many times have you seen 24 (Red House Painters) live?
Very unfortunately, none.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23 (Radiohead)?
I'm not sure, but I think it was Just

18. What is your favourite album by 11 (Architecture in Helsinki)?
Places Like This

19. Who is a favourite member of 1 (Wintersleep)?
I kind of have a crush on Tim D'eon.

20. Have you ever seen 14 (Crystal Castles) live?
No, but I bet they put on one hell of a show.

21. What is a good memory involving 45 (Elliott Smith?
I don't know, I never even really listen to him.

22. What is your favourite song by 16 (Modest Mouse)?
Bankrupt on Selling.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47 (Simian Mobile Disco)?
Hustler

24. What is your favourite album by 21 (Mindless Self Indulgence)?
You'll Rebel to Anything

25. What is your favourite song by 18 (José González)?
It's a tie between Cycling Trivialities and Heartbeats

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38 (I Am Robot and Proud)?
The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing

27. What is your favourite lyric by 3 (Stars)?
It's a tie between Personal and Your Ex-Lover Is Dead.

28. What is you favourite song by 2 (The New Pornographers)?
Stacked Crooked

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32 (Yo La Tengo)?
Autumn Sweater

30. What is your favorite song by 8 (Massive Attack)?
Inertia Creeps

31. How many times have you seen 17 (Badly Drawn Boy) live?
None.

32. Is there a song by 44 (Air) that makes you happy?
Haha, Sexy Boy.

33. What is you favourite album by 12 (Matthew Good)?
Hospital Music

34. What is the worst song by 46 (Nada Surf)?
Almost all of them, I don't even know how they made my top 50. Half their songs are terrible.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34 (Matthew Good Band)?
Everything Is Automatic

36. What is you favourite song by 42 (Death From Above 1979)?
Blood on Our Hands

37. How many times have you seen 39 (I Am Robot and Proud)?
None.

38. What is your favourite album by 36 (Final Fantasy)?
Has a Good Home

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28 (Tori Amos)?
Silent All These Years

40. What is you favourite album by 13 (Sun Kil Moon)?
April

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