RE-UP: HLFP 05: SPACE IS STILL THE PLACE

After the MU-link got killed I had to re-up this one. See the original post here - now with new links.

Enjoy!

The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats - The Chronicles of Sillyphus (IT 2011)

According to Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/orchestraofukog) THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GOATS is from Italy (or South Tyrol?).

Don't know if that info is correct. There isn't much info around for those strange guys. Anyway, their sound is described as "symphonic grind pop", and I think If you like bands as diverse as DREAM THEATER, PINK FLOYD or even VOIVOD you might actually like them and should give it a try.

Their music is very well produced and the playing is excellent.

They have a second album out now, also for free download that is similar in style, The Three Walls of Kolepta, again kind of a prog-metal concept mini album. Check it out on their bandcamp site below.

"The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats has formed to cure the pain and darkness from all the lost souls that mindlessly roam this world. These four heroes have set out to tell the one true story. The one story that will save a great many and destroy the ones already far beyond redemption. Close all doors, light a candle - and kill the ones in charge."

(quote from bandcamp)

http://www.ukog.net/ukogwp/

http://www.myspace.com/orchestraofukog

http://ukog.bandcamp.com/

THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GOATS

- The Chronicles of Sillyphus (IT 2011)

(mp3-zip, 3 tracks, 14 min, 36,3 MB)

Getit here or here or here!

A little late, but I couldn't resist - this video is just too cool!

Kid's Garden - Don't Call Me Yours - Digital 7" (USA 2011)

George De Large from Harrisonburg, VA, is the man behind KID'S GARDEN.

Some time ago I posted his first album Further on HLFP (see here).

Check out http://kidsgarden.bandcamp.com/ for more releases.

KID'S GARDEN - Don't Call Me Yours

- Digital 7" (USA 2011)

(mp3-zip, 3 tracks, 9 min, 22,7 MB)

Get it here or here or here!

released 26 April 2011

Kid's Garden is:

George Clanton- Vox/Rhythm

John Sgroi- Lead

Nick Webb- Bass

Chris Straub- Drum

"Kid's Garden debuted with the album "Further" in 2007 on the website "George De Large's Music To Take Drugs To" blog (now defunct).

It was given away for free and generated a relatively large number of listeners on Last FM (http://www.last.fm/music/Kid's%2520Garden)

Since then there was only one other song ("Lord, Amen" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xw1mzcTT10) released with very little distribution.

Last month we announced we played the first show ever as a band after 4 years, and announced a preorder for an upcoming 12" vinyl EP to be released this summer.

The preorder was successful, generating nearly $500 (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1471123704/kids-garden-mirror-kisses-split-album-on-vinyl), which is half of the total cost of printing.

The record (entitled 'Light Hearted') is being pressed as we speak, and will be coming out soon. To ease some of the anticipation for this long-time-coming release,

we are giving away a free 3-track single on bandcamp, called Don't Call Me Yours. thats what I sent you. (kidsgarden.bandcamp.com)

Kid's Garden is a 4 piece band from Harrisonburg, Virginia (USA) just beginning to perform live. We will be performing around the east coast of the US all summer long.

thats pretty much the whole story in a nut shell! All of the music was written and recorded by me in my basement apartment."

(George De Large - Info via email May 2011)

PANEYE - Lost In A Dark Aquarium (AUSTRALIA 2010)

PANEYE - Lost In A Dark Aquarium

(AUSTRALIA 2010)

(mp3 zip, 27 tracks, 56 min, artwork incl., 65,5 MB)

Get it here (Crocko) or here (RS)!

Regular blog readers will certainly already be familiar with Will Treffry's music recorded under the name PANEYE as well as BRIRSTLES ON THE CARAPACE (see below). In fact he is one of my favourite musicians featured here on HLFP. I simply love those dreamy, very atmospheric electronic soundscapes.

Strongly recommended!

http://www.myspace.com/paneye

http://thebutterpeople.blogspot.com/

Also check out:

PANEYE - Wilt and Loom (2009)

PANEYE - along the way to the bigtop, my life just dissolved (2009)

BRISTLES ON THE CARAPACE: Faded Suburbs (2009)

PANEYE - Lying Under Moribund Waves (2010)

PANEYE is also featured on HLFP 04 SOUND EXPLOSIONS

as well as HLFP 05 SPACE IS STILL THE PLACE

Favourite track: The whole thing! Well, maybe "Misery Portholes", which sounds especially great to my ears.

Enjoy!

THE VERTIGO SWIRL - Swirl 3 (USA 2011)

Another excellent collection of Neo-Psych and some Space Psych Jams from THE VERTIGO SWIRL.

Read more here:

http://www.reverbnation.com/thevertigoswirl

http://www.myspace.com/brianandrewmarek

http://www.reverbnation.com/brianandrewmarek

http://www.myspace.com/manikmykthompson

Also check out:

THE VERTIGO SWIRL: A New Swirled Record (2010)

and

THE VERTIGO SWIRL: The Vertigo Swirl (2009)

Favourite tracks: Kiss Me Kali

You Mess With One Of Us ...

Enjoy!

THE VERTIGO SWIRL - Swirl 3 (USA 2011)

(mp3-zip, 13 tracks, 79 min, 182,9 MB, artwork incl.)

Get it here or here!

A new four-piece lineup of the band will be making its debut on December 8th at Pop's Blue Moon in Saint Louis.

EL (D) & MAIKA WHITE BIRD (D) 19.11.2011 Live in Offenbach, Waggon

For our German readers:

EL live im WAGGON 19.11.11

Dies ist eine Einladung zu einem Konzert im wundervollen Waggon in Offenbach, Mainstr. 100. Weitere Infos unter:

http://www.myspace.com/freedomsoonwillcome

Wem ephemeroL gefällt, gefällt vielleicht auch EL (wem ephemeroL zu laut und zu anstrengend ist, gefällt vielleicht AUCH EL):

EL ist das projekt zweier freunde, die vor langer, langer zeit gemeinsam in der band ORANGE spielten. hin und wieder treffen sie sich, um zu jammen, projekte zu planen und wieder zu verwerfen.

jetzt bringen sie mit EL ein projekt auf die bühne, dass irgendwo zwischen psychedelischem folk und krautrock angesiedelt ist. die beiden spielen sich durch fremdmaterial, dass sie schon immer mochten und durch eigene stücke, die noch nie oder schon lange nicht mehr live gespielt wurden.

wer an einem düsteren novemberabend seinen tee lieber in gesellschaft trinkt, ist herzlich eingeladen.

Mehr über/von ephemeroL.

Des Weiteren spielt:

MAIKA WHITE BIRD,

die Band der Ex-Berlinerin (und nun Offenbacherin) Nya Luong. Melancholische Indiegitarren-Riffs treffen hier auf nachdenklichen Gesang, unterlegt von dezenten elektronischen Beats.

http://www.myspace.com/ephemeroled

http://www.myspace.com/maikawhitebird

INTERPRETACE -LIVE

Read more about INTERPRETACE here.

http://interpretace.ic.cz/

Sky Picnic - The Unknown Regions (USA 2011)

A 4 song free release by one of my favourite bands ever featured on HLFP. Enjoy!

Download their version of PINK FLOYD's Astronomy Dominé here!

Read more here.

http://www.myspace.com/skypicnic

http://www.skypicnicmusic.com/

IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR, PLEASE SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!!!

Sky Picnic - The Unknown Regions (2011)

(mp3-zip, 4 tracks)

Get it here.

"WHAT'S WITH ALL THE DEAD LINKS?"

Is this the end of HLFP?

Well not quite yet, I hope.

But anyway, the situation is as follows:

Still absolutely NOT ENOUGH TIME to post any "new" material.

"WHAT'S WITH ALL THE DEAD LINKS?"

Please write down in the comment section below which posts you'd like to see re-uploaded, and I'll see what I can do.

Thanks for your understanding.

delay

Due to a bad internet connection and some private issues I won't be able to continue posting for some time ...

Anyway, stay tuned. There's more to come in the future.

In the meantime check out the archives.

Thanks to all the people who commented in the past.

Feedback is always appreciated.

Regards,

mike-floyd