Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Track - Sun is Shining


Having upon us one of the most joyful seasons of the year there is allways on companion, Music. In this time of the year every place has music specially regarding the holidays.
In my opinion most of it is great, but there are alternatives to what's traditional. So one good example of that, and that I think it also represents this Christmas season is this music from Bob Marley

Monday, December 8, 2008

Artist - Sia


Ignoring the fact that I might have wrote some similar post in some other place, today I bring you a singer that (referring her individual work) rocketed from non existence to my top preferences. Besides having some fantastic work she became specially known due to her collaboration with Zero 7. Her unique voice is dazzling and in my opinion is quite difficult not to like it. For those that don’t know to whom I’m referring her name is Sia. In Zero 7 she sings themes lime “waiting in line” or “distractions”, but her own work is also quite stunning. She has released several albums as well as some singles that deserve everyone’s time. From those I have to refer “Colour The Small One” or “Some People Have Real Problems”. Even though I prefer the first one both are quite good and surely deserve a spin (or several).
So, trying to reach your curious side, I leave you with this recommendation which you can take a peak look (or listen) at several sites (like Deezer.com, as I referred earlier) near you. As an alternative you can also buy her albums but that’s up to you.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Tech - Deezer.com


After my last entry I found it fair to talk about an enabler site instead of just music, after all it has been helping me to show some of the music I talk about. One great helper of my quest for old and new music has been Deezer.com. I believe many should know it but also that there are those that have no idea what it is. This particular site has a vast array of music’s that you can ear just like a radio and the DJ is you. This allows a user to quickly find that music that just popped in your head or to just discover a new artist or song based on the site’s recommendations. It also helps by allowing (for registered users, don’t worry it’s free) to create radios (that consist in an automated playlist) based on a music or artist that you select.
One other helpful functionality it has is the ability to recommend similar artists to the one your viewing, which can be quite good if you’re in an exploring mood. Of course there are other similar sites with some other nuances like Pandora.com, but I leave those for other occasions.
In the meantime, give it a try!