Friday, January 11, 2013

SXSW Picks, 2005 - 2012

So the fine folks at sxswtorrent.com have posted torrents of all the SXSW acts from 2005 through 2012. Late last year I downloaded 'em all and gave 'em a listen. Here are my picks:

2005

  • Back Porch Vipers - When I get Low I Get High
  • The Chris Vestre Group - Dead Ant
  • dios malos - starting five
  • Dogs Die in Hot Cars - I love you cause I have to
  • Dub Trio - Drive By Dub
  • Gretchen Phillips - Swimming
  • Parlour - Over the Under
  • Red Sparowes - Alone and Unaware, The Landscape
  • Samadha - Anonyme

2006

  • Band Marino - Someday We Die
  • Cardinale - Untitled
  • Charanga Cakewalk - Belleza
  • Christopher O'Riley - Paranoid Android
  • The Drift - Invisible Cities
  • Duane Andrews - Caravan
  • Ephraim Owens Quintet - Mo Mo Ci
  • Fires Were Shot - subslumber
  • Garland Jeffreys - I May Not Be Your Kind
  • Hopewell - Synthetic Symphony
  • Katahdin's Edge - Zoeie
  • Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
  • Magic Surprise - Indians Ride Barebackk
  • Maserati - Towers Were Wires
  • Nomo - Discontinued
  • Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and...
  • Pilotdrift - Bubblecraft
  • Poni Hoax - Budapest

2007

  • Awesome Cool Dudes - Dorm Room Disco Fantasty
  • Balkan Beat Box - Bulgarian Chicks
  • Dionysos - Tes Lacets sont des Fees
  • Electric Apricot feat. Les Claypool - Burning Man
  • The Electric Soft Parade - If That's the Case, Then I Don't Know
  • Elias Haslanger - Street Beat
  • Errors - Mr. Milk
  • Field Music - Sit Tight
  • The Jack West & Lalo Vibe - Closer to the Sky
  • Jessica Fichot - Le Genier
  • Low Line Caller - its like i think were about to leave
  • Maneja Beto - Entrudo
  • Muddy World - IRON ANT
  • Pawa Up First - Detour
  • The Procession - Major and Minor
  • Sunwrae - Catch Me If You Can
  • This Will Destroy You - I Believe In Your Victory
  • Toubab Krewe - Devil Woman
  • Turbonegro - All My Friends Are Dead
  • Ume - Hurricane
  • Upground - Oye Chica
  • White Christian Romance - Waste

2008

  • Anamanaguchi - Power Supply
  • Bedroom Walls - No Wedding Cake
  • Bitter:sweet - Dirty Laundry
  • Black Moth Super Rainbow - sup lips
  • Blaggards - Drunken Sailor
  • Capitol K - Drum St. Song
  • Chiwoniso - Kurima
  • Citay - First Fantasy
  • Clare & The Reasons - Pluto
  • Collections of Colonies of Bees - Flocks III
  • Firewater - This Is My Life
  • Grand Analog - Around This Town
  • Greg Harris Vibe Quintet - Flank Fuzz
  • Grimy Styles - Smoking on Deck
  • Grupo Fantasma - Mentiras
  • HEAVy - SAM/SAM's Return
  • Jim Bianco - I Got a Thing for You
  • Joan of Arc - Fleshy Jeffrey
  • Kush & Jah Bloodfiyah Angels - Thick Smoke
  • Laura Barrett - Robot Ponies
  • Marcia Ball - Louella
  • Mission to the Sea - Sugar and the Queen Master
  • O'Death - Down to Rest
  • Paul Metzger - Bright Red Stone
  • Pedro Menendez Ensemble - Kolndombe
  • Pierre Aderne - Mina do Condominio
  • Sabaton - Primo Victproa
  • Shri - Mela
  • Spiral Beach - Made of Stone
  • Torngat - You Could Be
  • 17 Hippies - Wann war das?

2009

  • Alex Smoke - A Moment to Myself
  • Arms and Sleepers - Butterflycatcher
  • Bigelf - Money, It's Pure Evil
  • Bishi - Never Seen Your Face
  • David Kirton - Green Camouflage
  • Dosh - If you Want To, You Have To
  • Easy Star All-Stars - Karma Police
  • Elastic Band - A Little Bit Of Lovin'
  • Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel
  • Grimy Styles - Sound Czech
  • Hot Club of Cowtown - Deed I do
  • Jim Bianco - I Got a Thing For You
  • ManooghiHi - Om Baba
  • Marco Benevento Trio - Atari
  • MC Frontalot - Diseases of Yore
  • My Education - Sluts and Maniacs
  • Surinder Sandhu Band - The River
  • Wave Machines - I Go I Go I Go
  • Yppah - Gumball Machine Weekend

2010

  • Anime Winds - Entracte
  • Balmorhea - Bowsprit
  • Beats Antique - Beauty Beats
  • Boom Pam - Surfing Tuba
  • CHLLNGR - CHANGE
  • Cosmo Jarvis - She's Got You
  • Gadarene - The Beast
  • Hauschka - Schones Madchen
  • Jazzus Lizard - Seasick
  • Margaret Cho - Eat Shit and Die
  • My Education - Oars
  • Natalia Mallo - Coracao em po
  • Omodaka - Kyoteizinc (video mix)
  • :papercutz - A secret search.
  • Tone (DC) - Confidence and Progress
  • Two Star Symphony - Goblin Attack!
  • White Ghost Shivers - Everyone's Got 'Em
  • Zona Tango - Quejas de un Bandoneonista

2011

  • The Appleseed Cast - As the Little Things Go
  • Beats Antique - Junktion
  • Bikini - American Mourning
  • Boats - Chrome Eyelids
  • The Calm Blue Sea - Literal
  • Chief Boima - Baobab Connect
  • Constantina - Azul Marinho
  • Dam Mantle - A Statue that is Perpetually Unveiled
  • Depressed Buttons - Ow!
  • The Devil Whale - Barracudas
  • Distal - Typewriter Tune
  • Fared Shafinury & Tehranosaurus - Matarsak
  • J Rabbit - Ninja Step
  • Jim Bianco - Sinner
  • Joel Laviolette and Rattletree Electric - Going To The City
  • MC Frontalot - First World Problems
  • The Melovskys - KING OF THE BOOMBOX
  • Mexicans with Guns - Me Gusto
  • Michael Lowenstern - Trip
  • Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up
  • Pedro Menendez Fusion Ensemble - Candombe de la Pava
  • REVOLVER - Get Around Town
  • Sonodaband - Soul River 2010
  • SPL - IN MEMORY
  • SPOEK MATHAMBO - Mshini Wam
  • Starkey - Robot Hands
  • TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA - ANGRY LANGUAGE
  • Threefifty Duo
  • Tune-Yards - Hatari
  • Wires Under Tension - Electricity Turns Them On
  • YTCracker - the link
  • 1001 Nights Orchestra - Miserlu

2012

  • Aiana String Quartet - String Quartet in F Major - Vif et agite
  • Alabama Shakes - Hold On
  • Anenon - Shifts
  • Astro - Ciervos
  • BeatauCue - Kiho
  • Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers - Beautiful
  • Ben von Wildenhaus - The Limping Axeman
  • Botany - Waterparker
  • Bright Moments - Travelers
  • Carlton Pridae & Mighty Zion - Roots Alive (Live 1-1-10)
  • Chief Boima - Talking Drum
  • Constantina - Pequenas Embacacoes
  • Daedelus (feat. Inara George) - Penny Loafers
  • Dillon Francis and Diplo - Que, Que (Torro Torro Remix)
  • Dubtronic KRU - Sunshine Girl
  • Grupo Ancestros - Patacore
  • J. Pinder - Never No
  • Jonti - Hornets Nest
  • Kyle Rapps - Love, Love (feat. KRS-One & Homeboy Sandman)
  • Maya Azucena - The Half
  • MC Frontalot - Stoop Sale
  • Mr. Pauer - Cumbion Del Sur (ft. Itagui)
  • Muchachito Bombo Infierno - SIEMPRE QUE QUIERA
  • Nadastorm - i!!
  • Natives - Where the Land Meets the Water
  • Neil Blumofe - Devil Woman
  • Outernational - Fighting Song (Future Rock Mix)
  • Rattletree Marimba - Chikende
  • Son of Kick - Playing the Villain
  • Talkdemonic - Revival