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Summer Getaway: A Bamboo Orchestra Mix

July 25, 2009
B00008cr42 The Bamboo Orchestra — The time has come! Summer is upon us, and for me, as a blogger, it can only mean one thing: Time for the annual summer mix!However, this year's will be quite different from the previous ones, hence its appearance here instead of the main blog. Thi... read more »

Caroline

September 11, 2008
Default_artist_40px The Bamboo Orchestra — My obsession with Japanese songstresses making beautiful noise is at an all-time high. Be prepared, because over the span of the next few posts, this will be a recurring theme. The first lady in line is Caroline Lufkin. She was born in Japan, but ... read more »

Astrud Gilberto

July 18, 2008
4285755_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — I was first introduced to Astrud's music through the remixes on the Verve Remixed series. My natural assumption was that she's Bebel Gilberto's mother. Apparently, even though she was once married to João Gilberto, Bebel's father (hence the surnam... read more »

The Midnight Mix: Trip Like I Do

July 14, 2008
5584571_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — Walk of solitude. Night lights. Strangers passing by. Sounds from the nineties seeping into your ears. Simple kind of bliss.Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Instrumental)(Single, 1991)Mono - Life In Mono(Formica Blues, 1997)Sneaker Pimps - 6 ... read more »

Lullabies In The Dark

May 11, 2008
Default_artist_40px The Bamboo Orchestra — Talk about music living up to the band's name. 'Song For Marie and Elise' is 6 minutes of glistening aural bliss. Think: an instrumental Sally Shapiro or Kleerup track. A very good debut from the Belgian duo Lullabies In The Dark. For now, it's av... read more »

Hird

May 05, 2008
The Bamboo Orchestra — Hird is the alias of the 24-year-old Christoffer Berg, who hails from Gothenburg, Sweden. Honestly, I wouldn't discover him if it weren't for the fact that Yukimi Nagano, who happens to be a childhood friend of his, lent her vocals to some of his... read more »

Electronica Unplugged

April 18, 2008
Default_artist_40px The Bamboo Orchestra — The thing about netlabels is that they don't find you. You have to find them yourself. So once I settled down with a decent label I can trust, the next sensible thing would be checking out the links section and have a look at the other possibly li... read more »

I Am Robot And Proud

April 13, 2008
Mzi The Bamboo Orchestra — I Am Robot And Proud is the one-man-band moniker of Shaw-Han Liem, who resides in Ontario, Canada and makes little nuggets of chirpy instrumental laptop pop. Adjectives I would use to describe his sounds are: fun, playful, bubbly and delightful. T... read more »

soto

February 14, 2008
3671063-1748018168_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — oto (previously mentioned here) is back with new materials, albeit this time with new members and a different name, soto. Brand new 4-song EP, self-titled, and totally guilt-free, released by netlabel Creation Centre. More blissful, cozy, textural... read more »

Ulrich Schnauss

February 07, 2008
The Bamboo Orchestra — The Berlin-based producer-slash-musician's third album "Goodbye" was released back in June, and for me, it's another fine record of his trademark dreamy, ambient shoegaze electronica. His music has always been more about creating an atmosphere, a ... read more »

Federico Aubele

February 07, 2008
B0001dmunq The Bamboo Orchestra — Federico Aubele is all the way from Argentina, and his sophomore album, entitled 'Panamericana', has just been released (and produced) by Thievery Corporation's label, Eighteenth Street Lounge Music. Even though the album's kinda samey and anti-cl... read more »

Bebel Gilberto

February 07, 2008
2038165_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — Bebel's the daughter of Brazillian guitarist João Gilberto, and she's been making a name of her own, too. Her latest album, 'Momento', also her third, was an essential summer record of mine. Her music is pretty much what you might expect, breezy b... read more »

Spirited Away OST

February 07, 2008
The Bamboo Orchestra — The other day I decided to watch Spirited Away, one of my all-time favorite animated movies, again, but this time I chose the English dubbed version. I remembered someone once said to me that Japanese is the cutest language ever, and I think in th... read more »

Susumu Yokota

February 07, 2008
The Bamboo Orchestra — Susumu Yokota is a well-respected Japanese ambient composer with works spanning over a decade, and though that pic above, shown on his homepage, might indicate that he has a sense of humor, his music tends to be on the more serious side. 'Love Or ... read more »

The soundtrack for the last 9 minutes and 18 seconds of my 2007

February 07, 2008
The Bamboo Orchestra — Eluvium - Repose In Blue(Copia, 2007)Why: It has fireworks sounds (fireworks!) embedded from around the 5:34 mark.Happy new year, everyone! It's a brand new beginning...all over again... read more »

The Midnight Mix: Sleepytime

February 03, 2008
B0000262ys The Bamboo Orchestra — A little mix created with the purpose of lulling myself to sleep. Dreamy & lighthearted. The audio equivalent of a soft, velvety pillow pressed against your face. Lights out. G'night.Air - Playground Love (Vibraphone Version) (Playground Love ... read more »

Flunk

February 02, 2008
2231445_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — Flunk is a well-known electronica trio hailing from Oslo, Norway. They've released 3 albums to date (bar the remix compilations). The latest one "Personal Stereo", out last year, was quite weak compared to their previous efforts, and I didn't thin... read more »

Coming Home by Nouvelle Vague

January 29, 2008
1423280_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — I consider myself quite a fan of Nouvelle Vague despite the fact that they're a covers band. I just fall for their classy, exquisite Parisian bossa nova reinterpretations of new wave classics completely and unashamedly. Having played their 2 album... read more »

Don Peris

November 08, 2007
2476537_thumb40 The Bamboo Orchestra — Mid-Novemeber. It's about time we torched the holiday spirit again, no?Don Peris is the guitarist of The Innocence Mission/husband of their singer, Karen Peris. As you can see, they've been around long enough to be called 'veterans'. Under his own... read more »

lanterna

November 08, 2007
The Bamboo Orchestra — lanterna (which means 'magic lantern') is the solo project of Illinois-based guitarist Henry Frayne. With a delay pedal and a guitar, he creates what I'd like to call 'day trip music'. Instrumental and spacey, his music is the perfect soundtrack f... read more »
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