Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Friends & Friends of Friends Vol. III

Add Date: November 30 

Artist: Various Artists 

Album: Friends and Friends of Friends Vol. III 

Label: Tender Loving Empire 

Genre: Compilations/soundtracks, indie, math rock 

Comments: I haven't heard such a fantastic compilation of songs in a long time. Granted, there are certainly songs that are less wonderful than others on this 42-track collection from Tender Loving Empire (a record label out of Portland).

From the promoter: "Friends and Friends of Friends Vol. III is the latest in a series of musical compilations designed to promote the music of Portland, Oregon and beyond to local and national listeners alike as well as propagate relationships between independent bands and labels who wouldn't noramlly get a chance to collaborate." The "Neighbors" disc is comprised of bands from Portland; the other disc is called "Pen-Pals."

Many of these songs are fantastic math rock compositions. Start with: "Neighbors" tracks 3, 2, 4, 11 and "Pen-Pals" tracks 14, 1, 2, 5, 13.

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