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We often play really (and sometimes, very) upbeat tunes for you here on Radio Free David. But not always. Remember, we play what we like. And we’ve decided that a couple of electronica/downtempo selections would be good for us. Today we’ve got the first such artist for you: Puracane. (Well, OK, they are not exactly downtempo, but they are a little slower than what we sometimes run. Maybe you could consider them dance. Ah, who needs a label anyway. When you are these guys, your music doesn’t really need to be labeled.)

Puracane started out a bit ago as the studio duo (I really liked the sound of that, so I write this blurb just so I could say that) of vocalist Ali Rogers and producer David Biegel. They had a great vibe and a great sound and they decided to take to the live stage. Today, they’ve added members Juan Masotta (guitar and things electronical), Antonio “Uka” Gameiro (drums), Chris Lee (bass) and Emilio Teubal (keyboards). Together, these guys sound nothing short of incredible.

Ali’s voice is one of those hauntingly ethereal ones: pure and beautiful, light yet powerful. The music itself is performed to perfection and each piece fits together beautifully. As I was writing this I was listening to All Over Now, and although the music had stopped in the last paragraph, I can still hear it even as I write this. Oh yeah–it’s that kind of infectious music that we really love.

We’re spinning two tunes from their new album I’ve Been Here The Longest: All Over Now and the very cool God Can Make You Pay. These two tunes are a great listen… I should know. I’ve had them on almost all afternoon. And now they are on again. They are also on Radio Free David, just for you.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Polished. That word just jumped out at me as I was preparing to write this post about Jamie Lynn Noon and her A Moment To Break EP.

The music is polished. It’s really good–very, very good–and after repeated listening, I am still as enchanted by her tunes as I was when I first heard them. The music itself is very well done, and the production quality is very well done. Polished. So, too, are her lyrics. They’re deep and meaningful and aren’t there as fluff. Her delivery of them is exquisite. Her soaring, powerful voice blends perfectly with the music making the entire song a more than wonderful listen. In the places where she opens up, the power in her voice really shines through, and Jamie Lynn Noon can sing. Oh yes she can.

And her production is polished, too. She has a presence everywhere. She has a MySpace page, and she pays attention to it. She has a FaceBook Fan page, and she pays attention to that. She responds promptly and quickly, politely and professionally (but very warmly, too! Her personality shows through everywhere and she sparkles as well as she can sing). In short, she really goes all out in what she does, and that shows through exceptionally well.

Jamie Lynn Noon is someone to watch. Great music, incredible voice, and an awesome talent. We’re so happy to be running her tunes Second Of A Spark and the title cut A Moment To Break here on Radio Free David. And we can’t wait to hear what she is up to next.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

How we survived without Grand Atlantic I’ll never know.

From Brisbane straight to the rest of the world, these guys absolutely rock. Great driving beats, cool hooks, good lyrics, they are the Real Deal, that’s for sure. And we have them running here on Radio Free David just for you!

We’re running the track She’s A Dreamer from their new album How We Survive. And once you hear it, you’ll ask yourself how you survived without these guys. And yes. Yes, I do lay awake at night thinking up these puns.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Zamza. Rocks.

And they rock really, really hard. And we like that.

We’re all about fresh new music–as you know, we’re not beholden to anyone, and we are truly “radio free”. We play what we like, when we want it, and the only rules we play by(*) our own. This means, as a practical upshot, that our playlist is very unique to us and reflects our tastes in music (as opposed to some corporate overlord only interested in a bottom line). Which gets us back to Zamza… we like them!

And so we’re playing them. From their new release, Manga Rock, we’ve selected I’ll Give You All and America as our favorites to spin for you.

Zamza is new here in the US, but they are plenty big in Japan–plus they’re on a worldwide tour as well. When they reached out to us and asked us if we were interested in running them, our response was very, very easy. Their sound is wonderfully distinctive: great guitar work, great beats (our toes are still tapping from the first time we heard them) and just really great tunes. It won’t take long for them to be hitting the charts here in the US, and we here at Radio Free David are really proud to be spinning them. Once you hear them, you’ll know why we are so keen on them. So, sit back, turn up the volume and

As always,
Enjoy!
david

(*) Yeah. And the DMCA. We play by those rules. And the copyright rules–we totally respect those, too. And pretty much the good rules. Sigh. There goes our bad boy image for the day. But hey, it was fun for the first part of the post, wasn’t it?

Fresh music. New music. Great music. That’s John Brodeur, and that’s who we are running for you today on Radio Free David.

From his new album, Get Through, we’re running the track Security. Strong, upbeat, driving Security grabs you from the moment it starts to the moment it ends. And true to form, your toe will be tapping along all by itself, and then you’ll be up and on your feet in no time at all. From the tune, “security is all I need”. And all we need is John Brodeur.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

We’re all about, and I do mean all about, bringing you new music, fresh sounds, and emerging artists. We spend a lot of time listening, listening and then doing some more listening, looking for just the right sound for you. We are very careful about what we select for you, and there is a lot of music that never makes it into our airwaves.

Quite often, folks write us about their music, asking us to play it. We politely listen to it, and most of the time, we politely decline to play it. Sometimes, the music is good, but the production isn’t. Sometimes, neither are very good. Sometimes we just don’t like it. And sometimes, someone like Charlie comes along.

Charlie Ranucci emailed us last week and asked to play his tunes. Figuring it was just like so many requests we receive, we took a listen. But, the tunes he sent us caught our attention. We like them. We like them A LOT, in fact. And so, here they are, on the air, for you.

To be perfectly fair, Charlie’s physical media isn’t as…polished…as you might find on a regular label. Take, for example, his artwork which looks a little unorthodox. But, here is what he said about it:

“Attached is the artwork I am using. It may seem a little strange, but I promised my little cousin (who made it when she was very sick) that I would use it, its on all my music sites.”

And that just absolutely sealed the deal for us. This guy is warm andgenuine–and his music is really very, very good. Sure, it doesn’t have the polish and pizazz that other folks have, but that’s OK. His music, his warmth and he himself more than makes up for that.

So. Here you go. Charlie Ranucci, with his cuts Here I Am and Radiate. And here’s to great music, whenever and however it finds us.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Rock? Shoegaze? Something else?

However you classify them, The American Murder Project has put together some darn good tunes, and we’re happy to be spinning them for you here on Radio Free David.

From their self-titled debut, we’re running the cut Transfer Your Weapon–of course, we’re really liking this one, and we’re sure that you will, too. If you haven’t heard these guys yet, make sure you stop what you’re doing, turn up the volume and listen along. You’ll be happy you did.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

He’s back!

More great new music by Ellsworth, just for you! Actually, we can’t take all the credit for this set of cool tunes…Ellsworth tracked us down and made sure we had his latest album Bright Red Road. He wanted to make sure we had a copy of this, and are ever glad that he did!

Bright Red Road is a great, great album… full of great songs that you will want to listen to again and again (oh, and if you were one of our listeners last Saturday morning, really, we didn’t mean to play these tunes quite so many times in a row…) and, in fact, you will.

We’re running two cuts from this album: the title cut, Bright Red Road, and Like An Actor In A Play. I think you’ll dig both of these.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

What a wonderful sound these guys have! We’re talking, of course, about Seneca and their new album, Sweeter Than Bourbon. And specifically, their very cool tune Down To Today. The music is absolutely wonderful; smooth, flowing and very, very easy on the ears. The lyrics are poignant and compliment the music perfectly (or is it the other way ’round?). In any event this is a great tune from a great album and we’re really happy to have Seneca running here on Radio Free David.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Great new music is here!

We’re running Aaron Jentzen’s newest, Great Inventors, from his really well done EP Great Inventors EP. Aaron has a fresh sound, but with that timeless, classic feel to it. It’s a great listen–smooth, full of rhythm, beats and grooves, and just makes you sit back, relax and enjoy. Well, except your toe. That will be moving right along to this entire EP.

As always,
Enjoy!
david