Victory Rose

K.C & J.H - Diamond Mine - Live 2011

2012-01-22T15:39:00.000Z

K.C & J.H - Diamond Mine - Live 2011

A very special and rare appearance of the Mercury Award Nominated 'Diamond Mine' album, live. There are four songs here from the concert which they played from the album itself. There was some editing done to remove some private jokes from KC with the audience (if you where there you'll know what I mean!) I also made something of a 'clever' edit to allow the songs to flow seamlessly due to some problems with the piano on the night. I hope Im forgiven for this but I trust a listen will bring forbearance as it sounds wonderful. As it is such a beautiful album in itself I hope this may lead some new people to buying it!

1, John Taylor's Month Away
2, Bats In The Attic
3, Bubble
4, Your Young Voice

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J.C & J.H - NPR Tiny Desk Concert - Video

A lovely intimate 15 minute video of them both playing together for the wonderful NPR

[MF] Video - Part1 part2
Download audio direct

No More Bandwidth

2012-01-21T13:11:00.005Z

Sorry folks, until the beginning of next month I have no more bandwidth to offer!
In essence I pay both for all these files to be hosted and for the bandwidth (the GB's) to allow you as a free user to download these files for free. Unfortunately, as I have no extra money you have to wait until 2/14/2012

With Heartfelt thanks to Jay all files should be available again to download...

2012-01-17T01:02:00.000Z

23.11.2002 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, USA -SBD - Re Master v.02v - Top Ten Concert

Amazing new Soundboard re-master posted over on Victoryroselossless

Jónsi - Cirque Royal, Belgium 21.11.2010 - Re-master

2012-01-08T17:58:00.003Z

Jónsi - Cirque Royal, Belgium 21.11.2010 - Re-master

Lineage: at943 - SP-SPSB-11 (Bass Roll-off at 95 HZ) - Edirol R09 at 16 bit 44.1 Khz Transfer : SD card > SDslot > PC > Audition 1.5 > Cdwave > FLAC (8)

With heartfelt gratitude to bnz for both allowing to share this and kind permission to post a re-mastered version.

An interesting sound on this one. Its quite immediate, very much how it felt the times I was quite close to the stage, in that Jónsi comes across quite close and clear. There is also quite an interesting 'feeling' with the drums and the bass. Its quite a colourful sound which I hope lends itself particularly to something of the feel of the live experience off the Go Tour rather more than perhaps a direct line soundboard recording which although more accurate, would miss something of the experience

Full artwork & notes are included.
Ps I still another 3 or 4 Jónsi concerts to post!

Set List:

01 Stars in still water
02 Hengilás
03 Icicle sleeves
04 Kolniður
05 Tornado
06 Sinking friendships
07 Saint naive
08 Go do
09 Boy lilikoi
10 Animal arithmetic
11 New piano song
12 Around us
13 Sticks and stones
14 Grow till tall

[MF] Flac - part1 part2 part3
[MF] Mp3 - download

Sigur Rós - Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik 23.11.2008 Re-master - 'The Last Concert!'

2012-01-02T17:34:00.003Z

Sigur Rós - Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik 23.11.2008 Re-master - 'The Last Concert!'

Lineage: at831 - SP-SPSB-11 (Bass Roll-off at 107 HZ) - Edirol R09 at 16 bit 44.1 Khz
Transfer: SD card > SDslot > PC > Audition 1.5 > Cdwave > TLH > FLAC (8) - Re-master...

Quality/Performance: 88/100

Firstly I must say a huge thanks to 'bnz' for his kindness in making this re-master possible.
Secondly, the 'Last Concert' tag. Its not the last concert ever! but from a recent comment by the band it seems this will be the last concert, musically speaking of this type and feel.
I thought then this would be a wonderful post to end 2011 and to begin 2012 by posting the last concert the band performed live together and to mark what promises to be one of the most exciting years for fans for a long time with a new album coming [maybe March...ish] and a tour or at least live performances nearing the end of the year.
The recording here is wonderful, the only criticism would be it is a little 'hot' but not enough to spoil your listening enjoyment

Set List:

01 Svefn g englar
02 Glosoli
03 Ný batterí
04 Fljótavik
05 Við spilum endalaust
06 Hoppípolla
07 Með blóðnasir
08 Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
09 E-bow
10 Sæglópur
11 Festival
12 Hafsól
13 Gobbledigook
14 All alright
15 Popplagið

[MF] Flac - part1 part2 part3 track7 (sorry missed in the making of the zips!)
[MF] Mp3 - part2 part1 - newlink

Inside Inni...

2011-12-21T20:22:00.001Z

vincent morriset, the director of inni, has made a short video in which he discusses the visual style employed in inni

Watch the original and catch up on news @ http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/

inside: inni from Sigur Rós on Vimeo.

How exciting is this...?

2011-12-21T17:23:00.001Z

Jónsi - Q&A with Cameron Crowe NYC 13.12.2011

2011-12-14T01:20:00.000Z

[MF] Audio
(May be video later!)

Stars of the Lid - Live 1997 - 2008

2011-12-10T16:42:00.003Z

A selection of live concerts from the wonderful Stars of the Lid. Various bitrates & qualities (although all are more than listenable :) The best quality is the Dwars Session

Millvale Industrial Theatre 01.07.1999
Dwarrs Session 02.12.2002
Les Voutes, Paris 18.05.2007
Tripledoor 18.04.2008
? 20.05.2008
Trinity Church, Leeds 25.05.2008
Les Poisson Rouge, NYC 20.11.2008 + Flac p1 Flac p2
Beyond The Pale DNA Lounge, SF 17.11.2002 - thanks anon :)

Jónsi - We Bought A Zoo - Full Album Stream

2011-12-07T17:26:00.003Z

:LINK:

Jónsi - Full Album Stream

2011-12-05T20:56:00.004Z

ævin endar and gathering stories, two original songs from the 'we bought a zoo' soundtrack are now available to stream on jonsi.com.

also, visit rollingstone.com on wednesday (from 11am new york time) to listen to a stream of the forthcoming soundtrack in its entirety.

AWVFTS - 2011 US

2011-12-05T18:25:00.000Z

A very nice find! Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O'Halloran playing live with an orchestra. Beautiful ambient. All credit to the original taper

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Iceland Live Web Cams

2011-12-04T17:25:00.002Z

:LINK:

JTP - Guardian Session

2011-12-02T18:52:00.000Z

Lovely 12 minute version of 'Sorry With A Song'
d/l
You can watch the video :here:
Interview with the Guardian Newspaper:

The Texas-born songwriter surfaced in 2001, in a band called Lift to Experience; they produced one startling record, The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads, and then combusted. After a decade of near silence, Pearson re-emerged this year with Last of the Country Gentlemen, its seven songs a distillation of the pain he felt during the breakup of his marriage. "I thought it might be important to document this," says Pearson, who is about to start a UK tour. "It was the essence of a time, almost like documentary work, trying to be true to that time in the relationship [when I was] sort of realising that was it, and the cracking being captured on the record."
These are heartwrenching songs; Pearson's voice is low, sad and hoarse, buffeted by acoustic guitar and occasional strings. "I almost always start with music," he says. "And I just sit with it, play around with the song, let it be out in the air and then start to sing whatever goes with it. Most of the time, lyrics come independently of the music. Then I go back and listen to that song and cut the lyrics to fit. I try to be as economical with the words as I can – it's more the music that's affecting."
Although the subject matter is more recent, the album has been stewing for 10 years. After the demise of Lift to Experience, Pearson was pursued by labels, urged to form a new band or produce a solo album. Instead, he left his home in the Texas city of Denton and moved to the country. "I had offers on the table, but it was a real specific decision to say, 'No, I'm going to stay here in the countryside and keep digging in the earth.' It was a real conscious decision to turn down a healthy [financial] lifestyle. I chose to stay there and really pursue song."
For a brief time, Lift to Experience's bass player Josh "Bear" Browning came to join him, moving to the same small town an hour south of Dallas. "He got a job at Walmart," says Pearson. "Lasted a coupla months. It's hard out there. There's nothin'. It's dry; it's grassland, high desert."
The town was slow to accept him, a fact not so surprising when one takes into account Pearson's appearance: tall and wiry, with a beard to his chest. "When I said I was in a band, no one believed me. They thought I was selling drugs or something." In fact, he was eking out a living doing odd jobs, earning just enough for utilities and food. "The people at the local Baptist church kept me fed, too," he says. "One old lady said, 'You come visit! The pews are real comfortable!' Somehow, within a couple of months they'd got me leading the songs, which was kind of funny. I think it was the pastor's wife who kept asking me to play. She said, 'Well, if you're too nervous, you just let us know whenever you get over your shyness.' I said, 'I'm not scared to play! I do it for a living.'"
Pearson was raised in the church, his father a Pentecostal preacher. "They get wild and crazy," is how he explains Pentecostalism. Religion has stayed with him. "It's a blessing and a curse. I'm a believer. The Christian traditions of love thy neighbour, do good unto others, love God with all your heart … they're wonderful things. But with any organisation, a little gang mentality creeps in." He is particularly thankful to the church for introducing him to the King James Bible. "My father, he was pretty silly, but he really believed all the other versions of the Bible were watered down by the devil." He gives a faint smile. "But I'm glad for that tradition, because the King James, once you get your head around it, was written in a way to be remembered, the rhythm and rhyme of it."
At 19, he experienced a crisis of faith. "I mean a big one, in which I just lost all the feeling. So I was flat on my ass, I guess." Music helped fill the hole. "Replaced the feeling at least," he says. "And I started looking at philosophy and went to philosophy school. My questions were little things, simple things that aren't simple when you're a kid – problems of evil."
Pearson's live shows have become the stuff of legend: long, intense, with something of the sermon about them. Between the songs, he is given to telling rambling anecdotes and dubious jokes, in stark contrast to the ache of the music. He laughs when I mention it. "When I tell an off-colour joke it's just a way to pull my own head up from the water to keep from getting too deep, where I can't handle it."
He claims not to have listened to the album since its recording and, despite eight months of touring the songs, still finds them difficult to play. "When I started playing them, I was playing them for therapy," he says. "You play stuff out. It's gotten easier." He pauses. "I say it's gotten easier, but I don't think it has, because right before the show I'm still thinking: 'I'll never do this again.' But when people are touched by it, then it gives you the strength to do it again."
He is unsure what to do next: he speaks repeatedly of needing to work things out – relationships, career, where to live, whether to spend another 10 years working on songs – and of how lately he has been focused on little but touring. "In my emotional state, it's been best to stay busy," he says. "To work on something so that other part of your mind has time to fix itself, to figure what just happened. I need to figure it out. I've neglected it. I don't know what's going to happen after the end of this year."
We talk about the album's title track, a song he found too confessional for the CD, but included as a bonus track on the LP, because "the vinyl would be a little more sacred, and that song felt like the essence of it". It is an astonishing song, raw, hushed and sorry. I ask him what he thinks a gentleman is. "Mark Twain says a gentleman is someone who can play the banjo and doesn't." He laughs, falls quiet, addresses his shoe. "A gentleman is someone who tries to be good, tries to do good, who just always tries his best."

'B' - New song (remix) by Jónsi & Alex

2011-11-28T17:28:00.002Z

Jónsi & Alex - B (The Phillistines Jr. Cover) by overmuziek

Jónsi - Gathering Stories - New Song! ~ 1st Listen

2011-11-16T00:11:00.007Z

:LINK:
Extract from NPR.org

Both with Sigur Rós, and in his solo work, Jónsi has always made music that captured the human adventure. Early on, it was obvious that this music would have a profound effect on the making of "We Bought A Zoo." In preparation for making the movie, we gave all the actors and crew members a copy of Sigur Rós transcendent documentary, "Heima," (Icelandic for "home"). We all watched the film and listened to the music, and it quickly seeped into our own journey in filming the real-life story of Benjamin Mee's book. The actors listened to the music during their takes; it was immediately part of the film's DNA. Even the signs guiding our crew members to the set revealed our inspiration "Heima." During filming, I sent Jónsi a photo of one of the signs. He wrote back with characteristic enthusiasm. On our last day of shooting in April, I contacted Jónsi again and asked him if he was interested in scoring the film. I sent him a copy of the script, and a Quicktime of one of the scenes. The story affected him. He'd already begun composing new music for the film when he arrived from Iceland with his toy sampler keyboard and a headful of ideas.

His first theme for the movie fit perfectly. Within a week, Jónsi had composed a series of themes that would reflect everything we'd hoped for. In his music were all the highs and lows and passionate in-betweens of the film itself. Over the course of several visits to Los Angeles, Jónsi sculpted and orchestrated a soundscape with elements I'd never had in a movie before: bells, strings, cymbals, toy pianos, even melodies played through a small Dictaphone. The instinct that began the movie had come full circle. On a warm fall night in October, we finished. The e-mail he sent last night before boarding the plane back to his home in Iceland says it all: "It was such a blast." And so it was. Here, with thanks from an inspired director, and special gratitude to Alex Somers, who helped shine it through a prism of love and wonder, is Jónsi's first score for film. This is his music for "We Bought A Zoo."

Cameron Crowe
October 2011

Other Lives - privé sur le Mouv 03.11.11

2011-11-14T22:47:00.001Z

Other Lives - privé sur le Mouv 03.11.11

A new find for me, Other Lives are such a great band, beautiful folk rock type complex yet simple interesting songs with great melodies. Their first album S/T had me captivated from the first song :)

Set List: (The tracks themselves aren't named, you can update the tagging yourself if you wish)

1 - As I Lay My Head Down
2 - Dark Horse
3 - Old Statues
4 - Landforms => Desert
5 - For 12
6 - Tamer Animals
7 - E Minor
8 - Weather
9 - Dust Bowl III
10 - Unkown
11 - Black Tables
12 - Unknown
13 - I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Ramones Cover)
14 - Unkown
15 - The Partisan (Leonard Cohen cover)

[MF] Audio - download
[MF] Video - p1 p2 p3
WWW
More coming from Other Lives soon...

Craig Ferguson impersonates Sigur Rós...!

2011-11-09T22:52:00.000Z

from 4.30mins :D

The Loudness Wars...

2011-11-04T18:00:00.000Z

16,000 Metallica sign an online petition to re-master Metallica's new album because its too loud !
BBC streamed program about this
Maybe you've listened to a CD recently that's been SO loud its unpleasant to listen to. Recently even some acoustic /vocal albums Ive heard have suffered badly from this. Anyway, hope you find it interesting :)

Emeralds - Demo 1 & 2

2011-11-04T15:55:00.000Z

Probably more for fans as these rare demos are not quite in the same league as 'What Happened' or 'Does It Look Like Im Here' (Links to listen to)
[MF] Demos 1&2

Jónsi - We Bought A Zoo OST ~ info

2011-11-03T00:20:00.001Z

as reported previously, jónsi has spent some time working on the original motion picture soundtrack for the forthcoming cameron crowe movie “we bought a zoo“.

today sees the announcement of details of the soundtrack that comprises of over 30 minutes of brand new music from jónsi – the soundtrack comprises of two new songs from jónsi: “ævin endar” (life ends) & “snærisendar” (end of a rope) as well as nine shorter “theme” pieces, plus reimagining’s of songs from jónsi’s debut solo album “go”. the soundtrack also includes “hopipolla” by sigur rós.

here is some words about the soundtrack recording process:

“[jónsi] arrived from iceland with a toy sampler keyboard and a headful of ideas,” says cameron. “within a week, [he] had composed a series of themes that would reflect everything we’d hoped for. in his music were all the highs and lows and passionate in-betweens of the film itself. the instinct that made the movie come full circle.”
cameron’s relationship with jónsi and sigur rós goes back almost as far as the band’s position in the international spotlight, to 2001 and the director’s much-noticed inclusion of three of the band’s songs in the hugely successful tom cruise film ‘vanilla sky’. cameron has long heralded the band and their filmwork, to the extent that the secret project name for we bought a zoo was, in fact, ‘heima’ in honor of the band’s 2007 tour film.
“early on it was obvious that [sigur rós’] music would have a profound effect on the making of we bought a zoo,” says cameron. “in preparation for making the movie, we gave all the actors and crew members a copy of sigur rós’ transcendent documentary, ‘heima’.”
even ahead of getting jónsi on board as composer, we bought a zoo was broadly ‘temped’ with jónsi’ solo material. it’s an open secret that cameron would encourage matt damon, scarlett johansson and the other actors on the movie to listen to specific songs by the band to create the right energy for a scene.
“the actors listened to the music during their takes; it quickly became part of the film’s dna,” says the director.
perhaps even more potent is the fact that the closing scene of we bought a zoo is a cinematic homage to a specific moment in ‘heima’ when gleeful crowds stream in a sigur rós show in the far north of iceland or, in this case, the newly opened zoo.
among the original score and new songs is ‘gathering stories’, a song co-written by jónsi and cameron, in something of a collaborative first for the notoriously private icelander. orchestral arrangements on the score have been handled by previous jónsi working partner, and ‘reader’ soundtrack composer, nico muhly, who brings his quixotic genius to the string and brass sections.

here is the tracklisting for the soundtrack:

we bought a zoo soundtrack
01. why not
02. aevin endar – jónsi *new track
03. boy lilikoi – jónsi
04. sun
05. brambles
06. sinking friendships – jónsi
07. we bought a zoo
08. hoppipolla – sigur rós
09. snaerisendar
10. sink
11. go do – jónsi
12. whole made of pieces
13. humming
14. first day
15. gathering stories – jónsi *new track

the movie is released in america on the 23rd of december – the soundtrack is available to pre-order now from amazon.com with a release date of december 13th

~from Jonsi.com 2nd November 2011

Explosions In The Sky - Doug Fir - In Studio Performance 10.09.2011

2011-10-30T11:03:00.004Z

Nice to have a properly recorded live set from Explosions featuring songs from their latest album
[MF] Flac Download
[MF] Mp3 Download

~ Thanks to KiDG for the awesome album art

Set List: (thanks anon!)

1 Postcard from 1953
2 Be Comfortable Creature
3 Let Me Back In

James Blake - In Studio KEXP - 19.05.2011

2011-10-30T10:57:00.002Z

James Blake - In Studio KEXP - 19.05.2011

A great set from James Blake. The more I listen to his music the more I like it. This set also includes an interview :) (there seems to be a slight error with the tagging as for me the interview was at the last track, So he says he will play more songs and then it finishes! :) Superb sound quality

Set List:

01 Unluck
02 Lindersfarne I&II
03 Interview
04 Limit To Your Love
05 The Wilhelm Scream

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Jóhann Jóhannsson - Iceland Airways, KEX Hostel 13.10.2011

2011-10-30T10:48:00.002Z

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Iceland Airways, KEX Hostel 13.10.2011

Short but very sweet set from one of worlds pre-eminent Modern Classical composers

Set List:

01 Sálfrædingur
02 The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!)
03 Odi Et Amo

[MF] Flac Download
[MF] Mp3 Download

Fljúgðu (Victory Rose) - Sigur Rós - 1st ever song [FLAC]

2011-10-30T10:38:00.002Z

The first ever song recorded by Sigur Rós!
I thought it would be nice to give you the opportunity to hear it in its full glory. Over the years there have been many requests. Also the post is, kind of in honor of its name sake, the song that gave rise to one of the most extraordinary bands of this century...oh, and this blog :D
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Sóley - KEX Hostel, Iceland Airways 11.10.2011

2011-10-26T01:20:00.002+01:00

I have soft spot for Sóley at the moment. Her recent album 'We Sink' is lovely. As a member of the Icelandic Band Seabear she is carving a name for herself as a solo artist in that wonderful 'Icelandic Music Market' which is producing a torrent of intuitive and interesting music right now.
3 songs here, quite stripped down to their acoustic bare bones. Gives her wonderful Icelandic accent a prominent place here :p

Set List:

1 Smashed Birds
2 The Sun is Going Down
3 I'll Drown

[MF] Flac
[MF] Mp3

A video of another of her main performance at Iceland Airwaves

Parachutes - Tour EP - FLAC

2011-10-23T18:21:00.002+01:00

A somewhat bittersweet post. Hearing Parachutes in their full un-compressed glory is both a wonderful and sad experience. Wonderful in that it sounds simply glorious, sad in the knowing that the band no longer exists and if the forthcoming album would have sounded anything as great as these few tracks it would have something quite special. Anyway, enjoy :)
~ You can still download their entire discography :HERE:
1 Your Stories
2 Tree Roots Turn To Forts
3 Where Were You?

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Nils Frahm - Felt - full album stream

2011-10-14T18:25:00.001+01:00

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

2011-10-10T00:10:00.001+01:00

d/l v d/l a

James Blake - KEXP 2011.09.29

2011-10-09T23:09:00.000+01:00

James Blake - KEXP 2011.09.29

Apparently you either love his music or hate it! Personally I am in the camp of love.
This special performance for the wonderful KEXP Radio provides an amazing set of 6 songs including his latest 'Enough Thunder' This is a must have performance, many of the tracks are presented in different forms. The audio is, as ever here on Victoryrosemusic above and beyond in terms of quality.

Set List:

01 Unluck
02 I Never Learnt To Share
03 Lindisfarne I&II
04 Limit To Your Love
05 Enough Thunder
06 The Wilhelm Scream

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Apparat - Berlin Festival 09.09.2011

2011-10-09T22:57:00.005+01:00

Apparat - Berlin Festival 09.09.2011

A very new discovering to me. I've known of them for years and Im pretty sure listened to some of their music a while ago. Their new album 'The Devils Walk' released on Mute has really caught my ear, mainly through the video featrued here

[MF] Audio - Download
[MF] Video - part1 part2 part3 - All credit to the original uploaders

Set List:

1.You House Is My World
2.Arcadia
3.Sayulita
4.Ladies
5.Song Of Los
6.Candil De La Calle
7.Ash/Black Veil
8.Escape
9.Black Water

Farewell Poetry - As true as Troilus

2011-10-01T13:38:00.003+01:00

As true as Troilus

FareWell Poetry - As true as troilus from Soul Kitchen on Vimeo.

http://www.gizehrecords.com/

Ólafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs - New Album and its free!

2011-09-29T18:42:00.001+01:00

Living Rooms Songs Website~+ More Info

Klippa & the 'Unique Concert Artefact'

2011-09-27T18:44:00.000+01:00

More Info and the Competition

2011-09-25T22:24:00.001+01:00

Farewell Poetry - Hoping for The Invisible to Ignite - Released Monday

2011-09-22T13:37:00.046+01:00

As True As Troilus by FareWell Poetry

Tagged a few weeks ago as being one of my personal records of the year Farewell Poetry has come out of no where to release an gigantic record of Post Rock perfection. As you'll hear from the track above, The 19 minute epic 1st track on the album True as Trolius, has some wonderful long broody build ups married perfectly with dark poetry, eventually exploding into a mulitracked raw energy of passionate power. It really is a fantastic journey listening to the record with many quite beautiful moments interspersed with lovely melodies and powerful emotion outburstings. Highly, highly recommended. It really needs to be con-joined with the video as well, Check out all the goodies you get with the order! more details below:

FareWell Poetry - As True As Troilus - TRAILER from FareWell Poetry on Vimeo.

~~ Try not to miss this tour as well ~~

Silent Bells Tour + more

INFO:
Gizeh Records
Farewell Poetry

Mogwai&Low - August 2011

2011-09-17T14:30:00.001+01:00

Two full length concert videos :)

Mogwai-12.08.11 - part 1 part 2 part 3
Low-13.08.11 - part 1 part 2 part 3

~links fixed! Thanks Goatsden :)

2011-09-17T14:23:00.000+01:00

Adam Wiltzie from 'Stars of the Lid' & Dustin O'Halloran got together and made an album! Its awesome. Full album stream here...

A Winged Victory For The Sullen (EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM) by erasedtapes

- Inni - Pre order

2011-09-16T21:13:00.006+01:00

Sigur Rós - Ambassador Theatre - 05.10.2002

2011-09-12T14:52:00.000+01:00

Just posted this one over on Victoryroelossless Flac & Mp3
Its one of, if not 'the' best quality recordings we have from this period. At least in terms of the drums which are just epic.

Sigur Rós - Klippa

2011-09-10T18:50:00.002+01:00

Sigur Rós - Previously unheard song!

2011-09-10T13:59:00.003+01:00

Following a random conversation, I stumbled upon two minutes of a previously unheard song, sung during the Ferrara sound check 2003. I don't know/very much doubt if it would ever see the light of day as an actual song as it was just the band messing about a bit during the sound check but I have to say I really like the general idea of it. It does sound a bit like the 'Sweet Home Alabama' bit they sung during a sound check from this era but its not that. With a little imagination you can maybe imagine what it would have sounded like as an actual song.
Do you like it as well? Its a bit different from the norm, especially from what they where producing at that time :)
[Link]
or[MF] Direct download

Give Up The Ghost

2011-09-07T15:40:00.002+01:00

No words needed...
...(Except that the video has been mistakenly reversed!)

Sigur rós - News!

2011-09-05T22:51:00.001+01:00

Cocoon - Aufgenommen Festival 2011.05.28

2011-08-31T21:31:00.001+01:00

Cocoon - Aufgenommen Festival 2011.05.28

Pretty amazing 18 track concert in superb sound quality. I'm not so fond of their newer material but for 'soft pop' music I do enjoy the melodies and happy sound this couple produces together. Nice to watch them playing live as well. They obviously really enjoy playing together and have the type of intuitive playing that marks great musicians. There was another version of this concert 'out there' but I thought I'd offer a better version (no offence to the previous uploader)

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K.Sveinsson - Ondine

2011-08-28T14:54:00.001+01:00

A few small audio extracts from the film itself
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Rhian Sheehan - Seven Tales Of The North Wind

2011-08-27T11:47:00.010+01:00

One of the most beautiful and engaging records I've had the delight to discover this year. If you like Sigur ros and the music of Jónsi & Alex you'll find yourself many times in this music transported to similar places. Rhian has somehow stumbled into a magical place where the music creates an un-common power and goodness deep inside,
something like a place where the ego dissapears for a while and through that the heart has free reign to create feelings and mindscapes that are especially joyful to be a part of. Although there is a lot of great music out there, this is something which to discover in new music I personally find quite rare.
The point being is that I find this to be a very special record that deserves special attention to followers of this blog in general and to those who have an affinity to the music of Jónsi / Jónsi & Alex / Sigur Ros in particular.
The album which clocks in at 33 minutes is priced at a very affordable $5.00 (so even people like me can afford to own a lossless copy! :)

From the press:
Ambient, dreamy & nostalgic
LISTEN:

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http://www.rhiansheehan.com/

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'A series of beautifully textured soundscapes... there's a natural warmth to all of them that cries out: "Lend me your ears" ****½
- Sunday Star Times (NZ)

'A deeper resonance is achieved… Seven Tales of The North Wind succeeds not with a grand statement, but with a humble observation.'
– The Silent Ballet (US)

'Seven Tales makes for some of the most beautiful and heartfelt music that you will hear in a long time.'
– Tone

'Seven Tales will thrill fans of the Brian Eno ambient albums, transporting you to that dream-like waking state.'
- North & South (NZ)

'Seven tales told. Seven tales loved.'
– ASIP (UK)

Rhian Sheehan ~Standing In Silence~ LIVE Auckland Mercury Theatre - May28th 2011 - Exclusive!

2011-08-27T11:35:00.020+01:00

Through recent conversations with Rhian he has most kindly allowed me to post and share this exclusively with you, the good people of Victoryrose Music. Im beyond grateful for Rhian's kindness and generosity of heart for sharing such as incredible concert. Rhian explained that this was essential a front of house mix with not much done to it and as such the quality of the audio is very similar to how it actually sounded...which by the way is phenomenal! I hope you take the time to listen and enjoy this master of modern composition. There are so many elements in the music that remind me of artists such as 'The Cinematic Orchestra' / 'Olafur Arnalds' / Helios / Sigur Rós / and more. In essence he manages to capture and combine something of the very best of modern day Electronica/Orchestral/Modern Classical/ music in a wonderful soundstage that presents an audiotorial experience that your mind can just drift along with and yet engage with on many levels. Superb stuff. A thousand thanks to Rhian Sheehan for sharing this with us. Rhian has a good heart and I feel it really comes through in the music

Standing In Silence - Live Auckland Mercury Theatre 28th May 2011

01 Standing in Silence 1&2
02 Standing in Silence 11
03 Standing in Silence 2
04 Standing in Silence 5
05 Standing in Silence 13
06 Standing in Silence 10
07 Standing in Silence 9
08 Standing in Silence 7&8
09 Standing in Silence 6
10 Standing in Silence 3
11 Little Sines - Live
12 Tokyo Lanscapes - Live

[MF] M4a Lossless - Part 1 Part 2
[MF] MP3 Download
http://www.rhiansheehan.com/

Jónsi - New OST for 2011/12 !

2011-08-23T20:51:00.000+01:00

Jonsi is currently writing tracks for a new Cameron Crowe Film 'We Bought a Zoo'
"Jónsi has been a part of the making of We Bought A Zoo from the very beginning, as we played his Go album often for inspiration and scene-setting for the performances. It seemed only natural to ask him to join us officially, as our composer. He said yes, and we’ve been cheering our good forture ever since. The movie is brimming with his new music, and his one-of-a-kind sonic heartbeat. He’s a natural at film composing, and we can’t wait to share it with you in the coming months"

Soccer Committee - 3rd Cross Festival

2011-08-23T20:43:00.000+01:00

Bit of a unique find here, Sc live! Found in a dark and dusty corner of a hard drive. Long been a fan of Mariska Baars (Sc) She has this incredible ability to produce THE most minimal music with just herself and a guitar. She has also done some incredible work with the renowned artist Machinefabriek, in particular one of my all time favorite ambient type records 'Drawn' (skip to track 2!)
Enjoy
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Mr JT Pearson - Motel Mozeque - Video

2011-08-23T20:22:00.000+01:00

At last a video of Josh in concert! Only 3 songs but he stretches them out in a wonderful way over the 20 mins.
[MF] Download mp4

Ensemble Et Al - Sounds Of Others (Featuring Golmund / Arvo Part)

2011-08-21T00:09:00.001+01:00

An incredibly beautiful, peaceful and joyous little compilation by Ensemble Et-al featuring re-workings of songs by Goldmund and Arvo Part. Arranged/adapted by Ron Tucker.
ensemble, et al. is a Brooklyn-based pseudo-classical percussion ensemble that combines elements of classicism and modernism employing a simple, intimate, dynamic and delicately beautiful aesthetic.
[MF] Download
You can download a free lossless version :HERE:

Jónsi - Soundcheck Songs

2011-08-19T23:33:00.001+01:00

Just under three minutes of Jónsi singing some wordless tunes. Very sweet and a haunting beauty which hints a little bit of what must be some of the many potential songs floating around Jónsi's mind. Very short but very sweet
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King Creosote&Jon Hopkins - Hour long commentary explaining 'Diamond Mine'

2011-08-19T14:52:00.003+01:00

You may recall in June I posted a stream of the whole album 'Diamond Mine' by King Creosote & John Hopkins :HERE: as I was blown away by the beauty of it.
Its been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize :) Here is an hour long commentary with KC guiding the listener through the hows, where's and why for's of the album. Very interesting & wonderfully descriptive
[MF] DL

Tour dates

Thu 8 Sep	King Creosote + Jon Hopkins - The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tue 1 Nov	King Creosote + Kid Canaveral - The Cluny & The Cluny 2 - Newcastle-Upon Tyne
Wed 2 Nov	King Creosote + Kid Canaveral - The Liquidroom, Edinburgh

Sigur Rós - INNI - Live DVD + Double Live CD

2011-08-17T17:21:00.012+01:00

Sigur Rós will release Inni – the definitive Sigur Rós live experience
– this November on XL Recordings.

Inni is comprised of a double live album and seventy-five minute film of Sigur Rós’ last show before their well-documented “indefinite hiatus” at the end of 2008. Recorded and shot over two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace at the close of the world tour around their fifth full length album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, Inni sees the band at the peak of their powers, captured on film for the first time as a core four-piece since they were joined by string section amiina at the start of the century. Directed by Vincent Morisset (Arcade Fire’s Miroir Noir), the film is set to debut at this year’s Venice Film Festival on September 3rd, 2011.

THE FILM

Inni is Sigur Rós' second live film following 2007's hugely-celebrated tour documentary Heima. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their Icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, Inni focuses purely on the band's performance, and stands as a stark counterpoint to Heima’s kaleidoscopic richness. Where Heima was lush and colorfully expansive, Inni is spare and near-monochromatic in its tunnel vision. Filmed in a manner that invites both intimacy and claustrophobia, Inni cocoons the viewer in a one-on-one relationship with the band, eschewing the audience for closeness, depicting how it feels for both band and fan to experience Sigur Rós live.

The film’s elegance and atmosphere are enhanced by Morisset’s re-filming of the original digital footage on 16mm, which was then re-filmed again, sometimes through prisms and other found objects, allowing Inni to look and feel like something recovered from the past. Interspersed with this is archival footage drawn from the band’s previous decade, dating back as far as 1998. This juxtaposition gives viewers the full scope of Sigur Rós’ origins, evolution, originality and influence.

THE DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM

The live album Inni – a first for the band – is comprised of the full set from Alexandra Palace, played in order with just one omission, and clocks in at one-and-three-quarter hours. Recorded by Sigur Rós’ in-house studio engineer Birgir Jón Birgisson, Inni’s live audio recording is far and away the best way of replicating the full-force effect of standing in front of one of the world’s most extraordinary bands for an evening.
When taken in together, Inni’s film and live album give us an incredible account of one of the most celebrated and influential rock bands of recent years, showing where they’ve come from, where they’ve been, and like all things Sigur Rós, where it is they will be going next.
More details of how, when and where Inni will enter the world will be made available shortly. In the meantime, the trailer is available to watch now at
www.sigur-ros.co.uk

Sigur Rós - Acoustic Sessions - Re-up

2011-08-16T20:28:00.001+01:00

Some of the links where dead so I thought I'd re-tag and re-upload the various acoustic sessions in one post

BBC Radio6 Interview 11.10.2002
Pre-Heima Acoustic Q&A Session - Helsinki 03.09.2007
Pre-Heima Acoustic Q&A Session - New York 06.10.2007
Pre-Heima Acoustic Q&A Session - Australia 29.10.2007
Pre-Heima Acoustic - BBCElectric Proms 07.11.2007
Culture Show Special 20.10.2007
Various - (In one folder)
- Vaka - Live on Last Call
- Njósnavelin - Live on Craig Kilborn
- Celesta - Live web cast
- In Paris Cafe (poor quality)

Sigur Rós - INNI

2011-08-11T18:51:00.003+01:00

~ Press the little 'x' at the bottom right to view in full screen ~

The Boats - Los Musicos Perdidos

2011-08-02T23:00:00.000+01:00

Long been one of my favourite post rock bands. They have such a wonderfully subtle, relaxed almost profound way of playing and song composition. I was surprised to find this for free download on the amazing bandcamp. An album I have wanted to hear in its full lossless glory for a long time. Please download and take your time over this one. Its the type of record which makes me wish I was travelling somewhere just to be able to sit back, watch the scenery go by and drft with this masterpiece of understated post rock.

<a href="http://theboatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/los-musicos-perdidos">Los Musicos Perdidos by The boats</a>

James Blake - 2011.05.11 Bowery USA

2011-08-02T22:45:00.002+01:00

Been looking forward for a long time to see how the sublime subtle electronica of Mr Blake would transpose into a live setting. I must say Im really impressed. Some comments a friend made who saw him live recently:

The punters went off when he played the first chords of ‘Limit To Your Love’ and the sub drops on that were FUCKING TERRIFYING . Seriously, about 6 or 8 times thru the gig the FOH guy really kicked the subs in the guts and the whole of the Metro started resonating with more rattles than a millionaire’s baby. When the 20 cycle drops hit thru a like 20kw PA, it felt like someone had wrapped a big woollen jumper tightly around your head while you were submerged in mud or honey with cotton wool stuffed deep in each ear canal. Couldn’t hear a thing other than the massive sub drops, the floor was rumbling like a train was going under your feet and light bars and fittings all were shaking in sympathy. At that volume and at that frequency, the whole room becomes a speaker and the place was shaking and throbbing. A guy in front of us literally went down in a heap when one of the loudest drops happened and everyone lurched down to help him back to his feet…lol! That whole super deep sub-harmonic thing was fucking amazing, especially to someone like me who wouldn’t normally be in a dubstep type/style gig. I mean I've seen LOUD bands a lot,…. hell. I heard/saw the biggest PA in the world recently when I saw accadacca TWICE up close, but nothing compared to this type of thing. Fucking loved it..;p

Set List:

1. Unluck

2. Give Me My Month

3. Tep and the Logic

4. I Never Learnt To Share

5. Lindisfarne

6. To Care (Like You)

7. Klavierwerke

8. Limit To Your Love

9. The Wilhelm Scream

10. Encore

11. Anti-War Dub

12. Enough Thunder

All Credit/Source + more info Here

Sigur Rós - 2006.06.29 Roskilde FM - Re Master

2011-07-26T15:08:00.002+01:00

New re-master :Link:

The Low Anthem - KCRW 2011

2011-06-30T01:01:00.001+01:00

The Low Anthem - KCRW 2011

Really been enjoying this band recently. They play a beautifully quiet and delicate type of American folk music which is wonderfully mellow.
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Explosions In The Sky - New Video!

2011-06-23T23:43:00.001+01:00

This will be my 'Record of the Year'...More info coming

2011-06-17T15:05:00.002+01:00

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Mine Diamond - (Listen Here)

2011-06-10T15:25:00.001+01:00

One of the most beautiful albums Ive heard in a long while :)
You can stream the whole album below:

king creosote & jon-hopkins - mine diamond

2011-06-08T09:08:00.000+01:00

Very busy for a while :(

Heima HD Digital Download - Update

2011-05-30T18:42:00.003+01:00

you can now order the 5 new unreleased extras separately. If you have already purchased the DVD please check the link at the bottom to find out how to download them for free!
http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/heima/

EiTS - Ancienne Belgique - 24.05.2011 - Video

2011-05-28T09:01:00.004+01:00

EiTS - Ancienne Belgique - 24.05.2011 - Video

This is the first new Explosions concert video we've had in many years and its been well worth the wait. They have such a huge selection of material to choose from now so with the inclusion of new songs, Explosions in the Sky are more than ever one of the best live acts playing today.

Set List:

01 Last Known Surroundings

02 Yasmin the Light

03 Catastrophe and the Cure

04 Only Moment

05 Postcard from 1952

06 The Birth and Death of the Day,

07 Your Hand in Mine,

08 Let Me Back In, The Moon Is Down

[MF] - Part 1 Part 2

2011-05-26T23:46:00.002+01:00

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/

Mono - The Manning Bar, Sydney 05.12.2009 - Video

2011-05-21T17:10:00.004+01:00

Mono - The Manning Bar, Sydney 05.12.2009 - Video ~(.flv)

Another very nice 90 minute video of Mono from 2009. The video itself is very dark, intense with flashes of coloured shots (like the picture above) However the sound on this one is particularly good. Split with winrar into 3 parts. Im not sure of the set list but its a very pleasing one!

Set List:

Ashes In The Snow
Burial At Sea
Follow The Map
Pure As Snow
Yearning

The Kidnapper's Bell
Halcyon (Beautiful Days)
Everlasting Light

[MF] Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Mr T. York - Solo (acoustic) 2002 - Re Master

2011-05-16T00:43:00.005+01:00

Couldn't resist re-mastering this one as it was already good. If your a fan of the man then I think this will be a real treat. Fantastic quality. Tom alternates between acoustic guitar & piano. More info you can see from the set list! also some very nice album art is included in each of the uploads. Thanks to the taper & original uploader xx

CD 01 - 26.10.2002

01 Intro
02 Everything In Its Right Place
03 I might be Wrong
04 Sail To The Moon
05 Like Spinning Plates
06 There There
07 Pyramid Song
08 Lucky
09 After The Gold Rush

CD 02 - 27.10.2001

01 Intro
02 Street Spirit
03 Morning Bell
04 Nice Dream
05 I Might Be Wrong
06 Sail To The Moon
07 Like Spinning Plates
08 True Love Waits
09 Paranoid Android

CD 1 - Flac Part 1 Part 2
CD 2 - Flac Part 1 Part 2
@320

Jónsi - Brighton 2010 Rás 2 FM

2011-05-14T16:57:00.003+01:00

Jónsi - Brighton 2010 Rás 2 FM

Six songs only, sadly missing the new song he performed here but anyways a top quality [as always] recording from Icelandic Radio. You can download a complete audience recording I made myself ! :HERE:

Set List:

01 Stars In Still Water
02 Go Do
03 Boy Lilikoi
04 Animal Arithmetic
05 Around Us
06 Sticks & Stones

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Peter Broderick - Questions & Answers

2011-05-08T19:48:00.006+01:00

Peter Broderick - Questions & Answers

By chance I saw that Peter had invited people to email him from his website with any questions and he would try to answer them all. In a typically inspired Peter Broderick way, he answered 16 questions in words and music.
I thought this was a wonderful idea and was myself inspired to put them all together into a sort of 'fantasy album' to see how they fit together
I like it. I hope if you are also a fan you will like it as well.
I also hope it attracts more people to Peter's music... It really is rather good. There are 15 song/answers ranging from 28 seconds to 5 minutes including a couple of unreleased songs. A very lovely listening experience

Track List:

01 Dear Jana, Inspiration Question
02 Dear Diego, I Don't Understand the Question Question
03 Dear Bryan, Falling Asleep Question
04 Dear Andrew, Parental Musical Influence Question
05 Dear James, Creation Question
06 Dear Helena, What Has Music Allowed You Question
07 Dear Damien, Below It Question
08 :broken:
09 Dear Matt, I Wish I'd Written That Song Question
10 Dear Mark, Liverpool Question
11 Dear Colin, Life Long Question
12 Dear Fritz, Album Art Question
13 Dear Sandy, Words On Home Question
14 Dear Jarema, Lyrical Question
15 Dear Jed, Creative Drought Question
16 Dear Alex, Bella Union Song Question

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Mono - Salon Teatro 2010.03.11 - Video

2011-05-07T16:30:00.003+01:00

Mono - Salon Teatro 2010.03.11 - Video
(Titles edited out to create a continuous concert. Credits to original uploader in the file)

90 minute video, superb quality, great performance. An absolute must for fans. Split into 4 parts with winrar

[MF] Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Jacaszek - 2011.04.24 [F]luister Festival

2011-05-04T23:48:00.003+01:00

Jacaszek - 2011.04.24 [F]luister Festival

An amazing 45 minute set including live clarinet. As with a lot of my posts this is minimal, electronic, ambient, modern classical type of music. If you like this sort of stuff then you'll LOVE this.

[MF] download 320mp3

Sigur Rós - Forum II, Melbourne 29.10.2007 Heima 3 song Acoustic set - Re-master

2011-05-03T23:44:00.001+01:00

Sigur Rós - Forum II, Melbourne 29.10.2007 Heima 3 song Acoustic set - Re-master

With much gratitude to Chris Im happy to be able to finally offer a quality recording of this 3 song acoustic set from the mini tour that Sigur Rós did in 2007 to support the release of their award winning 'rockumentory' Heima. For very nice for the acoustic Heima song

Set List:

01 Ágætis Byrjun
02 Heima
03 Njósnavelin

[MF] MP3
[MF] FLAC

For Nihon | Various (mp3 / flac) - Now Available For Download

2011-04-24T21:37:00.000+01:00

Please click :here: - For Nihon | Various (mp3 / flac)

After learning about the tragic events of the Japanese earthquake on March 11th my wife, Hollie, and I were talking about ways to help. We decided to ask a few friends to join a compilation to help raise money. A few quickly became many as we were overwhelmed and warmed by the eagerness of these musicians to get involved.

"For Nihon" features some of the premier names in ambient / experimental music. 100% of the profits from the sale of this album will be donated to the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund set up by New York's Japan Society.

* There will be a physical version of this album available as a two-cd set soon.

Cover image | Irene Suchocki

TRACKLIST

1. Rhian Sheehan - Places In Between
2. Arms and Sleepers - Crash
3. aus - Daylight
4. Christina Vantzou - Your Changes Have Been Submitted
5. Dustin O'Halloran Featuring Adam Wiltzie - Opus 43
6. Peter Broderick - Quiet Long Enough
7. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Kizuna
8. Cokiyu - Volar
9. Clem Leek - A Light To Guide You
10. Biosphere - Inner Ohm
11. Last Days - Hanami
12. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - We Enter The Night
13. Goldmund - Nihon
14. Amman Abbasi - Fragmented Earth
15. Ex Confusion - Chapter 5
16. Colin Kenniff Featuring Hollie Kenniff - Wind and Distance
17. Hammock - Sora
18. Sawako - Lightlit
19. Deru - Days Then
20. Hollie Kenniff - This Time Tomorrow
21. The American Dollar - Near East
22. Joseph Mineado - Roads
23. Bexar Bexar - Gold 1
24. Ametsub - Opening
25. Olafur Arnalds - Edalaus II
26. Nils Frahm & Anne Muller - Aussenseiter
27. Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window
28. Rafael Anton Irisarri & Goldmund - Dissolution
29. Helios - Sing The Same Song Twice
30. Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters - Balcony Sunset
31. Taylor Deupree - For A Morning When
32. Alva Noto - Is Otto Roessler Right?
33. Balmorhea - Candor
34. Near The Parenthesis - This Too
35. Little Phrase - Time Is Golden
36. Ryan Teague - Even Space
37. Rob Simonsen - 2.4 Metres
38. Max Richter - Bach Mirror

Keith Kenniff - The Last Survivor OST

2011-04-21T12:44:00.006+01:00

Keith Kenniff - The Last Survivor OST

It gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity to draw your attention to a new album by Keith Kenniff (aka: Goldmund / Helios) Whilst being a long term fan of Keith's music in all its guises this in particular has the unique quality of really tugging the old heart strings. It can't be easy for a musician to write a score that supports and enhances the visual elements of a film but here I feel Keith has surpassed himself. The music is at times almost painfully sad yet at others gloriously uplifting. Maybe one of Keith's greatest works to date?
You may recall Keith kindly let me post some un-released works :here: from his personal collection a while back exclusively for visitors of Victory Rose. If you haven't already done so, then please check out this wonderful collection of music and if I may also encourage you firstly to go the website to find out more about this beautifully poignant film and secondly to check out the 'buy here' link as it leads to Keith's own site where you can purchase the album for a very reasonable price in any format you wish.
Ps: did you know he also now offers his services Mastering music?

Tracklisting:

1. Opening
2. Anchor’s Hold
3. Havelock
4. Everywhere
5. Care
6. Swifts
7. Aerial
8. Word Of Mouth
9. Clemency
10. Column Heals
11. Lux
12. Downward To Darkness On Extended Wings
13. Pine View
14. Over The Nest
15. Preservation Divine
16. Receives
17. Stranded
18. Yama

Buy HERE
Please go here - The last survivor
Extended Trailer

Mr Pearson 11.04.2011 Studio Brussel Radio Session

2011-04-13T19:21:00.003+01:00

photo: Danielle Millea

Mr Pearson 11.04.2011 Studio Brussel Radio Session

Another session in perfect quality. A very interesting interview in particular for fans. This one is a bit special in that Josh offers three songs in a profoundly intimate and quiet manner almost whispering near the end. Amazing session

Set List:

01 Sorry With A Song
02 Country Dumb
03 Woman When Ive Raised Hell
04 Interview

[MF] - MP3
[MF] -Flac

Mr Pearson - 05.04,2011 Grüner Jäger Hamburg - Re master

2011-04-11T23:59:00.005+01:00

photo: andy cook

Mr Pearson - 05.04,2011 Grüner Jäger Hamburg - Re master

Lineage: Church Audio CA 14 Cardioids > Sony RH1 (PCM-mode) > Hi-MD > Sonic Stage > wav > Re master > Flac sbe/8

I think for many this marks a longggg wait and marks quite a historic post, the 1st live recording (for the most part) of JoshTPearson in many years. Certainly one which Ive been looking forward to for a very long time since first hearing the 'Lift to Experience' a record said to be one of the best debut albums of all time!
Anyways, this Re mastered recording, posted here through the great kindness of the taper is an extraordinary record of a modern day master of his craft. I'm not sure if he was using an electric or an acoustic here! but its quite a concert.
NB: Please check the notes, due to certain circumstances the quality of the last song is not as good as the previous ones.

Set List:

01 Intro
02 Rivers Of Babylon
03 Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ
04 Woman, when I've Raised Hell
05 Sorry With A Song
06 Crowd Banter
07 Country Dumb
08 Crowd Banter
09 Singer To The Crowd

[MF] Flac - part 1 part 2
(Lossless only by request of the taper)

Broken links...

2011-04-03T15:48:00.003+01:00

Please help me by reporting any broken links either in comments or email. I haven't got time to go through and check everything. Any reported links are re-uploaded straight away :) Im not using RS anymore but am slowly moving everything over to Mediafire.

Recent re-up's:

All the Explosions in the Sky Concert - Videos

Múm - Great Wide Open - Video

Efterklang - Great Wide Open - Video

Emeralds - 2010.10.18 Unsound Festival, Krakow

2011-04-03T15:35:00.002+01:00

Emeralds - 2010.10.18 Unsound Festival, Krakow

Fantastic CD quality 35 minute concert of this awesome genre leading band

[MF] - 320MP3

Mr Pearson - BBC6 Radio Session

2011-04-03T15:31:00.004+01:00

Great quality and quite funny. Josh has a wicked sense of humour

[MF] - download
Flac

Kyle Bobby Dunn - Ways of Meaning

2011-04-03T14:12:00.004+01:00

Kyle Bobby Dunn - Ways of Meaning - Release date: 02/05/2011

Im excited to have this opportunity to announce the follow up release to Kyle's amazing 'A Young Person's Guide To...' due to be released early in May. Kyle is fast becoming one of the very best ambient/drone artists out there, indeed this new record will sit perfectly alongside such artists as Brian Eno and Stars Of The Lid. Kyle has put a lot into this record, searching deep into himself to pen some quite emotional and at times intense music. This provides the rare opportunity to really be able to share something of the artists intended emotions through the music. Another sublime quality of this record is the perfectly timed & measured composition within the structure of the music. Its this quality that, for me, puts Kyle's music up there with the very best in this genre.

[MF] - Dropping Sandwiches in Chester Lake mp3
Review - (a professional review...unlike mine! :)
A Young Persons Guide To... Very reasonably priced!

Message to Bears EP1 - Vinyl 180g

2011-04-03T13:55:00.003+01:00

Back in November 2008 Jerome kindly offered his album 'EP 1' for free download to visitors of Victoryrosemusic. Im delighted to announce his record company has just produced a heavy duty vinyl record of the much acclaimed 'Departures' album. Such beautiful warm heartfelt music for the coming summer

Info & Information - BandcampReview
Video - Beautiful acoustic rendition

Sigur Rós - Odin's Raven Magic - The Barbican, London 21.04.2002 - Re Master (Re-Post)

2011-03-28T21:01:00.006+01:00

Sigur Rós - Odin's Raven Magic - The Barbican, London 21.04.2002 - Re Master

I noticed one of the most visited pages on Victoryrosemusic was this one, Odin's Raven Magic. When I checked the original post, made back in 2008 I realised it still had an old Rapidshare link on it & didn't include a Flac version, so apologies for that. In both of these uploads I have included the scanned program of the evening.

The re-mastering of this amazing concert has breathed new life into what is a modern classic. I have removed all clapping in the interludes so you have what amounts to a seamless experience.
There is some excess noise on the first two tracks which unfortunately came with the original, I tried to EQ them out but in the end I have just left them so as not change the track as a whole. Sorry.
If you havn't got this one get it, if you have it already be sure to download this re-mastered version - its well worth it. More details can be found :HERE: and some reviews :HERE:

Setlist:

1. Chapter 1 - 7:21
2. Chapter 2 - 8:07
3. Chapter 3 - 7:47
4. Chapter 4 - 10:17
5. Chapter 5 - 6:22
6. Chapter 6 - 9:18
7. Chapter 7 - 21:20

[MF] - Mp3
[MF] - Flac - Part 1 Part 2

Help Japan & Listen to Some Great Music

2011-03-27T14:46:00.004+01:00

Keith Kenniff, also known as Goldmund & Helios has started a wonderful project to raise money to help the people of Japan by creating a phenomenal double CD featuring music, much of which has been featured here on and off over the years. An incredible line of 40 artists. :Website:
In his own words:

"After learning about the tragic events of the Japanese earthquake on March 11th my wife, Hollie, and I were talking about ways to help. We decided to ask a few friends to join a compilation to help raise money. A few quickly became many as we were overwhelmed and warmed by the eagerness of these musicians to get involved.

"For Nihon" features some of the premier names in ambient / experimental music and 100% of the profits from the sale of this album will be donated to the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund set up by New York's Japan Society.

The album is currently being finalized, and will be available digitally from our shop and your favorite retailers (iTunes, emusic etc...) very soon. It will also be pressed as a two-cd set shortly after.

The following is a short sampler featuring some of the songs from contributing artists"

For Nihon - compilation sampler to benefit the Japan earthquake by Keith Kenniff

2001.05.01 John Anson Ford Theatre, Hollywood - Re Master

2011-03-27T14:37:00.001+01:00

Stunning new concert posted on Victoryroselossless from 2001. Beautifully balanced sound

Sigur Rós - Kárahnjúkar Protest Concert Reykjavik - SBD 01.15.2003-

2011-03-25T13:10:00.003Z

Sigur Rós - Kárahnjúkar Protest Concert Reykjavik - SBD 01.15.2003

Ive been very busy of late so haven't had much time for the blogs. To make up for a lack of posting I'd like to offer something very special and as yet unheard, (at least in any listenable quality!) This 3 track concert is incredibly rare and unique. The first track 'Samskeyti' is a very different minimal version. The second track 'Big' made an appearance on the 'Peel Session and the third track is a wonderful extended version of Avalon... with vocals!
One of the things that makes these tracks so good is hearing Jónsi just 'go for it' using the full emotive power of his voice. A truly unique and enjoyable Sigur Rós concert.

Set List:

01 Samskeyti - (mimimal, different version)
02 Big - (1st time played live)
03 Avalon - (extended with vocals)

[MF] Download - Flac
[MF] Download - Mp3

Mr Pearsn - 03.2011 - Acoustic Session

2011-03-09T02:44:00.013Z

UPDATE:
~ Radio sessions (Live 2011) - 10 songs + interview - 320mp3
~ You can find this amazing album @320mp3 :Here: for only £5.00!

Beautiful 3 track session in the amazing Church Of The Madeleine followed by one track with Warren Ellis on Violin back in the studio. Beautiful session with Josh standing in the middle of the church and playing his acoustic raw. He also played a surprise track 'Rivers Of Babylon' which is fabulous -Here

Some recent comments:

Album Of The Month
'A stone-cold masterpiece...'
Uncut *****

'America's lost genius returns'
MOJO ****

'Debut album has achieved near mythical status even before its release'
The Times

Watch Le Cargo Videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1UfSYZJe2g&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28bc3M4SJFE&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ek-Rcr53XE&feature=player_embedded

...And by far the best one... (brings a tear to the eye!)
http://www.rockfeedback.com/tv/direct/channels/297400/1205785/
V.

The Souls Release - Demo

2011-03-04T21:56:00.003Z

Been a long time fan of SR. Very beautiful measured ambient post rock tunes.

Download

bandcamp

Dustin 0 Halloran - Live @ Incubate, Holland - 2011.01.06

2011-02-28T20:43:00.002Z

Dustin 0 Halloran - Live @ Incubate, Holland - 2011.01.06

Dustin has been making a real mark of late with his mostly solo piano work, His beautiful soundtrack to 'An American Affair' brought a lot of attention but his new release 'Lumiere' I predict will really propel him into the limelight. Norman Records gave it 5 stars calling it 'a new benchmark for the Modern Classical Arena' Having heard it I would have to agree 100% Looks to be one of the stand out records of the year...and its only February!

Lumiere is out today! :HERE:

Please enjoy this sublime 40 minute recent concert. Low bitrate but doesn't detract from the performance at all

Download

Nils Frahm - La Route Du Rock 20.02.2011

2011-02-25T19:27:00.004Z

V- p1 p2

A - d/l

The music speaks for itself. Nils Frahm, one of my favourite & most respected pianists/musicians out there performing today

2011-02-19T23:08:00.002Z

Little busy for a while but more Jónsi / GYBE / Iron & Wine & more treats coming soon :)

Iron & Wine - Live NPR 2011.01.05

2011-02-18T01:04:00.001Z

Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) sings his new album in its entirety, some of the songs played live for the first time! : HERE :

New Releases! Sleepingdog / Stars of the Lid / Josh T. Pearson / Hafdis Huld

2011-02-16T14:06:00.006Z

Been hit by 3 different & very exciting releases recently so I thought Id post info here for all 3:

Sleepingdog/Adam Wiltzie (of Stars Of The Lid) - (Released 25/04/2001)

Both Sleepingdog & Stars Of The Lid have seen live material posted here before. The fact that Adam Wiltzie of the famed 'Stars Of The Lid' has released some new music is always a rare and precious thing. The album itself is just beautiful, the delicate, acoustic, minimal delivery of Chantal is married perfectly with the ambient bliss of Adam.

I'll be adding more info on this particular release soon but for now, please enjoy this exclusive 1st listen of the track 'Scary Movie'

More info & music : HERE :

SLEEPINGDOG - Scary Movie by Gizeh

Josh T. Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen - (Released 14/03/2011)

Its quite likely you wont recognize the name. Its also possible you wont have heard of the album 'The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads' by Josh's band 'Lift To Experience' However that album was one of John Peel's all time favorites and has been described as one of the best of the best Debut albums ever released. It took me a while to get into it with a first hearing but given time it is quite simply, a work of art.

Anyway, the band broke up and for 10 years we have heard nothing from Josh until suddenly, out of nowhere, we have 'Last Of The Country Gentlemen' A largely acoustic album of just seven songs spanning over sixty minutes, its a soul wrenchingly beautiful, open and honest offering from someone with the courage to share some of the personal yet universal pains, triumphs & truths of everyday life. Even those who may not like this type of music will still find it very difficult not be affected.

Join his mailing list and receive a free song: Website - myspace hear another song here as well

There is so much more I would like to say about this extraordinarily man and his music but for now you can find a superb review :HERE:

Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ (piano version with Dustin O'Halloran) by joshtpearson

Hafdis Huld - (Out Now)

Of the many successful new bands coming out of Iceland Hafis Huld is fast becoming a favourite. As well as producing the most lovely summery, happy, folkpop music she has quite a unique rapport with her fans making it a point to be in touch and to often interact with them through her homepage, facebook, twitter & myspace which has had an audience the size equivalent of half of her homeland! Do visit her online places, they are a lot of fun :)

2 Downloadable songs here: 'Action Man' & 'Synchronized Swimmers'

New 'Streamed' Concert 2001.04.12 Teatro Ciak, Milano IT

2011-02-14T22:55:00.001Z

Great News! 2nd full length watchable Sigur Rós concert is now on-line

The magnificent 2001, Milano, Teatro Ciak concert (with a re-mastered soundtrack) is now available to be watched online. This amazing 95 minute concert was the first live appearance of Sigur Rós in Italy...and what a first performance! Huge thanks & gratitude to www.popplagid.com for making this possible.

Sigur Rós - Teatro Ciak, Milano IT : HERE :

Sigur Rós - 'Streamable' Concert Videos

2011-02-09T16:58:00.003Z

*News*

Ive been working towards the idea for a while now of having some of the Concerts of Sigur Rós available to be watched directly from within the blog as well as downloaded. Its still a work in progress but the 1st one is available to watch in its entirety : HERE :

Let me know if you have any thoughts/suggestions/ideas but mostly...enjoy :)

Edit: silly of me but I just saw the 'X' at the bottom right of the video, which when clicked makes it go fullscreen ! Awesome :D

Ref: Jónsi - Wiltern Video from iTunes

2011-02-06T17:03:00.008Z

Jónsi's new video which has just been made available for download in the USA through iTunes

Info HERE

'kwontonfoo' from the Jónsi forum made a really nice cover for anyone who intends to burn their download to a disc

~ I should mention here that, at the moment you only buy this through iTunes in USA but they are working on trying to make it available worldwide. More info. as it arises ~

EDIT: News soon on a worldwide release !

Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós - Documentary

2011-02-04T12:31:00.001Z

Beautiful: Watch It Here

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Videos

2011-02-02T20:20:00.001Z

Some very good uTube videos from Italy 2011

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