SINGLE SUNDAY: Pachelbel's Cannon, Reinvented

Hiromi - Pachelbel's Cannon

"Pianists have long played Pachelbel's stately Canon, but Japanese jazz player Hiromi Uehara stands out for her treatment of this classical chestnut. In the version on her new CD, Place to Be, she starts off sounding like a typical, earnest student, plunking the oft-heard melody at a deliberate pace. Then the piano takes on a weird sound — strained, thin, metallic, almost like a robo-harpiscord. Hiromi has "prepared" her instrument by placing a metal ruler on the strings to alter its essence. Instantly, the Canon loses its familiarity.

Next, the 30-year-old keyboardist fiddles with the piece itself, adding syncopation and swing and charming, stuttered notes. She turns the melody over to the left hand; her right hand reappears with enchanting trills and intricate improvisations on the melody. Rolling chords, tinged with dissonance, rise and fall like ocean waves.

Throughout, Hiromi's classical technique is evident in her firm yet light touch, in her impeccable sense of time and in her respect for the structure of the piece, even as she turns it inside-out. Her reinvention of the Canon is whimsical and witty, moody and meandering. Yet, in the end, the piece wanders back to its original form: Hiromi's restless fingers land on the final chord, delicately and sweetly, just as millions of pianists have done before her."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122613518

Tunng

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.tunng.co.uk/
MYSPACE: myspace.com/thisistunng

“Tunng are an experimental folk band which formed in 2003 in London, England. They are often associated with the folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. The band consists of Mike Lindsay (vocals, guitar), Sam Genders (vocals, guitar), Becky Jacobs (vocals, percussion, mandolin), Ashley Bates (banjo, guitar), Phil Winter (electronics, sampling, keyboards) and Martin Smith (percussion, shells)”


Tunng - Bullets by Mycb Music-DesigN

Tunng - Hustle by dweihs

Delorean

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Not Found
MYSPACE: myspace.com/delorean

“Along the white sands of Barcelona, a community of music makers have been combining the delirious house sounds of the sundazed club scene with the irresistible melodies of contemporary pop. At the forefront of this scene is Delorean, a Barcelona-via-Zarautz quartet whose uniquely Mediterranean sound has made them one of Spain’s most popular independent bands. Taking cues from Spain’s native Balearic beat, Madchester house, techno, R&B and indie rock, Delorean carves out a sunny sweet spot between the stage and the dance floor.”

Delorean - Real Love by asisntco

Delorean - Seasun by tadpoletunes

Ernest Gonzales

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: beenmeaningtotellyou.com/
MYSPACE: Myspace.com/theoryofeverything

“Hailing from Texas, artist and label owner of up & coming electronic and hip hop label Exponential Records, Ernest Gonzales has steadily seen his sound evolve from the adventurous worlds of experimental hip hop to the new plateaus of electronic lullabies. With this release, Gonzales adds layers of live guitar, allowing more musical influences to successfully coexist. A stuttering mix of drums & down south beats layers with 8 bit electronic bleeps, dreamy guitars, and dirty bass, his melting pot mix can be only be called Down-South-Nintendo-Rock-Tronica.”

Ernest Gonzales 'Run Jump Seek' (Zoon van snooK Remix) by Zoon van snooK

Self Awakening -Ernest Gonzales by pdiddycoop

Lullaby No. 5 (Mexicans with Guns Remix) by Exponential

Tycho

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.tychomusic.com
MYSPACE: Myspace.com/tycho

“Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, Hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output. Hansen began his electronic-music career with 2002’s
The Science of Patterns EP , which was followed in 2004 by his first full length, Sunrise Projector. The critical acclaim continued in 2006 with the release of Past Is Prologue on Miami-based IDM imprint Merck records. Ghostly met Scott Hansen in 2007, and like everybody else, we simply had to work with him. So far, so good: in 2008, Tycho received a nod as one of URB magazine’s “Next 100” artists to watch.”

RootMusic BandPage by Tycho

Le Loup

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.leloupmusic.net/
MYSPACE: myspace.com/leloupmusic

"At the core of every contented family is a sense of balance, an emotional push-and-pull that helps stabilize the entire unit. A similar equilibrium anchors Le Loup’s second album, Family. Recorded in a remote cabin and a Maryland basement, the record finds the middle ground between tribal rock and sonic experimentation.

Like most families, Le Loup has grown since its inception. What began as the bedroom project of Sam Simkoff is now a full-sized band, with all five members contributing vocals and songwriting credits. The band’s music – originally a blend of keyboard loops, banjo, and computer wizardry – has grown as well, encompassing everything from shape note harmonies to polyphonic percussion.

Simkoff and band-mate Christian Ervin produced Family themselves, having previously worked together on the band’s debut, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly. Unlike that first album, Family doesn’t rely on synthesizers or electronic support. Instead, the musicians took a more elemental approach, capturing the organic sounds of their instruments before treating them with various effects.

'Christian and I would chop up all of those organic sounds and re-process them as samples through a computer,' Simkoff explains."


Le Loup - We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! by hardlyartrecords

Forgive Me - Le Loup by musicnerds

Definitely check out the entire collection of music, but we also highly recommend "I Had A Dream I Died" and "Morning Song."