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Oct 04 2007
Along with Lex Records, The Leaf Label has stood out for me this year as a mark of quality in 2007, consistently releasing challenging independent music. The following are a sample of the new releases by Leaf this year as well as news of some of upcoming gigs.
A Hawk and a Hacksaw are playing on Dublin 11th December in Crawdaddy. I sadly missed them when they supported Beirut in the Olympia last year , however I am going to be there for this one. This song is from The Way The Wind Blows, the duo’s third album from 2006.
A Hawk and a Hacksaw - God Bless the Ottoman Empire
Following on from our recent ambient discussion (where loads of good recommendations were given - particularly like Stars of the Lid who play Whelans, November 23rd), one of the artists mentioned Murcof is on Leaf, and whaddya know?, he’s got a new album Cosmos also his third composed almost entirely of recordings of classical instruments. From it comes this gem “Cosmos 1″ -a 9 minute swaying and swelling menace of beauty.
Of a more acoustic nature, comes Nancy Elizabeth. The 23 year old Lancashire lass released her debut album Battle and Victory on which she plays guitar, khim, Indian harmonium, Appalachian dulcimer and bouzouki and a 22 string Celtic Harp. When she sings she reminds you of Beth Orton which is an admirable feat. “Hey Son” will explode into your subconsciousness.
My favourite Leaf artists at the moment, Danish band Efterklang are about to release the epic Parades, an album of filled with a minutiae of experimental and epic arrangements which sound fresh, far-reaching yet intimate. The band have a strong visual aesthetic as can be seen from the beautiful artwork to this teaser trailer. They are playing Dublin on the 28th November in Whelans. “Cutting Ice from Snow” is the twinkling, beautiful culmination of the album.
Efterklang - Cutting Ice to Snow
[Buy: Efterklang - Parades | Nancy Elizabeth - Battle and Victory | Murcof - Cosmos | A Hawk and a Hacksaw - The Way the Wind Blows ]
Special thanks to Ben at The Leaf Label for sharing these MP3s with us all!
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1Good of you to highlight the great stuff that Leaf are putting out lately, particularly Efterklang. Their Tripper album is one that’s close to my heart and I can’t wait to see them in concert.
Also looking forward to catching Stars of the Lid, although I think I might petition them to change that feckin’ appalling name to something more palatable…
2Great label. A less prolific label worth checking out (but might be up your street if you like Leaf) is Type records. Some great experimental electronica. Also worth checking are the great radio mixes on the site which are free to download.
3[...] based singer and instrumentalist who mixes folk and post rock influences who I featured back in early October. Her album Battle and Victory came out in September on the Leaf [...]
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