This show was co-hosted with Brian Purington – Guitarist with My Education

Here is the Fade To Yellow blog 2012 review. Thank you for all your support in 2012 and here is to an equally successful 2013.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,500 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 11 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

January – June 2012 Reflections Of A Year Gone By Part 1

Record Of The Week 

Various – … and darkness came

I couldn’t have written a better piece than what was on the Headphone Commute Bandcamp page…….

This colossal compilation has been curated by Headphone Commute to benefit all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, which has devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. 100% of all the proceeds generated from the sale of this album will be donated towards two charitable organizations: Doctors Without Borders and The Humane Society. The artists on the release have been hand-picked to showcase the world’s top talent in ambient, modern classical, and experimental music. The unprecedented selection features many unreleased pieces composed exclusively for the cause.

RECORD OF THE WEEK

The Sleep Design – Kings

The Sleep Design based out of Birmingham, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee have just released ‘Kings’, the follow up to the excellent 2010 debut release ‘All That Is Not Music Is Silence’. They certainly have lost none of their talent  for writing stunning post-rock songs or their appeal for writing the most incredible melodic songs, check out ‘When We Meet’ to hear what I mean. ‘Kings’ is an excellent release, 5 tracks at just under 25 minutes in length. There is a natural break in the EP with the track ‘Air’ composed mostly of soundscapes but it is just a quiet break before the last two tracks ‘Settling’ and ‘When We Meet’. The first two tracks ‘The Stage’ and ‘Kings’ aren’t quite as melodic, but they are equally as good in their own way. It really is an EP of two halves, both equal in instrumental post-rock musical enjoyment. It really is a great release  and being so late in the year it is very welcome.

I would highly recommend adding this EP to your collection.

Band Members

John – Mark Dorough – Drums
John Ball – Bass Guitar
Michael Wilson – Electric Guitar
Nathan Spicer – Electric Guitar

Biography

Formed out of a passion for the beauty of God through sound, The Sleep Design attempts to shed light on the power of a Creator captured in rhythm. A love for jamming and a desire to stray from what pop culture has done to music inspires a band striving to mold melodies worthy of dreamers.

RECORD OF THE WEEK

My Education – A Drink For All My Friends

Austin’s own My Education have just released their latest album, A Drink For All My Friends, on an Austin based record label, Haute Majie. This is a heavier sounding album that what My Education normally bring to the party, and it also has some samples thrown in there for good measure. This is 47 minutes and 7 tracks of pure instrumental music heaven. My personal favourite on this release is Black Box, but the other tracks do run a close second. From the opening notes of the vibraphone on ‘Introduction’ to the ending of the cacophony of sounds that is ‘Homunculus’, this is an album that deserves to be put on repeat. Their is an endearing quality about My Education’s music, and this album is just going to endear them more to fans old and new.

The photos below were taken at the ND in Austin on the 30th November 2012, it was the CD release party for ‘A Drink For All Our Friends’ and these were taken during the soundcheck to that show.