Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Haven't posted for a while, apologies for that. Thesis has been taking my life over, but that's almost done now.

Today's post is about Benjamin Francis Leftwich. I probably heard about him some 5 months ago, from Seven Sevens, and have absolutely loved everything he has done. Not only are his two EPs amazing, Atlas Hands, and Pictures, but every live recording I've seen is stunning. I usually don't like recorded live music that much, it can be decent, but everything Ben Leftwich does is gold. He sounds as good on a crappy camera and mic as he does from the studio (and he has the same producer as Mumford and Sons, so that's saying a lot).

Anyway, he's a singer songwriter (as dumb as that term is...) who plays guitar, has really messed up teeth, but a brilliant voice that will set you thinking about more important things than who you're eating dinner with.

Some songs to check out:
Box of Stones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sin9PRz583E&feature=related
Maps (Live on BalconyTV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pirgH79GoUo&feature=related
1904 (Live at Mahogany Sessions): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HLqIW5BOuZ4
and obviously, Atlas Hands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyue2N1XZ0M&feature=related

Anyway he has a full length Album coming out on July 4th, called Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm, although I'm not sure of availability in the US.

Arguile Comes Home

Boys and girls: Decided to finally put something out. This track is called Arguile Comes Home. Playing with custom designed synths, EQs, etc. I don't hate it as much as the others... but I do hate the percussion in the first half. But I don't have all night to work on this now do I. Anyway, enjoy.

Arguile Comes Home Take 2 by wiggzz

Phantogram

So, no smashing beats from me tonight, though I (we [the Shining Schnook and myself]) have at least two in the works for release soon enough. One's going to be excellent for the following situation: you have slept in a hammock, in a room full of 5-7 other guys (if you're a girl... a room full of girls...? doesn't really work, sorry), and it's time to wake up. You play this song on full blast. The other one is somewhat of a classical bit. Good news is plenty of banging tunes have been winding their way through my head when everything else is quiet, so we'll see where that leads.

Onwards: Phantogram. Electro-pop-ish but slightly heavier and awesomer, refreshingly not boring. Pretty hard hitting at times, kind of eerie at times, epic, with some sick rythmic patterns. Look them up. Perhaps listen to When I'm Small, but literally their entire CD Eyelid Movies is solid. Some other tracks to check out from that CD are Turn it off, and 10000 Claps They record in a barn in New York state, which rocks, and I am jealous.

I'll try to keep you posted on new discoveries as they come along. I'll probably go through the list of bands at SXSW this year a little more soon enough...

Deemed Necessary by Plagues and Famines

Hey Everyone. Been working on this. I still hate it, but here it is. Gotta start somewhere.

Deemed Necessary By Plagues and Famine by wiggzz

Later.

Inaugural Post. T-Day 2010

Welcome to the world of wiggzz. I'm going to try to post some music on here semi-regularly. For now, here's a little track I came up with this week. Enjoy.
T-Day by wiggzz