February 2010

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Micmacs à tire-larigot

by Alex 25 February 2010 Art and Culture

Film Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s latest movie, “Micmacs” has just been released, which for those that enjoyed Amelie (French Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated) can expect another whimsical movie set in a surreal and fantastical world.

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John Grant – I Wanna go to Marz (free download)

by Alex 24 February 2010 Downloads

JOHN GRANT, former singer/songwriter with Bella Union cult favorites THE CZARS, finally returns in April 2010 with an extraordinary debut solo album made with MIDLAKE. Everyone has a favorite band or singer they reckon is subject to criminal neglect. That John Grant’s effortlessly rich, expansive baritone, couched in typically heartbreaking, lush melody, hasn’t found a [...]

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New mix – The Long Walk

by Alex 24 February 2010 Features

Listen to our latest mix. Inspired by memories of a journey I took when I was 17 years old which I was reminded of recently. The mix includes new artists to the Frukie stream: Arran Arctic, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Allysen Callery, Cherbourg, The Cinematic Orchestra and more.

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Valgeir Sigurdsson – Draumalandið

by Alex 22 February 2010 Music News

The official release of Valgeir Sigurdsson’s Draumalandið (Dreamland) is today! This is an original-soundtrack album from the film Dreamland, with music written for a + 20 piece chamber ensemble and electronics. The recording features Nico Muhly (arrangements, piano, celesta, harmonium), Sam Amidon (vocals, banjo, guitar) Ben Frost (electronics),

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Shearwater Interview plus mini documentary

by Alex 22 February 2010 Features

Shearwater frontman Jonathan Meiburg insists that you don’t need a PhD to love his band’s new full-length, The Golden Archipelago. Sure, it was inspired by a yearlong trek around remote islands like the Falklands, Tierra del Fuego, the Galapagos and New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.

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tUnE-yArDs rock Cargo

by Alex 19 February 2010 Reviews

Tune Yards caught my attention a while back when 4AD released a video of Meril Garbus performing in studio. I’m not going to post it again…but I was hunting around the net to find out what Tune Yards had been up to and came across this live footage at Cargo this week.

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Karine Polwart News

by Alex 18 February 2010 Music News

It’s always good to hear from artists that are well loved by listeners and Karine Polwart is certainly one of them. She’s been a little bit quiet for a while on news and this newsletter brings us all up to scratch:

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Keston Cobblers’ Club

by Alex 17 February 2010 Reviews

I happened upon Keston Cobblers’ Club on myspace recently. After watching this video I think you’ll agree that they are something very special and are certainly worth keeping an eye on as they are bound to get very popular!

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Shearwater – The Golden Archipelago + free download

by Alex 16 February 2010 Downloads

An explorer, ecologist, and folk hero, Jonathan Meiburg is the Jacques Cousteau of indie-rock. A former graduate student with a specialty in geography and ornithology, the Shearwater frontman named both his Austin, Texas-based band and their critically-acclaimed 2008 album Rook after types of birds, and his gorgeously pastoral music examines nature with a scientist’s eye.

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Breabach – The Desperate Battle of the Birds

by Alex 15 February 2010 Reviews

The long awaited second album from Breabach titled The Desperate Battle of the Birds is due for release on 22nd March. Breabach caught the attention of Folk Radio UK and many celtic folk music fans back in 2007 with release of their debut album “The Big Spree”. They had a very clear Scottish stamp on [...]

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New – The Village Folkie Mix

by Alex 15 February 2010 Features

A new mix with a Celtic Roots theme this week! Plenty of my favourites in here which I’m sure many of you are familiar with. It goes without saying there are plenty more for future mixes. Treat this as a warm up. Enjoy.

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Bellevue Rendezvous – Salamander

by Mike Wilson 15 February 2010 Reviews

The artwork for Salamander greets you with a vibrant warmth: a glowing and alluring amalgam of reds and oranges that is both classy and intense. It is therefore the perfect visual embodiment of the aural splendour that awaits the listener, for the music presented on Salamander is all of these things… and so much more.

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New Frukie Mix – Endure

by Alex 12 February 2010 Features

Another new Frukie mix is out. Endure was inspired by Poet and Songwriter Gil Scott-Heron which got me thinking about Vic Chesnutt who passed away over Christmas. The mix is like a journey…there are both joyous and contemplative moments…and a couple of mad ones! Enjoy

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Ether 10 – 16-24 April 2010

by Alex 12 February 2010 Art and Culture

Ether – Southbank Centre’s annual music festival of innovation, art, technology and cross-arts experimentation – has long been presenting one-off collaborations and groundbreaking work from the likes of Kraftwerk, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke, and David Byrne.

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Kevin Jones – Communion Interview

by Alex 12 February 2010 Features

Some of you may, or may not, have heard about Commuinon which is both a record label and club night which is getting a lot of attention right now. The label are about to release a compilation album which we recently featured in a mix. The artists that feature on the album have a massive [...]

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In the Pipe

by Alex 10 February 2010 Uncategorized

Just a few updates of things to come on FRUK…we’ve been inundated with music submissions so we’ve been catching up following the rebuild of our website in early January this year, we’ve still got a lot of catching up but we’re getting there. There are new artists and albums arriving on both streams that I [...]

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Mumford and Sons – Video Interview

by Alex 8 February 2010 Interviews

Drowned in Sound recently posed a number of questions from fans to Mumford and Sons. This was the amusing result:

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Midlake – The Courage of Others

by Alex 7 February 2010 Reviews

Midlake have just released their third album The Courage of Others which has already been primed by Mojo as possibly the album of the year. They have spent the last three years making this album which has led them on a musical journey they have never been on before. They have discovered Fairport, Steeleye Span [...]

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