FROM THE BLOGS: JANUARY 30TH 2011

Yo yo yo

It's been a nice week in the old blogosphere. My first discovery was found on the dontdiewondering blog and comes courtesy of Silent Portraits. There's not much about Silent Portraits online, but I was able to find out that it's the work of Maxi in Berlin. Her work is delicate, semi improvised, and full of lo-fi hiss and noise. I'm really taken with this and you can download 4 tracks on her bandcamp page.

Silent Portraits - Soldiers

Next up is the brilliantly named Oregon Bike Trails. Named after a holiday brochure, the band actually has nothing to do with Oregon, or trails, and isn't actually a band. It is Zach Yudin from Santa Monica, California who, when I asked for some info on him told me "I live a sort of beach/surf/bike lifestyle." I love this guy and I want his life. His music is influenced by bubblegum 60s pop and is rather brilliant. Oh and there are new tracks on the way next month so watch his space.

Oregon Bike Trails - Deep Sea Diver