tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36283622269631027982011-06-07T23:20:25.183-07:00Jonathan Sidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818841690177882273noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628362226963102798.post-51504266150890514442007-05-27T15:31:00.000-07:002007-05-27T23:35:25.702-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="readmore"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hey everyone!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So I'm the other part of Happy Cycling, and I'm just here to give you all some phenomenal music. What I've been listening to recently:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amon Tobin--At the End of the Day</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://jonorosenthal.googlepages.com/02AttheEndoftheDay.m4a"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">DOWNLOAD FILE</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="readmore"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amon Tobin's tracks vary immensely, from ambient jazz to harsh electronic samples to collaborations with the Kronos Quartet and video game soundtracks. I love this track, off his latest full-length </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Foley Room</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. It has a pretty traditional structure, but the quiet melodies, lush harmonies, and unusual samples create quite a song.</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="readmore"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Cinematic Orchestra--To Build a Home</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://jonorosenthal.googlepages.com/03ToBuildaHome.m4a"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">DOWNLOAD FILE</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hadn't heard of these guys until a couple weeks ago, and I have yet to delve deeply into their catalog. What I do know is that I love this song. A little moody perhaps, and nothing too out of the ordinary--mostly just a guy crooning over some quiet piano (though I hear that this is something of an anomaly for the Cinematic Orchestra--they usually tend more towards the jazz-electronic genre). Anyway, it's great.</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="readmore"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Beirut--Scenic World</span> </span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://jonorosenthal.googlepages.com/07ScenicWorld.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">DOWNLOAD FILE</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">By now almost everyone familiar with the indie-music scene has heard Beirut's big hit, Postcards From Italy (if you haven't yet, get on that). And since the whole album is so great, I figure a lot of people have heard this song too. But I couldn't resist putting it up here, because its just too damn happy for anyone not to listen to. Enjoy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">That's it for this edition of Happy Cycling. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Until next time,<br /><br />Jono<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628362226963102798-5150426615089051444?l=flightoftheprince.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jono Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07323690973729958729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628362226963102798.post-37681826121305781062007-05-13T21:54:00.000-07:002007-05-14T19:04:33.014-07:00Welcome, all!<br /><br /><br />This is the inaugural post of Happy Cycling, an mp3 blog dedicated to spread of quality music run by myself (Jonathan Sidney) and my good buddy Jono Rosenthal.<br /><br />A full profile will be posted later; however, today I'd like to start you off with a couple tunes that I've been digging lately.<br /><br />1. The Bad Plus-Life on Mars (<a href="http://download.yousendit.com/FD3B47E2311026F0" class="content_bigger">http://download.yousendit.com/FD3B47E2311026F0</a>)<br /><br />I saw this jazz/rock/experimental trio for the fourth time Friday night, at Yoshi's, and they seem to get better every time. Their version of the David Bowie classic was described to me by a good friend as "literally sex". While some might disagree with that claim, I guess you can judge for yourself...<br /><br />2. Anathallo-Hanasakajijii (four: a great wind, more ash) (<a href="http://download.yousendit.com/1871CE1A52CE4736" class="content_bigger">http://download.yousendit.com/1871CE1A52CE4736</a>)<br /><br />I recently became familiar with this Chicago folk/indie collective, watching their set on the Coachella webcast as I mourned the fact that I was indeed missing 2007. While not going to Coachella was clearly a big disappointment, discovering Anathallo was a small consolation. I was immediately impressed with their performance and downloaded several songs of theirs. Somewhat reminiscent of Why?, I think all lovers of good music can get into Anathallo.<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><br />Jsid<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628362226963102798-3768182612130578106?l=flightoftheprince.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jonathan Sidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818841690177882273noreply@blogger.com2