-Shaun H. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Friday, March 20, 2009
"Brother HijinX" by Brother HijinX (Rock Artist from New York City, New York(NY))
"Arcadia - A Return To Distant Lands" by Rick Devin (Electronica/Ambient Artist from Brazil)
-Shaun H. and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Check out Ronnie Kelly, one of RadioIndy's favorite Adult Rock artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for Ronnie kelly
Band Name: Ronnie kelly
Band Location: New York
Sounds Like: paddy casy ,paul brady
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Check out SweetJazz55, one of RadioIndy's favorite Jazz artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for SweetJazz55
Band Name: SweetJazz55
Band Location: Maryland
Sounds Like: You call it, I'm doing my own thing
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Check out DeZishun/SHE-KNOW, one of RadioIndy's favorite R&B artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for DeZishun/SHE-KNOW
Band Name: DeZishun/SHE-KNOW
Band Location: New Jersey
Sounds Like: The New Editon and Akon
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Check out JR's Socalypsoreggaeroc/jrsoca, one of RadioIndy's favorite World artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for JR's Socalypsoreggaeroc / jrsoca
Band Name: JR's Socalypsoreggaeroc / jrsoca
Band Location: New Jersey
Sounds Like: Andy Narell / Arrow / Sparrow
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Check out Phil Salamone, one of RadioIndy's favorite Blues artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for phil salamone
Band Name: phil salamone
Band Location: New York Buffalo
Sounds Like: Coco Montoya
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Check out Dave Foster, one of RadioIndy's favorite Pop artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for Dave Foster
Band Name: Dave Foster
Band Location: Unknown
Sounds Like: The Beatles
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Check out Evan Adamafio, one of RadioIndy's favorite World artists
Radioindy Artist Spotlight for Evan Adamafio
Band Name: Evan Adamafio
Band Location: New Jersey
Sounds Like:
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Monday, March 16, 2009
RadioIndy is pleased to present It's Only Us with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Feature Presentation"
"Feature Presentation" is an excellent and original New York hip-hop album from brothers Kweku "Gift" and Nana "King Black" Saunderson, who perform under the modest alias It's Only Us. The Saunderson brothers both have strong musical backgrounds, and they lend this knowledge to the musical variety on this album, skillfully fusing a hip-hop foundation with r&b, jazz, techno, reggae, and pop. Both members of It's Only Us deliver great, original, and well-timed hip-hop flows with intelligent and humorous socially-conscious lyrics. The songs feature hot head-bobbing beats, catchy hooks, and great musical diversity throughout. "Feature Presentation" was produced by Amen-Ra Records, and it sounds professional and ready to hit the shelves of record stores everywhere. "Shorty (feat. Saundra Jordan)" has a catchy hook, a great beat, a jazzy trumpet line in the background throughout, and nice lyrical delivery. "Livin' in a Circus" shows It's Only Us' sense of humor with circus music in the background, witty metaphorical lyrics, and a great fun delivery. "Feature Presentation" may very well be the breakthrough album that brings It's Only Us into the mainstream, as their excellent hip-hop flows and original, musically diverse arrangements certainly put them in the category of "Dope". Fans of great New York hip-hop, don't let the name confuse you – It's Only Us is entirely worthy of your time.
-Chris & the RadioIndy.com Review Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present The Lily Pond Orchestra with a GrIndie Award for the CD "On The Wings Of A Dragonfly"
"On The Wings Of A Dragonfly" is an upbeat ambient new age concept album from The Lily Pond Orchestra. Douglas JP Lee is the orchestrator of The Lily Pond Orchestra, composing and creating all of the instrumental sounds you hear on the album. Lee has a way with formulating a broad concept for an entire album and sticking with it throughout. "On The Wings Of A Dragonfly" is no different as Lee embraces the outdoors and nature with an ode to the emergence of springtime in New England. The result is an upbeat, peaceful, and meditative sound that fully embraces and captures the essence of nature. The album is well-produced and sounds excellent. "Mossy Green and Turquoise" has some great keyboard work that creates a soundtrack to the sprouting of life and if you close your eyes you'll visualize these colors. "Mourning Cloak" is about the subject of inspiration for the entire album, the flapping of a butterfly's wings as it floats slowly away. "On The Wings Of A Dragonfly" is aptly titled, as it makes the listener feel as though they are floating through the springtime. Fans of ambient new age, be sure to pick this one up.
-Chris & the RadioIndy.com Review Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Random Song Generator with a GrIndie Award for the CD "RSG-1"
"RSG-1" is the eclectic and truly original do-it-yourself debut from Random Song Generator. Random Song Generator is Neil Santos, a multi-instrumentalist that has his head around a variety of musical styles and proves it by playing all of the instruments on the album himself. The arrangements are solid and bass heavy, ranging in genre from hip-hop to pop to funk to techno to metal to folk to stoner rock. By sampling all of these genres, Santos goes against the grain and embraces every genre he finds aurally pleasing instead of limiting himself musically. The result is a mixtape of musical diversity, a Random Song Generator, which is entirely enjoyable and musically impressive. His vocals change with the genre, such as quicker deliveries similar to Beck during the "Mellow Gold" and "Odelay" days, rock ballads similar to Ryan Adams, and the distorted rock somewhere between Blur and Foo Fighters. "RSG-1" is well-produced; raw when it sounds better raw, clean when it sounds better clean, and bringing fully to life this incredibly imaginative album. "Just In Love" has a heavy rock sound with a catchy guitar line and backing bass, hip-hop deliveries on the verses and rock vocals on the chorus. "Addicted to Funk" is an impressive funk track with its splashy bass line, good use of synthesizers, and a group vocal on the chorus: "We're addicted to funk/ And we're looking to party, yeah!" With "RSG-1," Neil Santos has really put something interesting together by audibly displaying his knowledge of a variety of genres and laying down the foundation for many "RSG" releases to come. Eclectic music fans in need of a new mixtape should definitely look into Random Song Generator.
-Chris & the RadioIndy.com Review Team
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RadioIndy is pleased to present Mike Koehl with a GrIndie Award for the CD "Working My Way Up To You"
"Working My Way Up To You" is a contemporary Christian rock album filled with great songs of devotion from a fantastic musician in Mike Koehl. Mike's vocals highlight the album with his great voice as the foundation and the harmony and layering bringing his talents to new heights. The overall sound of the album is very hip and modern. You'll hear some great innovations, both in the arrangements and in the production. Great care was taken in recording and mixing "Working My Way Up To You" to ensure the optimal spiritual experience while listening to this album, and it sounds top notch. "Jesus Reigns" kicks things off with a great variance in the arrangement and fantastic vocal layering. "Don't Mind the Rain" begins, oddly enough, with a rain track and evolves into a wonderful song with booming backing vocals and a certain southern rock quality. "Soul to Keep" wraps things up nicely with a beautiful piano progression, a little Mellotron, and another memorable vocal performance. With "Working My Way Up To You," Mike Koehl has delivered an album that should establish him as one of the greats in the non-secular music world. Fans of contemporary Christian rock should definitely pick this one up.
-William
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