MySpace music links

Here are some of the music I’ve stumbled across on MySpace. The artists represents different kinds of music, but most of it has en experimental edge. I hope you’ll find some of it interesting!

Matmos (US) – space techno

Gry Bagøyen (DK) – singer who sounds a little bit like The Knife

Tree Wave (US) – nice music made on ancient computers

Polly Scattergood (UK) – very nice dark alternative, noisy music

The Williams (NO) – fresh-sounding norwegian band

Firefox AK (SWE) – nice disco, partly produced by Junior Boys

Dubfire (US) – minimal techno / house

Hanny (NO) – psychedelic folkpop

Alva Noto

Alva Noto (DE) – minimal, experimental & glitchy techno

Ryoji Ikeda (FR) – glitch, clicks, minimal

Terje Isungset (NO) – norways best percussionist

Lukas Ligeti (AT/USA) – experimental, classical, world

Alog (NO) – smart electronic music

Tim Hecker (CAN) – beautiful ambient

Marcel Dettmann (DE) – german techno

M83 (FR) – dreamy alternative / electronic

Fujiya & Miyagi (UK) – technokrautrock

Cut Copy (AUS) – good sound, smart pop

Elijah B Torn (USA) – strange IDM w/weird sounds

Nadja

Nadja (CAN) – drones, experimental

Max Richter (UK) – ambient and minimal classical

Mogwai (UK) – instrumental alternative rock

Vampire Weekend (US) – happy indiepop

Ulver (NO) – former black metallers gone electronic

The Pipettes (UK) – good sounding retro pop

Deerhunter (USA) – alternative rock

Pink Mountaintops (CAN) – alternative psychedelic folk pop

Car Crash Set (NZ) – synthetic new wave

Anna Logue Records (GER) – the best record label ever?

Omid 16B (UK) – well produced house / techno

Soulsavers (UK) – alternative electronic soul

Elin Palmer (SWE) – interesting stuff

The Durutti Column (UK) – my favourite guitarist, Vinie Reilly

Bat For Lashes

Bat For Lashes (UK) – beautiful atmosphere

Telefon Tel Aviv (US) – electronic

Tuxedomoon

Tuxedomoon (US) – post punk

Neko Case (US) – alternative country

Sol Seppy (UK) – alternative

Invisiblegirl (UK) – alternative, electronic

Zoot Woman (UK) – electronic pop – new album in august!

Draup (NO) – makes music with glass, very beautiful

Micronaut (US) – electronic music

Petit Mal (UK) – just brilliant – read a little here


Petit Mal

Volcano Choir (US) – Justin (Bon Iver) Vernon’s side project