Category Archives: new music

Record-Play on the years ‘top’ albums:

Everyone else does it, so why not us? So, heres our biased list of the top albums of the year, the criteria being that we really like them.  Fair enough, its out opinion piece after all!  Anyway, without further ado, here’s what we reckon you shouldn’t have missed, and if you did, its not too [...]

Its been ages but heres why…

I have been pretty busy with things here at the office. In case you are interested, here are some of the projects we have been working on:
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RECORD-PLAY MUSIC HUB

This is the first of its kind, its an online multi-genre database of music from indie labels. Our clients can go here and find a huge amount [...]

King Lines, Soundtrack Supervision

King Lines, the new epic Climbing Documentary film from BigUPproductions has finally landed. I had been holding out to see it for ages and it seemed that almost everyone else in the world had. Finally, after Royal Mail decided I was worthy, they provided.
Special thanks to all the artists who permitted us to license their [...]

New Music I’ve been enjoying

I have been spending more time than I normally would lately just browsing around blogs and websites looking for new music, in so doing i have found some really excellent stuff. Heres three of my favourites so far:

Tom McKean and the Emporers – unsigned – Blues
This is my hot tip for the winter, amazing [...]

In-store music

Sorting out music for instore is no joke. Have just finished the first stage of producing the playlists for a new group of sports injury treatment centres round london called Pure Sports Med.
They need music all day in a couple of different zones. None of the music can be too heavy, too offensive [...]

thomas burberry

Congratulations are due to The Idle Lovers for their track being chosen for the winter/fall website for Burberry’s line of super cool clobber Thomas Burberry.
The brand liked the bands style and this is the second track they have used from the band…. making my life very easy. You can hear A Very Fine [...]

new music on adidas.com/women

I have just finished sourcing the soundtrack for the adidas women’s website for fall/winter 07. Its sounding folkie/electronic, some good new tracks from Andrew Coleman and excellent label A Future Without. You listen to the playlist here here.

Recommend anyone out there who is interested in new electronica checks the catalogue from [...]

Beastie Boys… first full inst. album

This is good stuff, i always liked the BB’s instrumentals i must admit.Anyway, the album came through the post box and i’ve been having a good old listen to it.
The strongest tracks for me are the gala event, have a listen.
Also like Electric Worm, which i think’s a bit of a classic, check a sample [...]

14 hours……

….. practically non-stop music listening, i took the headphones off only to go to the toilet and answer the phone. This time for heineken and adidas commercial work.
Highlights were:
datarocksantogoldthe new nextmen album – This was supposed to be the future (worth a listen)The dub pistols – open (trevor lovey’s open all hours [...]

I’ve just heard the new Tunng album

I have had the great fortune of being privy to the highly anticipated new Tunng album ‘Good Arrows‘ and i am very happy to say that its not going to disappoint. Featuring 11 tracks, collectively more upbeat than the previous albums offerings but in no way compromising the Tunng magic.
A very reliable source [...]