The Silk Demise

The Silk Demise is a combination of Massive Attack trip-hop and Karmacoda vocals (or maybe vocals from Baxter).

The band has released 4 albums so far: The Silk Demise (debut album), Music for a Film, Unlocked, Midnight Eyes. In my opinion, the best album is Midnight Eyes. In this album they included male vocals for the first time, thus bringing them closer to their British "relatives" (the female vocals also sound better). Recommended tracks from this album: "Bound", "Heroin Chic", "The Greys".





Although the vocals are good in their previous albums, they don't stand out. Maybe that's why I wasn't bothered by the second album which has no vocals - actually it's a very good album (I like this band especially because of this album). Recommended tracks are: "Cataclysm", "...and no one else". The following album, Unlocked, features a single track with Edie Marshall's vocals, "Being".

Madita - Madita

I've been listening to Madita's first album (Madita, 2005) and although I've been listening to it for some time now (first heard it about one or two years ago), I still enjoy her music. I find it difficult to associate a particular genre to it, probably because it has a bunch of musical influences, on top of which her voice fits perfectly. My favorite songs from this album are Ceylon, Monotony(could't find a youtube link), Has To Be You.

Phantogram

Phantogram is a trip-hop duo (Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) which brings together strong percussion, a loud rhythmic guitar and some overlapping keyboards while most of the vocals are done by Sarah.

A phantogram is a form of optical illusion which uses a pair of images which can create a sense of depth if the observer is in the right position; an interesting name for a duo band.

The band has released an album called Eyelid Movies and several EPs. My favorite song from their album is When I'm Small which has a really nice guitar sound. I like the fact that they used a gramophone effect only on the drums - the other instruments have a clean sound.

From their Nightlife EP, Make A Fist and Turning Into Stone are also interesting.

A Mouthful of Diamonds, the first song from the album, reminds me of another band, The Whip.