Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content

Editorial Reviews
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Twenty Four Gone - Sonically gorgeous, defined by the band's heavy and embryonic soundscapes, The Spin is Twenty Four Gone's opus. "Girl of Colours" showcases the band's rich songwriting, suiting a cathartic ring similar to the sounds of Kitchens of Distinction, Moev, and the Chameleons UK.

Au Revoir Borealis - All of heaven comes down as Au Revoir Borealis sings their wares in orchestral fashion with masterful precision and artful grace. Smooth rhythms with soaring ribbons crying unearthly heights. Rich depths anchoring soul in solid heartful footings. Crashing, clashing, hammering beats of ferocious precision resonating hearts to captured unison. Sweet vocal lyric expressions leading bold charge to heaven's gate to plea His grace. ....Heaven answered

Kristy Thirsk - The gorgeous voice behind The Rose Chronicles, Delerium and Balligomingo graces us with her solo debut. Souvenir features Kristy on her own, as singer, songwriter and musician. The next Sarah McLachlan!!

Violet Indiana - Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Siobhan de Mare' (Mono) combine for lush, ethereal beauty.

Stars - Their music has been described as "breathtakingly effervescent" and they have been called the kind of band that "blue lights and fog machines are made for". Stars' music has an otherworldly blissfulness and a sophisticated epicurean cool.

Tyko - To listen to Tyko is to travel the astral plane in space age comfort.

Anabret - An evocative and lush sound, drawing on the best traditions of independent music, resulting in powerful and often ethereal vocals above a richly textured musical foundation.

Production Club - Wally Gagel is known as a producer/songwriter/engineer having worked with such acts as the Folk Implosion, eels, Old 97's and the Rolling Stones. This is his debut album which combines electronic/organic tracks with various guest vocalists.

Emm Gryner - Emm Gryner's sixth album, Asianblue, is a pop record with punk ideals. Full of undeniable pop-rock, recorded entirely through fan support and without corporate funding or major label assistance, and released on her self-run Dead Daisy Records, Asianblue soars above what you might expect of an independent record with melodic songs, infectious hooks and unique, emotionally-charged lyrics. Similarities to Tori Amos.

Ari Hest - Singer/songwriter in the vein of John Mayer. Ari has a great voice on record, and an even better persona on stage.

Mark Gardener (w/ Goldrush) - The former vocalist of British shoegaze gods, Ride, turns Singer-Songwriter. Mark has hooked up with Britpop act, Goldrush, as his backing band. The music is new, but the voice you never forget.

Twilight Babies - Sublime and sultry female vocals backed by throbbing electronic beats and swirling guitars

Daughter Darling - If you can imagine Portishead, with more accessible vocals, rich harmonies, classical style piano playing, gorgeous string sections and the most amazing beats ever programmed, then you have Daughter Darling.

Trespassers William - Dreamy, female fronted, ethereal indie rock with hints of folk and shoegaze; The passionate side of Mazzy Star meets the mellow side Coldplay.

The Arrogants - Influenced by such early '90s favorites as the Darling Buds and The Sundays, The Arrogants retain the ethereal feel of their debut ep, "Your Simple Beauty," married with the sunny character of their Southern California roots.

Hungry Lucy - Infectious trip-pop with enchanting female vocals.

My Favorite - The soundtrack to a sad, reflective John Waters movie with little dialogue, shot in tinted blue hues... Dark new wave that finds beauty and romance in suburban disaffection. They should be your favorite too! Village Voice, NY

Album Description
The Beat Of Dis-content is the first CD released by Auralgasms.com. It features some of our favorite selections from the site. This compilation contains many up and coming artists, as well as some voices you may be familiar with. You may be familiar with Kristy Thirsk's voice on many Delerium hits, Tanya Donnelly's voice with Belly and Throwing Muses, Mark Gardener's voice as the lead singer of Ride, or Violet Indiana (featuring Robin Guthrie of The Cocteau Twins and Siobhan de Mare' of Mono).

Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content
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Under-appreciated Artists Get Their Due on The Beat of Dis-Content and The Results Are Stunning.

The Beat of Utmost-Content

Big Sonic Heaven for the rest of us...

Auralgasms: The Beat Of Dis-content
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001I9W6Y
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Girl Of Colours (24 Gone)
Waldorf Theft Song (Au Revoir Borealis)
Run Away (Kristy Thirsk)
Busted (Violet Indiana)
Elevator Love Letter (Stars)
Road Map (Tyko)
Until Morning (Anabret)
Devil's Kiss (Production Club with Tanya Donelly)
Symphonic (Emm Gryner)
Monsters (Ari Hest)
Snow In Mexico (Mark Gardener w/ Goldrush)
Piper Cried (Twilight Babies)
Broken Bridge (Daughter Darling)
Lie In The Sound (Trespassers William)
The Incurables (The Arrogants)
Her Song - Synthpop Radio Mix (Hungry Lucy)
Le Monster - My Favorite

Album Description

The Beat Of Dis-content is the first CD released by Auralgasms.com. It features some of our favorite selections from the site. This compilation contains many up and coming artists, as well as some voices you may be familiar with. You may be familiar with Kristy Thirsk's voice on many Delerium hits, Tanya Donnelly's voice with Belly and Throwing Muses, Mark Gardener's voice as the lead singer of Ride, or Violet Indiana (featuring Robin Guthrie of The Cocteau Twins and Siobhan de Mare' of Mono).

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Under-appreciated Artists Get Their Due on The Beat of Dis-Content and The Results Are Stunning........2006-01-23

Just when you were feeling completely abandoned by mainstream music in all of its various, yet shapeless, forms, out of the fray, (like a beacon of hope), comes Auralgasms.com: a virtual Mecca for underappreciated artists and their fans. In addition to their expansive database, (that provides information about, quite literally, hundreds of artists), and their fantastic streaming radio station, (that boasts absolutely incredible playlists), the creators of Auralgasms.com have made it their mission to connect the unsung heroes of independent music with discerning and eager listeners; Lucky for us, the next step in this crusade has come in the form of a compilation CD that showcases some of the lesser known talent for which Auralgasms.com has become a powerful promotional vehicle. And what a lovely next step The Beat of Dis-Content is.

As the title, (of what will hopefully become the first in a continuing series of compilation CDs from the boys at Auralgasms), suggests, this is a collection of songs that mirrors the discontent felt by its creators in regard to the lack of attention paid to many quality artists by mainstream radio and the music industry in general. How fitting it is then that this tribute to the musical underdog hits the ground running with the glistening and lively "Girl of Colours" by 24 Gone, a song that although originally released nearly 15 years ago, perfectly illustrates the compilation's large message. With its precise percussion and soaring yet slightly imperfect vocals accompanied by jangly guitars and an absolutely delicious baseline, "Girl of Colours" is a luscious track with the potential for widespread appeal, but that was characteristically ignored by mainstream radio; a tragic story to be sure, yet auspicious for the Auralgasms listener who gets a second chance to fall in love with this song on The Beat of Dis-Content.

24 Gone's brief resurrection is followed by a bevy of equally lovely tracks that deserve further attention, the first of which being "Waldorf Theft Song" by Au Revoir Borealis, a dreamy, yet slightly melancholy, number that benefits from an exacting base-line and wistful synthesizers (later in the track), all of which surround passive female vocals that very much remind me of Area's Lynn Canfield at her best.

The album's 5th offering, "Elevator Love Letter" by the Canadian pop quartet Stars is absolutely delightful. The combination of sweet male and female vocals surrounded by pure cotton candy synthpop riffs makes trying to describe this song without using the word effervescent nearly as impossible as not pressing repeat at the end of this highly intoxicating blend of pure-pop bliss.

Equally intoxicating, but for entirely different reasons, is the album's 8th track "Devil's Kiss" which finds Tonya Donelly joining forces with Production Club for an electrifying arrangement that combines, in equal measure, alluring -yet edgy- synthesizers and relentless percussion with Donelly's enticing vocals. Although there is definitely something slightly anxious about this track, it once again aptly sheds light on the purpose of this compilation: One cannot help but wonder about the wide audience of listeners who will, because of the lack of attention paid to bands like Production Club, miss out completely on this song's driving beats, perfect samples and razor-sharp vocals.

Later gems on The Beat of Dis-Content include two personal favorites, the first being, "Lie In The Sound" by Trespassers William, a scaled back alt-country masterpiece that nearly drips with sorrow. Anna-Lynne Willams' vocals are as lovely as they are pointed and powerful on this beautifully mournful song that manages to combine both steel and acoustic guitars with delicate piano in a way that is neither cliché nor unnatural. With its unspoiled vocals and wistful melody, this is a haunting and moody track that lingers with the listener long after the music has stopped.

Next up is the equally lovely, yet blissfully upbeat, "The Incurables" by The Arrogants: a delicate and whimsical track that showcases this truly unsung northern California band whose lyrics stand out as among the most precise and emotive in all of the indie-pop world. Although similarly scaled down in its arrangement to its more melancholy predecessor, "The Incurables" splits open the clouds encasing the prior track, allowing pure musical sunshine to pour in, in the form of jangly guitars and the most fragile of dreamy, female vocals.

Although it's difficult to pick a favorite among The Beat of Dis-Content's seventeen unique and wonderfully diverse offerings, the album's 16th track, "Her Song" by Hungry Lucy may just be it. Taken from Hungry Lucy's 2003 album Glo, the version of "Her Song" which appears on The Beat of Dis-Content is a synth-pop remix that makes the most of Christa Belle's infectious, gauzy vocals, while stepping up the beat on Hungry Lucy's normally darkly tinged trip-hop sensibilities with a plethora of perfectly placed synthpop elements and samples. The result is stunning.

In the end, The Beat of Dis-Content sparkles with both the talent of the many artists that are featured on its seventeen tracks and the inherent goodness of its larger message. For discerning music fans with a taste for something a little less processed and little more individual than the shiny plastic packages offered up by the mainstream music industry, The Beat of Dis-Content is tantamount to water in the desert. And for the artists whose life work is often ignored by said industry, this compilation provides them with a much-deserved opportunity to shine, which they indeed do. I simply cannot recommend this compilation enough. For more info, be certain to check out www.auralgasms.com.

The Beat of Utmost-Content.......2004-12-15

This CD has become more indispensable to me than my toothbrush. It contains a great variety of both established and lesser-known artists, with perfect examples of blissful pop alongside some heavier, jangly guitar pieces (and often on the same track!)

Although the artists on first glance may not seem familiar, there is a very solid pedigree throughout. Most of the tracks on it are fairly recent but it's a nice bridge to a more worn-in sound, running a range from the harder tones of Mark Gardener of 'Ride' fame to the fabulously poppy Stars' 'Elevator Love Letter'. Lots of local, independent stuff to explore further, and when you wear out the CD, tune into Auralgasms on-line radio station, where there's much, much more, all along similar lines.

Big Sonic Heaven for the rest of us..........2004-06-01

This album is hauntingly intimate and deeply personal. It is mellow and swirling and evokes deep feeling.

The artists on this album are not so well known, but I have found have a rabid fan base for those who know them. Many of them are familiar in the Detroit music circles, especially from a radio show that played for about 6 years on one of the more popular radio stations there. The show was Big Sonic Heaven and it showcased Dreampop, Triphop, Electronica, Brit pop and singer-songwriters and was the best part of many listeners' Sunday nights.

This album continues that legacy and brings new artists into the mix as well. The album is great late night listening, background music or something to simply sit around and lounge with a cup of tea while the music swirls around you, enveloping you in etheral aural bliss.

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